{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"165696","rtpr_id":"nGNXTBY3l-20261009","ticker":"TRUG","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["TRUG"],"title":"UPDATED: TruGolf Completes Acquisition of Polymath Research, Bringing a Blockchain Purpose-Built for Regulated Assets to Nasdaq","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-09T18:52:00.099Z","article_body":"Polymath, creator of the Polymesh Layer-1 blockchain, becomes part of\nNasdaq-listed TruGolf (NASDAQ: TRUG). Natalie Hirsch is named CFO and COO, and\na $2.95 million warrant exercise strengthens the company's cash position.\n\nSalt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TruGolf Holdings, Inc.\n(“TruGolf”) (NASDAQ: TRUG) closed its acquisition (the “Transaction”)\nof Polymath Research Inc. (\"Polymath\"), the Canadian company that was involved\nin the creation of the security token category and built Polymesh, a Layer-1\nblockchain designed from the ground up for regulated assets. The Transaction\nbrings a team experienced in institutional tokenization into a Nasdaq-listed\ncompany as banks, asset managers and issuers increasingly explore\nblockchain-based applications for real-world assets.\n\nThe acquisition creates a single digitization company with two complementary\nrevenue streams: TruGolf's established golf simulation and software business\nand Polymath's institutional tokenization infrastructure. Polymath brings an\nestablished platform to the combined company. As of December 31, 2025, it had\nissued more than $132 million in tokenized assets for more than 65\nactive issuers, and is supported by more than 50 ecosystem partners.\n\n\nThe two businesses are already working together: TruGolf Links and Polymath\nare developing an equipment leasing program funded through tokenized\nsecurities, along with fractional franchise ownership opportunities for\nqualified franchisees, targeted for the first quarter of 2027. TruGolf Links'\nRegional Developers in New Jersey, New York and Illinois represent commitments\nfor more than 100 future locations.\n\nTokenized real-world assets now total more than $38 billion on public\nblockchains, held by more than 5 million investors, according to RWA.xyz data\nas of October 1, 2026. Wall Street's core infrastructure is moving with it: in\nJuly, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) completed its first\nlive production trades of tokenized U.S. Treasuries, equities, and ETFs with\nabout 40 participating firms, ahead of the full launch of its tokenization\nservice this month. Polymath's infrastructure is built for exactly this kind\nof institutional, compliance-first issuance.\n\nWith the Transaction now complete, TruGolf will continue to run its golf\ntechnology business, including its simulators and the E6 platform, while\nPolymath operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. As part of a public company,\nPolymath gains access to the public capital markets to fund the next stage of\nPolymesh adoption among financial institutions, issuers, and other market\nparticipants. According to Brenner Adams, TruGolf’s interim CEO and Chairman\nof the Board:\n\n\"TruGolf was built on the idea that technology can open up something that used\nto feel exclusive. We did it for golf, and Polymath is doing it for capital\nmarkets. Polymath's team has been building regulated tokenization\ninfrastructure for many years, and today that work sits inside a Nasdaq-listed\ncompany with the transparency and accountability that comes with it. We're\nproud to give this team a public-market platform at a moment when institutions\nare finally ready to move.\"\n\nUpon closing of the Transaction, Natalie Hirsch, who led Polymath as CFO and\ninterim CEO through the Transaction, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer\nand Chief Operating Officer of TruGolf, and David Hackett joined TruGolf's\nBoard. According to Natalie Hirsch, Chief Financial Officer of TruGolf and\nInterim CEO of Polymath:\n\n\"Tokenization is moving out of the pilot stage, and the institutions leading\nthat shift need infrastructure they can trust with regulated assets. That is\nwhat Polymath has spent the past nine years building, and it is why Polymesh\nwas designed with compliance at the protocol level. Joining a Nasdaq-listed\ncompany gives us the capital access and public-market discipline to scale with\nour clients. My focus now is execution: bringing more issuers and more assets\nonto Polymesh.