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8-K — Aperture AC

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Filed: 2026-10-07

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SIC: 6770 (BLANK CHECKS)

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): October 7, 2026

Aperture AC

(Exact name of registrant

as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-43308

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

835 Wilshire Blvd. 5th

Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: 424-253-0908

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 Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

APUR

The Nasdaq Capital Market

Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-fourth (1/4) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination

APURR

The Nasdaq Capital Market

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

October 7, 2026, Aperture AC, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Aperture”), and Atlantic HPC Group Inc,

a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, “Atlantic”), issued a press release (the

“Press Release”) announcing Atlantic’s appointment of Leo Lin as Atlantic’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective

October 1, 2026. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The

information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section

18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities

under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Aperture under the Securities Act of 1933,

as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such

filings. This this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality

of any of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 or 99.2.

Additional Information

and Where to Find It

This Current Report is provided

for information purposes only and contains information with respect to the Proposed Business Combination, in connection with the transactions

contemplated in the business combination agreement, dated as of September 10, 2026 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Business

Combination Agreement”). In connection with the Proposed Business Combination, Aperture and Atlantic intend to file with

the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a definitive proxy statement to be mailed to Aperture shareholders and

a prospectus for the registration of Aperture securities in connection with the Proposed Business Combination (as amended from time to

time, the “Registration Statement”). A full description of the terms of the Proposed Business Combination will

be provided in the Registration Statement. Aperture urges investors, shareholders and other interested persons to read, when available,

the Registration Statement as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about

Aperture, Atlantic and the Proposed Business Combination. If and when the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the

definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be mailed to shareholders of Aperture as of a record date to be

established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination. Aperture will also file other documents regarding the Proposed Business Combination

with the SEC. This Current Report does not contain all of the information that should be considered concerning the Proposed Business Combination

and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Proposed Business Combination.

BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, SHAREHOLDERS OF APERTURE AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE,

THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT

DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH APERTURE’S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND OTHER MATTERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT APERTURE AND ATLANTIC AND THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION.

Shareholders and other interested

persons will also be able to obtain a copy of the Registration Statement, without charge, by directing a request to: Aperture AC, 835

Wilshire Blvd. 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017. The proxy statement/prospectus, once available, can also be obtained, without charge,

at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this

Current Report e is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this Current Report.

NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE

SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE

TRANSACTIONS OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS CURRENT REPORT. ANY REPRESENTATION

TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

No Offer or Solicitation

This Current Report shall

not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities in any jurisdiction,

or the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in respect of the Proposed Business Combination, nor shall there

be any sale, issuance or transfer of any securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale

may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. This Current Report does not constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding

any securities. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act,

or an exemption therefrom.

Participants in the Solicitation

Aperture and Atlantic and

their respective directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Proposed

Business Combination described herein under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Aperture and

a description of their interests in Aperture and the Proposed Business Combination are, or will be, contained in Aperture’s filings

with the SEC, including Aperture’s final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the SEC on May 21, 2026. Information

regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Aperture’s shareholders

in connection with the Proposed Business Combination will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Proposed Business Combination,

when available. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Proposed

Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus that Aperture intends to file with the SEC. Once available, you

may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.

Forward-Looking Statements

The disclosure herein includes

certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.

Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,”

“continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,”

“plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,”

“seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends

or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Lin’s expected contributions to Atlantic

and Atlantic’s management and leadership; Atlantic’s bitcoin mining business and its planned transition to AI/HPC infrastructure;

Atlantic’s utility-approved capacity and development pipeline; changes in the market for Atlantic’s services and technology,

expansion plans and opportunities; and the anticipated benefits, terms and timing of the Proposed Business Combination.

These statements are based

on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Aperture’s and Atlantic’s

management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only

and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive

statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions.

Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Aperture and Atlantic. These forward-looking statements are subject to

a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: Atlantic’s ability to retain Lin and other key personnel and

to manage the transition of its executive leadership; the risk that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement,

including the domestication and the merger (the “Transactions”), may not be completed in a timely manner or

at all, which may adversely affect the price of Aperture’s securities; the risk that the Transactions may not be completed by Aperture’s

business combination deadline; the failure by the parties to the Business Combination Agreement to satisfy the conditions to the consummation

of the Transactions, including the approval of Aperture’s shareholders; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions;

the level of redemptions of Aperture’s public shareholders which may reduce the public float of, reduce the liquidity of the trading

market of, and/or maintain the quotation, listing, or trading of the Aperture common stock; the failure of Aperture to obtain or maintain

the listing of its securities on any national securities exchange on which Aperture common stock will be listed after the closing of the

