Hydrofarm Holdings Group Announces Termination of $109 Million Senior Secured Term Loan in Connection with Pricing of Aggregate $8.3 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

SHOEMAKERSVILLE, Pa., Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (“Hydrofarm” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HYFM), a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of branded supplies and equipment for controlled environment agriculture, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase of 1,599,400 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering at a purchase price of $0.905 priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In a concurrent private placement, investors also agreed to purchase 7,611,575 unregistered shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants (“Pre-funded Warrants”) in lieu thereof) and 9,210,975 common stock purchase warrants (“Common Warrants”) at a purchase price of $0.9050. Each Common Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.78 and will expire five and a half years from the issuance date. Total gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting the placement agent fee and offering expenses are expected to be approximately $8.3 million. All of the shares of common stock, Pre-funded Warrants, and Common Warrants are being sold by the Company.