UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2023
TKB CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES 1
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 001-40959 | 98-1601095 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
400 Continental Blvd, SuiteSuite 600
600 El Segundo, CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 426-2055
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
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The Stock Market, LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Business Combination Agreement
On January 10, 2023, TKB Critical Technologies 1, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“TKB”), entered into a business combination agreement with Wejo Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Bermuda (“Wejo”), and Green Merger Subsidiary Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Wejo (the “Merger Sub 1”) and upon execution of a joinder to the business combination agreement, each of Wejo Holdings Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and wholly owned subsidiary of Wejo (“Holdco”) and Wejo Acquisition Company Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Holdco (“Merger Sub 2” and together with Merger Sub 1, the “Merger Subs”) (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions specified therein, (i) Wejo will transfer all of its Merger Sub 1 shares to Holdco, (ii) Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into TKB, with TKB continuing as the surviving company (“TKB Merger”), and (iii) Merger Sub 2 will merge with Wejo, with Wejo continuing as the surviving company (the “Wejo Merger” and, together with the TKB Merger, the “Business Combination”), so that, immediately following completion of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), each of Wejo and TKB will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco. The Closing is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2023.
Wejo is a software and technology solutions provider to various multiple market verticals in combination with services that utilize ingested and standardized connected vehicle and other high volume, high value datasets, through its proprietary cloud software and analytics platform.
Wejo Merger
At the effective time of the Wejo Merger, by virtue of the Wejo Merger and without any action on the part of the holders of any shares of the capital stock of Wejo, each Wejo common share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time (other than (i) any common shares of Wejo held in the treasury of Wejo or owned by TKB and (ii) any common shares of Wejo held by shareholders of Wejo that have validly exercised dissenters rights) will be converted into the right to receive one (1) common share of Holdco, par value $0.001 per share (“Holdco Common Share”). Each warrant of Wejo issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Wejo Merger will be assumed by Holdco and automatically represent a warrant to acquire a Holdco Common Share.
Each stock option of Wejo that is outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Wejo Merger, whether vested or unvested, shall automatically and without any action on the part of the holder or beneficiary thereof be assumed by Holdco and converted into an option to purchase a number of Holdco Common Shares equal to the total number of Wejo Common Shares subject to the stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the Wejo Merger, and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) as applicable to the corresponding stock option of Wejo.
TKB Merger
At the effective time of the TKB Merger, by virtue of the TKB Merger and without any action on the part of the holders of any shares of the capital stock of TKB, each TKB ordinary share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time (other than (i) any ordinary shares of TKB held by shareholders of TKB that have validly exercised redemption rights under the TKB organizational documents, (ii) any ordinary shares of TKB held in the treasury of TKB or owned by Wejo and (iii) any ordinary shares of TKB held by shareholders of TKB that have validly exercised dissenters rights) will be converted into the right to receive Holdco Common Shares based on a floating exchange ratio. The exchange ratio will be determined by dividing $11.25 by Wejo’s volume weighted price per share for the 15 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the second trading day prior to the TKB shareholders meeting to be held in connection with the Business Combination, subject to a minimum exchange ratio of 3.75 and a maximum exchange ratio of 22.50. Each TKB warrant issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the TKB Merger will be assumed by Holdco and automatically represent a warrant to acquire a Holdco Common Share and each TKB unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the TKB Merger will be automatically detached and the holder of each unit will be deemed to hold one TKB Class A ordinary share and one-half of a TKB public warrant, which underlying Class A ordinary share and public warrant will be converted in accordance with the terms explained above.
