HeartSciences Files Definitive Proxy Statement for Proposed Business Combination with Fortitude Mining

* Definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC, marking an important milestone toward completion of the proposed transaction * HeartSciences Board of Directors unanimously recommends shareholders vote FOR the transaction-related proposals * Proposed combination expected to establish a publicly traded, vertically-integrated digital asset mining platform focused on Zcash, subject to shareholder approval and other closing conditions SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HeartSciences Inc. (Nasdaq: HSCS; HSCSW) ("HeartSciences" or the "Company"), an AI-powered medical technology company, today announced that it has filed its definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the "Definitive Proxy Statement") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with its previously announced proposed business combination with Fortitude Mining Holdings, Inc. ("Fortitude"), a vertically-integrated digital asset mining platform anchored in Zcash (the "Proposed Transaction").