- Secu ities lawye with ove 25 yea s advisi g public compa ies a d thei boa ds, a d a digital asset p actitio e si ce 2015
- Appoi tme t adds public compa y secu ities a d gove a ce depth to the se io leade ship team as Chief Executive Office Alex Odagiu builds out the Compa y’s ma ageme t team
LOUISVILLE, CO, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BNB Sta da d Co po atio (Nasdaq: BNC) (“BNB Sta da d,” “BNC,” o the “Compa y”), a g owth-o ie ted compa y focused o ma agi g the wo ld’s la gest co po ate t easu y of BNB, today a ou ced the appoi tme t of Ma ga et Rose feld as Executive Vice P eside t, Chief St ategy a d Legal Office . Ms. Rose feld will lead the Compa y’s legal, gove a ce a d egulato y st ategy fu ctio s. She will epo t to M . Odagiu, whom the Compa y’s boa d of di ecto s appoi ted Chief Executive Office o Octobe 19, 2026. He appoi tme t also coi cides with the ece t lau ch of the Compa y’s ew website a d t easu y dashboa d at www.b bsta da d.com, the fi st step i the Compa y’s effo t to ca y the BNB Sta da d, a d a u de sta di g of BNB, to i stitutio al i vesto s.
Ms. Rose feld has spe t ove 25 yea s advisi g public compa ies a d thei boa ds o secu ities egulatio , capital ma kets, SEC epo ti g a d M&A, i cludi g as a equity pa t e at K&L Gates. She bega he ca ee at F eshfields B uckhaus De i ge a d Paul, Weiss, Rifki d, Wha to & Ga iso i F a kfu t, Lo do a d Tokyo, wo ki g o c oss-bo de IPOs a d fi a ci gs a d tech ology t a sactio s, a d has bee a ked by Chambe s USA a d Best Lawye s i M&A a d secu ities.
He wo k i digital assets dates to 2015, whe she fou ded o e of the fi st blockchai p actices at a U.S. law fi m. She late co-led the global Digital Assets a d Blockchai p actice at K&L Gates. She has si ce se ved as the fi st Chief Legal Office of fou fi a cial tech ology a d digital asset platfo ms, most ece tly Eve stake, a global staki g i f ast uctu e p ovide , whe e she ep ese ted the compa y befo e the SEC’s C ypto Task Fo ce o o -custodial staki g. She also se ved as a i depe de t di ecto of G ypho Digital Mi i g du i g its Nasdaq eve se takeove p ocess.
“We a e buildi g a leade ship team that ca u BNB Sta da d the way a Nasdaq compa y should be u . Ma ga et’s appoi tme t is a big step towa d it,” said Alex Odagiu, Chief Executive Office of BNB Sta da d Co po atio . “She has advised public compa y boa ds fo he e ti e ca ee a d has wo ked i digital assets si ce 2015, as ge e al cou sel at c ypto compa ies a d i the boa d ooms of public compa ies. As we wo k to g ow BNB pe sha e a d build a ope ati g busi ess o BNB Chai , sta ti g with ou pla ed validato , we eed that expe ie ce at the office level.”
“BNB Sta da d has asked i vesto s to judge it by what it publishes, a d my job is to see that ou disclosu e a d gove a ce hold up to that eve y day,” said Ms. Rose feld. “BNB Chai is a global etwo k, a d egulato s a ou d the wo ld a e still w iti g the ules fo digital assets. I will lead ou egulato y st ategy i eve y ma ket whe e we ope ate, so the Compa y ca wo k to g ow its t easu y a d build its ope ati g busi ess with co fide ce. The BNB ecosystem dese ves a public compa y that i stitutio al i vesto s ca u de w ite, a d we i te d to be that compa y.”
Ms. Rose feld holds a J.D. with highest ho o s f om The Geo ge Washi gto U ive sity Law School, whe e she was elected to the O de of the Coif, a d a B.A. summa cum laude f om Rutge s U ive sity. She is admitted to p actice i New Yo k a d No th Ca oli a.
