Exhibit 99.2
March 29, 2024
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN WARRANTS (CUSIP 00791X118)
Dear Public Warrant Holder,
AEON Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby gives notice that it is redeeming, at
5:00 p.m. New York City time on April 29, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”), all of the Company’s outstanding warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated February 8, 2021 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) for a redemption price of $0.10 per Public Warrant (the “Redemption Price”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock for a purchase price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments. Any Public Warrants that remain unexercised at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date will be void and no longer exercisable and their holders will have no rights with respect to those Public Warrants, except to receive the Redemption Price or as otherwise described in this notice for holders who hold their Public Warrants in “street name.” Warrants to purchase Common Stock that were issued under the Warrant Agreement in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO and still held by the initial holders thereof or their permitted transferees are not subject to this notice of redemption.
The Public Warrants are listed on NYSE American under the symbol “AEON.WS”. On March 28, 2024, the closing price of the Public Warrants was $1.45 and the closing price of the Common Stock was $11.60.
TERMS OF REDEMPTION; CESSATION OF RIGHTS
The rights of the Public Warrant holders to exercise their Public Warrants will terminate immediately prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. At 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date and thereafter, holders of unexercised Public Warrants will have no rights with respect to those warrants, except to receive the Redemption Price or as otherwise described in this notice for holders who hold their Public Warrants in “street name.” We encourage you to consult with your broker, financial advisor and/or tax advisor to consider whether or not to exercise your Public Warrants.
The Company is exercising this right to redeem the Public Warrants pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement. Pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company has the right to redeem all of the outstanding Public Warrants if the last sales price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share on any 20 trading days within any 30-day trading period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which a notice of redemption is given. The last sales price of the Common Stock has been at least $10.00 per share for any 20 trading days within the 30-day trading period ending on March 26, 2024 (which is the third trading day prior to the date of this redemption notice).
EXERCISE PROCEDURE
Public Warrant holders have until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date to exercise their Public Warrants to purchase Common Stock. Each Public Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a cash price of $11.50 per Public Warrant exercised (the “Exercise Price”).
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In accordance with Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company’s board of directors has elected to require that, following delivery of this notice of redemption, all Public Warrants be exercised only on a cashless basis and not for cash.
The number of shares that each exercising warrant holder will receive by virtue of the cashless exercise will be calculated in accordance with Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement and will be equal to the number of shares determined by reference to the Fair Market Value of Class A Common Stock table in Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement and the Redemption Fair Market Value as of the Redemption Date. The Redemption Fair Market Value means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for the ten trading days immediately following the date of this notice. If any holder of Public Warrants would, after taking into account all of such holder’s Public Warrants exercised at one time, be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the number of shares the holder will be entitled to receive will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares.
Those who hold their Public Warrants in “street name” should immediately contact their broker to determine their broker’s procedure for exercising their Public Warrants.
Persons who are holders of record of their Public Warrants may exercise their Public Warrants by sending a fully and properly completed “Election to Purchase” (a form of which is attached hereto as Annex A), duly executed and indicating, among of things, the number of Public Warrants being exercised, to the Warrant Agent:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Compliance Department
Telephone: (212) 509-4000
The method of delivery of the Public Warrants is at the option and risk of the holder, but if mail is used, registered mail properly insured is suggested.
The fully and properly completed Election to Purchase must be received by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Subject to the following paragraph, any failure to deliver a fully and properly completed Election to Purchase before such time will result in such holder’s Public Warrants being redeemed and not exercised.
WARRANTS HELD IN STREET NAME
For holders of Public Warrants who hold their warrants in “street name,” provided that a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is received by the Warrant Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date, broker-dealers shall have two business days from the Redemption Date, or 5:00 p.m. New York City time on April 29, 2024, to deliver the Public Warrants to the Warrant Agent. Any such Public Warrant received without the Election to Purchase or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery having been duly executed and fully and properly completed will be deemed to have been delivered for redemption (at $0.10 per Public Warrant), and not for exercise.
REDEMPTION PROCEDURE
Payment of the Redemption Price will be made by the Company upon presentation and surrender of a Public Warrant for payment after 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Those who
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hold their shares in “street name” should contact their broker to determine their broker’s procedure for redeeming their Public Warrants.
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Any questions you may have about redemption and exercising your Public Warrants may be directed to the Warrant Agent at its address and telephone number set forth above.
Sincerely,
AEON Biopharma, Inc.
/s/ Alex Wilson
Alex Wilson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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Annex A
AEON BIOPHARMA, INC.
Election to Purchase
(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of AEON Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) and herewith tenders payment for such Shares to the order of the Company in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such Shares be registered in the name of ______________________________, whose address is _________________________________________________________________________________________________ and that such Shares be delivered to ____________________________________________________________, whose address is ____________________________________________________________.
The Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Warrant Agreement. Accordingly, the number of Shares that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 6.2 and Section 6.4 of the Warrant Agreement and set forth in the notice of redemption sent to holders in such event.
Number of Warrants submitted for Exercise: _______________________
Delivery of Warrants via DWAC Withdrawal (Cusip # 00791X118)
Name of Broker: ________________________ DTC Number: __________________
Underlying Shares of Class A Common Stock (Cusip Number: 00791X100) to be delivered via DWAC: ___________________
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Date of Exercise: , 2024 (Date Notice and warrants are delivered to Warrant Agent)
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