Independent director appointment #2
Company: Core Scientific
What the later record shows
Outcome not yet confirmed
The only relevant passage (Feb 2026) restates the commitment to appoint a second independent director by September 15, 2026. No passage reports that the appointment was made.
“appoint a second independent director prior to, or as soon as reasonably practicable following the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders”
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
Company agreed to appoint a second independent director by no later than September 15, 2026
Source (primary)
Core Scientific 8-K filed 2026-02-18 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Quote: “appoint a second independent director prior to, or as soon a reasonably practicable following the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting"), but in no event later than September 15, 2026”
How we checked this
Checked on October 10, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 8-K states that the Company agreed to appoint a second independent director around the 2026 annual meeting, and in no event later than September 15, 2026.
Confirmed in the source:
- Core Scientific agreed, under its Cooperation Agreement with Two Seas Capital, to appoint a second independent director
- The second independent director was to be appointed no later than September 15, 2026
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000114036126006037/ef20065947_8k.htm) in full (5,696 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Core Scientific 8-K filed 2026-02-18
Quote: “appoint a second independent director prior to, or as soon a reasonably practicable following the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting"), but in no event later than September 15, 2026”