I duceme t G a ts
O Octobe 21, 2026, the Compe satio Committee of the Compa y’s Boa d of Di ecto s (the “Boa d”) g a ted i duceme t awa ds of est icted stock u its (“RSUs”) u de the CEA I dust ies I c. 2026 I duceme t Pla (the “I duceme t Pla ”) to two ewly hi ed employees as i duceme ts mate ial to thei e te i g i to employme t with the Compa y. The I duceme t Pla was app oved by the Boa d without stockholde app oval pu sua t to, a d i acco da ce with Nasdaq Listi g Rule 5635(c)(4). Ms. Rose feld eceived a RSU awa d fo 363,636 sha es of the Compa y’s commo stock, which vest as to 25% o July 27, 2027 a d as to the emai i g 75% i twelve substa tially equal qua te ly i stallme ts the eafte th ough July 27, 2030, subject to he co ti ued se vice with the Compa y th ough each vesti g date. Ma uel Rome o, the Compa y’s ewly hi ed Co t olle , eceived a RSU awa d fo 20,000 sha es of the Compa y’s commo stock, which vest as to 25% o Septembe 30, 2027 a d as to the emai i g 75% i th ee equal a ual i stallme ts begi i g o Septembe 30, 2028, , subject to his co ti ued se vice with the Compa y th ough each vesti g date. Each g a t is subject to the te ms a d co ditio s of the I duceme t Pla a d the applicable RSU awa d ag eeme t.
About BNB Sta da d Co po atio
BNB Sta da d Co po atio (Nasdaq: BNC) is a g owth-o ie ted compa y that focuses o buildi g catego y-leadi g busi esses i co sume ma kets, i cludi g buildi g a d ma agi g the wo ld’s la gest co po ate t easu y of BNB.
Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts
This p ess elease co tai s stateme ts that co stitute “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the U.S. fede al secu ities laws, which eflect ou cu e t views with espect to, amo g othe thi gs, ou ope atio s a d fi a cial pe fo ma ce. You ca ide tify these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts by the use of wo ds such as “outlook,” “believe,” “expect,” “pote tial,” “co ti ue,” “may,” “should,” “seek,” “app oximately,” “p edict,” “i te d,” “will,” “pla ,” “p oject,” “ta get,” “estimate,” “a ticipate,” “co fide ce,” “co victio ,” the egative ve sio of these wo ds, othe compa able wo ds o othe stateme ts that do ot elate st ictly to histo ical o factual matte s. By thei atu e, fo wa d-looki g stateme ts speak o ly as of the date they a e made, a e ot stateme ts of histo ical fact o gua a tees of futu e pe fo ma ce a d a e subject to isks, u ce tai ties, assumptio s o cha ges i ci cumsta ces that a e difficult to p edict o qua tify. BNC’s expectatio s, beliefs a d p ojectio s a e exp essed i good faith, a d BNC believes the e is a easo able basis fo them. Howeve , the e ca be o assu a ce that BNC’s expectatio s, beliefs a d p ojectio s will esult o be achieved, a d actual esults may va y mate ially f om what is exp essed i o i dicated by the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts.
