determines for any reason that such delay or abandonment would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In addition, the Company may face legal challenges to the Texas Redomestication, including, among others, stockholder challenges under Delaware law, seeking to delay or prevent the Texas Redomestication.
Background of the Texas Redomestication
Like many corporations, Exodus is incorporated in Delaware. A large number of U.S. companies have historically chosen Delaware as their state of incorporation. In recent years, however, other states have amended their corporation laws and otherwise sought to make their jurisdictions more attractive as a place of incorporation. Notably, Texas has developed and advanced its corporate law system in an effort to provide a more business-friendly operating environment and a modern and predictable corporate governance framework. As a result, Texas has begun to compete with Delaware for public company incorporations. The Board considered various factors in reaching its decision to approve the Texas Redomestication and to recommend that its stockholders approve the transaction. As described below, the Board believes that there are several important reasons that the Texas Redomestication is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
The Board of Directors’ Evaluation of the Texas Redomestication
The Board, in consultation with the Company’s management, has been monitoring the legal and regulatory environment for corporations. In particular, the Board has periodically reviewed developments in Delaware corporate law along with developments in the corporate laws of other jurisdictions.
At a meeting of the Board held on February 26, 2025, at which Mr. Richardson, the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, James Gernetzke, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Veronica McGregor, Chief Legal Officer, Blake Rizzo, Deputy General Counsel, Latisha Walter, Chief of Staff, and a representative of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (“Gibson Dunn”), the Company’s outside corporate counsel, were present, Mr. Richardson presented on corporate governance trends relating to companies redomesticating from Delaware to other jurisdictions such as Nevada and Texas. The Board directed management to continue monitoring these developments.
At a meeting of the independent directors of the Board held on April 11, 2025, at which representatives of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP (“Morris Nichols”), the Company’s outside Delaware corporate counsel, were present, the independent directors discussed the possibility of redomesticating to a jurisdiction other than Delaware in consultation with Morris Nichols.
In July 2025, Mr. Richardson discussed the possibility of redomesticating to a jurisdiction other than Delaware with Carol MacKinlay, an independent director of the Board. Ms. MacKinlay then informed the other independent directors of the Board, Ms. Knight and Mr. Skelton of the discussion with Mr. Richardson. Thereafter, in July 2025, Ms. Knight requested additional information of management regarding a potential redomestication, including regarding the differences in the corporate laws and systems in Delaware, Nevada and Texas, including the potential advantages and disadvantages of these corporate laws and systems, and on recent developments in law and judicial decisions in Delaware and to advise the Board on how it should consider such developments in the context of a potential redomestication to another jurisdiction as well as other factors material to the decision whether to redomesticate to Texas or Nevada.
At a meeting of the Board held on August 6, 2025, at which Mr. Richardson, Mr. Gernetzke, Ms. Walter, Mr. Rizzo and a representative of Gibson Dunn were present, Mr. Richardson led the Board in a discussion with respect to potentially redomesticating to Texas or Nevada. As part of this discussion, Mr. Richardson noted that he would like to further review the possibility of redomestication and to undertake an analysis regarding the considerations for redomesticating.
In September 2025, management completed further analysis regarding a potential redomestication to a jurisdiction other than Delaware, and the Company engaged Richards, Layton & Finger, PA (“Richards Layton”), the Company’s outside Delaware counsel, and Gibson Dunn to advise on matters relating to a potential redomestication.
At a meeting of the Board held on October 13, 2025, at which Mr. Richardson, Mr. Gernetzke, Ms. Walter, Mr. Rizzo, Interim Chief Legal Officer, and representatives of Richards Layton and Gibson Dunn were present, Mr. Richardson presented on management’s assessment of a potential redomestication of the Company from Delaware to Nebraska, Nevada or Texas and discussed key differences among the jurisdictions, including variations in corporate governance flexibility, shareholder litigation, annual franchise tax obligations and business and regulatory environments, in particular as they relate to the Company’s industry. He then presented management’s recommendation, based on the