Form 8-K
8-K — Twenty One Capital, Inc.
Accession: 0001213900-26-079805
Filed: 2026-07-21
Period: 2026-07-15
CIK: 0002070457
SIC: 6199 (FINANCE SERVICES)
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Other Events
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
Documents
8-K — ea0298629-8k_twenty.htm (Primary)
EX-10.1 — SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND JACK MALLERS, DATED JULY 20, 2026 (ea029862901ex10-1.htm)
EX-10.2 — EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND RAPHAEL ZAGURY, DATED JULY 20, 2026 (ea029862901ex10-2.htm)
EX-99.1 — PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY TWENTY ONE CAPITAL, INC. ON JULY 21, 2026 (ea029862901ex99-1.htm)
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2026
Twenty One Capital, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
001-42997
39-2506682
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.)
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500
Austin, Texas
78701
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(206)
552-9859
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
☐
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbols
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share
XXI
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
Jack
Mallers’ Departure as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director
On
July 21, 2026, Twenty One Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Jack Mallers, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer (“CEO”), has resigned from his position as CEO and as a director of the Company, effective as of July 20, 2026 (the
“Separation Date”). Mr. Mallers’ departure is not related to any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating
to its operations, policies, practices (financial or otherwise) or any issues regarding financial disclosures, accounting, or legal matters.
In
connection with Mr. Mallers’ departure, the Company has entered into a Separation Agreement and Release (the “Mallers Separation
Agreement”) with Mr. Mallers, pursuant to which Mr. Mallers, subject to his release of claims, will be entitled to receive or retain,
as applicable, (i) a cash payment equal to the final $50,000 fixed remuneration payment for July 2026, less applicable taxes, (ii) a
cash payment of $420,455.39, less applicable taxes, in settlement of Mr. Mallers’ vested time-based restricted stock units, (iii)
a cash payment of $1,151,046.48 in consideration for the repurchase of 226,860 shares of Class A Common Stock previously delivered to
Mr. Mallers in settlement of vested time-based restricted stock units and in connection with the payment of his 2025 annual bonus, less
certain taxes, and (iv) 1,522,407 vested stock options to purchase Class A common stock of the Company, which Mr. Mallers may exercise
during the 90-day period following the Separation Date in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement. All stock options
and restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Mallers that are unvested as of the Separation Date will be forfeited for no consideration
in accordance with their terms.
The
foregoing description of the Mallers Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the Mallers Separation Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Appointment
of Raphael Zagury as Chief Executive Officer
Also
on July 20, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Raphael Zagury, 50, as its CEO, effective
July 20, 2026.
Mr.
Zagury has served as a member of our Board since December 2025. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elektron
Enterprises LLC, which provides management and operational services to Elektron Energy, a Bitcoin mining and
energy infrastructure business. From 2023 to 2024, Mr. Zagury served as Chief Investment Officer at Swan Bitcoin. Previously, he founded
One Partners, an investment bank, and co-founded OpenCo, a lending fintech, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and led multiple
capital raises through Series D. Earlier in his career, he held executive and trading roles at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Deutsche
Bank in New York. Mr. Zagury holds an MBA from Yale University and a B.A. in Economics from IBMEC.
Mr.
Zagury will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board, but will no longer serve as a member of the Audit Committee,
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or the Compensation Committee. As the Company’s CEO, Mr. Zagury will not be
considered independent under the NYSE’s listing standards and applicable federal and state securities laws. There are no family
relationships between Mr. Zagury and any director or other executive officer. There are no arrangements or understandings between
Mr. Zagury and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer.
In
connection with Mr. Zagury’s appointment as CEO, Mr. Zagury entered into an employment agreement with the Company, dated July 20,
2026 (the “CEO Employment Agreement”).
Pursuant
to the terms of the CEO Employment Agreement, Mr. Zagury will receive an annual base salary of $600,000, and he will be eligible to receive
an annual performance-based bonus of up to $700,000, subject to (i) the achievement of individual and company performance criteria established
by the Board in consultation with Mr. Zagury, and (ii) Mr. Zagury’s continued employment through the payment date. The actual annual
bonus, to the extent payable, will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in freely tradeable shares of Class A Common Stock, subject to trading
restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Company’s insider trading policy, and applicable withholding. In connection
with his appointment as CEO, Mr. Zagury will receive an award of stock options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock in an amount
and with terms to be mutually agreed between the Company and Mr. Zagury (the “Initial Award”), which Initial Award will be
granted subject to the Company’s 2025 Stock Incentive Plan and an award agreement to be entered into between the Company and Mr.
Zagury evidencing such award (the “Option Award Agreement”). Following the third anniversary of the grant date of the Initial
Award, Mr. Zagury will be eligible to receive annual equity grants, consistent with Mr. Zagury’s role as the CEO of the Company,
as reasonably determined by the Board based on its good faith assessment and in consultation with Mr. Zagury. Mr. Zagury will also be
eligible to receive certain Company provided security services for himself and his family and an annual stipend of $25,000 towards personal
financial planning and tax services.
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If
Mr. Zagury’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined in the CEO Employment Agreement), Mr. Zagury resigns
his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the CEO Employment Agreement) or in the event of termination of employment as a result
of his death or Disability (as defined in the CEO Employment Agreement), then, in addition to certain accrued amounts, Mr. Zagury will
be entitled to the following severance benefits, subject to his execution of a release of all claims against the Company and related
persons and continued compliance with certain restrictive covenants: (i) continued payment of his base salary for 12 months following
his termination; (ii) reimbursement of the monthly premium for coverage under the Company’s group health plans or an equivalent
monthly cash payment thereof, until the earlier to occur of the end of the 12 months following his termination or the date on which Mr.
Zagury obtains health and welfare benefits from a subsequent employer; and (iii) any rights with respect to equity awards that Mr. Zagury
might have under the applicable award agreements evidencing such equity awards.
The
CEO Employment Agreement contains restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation covenants effective for 12 months
following termination of employment.
As
previously announced, the Company is considering a potential acquisition of Elektron Energy Operations Limited and related
operations (collectively, doing business as Elektron Energy). As noted above, Mr. Zagury is the Chief Executive Officer of Elektron
Enterprises LLC, which provides management and operational services to Elektron Energy. The approximate dollar value of the amount
involved in the transaction is not yet determinable.
The
foregoing description of the CEO Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the CEO Employment Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
Effective
July 15, 2026, Mr. Zagury resigned from the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee
of the Company. Effective July 15 2026, the Board appointed (i) Zachary Lyons to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and
the Compensation Committee, (ii) Paul Lalljie to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee,
and (iii) Karl Olsoni to the Compensation Committee, in each case effective immediately.
On
July 15, 2026, upon the recommendation from the Compensation Committee, in light of the additional commitment and activities resulting
from the relevant roles, the Board approved additional compensation for members of the Board’s committees, as follows (i) for the
Audit Committee, $20,000 per annum for a member and $35,000 per annum for the chairperson; (ii) for the Compensation Committee, $20,000
per annum for a member and $25,000 per annum for the chairperson; and (iii) for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, $10,000
per annum for a member and $25,000 per annum for the chairperson, in each case, commencing on the later of July 15, 2026 and the date
such director begins service on the relevant Board committee, which amounts shall be paid in cash in equal monthly installments, prorated
for any partial year of service on the relevant Board committee. Robert Hines, chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
and the Compensation Committee, and Zachary Lyons, member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee,
have each agreed to waive their compensation as members of these committees.
As
previously announced, on April 29, 2026, the Company issued a press release regarding the Company’s overview of its operating strategy
centered on potential acquisition involving Strike and Elektron. The Company is no longer pursuing the acquisition of Strike.
On
July 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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Cautionary
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered
forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding the Company’s leadership transition; its ability
to build a Bitcoin-native operating company by combining disciplined capital allocation with investments in operating businesses, capital
markets capabilities, and Bitcoin-based financial services; the metrics the Company will use to measure its success; the Company’s
operating and financial performance; its ability to drive and execute its strategy and drive long-term shareholder value; the Company’s
strategic priorities on corporate structure and governance, operating businesses, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and lending
and credit; the Company's proposed combination with Elektron and the process for execution, timing, terms, or likelihood of completion
of any transaction. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither
promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual future
events, results, or achievements to be materially different from the Company's expectations and projections expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Important factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the caption “Risk Factors”
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026 and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2026 and in the Company's other filings with
the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and are based on information available
to the Company as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking
statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
10.1
Separation Agreement and Release between the Company and Jack Mallers, dated July 20, 2026.
10.2
Employment Agreement between the Company and Raphael Zagury, dated July 20, 2026.
99.1
Press release issued by Twenty One Capital, Inc. on July 21, 2026
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
July 21, 2026
Twenty
One Capital, Inc.
By:
/s/
James Nguyen
Name:
James
Nguyen
Title:
General
Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
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EX-10.1 — SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND JACK MALLERS, DATED JULY 20, 2026
EX-10.1
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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
SEPARATION
AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
THIS
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Twenty One Capital, Inc., a Texas
corporation (the “Company”), and Jack Mallers (the “Executive”), dated July 20, 2026. The Company
and the Executive may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to those terms in the Employment Agreement (as
defined below).
WHEREAS,
the Parties entered into an employment agreement by and between the Executive and the Company, dated December 8, 2025 (the “Employment
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company employed the Executive as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer;
WHEREAS,
the Executive has expressed his desire to resign from his position and the Parties mutually agree that the Executive’s employment
with the Company will terminate effective July 20, 2026 (the “Separation Date”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the releases, representations, covenants and obligations herein contained, the Company
and the Executive, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Resignation.
The Parties agree that, as of the Separation Date, the Executive will no longer serve in any and all positions he holds with the Company
and its subsidiaries (including as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company), and the Executive
agrees to execute any additional documents required by the Company to effectuate such agreement. Other than as expressly provided in
this Agreement, the Executive shall not be entitled to any further salary, bonuses, wages, benefits, retirement benefits, insurance,
or other compensation or benefits of any type from the Company, its subsidiaries or its affiliates as of the Separation Date.
