Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC ("Westrock Coffee" or "the
Company"), a leading integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and
ingredients solutions provider to the retail, foodservice and
restaurant, convenience store and travel center, CPG,
non-commercial and hospitality industries, announced today that
Scott Ford, co-founder and chief executive officer, and Chris
Pledger, chief financial officer, will participate in the following
investor conferences in June:
- On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, Westrock Coffee management will
host a presentation at William Blair’s 42nd Annual Growth Stock
Conference beginning at 10:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
- On Thursday, June 9, 2022, Westrock Coffee management will host
a presentation at Stifel's 2022 Cross Sector Insight Conference
beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The management presentations will also be webcast live on the
Company's Investor page at:
https://westrockcoffee.com/pages/investors.
Westrock Coffee previously announced it entered into a business
combination agreement with Riverview Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:
RVAC). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of
2022, and it is anticipated that the Company will retain the
Westrock Coffee name and be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker
symbol "WEST."
About Westrock Coffee: Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC is a
leading integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients
solutions provider in the U.S., providing coffee sourcing, supply
chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and
distribution services to retail, foodservice and restaurant,
convenience store and travel center, CPG, non-commercial and
hospitality industries around the world. With offices in 10
countries, the company sources coffee and tea from 35 origin
countries. For more information, please visit
WestrockCoffee.com.
Additional Information and Where to Find It In connection
with the proposed transaction, Westrock Coffee has filed with the
SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a proxy
statement of Riverview and a prospectus of Westrock Coffee, as well
as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction.
INVESTORS, SECURITY HOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED
TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION AND ANY OTHER
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”), AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR
SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The definitive proxy statement /
prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of Riverview as of a
record date to be established for voting on the proposed
transaction. Riverview stockholders may obtain a free copy of the
proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing
information about Westrock Coffee and Riverview, without charge, at
the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the proxy
statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by
directing a request to Riverview Acquisition Corp., 510 South
Mendenhall Road, Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38117, (901) 767-5576.
Participants in Solicitation Riverview and its directors
and executive officers may be deemed participants in the
solicitation of proxies from Riverview’s stockholders with respect
to the proposed business combination. A list of the names of those
directors and executive officers and a description of their
interests in Riverview is contained in Westrock Coffee's
registration statement on Form S-4, filed on April 25, 2022 with
the SEC, which is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
The Company and its directors and executive officers may also be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
stockholders of Riverview in connection with the proposed business
combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive
officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed
business combination is included in the proxy statement/prospectus
for the proposed business combination that Westrock Coffee has
filed with the SEC.
No Offer or Solicitation This communication does not
constitute (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization
with respect to any securities or in respect of the business
combination or (ii) an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to
buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities of Westrock
Coffee, Riverview, the combined company or any of their respective
affiliates. No offering of securities shall be made except by means
of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom, nor
shall any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction be affected. No securities commission or securities
regulatory authority in the United States or any other jurisdiction
has in any way passed upon the merits of the business combination
or the accuracy or adequacy of this communication.
Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements included in
this communication that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally
are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will,"
"estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should,"
"would," "plan," "predict,” "potential," "seem," "seek," "future,"
"outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future
events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements
about the benefits of the proposed transaction, the plans,
objections, expectations, and intentions of Westrock Coffee and
Riverview, the expected timing of completion of the transaction,
and other statements that are not historical facts. These
statements are based on information available to Westrock Coffee
and Riverview as of the date hereof and neither Westrock Coffee nor
Riverview is under any duty to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this Presentation to conform these
statements to actual results. These statements are based on various
assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and
on the current expectations of the respective management of
Westrock Coffee and Riverview as of the date hereof and are not
predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements
are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to
serve as and should not be relied on by an investor or others 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 Westrock
Coffee and Riverview. These forward-looking statements are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited
to, changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial,
political, and legal conditions; the inability of the parties to
successfully or timely consummate the proposed transaction,
including the risk that any regulatory approvals or the SEC’s
declaration of the effectiveness of our prospectus/proxy statement
are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated
conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the
expected benefits of the proposed transaction or that the approval
of the requisite equity holders of Riverview is not obtained;
failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed
transaction; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected
financial information with respect to Westrock Coffee; risks
related to the rollout of Westrock Coffee's business and the timing
of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on
Westrock Coffee's business; the amount of redemption requests made
by Riverview's stockholders; the ability of Riverview or Westrock
Coffee to issue equity or equity-linked securities or obtain debt
financing in connection with the proposed transaction or in the
future; and those factors discussed in Riverview's final prospectus
dated August 8, 2021 under the heading "Risk Factors", in
Riverview's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2021 under the heading "Risk Factors", in Westrock Coffee’s
registration statement on Form S-4 filed on April 25, 2022 under
the heading "Risk Factors", and other documents Riverview or
Westrock Coffee has filed, or will file, with the SEC. If any of
these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results could differ materially from the results implied by these
forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that
neither Riverview nor Westrock Coffee presently know, or that
Riverview or Westrock Coffee currently believe are immaterial, that
could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in
the forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking
statements reflect Riverview's and Westrock Coffee's expectations,
plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of
this communication. Riverview and Westrock Coffee anticipate that
subsequent events and developments will cause Riverview's and
Westrock Coffee's assessments to change. However, while Riverview
and Westrock Coffee may elect to update these forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, Riverview and Westrock
Coffee specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a
representation of Riverview's and Westrock Coffee's assessments as
of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.
Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the
forward-looking statements.
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