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Closing Conditions
The Closing is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, (i) approval of the transaction by TKB’s shareholders and Wejo’s shareholders, (ii) approval of the extension of the term of TKB’s existence beyond its existing expiration date of January 29, 2023 (the “Extension”), (iii) subject to certain materiality exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by Holdco, Wejo, the Merger Subs, and TKB, respectively, and compliance by Holdco, Wejo, the Merger Subs and TKB with their respective obligations under the Business Combination Agreement, (iv) declaration of the effectiveness by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Holdco (the “Registration Statement”), (v) the absence of any governmental order, statute, rule or regulation or governmental action enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Business Combination, (vi) expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, (vii) approval of Holdco Common Shares and warrants issued as consideration in the Business Combination for listing on Nasdaq Stock Market subject to official notice of issuance, (viii) the absence of material adverse effect that is continuing with respect to TKB and Wejo, (ix) the termination of the equity facility dated February 14, 2022 between CF Principal Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Wejo and (x) there being at Closing, in the reasonable and good faith assessment of Wejo or TKB, as applicable, available cash on hand at Wejo or available cash to be borrowed pursuant to binding contractual commitments from third parties, in such amounts that, together with (A) the net proceeds of amounts in the Trust Account (net of redemptions and transaction expenses), (B) any irrevocable and binding financing commitments entered into pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and (C) any non-binding financing commitments or other sources of income that in the reasonable determination of Wejo or TKB, as applicable, are reasonably expected to be available following the Closing, will be sufficient to fund ordinary course working capital and other general corporate purposes of Wejo in accordance with its mid-term business plan.
Governance
The Business Combination Agreement provides that, from and after the Closing, the board of directors of Holdco (the “Holdco Board”) will consist of nine individuals (the majority of whom will meet the independence requirements of Nasdaq), including two individuals that will be designated in writing by TKB Sponsor I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and seven individuals that will be designated in writing by Wejo. The Business Combination Agreement also provides that the officers of Wejo will be appointed as the officers of Holdco.
Representations and Warranties
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of Wejo, Holdco, and the Merger Subs, in each case subject to customary materiality and knowledge qualifiers. In addition, the Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of TKB, subject to customary materiality and knowledge qualifiers.
Covenants
The Business Combination Agreement provides for customary covenants of Wejo, Holdco, the Merger Subs and TKB, including covenants regarding the conduct of their respective businesses during the pendency of the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, public disclosures, and other matters. TKB and Wejo have also agreed not to solicit proposals relating to alternative business combination transactions or, subject to certain exceptions, enter into discussions, or enter into any agreement, concerning, or provide confidential information in connection with, any proposals for alternative business combination transactions.
Each party’s board of directors may change its recommendation to its shareholders (i) at any time prior to obtaining shareholder approval, in response to a superior proposal or (ii) from and after the initial filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Holdco and prior to obtaining shareholder approval, in the event that in the reasonable and good faith assessment of Wejo or TKB, as applicable, at the Closing Wejo will not have available cash on hand or available cash to be borrowed pursuant to binding contractual commitments from third parties, in such amounts that, together with the (A) net proceeds of amounts in the Trust Account, (B) any irrevocable and binding financing commitments entered into pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and (C) any non-binding financing commitments or other sources of income that in the reasonable determination of Wejo or TKB, as applicable, are reasonably expected to be available following the Closing, will be sufficient to fund ordinary course working capital and other general corporate purposes of Wejo in accordance with its mid-term business plan.
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Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated and the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated thereby may be abandoned at any time before the Closing by mutual written consent of Wejo and TKB. In addition, either Wejo or TKB may terminate the Business Combination Agreement if (i) any applicable law or governmental order, injunction, decree or ruling that prohibits, prevents, restrains, or makes illegal the consummation of the Business Combination or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement is issued, (ii) the Business Combination is not consummated by 11:59 p.m. in New York City on August 31, 2023 (the “Outside Date”), (iii) TKB’s shareholders have not approved the Extension or (iv) the requisite approval of Wejo Shareholders (the “Wejo Shareholder Approval”) or the requisite approval of TKB shareholders (the “TKB Shareholder Approval”) is not obtained.