\"\n\nFounded in 2017, Polymath introduced the ST-20 security token standard and has\nspent over nine years building the issuance, compliance, and lifecycle tools\nthat regulated securities need on a blockchain. In 2021, it launched Polymesh,\nits public, permissioned Layer-1 blockchain where identity, compliance, and\nsettlement are built into the chain itself. Polymath contributed the ERC-1400\nsecurity token standard and has supported issuers and institutions across\nprivate equity, credit, real estate, funds, and other asset classes. Polymesh,\nwhich achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance in 2025, is secured by licensed\nfinancial institutions acting as node operators and supported by an ecosystem\nof more than 50 companies, including AlphaPoint, Dfns, and Zodia. In\nconnection with the Transaction, former shareholders of Polymath received\nshares of TruGolf Class A common stock and non-voting Series C preferred\nstock.\n\nCommenting on the completion of the Transaction, Trevor Koverko, Co-Founder of\nPolymath, discussed Polymath’s experience in the development of the\ntokenized securities industry:\n\n“Polymath was among the early pioneers of the tokenized securities market in\n2018, and it is exciting to see the rapid growth of real world asset\ntokenization today. Polymath invested early in building a purpose built\nblockchain and a platform for issuing and managing tokenized assets to act as\ninfrastructure for future industry growth. It’s been an exciting journey,\nbut we are still early on the road to tokenizing global stocks, bonds and real\nestate with the mission to make capital markets more accessible to businesses\nand investors around the world.”\n\nAs previously disclosed, TruGolf exchanged its outstanding Series A preferred\nwarrants for Series B preferred warrants in connection with the completion of\nthe Transaction. The Series B preferred warrants are exercisable for Series B\npreferred stock, which is convertible into shares of TruGolf’s Class A\ncommon stock subject to applicable beneficial ownership and Nasdaq\nlimitations. On October 8, 2026, TruGolf entered into a Third Amendment,\nWaiver and Exercise Agreement, pursuant to which holders exercised Series B\npreferred warrants for 3,278 shares of Series B preferred stock, resulting in\naggregate net proceeds to TruGolf of $2.95 million ($3.278 million in stated\nvalue).\n\nAdditional information regarding the Transaction, including the Third\nAmendment, Waiver and Exercise Agreement, will be included in a Current Report\non Form 8-K to be filed by TruGolf with the U.S. Securities and Exchange\nCommission.\n\nContact Information:\nTruGolf Holdings, Inc.\n60 North 1400 West\nCenterville, Utah 84014\n\nInvestor Relations\nMichael Bacal, Darrow Associates\n917-886-9071\nmbacal@darrowir.com\n\nMedia Contact\nDavid Cash\ndavid.cash@polymath.network\n\nAbout TruGolf\n\nSince 1983, TruGolf has been passionate about driving the golf industry\nforward with innovative indoor golf solutions. TruGolf builds products that\ncapture the spirit of golf. TruGolf’s mission is to help grow the game by\nmaking it more available, approachable, and affordable through technology,\nbecause TruGolf believes that golf is for everyone. TruGolf’s team has built\naward-winning video games, innovative hardware solutions, and an all-new\ne-sports platform to connect golfers around the world with E6 CONNECT. Since\nTruGolf’s beginning, TruGolf has continued to attempt to define and redefine\nwhat is possible with golf technology.\n\nAbout Polymath\n\nPolymath is a Canadian technology company that develops enterprise-grade\ncapital markets infrastructure for the issuance, compliance and lifecycle\nmanagement of regulated digital securities and other tokenized financial\ninstruments.\n\nPolymath enables issuers, investors, and market participants to create and\nmanage tokenized representations of real‑world assets within compliant\nframeworks, supporting investor onboarding, regulatory controls, and\npost‑issuance administration across private and institutional markets.\n\nWith a strong history of building blockchain‑based capital markets\ninfrastructure, Polymath’s technology is designed to support scalable,\ncompliant deployment of tokenized securities across a variety of asset\nclasses, including real‑world assets, private equity, and structured\nfinancial products.\n\nPolymath’s solutions are purpose-built for institutional adoption and\nevolving regulatory environments.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including\nSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as forward-looking\ninformation within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking\nstatements are statements that are not historical facts and include statements\nregarding beliefs, plans, expectations, intentions, estimates, projections, or\nassumptions regarding future events or performance.