2. Payments
and Benefits.
(a) Provided
that this Agreement becomes effective pursuant to its terms and the Executive remains in compliance with this Agreement at all times,
the Company shall permit the Executive to receive or retain the following payments and benefits, and with respect to the equity awards,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2025 Stock Incentive Plan, the applicable award agreements evidencing such
awards and the Company’s right to retroactively determine that a termination of employment is for Cause under Section 5(c)
of the Employment Agreement:
i. A
cash payment equal to the final $50,000 fixed remuneration payment for July 2026, which amount
shall be paid to the Executive in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices;
ii. A
cash payment in the amount of $420,455.39, which represents $5.23 per share of Class A common
stock, US$0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) subject
to 80,393 vested time-based restricted stock units that are not yet settled as of the date
of this Agreement (the “RSU Repurchase Amount”), which RSU Repurchase
Amount, less applicable withholding and authorized deductions, shall be paid to the Executive
in a lump-sum in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. The Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the RSU Repurchase Amount is being paid to Executive in full
satisfaction of the vested time-based restricted stock units that are not yet settled as
of the date of this Agreement and that the Executive has no further right, entitlement or
claim to such restricted stock units or the shares of Common Stock subject to such restricted
stock units. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that no acceleration shall apply
to any other restricted stock units, all of which shall be forfeited without compensation
as of the Separation Date;
iii. A
cash payment in the amount of $1,151,046.48, which represents (A) $5.23 multiplied by
the sum of (x) 201,706 shares of Common Stock previously delivered to the Executive on
April 10, 2026 in settlement of vested time-based restricted stock units (the “Repurchased
RSU Shares”) and (y) 25,154 shares of Common Stock previously delivered to the
Executive on April 10, 2026 in connection with the payment of the Executive’s 2025
annual bonus (together with the Repurchased RSU Shares, the “Repurchased Shares”)
less (B) $35,431.32, which represents taxes not previously withheld on shares of Common
Stock delivered to the Executive in connection with the payment of the Executive’s
2025 annual bonus (such amount, the “Equity Repurchase Amount”). The Equity
Repurchase Amount shall be paid to the Executive in a lump-sum as soon as reasonably practicable
following the date of this Agreement. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Equity
Repurchase Amount is being paid to the Executive in consideration for the Repurchased Shares,
and that the payment of the Equity Repurchase Amount to the Executive shall only occur after
the Executive has instructed the transfer of the Repurchased Shares to the Company free and
clear of any liens, encumbrances or restrictions. The Executive further acknowledges and
agrees that the Executive shall have no further right, entitlement or claim to such Repurchased
Shares thereafter; and
iv. The
Executive shall retain 1,522,407 vested stock options to purchase Common Stock, each with
an exercise price of $14.43 per share, which the Executive may exercise for the ninety (90)-day
period following the Separation Date in accordance with the terms of the applicable award
agreement(s); provided that no acceleration shall apply to any other stock options,
all of which shall be forfeited without compensation as of the Separation Date.
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3. Release.
(a) Executive’s
Release. The Executive, for and on behalf of himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby voluntarily,
knowingly and willingly releases and forever discharges the Company, together with all of the Company’s past and present owners,
parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, together with each of their members, managers, officers, directors, stockholders, investors, partners,
employees, agents, representatives, advisors and attorneys, and each of their subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, predecessors, successors,
and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all rights, claims, charges, actions, causes of action, complaints,
sums of money, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, obligations, damages, demands or liabilities of every kind whatsoever,
in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, the “Claims”) which the Executive
or his heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns ever had, now has or may hereafter claim to have by reason of any matter,
cause or thing whatsoever: (i) arising from the beginning of time through the date upon which the Executive signs this Agreement, including,
but not limited to, any such Claims (A) relating in any way to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company or any
other Releasees, and (B) arising under any federal, local or state statute, ordinance, or regulation, including, without limitation,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (the “ADEA”),
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act, the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, the Illinois Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act, the Illinois Employment Contract Act, the Illinois
Gender Violence Act, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Illinois Constitution, all as amended and including all of their
respective implementing regulations and/or any other federal, state, local or foreign law (statutory, regulatory or otherwise) that may
be legally waived and released; (ii) arising out of or relating to the termination of the Executive’s employment; or (iii) arising
under or relating to any policy, agreement, understanding or promise, written or oral, formal or informal, between the Company or any
of the other Releasees and the Executive; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this
Section 3, including the Employment Agreement, shall in any way diminish or impair: (I) any rights the Executive may have to vested
benefits under qualified retirement and welfare benefit plans; (II) the Executive’s ability to bring proceedings to enforce this
Agreement; (III) any Claims the Executive may have that cannot be waived under applicable law, such as unemployment benefits, workers’
compensation and disability benefits, or (IV) any rights the Executive may have to bring any Claim for indemnification under any indemnification
agreement, applicable directors and officers liability insurance policy or applicable state or federal law.
(b) Company’s
Release. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company hereby releases and waives any claims it may have against Executive
and his successors and assigns, whether known or not known, relating to Executive’s employment with the Company and separation
therefrom.
(c) The
Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company and the Releasees have fully satisfied any and all obligations owed to the Executive
arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company or any of the Releasees (including under the Employment
Agreement), and no further sums, payments or benefits are owed to the Executive by the Company or any of the Releasees arising out of
or relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company or any of the Releasees, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
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4. Continuing
Obligations. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that Section 6 and Section 8 of the Employment Agreement shall apply
and remain in full force and effect and shall survive the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and are incorporated
by reference as if set forth herein (the “Continuing Obligations”); provided, however, that:
(a) the
Continuing Obligations shall not include, and the Executive shall not be bound on or after the Separation Date by, the restrictions set
forth in Sections 6(c)(ii) and 6(c)(iii) of the Employment Agreement; and
(b) for
purposes of this Agreement, the definition of “Competitive Business” in Section 6(c)(i) of the Employment Agreement
shall apply solely with respect to any business whose primary purpose or principal line of business is acquiring, holding, or managing
digital assets, in particular Bitcoin, and shall not restrict the Executive from engaging in any other business or activity, including,
without limitation, businesses engaged in creating, distributing or licensing digital-asset-related content, or offering digital-asset-focused
financial services such as advisory, lending or structured products.
5. Non-Disparagement.
The Company, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, hereby agrees not to issue any statement that, directly or indirectly, defames,
disparages, libels, slanders, denigrates, ridicules or criticizes the Executive; provided, however, that nothing in this
Agreement limits the Company’s ability to make truthful statements as required by law, regulation, or legal process, or to enforce
any legal right, including, without limitation, the terms of this Agreement.
6. Cooperation.
The Executive agrees that the Executive will assist and cooperate with the Company in connection with any investigation, proceeding,
dispute, or claim that may be made against, by, or with respect to the Company, or in connection with any ongoing or future investigation,
proceeding, dispute, or claim of any kind involving the Company, including any proceeding before any arbitral, administrative, regulatory,
self-regulatory, judicial, legislative, or other body or agency (including, but not limited to, making himself available upon reasonable
notice for factual interviews, preparation for testimony, providing affidavits, and similar activities), to the extent such claims, investigations,
or proceedings relate to the Executive’s employment with the Company, services performed or required to be performed by the Executive,
or pertinent knowledge possessed by the Executive.
7. Reimbursement
of Legal Fees. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable legal fees actually incurred by the Executive in connection
with the review, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, up to a maximum of $15,000.
8. Return
of Property. As of the Separation Date, the Executive shall return to the Company all property of the Company in the Executive’s
possession, custody or control, including, without limitation, any and all materials and equipment supplied by the Company, such as credit
cards, computers, phones, tablets, other electronic equipment and keys, and any and all documents, contracts, agreements, plans, books,
notes, instructional and policy manuals, mailing lists, computer software, financial and accounting records, reports and files, including,
without limitation, any such documents or other materials which contain confidential information, and any copies of any of the foregoing.
To the extent the Executive has any of the foregoing property of the Company in the Executive’s possession, custody or control
in electronic form (for example, in the Executive’s personal cloud storage or email account or on a personal computer), the Executive
has identified such documents to the Company, delivered identical copies of such documents to the Company (if the Company so requested),
and followed the Company’s instructions regarding the permanent deletion or retention of such documents. The property which must
have been returned to the Company pursuant to this Section 7 must have been returned whether in the Executive’s possession,
work area, home, vehicle or in the wrongful possession of any third party with the Executive’s knowledge or acquiescence, and whether
prepared by the Executive or any other person or entity.
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9. Consultation
with Attorney; Voluntary Agreement. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Company has advised the Executive to consult with an
attorney of the Executive’s own choosing (at the sole expense of the Executive) before signing this Agreement, including the release
set forth in Section 3, (ii) the Executive has been given the opportunity to seek the advice of counsel, (iii) the Executive has
carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement, (iv) the Executive is entering into this Agreement knowingly,
freely and voluntarily, and (v) the Executive has the full power, capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement (including the
release in Section 3).
10. No
Admission. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an admission of wrongdoing by the Executive or any of the Releasees. Neither
this Agreement nor any of its terms may be used as an admission or introduced as evidence as to any issue of law or fact in any proceeding,
suit or action, other than an action to enforce this Agreement.
11. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original
and both counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement. A faxed or .pdf-ed signature shall operate the same
as an original signature.
12. Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and any successor organization which shall
succeed to the Company by acquisition, merger, consolidation or operation of law, or by acquisition of assets of the Company and any
assigns. The Executive may not assign his duties or obligations under this Agreement.
