• American Ocean Minerals agreed to merge with Odyssey Marine Exploration in an all-stock deal valued at about USD 1 billion.
• Combined company expected to trade on Nasdaq under ticker AOMC, with closing targeted for late Q2 2026 or early Q3 2026.
• Transaction backed by more than USD 230 million of equity capital, including USD 156 million PIPE commitments and USD 76 million of equity bridge financing.
• Odyssey plans a 25-for-1 reverse stock split before merger completion.
• Merger aims to build U.S.-controlled deep-sea critical minerals platform, focused on polymetallic nodules across more than 500,000 square kilometers of licensed and targeted areas in Cook Islands EEZ and U.S. pathways.

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