Further, subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, Wejo may terminate the Business Combination Agreement in the event that, among other things, (i) TKB has breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or other agreements under the Business Combination Agreement, or any of its representations and warranties set forth therein has become inaccurate, in either case, in a manner that would give rise to the failure of certain key conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, and such breach, failure to perform, violation or inaccuracy is not capable of being cured by TKB by the applicable time set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) prior to obtaining the TKB Shareholder Approval, the TKB board of directors changes or withdraws its recommendation to the shareholders of TKB in connection with the Business Combination or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, or recommends or approves a competing acquisition proposal (in each case, a “TKB Board Recommendation Change”), or (iii) Wejo enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a superior proposal at any time prior to obtaining the Wejo Shareholder Approval, as described in the Business Combination Agreement, provided that Wejo has complied with its non-solicitation obligations under the Business Combination Agreement and paid the applicable termination fee described below.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, TKB may terminate the Business Combination Agreement in the event that, among other things, (i) Wejo or Merger Sub has breached or failed to perform any of their respective covenants or other agreements under the Business Combination Agreement, or any of their respective representations and warranties set forth therein has become inaccurate, in each case, in a manner that would give rise to the failure of certain key conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, and such breach, failure to perform, violation or inaccuracy is not capable of being cured by Wejo or Merger Sub, as applicable, by the applicable time set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) prior to obtaining the Wejo Shareholder Approval, the Wejo board of directors changes or withdraws its recommendation to the shareholders of Wejo in connection with the Business Combination or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, or recommends or approves a competing acquisition proposal (in each case, a “Wejo Board Recommendation Change”), or (iii) TKB enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a superior proposal at any time prior to obtaining the TKB Shareholder Approval, as described in the Business Combination Agreement, provided that TKB has complied with its non-solicitation obligations under the Business Combination Agreement and paid the applicable termination fee described below.
Termination Fees
Wejo will be required to pay TKB a termination fee of $4,000,000 in the event that the Business Combination Agreement is terminated (i) by Wejo in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a superior proposal at any time prior to obtaining Wejo Shareholder Approval, (ii) by TKB, at any time prior to obtaining the Wejo Shareholder Approval, upon a Wejo Board Recommendation Change other than in response to an intervening event, and (iii) (A) by Wejo or TKB if the Wejo Shareholder Approval is not obtained, or by Wejo or TKB if the TKB Shareholder Approval is not obtained, or (B) by Wejo or TKB because the Business Combination is not consummated by the Outside Date (but only if Wejo has failed to hold the shareholders’ meeting approving the Business Combination before the Outside Date), in each (A) and (B) only if Wejo (x) has received a competing proposal that has been publicly proposed or disclosed and not publicly withdrawn prior to the time of the shareholders’ meeting of Wejo approving the Business Combination (a “Public Company Acquisition Proposal”) and (y) before the date that is six (6) months after the date of termination of the Business Combination Agreement, Wejo or any subsidiary consummates, or enters into a definitive and binding agreement, which subsequently results in the consummation of, a transaction or series of related transactions that would constitute a competing proposal under the Business Combination Agreement, subject to certain conditions. In no event will TKB be entitled to receive more than one termination fee.
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TKB will be required to pay Wejo a termination fee of $4,000,000 in the event that the Business Combination Agreement is terminated (i) by TKB in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a superior proposal at any time prior to obtaining TKB Shareholder Approval, (ii) by Wejo, at any time prior to obtaining TKB Shareholder Approval, upon a TKB Board Recommendation Change other than in response to an intervening event, and (iii) (A) by TKB or Wejo if the TKB Shareholder Approval is not obtained, or by TKB or Wejo if the Wejo Shareholder Approval is not obtained (provided that in such case either party would be also entitled to terminate the Business Combination Agreement because the TKB Shareholder Approval is not obtained), or (B) by TKB or Wejo because the Business Combination is not consummated by the Outside Date (but only if TKB has failed to hold the shareholders’ meeting approving the Business Combination before the Outside Date), in each (A) and (B) only if TKB (x) has received a competing proposal that has been publicly proposed or disclosed and not publicly withdrawn prior to the time of the shareholders’ meeting of TKB approving the Business Combination (a “Public TKB Acquisition Proposal”) and (y) before the date that is six (6) months after the date of termination of the Business Combination Agreement, TKB or any of its Affiliates consummates, or enters into a definitive and binding agreement, which subsequently results in the consummation of, a transaction or series of related transactions that would constitute a competing proposal under the Business Combination Agreement, subject to certain conditions. In no event will Wejo be entitled to receive more than one termination fee.
In addition, if Wejo terminates the Business Combination Agreement for any reasons (other than certain reasons set forth in the Business Combination Agreement), Wejo shall pay TKB or its designee for any reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of TKB incurred or payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by Business Combination Agreement up to a maximum amount of $250,000.
