New Providence Acquisition Corp. Stockholders Approve Business Combination with AST & Science
April 01 2021 - 10:50AM
Business Wire
New Providence Acquisition Corp. (“New Providence”) (NASDAQ:
NPA, NPAUU and NPAWW) today announced that its stockholders
approved all proposals related to the previously announced business
combination (the “Business Combination”) with AST & Science,
LLC at a special meeting of stockholders held today. A Form 8-K
disclosing the full voting results is expected to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The closing of the Business Combination is anticipated to occur
on or about April 6, 2021. Following closing, the combined company
will be known as AST SpaceMobile and its class A common stock and
warrants will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “ASTS” and
“ASTSW”, respectively.
AST SpaceMobile expects to receive approximately $462 million in
gross proceeds at the time of the Business Combination, which
includes $230 million in expected gross proceeds from a private
placement closing concurrently.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile is building the first, and only, space-based
cellular broadband network to operate directly with standard,
unmodified mobile devices based on its extensive IP and patent
portfolio. AST SpaceMobile’s team of engineers and space scientists
are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by
today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband
to the billions who remain unconnected. Follow AST SpaceMobile on
Twitter @AST_SpaceMobile and LinkedIn, and for an overview on the
SpaceMobile mission, view this video.
About New Providence Acquisition Corp.
New Providence Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed
for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business
combination with one or more businesses. In September 2019, New
Providence Acquisition Corp. consummated a $230 million initial
public offering of 23 million units (reflecting the underwriters’
exercise of their over-allotment option in full), each unit
consisting of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and
one-half warrant, each whole warrant enabling the holder thereof to
purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share.
New Providence’s securities are quoted on the Nasdaq stock exchange
under the ticker symbols NPA, NPAUU and NPAWW.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes “forward-looking statements” that
are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected
and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical
fact contained in this communication including, without limitation,
statements regarding NPA’s financial position, business strategy
and the plans and objectives of management for future operations;
anticipated financial impacts of the Business Combination; the
satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Business Combination;
and the timing of the completion of the Business Combination, are
forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and
similar words and expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate
to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s
current beliefs, based on information currently available.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are
outside NPA’s and AST’s control and are difficult to predict.
Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not
limited to: (i) the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Equity
Purchase Agreement or could otherwise cause the Business
Combination to fail to close; (ii) the outcome of any legal
proceedings that may be instituted against NPA and AST related to
the Business Combination; (iii) any inability to complete the
Business Combination, including due to failure of any conditions to
closing in the Equity Purchase Agreement; (iv) the inability to
maintain the listing of the shares of common stock of the
post-acquisition company on The Nasdaq Stock Market following the
Business Combination; (v) the risk that the Business Combination
disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the
announcement and consummation of the Business Combination; (vi) the
ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business
Combination, which may be affected by, among other things,
competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage
growth profitably and retain its key employees; (vii) costs related
to the Business Combination; (viii) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (ix) the possibility that AST or the combined company
may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or
competitive factors; and (x) other risks and uncertainties
indicated in the definitive proxy statement related to the Business
Combination, including those under the section entitled “Risk
Factors”, and in NPA’s other filings with the SEC.
NPA cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not
exclusive. NPA cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon
any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
made. For information identifying important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors
section of NPA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and definitive proxy
statement related to the Business Combination, each as filed with
the SEC. NPA’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR
section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly
required by applicable securities law, NPA disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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