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Current Report · Items 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 · 8-K

HeartSciences Inc.

HSCSNASDAQEQUITYCurrent

Regulation FD Disclosure · Other Events

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On September 17, 2026, Fortitude Mining Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Fortitude”), issued a press release announcing the appointment of Jaime Leverton to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Fortitude and a member of the Board of Directors of Fortitude, and the appointment of Andrea Childs as Chief Operating Officer of Fortitude, each effective…

Filed Sep 17, 2026Accepted Sep 17, 2026, 8:01 AM EDTCIK 1468492Accession 0001213900-26-100752
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Company context

HeartSciences is a healthcare information technology company advancing the use of ECG/EKGs through the integration of artificial intelligence. HeartSciences’ MyoVista Insights™ Platform is a cloud-native, vendor- and device-agnostic ECG management system designed to modernize ECG workflows and improve clinical efficiency and decision-making. The platform’s AI-ECG marketplace is designed to deliver AI-ECG algorithms into clinical workflows across a health system’s existing ECG equipment.

Current securities

Recent company filings

  1. S-3 filingSep 25, 2026
  2. DEFA14A filingSep 24, 2026
  3. DEFA14A filingSep 21, 2026
  4. DEFA14A filingSep 18, 2026
  5. PRER14A filingSep 18, 2026

Disclosure sections

Items 7.01, 8.01, 9.01

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Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On September 17, 2026, Fortitude Mining Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Fortitude”), issued a press release announcing the appointment of Jaime Leverton to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Fortitude and a member of the Board of Directors of Fortitude, and the appointment of Andrea Childs as Chief Operating Officer of Fortitude, each effective as of September 21, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”). The information provided in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of HeartSciences Inc., a Texas corporation (“HeartSciences”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as otherwise expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Information. As previously reported, on June 23, 2026, HeartSciences, Fortitude, Fortitude Mining HoldCo, LLC and Cordis Acquisition, LLC, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) relating to their proposed business combination (the “Proposed Transaction”). On September 16, 2026, the Board of Directors of Fortitude approved the appointment of Jaime Leverton to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Fortitude and a member of the Board of Directors of Fortitude, each effective as of September 21, 2026. Andrea Childs is resigning from her position as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortitude effective immediately, and as of September 21, 2026, will step down from her position as Chief Executive Officer of Fortitude, and she will be appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Fortitude. In addition, it is anticipated that Jaime Leverton will serve as a member of the Board of Directors of HeartSciences (to be renamed “Fortitude Mining Group, Inc.”), following the closing of the Proposed Transaction, and be appointed Chief Executive Officer of Fortitude Mining Group, Inc., in each case, as of the closing of the Proposed Transaction. Additional Information and Where to Find It Communications related to each of Fortitude and HeartSciences, their respective businesses and the Proposed Transaction may be deemed solicitation material in respect of the Proposed Transaction. In connection with the Proposed Transaction, HeartSciences filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 27, 2026 and may file additional relevant materials with the SEC. Following the filing of a definitive proxy statement with the SEC, HeartSciences will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each shareholder entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the Proposed Transaction. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF HEARTSCIENCES ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION THAT HEARTSCIENCES HAS FILED OR MAY FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HEARTSCIENCES AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. COMMUNICATIONS THAT DO NOT CONTAIN ALL THE INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CONCERNING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS ARE NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR ANY INVESTMENT DECISION OR ANY OTHER DECISION IN RESPECT OF SUCH MATTERS. The preliminary proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the Proposed Transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by HeartSciences with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and shareholders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC or by sending a request to the HeartSciences Investor Relations Department at investorrelations@heartsciences.com. NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS CURRENT REPORT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information Communications may contain forward-looking statements concerning HeartSciences, Fortitude and the Proposed Transaction and other matters. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “goal,” “project,” “potential,” “target,” “objective,” “intend,” and other words of similar meaning, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements HeartSciences and/or Fortitude make in communications that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions as of the date of such communication and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, which may include, without limitation, the following: the risk that the Proposed Transaction may not be completed on the anticipated timeline or at all; the failure to satisfy the conditions to the closing of the Proposed Transaction, including obtaining the requisite approval of the HeartSciences’ shareholders; market, macroeconomic, or other conditions that could adversely affect either HeartSciences or Fortitude, or the combined company; risks related to the integration of the two companies and the management of a newly public company; risks relating to Fortitude’s operations and business, including the highly volatile nature of the price of Zcash and other cryptocurrencies; and risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding digital assets generally. Additional factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in such communications are discussed in HeartSciences’ filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on July 23, 2026, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on September 14, 2026, and its other reports filed with the SEC from time to time, and are discussed in the preliminary proxy statement filed by HeartSciences with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Transaction. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Each of HeartSciences and Fortitude expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Any forward-looking statements made in such communications are made as of the date of the communication. Participants in the Solicitation HeartSciences and Fortitude, their respective directors and executive officers, and certain executive officers of Digital Currency Group, Inc., the parent company of Fortitude, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from HeartSciences’ shareholders with respect to the Proposed Transaction. Information regarding the identity of the potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests in the Proposed Transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the preliminary proxy statement and other materials filed or that may be filed with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Transaction. No Offer or Solicitation Any information contained herein is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Proposed Transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. The Proposed Transaction will be implemented solely pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, which contain the full terms and conditions of the Proposed Transaction.
Filed exhibits (1)
EX-99.1 (by filename) ea030580201ex99-1.htm

EX-99.1 2 ea030580201ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2026. Exhibit 99.1 PRESS RELEASE Fortitude Appoints Jaime Leverton as Chief Executive Officer Former Hut 8 CEO to Lead Fortitude as the Zcash-Focused, Vertically-Integrated Mining Platform Advances Toward the Public Markets; Andrea Childs to Transition to Chief Operating Officer Fairport, N.Y., September 17, 2026 - Fortitude Mining Holdings, Inc. (“Fortitude”), a vertically-integrated digital asset mining platform anchored in Zcash, today announced the appointment of Jaime Leverton as Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, September 21. Leverton succeeds Andrea Childs, who will transition to Chief Operating Officer. Upon completion of Fortitude’s previously announced proposed business combination with HeartSciences Inc. (Nasdaq: HSCS) (“HeartSciences”), Leverton is expected to continue to serve as CEO of the combined company, which is expected to operate under the Fortitude brand and to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “TUDE,” subject to Nasdaq approval. Leverton brings more than 25 years of leadership across digital assets, capital markets, data center infrastructure, energy…

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