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| Transactions with Related Parties | Note 23. Transactions with Related Parties
SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd have entered into an independent contractor agreement-corporate with James Manning and Manning Group Pty Ltd ATF MG Office Trust (“Manning Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Manning Consultant Agreement, Mr. Manning, SharonAI’s Non-Executive Chairman, director and greater than 10% stockholder, as the key person, provides certain services to SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd relating to commercial opportunity development, discovery of future data center sites, future data center acquisition and construction advisory, transaction advisory services and key relationship introduction and development. In consideration for these services, Manning Group Pty Ltd ATF MG Office Trust is entitled to receive an annual remuneration of AUD$334,500 (approximately $211,000 based on a conversion rate of $AUD to $0.63USD), exclusive of Australian goods and services taxes. The Manning Consulting Agreement has an ongoing term that can be terminated by either side upon three (3) months’ notice. This agreement was terminated in April 2026 with no notice period or payment.
SharonAI Pty Ltd has entered into an independent contractor agreement with Nicholas Hughes Jones related entity Inbocalupo Consulting Pty Ltd (“Inbocalupo Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Inbocalupo Consultant Agreement and combined with Mr. Hughes-Jones employment agreement, Mr. Hughes-Jones who until July 2025 was SharonAI’s Senior Vice President Business Development and is a currently the Company’s Head of Business Development and a current greater than 10% stockholder, as the key person, provides certain services to SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd relating to business development services. In consideration for these services, Inbocalupo Consulting Pty Ltd is entitled to receive an annual remuneration as adjusted on 1 January 2026 of AUD$236,923 (approximately $165,846 based on a conversion rate of $AUD to $0.70 USD), exclusive of Australian goods and services taxes. The Inbocalupo Consulting Agreement has an ongoing term that can be terminated by either side upon three (3) months’ notice. This agreement was terminated in April 2026 with no notice period or payment.
SharonAI Pty Ltd has entered into an independent contractor agreement with Broadfoot Group Pty Ltd (“Broadfoot Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Broadfoot Consultant Agreement, Mr. Broadfoot, SharonAI’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Corporate Secretary, and Mrs. Broadfoot, as the key persons, provides certain services to SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd relating to Chief Financial Officer support and executive assistant services to the CFO. In consideration for these services, Broadfoot Group Pty Ltd is entitled to receive an annual remuneration as adjusted on 1 January 2026 of AUD$236,923 (approximately $165,846 based on a conversion rate of $AUD to $0.70 USD), exclusive of Australian goods and services taxes. The Broadfoot Consulting Agreement has an ongoing term that can be terminated by either side upon three (3) months’ notice. This agreement was terminated in April 2026 with no notice period or payment.
On March 23, 2026, the Company issued shares of its Class A Ordinary Common Stock to Inbocalupo Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Inbocalupo Trust) in consideration for, and as full and final satisfaction of, the Company’s reimbursement obligation arising under the reimbursement provisions of the Independent Contractor Agreement dated October 14, 2024, for the Class A Ordinary Common Stock transferred by Inbocalupo Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Inbocalupo Trust). The issuance of the shares of Class A Ordinary Common Stock was made in reliance on the exemption from registration under the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 promulgated hereunder. Inbocalupo Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Inbocalupo Trust) is owned by and affiliated with Nicholas Hughes-Jones, the Company’s Head of Corporate Development.
Convertible Note Financing Participation
In December 2025, the Company completed a convertible note financing as part of its capital raise program. Certain related parties participated in this financing.
The notes were issued on the same terms and conditions as those offered to unrelated third-party investors.
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Note 23. Transactions with Related Parties
SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd have entered into an independent contractor agreement-corporate with James Manning and Manning Group Pty Ltd ATF MG Office Trust (“Manning Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Manning Consultant Agreement, Mr. Manning, SharonAI’s Non-Executive Chairman, director and greater than 10% stockholder, as the key person, provides certain services to SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd relating to commercial opportunity development, discovery of future data center sites, future data center acquisition and construction advisory, transaction advisory services and key relationship introduction and development. In consideration for these services, Manning Group Pty Ltd ATF MG Office Trust is entitled to receive an annual remuneration of AUD$334,500 (approximately $211,000 based on a conversion rate of $AUD to $0.63USD), exclusive of Australian goods and services taxes. The Manning Consulting Agreement has an ongoing term that can be terminated by either side upon three (3) months’ notice.
