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Canaan Inc. Closes Third Tranche of Preferred Shares Financing

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Plans to fund self-mining expansion and Bitcoin mining machine business in North America 

SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) (“Canaan” or the “Company”), a leading high-performance computing solutions provider, today announced that it has closed the third and final tranche of its previously announced preferred shares financing (the “Preferred Shares Financing”), raising additional total gross proceeds of $50 million. Pursuant to the third tranche of Preferred Shares Financing, the Company issued 50,000 Preferred Shares (the “Third Closing Shares”) at a price of US$1,000.00 per Preferred Share. Canaan agreed that the proceeds from the sale of the Third Closing Shares will be used by the Company and/or its subsidiaries to manufacture or invest in digital mining sites and equipment to be deployed or sold in North America, including any acquisition or disposition of assets from or between subsidiaries.

“We are delighted to continue our partnership with this institutional investor. We believe their continued commitment demonstrates their confidence in Canaan and the significant opportunities this collaboration offers for both parties,” said Nangeng Zhang, chairman and chief executive officer of Canaan.  “By expanding our North American self-mining activities, we expect to benefit from a more diversified revenue stream, reduced volatility, and a stable regulatory environment. This strategic initiative positions us to capitalize on the anticipated Bitcoin bull market, enhancing our ability to generate robust returns from our self-mining operations.  We also hope that working on projects that utilize the Northern American power infrastructure will expand our team’s expertise on blockchain data center operations and beyond.” 

On November 27, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Buyer up to 125,000 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares at the price of US$1,000.00 for each Preferred Share. On December 11, 2023, the Company closed the first tranche of the Preferred Shares Financing, raising total gross proceeds of $25 million. On January 22, 2024, the Company closed the second tranche of the Preferred Shares Financing, raising total gross proceeds of $50 million.

On September 27, 2024, the Company closed the third and final tranche of the Preferred Shares Financing under the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Third Closing Shares were sold under the amended terms of certain documents executed on September 26, 2024, namely, a global amendment (the “Global Amendment”) to the Securities Purchase Agreement as well as an amended certificate of designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) of Preferred Shares, par value US$0.00000005 per share, as adopted by the Company. The amendments to the original terms of the securities purchase agreement and certificate of designations include, among other things,

(a) while the first and second tranches of preferred shares were sold as registered securities under a registration statement of the Company, the Third Closing Shares were issued and sold as “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, and the Buyer acknowledged that Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Third Closing Shares, or the ADSs into which they may be converted;

(b) the Third Closing Shares are convertible, after six (6) months following their issuance, into Class A Ordinary Shares that can be deposited with the Depositary for the issuance of ADSs; and

(c) so long as the Buyer holds any of the Preferred Shares or any Conversion Shares, the Buyer will limit its aggregate sales of Conversion Shares on the open market in any given calendar week to no more than 10% of the weekly trading volume of the ADSs on all trading markets for such week.

The Buyer and the Company have also made amendments to the preferred share conversion mechanism under the Certificate of Designations. First, the Fixed Conversion Price has increased. For the first and second tranches, the Fixed Conversion Price was 120% of the Weighted Average Price of the ADSs on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Issuance Date of the Series A Preferred Shares being converted.  For the third tranche, the Fixed Conversion Price has been modified to $4.00. For reference, the closing trading price of the Company’s ADSs on September 27, 2024, was $1.06. Second, a 90-day average Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) published on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of conversion, or a SOFR factor, has been added to the calculation of the Conversion Amount, reflecting an additional cost for the Company to use the proceeds from the sales of the Third Closing Shares until the Conversion Date. As of September 27, 2024, the 90-day average SOFR was 5.32675%.

The Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended) contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and the Buyer, and indemnification obligations of the Company against certain liabilities, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended), including the representations and warranties contained therein, are not for the benefit of any party other than the parties to such agreement and are not intended as a document for investors and the public to obtain factual information about the current state of affairs of the Company. Rather, investors and the public should look to other disclosures contained in the Company’s filings with the SEC.

The Certificate of Designations creates the Preferred Shares and provides for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the Preferred Shares, which becomes effective upon its adoption.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Securities Purchase Agreement, as amended, and the Certificate of Designations, as amended. The full text of the amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the form of amended Certificate of Designations are to be filed as exhibits to the Company’s current report on Form 6-K dated on or around September 30, 2024. The full text of the Securities Purchase Agreement was previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s current report on Form 6-K dated November 28, 2023. Capitalized terms used in this press release without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, and any amendments thereto.                                                                                                                                             

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, which is made only by means of a prospectus supplement and related prospectus. There will be no sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation of an offer to buy or sale would be unlawful.