13. Severability;
Blue-Penciling. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and the invalidity of any one or more provisions shall not affect
the validity of any other provision. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision of this Agreement
or the application thereof is unenforceable in whole or in part because of the scope thereof, the Parties hereto agree that said court
in making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope of such provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable,
and that this Agreement in its reduced form shall be valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
14. Section
409A. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted
and administered to be exempt from or in compliance therewith.
15. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any conflict
of law principles thereof that would give rise to the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
16. Entire
Agreement/No Oral Modifications. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the Company and the Executive, and supersedes
all prior agreements, representations, discussions and understandings concerning the subject matter addressed herein, including the Employment
Agreement (except with respect to the Continuing Obligations). The Company and the Executive represent that, in executing this Agreement,
each Party has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the other Party, other than those set forth herein, with regard
to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid or binding on
the Parties unless in writing and signed by both Parties.
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WITNESS WHEREOF AND INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND THEREBY, the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
Twenty One Capital, Inc.
By:
/s/ James Nguyen
Name:
James Nguyen
Title:
General Counsel
Date:
July 20, 2026
EXECUTIVE
/s/ Jack Mallers
Jack Mallers
Date: July 20, 2026
EX-10.2 — EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND RAPHAEL ZAGURY, DATED JULY 20, 2026
EX-10.2
Filename: ea029862901ex10-2.htm · Sequence: 3
Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement
(this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 20, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), by and between
Twenty One Capital, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and Raphael Zagury (“Executive” and,
together with the Company, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to employ Executive as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Executive desires
to be employed by the Company on such terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS, certain terms and
conditions used herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 5(d) of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Term.
Executive’s employment with the Company under the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and
shall continue until terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5 of this Agreement (the term of employment,
the “Term”). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Executive shall be employed on an “at-will”
basis. Executive’s employment may be terminated by either Party at any time, and such termination is subject to the provisions contained
herein that may apply with respect to certain terminations of employment.
2. Title;
Services and Duties.
(a) During
the Term, Executive shall be employed as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement and, in such capacity, shall report to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or, from
time to time, a duly authorized committee or representative thereof. In addition, Executive shall continue to serve as a member of the
Board during the Term. During the Term, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to nominate and recommend Executive for election
to the Board for so long as Executive serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Executive acknowledges and agrees that during
the Term, Executive shall not be entitled to any additional cash compensation or other remuneration in respect of his Board service, unless
otherwise determined by the Board or its compensation committee.
(b) During
the Term, Executive shall (i) have such duties, responsibilities and authority as may reasonably be prescribed by the Board, consistent
with Executive’s position as Chief Executive Officer and (ii) devote a substantial portion of Executive’s business time
and attention to, and best efforts in respect of, the performance of his duties to the Company and its subsidiaries (together with the
Company, the “Company Group”), and shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Board, engage in any
activities that are competitive with the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates, other than the Permitted Activities (as defined
below).
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that during the Term, Executive will continue
to serve as the CEO of Elektron Management Limited and Elektron Enterprises LLC (together with their direct and indirect subsidiaries,
“Elektron”) until the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of a transaction pursuant to which the Company acquires the
Bitcoin mining business operated by Elektron Energy Operations Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (such transaction, the
“Sale”) or (ii) such time as Executive in his sole discretion elects to cease service as the CEO of Elektron; provided,
that Executive acknowledges and agrees that he shall not advise Elektron in connection with the negotiation of such Sale to the Company
and that Executive’s services to Elektron will not unreasonably interfere with Executive devoting sufficient time to perform Executive’s
duties hereunder. Unless directed otherwise by the Company, following the closing of the Sale, Executive shall cease to hold, and shall
resign from, all offices and directorships with Elektron and shall not provide any further services in any capacity to Elektron. In addition,
during the Term, Executive may (i) make and manage Executive’s personal investments and manage Executive’s passive business
interests, (ii) continue to serve on the board of directors of each of the entities listed on Schedule A, (iii) participate
in governmental, educational, charitable or other community affairs and serve as a member of the governing board of any such not-for-profit
organization, and (iv) serve in any other role approved by the Board, in each case, so long as Executive’s activities do not
unreasonably interfere, in any material respect, with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, ((i), (ii), (iii) and (iv),
together with Executive’s continued service as CEO of Elektron until the closing of the Sale, collectively, the “Permitted
Activities”). If the Company reasonably believes that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is advising Elektron in connection
with the Sale and, as a result, there is a material conflict that substantially and adversely affects Executive’s performance of
his duties hereunder (each, a “Conflict”), the Company shall notify Executive in writing of the facts and circumstances
giving rise to such Conflict (the “Initial Conflict Notice”). Executive will have forty-five (45) days from the receipt
of the Initial Conflict Notice to respond in writing to such notification (the “Conflict Response”), provided,
that, no Conflict shall or shall be deemed to exist solely as a result of any disagreement between the Company and Executive regarding
the opportunity for the Company and Elektron (or of any of its Affiliates) to enter into any merger or similar transaction with each other.
The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to identify and implement accommodations, adjustments, delegations of responsibility or other
mutually acceptable solutions designed to eliminate or mitigate the Conflict in a manner that does not unreasonably and materially interfere
with the business of the Company Group or the performance of Executive’s duties to the Company or Elektron. If, following good faith
efforts to resolve a Conflict, the Company reasonably determines in good faith that the Parties are unable to resolve such Conflict to
their reasonable satisfaction within sixty (60) days after the Conflict Response, the Company shall document such determination in writing
(the “Conflict Determination Notice”). Following issuance of the Conflict Determination Notice, Executive shall have
sixty (60) days to determine whether to voluntarily resign from his employment with either Elektron or the Company. The Parties acknowledge
that termination for any reason from either position is intended to be a remedy of last resort. The issuance of an Initial Conflict Notice
and a Conflict Determination Notice due to Executive’s employment with Elektron prior to the closing of the Sale shall not give
rise to grounds for a termination for Cause, including any retroactive determination of Cause. If following the receipt of the Conflict
Determination Notice, Executive resigns from his employment with the Company, such resignation will not be considered a resignation with
Good Reason.
(d) Executive
may perform Executive’s duties remotely from Executive’s principal place of residence in Miami, Florida, or such other location
as may be mutually agreed by Executive and the Company, and Executive shall not be required to maintain a principal office at any Company
location or relocate without Executive’s prior written consent. Executive understands and agrees that he may be required to travel
for business reasons as reasonably required by the Board from time to time. The Company or its Affiliates will reimburse Executive for
reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket travel expenses related to business-related travel to and from Executive’s primary residence
and other locations as required by the Board, including commercial airfare (first-class or business-class only, but otherwise in accordance
with the Company’s policies) and other customary travel expenses, subject to compliance with the Company’s applicable policies.
3. Compensation.
(a) Base
Salary. The Company shall pay Executive a base salary in an amount of $600,000 per annum (as in effect from time to time, the “Base
Salary”) during the Term, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices as in effect from time to
time.
(b) Annual
Bonus. Executive will be eligible to receive an annual performance-based bonus of up to $700,000 per year (the “Annual Bonus”),
subject to (i) the achievement of individual and Company performance criteria established by the Board in consultation with Executive,
and (ii) Executive’s continued employment through the payment date. Executive’s actual annual bonus could be lower than
or equal to the Annual Bonus, depending on the level of achievement of individual and company performance criteria, as determined by the
Board in its discretion. The actual annual bonus, to the extent payable, will be paid as soon as practicable following the end of the
fiscal year of the Company to which it relates (but in no event later than ninety (90) days following the end of such fiscal year), and
50% of any such actual annual bonus will be paid in cash and 50% in freely tradeable shares of Class A common stock of the Company, subject
to trading restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Company’s insider trading policy, and applicable withholding. If
such shares may not be sold due to insider trading restrictions or applicable securities laws, such shares will be net withheld by the
Company to satisfy applicable withholding.
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(c) Long-Term
Incentive Opportunities. In consideration of the services to be provided by Executive to the Company under this Agreement, the Company
will grant to Executive an award of stock options to purchase Class A common stock of the Company pursuant to and subject to the terms
and conditions of the Twenty One Capital, Inc. 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Stock Incentive
Plan”) in an amount and subject to such other terms as are mutually agreed between the Company and Executive as set forth in
an award agreement to be entered into by the Parties (the “Initial Award”). After the third (3rd) anniversary of the
grant date of the Initial Award, Executive will be eligible to receive equity incentive opportunities, consistent with Executive’s
role as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as reasonably determined by the Board from time to time based on its good faith assessment
of the equity compensation practices of companies that are similar to the Company in terms of industry and product or service offered,
for their top executives and in consultation with Executive. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will take all actions
reasonably necessary under the Stock Incentive Plan to permit Executive to transfer (x) the options granted to him and forming part
of the Initial Award, and (y) in Executive’s sole discretion, any equity awards granted by the Company to him in the future,
in each case to a trust established for the benefit of Executive and Executive’s immediate family, and the Company will reasonably
cooperate with Executive to facilitate any such transfer.
4. Employee
Benefits.
(a) Employee
Benefits and Perquisites. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision benefit plans and
all other health and benefit plans, in each case, to the extent generally made available by the Company to its senior executives. Such
benefits shall be subject to the applicable limitations and requirements imposed by the terms of such benefit plans and shall be governed
in all respects in accordance with the terms of such plans as in effect from time to time.
(b) Paid
Vacation. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per calendar year in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the Company’s vacation policies as in effect from time to time.
(c) Reimbursement
of Business Expenses and Legal Fees. The Company Group shall reimburse Executive for any expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred
by Executive during the Term in furtherance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder, including travel, lodging, meals,
entertainment, client development, professional memberships, and other business-related expenses upon submission by Executive of vouchers
or receipts and in compliance with such rules and policies relating thereto as the Company may from time to time adopt. The Company shall
reimburse Executive for Executive’s legal fees incurred in connection with the review, negotiation and execution of this Agreement
and any agreements referenced or related hereto up to a maximum of $25,000, which shall be paid within fifteen (15) days following the
Company’s receipt of an invoice or receipt or other reasonable documentation of such fees and expenses, and shall not be subject
to further review, approval, offset, reduction or delay (other than as required by applicable law).
