Origin Materials, Market Leader in Disruptive Materials Technology, Completes Business Combination With Artius, Creating First Publicly Traded Pure Play Carbon Negative Materials Company - Seite 3

Rich Riley, Co-CEO of Origin Materials, commented, “Our strategic customer base has grown dramatically, driven by new partnerships with industry-leading companies that are at the forefront of decarbonization and corporate sustainability. With the capital from this transaction, we are well positioned to scale our technology platform and help our customers meet their decarbonization and ESG goals. We are energized by the exciting opportunities that lie ahead as we commercialize our technology and transition to a world of net zero carbon.”

Boon Sim, Chief Executive Officer of Artius, commented, “We pursued a merger with Origin Materials because we wanted to make sure that we invested in a company with technology that has been tested and validated. We conducted significant due diligence evaluating their technology and their expanded customer base is further validation of their technology’s ability to help the world transition to net zero carbon. With their breakthrough technology and significant customer base we are highly confident in Origin’s ability to disrupt the materials supply chain and enable their customers’ decarbonization goals, which we believe will deliver significant long-term shareholder value.”

Transaction Overview

The transaction previously valued at approximately $1 billion is supported by existing and new investors, including Danone, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and AECI, as well as certain funds and accounts managed by Sylebra Capital, Senator Investment Group, Electron Capital Partners, BNP Paribas AM Energy Transition Fund and affiliates of Apollo. Origin Materials will use the proceeds to fund the Company’s planned growth, including the completion and commissioning of its first commercial plant, which is expected to be operational in 2022, and of its second commercial plant, which is expected to be operational in 2025.

Origin’s senior management team will continue to lead the combined company. The Board of Directors of the combined company will consist of John Bissell, Benno O. Dorer, Charles Drucker, Kathleen B. Fish, William Harvey, Pia Heidenmark Cook, Karen Richardson, Rich Riley and Boon Sim.

A more detailed description of the transaction can be found in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on May 27, 2021.

Advisors
BofA Securities served as exclusive financial advisor to Origin, and Cooley LLP served as legal advisor to Origin. Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as joint financial and capital markets advisors to Artius and served as co-placement agents. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP served as legal advisor to Artius.