Filed by Wallbox B.V.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II
Commission File No. 001-40114
Date: July 16, 2021
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WALLBOX CEO TO ACCOMPANY PRESIDENT OF SPAIN ON U.S. TRIP PROMOTING
BUSINESS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES
BARCELONA, SPAIN / WESTBURY, NY – July 16, 2021 – Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, announced today that Enric Asunción, the company’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, has been invited to accompany the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, on a trade mission to the United States.
The trip is intended to drive commercial collaboration between the U.S. and Spain, and will include visits with government officials, prominent corporate leaders, investors, and the media. Mr. Asunción joins four other Spanish entrepreneurs on the multi-day trip, which will include meetings in and around New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and will take place from July 21 to July 23, 2021.
“It is an honor and a privilege to have been selected by the cabinet of the President to participate in this momentous trip,” commented Mr. Asunción. “I am proud to join President Sánchez and the other Spanish entrepreneurs as we seek to raise awareness of the immense talent and enterprising spirit that exists in Spain, and to raise our country’s profile as a leader in innovation and business.”
Founded in 2015, Wallbox is a vertically integrated provider of smart charging and energy management solutions for residential, semi-public and public use. The company has sold more than 100,000 units to-date and offers the only DC bidirectional charging unit for residential applications in the market. It has nine offices across three continents and sales across 67 countries, which includes its entry into the U.S. with the opening of its U.S. office earlier in 2021.
In June, Wallbox and Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II (“Kensington”) (NYSE:KCAC) announced a business combination that is expected to result in Wallbox becoming a publicly traded company on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “WBX” (see here for more information).
“The U.S. market provides significant opportunities for Wallbox to grow its business,” continued Mr. Asunción. “Wallbox has seen very strong traction in the early months of offering our products in the U.S. Automotive electrification is on the cusp of inflection in the U.S., aided by President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and its push to promote electric vehicles, particularly through charging infrastructure, and the push from OEMs to electrify their vehicle portfolio. In the coming months, we look forward to finalizing our plans for our first North American facility in the U.S., which as we’ve noted in the past, is expected to open in the third quarter of 2022.