About Canaan Inc.

Established in 2013, Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN), is a technology company focusing on ASIC high-performance computing chip design, chip research and development, computing equipment production, and software services. Canaan has extensive experience in chip design and streamlined production in the ASIC field. In 2013, Canaan’s founding team shipped to its customers the world’s first batch of mining machines incorporating ASIC technology in bitcoin‘s history under the brand name Avalon. In 2019, Canaan completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market. To learn more about Canaan, please visit https://www.canaan.io/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward−looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward−looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, Canaan Inc.’s anticipated financing plans and its intended use of proceeds contain forward−looking statements. Canaan Inc. may also make written or oral forward−looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Forms 20−F and 6−K, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Canaan Inc.’s beliefs and expectations, are forward−looking statements. Forward−looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward−looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company’s goals and strategies; the Company’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the bitcoin industry and the price of bitcoin; the Company’s expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products, especially its bitcoin mining machines; the Company’s expectations regarding maintaining and strengthening its relationships with production partners and customers; the Company’s investment plans and strategies, fluctuations in the Company’s quarterly operating results; competition in its industry in China; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to the Company and cryptocurrency. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Canaan Inc. does not undertake any obligation to update any forward−looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Relations Contact

Canaan Inc.
Ms. Xi Zhang
Email: IR@canaan-creative.com 

ICR, LLC.
Robin Yang
Tel: +1 (347) 396-3281
Email: canaan.ir@icrinc.com 

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Consumer Watchdog Saves Policyholders More Than $53 million with 21st Century, USAA, and Liberty Insurance Rate Hike Challenges

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Consumer Watchdog recently reached settlement in three challenges to double-digit rate hikes requested by 21st Century Insurance Company for its auto policies, United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”) for its homeowners, renters and condo policies, and Liberty Insurance Corporation for its homeowners policies. Consumer Watchdog’s advocacy resulted in a total savings of more than $53 million for California policyholders. The three companies’ newly-approved rates will take effect for all new and renewal policies between November 18, 2024 and February 12, 2025, and will impact over 671,000 policyholders combined. 

According to Consumer Watchdog’s analysis of the rate filings, the companies were overstating projected losses, causing their proposed rates to be excessive by millions of dollars. “Given the current state of the California insurance market, with insurer-created shortages and massive rate increases, it’s important that applications are closely scrutinized,” said Consumer Watchdog Staff Attorney Benjamin Powell. “Consumers’ seat at the table to challenge excessive rates is critical, especially when insurance companies are requesting multiple major rate hikes in the same year.”

In each case, Consumer Watchdog successfully advocated for lower overall rate increases under Prop 103 and prior approval rate regulations, which require insurers to justify all rate changes prior to implementation. 

Company/Line of Insurance

% Overall Rate Increase Requested

% Overall Rate Increase Approved

$ Savings 

Date Approved

Effective Date

21st Century/Auto

18.4 %

15.9 %

11.56 mill

10/2/24

11/18/24

USAA/Homeowners, Renters, Condo Owners

20.2 %

16.8 %

10.37 mill

10/4/24

2/12/25

Liberty Insurance Corp. /Homeowners

29.1 %

16.5 %

31.08 mill

10/2/24

12/10/24

 

In the 21st Century proceeding, the company initially sought a rate increase of 18.4% to its automobile insurance policies. This request followed a prior $29 million dollar rate increase effective January 2024. Consumer Watchdog challenged the rate hike as excessive under Prop 103 and the Department’s ratemaking regulations, specifically challenging 21st Century’s projected losses as being inflated for giving too much weight to recent losses. Additionally, Consumer Watchdog alleged that 21st Century’s method for projecting Bodily Injury and Uninsured Motorist claims would have resulted in excessive rates. Finally, Consumer Watchdog argued that 21st Century was trying to charge consumers for institutional advertising (ads designed to improve the company’s image rather than aimed at selling specific insurance products), in violation of state rules. (Read Petition)  

Consumer Watchdog requested that 21st Century provide further information to substantiate its application, and successfully advocated for a lower rate increase of 15.9%, representing a savings to California policyholders of more than $11.5 million. (Read Stipulation

