Articles from Fold, Inc. and FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp.

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (OTC: FLDD) (“FTAC”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that its shareholders voted to approve all of the proposals submitted to FTAC’s shareholders in connection with the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Fold, Inc. (“Fold”), a pioneering bitcoin financial services company.

Fold, Inc. (“Fold” or the “Company”), a pioneering bitcoin financial services company, today announced that it has closed a $20 million convertible note financing from ATW Partners, with an additional $10 million that may be provided in the parties’ mutual discretion upon the closing of its previously announced business combination with FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (OTC: FLDD) (“FTAC Emerald”).

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: FLDD), a special purpose acquisition company (“FTAC Emerald” or the “Company”), announced today that at a special meeting of its stockholders held on December 17, 2024, the Company’s stockholders voted in favor of a proposal to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from December 20, 2024 to December 20, 2025.

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: FLD) (“FTAC Emerald”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that it will change its ticker symbol for its Common Stock. Beginning on December 18, 2024, FTAC Emerald’s Common Stock will begin trading under the new ticker symbol FLDD. FTAC Emerald’s Units and Warrants will continue to trade under the symbols FLDDU, and FLDDW, respectively.

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: FLD) today announced that it will hold a virtual Special Meeting of Stockholders on December 17, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Fold, Inc. (“Fold”), a pioneering bitcoin financial services company, and FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EMLD) (“FTAC Emerald”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement providing for a proposed business combination that will result in Fold becoming a publicly-listed company. Upon the closing of the proposed transaction, the combined company intends to remain listed on NASDAQ under a new ticker symbol to be announced at a later date.