{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"169650","rtpr_id":"nNFCWN1B4-20261014","ticker":"CYBE","exchange":"","all_tickers":["CYBE"],"title":"CyberCatch Announces Securityholder Approval for Previously Announced Acquisition by Datavault AI Inc.","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-10-14T22:30:18.863Z","article_body":"San Diego, California and Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. -\nOctober 14, 2026) - CyberCatch Holdings, Inc. (TSXV: CYBE) (OTCQB:\nCYBHF) (\"CyberCatch\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that at the\nannual general and special meeting (the \"Meeting\") of holders (\"Shareholders\")\nof common shares in the capital of the Company (\"Shares\"), holders\n(\"Optionholders\") of stock options of the Company (\"Options\"), and holders\n(\"Warrantholders\", and together with the Shareholders and Optionholders, the\n\"Securityholders\") of Share purchase warrants of the Company (\"Warrants\") held\ntoday, Securityholders voted in favour of the previously announced plan of\narrangement under Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act\n(British Columbia) (the \"Arrangement\").\n\nPursuant to the Arrangement, 1602628 B.C. Ltd. (the \"Purchaser\"), a\nwholly-owned subsidiary of Datavault AI Inc. (\"Datavault\"), will acquire all\nof the issued and outstanding Shares for US$3.22 in cash per Share (the\n\"Consideration\"). The Consideration is subject to certain adjustments set out\nin the arrangement agreement dated August 17, 2026 entered into between the\nCompany, Datavault and the Purchaser (the \"Arrangement Agreement\").\n\nShareholders holding a total of 20,642,027 Shares were represented in person\nor by proxy at the Meeting, representing 77.12% of the 26,766,269 issued and\noutstanding Shares entitled to vote as of August 28, 2026, the record date for\nthe Meeting. Optionholders and Warrantholders holding a combined 3,353,750\ncombined Options and Warrants were also represented in person or by proxy at\nthe Meeting.\n\nThe special resolution approving the Arrangement (the \"Arrangement\nResolution\") required the approval of (i) at least 66⅔% of the votes cast on\nthe Arrangement Resolution by all Shareholders present in person or\nrepresented by proxy at the Meeting; (ii) at least 66⅔% of the votes cast on\nthe Arrangement Resolution by all Securityholders present in person or\nrepresented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class; and\n(iii) a majority of votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by disinterested\nShareholders present in person or by proxy at the Meeting, as required under\nMultilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in\nSpecial Transactions and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the\n\"TSXV\"). Each of the foregoing thresholds was exceeded.\n\nOf the votes cast at the Meeting, 99.96% of the votes cast by all Shareholders\nwere in favour of the Arrangement Resolution, 99.96% of the votes cast by all\nSecurityholders were in favour of the Arrangement Resolution, and 99.96% of\nthe votes cast by disinterested Shareholders were in favour of the Arrangement\nResolution.\n\nAll other motions tabled at the Meeting, including the election of Sai Huda,\nSteven Kohler, Shawn Balaghi and Scott Tait to the board of directors of the\nCompany and the appointment of Charlton & Company as the Company's auditor,\nalso passed. Completion of the Arrangement is subject to the satisfaction of\ncustomary closing conditions for a transaction of this nature, including final\napproval of the TSXV and receipt of the final order from the Supreme Court of\nBritish Columbia. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the closing\nconditions, it is expected that the Arrangement will be completed in the\nfourth quarter of 2026.\n\nAbout CyberCatch\n\nCyberCatch Holdings, Inc. (TSXV: CYBE) (OTCQB: CYBHF) provides a proprietary,\nAI-enabled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that provides continuous\ncompliance and cyber risk mitigation to organizations in critical segments, so\nthey can be safe from cyber threats. The CyberCatch platform focuses on\nsolving the root cause of why cyberattacks are successful: security holes from\ncontrol deficiencies. It first helps implement all mandated and necessary\ncontrols, then the platform automatically and continuously tests the controls\nfrom three dimensions (outside-in, inside-out and social engineering) to find\ncontrol failures so one can fix them promptly to stay compliant and safe from\nattackers. Learn more at: https://www.cybercatch.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release includes certain statements and information that constitute\nforward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian\nsecurities laws. All statements in this news release, other than statements of\nhistorical facts, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking\nstatements and forward-looking information specifically include, but are not\nlimited to, statements regarding the expected timing of the completion or\nbenefits of the Arrangement or the likelihood or ability of the parties to\nsuccessfully complete the Arrangement; the benefits of the Arrangement to\nSecurityholders; and the expected consideration to be received by\nSecurityholders. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in\nsuch forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such\nstatements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors are\ncautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of\nfuture performance and actual results or developments may differ materially\nfrom those projected in the forward-looking statements. A variety of inherent\nrisks, uncertainties and factors, many of which are beyond the Company's\ncontrol, affect the operations, performance and results of the Company and its\nbusiness, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from\nestimated or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by\nforward-looking statements. Some of these risks, uncertainties and factors\ninclude: general business, economic, competitive, political and social\nuncertainties, delays or changes in plans with respect to projects or capital\nexpenditures; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in labour costs and\nother costs and expenses as anticipated, labour disputes and other risks of\nthe cybersecurity industry.