Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-256146
PROXY STATEMENT FOR
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF CONSONANCE-HFW ACQUISITION CORP.
PROSPECTUS FOR
34,386,334 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND 3,211,334 WARRANTS OF CONSONANCE-HFW ACQUISITION CORP.
(AFTER ITS DOMESTICATION AS A CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE,
WHICH WILL BE RENAMED SURROZEN, INC. IN CONNECTION WITH THE
DOMESTICATION DESCRIBED HEREIN)
The board of directors of Consonance-HFW Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“CHFW”), has unanimously approved the transactions (collectively, the “Business Combination”) contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated April 15, 2021 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among CHFW, Perseverance Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Surrozen, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Surrozen”), a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A, including the domestication of CHFW as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”). As described in this proxy statement/prospectus, CHFW’s shareholders are being asked to consider a vote upon each of the Domestication and the Business Combination, among other items. As used in this proxy statement/prospectus, “New Surrozen” refers to CHFW after giving effect to the consummation of the Domestication and the Business Combination.
In connection with the Domestication, on the Closing Date, prior to the Effective Time (as defined below): (i) each issued and outstanding Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”), and each issued and outstanding Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B ordinary shares”), of CHFW will be converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Surrozen (the “New Surrozen Common Stock”); (ii) each issued and outstanding whole warrant to purchase Class A ordinary shares of CHFW will automatically represent the right to purchase one share of New Surrozen Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on the terms and conditions set forth in the CHFW warrant agreement; (iii) the governing documents of CHFW will be replaced as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and become the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of New Surrozen as described in this proxy statement/prospectus; and (iv) CHFW’s name will change to “Surrozen, Inc.” In connection with clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, each issued and outstanding unit of CHFW that has not been previously separated into the underlying Class A ordinary shares of CHFW and the underlying warrants of CHFW prior to the Domestication will be cancelled and will entitle the holder thereof to one share of New CHFW Common Stock and one-third of one warrant representing the right to purchase one share of New Surrozen Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the CHFW warrant agreement.
On the date of Closing, promptly following the consummation of the Domestication, Merger Sub will merge with and into Surrozen (the “Merger”), with Surrozen as the surviving company in the Merger and, after giving effect to the Merger, Surrozen will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHFW (the time that the Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “Effective Time”).
In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, at the Effective Time, each share and equity award (whether vested or unvested) of Surrozen outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be exchanged for shares of New Surrozen Common Stock or comparable equity awards that are settled or are exercisable for shares of New Surrozen Common Stock, as applicable, based on an implied Surrozen equity value of $200,000,000 and a $10.00 per share value of New Surrozen Common Stock The market value of the shares to be issued could vary significantly from the market value as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus.
It is anticipated that, upon completion of the Business Combination, (i) the Surrozen stockholders will own, collectively, approximately 53.5% of the outstanding New Surrozen Common Stock, and (ii) CHFW’s initial shareholders will own (taking into account Sponsor’s participation in the PIPE) approximately 10.4% of the outstanding New Surrozen Common Stock, in each case, assuming that none of CHFW’s outstanding public shares are redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, or approximately 65.5% and 12.7%, respectively, assuming that all 7,900,000 of CHFW’s redeemable outstanding public shares are redeemed in connection with the Business Combination (giving effect to agreements with holders of 1,300,000 public shares not to redeem such shares). These percentages (i) assume that 20,000,000 shares of New Surrozen Common Stock are issued to the Surrozen equityholders at Closing (representing the maximum number of shares that could be issued at Closing); (ii) are based on 12,020,000 shares of New Surrozen Common Stock to be issued in the PIPE Financing; (iii) do not take into account any exercise of public warrants or private placement warrants to purchase New Surrozen Common Stock that will be outstanding immediately following Closing; and (iv) do not take into account any shares of New Surrozen Common Stock underlying option awards granted by New Surrozen immediately following Closing. If the actual facts are different than these assumptions, the ownership percentages in New Surrozen will be different.
This prospectus covers 34,386,334 shares of New Surrozen Common Stock (including shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants described above and outstanding equity awards) and 3,211,334 warrants to acquire shares of New Surrozen Common Stock, all of which will be issued in connection with the Domestication and the Business Combination. The number of shares of New Surrozen Common Stock that this prospectus covers represents the maximum number of shares that may be issued to holders of shares and outstanding equity awards of Surrozen in connection with the Business Combination (as more fully described in this proxy statement/prospectus), together with the shares issued or issuable to the existing shareholders and warrant holders of CHFW in connection with the Business Combination.
CHFW’s units, public shares and public warrants are currently listed on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) under the symbols “CHFW.U,” “CHFW” and “CHFW.W,” respectively. On April 14, 2021, the last trading day before announcement of the execution of the merger agreement, the closing price of CHFW’s units, public shares and public warrants was $10.11, $9.88 and $1.32, respectively. On July 12, 2021, the closing price of CHFW’s units, public shares and public warrants was $10.45, $9.93 and $1.52, respectively. CHFW will apply for listing, to be effective at the time of the Business Combination, of New Surrozen Common Stock and warrants on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the proposed symbols “SRZN” and “SRZNW,” respectively. It is a condition of the consummation of the Business Combination that CHFW receive confirmation from Nasdaq that New Surrozen has been conditionally approved for listing on Nasdaq, but there can be no assurance such listing condition will be met or that CHFW will obtain. If such listing condition is not met or if such confirmation is not obtained, the Business Combination will not be consummated unless the Nasdaq condition set forth in the Business Combination Agreement is waived by the applicable parties.
The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus provides shareholders of CHFW with detailed information about the Business Combination and other matters to be considered at the extraordinary general meeting of CHFW. We encourage you to read the entire accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in “Risk Factors ” beginning on page 55 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is dated July 15, 2021, and
is first being mailed to CHFW’s shareholders on or about July 19, 2021.