Applied Digital Completes Separation of Cloud Business, Establishing ChronoScale as Independent Public Company

• ChronoScale to begin trading on Nasdaq under ticker CHRN

• Applied Digital to retain approximately 97% ownership and invest $15.75 million at closing

Applied Digital Corporation, a designer, builder, and operator of high-performance, sustainably engineered data centers and colocation services for artificial intelligence, cloud, networking, and blockchain workloads, today announced the closing of its previously disclosed transaction to contribute its cloud business to EKSO Bionics Holdings, Inc. (“EKSO”). As a result, the cloud business became a wholly owned subsidiary of EKSO, and EKSO changed its name to ChronoScale Corporation (“ChronoScale”). ChronoScale will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, under the ticker “CHRN” and under a new CUSIP number, 170924104.

Applied Digital was issued approximately 138 million shares of ChronoScale common stock for the contribution of its cloud business. In addition, Applied Digital invested $15.75 million in cash in ChronoScale for an additional approximately 1.4 million shares of ChronoScale common stock priced at market in a private placement offering, which closed concurrently with the contribution transaction. Following the closing, Applied Digital owns approximately 97% of the outstanding shares of ChronoScale common stock.

Formed through this strategic combination of Applied Digital’s cloud business and EKSO, ChronoScale will operate as an accelerated compute platform purpose-built to support demanding artificial intelligence workloads designed to deliver scalable, GPU-based infrastructure optimized for AI training, inference, and high-performance computing. Focused on large-scale deployments, ChronoScale will provide dedicated compute environments engineered for performance, consistency, and long-term operational execution, with the ability to scale capacity in line with accelerating AI demand and increasing utilization across the market. In addition, the legacy EKSO business will also continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of ChronoScale.

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“This transaction reflects a deliberate step in how we structure the business,” said Wes Cummins, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital. “Our data center hosting platform is built on long-duration contracts and predictable infrastructure returns, while the cloud compute layer operates on shorter cycles with a different risk profile. We believe separating these businesses allows each to be capitalized and scaled appropriately.”

Cummins continued, “Applied Digital remains focused on delivering large-scale AI infrastructure with stable, long-term cash flows. At the same time, we believe ChronoScale is positioned to participate in the growth of the cloud compute layer, where we expect demand to continue to accelerate and capacity to remain constrained, which we expect to support strong utilization and favorable pricing dynamics. This structure is intended to allow both businesses to pursue their respective opportunities while giving investors clear exposure to each.”

The transaction comes as demand for AI infrastructure continues to increase, with cloud compute platforms experiencing rising utilization and evolving workload requirements. As a result, ChronoScale is expected to operate with greater flexibility to access capital, expand capacity, and pursue growth opportunities independently.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP acted as legal advisor to Applied Digital. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosatti LLP acted as legal advisor to EKSO, and Lake Street served as financial advisor to EKSO.