\n\nAny statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect\nto predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,\nassumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using\nwords or phrases such as \"expects\", \"anticipates\", \"believes\", \"plans\",\n\"estimates\", \"intends\", \"targets\", \"goals\", \"forecasts\", \"objectives\",\n\"potential\" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or\nresults \"may\", \"could\", \"would\", \"might\" or \"will\" be taken, occur or be\nachieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are\nnot statements of historical fact and may be considered forward-looking\ninformation. The Company's forward-looking information is based on the\nassumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date\nof this news release and includes, but is not limited to, information with\nrespect to the Arrangement, the payment of the consideration and receipt of\nall necessary approvals therefor. Other than as required by applicable\nsecurities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update\nforward-looking information if circumstances or management's assumptions,\nbeliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other\nevents affecting such statements or information. For the reasons set forth\nabove, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking\ninformation.\n\nNeither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined\nin the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or\naccuracy of this release.\n\nCyberCatch Contacts\n\nMr. Sai Huda, CEO or Investor Relations, CyberCatch Holdings, Inc.\nPhone: 1-866-756-2923\nEmail: info@cybercatch.com\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319109","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFCWN1B4-20261014","title":"CyberCatch Announces Securityholder Approval for Previously Announced Acquisition by Datavault AI Inc.","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"CYBE","created":"2026-10-14T22:30:18.863Z","tickers":["CYBE"],"exchange":"","article_body":"San Diego, California and Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. -\nOctober 14, 2026) - CyberCatch Holdings, Inc. (TSXV: CYBE) (OTCQB:\nCYBHF) (\"CyberCatch\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that at the\nannual general and special meeting (the \"Meeting\") of holders (\"Shareholders\")\nof common shares in the capital of the Company (\"Shares\"), holders\n(\"Optionholders\") of stock options of the Company (\"Options\"), and holders\n(\"Warrantholders\", and together with the Shareholders and Optionholders, the\n\"Securityholders\") of Share purchase warrants of the Company (\"Warrants\") held\ntoday, Securityholders voted in favour of the previously announced plan of\narrangement under Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act\n(British Columbia) (the \"Arrangement\").\n\nPursuant to the Arrangement, 1602628 B.C. Ltd. (the \"Purchaser\"), a\nwholly-owned subsidiary of Datavault AI Inc. (\"Datavault\"), will acquire all\nof the issued and outstanding Shares for US$3.22 in cash per Share (the\n\"Consideration\"). The Consideration is subject to certain adjustments set out\nin the arrangement agreement dated August 17, 2026 entered into between the\nCompany, Datavault and the Purchaser (the \"Arrangement Agreement\").\n\nShareholders holding a total of 20,642,027 Shares were represented in person\nor by proxy at the Meeting, representing 77.12% of the 26,766,269 issued and\noutstanding Shares entitled to vote as of August 28, 2026, the record date for\nthe Meeting. Optionholders and Warrantholders holding a combined 3,353,750\ncombined Options and Warrants were also represented in person or by proxy at\nthe Meeting.\n\nThe special resolution approving the Arrangement (the \"Arrangement\nResolution\") required the approval of (i) at least 66⅔% of the votes cast on\nthe Arrangement Resolution by all Shareholders present in person or\nrepresented by proxy at the Meeting; (ii) at least 66⅔% of the votes cast on\nthe Arrangement Resolution by all Securityholders present in person or\nrepresented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class; and\n(iii) a majority of votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by disinterested\nShareholders present in person or by proxy at the Meeting, as required under\nMultilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in\nSpecial Transactions and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the\n\"TSXV\"). Each of the foregoing thresholds was exceeded.\n\nOf the votes cast at the Meeting, 99.96% of the votes cast by all Shareholders\nwere in favour of the Arrangement Resolution, 99.96% of the votes cast by all\nSecurityholders were in favour of the Arrangement Resolution, and 99.96% of\nthe votes cast by disinterested Shareholders were in favour of the Arrangement\nResolution.\n\nAll other motions tabled at the Meeting, including the election of Sai Huda,\nSteven Kohler, Shawn Balaghi and Scott Tait to the board of directors of the\nCompany and the appointment of Charlton & Company as the Company's auditor,\nalso passed. Completion of the Arrangement is subject to the satisfaction of\ncustomary closing conditions for a transaction of this nature, including final\napproval of the TSXV and receipt of the final order from the Supreme Court of\nBritish Columbia. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the closing\nconditions, it is expected that the Arrangement will be completed in the\nfourth quarter of 2026.