Proposed Business Combination (the “Closing”); costs related to the Transactions and as a result of becoming

a public company; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; Atlantic has historically derived substantially

all of its revenue to date from bitcoin mining operations and remains heavily dependent on bitcoin mining for the foreseeable future;

volatility in the price of bitcoin and increases in network difficulty may adversely affect Atlantic’s mining revenue and profitability;

Atlantic’s dependence on a single mining pool operator for substantially all of its mining revenue, and the ability of the pool

operator to adjust fee rates; Atlantic’s AI/HPC infrastructure business has not generated material revenue to date, and there can

be no assurance that Atlantic will successfully execute its planned transition from bitcoin mining to AI/HPC infrastructure services or

that it will secure definitive customer agreements for such services; the development of the Ohio AI Campus is in its early stages, with

additional utility approvals, interconnection agreements and infrastructure upgrades required before full commercial operation, the timing

and outcome of which are uncertain; Atlantic has a limited operating history and a small workforce, which may limit its ability to execute

its growth strategy and respond to operational demands; Atlantic’s fixed-delivery hashrate purchase and sale arrangements and the

related derivative liability, including the consequences of non-delivery of bitcoin under such arrangements; concentration of Atlantic’s

equipment supply chain among a limited number of suppliers; Atlantic holds all mined digital assets in self-custody without a third-party

custodian, and does not currently maintain insurance covering loss or theft of digital assets; Atlantic’s facilities are located

in a limited number of states, and any adverse regulatory, environmental or utility-related development affecting those jurisdictions

could disproportionately affect Atlantic’s operations; the reallocation of existing digital asset mining capacity at the Ohio site

to AI/HPC use and the resulting effect on mining revenue; and those risk factors discussed in the Registration Statement and the other

documents that Aperture has filed, or will file, with the SEC relating to the Proposed Business Combination. If any of these risks materialize

or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements.

The risks and uncertainties above are not exhaustive, and there may be additional risks that neither Aperture nor Atlantic presently know

or that Aperture and Atlantic currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in

the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Aperture’s and Atlantic’s expectations, plans

or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Aperture and Atlantic anticipate that subsequent events

and developments will cause Aperture’s and Atlantic’s assessments to change. However, while Aperture and Atlantic may elect

to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Aperture and Atlantic specifically disclaim any obligation to

do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Aperture’s and Atlantic’s assessments as

of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated October 7, 2026.

104

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant

to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its

behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

APERTURE AC

By:

/s/ Calvin Kung

Name:

Calvin Kung

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

Dated: October 7, 2026

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Exhibit 99.1

Atlantic HPC Group Inc Appoints Leo Lin as Chief

Executive Officer

Irvine and Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aperture

AC (NASDAQ: APUR), a special purpose acquisition company (“Aperture”), and Atlantic HPC Group Inc (“Atlantic”),

a U.S.-based digital infrastructure company that develops and operates power-intensive bitcoin mining and computing facilities across

Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ohio and following the Valley Oasis acquisition, Tennessee, today announced that the board of directors of Atlantic

has appointed Leo Lin as Atlantic’s Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2026. Lin is a seasoned executive with over 20

years of experience in helping companies scale their operations and achieve rapid growth. Lin succeeds Jacqueline Jiang, who has stepped

down as Chief Executive Officer and will continue to serve as a member of Atlantic’s board of directors.

Since

2023, Lin has been a consultant for tech start-ups and early-stage companies on business plan development, financial planning and fund-raising

efforts. Lin was the Chief Financial Officer of Eat Just Inc., a food technology company in the plant-based egg and cultured meat business,

from September 2021 to June 2022. He served as Vice President of Global Finance and then Chief Financial Officer of Karma Automotive

LLC, a luxury electric vehicle company, from July 2019 to September 2021. Lin was the Chief Financial Officer of Red Digital Cinema LLC,

a high-end brand of cinematography cameras, and the Chief Financial Officer of Red Hydrogen, a new-generation smart phone maker, from

March 2019 to July 2019. Prior to that, Lin was Vice President of Finance of NIO USA Inc., the North America headquarters of NIO Inc.

(NYSE: NIO), a company engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles, from 2015 to March 2019. He held several senior

positions, including Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance & Corporate Strategy, at Monster Inc., a consumer electronics

company, from 2006 to 2015.

Lin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English & Maritime

Commerce from Shanghai Maritime University; his MBA in Finance & International Business from the University of San Francisco; and

completed the Harvard Business School’s Executive Program on Corporate Strategies.

