Filed by Gores Holdings VI, Inc.
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Gores Holdings VI, Inc.
Commission File No.: 001-39790
Date: February 8, 2021
In connection with the proposed business combination, Gores Holdings VI intends to file a registration
statement on Form S-4 (the Registration Statement) that will include a proxy statement of Gores Holdings VI, an information statement of Matterport, Inc. (Matterport) and a prospectus
of Gores Holdings VI. The proxy statement/information statement/prospectus will be sent to all Gores Holdings VI and Matterport stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination and the other matters
to be voted upon at a meeting of the Gores Holding VIs stockholders to be held to approve the proposed business combination and other matters (the Special Meeting). Gores Holding VI may also file other documents regarding the
proposed business combination with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). The definitive proxy statement/information statement/prospectus will contain important information about the proposed business combination and the other
matters to be voted upon at the Special Meeting and is not intended to provide the basis for any investment decision or any other decision in respect of such matters. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of Gores
Holding VI and Matterport are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/information statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed business
combination as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed business combination.
Investors and security
holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/information statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Gores Holdings VI through the website maintained by the SEC at
www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Gores Holdings VI, Inc., 6260 Lookout Road, Boulder, CO 80301, attention: Jennifer Kwon Chou or by contacting Morrow Sodali LLC, Gores Holdings VIs proxy solicitor, for help, toll-free at (800) 662-5200 (banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400).
Participants in Solicitation
Gores Holdings VI and
Matterport and their respective directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Gores Holdings VIs stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. Information about Gores
Holdings VIs directors and executive officers and their ownership of Gores Holdings VIs securities is set forth in Gores Holdings VIs filings with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other
persons who may be deemed participants in the proposed business combination may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/information statement/prospectus regarding the proposed business combination when it becomes available. You may obtain free
copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
Forward Looking Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed business combination
between Gores Holdings VI and Matterport, Inc., including statements regarding the benefits of the proposed business combination, the anticipated timing of the proposed business combination, the services offered by Matterport and the markets in
which Matterport operates, business strategies, debt levels, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of regulations and Gores Holdings VIs or Matterports projected future results. These forward-looking
statements generally are identified by the words believe, project, expect, anticipate, estimate, intend, strategy, future, forecast,
opportunity, plan, may, should, will, would, will be, will continue, will likely result, and similar expressions (including the negative
versions of such words or expressions).
Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based
on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to:
(i) the risk that the proposed business combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Gores Holdings VIs securities; (ii) the risk that the proposed business combination may
not be completed by Gores Holdings VIs business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Gores Holdings VI; (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the
consummation of the proposed business combination, including the approval of the proposed business combination by Gores Holdings VIs stockholders, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by Gores Holdings
VIs public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (iv) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed business combination on Matterports business relationships, performance, and
business generally; (v) risks that the proposed business combination disrupts current plans of Matterport and potential difficulties in Matterport employee retention as a result of the proposed business combination; (vi) the outcome of any
legal proceedings that may be instituted against Gores Holdings VI or Matterport related to the agreement and plan of merger or the proposed business combination; (vii) the ability to maintain the listing of Gores Holdings VIs securities
on the NASDAQ; (viii) the price of Gores Holdings VIs securities, including volatility resulting from changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Matterport plans to operate, variations in performance across
competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Matterports business and changes in the combined capital structure; and (ix) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the
proposed business combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and