\n\nAbout CyberCatch\n\nCyberCatch Holdings, Inc. (TSXV: CYBE) (OTCQB: CYBHF) provides a proprietary,\nAI-enabled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that provides continuous\ncompliance and cyber risk mitigation to organizations in critical segments, so\nthey can be safe from cyber threats. The CyberCatch platform focuses on\nsolving the root cause of why cyberattacks are successful: security holes from\ncontrol deficiencies. It first helps implement all mandated and necessary\ncontrols, then the platform automatically and continuously tests the controls\nfrom three dimensions (outside-in, inside-out and social engineering) to find\ncontrol failures so one can fix them promptly to stay compliant and safe from\nattackers. Learn more at: https://www.cybercatch.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release includes certain statements and information that constitute\nforward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian\nsecurities laws. All statements in this news release, other than statements of\nhistorical facts, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking\nstatements and forward-looking information specifically include, but are not\nlimited to, statements regarding the expected timing of the completion or\nbenefits of the Arrangement or the likelihood or ability of the parties to\nsuccessfully complete the Arrangement; the benefits of the Arrangement to\nSecurityholders; and the expected consideration to be received by\nSecurityholders. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in\nsuch forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such\nstatements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors are\ncautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of\nfuture performance and actual results or developments may differ materially\nfrom those projected in the forward-looking statements. A variety of inherent\nrisks, uncertainties and factors, many of which are beyond the Company's\ncontrol, affect the operations, performance and results of the Company and its\nbusiness, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from\nestimated or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by\nforward-looking statements. Some of these risks, uncertainties and factors\ninclude: general business, economic, competitive, political and social\nuncertainties, delays or changes in plans with respect to projects or capital\nexpenditures; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in labour costs and\nother costs and expenses as anticipated, labour disputes and other risks of\nthe cybersecurity industry.\n\nAny statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect\nto predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,\nassumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using\nwords or phrases such as \"expects\", \"anticipates\", \"believes\", \"plans\",\n\"estimates\", \"intends\", \"targets\", \"goals\", \"forecasts\", \"objectives\",\n\"potential\" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or\nresults \"may\", \"could\", \"would\", \"might\" or \"will\" be taken, occur or be\nachieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are\nnot statements of historical fact and may be considered forward-looking\ninformation. The Company's forward-looking information is based on the\nassumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date\nof this news release and includes, but is not limited to, information with\nrespect to the Arrangement, the payment of the consideration and receipt of\nall necessary approvals therefor. Other than as required by applicable\nsecurities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update\nforward-looking information if circumstances or management's assumptions,\nbeliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other\nevents affecting such statements or information. For the reasons set forth\nabove, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking\ninformation.\n\nNeither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined\nin the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or\naccuracy of this release.\n\nCyberCatch Contacts\n\nMr. Sai Huda, CEO or Investor Relations, CyberCatch Holdings, Inc.\nPhone: 1-866-756-2923\nEmail: info@cybercatch.com\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319109"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T22:30:18.913641199Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792017018913},"received_at":"2026-10-14T22:30:18.969Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319109"},"analysis":{"id":"157881","press_release_id":"169650","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Software","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":["consideration subject to adjustments under the August 17, 2026 arrangement agreement","closing still contingent on TSXV and court approvals"],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"CyberCatch securityholders approved the plan of arrangement under which Datavault AI's subsidiary will acquire all outstanding shares for US$3.22 in cash per share.\n\nThe resolution passed with 99.96% support from shareholders, securityholders, and disinterested shareholders, exceeding the required 66⅔% and majority-of-minority thresholds.\n\nClosing remains subject to TSXV final approval and a BC Supreme Court final order, with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Shareholder approval removes a key hurdle in CyberCatch's US$3.22/share cash takeover by Datavault AI; watch Q4 close."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":"US$3.22 per share","customDimensions":{"attendance_pct":"77.12%","expected_close":"Q4 2026","votes_in_favour":"99.96%","shares_outstanding":26766269}},"quotedText":"99.96% of the votes cast by all Shareholders were in favour of the Arrangement Resolution","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Sai Huda","role":"CEO and director"},{"name":"Steven Kohler","role":"director"},{"name":"Shawn Balaghi","role":"director"},{"name":"Scott Tait","role":"director"}],"products":["CyberCatch platform"],"companies":[{"name":"CyberCatch Holdings, Inc.","ticker":"CYBE","relationship":"target"},{"name":"Datavault AI Inc.","relationship":"acquirer"},{"name":"1602628 B.C. 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