Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
In connection with the completion of the previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Kuvare Insurance Services LP (dba Kuvare Asset Management), on July 1, 2024 Blue Owl Capital Inc. (the “Company”) delivered 23,519,636 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Shares”), representing an aggregate value of $425 million and calculated based on the daily volume weighted average price per share of Class A Shares quoted on the US Consolidated Tape for the 15 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, April 1, 2024 per Bloomberg Financial LP.
The Class A Shares were issued pursuant to and in accordance with the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 2, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Acquisition. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement
In connection with the closing of the Acquisition, the Company entered into a customary registration rights and lock-up agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to register under the Securities Act, the resale of the Class A Shares. A portion of the Class A Shares issued in connection with the Acquisition are subject to a lock-up period of 180 days following the closing date of the Acquisition.
The foregoing description of the registration rights and lock-up agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “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. Any such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions available under applicable securities laws and speak only as of the date made. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements except as required by law. 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 the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include the risk of the Acquisition not closing on a timely basis, if at all; the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of strategic acquisitions; costs related to acquisitions; the inability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange;
