Acceleration of AI Cloud Growth in Australia and Asia-Pacific Continues

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2026-- 

Today, SharonAI Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SHAZ) and its subsidiaries ("Sharon AI" or "the Company"), a leading Australian Neocloud, announced the release of its financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2026.

Key activities in first quarter 2026 included:

   --  Nasdaq IPO: Sharon AI IPO which took place in February 2026, raising 
      US$125m, led by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. & Two Seas Capital LP. 
 
   --  Completion of the Sale of 50% holding in Texas Critical Data Centers 
      (TCDC) joint venture for approximately US$74M: with that recycled capital 
      expected to accelerate the growth of the company's core Australian AI 
      Cloud business 
 
   --  Key customer wins - Canva Inc, GMI Cloud 
 
   --  Key customer win - ESDS Software Solutions -- US$1.25BN TCV, five-year, 
      take or pay contract for an 8K B300 cluster with revenue expected to 
      commence in the third quarter of 2026 
 
   --  Sharon AI and Cisco Launch Australia's First Secure AI Factory - Cisco 
      Strategic Enterprise go-to-market Partnership -- 1K B300 cluster 
      deployment with NEXTDC 
 
   --  Strategic Partnership with World Wide Technology for Large Scale, 
      High-Performance AI Infrastructure Engineering & Supply Chain Solutions 
 
 
   --  Sharon AI, Lenovo Infrastructure and Vast Data AI Operating System - 1K 
      B200 cluster deployment with NEXTDC 
 
   --  Sharon AI Co-Founder & Chairman Mr. James Manning appointed Chief 
      Executive Officer 

Events subsequent to 31 March 2026;

   --  Key customer win -- global technology company with major Asia-pacific 
      presence -- US$950M TCV, five-year contract, with revenue expected to 
      commence by the end of each of the third quarter and fourth quarter of 
      2026 
 
   --  US$350M convertible note announced, led by Oaktree Capital Management 
      L.P. and Two Seas Capital L.P. to expand GPU and network procurement 
 
   --  Expanded expected data center capacity from 70MWs to 100MWs for 
      deployment in 2026 and early 2027, data center capacity pipeline 
      continues to grow 
 
   --  Significant additions to technical and management team to support 
      expected growth 
 
   --  Sharon AI presents at Macquarie Australia Conference and Canaccord 
      Rapid Insights Conference in May 2026 

James Manning, Co-Founder and CEO, Sharon AI said "We are pleased to have exited the first quarter of 2026 with significant business momentum, and this has accelerated into the second quarter. Our AI Cloud business has expanded significantly, and we continue to see both Australian and Rest of World demand materially outweighing available supply. Having now upgraded our expected data center capacity twice this year, from initially 55MW, to 70MW, to now 100MW, and with the previously announced US$350M convertible note, we are well placed to continue to grow our customer base over the coming quarters. We continue to see strong demand across enterprise, hyperscale, research, government and AI native sectors throughout Australia and Asia-Pacific."

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About Sharon AI

SharonAI Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SHAZ) and its subsidiaries ("Sharon AI"), a leading Australian Neocloud, is a High-Performance Computing company focused on Artificial Intelligence and Cloud GPU/CPU Compute Infrastructure. Our AI Cloud platform and compute infrastructure is accelerating the build of AI factories and sovereign AI solutions, powering the next wave of accelerated computing adoption. For more information, visit www.sharonai.com.

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   --  Service and product offerings; 
 
   --  Receipt and use of proceeds; 
 
   --  The deployment of assets and expansion of network procurement; 
 
   --  Sharon AI's ability to engage with additional potential customers; 
 
   --  Expansion of Sharon AI's data center footprint and capacity; and 
 
   --  The strengthening of Sharon AI's partner network. 

In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. You are cautioned that such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others, all of the risks described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Additional assumptions, risks and uncertainties are described in detail in our registration statements, reports and other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov.

The forward-looking statements and other information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and Sharon AI does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

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    CONTACT:    Sharon AI Media Enquiries: 

Ross Barrows -- Head of Capital Strategy & Investor Relations

Ross.barrows@sharonai.com

Zachary Nevas

IMS Investor Relations

+1 203.972.9200

sharonai@imsinvestorrelations.com

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May 15, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)