(d) Security
Services. The Compensation Committee of the Board and Executive will collaborate in good faith to establish a mutually acceptable
security policy, providing Executive and Executive’s family, during the Term, with reasonably necessary personal and family security
services at a level that is commensurate with Executive’s position and reasonable security needs (the “Security Services”).
The Company shall pay the full cost of the Security Services. Following the termination of the Term for any reason, the Company will continue
to provide Executive and Executive’s family with the Security Services during the six (6)-month period following such termination.
(e) Indemnification
and Insurance. The Company will indemnify Executive and hold Executive harmless in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of the
Company’s organizational documents, and to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Company will also cover Executive under the
Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, on the same terms and conditions it covers any of its
similarly situated officers and/or directors. In addition, following Executive’s termination of employment or service, the Company
shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (including any run-off or tail coverage)
covering Executive for a period of not less than two (2) years with respect to matters arising from Executive’s employment or service,
on terms and with limits no less favorable in the aggregate than those in effect immediately prior to such termination.
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(f) Financial
Planning and Tax Services. The Company shall provide Executive with an annual allowance in the amount of $25,000 for Executive’s
use in connection with financial planning, tax preparation, tax return review, and related tax and wealth management services provided
to Executive by advisors selected by Executive. During each calendar year of the Term, the Company shall pay Executive such allowance
in the first regularly-scheduled payroll following January 1 of such year, except that for 2026, the Company shall pay such allowance
in the Company’s first regularly-scheduled payroll following the Effective Date.
5. Termination
of Employment. Executive’s employment shall be terminated at the earliest to occur of the following: (i) the date on which
the Company provides notice to Executive of termination for “Disability” (as defined below); (ii) the date of
Executive’s death; (iii) the date on which Executive’s employment is terminated for “Cause” (as defined
below); (iv) the termination date on the notice which the Company provides to Executive of termination without Cause; (v) the
date which is at least thirty (30) days following the date on which Executive provides notice to the Company of his voluntary resignation
other than for Good Reason (as defined below), provided, that the Company may, in its sole discretion, waive such notice period,
in which case, Executive’s employment shall be terminated on such earlier date as determined by the Company in its sole discretion;
or (vi) the date on which Executive’s employment terminates due to his resignation for Good Reason.
(a) For
Cause; Resignation by Executive Other than for Good Reason. If during the Term Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated
by the Company for Cause or as a result of Executive’s death or Disability, or Executive resigns his employment other than for Good
Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any further compensation or benefits other than, in each case if applicable as of the date
of termination: (i) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary (payable as provided in Section 3(a) hereof); (ii) reimbursement
for any expenses properly incurred prior to the date of termination and reported by Executive in accordance with Section 4(c)
hereof, payable on the Company’s first regularly scheduled payroll date which occurs at least 10 business days after the date of
termination; (iii) vested employee benefits, if any, to which Executive may be entitled under the Company Group’s employee
benefit plans described in Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) as of the date of termination, payable as provided in
such employee benefit plans and (iv) all other payments, benefits, or fringe benefits to which Executive shall be entitled under
the terms of any applicable compensation arrangement or benefit, equity or fringe benefit plan, program or grant or this Agreement payable
in accordance with the applicable Company plan or policy, or pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, provision of the
Security Services as set forth in Section 4(d) and continued rights to indemnification as set forth in Section 4(e)
(collectively, the “Accrued Rights”).
(b) Termination
by the Company without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason; Death or Disability. If during the Term and after the Effective Date,
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company Group without Cause, Executive resigns his employment for Good Reason or Executive
experiences a termination of employment as a result of his death or Disability, then Executive (or Executive’s estate, as applicable)
shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights, and if (i) Executive (or Executive’s estate, as applicable) timely executes
a release of claims in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, subject to any revisions necessary to reflect changes in applicable
law occurring after the date hereof (the “Release”), within the time period provided under the Release, and does not
revoke the executed Release and (ii) Executive does not breach the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 6 hereof,
then Executive shall receive the following:
(i) An
amount in cash equal to twelve (12) months of Executive’s Base Salary, which amount shall be paid to Executive in equal installments
in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices as in effect from time to time; provided, that for these purposes,
Executive’s Base Salary will be equal to the Base Salary specified in this Agreement or, if greater, the Base Salary as in effect
immediately prior to the date of termination, in each case disregarding any waiver of Base Salary by Executive;
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(ii) Provided
that Executive timely elects to continue coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”),
for the twelve (12) calendar months immediately following the end of the calendar month in which the date of termination occurs, the Company
shall pay Executive’s premiums for Executive’s continued coverage under the Company’s group health plans; provided,
that, if the Company determines that such payments would cause adverse tax consequences to the Company or Executive or otherwise not be
permitted under the Company Group’s health and welfare plans or under applicable law, the Company shall instead provide Executive
with monthly cash payments during such twelve (12)-month period in an amount equal to the amount of the Company’s monthly contributions
referenced above; provided, further, that such contributions shall cease to be effective as of the date that Executive obtains
health and welfare benefits from a subsequent employer, and Executive agrees to notify the Company in the event that Executive obtains
health and welfare benefits from a subsequent employer; and
(iii) Any
rights with respect to equity awards that Executive might have under the applicable award agreements evidencing such equity awards will
remain subject to the terms and conditions under such award agreements and the Company’s right to retroactively determine that a
termination of employment is for Cause under Section 5(c) hereof.
(c) Retroactive
Determination of Cause. If within four (4) months following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason other than
by the Company for Cause, at the time of such termination Executive’s employment could have been terminated by the Company for Cause,
but only as to prongs (c), (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of Cause set forth in Section 5(d)(ii), the Company may determine
that Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have been terminated for Cause retroactively to the date of termination; provided,
however, that prior to making any such determination, the Company shall provide Executive with written notice within sixty (60)
days after the Board determines the grounds for characterizing such termination as a for Cause termination, which notice shall set forth
in reasonable detail the factual basis for the alleged Cause determination and the specific provision(s) of the Cause definition alleged
to have been satisfied. Executive shall have the right, at Executive’s expense, to appear before the Board, with legal counsel of
Executive’s choosing, and to present information and arguments regarding the matters described in such notice. The Board shall provide
Executive with not less than forty-five (45) days following receipt of such notice to respond and appear before the Board; provided,
further, that, with respect to prong (e), the violation must have resulted in material financial or reputational harm to the
Company Group to qualify for a retroactive determination of Cause under this Section 5(c). If Executive does not so address
the Board or if after such address by Executive, the Board determines that Cause still exists, then Executive’s employment shall
be deemed to have been terminated for Cause retroactively to the date of termination of Executive’s employment. In addition, if
subsequent to the termination date, Executive is convicted of, or enters a plea or nolo contendere to, a felony, which felony was
committed during the period of employment or service at the Company, Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have been terminated
for Cause retroactively to the termination date. In the event Executive’s termination is subsequently deemed to have been terminated
for Cause, Executive shall immediately repay the Company any amounts received by the Executive pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof,
except for the Accrued Rights.
(d) Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Affiliate”
as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that
Person. For the purposes of this definition “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,”
“controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities (the ownership of more than 50% of the voting securities of an entity shall for purposes of this definition
be deemed to be “control”), by contract or otherwise.
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(ii) “Cause”
means any of the following events: (a) Executive’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his duties
to the Company or any of its Affiliates; (b) Executive’s intentional nonperformance or intentional failure to perform his material
duties, or willful refusal to abide by or comply with the lawful directives of the Board in good faith; (c) Executive’s unauthorized
use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets, or breach of any other non-competition, non-solicitation,
ownership of property and non-disparagement covenants, including without limitation, the restrictive covenants set forth under Section 6
hereof; (d) Executive’s material breach of this Agreement and any other material written agreement between Executive and the
Company; (e) Executive’s material failure to comply with the Company’s written policies or rules, including without limitation,
policies or rules regarding conflict of interest and code of conduct; (f) Executive’s fraud, embezzlement, theft or the misappropriation
of funds, money, assets or other property of the Company or any of its Affiliates or business partners; (g) Executive’s willful
misconduct and negligence resulting in any loss or misappropriation of or loss of access to, the Company’s or its subsidiaries’
material digital assets (including any such digital assets held by a custodian or other third-party on behalf of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries), it being understood that a loss will not count as Cause, if the Board’s actions materially contributed to such
loss or loss of access, excluding actions by Executive in his capacity as a member of the Board; (h) Executive’s conviction
of, or Executive’s plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony; or (i) Executive’s willful and material
failure to cooperate, after written request from the Company in good faith, with a governmental or internal investigation of the Company
or its directors, officers or employees (including Executive), if the Company has in good faith requested Executive’s cooperation,
provided, that, as to (a), (b), (d) and (e) above, if such action or breach is capable of being cured without resulting in financial
or reputational harm to the Company or any of its Affiliates, Executive shall have thirty (30) days after his receipt of written notice
of such action or breach to so cure; provided, that, Executive does not have the right to cure repeated breaches of the same particular
conduct. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company acknowledges and agrees that Executive’s devotion of a portion of his business
time and attention to Elektron prior to the closing of the Sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall not give rise to
Cause.
(iii) “Disability”
means that, as reasonably determined by the Board in good faith, Executive is (a) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (b) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving
income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the
Company or an Affiliate thereof. The Company shall not terminate Executive’s employment for Disability unless it has first provided
Executive with written notice of the basis for such determination and a reasonable opportunity to provide contrary medical evidence.
