On December 12, 2021, AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. (“ABIC”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, announced that ABIC, LW EV Holdings, Inc. (“HoldCo,” and as of the closing of the Business Combination (as defined below), the “Company”), LW EV Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation, Harley-Davidson, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (“H-D”), and Livewire EV, LLC (“LiveWire”), a Delaware limited liability company, entered into a definitive business combination agreement and plan of merger dated as of December 12, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”). Additional details regarding the terms of the Business Combination Agreement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in due course.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 13, 2021, H-D and ABIC issued a press release announcing the execution of the Business Combination Agreement. In addition, ABIC announced a private placement of $100 million by KYMCO and a backstop facility of $100 million by H-D, in addition to a $100 million commitment by H-D in a private placement. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 herein is the investor presentation dated December 13, 2021 that ABIC and H-D have prepared in connection with the announcement of the proposed Business Combination.
Furnished as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 herein is the investor call script dated December 13, 2021 that ABIC and H-D have prepared in connection with the announcement of the proposed Business Combination.
The foregoing (including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and will not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act.
Additional Information about the Transactions and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed business combination between LiveWire and ABIC (the “Business Combination”), HoldCo and ABIC intend to file a registration statement on Form S-4 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”) as co-registrants that includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus of ABIC and a preliminary prospectus of HoldCo, and after the Registration Statement is declared effective, ABIC will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination to ABIC’s shareholders. The Registration Statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus contained therein, when declared effective by the SEC, will contain important information about the Business Combination and the other matters to be voted upon at a meeting of ABIC’s shareholders to be held to approve the Business Combination (and related matters). This Current Report on Form 8-K does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the Business Combination and other matters and is not intended to provide the basis for any investment decision or any other decision in respect of such matters. H-D, HoldCo and ABIC may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the Business Combination. ABIC shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about H-D, HoldCo, ABIC, LiveWire and the Business Combination.
When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the Business Combination will be mailed to ABIC shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by ABIC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to AEA-Bridges Impact Corp., PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1102 Cayman Islands.