“Leo brings a wealth of experience to Atlantic. With a track

record of building businesses from early-stage to key development milestones, Leo’s expertise in executive leadership and management,

strategy, operations and project management is invaluable as Atlantic continues to build out its high-performance computing infrastructure.

Additionally, Leo’s background in structuring debt and equity financing, which he has built through repeat executive financial roles,

is a strong asset for Atlantic’s site development efforts. We welcome Leo to the Atlantic team,” said Atlantic CFO Benson

Liu.

“I am excited to join Atlantic at an important point in its

development. The team has built a solid foundation in power procurement and operations, and I look forward to working with the board and

the Atlantic team to advance Atlantic’s high-performance computing infrastructure strategy. I also look forward to helping prepare

Atlantic to operate as a public company following the closing of the proposed business combination with Aperture,” said Leo Lin,

Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic.

“Leo’s experience preparing high-growth companies for

the public markets strengthens Atlantic’s capabilities to both execute and finance its growth strategy, as well as to support management

best practices. We are pleased that he has joined the Atlantic team,” said Aperture Chief Executive Officer Calvin Kung.

About Atlantic HPC Group Inc

Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Irvine,

CA, Atlantic is a U.S.-based digital infrastructure company that develops and operates power-intensive bitcoin mining and computing facilities

across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ohio and, following the Valley Oasis acquisition, Tennessee. Atlantic is currently primarily engaged in cryptocurrency

mining operations, including self-mining and cryptocurrency mining colocation services, and substantially all of Atlantic’s revenue

to date has been generated from bitcoin mining. Building on its expertise in power procurement and high-performance operations, Atlantic

is expanding into AI infrastructure through its Ohio AI Campus, for which utility-approved power capacity has been contracted, subject

to the approved usage terms of the applicable utility agreements and additional infrastructure upgrades required prior to full commercial

operation. For more information, visit https://ahpc.com/.

About Aperture AC

Aperture AC (NASDAQ: APUR) is a blank check company formed for the

purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination

with one or more businesses with a focus on identifying and acquiring companies in the digital asset industry. For additional information,

please visit https://apertureac.com/.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This press release is provided for information purposes only and contains

information with respect to a business combination (the “Proposed Business Combination”) among Atlantic, Aperture and AP Ocean

Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aperture, in connection with the transactions contemplated in the business combination

agreement, dated as of September 10, 2026 (the “Business Combination Agreement”). In connection with the Proposed Business

Combination, Aperture and Atlantic intend to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a definitive proxy

statement to be mailed to Aperture shareholders and a prospectus for the registration of Aperture securities in connection with the Proposed

Business Combination (as amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”). A full description of the terms of the

Proposed Business Combination will be provided in the Registration Statement. Aperture urges investors, shareholders and other interested

persons to read, when available, the Registration Statement as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will

contain important information about Aperture, Atlantic and the Proposed Business Combination. If and when the Registration Statement is

declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be mailed to shareholders of

Aperture as of a record date to be established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination. Aperture will also file other documents

regarding the Proposed Business Combination with the SEC. This Press Release does not contain all of the information that should be considered

concerning the Proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in

respect of the Proposed Business Combination. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, SHAREHOLDERS OF APERTURE AND OTHER INTERESTED

PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY

STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH APERTURE’S SOLICITATION

OF PROXIES FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND OTHER

MATTERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT APERTURE AND ATLANTIC

AND THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION.

Shareholders and other interested persons will also be able to obtain

a copy of the Registration Statement, without charge, by directing a request to: Aperture AC, 835 Wilshire Blvd. 5th Floor, Los Angeles,

CA 90017. The proxy statement/prospectus, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this press release is not incorporated by reference

into, and is not a part of, this press release.

NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED

OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR

PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS PRESS RELEASE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL

OFFENSE.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation

of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities in any jurisdiction, or the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval

in any jurisdiction in respect of the Proposed Business Combination, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of any securities

in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction.

This press release does not constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding any securities. No offering of securities shall be

made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

Participants in the Solicitation

Aperture and Atlantic and their respective directors and executive

officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Proposed Business Combination described herein

under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Aperture and a description of their interests in

Aperture and the Proposed Business Combination are, or will be, contained in Aperture’s filings with the SEC, including Aperture’s

final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the SEC on May 21, 2026. Information regarding the persons who may, under

SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Aperture’s shareholders in connection with the Proposed Business

Combination will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Proposed Business Combination, when available. Additional information

regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Proposed Business Combination will be included

in the proxy statement/prospectus that Aperture intends to file with the SEC. Once available, you may obtain free copies of these documents

as described above.

