Rezolve, a leader in mobile commerce and engagement, today
announced an update to its 2022 outlook, with a substantial
improvement in Adjusted EBITDA expected. Please note that this
press release should be read in conjunction with a shareholder
video available at www.rezolve.com/investors.
“We continue to believe mobile commerce is the future and our
proprietary technology enables physical merchants to tap into this
potentially massive opportunity,” said Rezolve CEO Dan Wagner. “We
are encouraged by the extremely capital efficient way in which we
have been able to add merchants to our platform, and are pleased to
announce that we now expect to achieve our 2022 revenue target with
a greatly reduced EBITDA loss. It is also important to highlight
that we believe we can achieve these 2022 targets with the PIPE and
convertible funding already announced as part of our merger
announcement with Armada. We expect that additional funding from
the SPAC trust would allow us to drive incremental merchant
adoption and revenue growth.”
Business Outlook
Based on the growth in new merchants thus far in 2022 and
continued merchant retention, the Company continues to target total
revenue of $219 million in 2022, which represents growth of over
190% y/y. The plan assumes over 300,000 merchants are on the
Rezolve platform by year end, an increase of over 78% y/y. This
plan also assumes that only the $40 million in additional
investment proceeds announced at the time of the SPAC merger are
received. Any additional funds from Armada’s $150 million trust
account would be incremental and could be used to drive additional
growth.
The Company is now assuming an EBITDA loss of approximately $34
million in 2022, excluding any transaction fees. This is
significantly better than the $172 million loss that had originally
been assumed to meet the Company’s $219 million revenue goal for
2022. There are several factors leading to the improved outlook.
Merchant acquisition was less capital intensive than had been
assumed in 2021, and this trend has continued thus far in 2022. In
addition, a small acquisition that closed in late 2021 has both
reduced anticipated OpEx spend across several areas, while also
further increasing efficiency in merchant acquisition.
The Company expects that the factors impacting efficiency will
continue going forward, and thus now expects to reach profitability
during the third quarter of 2023 based on the previously mentioned
funding scenario, earlier than the prior assumption of
profitability in the second quarter of 2024.
About Rezolve
Rezolve is taking retailing into a new era of customer
engagement with a proprietary mobile engagement platform. The
Rezolve Platform is a powerful set of mobile commerce and
engagement capabilities that provide mobile application vendors
with a range of valuable commercial opportunities that can be
realized without having to develop code, host operations or manage
security. The Rezolve Inside SDK allows mobile application vendors
to quickly deliver innovation for their consumers into existing or
new mobile apps. Rezolve was founded in 2016, is headquartered in
London, UK and has offices in China, India, Taiwan, Germany, Spain
and Mexico. (www.rezolve.com).
About Armada Acquisition Corp. I
Armada Acquisition Corp. I is a blank check company whose
business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more businesses. Armada was
founded on November 5, 2020 and is headquartered in Philadelphia,
PA.
Important Information About the Proposed Transaction
with Armada Acquisition Corp. I and Where to
Find It
On December 17, 2021, Rezolve, a private limited liability
company registered under the laws of England and Wales, entered
into a business combination agreement, dated as of December 17,
2021, with Armada, a Delaware corporation, and Rezolve Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Rezolve Merger Sub”).
This communication relates to the proposed business combination
transaction among Armada, Rezolve, and Rezolve Merger Sub. A full
description of the terms of the transaction will be provided in a
registration statement on Form F-4 that Rezolve intends to file
with the SEC that will include a prospectus of Rezolve with respect
to the securities to be issued in connection with the proposed
business combination and a proxy statement of Armada with respect
to the solicitation proxies for the special meeting of stockholders
of Armada to vote on the proposed business combination. Armada
urges its investors, stockholders and other interested persons to
read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/ prospectus
as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these
documents will contain important information about Armada, Rezolve
and the transaction. After the registration statement is declared
effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included
in the registration statement will be mailed to shareholders of
Armada as of a record date to be established for voting on the
proposed business combination. Once available, shareholders will
also be able to obtain a copy of the Registration Statement on Form
F-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus included therein, and
other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a
request to: Armada Acquisition Corp. I, 2005 Market Street, Suite
3120, Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA; (215) 543-6886. The preliminary
and definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the
registration statement, once available, can also be obtained,
without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). This
communication does not contain all the information that should be
considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not
intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other
decision in respect of the business combination. Before making any
voting or investment decision, investors and security holders are
urged to read the registration statement, the proxy
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 transaction.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes only and does
not constitute an offer or for a solicitation of an offer to buy or
sell securities, assets or the business described herein or a
commitment to Armada or Rezolve, nor is it a solicitation of any
vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to or in
connection with the proposed business combination or otherwise, nor
shall there be any offer, sale, issuance or transfer of securities
in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.
Participants in Solicitation
Armada and Rezolve, and their respective directors and executive
officers, may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies
of Armada’s stockholders in respect of the proposed business
combination. Information about the directors and executive officers
of Armada is set forth in Armada’s final prospectus relating to its
initial public offering, dated August 12, 2021, which was filed
with the SEC on August 16, 2021 and is available free of charge at
the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Information about the directors
and executive officers of Rezolve and more detailed information
regarding the identity of all potential participants, and their
direct and indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise,
will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for
the proposed business combination when available. Additional
information regarding the identity of all potential participants in
the solicitation of proxies to Armada’s stockholders in connection
with the proposed business combination and other matters to be
voted upon at the special meeting, and their direct and indirect
interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in
the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when it becomes
available.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and the exhibits hereto include
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and 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. Any actual results may differ from expectations,
estimates and projections presented or implied and, consequently,
you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as
predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,”
“project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,”
“may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,”
“potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, Rezolve’s expectations with
respect to future performance, anticipated financial impacts of the
proposed business combination, approval of the business combination
transactions by security holders, the satisfaction of the closing
conditions to such transactions and the timing of the completion of
such transactions.
ContactsFor Rezolve:
Investor Contact:Kevin HuntRezolveIR@icrinc.com
Media Contact:Urmee Khanurmeekhan@rezolve.com44-7576-094-040
Media Contact:Edmond LococoICR Inc.RezolvePR@icrinc.com
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