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Volato Group closes Alignment Engine merger, Aligned securityholders to hold 95% of SOAR common stock

9/13/2026

The merger between Volato Group, Inc. (NYSE American: SOAR) and Alignment Engine Inc.

closed September 11, 2026, with Alignment Engine's securityholders set to hold 95% of Volato's Class A common stock on an as-converted, fully diluted basis, assuming a combined post-closing valuation of $508,502,712 after giving effect to Alignment Engine's $500 million standalone valuation.

Watch for the board's call on a potential in-kind dividend and the scope of any litigation-linked share issuances, both of which affect the final diluted count.

The amendment trail Getting to that 95% figure required two rounds of amendment after the original agreement was signed August 25, 2026.