In the USAA proceeding, the company sought an overall rate increase of 20.2% for its homeowners, condo and renters policies combined, which would have cost California policyholders an overall $53 million. Consumer Watchdog challenged the rate hike as excessive, calling out United Services’ projected losses as being overinflated. Consumer Watchdog also alleged that USAA was in violation of the rules by failing to provide required information to the Department to substantiate its loss projections. Finally, Consumer Watchdog argued that USAA, like 21st Century, had failed to properly exclude expenses for institutional advertising. (Read Petition)  

Consumer Watchdog requested that USAA provide further information in order to substantiate its claims about losses and other information in its application. Consumer Watchdog ultimately achieved a lower rate increase of 16.8%, saving California policyholders a total of more than $10 million. (Read Stipulation)

In the Liberty proceeding, the company sought an overall rate increase of 29.1% for its homeowners insurance policies, at a total cost to California policyholders of over $67 million. Consumer Watchdog argued that the requested rate increase was excessive. As with the 21st Century and USAA filings, Consumer Watchdog argued that Liberty’s trend selections overstated the projected losses, leading to an inflated rate indication. Additionally, Consumer Watchdog challenged Liberty’s claim that only 1% of its advertising expenses were “institutional” in nature. (Read Petition)

Consumer Watchdog sought additional information from Liberty that would support its trend selections and institutional advertising percentage. Through this information exchange Consumer Watchdog convinced the Department that Liberty’s institutional advertising percentage should be 100%, not 1%. 

“Consumers are inundated with ads from insurance groups, with nearly 10% of all television advertising expenses coming from insurers,”[1] said Consumer Watchdog staff attorney Ryan Mellino. “Prop 103 protects consumers from paying for general advertising. If insurers are going to expend billions of dollars in collected premiums on ads, that expenditure must be properly reflected in their rate filings.” 

Consumer Watchdog ultimately agreed that a 16.5% rate increase, reflecting just over half of the 29.1% increase Liberty initially sought, was reasonable, saving policyholders over $31 million. (Read Stipulation)

California’s voter-approved insurance reform law, Proposition 103, requires that insurers open their books and prove they need to raise rates in a process subject to full transparency, in which consumer representatives have the right to review and challenge improper rates and practices. According to the Consumer Federation of America, Prop 103 has saved California motorists over $154 billion since 1989. Consumer Watchdog has saved California consumers over $6 billion over the last 22 years by challenging excessive and unfair auto, home, business, and medical malpractice rates.

For more information about Proposition 103 visit: https://consumerwatchdog.org/prop-103/

[1] Doug Bailey, Insurance industry ads continue to be among top watched, InsuranceNewsNet, Aug. 22, 2022, https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/insurance-industry-ads-continue-to-be-among-top-watched.

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Therap Services Enhances Healthcare Efficiency with Secure Document Signing Module for Streamlined Digital Signatures

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TORRINGTON, Conn., Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Therap Services, the national leader in providing HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation solutions to organizations and caregivers in the LTSS, HCBS, and broader human services settings is excited to introduce the Secure Document Signing Module (SDS) for streamlined digital signatures. This innovative module is set to transform how agencies manage document signing, offering enhanced security and operational efficiency.

The Secure Document Signing (SDS) Module from Therap Services provides a streamlined approach for users to upload PDF documents, assign appropriate Therap users to apply their signatures or initials, and then make these documents available for signing. Once published, these documents appear in the designated signers’ “To Do” tabs, simplifying the process of adding signatures. The module also offers the capability to download signed documents and re-upload them to Therap platform to confirm their authenticity, ensuring they have not been altered after signing.

The SDS module is versatile, supporting various document types such as Agency, Individual, Case Notes, and Individual Plan, making it a comprehensive solution for the healthcare sector’s diverse documentation needs. It allows agency-wide administrators and those in specific administrative roles to create SDS documents for organizational use, while providers with specific caseload roles can generate documents for individual cases. This integration with existing Case Note and Individual Plan workflows introduces a “Secure Document Signing” section for users with designated roles, streamlining the documentation process further.

The process of using the SDS feature is user-friendly; agencies or individuals simply upload the needed PDF to the Therap system. The interface is intuitive, facilitating the easy marking of areas on the document where signatures or initials are required. Once the document is ready and published, signees can apply their signatures as outlined. The system also provides functionalities to search, sign, update, and discontinue SDS documents, enhancing the efficiency of document management.