\n\nForward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited\nto, statements regarding: the anticipated benefits of the Transaction; the\nintegration of Polymath’s business with TruGolf following the closing of the\nTransaction; the anticipated development and timing of TruGolf Links’\nequipment leasing program and fractional franchise ownership opportunities;\nthe expected operations, business strategy, growth opportunities, and\nprospects of the combined company; the anticipated benefits of the financing\nand the exercise of the Series B Preferred Warrants, including the expected\nimpact on TruGolf’s cash position and financial flexibility; the anticipated\nuse of proceeds; the future roles of members of management and the Board; and\nTruGolf’s ability to execute on its strategic priorities following the\nTransaction.\n\nForward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as\n“anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,”\n“projects,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “would,”\n“could,” “should,” and similar expressions or the negative thereof.\nThese statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, and estimates\nof management as of the date of this press release and involve known and\nunknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results,\nperformance, or developments to differ materially from those expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking statements.\n\nFactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\ncontemplated by the forward-looking statements include, among others:\nTruGolf’s ability to successfully integrate Polymath’s business following\nthe Transaction and realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction; the\ncosts, difficulties, and uncertainties associated with the integration of the\nbusinesses; TruGolf’s ability to successfully execute its business strategy\nand strategic priorities; TruGolf’s ability to effectively deploy the\nproceeds of the financing; risks related to the issuance, conversion, and\ndilution effects of equity securities; risks related to digital assets and\ntoken-related initiatives; changes in market conditions; changes in applicable\nlaws or regulations; competitive pressures; general economic and business\nconditions; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in\nTruGolf’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nAlthough management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected\nin the forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, no\nassurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct.\nReaders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking\nstatements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are\nmade, and TruGolf undertakes no obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future\nevents, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f4a0c099-6b5f-4f0e-8f37-43561ce681a5)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXTBY3l-20261009","title":"UPDATED: TruGolf Completes Acquisition of Polymath Research, Bringing a Blockchain Purpose-Built for Regulated Assets to Nasdaq","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"TRUG","created":"2026-10-09T18:52:00.099Z","tickers":["TRUG"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Polymath, creator of the Polymesh Layer-1 blockchain, becomes part of\nNasdaq-listed TruGolf (NASDAQ: TRUG). Natalie Hirsch is named CFO and COO, and\na $2.95 million warrant exercise strengthens the company's cash position.\n\nSalt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TruGolf Holdings, Inc.\n(“TruGolf”) (NASDAQ: TRUG) closed its acquisition (the “Transaction”)\nof Polymath Research Inc. (\"Polymath\"), the Canadian company that was involved\nin the creation of the security token category and built Polymesh, a Layer-1\nblockchain designed from the ground up for regulated assets. The Transaction\nbrings a team experienced in institutional tokenization into a Nasdaq-listed\ncompany as banks, asset managers and issuers increasingly explore\nblockchain-based applications for real-world assets.\n\nThe acquisition creates a single digitization company with two complementary\nrevenue streams: TruGolf's established golf simulation and software business\nand Polymath's institutional tokenization infrastructure. Polymath brings an\nestablished platform to the combined company. As of December 31, 2025, it had\nissued more than $132 million in tokenized assets for more than 65\nactive issuers, and is supported by more than 50 ecosystem partners.\n\n\nThe two businesses are already working together: TruGolf Links and Polymath\nare developing an equipment leasing program funded through tokenized\nsecurities, along with fractional franchise ownership opportunities for\nqualified franchisees, targeted for the first quarter of 2027. TruGolf Links'\nRegional Developers in New Jersey, New York and Illinois represent commitments\nfor more than 100 future locations.