HYDAWAY DIGITAL APPOINTS GROUP APZ AS FIRST-CHOICE HARDWARE PROVIDER

GROUP APZ TO SUPPLY GPU HARDWARE AND PROCUREMENT ADVISORY SERVICES TO SUPPORT REALITYCHEK PLATFORM AND COMPUTE OPERATIONS

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 16, 2026 /CNW/ -- Hydaway Digital Corp. (TSXV: HIDE) (OTCQB: HIDDF) (FSE: C88) ("Hydaway" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Group APZ ("Group APZ"), a Toronto-based advisory firm specializing in supply chain cost reductions and AI hardware supply, as its first-choice provider of GPU hardware, procurement advisory services.

Under the terms of the preferred provider agreement, Group APZ will serve as Hydaway's first-choice procurement partner for GPU hardware and related high-performance computing equipment for Hydaway's operations, including its RealityChek content verification platform and its GPU rental business. Group APZ will also provide hardware procurement advisory services, including guidance on product selection, supply chain optimization, and sourcing strategy. The arrangement is on a preferred but non-exclusive basis, with individual hardware purchases to be made pursuant to purchase orders at competitive pricing. The agreement has an initial term of one year with automatic annual renewals.

This appointment represents a meaningful step in the Company's strategy of securing reliable, cost-effective access to the high-performance computing hardware that underpins both its GPU rental platform and its RealityChek content verification technology. Partnering with an established procurement advisor like Group APZ, which specializes in supply chain cost reductions and procurement at the intersection of AI and high-performance computing, positions Hydaway to scale its infrastructure more efficiently as demand for compute capacity continues to grow.

The Company believes that establishing a strong hardware supply chain through a dedicated first-choice provider is essential to maintaining competitive pricing on its GPU rental platform and ensuring the continued development of its RealityChek technology.

"Appointing Group APZ as our first-choice procurement partner is a strategic move that strengthens Hydaway's supply chain at a critical time," said Karl Kottmeier, CEO of Hydaway. "As demand for GPU compute capacity accelerates, having a dedicated procurement partner with deep expertise in hardware sourcing and supply chain optimization gives us a significant advantage. Group APZ's advisory capabilities and access to competitive pricing will help us scale our infrastructure efficiently while keeping costs in check for both our GPU rental platform and RealityChek."

Seena Arjomandi, Managing Director of Group APZ said "We're thrilled to formalize our relationship with Hydaway as their first-choice procurement partner.  The AI infrastructure space is moving fast, and companies need a procurement partner that can navigate the complexities of global supply chains, while delivering competitive pricing and reliable access to hardware.  This partnership allows us to do what we do best, reduce costs and streamline procurement, while supporting Hydaway's growth across both their compute rental and RealityChek platforms."

Hydaway will provide further updates as the first-choice provider relationship develops and as significant hardware procurement milestones are achieved.

The Company also announces that it has entered into various loan agreements (the "Loan Agreements") with two non-arms length parties and one arms length party (the "Lenders") whereby the Lenders have advanced a total of $75,000 to the Company.

The Loans will bear interest at a rate of 20% per annum and be due and payable one year from the date of advance.  Additionally, as a bonus to the Lenders, the Company will issue to the Lenders up to 130,434 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.115 per share.

Certain insiders of the Company, being Madjak Management Ltd., a company controlled by Karl Kottmeier, and Hatchette Holdings Ltd., a company controlled by Rob Gamley, each loaned $25,000 to the Company.  Under these Loan Agreements, each insider will receive a total of 43,478 common shares of the Company as a bonus for their respective loans. Such participation would be considered to be a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101"). The loans are exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as it is less than 25% of the market capitalization of the Company.

The proceeds of the loans will be used for working capital purposes. The Loan Agreements, including the issuance of the bonus shares, is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

About Hydaway

Hydaway is a North Vancouver-based AI infrastructure and compute services company. The Company operates a GPU rental platform providing bare-metal compute capacity for AI training, inference, and high-performance workloads. Through its acquisition of RealityChek, Hydaway also offers a multi-modal AI detection and content verification platform powered by blockchain-anchored authentication. Hydaway is focused on expanding access to scalable, cost-effective compute power and building the infrastructure to support the next generation of AI applications.

Please visit the Company's website at www.hydawaydigital.com.

About Group APZ

Group APZ is a Toronto-based advisory firm, specializing in procurement efforts through supply chain cost reductions and supply of high-performance computing equipment, including GPUs, servers, and related infrastructure components, to enterprises, data centers, and AI-focused organizations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements", including statements respecting the hardware and services to be provided to the Company and the anticipated benefits of the first provider arrangement. The use of any of the words "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "would", "project", "should", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements speak only as of the date of this News Release. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks including various risk factors discussed in the Company's disclosure documents which can be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

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SOURCE Hydaway Digital Corp.

For more information, please contact: Karl Kottmeier, Chief Executive Officer, 204-252 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC V7M 0E9, Phone number: 604.689.7422, Email: [email protected]; Cole Parry, Managing Director, 930 The East Mall, Toronto, Ontario M9B 6J9, Phone Number: 416-949-4851, Email: [email protected]