(iv) “Good
Reason” means any of the following that occurs without Executive’s written consent and Executive resigns from the Company
(and its successor, parent and any Affiliate thereof): (a) a material and adverse reduction in Executive’s duties, responsibilities,
reporting relationships or title that is inconsistent with Executive’s position as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (which
shall include without limitation Executive’s removal from or failure to be appointed or elected (or as applicable, re-appointed
or re-elected) as a member of the Board); (b) any reduction in Executive’s then-effective Base Salary or Annual Bonus; (c) the
Company materially breaches any written agreement between the Company and Executive; and (d) any requirement that Executive ceases
to work remotely.
In addition, for Good Reason to occur, all of
the following requirements must be satisfied: (1) Executive must provide notice to the Company of Executive’s intent to assert
Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the initial existence of one or more of the conditions set forth in subclauses (a) through
(d) above, providing specifics of the grounds for termination for Good Reason; (2) the Company will have sixty (60) days (the “Employer
Cure Period”) from the date of such notice to remedy the condition and, if it does so, Executive may withdraw Executive’s
resignation or may resign with no Good Reason; and (3) any termination of employment for Good Reason must occur within ten (10) days
of the earlier of the expiration of the Employer Cure Period or written notice from the Company that it will not undertake to cure the
condition set forth in Executive’s notice. Should the Company remedy the condition as set forth above and then one or more of the
conditions arises again, Executive may assert Good Reason again subject to all of the conditions set forth herein.
(v) “Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust or other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
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6. Restrictive
Covenants.
(a) Acknowledgment.
Executive agrees and acknowledges that, in the course of Executive’s employment, Executive will acquire access to and become acquainted
with information about the Company or any of its Affiliates that is non-public, confidential or proprietary in nature. Executive acknowledges
that the Company Group is in a highly competitive business and the success of the Company Group in the marketplace depends upon its goodwill
and reputation, and that Executive shall continue to develop such goodwill and reputation of the Company Group. Executive agrees and acknowledges
that reasonable limits on Executive’s ability to engage in activities competitive with the business of the Company Group are warranted
to protect its substantial investment in developing and maintaining its status in the marketplace, reputation and goodwill. Executive
recognizes that in order to guard the legitimate interests of the Company Group, it is necessary for it to protect all “Confidential
Information” (as defined below) and the disclosure of Confidential Information would place the Company Group at a competitive
disadvantage. Executive further agrees that Executive’s obligations under this Section 6 are reasonable and shall be
absolute and unconditional.
(b) Confidential
Information.
(i) During
Executive’s employment and at all times following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall hold
in the strictest confidence and will not, directly or indirectly, disclose, use, disseminate, reveal, lecture upon or publish any and
all non-public information, matters and materials of the Company and any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, know-how, trade
secrets, customer lists, pricing policies, operational methods, information relating to products, processes, customers, services and other
business and financial affairs, and information as to customers or other third parties (collectively, the “Confidential Information”),
in each case to which Executive has had or may have access, subject to Section 6(h) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
“Confidential Information” shall not include any information which is in the public or industry domain during Executive’s
employment or becomes publicly known or made generally available at any time through no wrongful act of Executive. Upon the termination
of Executive’s employment for any reason or upon the request of the Company at any time, Executive shall deliver to the Company
all documents, papers and records (including, but not limited to, electronic media) in Executive’s possession or subject to Executive’s
control that (x) belong to the Company or its Affiliates or (y) contain, reflect or relate to, directly or indirectly, any Confidential
Information concerning the Company or any of its Affiliates. To the extent such documents, papers and records are stored or maintained
on any personal computer, email, cloud account, or other storage device and cannot be returned to the Company in their entirety, Executive
agrees to permanently delete such materials upon the instruction of the Company.
(ii) During
the Term, Executive agrees that he will not disclose to the Company, use in the Company’s business, or cause the Company to use,
any information or material which is a trade secret, or confidential or proprietary information, of any third party, including, but not
limited to, any former employer, any competitor or any client, unless the Company has a right to receive and use such information or material.
Executive agrees that he will not bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former
employer or other entity to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former employer
or entity. Executive further agrees that he will comply with the terms of any confidentiality agreement or similar type of agreement with,
any former employer or other entity to the extent that its terms are lawful under applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to the extent Executive is bound by any lawful non-disclosure obligations to, a former employer or other entity, Executive
represents that he has complied, and agrees that he will continue to comply, with such obligations in connection with his employment with
the Company. Moreover, Executive agrees to fully indemnify the Company and its Affiliates, and each of its and their respective directors,
officers, agents, employees, investors and shareholders, successors and assigns, for all verdicts, judgments, settlements, and other losses
(excluding attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by any of them resulting from his willful breach of his obligations in this Section 6(b)(ii),
as well as any reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs if the plaintiff is the prevailing party in such an action, to the fullest extent
permitted by law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company acknowledges and agrees that Executive may provide
a copy of this Agreement to the Board of Directors of Elektron.
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(c) Non-Competition
and Non-Solicitation. Executive will not, whether for Executive’s own account or for any other Person, directly or through others,
without the prior written consent of the Company, with or without compensation:
(i) During
Executive’s employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after Executive’s employment ends for any reason (collectively,
the “Restrictive Period”), engage in Competition with the Company Group. For purposes of this Agreement, (1) “Competition”
means (A) holding an equity (including stock options whether or not exercisable), voting or profit participation interest in, (B) participating,
directly or through others, as an individual proprietor, officer, employee in a management or executive-level role, partner or director
of, or (C) providing consulting, advisory, business, investment, strategic, sales, financial, operational, technical or design advice
or services (in each case, to the extent that Executive provided such advice or services to the Company Group at any time during Executive’s
employment with the Company Group) to, in each case, any Competitive Business within the United States and any country in which the Company
Group operates or in which its services are available; provided, however, that “Competition” shall not include
the Permitted Activities. In addition, “Competition” shall not include the performance of services for any enterprise to the
extent such services are restricted solely to one or more distinct portions of the operations and businesses of such entity and such distinct
portions are not engaged in the Competitive Business or do not supply product to the Company Group for the Competitive Business, and Executive
does not have any discussions with, or participate in, the governance, strategy, development, management or operations of such business
segments that engage in the Competitive Business or supply product to the Company Group for the Competitive Business; provided,
further, that Executive may (i) own a passive equity interest of less than five (5) percent in privately managed funds that
may invest in companies engaged in the Competitive Business, so long as (x) such privately managed funds are not sector funds or
specialty funds established for the purpose of investing in the digital asset sector or related sectors and/or whose investments are not
primarily concentrated in the digital asset sector or related sectors and (y) Executive does not provide any advice or service to
such privately managed funds or otherwise have the ability to exercise any control or managerial influence, directly or indirectly, over
the investment decisions of such funds, (ii) own, solely as a passive investment, an equity interest representing less than five
percent (5%) of any class of outstanding securities of a publicly traded entity, provided, that, such entity is not directly a
Competitive Business, (iii) manage personal investment activities described in (i) and (ii) through any family office, investment
vehicle, trust, or similar arrangement controlled by or established for the benefit of Executive or Executive’s family, (iv) own
a passive equity interest in exchange-traded funds, mutual funds or similar investments vehicles, in each case that (x) are registered
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and (y) are not sector funds or specialty funds or other investment vehicles established
for the purpose of investing in companies that have implemented or have announced the implementation of a digital asset treasury strategy
and/or whose investments are not primarily concentrated in such companies, or (v) hold an equity or securities interest in any other
activity, business, investment, service, or undertaking that is not competitive with the business conducted by the Company from time to
time. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competitive Business” means any business or activity, that is the same as
or similar to, or otherwise competitive with, the actual business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including: (A) acquiring,
managing or holding digital assets as a principal line of business; (B) creating, distributing, licensing or otherwise commercializing
or monetizing educational or branded content to promote digital assets literacy or adoption; or (C) offering digital assets-focused
financial services, such as advisory, lending or structured products tied to digital assets, or any business in which the Company has
taken concrete steps (including, without limitation, through Board resolutions) to engage in as of the date of Executive’s termination
of employment with the Company; provided, that, none of the following shall be considered the engagement by Executive in a Competitive
Business: (x) Executive’s provision of services to, investment in, or other involvement with Tether Investments, S.A. de
C.V., a Salvadoran limited liability corporation with variable capital (“Tether”) and any of the direct or indirect
affiliates or group companies of Tether, (y) any activities approved by the Board from time to time, and (z) the provision by
Executive of any Permitted Activities;
(ii) During
the Restrictive Period: solicit, divert, take away or attempt to solicit, divert or take away any of the customers, prospective customers
or suppliers or any other business contacts of the Company or any of its Affiliates with whom Executive had contact, or about whom Executive
received or had access to Confidential Information, during Executive’s employment with the Company Group;
(iii) During
the Restrictive Period: solicit, retain, knowingly hire, knowingly offer to hire, entice away or in any manner persuade or attempt to
persuade any officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Affiliates who was employed, engaged or recruited during Executive’s
employment with the Company Group to discontinue his or her relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided, however,
that this Section 6(c)(iii) shall not be breached by a solicitation to the general public, through general advertising, through
search firms not directed to target such persons, or similar broad-based recruiting efforts.
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(d) Intellectual
Property. All copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, patents, trade secrets, ideas (whether or not protectible under
trade secret laws), inventions, improvements, information or data, concepts, processes, methods, techniques and other intangible or intellectual
property rights (collectively, the “Inventions”) that are invented, conceived, developed, created, enhanced or reduced
to practice by Executive (whether solely or jointly with others) during Executive’s employment with the Company Group that either
(i) relate to the business of the Company or any Affiliate thereof or (ii) result from any work performed by Executive solely
for the Company or any such Affiliate (“Company Inventions”) shall be the sole property of the Company or its applicable
Affiliate, as the case may be, and Executive hereby waives any right or interest that Executive may otherwise have in respect thereof.
