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\n Mr. Garofola brings public-company legal, governance and compliance experience to Hecate, as the company advances toward its planned Nasdaq listing.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n Appointment strengthens leadership team with seasoned counsel experienced in complex risk, regulatory matters and high-growth energy-transition businesses.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hecate Energy LLC (\u201cHecate<\/strong>\u201d or the \u201cCompany<\/strong>\u201d), a leading U.S. developer of utility-scale energy parks, today announced the appointment of Michael J. Garofola as General Counsel<\/strong>, effective September 21, 2026.<\/p>\n

In his role as General Counsel, Mr. Garofola will manage the Company\u2019s corporate governance, compliance, risk management, strategic transactions, and other legal matters supporting Hecate\u2019s continued growth and planned transition to the public markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael brings exactly the combination of legal judgment, public-company experience, regulatory perspective and business pragmatism that Hecate needs as we continue to scale,\u201d said Chris Bullinger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hecate Energy<\/strong>. \u201cHis experience advising public companies, managing complex legal and compliance matters, and helping leadership teams navigate a wide range of special situations will be particularly valuable as we advance toward our planned public listing and execute against the significant growth opportunities in front of us. We welcome Michael to Hecate as an important addition to our management team as we continue building a disciplined, durable platform positioned to meet growing demand for reliable power.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Garofola holds over two decades of experience, spanning public-company legal leadership, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, complex litigation, government enforcement and strategic risk management. Most recently, he served as Managing Partner of the New York office of FROST LLP. Previously, he served as Senior Director of Compliance and Litigation at EVgo, Inc., where he supported the public company\u2019s legal, compliance and litigation priorities during a period of rapid growth in the energy-transition sector.<\/p>\n

Before joining EVgo, Mr. Garofola served as Senior Vice President, Senior Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation at publicly traded Acreage Holdings, Inc., where he helped manage corporate, regulatory, operational, financial and reputational risk. His experience also includes serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of an international trade and export company, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, and in private practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Kobre & Kim LLP.<\/p>\n

\u201cHecate has built a compelling power-development platform with meaningful scale, deep execution capabilities and a portfolio positioned to serve some of the most important demand trends in U.S. energy,\u201d said Mr. Garofola<\/strong>. \u201cI am excited to join Chris and the Hecate team at this important point in the Company\u2019s evolution. I look forward to helping strengthen the legal, governance and compliance foundation that will support Hecate\u2019s continued growth, disciplined execution and planned transition to the public markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hecate is advancing a diversified portfolio of utility-scale energy projects across major U.S. power markets, with capabilities spanning solar, battery storage, wind and thermal generation. The Company\u2019s development platform is designed to serve growing demand for reliable, affordable and increasingly firm power, including from data centers, hyperscalers and other large-load customers. Hecate\u2019s planned public listing is intended to strengthen capital flexibility and support the next phase of the Company\u2019s growth and value-creation strategy.<\/p>\n

On January 22, 2026, Hecate Energy Group LLC announced a business combination with EGH Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EGHAU, EGHA, EGHAR) (“EGH<\/strong>“), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, that values Hecate at a pre-money enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. Subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by EGH shareholders, the transaction is expected to close in early 2027. The transaction is intended to provide capital to support the development and monetization of Hecate’s portfolio of utility-scale energy parks across the United States.<\/p>\n

\n About Hecate Energy LLC<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Headquartered in Chicago, Hecate is a leading U.S. developer of utility-scale energy parks with a diversified portfolio and development pipeline spanning solar, battery storage, wind, and thermal generation. Hecate Energy was founded in 2012 by a team of energy industry veterans and has successfully developed five GW of projects to construction or operations and sold more than 12 GW of power plant and storage projects.<\/p>\n

Hecate believes in establishing beneficial, sustainable, and collaborative partnerships with the host communities where its projects are located and tailors each energy project it develops to better meet the needs of project stakeholders. Since its founding, Hecate has entered over 50 power purchase agreements (PPAs) and similar offtake contracts exceeding 6 GW of capacity with 24 counterparties as well as projects that are selling through wholesale power markets in the U.S. Hecate has developed over five GW of projects that are now under construction or in operation, representing over $6 billion of energy investments. Hecate has an active development pipeline of over 47 GW of power projects. To learn more, visit www.hecateenergy.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On January 22, 2026, Hecate entered into a definitive business combination agreement (\u201cBCA<\/strong>\u201d) with EGH Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EGHAU, EGHA, EGHAR) (\u201cEGH\u201d) that would result in Hecate becoming a public company to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol \u201cHCTE\u201d. For more information, please see the BCA press release here<\/a> or documents filed by EGH at the SEC\u2019s website at www.sec.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n About EGH Acquisition Corp.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

EGH Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. EGH focuses on opportunities in the broad power market and energy transition or sustainability sectors, targeting industries that require reliable and cost\u2011effective power and innovative decarbonization solutions. To learn more, visit www.eghspac.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n Company Contacts<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

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\n Hecate Energy Group LLC<\/em>
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\n Investors@HecateEnergy.com<\/a>
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Media Contact
HecateIR@allianceadvisors.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n EGH Acquisition Corp.<\/em>
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\n info@energygrowthholdings.com<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n Additional Information about the Business Combination and\u00a0Where\u00a0to Find It<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

