Transaction Expected to Close on November
18
Combined Company to be Called Wejo
Common Stock and Warrants Expected to
Commence Trading on November 19 on the Nasdaq Stock Market
as WEJO and WEJOW
Virtuoso Acquisition Corp. ("Virtuoso") (NASDAQ: VOSO), a
publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today
announced that Virtuoso stockholders voted to approve its proposed
merger with Wejo Group Limited ("Wejo” or the "Company"), a global
leader in connected vehicle data, at a Special Meeting of
Shareholders held on November 16, 2021.
The merger is expected to close on November 18, 2021 and the
common stock and warrants of the combined company, which will be
called Wejo, are expected to commence trading on the Nasdaq Stock
Market on November 19, 2021 under the new ticker symbols, "WEJO"
and "WEJOW," respectively.
"We are very pleased to achieve this important milestone in the
merger process and thank our stockholders for their support," said
Jeffrey D. Warshaw, Chairman and CEO of Virtuoso. "Wejo has built
significant momentum in its business and is demonstrating the huge
potential of connected vehicle data through the continued
development of its technology platform, as well as its important
collaborations with many market-leading companies and OEMs. We are
excited to support Wejo as a public company and further establish
it as the global leader in connected vehicle data."
The formal results of the vote will be included in a Current
Report on Form 8-K, to be filed by Virtuoso with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
About Wejo
Wejo is a global leader in connected vehicle data,
revolutionizing the way we live, work and travel by transforming
and interpreting historic and real-time vehicle data. The company
enables smarter mobility by organizing trillions of data points
from 11.8 million vehicles and more than 58 billion journeys
globally, across multiple brands, makes and models, and then
standardizing and enhancing those streams of data on a vast scale.
Wejo partners with ethical, like-minded companies and organizations
to turn that data into insights that unlock value for consumers.
With the most comprehensive and trusted data, information and
intelligence, Wejo is creating a smarter, safer, more sustainable
world for all. Founded in 2014, Wejo employs more than 250 people
and has offices in Manchester in the UK and in regions where Wejo
does business around the world. For more information, visit:
www.wejo.com.
About Virtuoso
Virtuoso Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition
company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock
purchase or similar business combination with one or more
businesses. Virtuoso is led by Jeffrey D. Warshaw, Chairman and
CEO, and Michael O. Driscoll, Chief Financial Officer. For more
information, visit: www.virtuosoacquisition.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes
only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by
any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a
definitive statement of fact or probability. Virtuoso Acquisition
Corp.’s (“Virtuoso”) and Wejo Limited’s, a private limited company
incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with company
number 08813730 (“Wejo”) actual results may differ from their
expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you
should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions
of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,”
“budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,”
“will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,”
“continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of
such words or expressions) are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, Virtuoso’s and Wejo’s expectations
with respect to future performance and anticipated financial
impacts of the proposed business combination, the satisfaction or
waiver of the closing conditions to the proposed business
combination, and the timing of the completion of the proposed
business combination.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially, and potentially adversely, from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors
are outside Virtuoso’s and Wejo’s control and are difficult to
predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are
not limited to: (i) the occurrence of any event, change, or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”); (ii) the
outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against
Virtuoso, Wejo Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws
of Bermuda (the “Company”) and/or Wejo following the announcement
of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein;
(iii) the inability to complete the proposed business combination,
including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of
Virtuoso, certain regulatory approvals, or the satisfaction of
other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (iv) the
occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that could
give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement or could
otherwise cause the transaction to fail to close; (v) the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic on Wejo’s business and/or the ability of the
parties to complete the proposed business combination; (vi) the
inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the Company’s common
shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market following the proposed business
combination; (vii) the risk that the proposed business combination
disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the
announcement and consummation of the proposed business combination;
(viii) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the
proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among
other things, competition, the ability of Wejo to grow and manage
growth profitably, and retain its key employees; (ix) costs related
to the proposed business combination; (x) changes in applicable
laws or regulations; and (xi) the possibility that Wejo, Virtuoso
or the Company may be adversely affected by other economic,
business, and/or competitive factors. The foregoing list of factors
is not exclusive. Additional information concerning certain of
these and other risk factors is contained in Virtuoso’s most recent
filings with the SEC and is contained in the Company’s Form S-4
(the “Form S-4”), which was filed on July 16, 2021 (as amended on
September 7, 2021, October 1, 2021, October 7, 2021 and October 18,
2021), including the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed in
connection with the proposed business combination. All subsequent
written and oral forward-looking statements concerning Virtuoso,
Wejo or the Company, the transactions described herein or other
matters and attributable to Virtuoso, the Company or any person
acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by
the cautionary statements above. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date made. Each of Virtuoso, Wejo and the Company
expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in their expectations with
respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or
circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required
by law.
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For Wejo Media: Mark Semer/Sam Cohen Gasthalter & Co. (212)
257-4170 wejo@gasthalter.com
Investors: Tahmin Clarke (201) 554-7328
tahmin.clarke@wejo.com
Idalia Rodriguez Arbor Advisory Group
investor.relations@wejo.com
For Virtuoso Acquisition Corp. Jeffrey D. Warshaw (203) 571-6161
jeff@virtuosoacquisition.com
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