In accordance with Texas law, this Agreement and the foregoing definition of “Company Inventions” do not apply to, and Executive
has no obligation to assign to the Company, an Invention that relates to Executive’s employment with Elektron prior to the closing
of the Sale or for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the Company was used and which was developed
entirely on Executive’s own time, unless (i) the Invention relates (A) to the business of the Company or any Affiliate
thereof, or (B) to the Company or any Affiliate’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development, or (ii) the
Invention results from any work performed by Executive for the Company or any such Affiliate. For clarity, “Company Inventions”
also exclude any Inventions resulting from any Permitted Activities by Executive for Elektron.
Executive hereby irrevocably
assigns to the Company or any such Affiliate all of Executive’s right, title and interest in and to the Company Inventions and waives
any right or interest that Executive may otherwise have in respect of any Company Inventions. Executive shall promptly disclose and describe
to the Company all Company Inventions. Upon request of the Company, Executive shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any assignment or
other instrument or document reasonably necessary or appropriate to give effect to this Section 6(d) and do all other acts
and things reasonably necessary, at the Company’s or the applicable Affiliate’s expense, to enable the Company or its applicable
Affiliate, as the case may be, to exploit the same or to obtain or perfect their rights with respect thereto.
(e) Non-Disparagement.
Executive and the Company agree that neither party shall, directly or indirectly, make or publish any statement, whether oral or written
that is intended to defame, disparage, libel, slander, denigrate, ridicule, criticize or otherwise harm the reputation of the other party.
For purposes of this Section 6(e), the Company shall instruct its executive officers and members of the Board to comply with
the foregoing restriction. The Company further agrees that neither it nor its executive officers or members of the Board shall make any
disparaging or defamatory statements regarding or Executive’s employment or separation from employment. Notwithstanding the preceding,
nothing in this Section 6(e) shall prohibit Executive, the Company or any of their respective representatives from (i) conferring
confidentially with legal, tax, or other professional advisors, (ii) making truthful statements as required by law or legal process,
in the proper performance of each parties duties to the other party, or to enforce any written agreement to which Executive and the Company
are party, (iii) providing truthful information to any governmental entity, self-regulatory authority, or court, or (iv) making
truthful statements in connection with the enforcement of any rights or obligations under this Agreement or any other agreement between
the parties. Nothing in this section is intended to, and shall not, restrict or limit Executive from exercising Executive’s protected
rights under Section 6(i) hereof, or restrict or limit Executive from providing information in response to a subpoena or other
legal process, to any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, or in the event of litigation between Executive and the Company
or any of its Affiliates, or prohibit Executive from making statements or engaging in any other activities or conduct protected by the
National Labor Relations Act. Nothing in this Section 6(e) is intended to, nor shall it, restrict or limit any legally protected
rights of Executive or the Company.
(f) Compliance
with Obligations. Executive represents and covenants that (i) Executive has made the Company Group aware of any contract or other
arrangement with any present or past employer that restricts Executive’s ability to be employed by and/or solicit clients, investors,
employees or other third parties on behalf of the Company Group, including his contract of employment with Elektron and his obligations
as a continuing employee of Elektron; (ii) Executive has not disclosed to the Company Group any information with respect to which
Executive owes any obligation of confidentiality or non-use to any previous employer; (iii) Executive has fully complied with Executive’s
contractual and common law obligations to all present and past employers and persons to whom Executive has provided services; and (iv) Executive’s
execution of this Agreement and employment by the Company Group does not require Executive to violate, and Executive has not violated
and will not violate, any such obligation. Executive represents and covenants that Executive will be bound by and comply with the policies,
procedures and practices of the Company Group in effect from time to time during Executive’s employment with the Company Group,
subject to his continued obligations to Elektron through the closing of the Sale.
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(g) Modification.
The parties agree and acknowledge that the duration, scope and geographic area of the covenants described in this Section 6
are fair, reasonable and necessary in order to protect the goodwill and other legitimate interests of the Company Group, that adequate
consideration has been received by Executive for such obligations, and that these obligations do not prevent Executive from earning a
livelihood. If, however, for any reason any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction determines that the restrictions in this Section 6
are not reasonable, that consideration is inadequate or that Executive has been prevented unlawfully from earning a livelihood, such restrictions
shall be interpreted, modified or rewritten to include as much of the duration, scope and geographic area identified in this Section 6
as will render such restrictions valid and enforceable.
(h) Remedies
for Breach. The Parties agree that the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement are severable and separate, and the unenforceability
of any specific covenant herein will not affect the validity of any other covenant set forth herein. Executive acknowledges that the Company
Group will suffer irreparable harm as a result of a material breach of such restrictive covenants by Executive for which an adequate monetary
remedy does not exist and a remedy at law may prove to be inadequate. Accordingly, in the event of any actual or threatened material breach
by Executive of any provision of this Section 6, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies permitted by law, be
entitled to seek to obtain remedies in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance, injunctive relief, a temporary restraining
order, and/or a permanent injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction in aid of arbitration (each, an “Equitable Remedy”),
to prevent or otherwise restrain a material breach of this Section 6, without the necessity of proving damages, posting a
bond or other security, and Executive hereby consents to the entry of such relief against him and agrees not to contest such entry. Such
relief shall be in addition to and not in substitution of any other remedies available to the Company. The existence of any claim or cause
of action of Executive against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, will not constitute a defense to the enforcement
by the Company of said covenants.
(i) Permitted
Disclosures. Executive is hereby notified that, pursuant to the U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2018, 18 U.S.C. §1833(b), Executive
shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the
Company Group that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly,
or to Executive’s attorney, and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is
made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation
by the Company Group for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the trade secret to Executive’s attorney
and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Executive (1) files any document containing the trade secret under
seal, and (2) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict
with 18 U.S.C. §1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by such section. Further,
nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement between Executive and any member of the Company Group will prohibit or restrict Executive
from (i) voluntarily communicating with an attorney retained by Executive, (ii) voluntarily communicating with any law enforcement,
government agency, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
or any other state or local commission on human rights, or any self-regulatory organization regarding possible violations of law, in each
case without advance notice to the Company Group, or otherwise initiating, testifying, assisting, complying with a subpoena from, or participating
in any manner with an investigation conducted by such government agency, (iii) recovering a SEC whistleblower award as provided under
Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (iv) disclosing any Confidential Information to a court or other administrative
or legislative body in response to a subpoena, court order or written request (with advance notice to the Company Group prior to any such
disclosure to the extent legally required), (v) filing or disclosing any facts necessary to receive unemployment insurance, Medicaid
or other public benefits to which Executive is entitled, (vi) disclosing the underlying facts or circumstances relating to claims
of discrimination, in violation of laws prohibiting discrimination, against the Company Group, or (vii) making truthful statements
or disclosures regarding unlawful employment practices. In addition, it is understood that this Agreement shall not require Executive
to notify the Company or any of its Affiliates of a request for information from any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority
that is not directed to the Company or any of its Affiliates or of Executive’s decision to file a charge or complaint with or participate
in an investigation conducted by any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive recognizes
that, in connection with the provision of information to any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, Executive must inform such
governmental entity or self-regulatory authority that the information Executive is providing is confidential. Despite the foregoing, Executive
is not permitted to reveal to any third party, including any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, information Executive comes
to learn during Executive’s service to the Company Group that is protected from disclosure by any applicable privilege, including
but not limited to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine. Each of the Company and any of its Affiliates does
not waive any applicable privileges or the right to continue to protect its privileged attorney-client information, attorney work product,
and other privileged information.
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(j) Consultation
with Attorney; Voluntary Agreement. Executive hereby acknowledges that (i) Executive has been advised to consult with an attorney
of Executive’s choosing prior to signing this Agreement, including the non-competition and non-solicitation covenants set forth
in Section 6(c), (ii) Executive has been given the opportunity to seek the advice of counsel, (iii) Executive has
carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement, (iv) Executive is entering into this Agreement knowingly,
freely and voluntarily, and (v) Executive has the full power, capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement.
7. Assignment.
This Agreement, and all of the terms and conditions hereof, shall bind the Company and its successors and assigns and shall bind Executive
and Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators. No transfer or assignment of this Agreement shall release the Company from
any obligation to Executive hereunder incurred prior to such assignment. Neither this Agreement, nor any of the Company’s rights
or obligations hereunder, may be assigned or otherwise subject to hypothecation by Executive, and any such attempted assignment or hypothecation
shall be null and void. The Company may assign any of its rights hereunder, in whole or in part, to any successor or assign.
8. Arbitration.
(a) Except
as otherwise set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, the Company and Executive mutually consent to the resolution by final
and binding arbitration of any and all disputes, controversies or claims between them including, without limitation, (i) any dispute,
controversy or claim related in any way to Executive’s employment with the Company or any termination thereof, (ii) any dispute,
controversy or claim of alleged discrimination, harassment or retaliation (including, but not limited to, claims based on race, sex, sexual
preference, religion, national origin, age, marital or family status, medical condition, handicap or disability) and (iii) any claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof (collectively, “Disputes”); provided, however,
that nothing herein shall require arbitration of any claim or charge which, by law, cannot be the subject of a compulsory arbitration
agreement; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may, but is not required to,
arbitrate claims for sexual harassment or assault to the extent applicable law renders a pre-dispute arbitration agreement covering such
claims invalid or unenforceable. All Disputes shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”) under the AAA Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures then in effect (the “AAA Rules”).
(b) Any
arbitration proceeding brought under this Agreement shall be conducted in the mutually agreed-upon location before one arbitrator selected
in accordance with the AAA Rules. The Company will pay for any administrative or hearing fees charged by the arbitrator or AAA. Each party
to any Dispute shall pay its own expenses, including attorneys’ fees; provided, that, the arbitrator shall award the prevailing
party reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred but shall not be able to award any special or punitive damages. The arbitrator
shall issue a decision or award in writing, stating the essential findings of fact and conclusions of law.
