TORONTO and NEW
YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rumble Inc.
("Rumble"), the video-sharing platform, which recently announced
its business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition
company CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI), today reminded
stockholders of its Board of Director nominees, who will take
office effective at the closing of the transaction, subject to
receipt of stockholder approval at the upcoming special meeting of
stockholders of CF VI to be held on September 15, 2022 and the satisfaction of other
customary closing conditions.
Rumble's post-merger Board of Director nominees are:
Chris Pavlovski, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
Chris Pavlovski is the Founder
and Chief Executive Officer of Rumble. As a three-time successful
entrepreneur, Mr. Pavlovski has over 20 years' experience in the
online marketing and advertising space. After building websites
daily in his teenage years, Mr. Pavlovski served as the director of
marketing for NASA's Next Giant Leap from 2009 through 2012,
leading corporate donations, sponsorships, and Internet marketing
strategies. Mr. Pavlovski also founded Cosmic Development in 2011,
a global IT business employing 150+ employees with offices in
Europe and North America. The business was ranked as the
2nd best employer in Macedonia and
has been the recipient of numerous awards. Mr. Pavlovski also sits
on numerous boards, including Macedonia 2025, a not-for-profit organization
focused on economic and educational development in Macedonia.
Nancy Armstrong,
Independent
Nancy Armstrong is an
Emmy-nominated producer and the founder/executive producer of Happy
Warrior Media. She recently launched her award-winning documentary
on ADHD, "The Disruptors". Previously, she co-founded and was an
executive producer of MAKERS, a leading women's video and media
platform and library. Prior to MAKERS, Ms. Armstrong began her
career in media at Ogilvy, Inc. in New
York City. Ms. Armstrong is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a
master's degree in communications from Boston
University.
Paul Cappuccio,
Independent
Paul Cappuccio has served as a
director of Rumble since January
2021. Mr. Cappuccio has also served as a director of two
publicly listed companies, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. from 2016
to 2020 (where Mr. Cappuccio served as the chairman of the
Nominating and Governance Committee and on the Audit Committee) and
Central European Media Enterprises from 2009 to 2018. Since
January 2020, Mr. Cappuccio has
served as the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of NJOY, LLC,
a privately-held company that sells electronic nicotine delivery
systems to adult smokers and former smokers. From 2019-2020, Mr.
Cappuccio served as Vice Chairman of dtx, a digital company that
connects consumers with brands through QR codes. From January 2001 to June
2018, Mr. Cappuccio served as Executive Vice President and
General Counsel of Time Warner, Inc, a consolidated worldwide media
and entertainment company. From August
1999 to January 2001, he
served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at America
Online, Inc., another publicly-listed internet access company.
Prior to his time serving as general counsel, Mr. Cappuccio was a
partner at Kirkland & Ellis and served as an Associate Deputy
Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. Additionally,
Mr. Cappuccio served as a law clerk to two Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States (Hon.
Anthony M. Kennedy and Hon.
Antonin Scalia) as well as one U.S.
Court of Appeals Judge. Mr. Cappuccio received his J.D. from
Harvard Law School and a B.A. from
Georgetown University.
Robert Arsov,
Independent
Robert Arsov is a Founding
Partner and CEO of Hoplon Capital, an asset manager formed in
May 2021, pursuing investments
focused on the digital economy that are disruptive in their
respective end markets including insurance, financial services, IT
and consulting services, healthcare, digital infrastructure and
media industries. Mr. Arsov also currently serves as a Senior
Advisor at Guggenheim Partners, a position he has held since
May 2021. Prior to becoming Senior
Advisor, he was a Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners
from May 2014 to May 2021, where he advised companies across the
technology, IT/business and insurance services sectors while
maintaining an active M&A advisory practice in the biotech and
pharma sectors. Mr. Arsov was previously a member of the M&A
group at Credit Suisse and its predecessor company Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette in New York.
Mr. Arsov holds a B.S. degree from the Haas School of Business at
the University of California at
Berkeley.
Ryan Milnes,
Non-Independent
Ryan Milnes is an accomplished
entrepreneur who has served as a director of Rumble since 2013. Mr.
Milnes is also the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmic
Development, a global IT business employing more than 150 employees
with offices in Europe and
North America. Since founding
Cosmic in 2013, Mr. Milnes has overseen Cosmic's provision of
content editing and moderation services to Rumble. He is the owner
and director of multiple businesses which focus on tech and real
estate. Mr. Milnes holds a film degree from the Toronto Film
School.
Ethan Fallang,
Independent
Ethan Fallang has served as a
director of Rumble since May of 2021. Mr. Fallang also serves as a
director at Riverview Health Institute, LLC. Currently, Mr. Fallang
is a Partner at Narya Capital Management, LLC, where he is in
charge of overseeing the fund's accounting, tax, and audit
functions. Prior to joining Narya Capital Management, LLC, Mr.
Fallang served as the Chief Executive Officer of Riverview Health
Institute, LLC, from October 2010 to
February 2020. Mr. Fallang holds a
B.S. in Business Administration from the Ohio
State University and a Master of Business Administration
from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
About Rumble
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating
the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to
cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the Internet to its
roots by making it free and open once again. In December 2021, the company announced the
execution of a definitive business combination agreement with CFVI.
See the announcement here: https://corp.rumble.com.
About CF Acquisition Corp. VI
CFVI is a blank check company led by Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick
and sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,000 employees, is a leading
global financial services group at the forefront of financial and
technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader
for 77 years. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent
investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients
around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and
equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and
PIPE placements, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate on its
global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of
24 primary dealers transacting business with the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. For more
information, please visit: www.cantor.com.
Important Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between
Rumble and CFVI. This press release does not constitute an offer to
sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or
exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities
in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the
transaction described herein, CFVI has filed with the SEC an
effective registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a
proxy statement/prospectus of CFVI, on August 12, 2022 (the "Registration Statement"),
and has filed, and will file, other relevant materials with the
SEC. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been sent to all
CFVI stockholders as of the Record Date. Investors and
security holders of CF VI are urged to read the Registration
Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (and any
supplements thereto, as and when filed), and all other relevant
documents filed or to be filed in connection with the proposed
transaction because they contain important information about the
proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free
copies of the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that
will be filed with the SEC by CFVI through the website maintained
by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed or that will be filed by CFVI with the SEC
also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to CF
Acquisition Corp. VI, 110 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 or via email at
CFVI@cantor.com. The documents filed or that will be filed by
Rumble or any successor entity of the transaction with the SEC also
may be obtained free of charge upon written request to Rumble
USA Inc., 444 Gulf of Mexico
Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228.
Participants in the Solicitation
CFVI, Rumble and their respective directors and executive
officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed
transactions. CFVI's stockholders and other interested persons may
obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the
directors and executive officers of CFVI in the Registration
Statement. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC
rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from
CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed business
combination is set forth in the Registration Statement.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a
proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or
in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an
offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities
of CFVI or Rumble, 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 prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements"
relating to Rumble and its business, which include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding Rumble's expectations, hopes,
beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. The words
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect",
"intends", "may", "might", "plan", "possible", "potential",
"predict", "project", "should", "would" and similar expressions may
identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words
does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other
statements about future events that are based on current
expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to
assumptions, risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on
various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press
release. These forward-looking statements are provided for
illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and
must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance,
a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.
Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to
predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and
circumstances are beyond the control of Rumble. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are
cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
and Rumble assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or
revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise. Rumble gives no assurance
that Rumble will achieve its expectations.
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