Filed by Galaxy Digital Pubco Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: BitGo Holdings, Inc.
(Commission File No.: 021-344546)
The following email was sent by BitGo Holdings, Inc. on May 5, 2021:
Subject Line: Announcement: BitGo to be Acquired by Galaxy Digital
Hi [•],
We are excited to announce that Galaxy Digital has agreed to acquire BitGo. This is a landmark transaction which changes the digital asset landscape. Joining Galaxy Digital represents an exciting new chapter for our business and allows BitGo to offer an even more comprehensive suite of products and services to our clients.
BitGo's product suite of custody and digital asset financial services complements Galaxy’s existing offerings across asset management, principal investments, trading, investment banking, and mining. The combined business will be uniquely positioned to serve the entirety of our clients' financial services needs. We remain committed to delivering the best products, solutions, services and trust to our clients.
Galaxy Digital and BitGo will continue to operate as separate companies until the receipt of required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other acquisition-related closing conditions.
For more information, please refer to press release: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/galaxy-digital-to-acquire-bitgo-to-form-pre-eminent-global-provider-of-digital-asset-financial-services-for-institutions-834031710.html
Thank you,
The BitGo Team
The following email was sent by Michael Belshe, CEO and Co-Founder of BitGo Holdings, Inc., on May 5, 2021:
Announcement: BitGo Merging with Galaxy Digital
Good morning, BitGo team -
Today, we announced that Galaxy Digital has agreed to acquire BitGo. This is a landmark transaction which changes the digital asset landscape. We couldn’t have gotten here without each and every one of you. Congratulations and thank you!
Combining with Galaxy Digital represents an exciting new chapter for our business and allows BitGo to offer an even more comprehensive suite of products and services to our clients and strengthens our position in the market. BitGo's product suite of custody and
digital asset financial services complements Galaxy’s existing offerings across asset management, principal investments, trading, investment banking, and mining. The combined business will be uniquely positioned to serve the entirety of our clients' financial services needs. We remain committed to delivering the best products, solutions, services and trust to our clients.
Over the course of the day you will learn more about this acquisition via:
| ● | Press Release and news interviews https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/galaxy-digital-to-acquire-bitgo-to-form-pre-em[…]ital-asset-financial-services-for-institutions-834031710.html |
| ● | Social media |
| ● | All-Hands |
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I’m sure many of you have questions and I wish I could chat with each of you individually today. It will be a busy day with the announcement, but the leadership team is committed to providing regular and timely updates to keep you informed at each step of the process. We will have our all-hands to share more information and here is a Google form for you to submit questions, we will try to address as many of these as we can. I’m really excited about what this means for the future of this team!
The real future starts now - BitGo has built the underpinnings of a leading financial institution, and with this addition of Galaxy, we're expanding our capabilities, massively increasing our resources, and aligning toward the next step of the future.
Thank you,
Mike
The following email was sent by Michael Belshe, Founder, CEO and Co-Founder of BitGo Holdings, Inc., on May 5, 2021:
Hi BitGo team!
Today, we announced that Galaxy Digital has agreed to acquire BitGo. This is a landmark transaction which changes the digital asset landscape. We couldn’t have gotten here without each and everyone of you. This transaction does not have any impact on your roles but presents a greater opportunity for all of us.
Joining Galaxy Digital represents an exciting new chapter for our business and allows BitGo to offer an even more comprehensive suite of products and services to our clients
and strengthens our position in the market. BitGo's product suite of custody and digital asset financial services complements Galaxy’s existing offerings across asset management, principal investments, trading, investment banking, and mining. The combined business will be uniquely positioned to serve the entirety of our clients' financial services needs. We remain committed to delivering the best products, solutions, services and trust to our clients.
Over the course of the day you will learn more about this acquisition via:
| ● | Press Release and news interviews |
| ● | Social media |
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Thank you,
Mike
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of any of the proposed transactions. This communication is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Additional Information
In connection with the proposed reorganization and combination, Galaxy will file a registration statement, including a management circular/prospectus and an information statement/prospectus, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). GALAXY AND BITGO SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE MANAGEMENT CIRCULAR/PROSPECTUS AND INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, RESPECTIVELY, WHEN SUCH DOCUMENTS BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the registration statement and such other documents (when available) and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the management circular/prospectus and an information statement/prospectus can also be obtained, when available, without charge, from Galaxy’s website at https://investor.galaxydigital.io/.
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2020 available on the Company's profile at www.sedar.com and (15) other risks and uncertainties to be indicated from time to time in filings made with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, they could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not take any statement regarding past trends or activities as a representation that the trends or activities will continue in the future. Accordingly, you should not put undue reliance on these statements.