\n\nTokenized real-world assets now total more than $38 billion on public\nblockchains, held by more than 5 million investors, according to RWA.xyz data\nas of October 1, 2026. Wall Street's core infrastructure is moving with it: in\nJuly, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) completed its first\nlive production trades of tokenized U.S. Treasuries, equities, and ETFs with\nabout 40 participating firms, ahead of the full launch of its tokenization\nservice this month. Polymath's infrastructure is built for exactly this kind\nof institutional, compliance-first issuance.\n\nWith the Transaction now complete, TruGolf will continue to run its golf\ntechnology business, including its simulators and the E6 platform, while\nPolymath operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. As part of a public company,\nPolymath gains access to the public capital markets to fund the next stage of\nPolymesh adoption among financial institutions, issuers, and other market\nparticipants. According to Brenner Adams, TruGolf’s interim CEO and Chairman\nof the Board:\n\n\"TruGolf was built on the idea that technology can open up something that used\nto feel exclusive. We did it for golf, and Polymath is doing it for capital\nmarkets. Polymath's team has been building regulated tokenization\ninfrastructure for many years, and today that work sits inside a Nasdaq-listed\ncompany with the transparency and accountability that comes with it. We're\nproud to give this team a public-market platform at a moment when institutions\nare finally ready to move.\"\n\nUpon closing of the Transaction, Natalie Hirsch, who led Polymath as CFO and\ninterim CEO through the Transaction, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer\nand Chief Operating Officer of TruGolf, and David Hackett joined TruGolf's\nBoard. According to Natalie Hirsch, Chief Financial Officer of TruGolf and\nInterim CEO of Polymath:\n\n\"Tokenization is moving out of the pilot stage, and the institutions leading\nthat shift need infrastructure they can trust with regulated assets. That is\nwhat Polymath has spent the past nine years building, and it is why Polymesh\nwas designed with compliance at the protocol level. Joining a Nasdaq-listed\ncompany gives us the capital access and public-market discipline to scale with\nour clients. My focus now is execution: bringing more issuers and more assets\nonto Polymesh.\"\n\nFounded in 2017, Polymath introduced the ST-20 security token standard and has\nspent over nine years building the issuance, compliance, and lifecycle tools\nthat regulated securities need on a blockchain. In 2021, it launched Polymesh,\nits public, permissioned Layer-1 blockchain where identity, compliance, and\nsettlement are built into the chain itself. Polymath contributed the ERC-1400\nsecurity token standard and has supported issuers and institutions across\nprivate equity, credit, real estate, funds, and other asset classes. Polymesh,\nwhich achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance in 2025, is secured by licensed\nfinancial institutions acting as node operators and supported by an ecosystem\nof more than 50 companies, including AlphaPoint, Dfns, and Zodia. In\nconnection with the Transaction, former shareholders of Polymath received\nshares of TruGolf Class A common stock and non-voting Series C preferred\nstock.\n\nCommenting on the completion of the Transaction, Trevor Koverko, Co-Founder of\nPolymath, discussed Polymath’s experience in the development of the\ntokenized securities industry:\n\n“Polymath was among the early pioneers of the tokenized securities market in\n2018, and it is exciting to see the rapid growth of real world asset\ntokenization today. Polymath invested early in building a purpose built\nblockchain and a platform for issuing and managing tokenized assets to act as\ninfrastructure for future industry growth. It’s been an exciting journey,\nbut we are still early on the road to tokenizing global stocks, bonds and real\nestate with the mission to make capital markets more accessible to businesses\nand investors around the world.”\n\nAs previously disclosed, TruGolf exchanged its outstanding Series A preferred\nwarrants for Series B preferred warrants in connection with the completion of\nthe Transaction. The Series B preferred warrants are exercisable for Series B\npreferred stock, which is convertible into shares of TruGolf’s Class A\ncommon stock subject to applicable beneficial ownership and Nasdaq\nlimitations. On October 8, 2026, TruGolf entered into a Third Amendment,\nWaiver and Exercise Agreement, pursuant to which holders exercised Series B\npreferred warrants for 3,278 shares of Series B preferred stock, resulting in\naggregate net proceeds to TruGolf of $2.95 million ($3.278 million in stated\nvalue).