# Aether Holdings, Inc. (ATHR) — capital_return/recapitalization [announced]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_b6e7c9c10704e66c72f9 · retrieved 2026-08-11T16:16:04.191Z

## Overview
Aether Holdings, Inc. is a prepackaged software company that develops and distributes modular compute-and-energy pod solutions and related software through strategic partnerships and white-label arrangements.

On July 17, 2026, Aether Holdings, Inc. entered into a strategic investment and commercial relationship with Virtual Grid Inc., an Alberta corporation. Under the Subscription and Share Payment Agreement, Aether agreed to subscribe for equity securities and warrants of Virtual Grid for an aggregate subscription price of US$360,000, payable by issuing 82,606 shares of Aether common stock (valued at $4.358 per share, the Nasdaq Minimum Price). Virtual Grid issued to Aether 176,412 Class A common shares and a warrant to acquire 176,412 Class A common shares at an exercise price of C$2.864692 per share, expiring July 17, 2031, based on Virtual Grid's US$25.0 million pre-money valuation. Concurrently, Aether Compute LLC (an affiliate) entered into an Exclusive White Label Supply and Distribution Agreement granting it exclusive rights to resell Virtual Grid's modular compute-and-energy pods (branded as AetherPod VG100) in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam for an initial ten-year term, with an option to renew for an additional ten years. Aether Compute also received a limited, exclusive license to use Virtual Grid's Fleet Orchestration Management Application (FOMA) in the Territory, subject to royalties of 6% of direct gross compute revenue plus a 20% support fee for Aether Direct Deployments, or a 50/50 split of a 6% operator royalty pool for Operator Deployments.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Virtual Grid Inc. · Deal value: $360,000 · Consideration: stock · Price/share: $4.358

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-07-21 · Expiry 2031-07-17

## Timeline
- 2026-07-21 · 8-K (0001493152-26-034007): 8-K - Aether Holdings, Inc. — *Aether Holdings, Inc. is a prepackaged software company that develops and distributes modular compute-and-energy pod solutions and related software through strategic partnerships and white-label arrangements.* On July 17, 2026, Aether Holdings, Inc. entered into a strategic investment and commercial relationship with Virtual Grid Inc., an Alberta corporation. Under the Subscription and Share Payment Agreement, Aether agreed to subscribe for equity securities and warrants of Virtual Grid for an aggregate subscription price of US$360,000, payable by issuing 82,606 shares of Aether common stock (valued at $4.358 per share, the Nasdaq Minimum Price). Virtual Grid issued to Aether 176,412 Class A common shares and a warrant to acquire 176,412 Class A common shares at an exercise price of C$2.864692 per share, expiring July 17, 2031, based on Virtual Grid's US$25.0 million pre-money valuation. Concurrently, Aether Compute LLC (an affiliate) entered into an Exclusive White Label Supply and Distribution Agreement granting it exclusive rights to resell Virtual Grid's modular compute-and-energy pods (branded as AetherPod VG100) in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam for an initial ten-year term, with an option to renew for an additional ten years. Aether Compute also received a limited, exclusive license to use Virtual Grid's Fleet Orchestration Management Application (FOMA) in the Territory, subject to royalties of 6% of direct gross compute revenue plus a 20% support fee for Aether Direct Deployments, or a 50/50 split of a 6% operator royalty pool for Operator Deployments.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2026353/0001493152-26-034007.txt

## Citations
- 0001493152-26-034007 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000149315226034007