(c) Any
judgment on or enforcement of any award, including an award providing for interim or permanent injunctive relief, rendered by the arbitrator
may be entered, enforced or appealed from in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any arbitration proceedings, decision or award rendered
hereunder, and the validity, effect and interpretation of this arbitration provision, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act,
9 U.S.C. §1 et seq.
(d) It
is part of the essence of this Agreement that any Disputes hereunder shall be resolved expeditiously and as confidentially as possible.
Accordingly, the Company and Executive agree that all proceedings in any arbitration shall be conducted under seal and kept strictly confidential.
In that regard, no Party shall use, disclose or permit the disclosure of any information, evidence or documents produced by any other
party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceedings except as may be required by any legal
process, as required in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of or appeal from an arbitral award or as may be permitted
by the arbitrator for the preparation and conduct of the arbitration proceedings. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding
sentence, the party intending to make such disclosure shall give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure
and afford such other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.
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9. General.
(a) Notices.
All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been given: (i) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (ii) when received by the addressee if sent
by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (iii) on the date sent by facsimile or email; or (iv) on the
third (3rd) day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications
must be sent to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice
given in accordance with this Section 9(a)):
To the Company:
Final Av. La Revolucion,
Colonia San Benito, Edif. Centro,
Corporativo Presidente
Plaza, Nivel 12, Oficina 2, Distrito de San
Salvador, Municipio
de San Salvador Centro, Republica de El Salvador
Attn: Investments
Legal
Email: investments.legal@tether.to
(copy to legal@tether.to)
with a copy (which will not constitute
notice) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
22 Bishopsgate,
EC2N 4BQ London
Attn: Lorenzo Corte
// Maria Protopapa
Email: lorenzo.corte@skadden.com
// maria.protopapa@skadden.com
To Executive:
At the address
shown in the Company’s personnel records.
(b) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including any Exhibits hereto) constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement
with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and, effective as of the Effective Date, supersedes all prior and contemporaneous
representations, warranties, understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter hereto.
(c) Headings.
The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(d) Amendment
and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by all of
the parties hereto. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement
shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
(e) Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas without giving effect
to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
(f) Survivorship.
The provisions of this Agreement necessary to carry out the intention of the parties as expressed herein shall survive the termination
or expiration of this Agreement, including without limitation, the provisions of Section 6 hereof.
(g) No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable
right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
(h) Construction.
The parties acknowledge that this Agreement is the result of arm’s-length negotiations between sophisticated parties, each afforded
representation by legal counsel. Each and every provision of this Agreement shall be construed as though both parties participated equally
in the drafting of the same, and any rule of construction that a document shall be construed against the drafting party shall not be applicable
to this Agreement.
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(i) Withholding.
All compensation payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to any applicable statutory withholding taxes and such
other taxes as are required or permitted under applicable law and such other deductions or withholdings as authorized by Executive to
be collected with respect to compensation paid to Executive.
(j) Section 409A.
The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the
Code, to the extent subject thereto, and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered
to be in compliance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated
taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment with
the Company for purposes of any payments under this Agreement which are subject to Section 409A of the Code until Executive would
be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company Group within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code. Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Agreement shall be construed as a separate identified payment
for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, amounts that would
otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement or any other arrangement between Executive
and the Company Group during the six-month period immediately following Executive’s separation from service shall instead be paid
on the first business day after the date that is six months following Executive’s separation from service (or, if earlier, Executive’s
date of death). To the extent required to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, amounts reimbursable
to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid to Executive on or before the last day of the year following the year in which the expense
was incurred and the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (and in kind benefits provided to Executive) during one year may not
affect amounts reimbursable or provided in any subsequent year. The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments described
in this Agreement shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A
of the Code from applying to any such payment.
(k) 280G
Payments. In the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by Executive, whether pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement (all such payments and benefits being hereinafter referred to as the “Total
Payments”) would be subject, in whole or in part, to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise
Tax”), then the Total Payments may, if Executive elects so, be reduced (in a manner complying with Code Section 409A),
but only to the extent that Executive would retain a greater amount on an after-tax basis than Executive would retain absent such reduction,
such that the value of the Total Payments that Executive is entitled to receive will be $1 less than the maximum amount which Executive
may receive without becoming subject to the Excise Tax.
(l) No
Mitigation. The Company agrees that, upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive is not required to seek
other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to Executive by the Company Group under this Agreement or otherwise.
Further, no payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement or elsewhere shall be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as
the result of employment by another employer.
(m) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to
be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, email or other means of electronic transmission
shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
10. Executive
Representation and Acceptance. By signing this Agreement, Executive hereby represents that Executive is not currently under any contractual
obligation to work for another employer (other than as the chief executive officer of Elektron) and that Executive is not restricted by
any agreement or arrangement from entering into this Agreement and performing Executive’s duties hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF AND INTENDING
TO BE LEGALLY BOUND THEREBY, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the year and date first above written.
TWENTY ONE CAPITAL, INC.
By:
/s/ James Nguyen
Name:
James Nguyen
Title:
General Counsel
EXECUTIVE
By:
/s/ Raphael Zagury
Name:
Raphael Zagury
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Schedule A
Permitted Activities
1. Voting member of the Board of Directors of Ocean Pool, appointed as a Tether-designated director on behalf
of Tether or one of its affiliates.
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Exhibit A
Form of General Release
of Claims1
This General Release of Claims
(this “Agreement”) is entered into by Twenty One Capital, Inc. (the “Company”), and Raphael Zagury
(or, his estate, as applicable, “Executive”) on the below-indicated date.
WHEREAS, Executive is party
to an Employment Agreement dated as of July 20, 2026 (the “Employment Agreement”), that provides Executive certain
severance and other benefits in the event of certain terminations of Executive’s employment;
WHEREAS, Executive’s
employment has so terminated; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5(b)
of the Employment Agreement, a condition precedent to Executive’s entitlement to certain severance and other benefits thereunder
is his timely agreement to, and non-revocation of, this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the severance and other benefits provided under Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement, the sufficiency of which Executive
hereby acknowledges, Executive agrees as follows:
1. General
Release of Claims. Executive, for and on behalf of Executive and Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns (the “Releasors”), hereby voluntarily, knowingly and willingly release and forever discharge the Company and
all of its past and present parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, each of their respective members, managers, officers, directors, stockholders,
partners, employees, agents, representatives, advisors and attorneys, and each of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, estates,
predecessors, successors, and assigns (each, individually, a “Releasee,” collectively referred to as the “Releasees”)
from any and all rights, claims, charges, actions, causes of action, complaints, sums of money, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, promises,
obligations, damages, demands or liabilities of every kind whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected
(collectively, “Claims”) which Executive or any of the other Releasors ever had, now has or may hereafter claim to
have by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, (i) arising from the beginning of time up to the date Executive executes
this Agreement, including, without limitation, any such Claims (A) relating in any way to Executive’s employment relationship
with the Company or any other Releasee, and (B) arising out of or relating to tort, fraud or defamation, and (C) arising under
any federal, local or state statute, ordinance, or regulation, including, without limitation, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of
the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, the Family Medical Leave Act,
the Texas Labor Code, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, and the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, each as amended and including
each of their respective implementing regulations and/or any other federal, state, local or foreign law (statutory, regulatory or otherwise)
that may be legally waived and released; (ii) relating to the termination of Executive’s employment; or (iii) arising
under or relating to any policy, agreement, understanding or promise, written or oral, formal or informal, between the Company or any
other Releasee and Executive.
2. Acknowledgment
of Wages Paid and No Other Amounts Due. Except as otherwise provided herein and in the Employment Agreement, Executive acknowledges
that he or she has been paid any and all wages, salary, commissions or other amounts due from the Company and its Affiliates (as defined
in the Employment Agreement), including wages for all hours worked, and that no other amounts are due to Executive from the Company.
1 This form may need to be revised depending on the specific circumstances
of the termination and the legal requirements at that time. Any revisions will be made in good faith by mutual agreement of the Company
and Executive.
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3. Exceptions to
General Release of Claims. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way diminish or impair: (i) any Claims Executive
may have that cannot be waived under applicable law, (ii) Executive’s rights under this Agreement, or under the applicable
award agreements evidencing the equity awards held by Executive (subject to the terms and conditions thereunder)2, and to
severance and other benefits provided under the Employment Agreement, (iii) any rights Executive may have to vested benefits under
health, welfare and tax qualified retirement employee benefit plans, (iv) any rights Executive may have as a shareholder of the
Company, if applicable, or (v) any rights Executive may have to indemnification from the Company or coverage under any director
and officer liability insurance policy. The Company acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement does not preclude Executive from filing
any charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any other governmental agency or from any way participating in any investigation, hearing, or proceeding of any government agency.
Executive does not need prior authorization from the Company or any member of the Company Group to make any such reports or disclosures
and except as may otherwise be required by applicable law, is not required to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports
or disclosures. This Agreement does not limit Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to any governmental
agency or entity.
4. Affirmations.
Executive affirms that he or she has not filed, caused to be filed, or presently is a party to any claim, complaint, or action against
the Company or the other Releasees in any forum or form. Executive furthermore affirms that Executive has no known workplace injuries
or occupational diseases, and has been provided and has not been denied any leave requested under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Executive
disclaims and waives any right of reinstatement with the Company and its Affiliates. Executive additionally affirms that this Agreement
was freely negotiated and entered into without fraud, duress, or coercion, with full knowledge of its significant effects and consequences.
5. Restrictive
Covenants. Executive acknowledges and agrees that each of the restrictive covenants to which Executive is subject as of the date hereof
(including without limitation, the provisions set forth in Section 6 of the Employment Agreement) shall continue to apply
in accordance with their terms for the applicable periods with respect thereto.