\n\nAdditional information regarding the Transaction, including the Third\nAmendment, Waiver and Exercise Agreement, will be included in a Current Report\non Form 8-K to be filed by TruGolf with the U.S. Securities and Exchange\nCommission.\n\nContact Information:\nTruGolf Holdings, Inc.\n60 North 1400 West\nCenterville, Utah 84014\n\nInvestor Relations\nMichael Bacal, Darrow Associates\n917-886-9071\nmbacal@darrowir.com\n\nMedia Contact\nDavid Cash\ndavid.cash@polymath.network\n\nAbout TruGolf\n\nSince 1983, TruGolf has been passionate about driving the golf industry\nforward with innovative indoor golf solutions. TruGolf builds products that\ncapture the spirit of golf. TruGolf’s mission is to help grow the game by\nmaking it more available, approachable, and affordable through technology,\nbecause TruGolf believes that golf is for everyone. TruGolf’s team has built\naward-winning video games, innovative hardware solutions, and an all-new\ne-sports platform to connect golfers around the world with E6 CONNECT. Since\nTruGolf’s beginning, TruGolf has continued to attempt to define and redefine\nwhat is possible with golf technology.\n\nAbout Polymath\n\nPolymath is a Canadian technology company that develops enterprise-grade\ncapital markets infrastructure for the issuance, compliance and lifecycle\nmanagement of regulated digital securities and other tokenized financial\ninstruments.\n\nPolymath enables issuers, investors, and market participants to create and\nmanage tokenized representations of real‑world assets within compliant\nframeworks, supporting investor onboarding, regulatory controls, and\npost‑issuance administration across private and institutional markets.\n\nWith a strong history of building blockchain‑based capital markets\ninfrastructure, Polymath’s technology is designed to support scalable,\ncompliant deployment of tokenized securities across a variety of asset\nclasses, including real‑world assets, private equity, and structured\nfinancial products.\n\nPolymath’s solutions are purpose-built for institutional adoption and\nevolving regulatory environments.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including\nSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as forward-looking\ninformation within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking\nstatements are statements that are not historical facts and include statements\nregarding beliefs, plans, expectations, intentions, estimates, projections, or\nassumptions regarding future events or performance.\n\nForward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited\nto, statements regarding: the anticipated benefits of the Transaction; the\nintegration of Polymath’s business with TruGolf following the closing of the\nTransaction; the anticipated development and timing of TruGolf Links’\nequipment leasing program and fractional franchise ownership opportunities;\nthe expected operations, business strategy, growth opportunities, and\nprospects of the combined company; the anticipated benefits of the financing\nand the exercise of the Series B Preferred Warrants, including the expected\nimpact on TruGolf’s cash position and financial flexibility; the anticipated\nuse of proceeds; the future roles of members of management and the Board; and\nTruGolf’s ability to execute on its strategic priorities following the\nTransaction.\n\nForward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as\n“anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,”\n“projects,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “would,”\n“could,” “should,” and similar expressions or the negative thereof.\nThese statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, and estimates\nof management as of the date of this press release and involve known and\nunknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results,\nperformance, or developments to differ materially from those expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking statements.\n\nFactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\ncontemplated by the forward-looking statements include, among others:\nTruGolf’s ability to successfully integrate Polymath’s business following\nthe Transaction and realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction; the\ncosts, difficulties, and uncertainties associated with the integration of the\nbusinesses; TruGolf’s ability to successfully execute its business strategy\nand strategic priorities; TruGolf’s ability to effectively deploy the\nproceeds of the financing; risks related to the issuance, conversion, and\ndilution effects of equity securities; risks related to digital assets and\ntoken-related initiatives; changes in market conditions; changes in applicable\nlaws or regulations; competitive pressures; general economic and business\nconditions; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in\nTruGolf’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nAlthough management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected\nin the forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, no\nassurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct.