Filed under Rule 425
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
and deemed filed under Rule 14a-12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Filing by: Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.
Subject Company: Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.
SEC File No.: 001-39277
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. Announces Filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 in
Connection with its Merger with MP Materials
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FVAC) (FVAC), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an
affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, today announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the Registration
Statement), which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, in connection with its recently announced proposed merger with MP Materials, owner and operator of Mountain Pass, the only rare earth mining and processing site of scale in
North America. The combined company will supply materials essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines, defense systems and many other advanced technologies.
FVACs common stock is currently traded on the NYSE under the symbol FVAC. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will be
named MP Materials Corp. and will remain NYSE-listed under the new ticker symbol MP. The transaction, which was announced on July 15, 2020, has been approved by the FVAC Board of Directors and
remains subject to shareholder approval, the Registration Statement being declared effective by the SEC, and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020.
A link to the filing is available under the SEC Filings section of the FVAC website at https://www.fortressvalueac.com/. The filing can also be
viewed on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
About MP Materials
MP Materials is the owner and operator of the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mining and Processing facility, the only integrated site of its kind in the Western
Hemisphere. With over 250 employees, MP Materials produces approximately 15% of global rare earth materials, essential for the development of technologies such as defense systems, smartphones, drones, and electric vehicles. It operates a green
mining and processing facility and is currently one of the lowest-cost producers of rare earth concentrate. MP plays a leadership role in advocating for a more robust and competitive rare earths industry in
the U.S. More information is available at https://mpmaterials.com/.
About Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset
acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words such as estimate, plan, project, forecast, intend,
expect, anticipate, believe, seek, target, or 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, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of other financial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity and expectations related to the timing of the transaction. These statements are
based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of MP Materials and FVACs management and are not predictions of actual