The information in this consent solicitation/prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not distribute or issue the securities being registered pursuant to this registration statement until the registration statement (of which this preliminary consent solicitation/prospectus is a part), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is effective. This preliminary consent solicitation/prospectus is not an offer to sell nor should it be considered a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY CONSENT SOLICITATION/PROSPECTUS — SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
DATED , 2021
CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT OF INNOVIUM, INC. AND PROSPECTUS OF MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To Stockholders of Innovium, Inc.:
As you may be aware, Innovium, Inc. (“Innovium”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 2, 2021 (the “merger agreement”), with Marvell Technology, Inc. (“Marvell”), one of Marvell’s wholly owned subsidiaries and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, pursuant to which, through a merger, Innovium will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Marvell (the “merger”). The transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger, are collectively referred to as the “transaction.”
The aggregate consideration to be paid by Marvell will be approximately $1.1 billion, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the merger agreement, consisting of shares of Marvell common stock, based on a fixed price of $57.7409 per share, which represents the volume weighted average closing sale price per share of Marvell common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) for the 10 trading days ending on and including July 30, 2021, the trading day immediately preceding the date of the merger agreement. Subject to the applicable provisions of the merger agreement, each share of Innovium common stock, Innovium Series A preferred stock, Innovium Series B preferred stock, Innovium Series C preferred stock, Innovium Series D preferred stock, Innovium Series D2 preferred stock, Innovium Series E preferred stock and Innovium Series F preferred stock, in each case issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time (other than any cancelled shares or dissenting shares as described in the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus), will automatically be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Marvell common stock equal to (i) in the case of Innovium Series E preferred stock and Innovium Series F preferred stock, the number of shares of Marvell common stock allocable from the aggregate merger consideration to each such share of Innovium preferred stock in accordance with the Innovium certificate based on the liquidation preference of such series of preferred stock, and (ii) in the case of the Innovium common stock, Innovium Series A preferred stock, Innovium Series B preferred stock, Innovium Series C preferred stock, Innovium Series D preferred stock and Innovium Series D2 preferred stock, a number of shares of Marvell common stock based on the quotient obtained by dividing (a)(i) the aggregate merger consideration of approximately $1.1 billion (subject to certain adjustments set forth in the merger agreement) minus (ii) the aggregate merger consideration allocable to the Innovium Series E preferred stock and Innovium Series F preferred stock, by (b) the number of shares of Innovium common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis (excluding shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of then-outstanding shares of Innovium Series E preferred stock and Innovium Series F preferred stock) as calculated in accordance with the merger agreement. In all cases, the number of shares of Marvell common stock issuable will be determined based on the Marvell VWAP (as defined below) of $57.7409. As of , 2021, the most recent practicable date prior to the printing of the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus, based upon the number of shares of Innovium capital stock, options, RSUs (as defined below) and warrants outstanding and the estimated transaction expenses of Innovium, in each case determined in accordance with the merger agreement, and assuming the cancellation of certain performance-based restricted stock units which are expected to be cancelled immediately prior to the closing, each share of Innovium common stock, Innovium Series A preferred stock, Innovium Series B preferred stock, Innovium Series C preferred stock, Innovium Series D preferred stock and Innovium Series D2 preferred stock would be converted into shares of Marvell common stock, each share of Innovium Series E Preferred Stock would be converted into shares of Marvell common stock and each share of Innovium Series F Preferred Stock would be converted into shares of Marvell common stock. Because Marvell’s share price and Innovium’s fully diluted share count may fluctuate between now and the completion of the transaction, and because the consideration will not be adjusted to reflect such changes in Marvell’s share price or Innovium’s fully diluted share count, Innovium stockholders cannot be sure of the value of the shares of Marvell common stock they will receive in the transaction, and the value of the Marvell common stock received by Innovium stockholders in the transaction may differ from the implied value based on the share price on the date of the merger agreement. See the section entitled “The Transaction—Consideration to Innovium Securityholders” in the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus, including the hypothetical example set forth therein.
Marvell common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol “MRVL.” On , 2021, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus, the last reported sale price of Marvell common stock on Nasdaq was $ .
The board of directors of Innovium (the “Innovium board”) has considered the transaction and the terms of the merger agreement and has unanimously approved and declared advisable the merger agreement and the transaction, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the merger agreement, and unanimously determined that the merger agreement and the transaction are fair to and in the best interests of Innovium and its stockholders. The adoption of the merger agreement requires the affirmative vote or consent of (i) the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Innovium common stock and Innovium preferred stock (voting as a single class and on an as-converted basis) entitled to vote thereon and (ii) the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Innovium preferred stock (voting as a single class and on an as-converted basis) entitled to vote thereon (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Innovium stockholder approval”).
The Innovium stockholder approval is required for the transaction to close, and you are being sent this document to ask you to approve the adoption of the merger agreement by executing and returning the written consent furnished with the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus.
The Innovium board has set August 1, 2021 as the record date (the “record date”) for determining Innovium stockholders entitled to execute and deliver written consents with respect to this solicitation. If you are a holder of Innovium capital stock on the record date, you are urged to complete, date and sign the enclosed written consent and promptly return it to Innovium. See the section entitled “Solicitation of Written Consents” in the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus.
Concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement, Marvell and certain stockholders of Innovium, representing approximately 65.09% of the outstanding shares of Innovium capital stock and approximately 71.98% of the outstanding shares of Innovium preferred stock as of the date of the merger agreement entered into a support agreement (the “support agreement”) under which they have agreed, promptly (and in any event within one business day) after the registration statement of which the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus forms a part is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), to execute and deliver written consents approving the adoption of the merger agreement and related matters with respect to all of their shares of Innovium capital stock entitled to act by written consent with respect thereto. The execution and delivery of written consents by all parties to the support agreement will constitute the Innovium stockholder approval and, therefore, we expect to receive a number of written consents sufficient to satisfy such approval.
No vote of Marvell stockholders is required to complete the transaction.
We encourage you to read carefully the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus in their entirety, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued under the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus, or determined if the accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The accompanying consent solicitation/prospectus is dated , 2021, and is first being delivered to Innovium stockholders on or about , 2021.
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Rajiv Khemani |
President and Chief Executive Officer |