6. Protected
Activity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Release shall not:
(a) preclude
Executive from disclosing or discussing information lawfully acquired about wages, hours or other terms and conditions of employment if
used for purposes protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act such as joining or forming a union, engaging in collective
bargaining or engaging in other concerted activity for the mutual aid or protection of employees; or
(b) limit
Executive’s rights under applicable law to initiate communications directly with, provide information to, respond to any inquiries
from, or report possible violations of law or regulation to any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, or to file a charge
with or participate in an investigation conducted by any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, and Executive does not need
any Releasee’s permission to do so. In addition, it is understood that this Release shall not require Executive to notify any Releasee
of a request for information from any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority that is not directed to the Company or its Affiliates
or of Executive’s decision to file a charge or complaint with or participate in an investigation conducted by any governmental entity
or self-regulatory authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive recognizes that, in connection with the provision of information
to any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, Executive must inform such governmental entity or self-regulatory authority that
the information Executive is providing is confidential. Despite the foregoing, Executive is not permitted to reveal to any third party,
including any governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, information Executive came to learn during Executive’s service to
the Company or its Affiliates that is protected from disclosure by any applicable privilege, including but not limited to the attorney-client
privilege or attorney work product doctrine. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates waive any applicable privileges or the right
to continue to protect its privileged attorney-client information, attorney work product, and other privileged information. In addition,
Executive agrees to waive Executive’s right to recover monetary damages in connection with any charge, complaint or lawsuit pertaining
to the Claims filed by Executive or anyone else on Executive’s behalf (whether involving a governmental entity or not); provided,
that, Executive is not agreeing to waive, and this Release shall not be read as requiring Executive to waive, any rights Executive may
have to receive any bounty or monetary award from any governmental entity or regulatory or law enforcement authority in connection with
information provided to any governmental entity or other protected “whistleblower” activity.
2 To be revised to align with any specific entitlements applicable
at the time of termination.
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7. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Texas without giving effect to
any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction).
8. No
Admission of Wrongdoing. The parties agree that neither this Agreement nor the furnishing of the consideration set forth in the Employment
Agreement shall be deemed or construed at any time for any purpose as an admission by any party of any liability, wrongdoing or unlawful
conduct of any kind.
9. Consultation
With Attorney; Voluntary Agreement. Executive acknowledges that (a) the Company has advised Executive of Executive’s right
to consult with an attorney of Executive’s own choosing prior to executing this Agreement, (b) Executive has carefully read
and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement, (c) Executive is entering into this Agreement, including the releases
set forth in Section 1, knowingly, freely and voluntarily in exchange for good and valuable consideration and (d) Executive
would not be entitled to the benefits described in the applicable sections of the Employment Agreement in the absence of this Agreement.
10. Revocation.
Executive acknowledges that Executive has been given ___ [21 or 45 depending on the type of termination]3 calendar
days to consider the terms of this Agreement, although Executive may sign it sooner. Executive agrees that any modifications, material
or otherwise, made to this Agreement do not restart or affect in any manner the original [21/45] calendar day consideration period. Executive
shall have seven calendar days from the date on which Executive signs this Agreement to revoke Executive’s consent to the terms
of this Agreement by providing notice to the Company in accordance with Section 9(a) of the Employment Agreement. Notice
of such revocation must be received within the seven calendar days referenced above. In the event of such revocation by Executive, this
Agreement shall not become effective and Executive shall not have any rights under Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement.
Provided that Executive does not revoke this Agreement within such seven-calendar day period, this Agreement shall become effective on
the eighth calendar day after the date on which Executive signs this Agreement.
3 To be included if required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF AND INTENDING
TO BE LEGALLY BOUND THEREBY, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date written below.
TWENTY ONE CAPITAL, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
EXECUTIVE
By:
Name:
[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO THE GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS]
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EX-99.1 — PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY TWENTY ONE CAPITAL, INC. ON JULY 21, 2026
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Exhibit
99.1
TWENTY
ONE
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500
Austin, Texas 78701, United States
Twenty One Capital Appoints Raphael Zagury as
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Zagury to Lead Company's Next Phase of Building
a Bitcoin-Native Operating Company
XXI Unveils Refreshed Strategic Priorities Focused
on Cash Flow Generation and Disciplined Capital Allocation
AUSTIN, Texas – July 21, 2026 –
Twenty One Capital, Inc. (“Twenty One” or “XXI”) (NYSE: XXI) today announced that its Board of Directors has
appointed Raphael Zagury as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 20. Mr. Zagury succeeds Jack Mallers, who is stepping down to focus
on Strike during its next phase of growth. He and Mr. Mallers are working together to ensure an orderly transition.
Mr. Zagury founded and leads the team managing
Elektron Energy (“Elektron”), a large-scale Bitcoin mining and infrastructure company recognized as one of the largest and
most efficient Bitcoin operating businesses in the world. He began his career on Wall Street, serving roles including as a Managing Director
at Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. He went on to co-found the boutique investment bank One Partners,
and later co-founded OpenCo, at the time one of Brazil's largest fintech lenders, where as CFO he led capital raises backed by SoftBank,
IFC, and LTS Investments. He holds an MBA from Yale University and a B.A. in Economics from IBMEC.
Mr. Zagury has served as an independent director
of the Board and as interim chair of its Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee. Although he has resigned from each committee, effective July 15, Mr. Zagury will continue on the Board as a director.
“Twenty One holds one of the largest Bitcoin
balance sheets in the public markets,” said Raphael Zagury, Chief Executive Officer of Twenty One Capital. “My job is to build
the operating company around it, with the discipline, governance, and executional rigor of an institution. I believe our business will
perform best when we also focus on the cash flow we generate and the rigor with which we allocate capital, not only by the Bitcoin we
hold.”
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether and Twenty One Capital
Board Member added, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Jack for his vision and leadership in founding Twenty
One Capital, and for guiding the Company through its business combination and successful listing on the New York Stock Exchange in December
2025.”
“I’m grateful to everyone at XXI and everyone who believed in what we built,” said Jack Mallers. “Serving Bitcoiners
has always been the mission, and that doesn't change. Strike is where I carry it forward.”
Refreshed Strategic Priorities
Twenty One's strategy is focused on building a
Bitcoin-native operating company by combining disciplined capital allocation with investments in operating businesses, capital markets
capabilities, and Bitcoin-based financial services. To execute this strategy and drive long-term shareholder value, the Company is focused
on five strategic priorities:
● Corporate Structure and Governance:
Continue to build the organizational, governance, reporting, and control infrastructure of an institutional-grade public company, and
set the foundation required to responsibly steward one of the largest Bitcoin balance sheets in the public markets and to earn the trust
of long-term shareholders.
● Operating Businesses:
Build and acquire high-quality operating businesses that leverage Twenty One's balance sheet while maintaining disciplined capital allocation
at the parent company and create a long-term ownership model inspired by Berkshire Hathaway that is built on long-term-duration capital
and disciplined reinvestment.
● Capital Markets: Expand
the Company's capital markets capabilities through new financing structures and, over time, develop Bitcoin-backed financial products
supported by durable operating cash flows.
● Mergers & Acquisitions:
Apply a disciplined acquisition framework in which the expected return on any acquisition of businesses, infrastructure, or talent is
accretive, using Bitcoin as the Company's investment benchmark.
● Lending and Credit: Build
a Bitcoin-native lending and credit platform that enables Bitcoin holders to access liquidity without selling their assets while generating
attractive risk-adjusted returns.
Transaction Update
As previously announced on April 29, 2026, Twenty
One was contemplating an operating strategy centered on the potential consolidation of Twenty One, Strike, and Elektron Energy into a
single Bitcoin-native platform spanning financial services, mining infrastructure, capital markets, and treasury. In connection with today's
leadership transition, Twenty One confirmed that Strike plans to remain a standalone business and is no longer being considered for a
business combination with Twenty One. The proposed combination of Twenty One Capital with Elektron remains under evaluation and if Twenty
One pursues any acquisition of Elektron, any such transactions would constitute related person transactions that would be subject to review
and approval in accordance with our related person transaction policy and applicable provisions of the Texas Business Organizations Code.
The proposed transaction remains at a preliminary stage, and there is no assurance that a definitive agreement will be signed or that
any transaction will be approved or completed.
About Twenty One
Twenty One is a Bitcoin-focused operating company.
Designed to pair one of the largest Bitcoin treasuries in the public markets with operating businesses, Twenty One aims to provide shareholders
with direct, capital-efficient exposure to Bitcoin through a growing Bitcoin-native platform. For more information, visit https://investors.xxi.money/.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not
relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding
Twenty One's leadership transition; its ability to build a Bitcoin-native operating company by combining disciplined capital allocation
with investments in operating businesses, capital markets capabilities, and Bitcoin-based financial services; the metrics Twenty One will
use to measure its success; Twenty One’s operating and financial performance; its ability to drive execute its strategy and drive
long-term shareholder value; Twenty One’s strategic priorities on corporate structure and governance, operating businesses, capital
markets, mergers and acquisitions and lending and credit; Twenty One's proposed combination with Elektron and the process for execution,
timing, terms, or likelihood of completion of any transaction. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current
expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important
factors that may cause actual future events, results, or achievements to be materially different from the Company's expectations and projections
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the caption
“Risk Factors” in Twenty One's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March
31, 2026, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2026, and in Twenty One's
other filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Twenty One assumes no obligation
to update such forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
XXI intends to use its website as a channel of
distribution to disclose information which may be of interest or material to investors and to communicate with investors and the public.
Such disclosures will be included on XXI's website. As a result, XXI encourages investors and others interested to review the information
that it posts and to monitor such portions of XXI's website and social media channels on a regular basis, in addition to following XXI's
press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts. The contents of XXI's website and social media channels shall not
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Media and Investor Contact:
Media Contact:
KCSA Strategic Communications
Kristin Cwalinski
xxi@kcsa.com
Investor Relations:
KCSA Strategic Communications
Jack Perkins
xxi@kcsa.com
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