\nReaders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking\nstatements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are\nmade, and TruGolf undertakes no obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future\nevents, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f4a0c099-6b5f-4f0e-8f37-43561ce681a5)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-09T18:52:00.155065488Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791571920155},"received_at":"2026-10-09T18:52:00.207Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"154083","press_release_id":"165696","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Leisure Products","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":["former Polymath shareholders received Class A common and Series C preferred stock — dilution for existing TRUG holders; deal consideration not quantified","Series B preferred warrants convertible into Class A common stock create additional potential dilution","micro-cap company pivoting from golf simulation to blockchain tokenization carries execution and regulatory risk","interim CEO designation suggests unresolved permanent leadership structure"],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"TruGolf Holdings closed its acquisition of Polymath Research, the Canadian creator of the Polymesh Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for regulated assets, adding institutional tokenization as a second revenue stream alongside its golf simulation business.\n\nPolymath has issued more than $132 million in tokenized assets for over 65 active issuers and is supported by more than 50 ecosystem partners; tokenized real-world assets now total over $38 billion across public blockchains.\n\nNatalie Hirsch was appointed TruGolf CFO and COO and David Hackett joined the board, while a $2.95 million Series B preferred warrant exercise (3,278 shares of Series B preferred stock) strengthened the cash position.\n\nTruGolf Links and Polymath are developing a tokenized equipment leasing program and fractional franchise ownership targeted for Q1 2027, with Regional Developer commitments for more than 100 future locations.","sentiment":"mixed","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Golf-sim micro-cap becomes an RWA tokenization play via Polymath acquisition — watch dilution from share issuance and warrant conversions."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":0,"customDimensions":{"active_issuers":65,"rwa_market_size":"$38 billion","ecosystem_partners":50,"tokenized_assets_issued":"$132 million","future_locations_committed":100,"warrant_exercise_net_proceeds":"$2.95 million"}},"quotedText":"Tokenization is moving out of the pilot stage, and the institutions leading that shift need infrastructure they can trust with regulated assets.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Natalie Hirsch","role":"CFO and COO of TruGolf; former CFO and interim CEO of Polymath"},{"name":"David Hackett","role":"new TruGolf board member"},{"name":"Brenner Adams","role":"TruGolf interim CEO and Chairman of the Board"},{"name":"Trevor Koverko","role":"Co-Founder of Polymath"},{"name":"Michael Bacal","role":"Investor Relations, Darrow Associates"}],"products":["Polymesh","E6 CONNECT","TruGolf Links","ST-20 standard","ERC-1400 standard"],"companies":[{"name":"TruGolf Holdings, Inc.","ticker":"TRUG","relationship":"acquirer"},{"name":"Polymath Research Inc.","relationship":"target / wholly owned subsidiary"},{"name":"Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)","relationship":"mentioned - tokenization infrastructure context"},{"name":"AlphaPoint","relationship":"Polymesh ecosystem partner"},{"name":"Dfns","relationship":"Polymesh ecosystem partner"},{"name":"Zodia","relationship":"Polymesh ecosystem partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$2.95 million","context":"net proceeds from Series B preferred warrant exercise"},{"amount":"$3.278 million","context":"stated value of exercised Series B preferred warrants"},{"amount":"$132 million","context":"tokenized assets issued by Polymath as of Dec 31, 2025"},{"amount":"$38 billion","context":"total tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains per RWA.xyz (Oct 1, 2026)"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":4,"reasoning":"Completed acquisition that transforms small-cap TruGolf into a dual-business company (golf simulation plus blockchain tokenization infrastructure), with a CFO/COO appointment and $2.95M warrant-exercise proceeds. 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