On May 3, 2021, Altimar Acquisition Corporation (“Altimar”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, the following: (i) the effectiveness of its registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) and prospectus in connection with its previously announced business combination (“Business Combination”) with Owl Rock Capital Group (“Owl Rock”) and Dyal Capital Partners (“Dyal”) to form Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”), (ii) the date of the extraordinary meeting of Altimar (the “Special Meeting”) to be held to consider and approve the Business Combination and (iii) the record date for the determination of shareholders eligible to receive the Proxy Statement and vote at the Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
On May 3, 2021, Owl Rock, Dyal and Altimar held meetings with existing and potential investors of Blue Owl. A copy of the presentation that Altimar, Owl Rock and Dyal prepared for use in connection with these meetings with investors is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
Important Additional Information about the Business Combination and Where to Find It:
In connection with the Business Combination, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which includes a definitive proxy statement of Altimar with respect to the Special Meeting. Altimar’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Registration Statement and combined proxy statement/prospectus contained therein and any documents filed in connection therewith, as these materials will contain important information about Blue Owl, Altimar, and the Business Combination. The Proxy Statement will be mailed to Altimar’s shareholders who were holders of record as of April 23, 2021. The documents filed by Altimar with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by Altimar may be obtained free of charge from Altimar at www.altimaracquisition.com. Alternatively, these documents can be obtained free of charge from Altimar upon written request to Altimar Acquisition Corporation, 40 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019, Attn: Secretary, or by calling 212-287-6767.
Participants in the Solicitation
Altimar and certain of its respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Altimar, in favor of the approval of the Business Combination. For information regarding Altimar’s directors and executive officers, please see Altimar’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2021 and as amended on April 22, 2021. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the Proxy Statement. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.
Non-Solicitation
The disclosure herein is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Business Combination and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of Altimar, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a definitive document.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of Altimar are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements regarding the proposed Business Combination and expectations regarding the combined business are “forward looking statements.” In addition, words such as “estimates,” “projects,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “future,” “propose,” “target,” “goal,” “objective,” “outlook” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside