Appointment of first independent director
Company: Core Scientific
What the later record shows
Outcome not yet confirmed
P17 only restates the commitment. The March 2, 2026 10-K signature page lists directors but does not show that any of them was a new independent appointee under the Cooperation Agreement.
“appoint one independent director following the execution of the Cooperation Agreement and prior to March 15, 2026”
2026-02-18 · Core Scientific 8-K/A filed 2026-02-19 View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Checked October 10, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
Core Scientific will appoint one independent director following the execution of the Cooperation Agreement and prior to March 15, 2026
Source (primary)
Core Scientific 8-K/A filed 2026-02-19 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “appoint one independent director following the execution of the Cooperation Agreement and prior to March 15, 2026”
How we checked this
Checked on October 10, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 8-K/A states that Core Scientific agreed to appoint one independent director after executing the Cooperation Agreement and before March 15, 2026.
Confirmed in the source:
- Core Scientific entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Two Seas Capital LP on February 18, 2026
- Under the agreement, Core Scientific agreed to appoint one independent director after the agreement was executed
- That first independent director appointment is to occur before March 15, 2026
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000114036126006133/ef20066152_8ka.htm) in full (5,626 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Core Scientific 8-K/A filed 2026-02-19
Quote: “appoint one independent director following the execution of the Cooperation Agreement and prior to March 15, 2026”