In connection with the proposed business combination between EGH and Hecate (\u201cBusiness Combination\u201d), EGH intends to file a registration statement (the \u201cRegistration Statement\u201d) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (\u201cSEC\u201d) that includes a preliminary proxy statement\/prospectus of EGH, and after the Registration Statement is declared effective, EGH will mail a definitive proxy statement\/prospectus relating to the Business Combination to EGH\u2019s shareholders. The Registration Statement, including the proxy statement\/prospectus contained therein, when declared effective by the SEC, will contain important information about the Business Combination and the other matters to be voted upon at a meeting of EGH\u2019s shareholders to be held to approve the Business Combination. EGH may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the Business Combination. EGH shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement\/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement\/prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about EGH, Hecate and the Business Combination. Shareholders and investors will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available) and other documents filed by EGH at the SEC\u2019s website at www.sec.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n No Offer or Solicitation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

This communication relates to a proposed business combination between EGH and Hecate and does not constitute a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction, and shall not constitute an offer to sell or exchange or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of EGH (prior to or upon consummation of the Business Combination) or Hecate, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.\u00a0No offer of securities shall be made except\u00a0by means of\u00a0a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section\u202f10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0applicable law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n Participants in the\u00a0Solicitation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

EGH and Hecate and their respective directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from EGH\u2019s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Information about EGH\u2019s directors and executive officers and their ownership of EGH\u2019s securities is set forth in EGH\u2019s filings with the SEC. To the extent that holdings of EGH\u2019s securities by EGH\u2019s directors and executive officers have changed since the amounts printed in the prospectus for EGH\u2019s public offering dated May 8, 2025, as filed with the SEC on May 9, 2025 (the \u201cProspectus\u201d), such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the proposed transaction may be obtained by reading the Registration Statement, including the preliminary and definitive proxy statement\/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources\u00a0indicated\u00a0above.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Certain statements included in this communication may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and\u00a0generally relate\u00a0to future events or EGH\u2019s or Hecate\u2019s future financial or other performance metrics. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cpotentially,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201ccontinue,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201ctarget,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about EGH\u2019s and Hecate\u2019s ability to effectuate the Business Combination; the benefits of the Business Combination; the future financial performance of the combined company following the Business Combination; changes in EGH\u2019s or Hecate\u2019s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, the ability to raise additional funds prior to the Closing and plans and objectives of management. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this communication, and current expectations,\u00a0forecasts\u00a0and assumptions, and involve\u00a0a number of\u00a0judgments,\u00a0risks\u00a0and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be\u00a0relied upon as representing EGH\u2019s or Hecate\u2019s views as of any subsequent date, and none of EGH or Hecate undertakes any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.\u00a0As a result of\u00a0a number of\u00a0known and unknown risks and uncertainties, EGH\u2019s and Hecate\u2019s actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.\u00a0Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: (i)\u202fthe timing to complete the Business Combination; (ii)\u202fthe occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreements relating to the Business Combination; (iii)\u202fthe outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against EGH, Hecate or others following announcement of the Business Combination; (iv)\u202fthe inability to complete the Business Combination due to the failure to obtain the approval of EGH shareholders; (v)\u202fthe combined company\u2019s success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, its officers, key employees or directors following the Business Combination; (vi)\u202fthe combined company\u2019s ability to obtain the listing of its common stock and warrants on the stock exchange following the Business Combination; (vii)\u202fthe risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Hecate as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination; (viii)\u202fthe ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination; (ix)\u202funexpected costs related to the Business Combination; (x)\u202fthe amount of any redemptions by public shareholders of EGH being greater than expected; (xi)\u202fthe management and board composition of the combined company following the Business Combination; (xii)\u202flimited liquidity and trading of the combined company\u2019s securities; (xiii)\u202fthe use of proceeds not held in the Trust Account or available from interest income on the balance of the Trust Account; (xiv)\u202fgeopolitical risk and changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xv)\u202fthe possibility that EGH, Hecate or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and\/or competitive factors; (xvi)\u202foperational risk; (xvii)\u202flitigation and regulatory enforcement risks, including the diversion of management time and attention and the additional costs and demands on Hecate\u2019s resources; (xviii)\u202fthe risks that the consummation of the Business Combination is substantially delayed or does not occur; and (xix)\u202fother risks and uncertainties, including those to be included under the heading \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in the Registration Statement to be filed by EGH with the SEC and those included under the heading \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in the Prospectus and in its subsequent periodic reports and other filings with the SEC.\u00a0In light of\u00a0the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by EGH, Hecate, their respective directors, officers or employees or any other person that EGH and Hecate will achieve their objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements in this communication represent the views of EGH and Hecate as of the date of this communication.\u00a0Subsequent\u00a0events and developments may cause that view to change. However, while EGH and Hecate may\u00a0elect\u00a0to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, there is no current intention to do so, except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking\u00a0statements as\u00a0representing the views of EGH or Hecate as of any date\u00a0subsequent to\u00a0the date of this communication.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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