SharonAI Pty Ltd has entered into an independent contractor agreement with Nicholas Hughes Jones related entity Inbocalupo Consulting Pty Ltd (“Inbocalupo Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Inbocalupo Consultant Agreement and combined with Mr. Hughes-Jones employment agreement, Mr. Hughes-Jones who until July 2025 was SharonAI’s Senior Vice President Business Development and is a currently the Company’s Head of Business Development and a current greater than 10% stockholder, as the key person, provides certain services to SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd relating to business development services. In consideration for these services, Inbocalupo Consulting Pty Ltd is entitled to receive an annual remuneration of AUD$133,800 (approximately $84,294 based on a conversion rate of $AUD to $0.63USD), exclusive of Australian goods and services taxes. The Inbocalupo Consulting Agreement has an ongoing term that can be terminated by either side upon three (3) months’ notice.
SharonAI Pty Ltd has entered into an independent contractor agreement with Broadfoot Group Pty Ltd (“Broadfoot Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Broadfoot Consultant Agreement, Mr. Broadfoot, SharonAI’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Corporate Secretary, and Mrs. Broadfoot, as the key persons, provides certain services to SharonAI and SharonAI Pty Ltd relating to Chief Financial Officer support and executive assistant services to the CFO. In consideration for these services, Broadfoot Group Pty Ltd is entitled to receive an annual remuneration of AUD$111,500 (approximately $70,245 based on a conversion rate of $AUD to $0.63USD), exclusive of Australian goods and services taxes. The Broadfoot Consulting Agreement has an ongoing term that can be terminated by either side upon three (3) months’ notice.
James Manning, Nicholas Hughes-Jones (who until July 2025 was SharonAI’s Senior Vice President Business Development) and Andrew Leece were the sole three shareholders of Alternative Asset Management Pty Ltd/SharonAI Pty Ltd (“SAIPL”) prior to SharonAI’s acquisition of all of the shares of SAIPL on April 29, 2024. In consideration for their shares of SAIPL, each of Messrs. Manning, Hughes-Jones and Leece were issued shares of SharonAI common stock ( post adjustments of SharonAI Holding Inc Class A Ordinary Common Stock) at a fair value of $70,000.
James Manning was a unitholder of Digital Income Fund Pty Ltd (“DIF”) prior to SAIPL acquiring the assets of DIF on April 29, 2024. In consideration for the assets of DIF, DIF was issued shares of SharonAI common stock (499,909 post adjustment in SharonAI Holdings Inc Class A Ordinary Common Stock), shares ( post adjustment in SharonAI Holdings Inc Class A Ordinary Common Stock) of which were transferred to Mr. Manning upon DIF’s liquidation. The shares were issued at a fair value of $390,016.
James Manning, Nicholas Hughes-Jones and Andrew Leece were shareholders of Distributed Storage Solutions Limited ACN 646 979 222 (“DSS”) prior to SharonAI’s acquisition of DSS in June of 2024. In consideration for their shares of DSS, Mr. Manning was issued shares of SharonAI common stock (447,328 post adjustment in SharonAI Holdings Inc Class A Ordinary Common Stock) at a fair value of $1,919,366, Mr. Hughes-Jones was issued shares of SharonAI common stock (249,754 post adjustment in SharonAI Holdings Inc Class A Ordinary Common Stock) at a fair value of $1,071,623, and Mr. Leece was issued shares of SharonAI common stock ( post adjustment in SharonAI Holdings Inc Class A Ordinary Common Stock) at a fair value of $1,692,639.
During 2024, the Group paid storage services expense to Flynt ICS Pty Ltd (“Flynt”). Flynt is a subsidiary of Vertua Limited and affiliated to the Group through common ownership by James Manning. For the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, the Group paid Flynt $167,638 and $92,722.12 respectively in services expenses.
Between January, 2024, and May, 2024, the SharonAI received approximately $419,590 in outstanding loans from various entities affiliated with members of SharonAI’s management and board of directors, including: (a) Woodville Super Pty Ltd, an affiliate of James Manning, Director; (b) Manning Capital Holdings Pty Ltd, an affiliate of James Manning, Director; (c) Strat Capital Pty Ltd (Alpha Juliett), an affiliate of Andrew Leece, Chief Operating Officer; and (d) Inbocalupo Pty Ltd, an affiliate of Nick Hughes-Jones, the former Senior Vice President Business Development. These debts were converted into equity of SharonAI as part of a private placement conducted by SharonAI at the same price that stock was sold to other investors in the offering. The following chart shows the amount of debt from each lender and the shares into which the debt was converted.
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