Forward-Looking Statements

The disclosure herein includes certain statements that are not historical

facts but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied

by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,”

“intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,”

“predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and

similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence

of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,

statements regarding Lin’s expected contributions to Atlantic and Atlantic’s management and leadership; Atlantic’s bitcoin

mining business and its planned transition to AI/HPC infrastructure; Atlantic’s utility-approved capacity and development pipeline;

changes in the market for Atlantic’s services and technology, expansion plans and opportunities; and the anticipated benefits, terms

and timing of the Proposed Business Combination.

These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not

identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Aperture’s and Atlantic’s management and are not predictions

of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as,

and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.

Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances

are beyond the control of Aperture and Atlantic. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties,

including, but not limited to: Atlantic’s ability to retain Lin and other key personnel and to manage the transition of its executive

leadership; the risk that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the domestication and the merger

(the “Transactions”), may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Aperture’s

securities; the risk that the Transactions may not be completed by Aperture’s business combination deadline; the failure by the

parties to the Business Combination Agreement to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Transactions, including the approval

of Aperture’s shareholders; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions; the level of redemptions of Aperture’s

public shareholders which may reduce the public float of, reduce the liquidity of the trading market of, and/or maintain the quotation,

listing, or trading of the Aperture common stock; the failure of Aperture to obtain or maintain the listing of its securities on any national

securities exchange on which Aperture common stock will be listed after the closing of the Proposed Business Combination (the “Closing”);

costs related to the Transactions and as a result of becoming a public company; changes in business, market, financial, political and

regulatory conditions; Atlantic has historically derived substantially all of its revenue to date from bitcoin mining operations and remains

heavily dependent on bitcoin mining for the foreseeable future; volatility in the price of bitcoin and increases in network difficulty

may adversely affect Atlantic’s mining revenue and profitability; Atlantic’s dependence on a single mining pool operator for

substantially all of its mining revenue, and the ability of the pool operator to adjust fee rates; Atlantic’s AI/HPC infrastructure

business has not generated material revenue to date, and there can be no assurance that Atlantic will successfully execute its planned

transition from bitcoin mining to AI/HPC infrastructure services or that it will secure definitive customer agreements for such services;

the development of the Ohio AI Campus is in its early stages, with additional utility approvals, interconnection agreements and infrastructure

upgrades required before full commercial operation, the timing and outcome of which are uncertain; Atlantic has a limited operating history

and a small workforce, which may limit its ability to execute its growth strategy and respond to operational demands; Atlantic’s

fixed-delivery hashrate purchase and sale arrangements and the related derivative liability, including the consequences of non-delivery

of bitcoin under such arrangements; concentration of Atlantic’s equipment supply chain among a limited number of suppliers; Atlantic

holds all mined digital assets in self-custody without a third-party custodian, and does not currently maintain insurance covering loss

or theft of digital assets; Atlantic’s facilities are located in a limited number of states, and any adverse regulatory, environmental

or utility-related development affecting those jurisdictions could disproportionately affect Atlantic’s operations; the reallocation

of existing digital asset mining capacity at the Ohio site to AI/HPC use and the resulting effect on mining revenue; and those risk factors

discussed in the Registration Statement and the other documents that Aperture has filed, or will file, with the SEC relating to the Proposed

Business Combination. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from

the results implied by these forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties above are not exhaustive, and there may be additional

risks that neither Aperture nor Atlantic presently know or that Aperture and Atlantic currently believe are immaterial that could also

cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect

Aperture’s and Atlantic’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release.

Aperture and Atlantic anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Aperture’s and Atlantic’s assessments

to change. However, while Aperture and Atlantic may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Aperture

and Atlantic specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing

Aperture’s and Atlantic’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance

should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Aperture AC

835 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Attn: Calvin Kung, CEO

(424) 253-0908

Atlantic Investor Contact:

For media inquiries: pr@ahpc.com

For investor inquiries: ir@ahpc.com

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Aperture AC

Entity Central Index Key

0002093524

Entity Tax Identification Number

00-0000000

Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code

Entity Address, Address Line One

835 Wilshire Blvd. 5th

Floor

Entity Address, City or Town

Los Angeles

Entity Address, State or Province

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90017

City Area Code

424

Local Phone Number

253-0908

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Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

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Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

Trading Symbol

APUR

Security Exchange Name

NASDAQ

Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-fourth (1/4) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination

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Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-fourth

Trading Symbol

APURR

Security Exchange Name

NASDAQ

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