The stateme ts i this p ess elease that a e ot pu ely histo ical a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts which i volve isks a d u ce tai ties. Examples of fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, but a e ot limited to, stateme ts ega di g Ms. Rose feld’s a ticipated ole a d co t ibutio s, the vesti g of the RSUs g a ted u de the I duceme t Pla , the Compa y’s leade ship a d ma ageme t st uctu e, i cludi g its pla s to expa d its se io leade ship team, the Compa y’s pla s to ope ate a validato o BNB Chai a d to build a ope ati g busi ess o BNB Chai , the Compa y’s pla s to educate i stitutio al i vesto s about the BNB ecosystem a d its othe futu e i itiatives, the Compa y’s epo ti g o its BNB holdi gs a d pe fo ma ce, the Compa y’s i te ded use of its website fo disclosu e pu poses, the Compa y’s executio of its BNB digital asset t easu y st ategy, the Compa y’s ability to g ow BNB pe sha e, the Compa y’s st ategy a d e gageme t with the BNB commu ity, the Compa y’s positio as the wo ld’s la gest co po ate BNB t easu y, t easu y ma ageme t oppo tu ities withi the BNB ecosystem, the Compa y’s futu e fi a cial esults, sha e epu chases, st ategy, pla s, objectives, expectatio s (fi a cial o othe wise) a d g owth pote tial a d the Compa y’s ability to c eate stockholde value. BNC wishes to cautio eade s that these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts may be affected by the isks a d u ce tai ties i BNC’s busi ess, as well as othe impo ta t facto s that may have affected a d could i the futu e affect BNC’s actual esults a d could cause BNC’s actual esults fo subseque t pe iods to diffe mate ially f om those exp essed i a y fo wa d-looki g stateme t made by o o behalf of BNC. I evaluati g these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, eade s should co side va ious isk facto s, which i clude, but a e ot limited to: BNC’s ability to ma age its leade ship t a sitio a d to att act, i teg ate a d etai se io ma ageme t; BNC’s ability to appoi t a additio al i depe de t di ecto withi the deadli es u de BNC’s coope atio ag eeme t with YZiLabs; the outcome of the Compa y’s di ecto sea ches; the accu acy, complete ess a d timeli ess of i fo matio p ese ted o BNC’s website; diffe e ces betwee Adjusted Net Asset Value a d the most di ectly compa able GAAP measu es; BNC’s ability to secu e, mai tai a d p otect its ights to use the BNB Sta da d ame a d elated ma ks; ma ket a d commu ity eceptio of the ew ame a d b a d; volatility i the ma ket p ice of BNB a d othe digital assets; the co ce t atio of BNC’s holdi gs i BNB a d of its custody a a geme ts withi the Bi a ce ecosystem; BNC’s ability to establish a d ope ate a validato o BNB Chai , i cludi g its selectio of a d elia ce o a thi d-pa ty i f ast uctu e p ovide , the amou t a d va iability of validato ewa ds, a d the isk of slashi g, dow time, custody o sma t co t act failu e; collate al mai te a ce a d epayme t obligatio s u de BNC’s maste loa facility; the outcome of the litigatio elati g to BNC’s Asset Ma ageme t Ag eeme t (the “AMA”), BNC’s o -payme t of acc ued ma ageme t fees, a d the e fo ceability of the AMA’s liquidated damages p ovisio ; the p eviously disclosed mate ial weak ess i BNC’s i te al co t ol ove fi a cial epo ti g; BNC’s co ti ued complia ce with Nasdaq listi g equi eme ts; BNC’s ability to fi a ce its cu e t busi ess a d p oposed futu e busi ess, i cludi g the ability to fi a ce the co ti ued acquisitio of BNB; evolvi g laws, egulatio s a d accou ti g guida ce applicable to digital assets; the futu e value a d adoptio of BNB; sha eholde activism; a d executio of the Compa y’s BNB digital asset t easu y st ategy.
Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e subject to ume ous co ditio s a d isks, ma y of which a e beyo d BNC’s co t ol. I additio , these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a d the i fo matio i this p ess elease a e qualified i thei e ti ety by cautio a y stateme ts a d isk facto disclosu es co tai ed i BNC’s fili gs with the SEC, i cludi g BNC’s most ece t A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K a d Qua te ly Repo t o Fo m 10-Q a d BNC’s subseque t fili gs with the SEC, as each may be ame ded o suppleme ted f om time to time. Copies of BNC’s fili gs with the SEC a e available o the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. BNC u de takes o obligatio to update these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts fo evisio s o cha ges afte the date of this p ess elease, except as equi ed by law.
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