• Volato completed its merger with Alignment Engine, expanding into AI data center infrastructure while maintaining its aviation software and AI operations.
• The combined business plans phased AI compute deployments at an Ohio data center site already operating power, water, and water-treatment infrastructure.
• Former Alignment Engine securityholders received non-voting convertible preferred stock, options, and warrants targeting about 95% of fully diluted equity.
• The preferred stock cannot convert before required stockholder and NYSE American listing approvals, leaving common-share ownership unchanged at closing.
• Shares continue trading on NYSE American under the ticker SOAR.

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