Funding Commitments
Each of Wejo and TKB will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, at or prior to Closing, irrevocable and binding financing commitments for a private investment in (i) common shares of Wejo at a price per share exceeding the trading price of Wejo’s common shares for an agreed period of time immediately prior to such commitments, (ii) a convertible note issued by Wejo in terms reasonably satisfactory to each of Wejo and TKB, or (iii) non-redemption agreements, in an aggregate amount of up to $50,000,000.
Other Matters
In connection with the Business Combination, Holdco will approve and adopt an equity incentive plan and authorize or reserve for future issuance thereunder shares cumulatively representing up to 15% of the total outstanding Holdco Common Shares.
A copy of the Business Combination Agreement will be filed by amendment on Form 8-K/A to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) within four business days of the date hereof as Exhibit 2.1, and the foregoing description of the Business Combination is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. The Business Combination Agreement will be filed to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual or financial information about Wejo, TKB, or their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Business Combination Agreement were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates; were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Business Combination Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Holdco, Wejo, TKB, the Merger Subs or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Business Combination Agreement. The Business Combination Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding the companies and the Business Combination that will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the proxy statement/prospectus that the parties will be filing in connection with the Business Combination, as well as in the other filings that each of Holdco, Wejo and TKB make with the SEC.
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Wejo Voting Agreement
On January 10, 2023, in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, certain shareholders of Wejo entered into a Voting Agreement with TKB (the “Wejo Voting Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Wejo Voting Agreement, such Wejo shareholders have agreed, among other things, to vote or cause to be voted any issued and outstanding common shares of Wejo beneficially owned by such shareholders (or that may otherwise become beneficially owned by them prior to obtaining the Wejo Shareholder Approval) (the “Wejo Covered Shares”) at every shareholders’ meeting of Wejo during the term of the Wejo Voting Agreement (i) in favor of (A) a proposal to approve the Wejo Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and (B) all of the matters, actions and proposals that would reasonably be expected to facilitate the consummation of the Wejo Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including any proposal to adjourn or postpone any meeting of the Wejo shareholders to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the proposals necessary to consummate the Wejo Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, provided that no Wejo shareholder will be required to vote in favor of any waiver, modification or amendment to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement that would be less favorable in any material respect to such Wejo shareholder than the Business Combination Agreement attached as an exhibit to this report (excluding any amendments affecting Wejo shareholders who are directors, officers or employees of Wejo in their capacities as such); and (ii) against (A) any competing acquisition proposal and (B) any amendments to the Wejo’s organizational documents (other than as required to effect the Wejo Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement) or any other proposal or transaction that would reasonably be expected to (1) impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect in any manner the Wejo Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (2) change, in any manner, the voting rights of any class of share capital of Wejo, (3) result in any condition to the consummation of the Wejo Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled or (4) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Wejo under the Business Combination Agreement or Wejo shareholder under the Wejo Voting Agreement in any material respect.
As of January 10, 2023, Wejo shareholders subject to the Wejo Voting Agreement beneficially own approximately 14.69% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Wejo.
In addition, each Wejo shareholder party to the Wejo Voting Agreement has agreed that, with limited exceptions provided therein, during the period from the date of the Wejo Voting Agreement until termination thereof, he, she or it will not transfer, directly or indirectly, any Wejo Covered Shares.
Sponsor Voting Agreement
On January 10, 2023, in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Sponsor entered into and, upon execution of a counterpart signature page certain other shareholders of TKB (collectively, the “Relevant TKB Shareholders”) will enter into, a Voting Agreement with Wejo (the “Sponsor Voting Agreement”).
