On October 27, 2020, the GigCapital2, Inc. (the “Company” or “GigCapital2”) and Waste to Energy Partners LLC (dba Bolder Industries) (“Bolder Industries” or “Bolder”) issued a joint press release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, announcing that the Company and Bolder Industries have entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) for a business combination. Bolder Industries, a certified B Corporation, innovates sustainable rubber and plastic solutions that address the global waste-tire problem by providing valuable new product outputs from recovered tire materials.
Under the terms of the Letter of Intent, the Company and Bolder intend to enter into a definitive agreement pursuant to which the Company and Bolder would combine, with the former equityholders of both entities holding equity in the combined public company listed on New York Stock Exchange (the “Surviving Company”) and with Bolder’s existing equityholders owning a majority of the equity in the Surviving Company. The final terms of the definitive agreement are subject to the completion of due diligence to the Company’s satisfaction.
Under the terms of the Letter of Intent, the enterprise value of the combined company is approximately $880 million. It is expected that there will be a substantial rollover of equity by the existing equityholders Bolder Industries.
The completion of the business combination is subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive documentation and satisfaction of the conditions therein, including (i) completion of any required stock exchange and regulatory review, (ii) approval of the transaction by the Company’s and Bolder’s stockholders and (iii) receipt by Bolder of any required third-party approvals. Accordingly, no assurances can be made that the parties will successfully negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement, or that the proposed transaction will be consummated on the terms or timeframe currently contemplated, or at all.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
If a definitive agreement is entered into in connection with the proposed business combination, GigCapital2 will prepare a proxy statement/prospectus (the “GigCapital2 proxy statement/prospectus”) to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and mailed to GigCapital2’s stockholders. GigCapital2 and Bolder urge investors and other interested persons to read, when available, the GigCapital2 proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other documents filed with the SEC, because these documents will contain important information about the proposed business combination. Such persons can also read GigCapital2’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the “GigCapital2 Annual Report”), for a description of the security holdings of its officers and directors and their respective interests as security holders in the consummation of the transactions described herein. The GigCapital2 proxy statement statement/prospectus, once available, and GigCapital2 Annual Report can be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s web site (http://www.sec.gov).
Participants in the Solicitation
GigCapital2, Bolder and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of their management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of GigCapital2 stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of GigCapital2’s directors and officers in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to GigCapital2’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination when available. Information concerning the interests of GigCapital2’s and Bolder’s participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of GigCapital2’s and Bolder’s equityholders generally, will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed business combination when it becomes available.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The expectations, estimates, and projections of the businesses of GigCapital2 and Bolder may differ from their actual results and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation,