Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend ContextLogic Stockholders Vote “FOR” Pending Transaction with Qoo10
28 Março 2024 - 5:05PM
ContextLogic Inc. (d/b/a Wish) (NASDAQ: WISH) (“ContextLogic” or
the “Company”) today announced that proxy advisory firms
Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), Glass Lewis and
Egan-Jones have all recommended that ContextLogic stockholders vote
“FOR” the proposed Asset Sale transaction with Qoo10 Pte. Ltd.
(“Qoo10”) in connection with the upcoming special meeting of
stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) on April 12, 2024, at 10:00
a.m. Pacific Time.
In making its recommendation FOR, ISS concluded that:
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- The proposed transaction “appears to
be the best available alternative, including a liquidation, a
business combination, or remaining a standalone company, to
maximize value for shareholders.”
- “A vote FOR this transaction
is warranted.”
In making its recommendation FOR, Glass Lewis concluded that:
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- “…we believe the Asset Sale likely
represents the highest available value for the
Company at this time.”
- “We recommend that
shareholders vote FOR this proposal.”
In making its recommendation FOR, Egan-Jones concluded
that:1
- “Based on the review of publicly
available information on strategic, corporate governance and
financial aspects of the proposed transaction, Egan-Jones
views the proposed transaction to be a desirable approach in
maximizing shareholder value.”
- “After careful consideration, we
believe that approval of the transaction is in the best interests
of [ContextLogic] shareholders...”
- “We recommend a vote FOR [the
transaction].”
How to Vote Like ISS, Glass Lewis and
Egan-Jones, the ContextLogic Board of Directors (the “Board”)
unanimously recommends that ContextLogic stockholders vote “FOR”
all proposals to be voted on at the Special Meeting.
To ensure your shares are represented at the Special Meeting,
ContextLogic stockholders are encouraged to vote online or by
telephone by following the easy instructions on the previously
provided proxy card. The Company expects to complete the
transaction in the second quarter of 2024, subject to the approval
of ContextLogic’s stockholders and other customary closing
conditions.
If you have any questions, or need assistance in voting your
shares on the proxy card, please contact our proxy solicitor:
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.1407 Broadway, 27th
FloorNew York, New York 10018Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885Email:
proxy@mackenziepartners.com
For more information on the transaction, please visit
ir.wish.com/.
About WishWish brings an
affordable and entertaining shopping experience to millions of
consumers around the world. Since our founding in San Francisco in
2010, we have become one of the largest global ecommerce platforms,
connecting millions of value-conscious consumers to hundreds of
thousands of merchants globally. Wish combines technology and data
science capabilities and an innovative discovery-based mobile
shopping experience to create a highly-visual, entertaining, and
personalized shopping experience for its users. For more
information about the company or to download the Wish mobile app,
visit www.wish.com or follow @Wish on Facebook, Instagram and
TikTok or @WishShopping on X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube.
Additional
Information and Where to Find ItIn connection with the
Asset Sale, the Company has filed with the SEC, and has furnished
to the Company’s stockholders, a definitive proxy statement, and
other relevant documents pertaining to the transactions
contemplated by the asset purchase agreement with the Buyer and
Qoo10 (the “Transactions”). Stockholders of the Company are urged
to read the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents
carefully and in their entirety because they contain important
information about the Transactions. Stockholders of the Company may
obtain the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents
filed with the SEC free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov or by directing a request to ContextLogic Inc., One
Sansome Street, 33rd Floor, San Francisco, California 94104,
Attention: Ralph Fong.
Forward Looking
StatementsExcept for historical information, all other
information in this communication consists of forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements, and related
oral statements the Company, Qoo10 or the Buyer may make, are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied.
For example, (1) conditions to the closing of the Transactions may
not be satisfied, (2) the timing of completion of the Transactions
is uncertain, (3) the amount of the purchase price adjustment under
the asset purchase agreement with the Buyer and Qoo10 is uncertain
and may be material, (4) the amount of that purchase price
adjustment could be adversely affected by any delays in closing the
Transactions, including delays in obtaining the stockholder vote at
the Special Meeting, (5) there can be no assurance as to the extent
to which the post-closing Company will find opportunities to
utilize the NOLs, and when any such utilization will occur, (6) the
business of the Company may suffer as a result of uncertainty
surrounding the Transactions, (7) events, changes or other
circumstances could occur that could give rise to the termination
of the asset purchase agreement with the Buyer and Qoo10, (8) there
are risks related to the disruption of management’s attention from
the ongoing business operations of the Company due to the
Transactions, (9) the announcement or pendency of the Transactions
could affect the relationships of the Company with its clients,
operating results and business generally, including on the ability
of the Company to retain employees, (10) the outcome of any legal
proceedings initiated against the Company, Qoo10 or the Buyer
following the announcement of the Transactions could adversely
affect the Company, Qoo10 or the Buyer, including the ability of
each to consummate the Transactions, and (11) the Company may be
adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive
factors, as well as management’s response to any of the
aforementioned factors.
The foregoing review of
important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should
be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that
are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors
included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents of the
Company on file with the SEC. Neither the Company nor Qoo10 or the
Buyer undertakes any obligation to update, correct or otherwise
revise any forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and
oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, Qoo10
or the Buyer and/or any person acting on behalf of any of them are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
Contacts
Investor Relations:Ralph Fong,
Wishir@wish.com
Additional Investor Contact:MacKenzie Partners,
Inc.proxy@mackenziepartners.com
Media:Carys Comerford-Green,
Wishpress@wish.com
Nick Lamplough / Dan Moore / Jack KelleherCollected Strategies
WISH-CS@collectedstrategies.com
______________________1 Permission to quote ISS, Glass Lewis and
Egan-Jones were neither sought nor obtained.
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