With the introduction of the SDS module, Therap continues to lead in the enhancement of digital solutions within healthcare. This module not only simplifies the document signing process but also enhances security and usability, fostering a more effective digital workflow for healthcare professionals.

For more information, visit https://www.therapservices.net/products/comprehensive-esolution-for-person-centered-services/

About Therap

Therap’s comprehensive and HIPAA-compliant software is used in human services settings for documentation, communication, reporting, EVV and billing.

Learn more at www.therapservices.net.

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Mutually Human Expands Expertise Through Strategic Merger with SpinDance, a Leading Software Innovator

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Mutually Human, a leading digital engineering firm specializing in artificial intelligence, data, and software development, is excited to announce its merger with SpinDance, a full-stack IoT solutions provider and software development company known for its deep expertise in embedded systems, cloud platforms, and user interface design.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Mutually Human, a leading digital engineering firm specializing in artificial intelligence, data, and software development, is excited to announce its merger with SpinDance, a full-stack IoT solutions provider and software development company known for its deep expertise in embedded systems, cloud platforms, and user interfaces. The combined entity will operate under the Mutually Human brand, enhancing its service offerings and providing even greater value to clients.

Together, we’ll continue to help organizations innovate by addressing both their current and emerging needs, especially in the rapidly growing areas of IoT and embedded software.

SpinDance, which recently celebrated 24 years in business, brings deep capabilities in embedded and IoT software to the merger, expanding Mutually Human’s reach into these areas. With a shared focus on client relationships, personalized service, and deep technical capabilities, the combined company is positioned to offer comprehensive digital solutions, empowering clients to navigate today’s complex technology landscape.

“We are thrilled to join forces with SpinDance, a company whose values, culture, and expertise align so well with our own,” said Jason Kuipers, President of Mutually Human. “This merger not only strengthens our core capabilities but also enables us to deliver more holistic, future-proof solutions for our clients. Together, we’ll continue to help organizations innovate by addressing both their current and emerging needs, especially in the rapidly growing areas of IoT and embedded software.”

Both Mutually Human and SpinDance are deeply rooted in the technology community, each having built strong reputations for innovation, technical expertise, and client service. This merger solidifies their commitment to maintaining these values while expanding their ability to offer cutting-edge digital transformation solutions.

“We are proud to join Mutually Human in this new chapter,” said Kim Burmeister, CEO of SpinDance. “For over two decades, SpinDance has been helping businesses solve critical challenges through software development. By merging with Mutually Human, we can leverage our shared strengths to better serve our clients and continue driving innovation through meaningful digital solutions.”

This merger marks a milestone for both companies, bringing together two trusted names in software development and digital transformation to provide a wider range of services to clients both regionally and beyond.

Century Technology Group, Mutually Human’s parent company, offered key support and strategic direction during the merger. Dedicated to promoting growth and innovation, Century Technology Group plays an essential role in shaping Mutually Human’s strategic decisions and long-term success.

About Mutually Human

Mutually Human is a full-service digital engineering firm that addresses complex business challenges with a focus on People, Process, and Technology. By harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Software, they help companies optimize operational efficiency, drive data-informed decisions, and elevate the customer experience. Mutually Human collaborates closely with clients to create and implement technology that’s intuitive, outcome-driven, and empowers organizations to achieve more with less. For more information about Mutually Human, visit www.mutuallyhuman.com.

About SpinDance

SpinDance designs and develops fully integrated, custom software systems that bring products to life with elegant, compelling user experiences. Their passion for crafting the highest quality solution, combined with their big-picture, human-centered systems approach, results in innovative products that just work. Their in-house team can help you take a product from ideation through planning and development to growth and scale – using embedded, cloud, web/mobile, and machine learning technology. Their highly skilled team is motivated, nimble, easy to work with, and above all, dedicated to your success. For more information about SpinDance, visit www.spindance.com.

About Century Technology Group

Century Technology Group is a family office based in Grand Rapids, MI. The firm partners with proven operating leaders to provide growth capital, administrative resources, and managerial consulting to promising technology-led businesses with strong core products, services, or capabilities. Their portfolio companies also include MindSpring, a global leader in digital content production, and Talent Strategy, a professional search and recruiting firm. For more information, please visit www.centurytechgroup.com.

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Joel Ippel, Mutually Human, 1 6164754225, joel.ippel@mutuallyhuman.com, www.mutuallyhuman.com

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