Exhibit 99.1
Edison Holdco B.V. Confidentially Submits Draft Registration Statement
in connection with the Proposed Business Combination of EVBox Group with TPG Pace Beneficial Finance
San Francisco and Amsterdam – March 24, 2021 – TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp. (NYSE: TPGY.U, TPGY, TPGY WS) (“TPG Pace”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company that is focused on high-growth companies with strong environmental, social and governance principles, today announced the confidential submission with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of a draft registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to its previously announced business combination with ENGIE New Business S.A.S. (“Engie Seller”) pursuant to which TPG Pace expects to acquire Engie Seller’s subsidiary EV Charged B.V. (“EVBox Group”).
The draft Registration Statement was submitted to the SEC by Edison Holdco B.V. (“Dutch Holdco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of TPG Pace expected to be renamed EVBox Group N.V. at closing, with its common shares and warrants expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols “EVB” and “EVB WS,” respectively. The confidential submission was made with audited 2019 financial statements of EVBox Group, and TPG Pace anticipates that a subsequent public filing of the Registration Statement will include the updated audited 2020 financial statements of EVBox Group. The business combination is expected, subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of TPG Pace’s shareholders, to close after the SEC completes its review process of this confidential submission and any subsequent public filing and declares such public filing to be effective.
For additional information regarding the proposed business combination and the business of EVBox Group, see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TPG Pace with the SEC on or about the date hereof, or see the filings and other materials included on TPG Pace’s website at www.tpg.com/pace-beneficial-finance.
Important Information for Investors and Shareholders
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval.
As permitted by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and in connection with the proposed business combination, Dutch Holdco has confidentially submitted the draft Registration Statement to the SEC on Form F-4, which draft Registration Statement includes a prospectus of Dutch Holdco and a proxy statement of TPG Pace. Dutch Holdco and TPG Pace also plan to confidentially submit or file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. After the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to the shareholders of TPG Pace. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF TPG PACE ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. Investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about Dutch Holdco and TPG Pace once such documents are publicly filed with the SEC, through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
Participants in the Solicitation
This is not a solicitation of a proxy from any investor or security holder. Dutch Holdco, TPG Pace, Engie Seller and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of TPG Pace in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of TPG Pace is set forth in TPG Pace’s initial public offering prospectus, which was filed with the SEC on October 8, 2020. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.