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Pursuant to the Sponsor Voting Agreement, such Relevant TKB Shareholders have agreed, among other things, to vote or cause to be voted any issued and outstanding Subject Securities (as defined therein) beneficially owned by such shareholders (or that may otherwise become beneficially owned by them prior to obtaining the TKB Shareholder Approval) at every shareholders’ meeting of TKB during the term of the Sponsor Voting Agreement (i) in favor of (A) a proposal to approve the TKB Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and (B) all of the matters, actions and proposals that would reasonably be expected to facilitate the consummation of the TKB Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including any proposal to adjourn or postpone any meeting of shareholders of TKB to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the proposals necessary to consummate the TKB Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement; and (ii) against (A) any competing acquisition proposal and any other proposal, action or transaction that would reasonably be expected to impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify the TKB Merger or the Business Combination Agreement, and (B) any amendments to TKB’s organizational documents (other than as required to effect the TKB Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement) or any other proposal or transaction that would reasonably be expected to (1) impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect in any manner the TKB Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (2) change, in any manner, the voting rights of any class of share capital of TKB, (3) result in any condition to the consummation of the TKB Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled or (4) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of TKB under the Business Combination Agreement or any TKB Shareholder under the Sponsor Voting Agreement in any material respect. Further, each Relevant TKB Shareholder has agreed not to redeem any of its TKB Shares in connection with the TKB Merger or the TKB Extension Approval.
Further, Sponsor shall, immediately prior to, and subject to the Closing, forfeit and surrender irrevocably for no consideration and without any further action by any party, up to an aggregate amount equal to 1,725,000 TKB Class B ordinary shares and 3,225,000 TKB private warrants, which shall be inclusive of any TKB Class B ordinary shares and TKB private warrants that Sponsor has agreed to forfeit in favor of the entities entered into forward purchase agreements at the time of TKB’s initial public offering (the “Forward Purchasers”), pursuant to those certain subscription agreements executed between Sponsor and the Forward Purchasers prior to the date hereof (“Sponsor Inducement Securities”), as Sponsor may determine in its sole discretion, in order to secure the financing commitments referred to in the Business Combination Agreement or private investments in public equity of TKB, non-redemptions of TKB ordinary shares from existing TKB shareholders and private investments in public equity of TKB; provided that with respect to any Sponsor Inducement Securities that are not forfeited by Sponsor at or prior to the Closing, Sponsor shall irrevocably forfeit and surrender for no consideration and without any further action of any party for the benefit of Wejo an aggregate amount equal to 50% of such non-forfeited Sponsor Inducement Securities effective immediately upon Closing.
As of January 10, 2023, the Relevant TKB Shareholders subject to the Sponsor Voting Agreement beneficially own approximately 20% of the issued and outstanding TKB ordinary shares.
In addition, each Relevant TKB Shareholder has agreed that, with limited exceptions provided therein, during the period from the date of the Sponsor Voting Agreement until termination thereof, he, she or it will not transfer, directly or indirectly, any Subject Securities.
Registration Rights Agreement
At the Closing, Holdco, Wejo, TKB, the Sponsor and certain other security holders of TKB, will enter into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, upon completion of the Business Combination, the Holdco Common Shares, Holdco warrants and certain other registrable securities described therein held by the Sponsor and the other security holders of TKB party thereto will bear customary registration rights.
A copy of the Wejo Voting Agreement, Sponsor Voting Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement will be filed by amendment on Form 8-K/A to this Current Report within four business days of the date hereof as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, and Exhibit 10.3, respectively, and the foregoing description of the Wejo Voting Agreement, Sponsor Voting Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 10, 2023, TKB and Wejo issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Business Combination Agreement and other matters related to the Business Combination. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein is the investor presentation dated January 2023, which will be used by Wejo and TKB with respect to the Business Combination.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1, and 99.2, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of TKB under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1, and 99.2.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the Business Combination, TKB and Wejo intend to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a document that serves as a joint prospectus and proxy statement, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. A proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all shareholders of TKB and Wejo. TKB and Wejo will also file other documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of TKB and Wejo are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination as they become available because they will contain important information about the Business Combination.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by TKB and Wejo through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed by TKB with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to TKB Critical Technologies 1, 400 Continental Blvd, Suite 6000, El Segundo, CA 90245 or via email at ablatteis@tkbtech.com.
The documents filed by Wejo with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to Wejo Group Limited, ABC Building, 21-23 Quay Street, Manchester, M3 4A or via email at investor.relations@wejo.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
TKB, Wejo and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from TKB’s or Wejo’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers, and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination and their ownership of TKB’s or Wejo’s securities, as applicable, are, or will be, contained in their respective filings with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the Business Combination may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the Business Combination when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report and the exhibits hereto do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities in any jurisdiction, or the solicitation of any proxy, vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the Business Combination or any related transactions, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of any securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. This Current Report and the exhibits hereto do not constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding any securities. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, as amended, or exemptions therefrom.
