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EQS-Ad-hoc: GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE / Key word(s): Letter of Intent/Merger NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, PUBLICATION OR FORWARDING, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS PUBLICATION. Public disclosure of inside information according to Article 17 para. 1 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE and Learnd Ltd. executed Letter of Intent concerning potential Business Combination Luxembourg, September, 29th 2022 – GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE (the “Company”), a Luxembourg special purpose acquisition company, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (“LoI”) with Learnd Ltd., London, United Kingdom (“Learnd”), concerning a business combination between the Company and Learnd through which Learnd would become publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Learnd is a leading provider of energy management solutions that uses its technology platform to help customers reduce energy costs and carbon emissions within their buildings. In the LoI, the Company and Learnd have agreed on a post-money equity valuation of Learnd of approximately EUR 100 million. The LoI includes an agreement to seek a PIPE investment (private investment in public equity). Details of the PIPE will be determined at a later stage. As currently contemplated, the transaction would involve the existing shareholders of Learnd transferring 100% of the outstanding equity and equity equivalents of Learnd to the Company in exchange for (i) new shares in the Company and (ii) a consideration in cash. The combined entity would be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and would have a shareholder base comprised of (i) Learnd’s existing shareholders, (ii) the Company’s shareholders, and (iii) investors in the PIPE. One of Learnd’s shareholders is Josef Brunner, also one of the Company’s sponsors and member of the Company’s supervisory board, who indirectly holds a major shareholding in the share capital of Learnd. In order to address potential conflict of interests, the Company will obtain a customary fairness opinion. The Company and Learnd continue to be in mutually exclusive negotiations with the aim of entering into a binding business combination agreement in due course. However, there is no guarantee that a final binding agreement will be reached.
Important Notice This publication may not be published, distributed or transmitted in the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This publication does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities (the “Securities”) of GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE (the “Company”) in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Securities of the Company may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Securities of the Company have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. The Securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan subject to certain exceptions. In the United Kingdom, this publication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who are “qualified investors” within the meaning of Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of retained EU law in the United Kingdom as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended) and are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”), or (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). This publication is directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this publication relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. The Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any Retail Investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a “Retail Investor” means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution, as amended, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them available to Retail Investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them available to any Retail Investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. Solely for the purpose of the product governance requirements contained within MiFID II, (ii) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 of 7 April 2016 supplementing MiFID II and (iii) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Requirements”), and disclaiming any and all liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MiFID II Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Public Shares and Public Warrants have been subject to a product approval process. As a result, it has been determined that (i) the Public Shares are (a) compatible with an end target market of Retail Investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II, and (b) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels permitted by MiFID II and (ii) the Public Warrants are (a) compatible with an end target market of investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II, and (b) eligible for distribution to professional clients and eligible counterparties through all distribution channels permitted by MiFID II. This release may contain forward looking statements, estimates, opinions and projections with respect to anticipated future performance of the Company (“forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on the current views, expectations and assumptions of the management of the Company and involve significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements included herein only speak as at the date of this release. We undertake no obligation, and do not expect to publicly update, or publicly revise, any of the information, forward-looking statements or the conclusions contained herein or to reflect new events or circumstances or to correct any inaccuracies which may become apparent subsequent to the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We accept no liability whatsoever in respect of the achievement of such forward-looking statements and assumptions.
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE |
| 55 Avenue Pasteur | |
| 2133 Luxembourg | |
| Luxemburg | |
| E-mail: | nicolas@fritsch.com |
| ISIN: | LU2358378979, LU2358379514 |
| WKN: | A3CS4Z, A3GSW5 |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (General Standard) |
| EQS News ID: | 1453259 |
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