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Forward-Looking Information
This Current Report and the exhibits hereto contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Current Report and the exhibits hereto are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements with respect to TKB, Wejo and the Business Combination, include statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Business Combination, the products and services offered by Wejo and the markets in which it operates (including future market opportunities), Wejo’s projected future results, future financial condition and performance and expected financial impacts of the Business Combination (including future revenue, pro forma enterprise value and cash balance), the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Business Combination and the level of redemptions of TKB’s public shareholders, and Wejo’s expectations, intentions, strategies, assumptions or beliefs about future events, results of operations or performance or that do not solely relate to historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “representative of,” “scales,” “should,” “strategy,” “valuation,” “will,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” “would,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions). Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions, estimates, expectations, and projections of the management of TKB and Wejo and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report and the exhibits hereto, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of TKB’s and Wejo’s securities, (ii) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed by TKB’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by TKB, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of the Business Combination by the shareholders of TKB and Wejo, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by TKB’s public shareholders (if applicable), the failure by Wejo to obtain the additional financing required to complete the Business Combination, and the receipt of certain governmental and other third-party approvals (or that such approvals result in the imposition of conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits from the Business Combination or cause the parties to abandon the Business Combination), (iv) the lack of a fairness opinion from Wejo in determining whether or not to pursue the Business Combination, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreements relating to the Business Combination, (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Business Combination on Wejo’s business relationships, operating results, performance and business generally, (vii) risks that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Wejo and the disruption of management’s attention due to the Business Combination, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against TKB or Wejo related to the Business Combination, (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of the securities of the surviving entity resulting from the Business Combination on a national securities exchange, (x) changes in the combined capital structure of TKB and Wejo following the Business Combination, (xi) changes in the competitive industries and markets in which Wejo operates or plans to operate, (xii) changes in laws and regulations affecting Wejo’s business, (xiii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the Business Combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xiv) risks related to the uncertainty of Wejo’s projected financial information, (xv) risks related to Wejo’s rollout of its business and the timing of expected business milestones, (xvi) risks related to Wejo’s potential inability to achieve or maintain profitability and generate cash, (xvii) current and future conditions in the global economy, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, supply chain constraints, and other macroeconomic factors and their impact on Wejo, its business and markets in which it operates, (xviii) the ability of Wejo to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and others with whom Wejo does business, (xix) the potential inability of Wejo to manage growth effectively, (xx) the enforceability of Wejo’s intellectual property, including its patents and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, (xxi) costs or unexpected liabilities related to the Business Combination and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the Business Combination or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated shareholder redemptions, (xxii) changes to the proposed structure of the Business Combination that may be required or are appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations, (xxiii) the ability to recruit, train and retain qualified personnel, and (xxiv) the ability of the surviving entity resulting from the Business Combination to issue equity or obtain financing.
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The foregoing list of factors that may affect the business, financial condition or operating results of TKB and/or Wejo is not exhaustive. Additional factors are set forth in their respective filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and further information concerning TKB and Wejo may emerge from time to time. In particular, you should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of (a) TKB’s (i) prospectus filed with the SEC on October 28, 2021, (ii) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2022, (iii) Forms 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022, August 12, 2022 and November 12, 2022, (b) Wejo’s (i) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022 (as amended on April 11, 2022), (iii) Forms 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022, August 15, 2022 and November 21, 2022, and (c) other documents filed or to be filed by TKB and/or Wejo with the SEC (including a registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed in connection with the Business Combination). There may be additional risks that neither TKB nor Wejo presently know or that TKB and Wejo currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating these forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. TKB and Wejo expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in their expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither TKB nor Wejo gives any assurance that either TKB, Wejo or the combined company will achieve its expectations.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated January 10, 2023. | |
99.2 | Investor Presentation dated January 2023. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TKB CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES I | ||
By: | /s/ Angela Blatteis | |
Name: | Angela Blatteis | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: January 10, 2023 |
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