Transaction Expected to Close March 31, 2022
NEW
YORK, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Queen's
Gambit Growth Capital (NASDAQ: GMBT) ("Queen's Gambit"), a publicly
traded special purpose acquisition company, in connection with
their previously announced proposed business combination with Swvl
Inc. ("Swvl") and Pivotal Holdings Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Swvl ("Holdings"), today announced that it is permitting
shareholders to withdraw their redemption requests until 3:00
p.m. Eastern Time, on March 30, 2022. Any shareholder
wishing to withdraw a redemption request may do so by contacting
Queen's Gambit's transfer agent, Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, at the following email address:
mzimkind@continentalstock.com
The parties expect the business combination to close on
March 31, 2022, subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. Upon
closing, post-combination Holdings' Class A ordinary shares
and warrants are expected to commence trading on Nasdaq, under the
symbols "SWVL" and "SWVLW", respectively, on April 1, 2022.
About Queen's Gambit Growth
Capital
Queen's Gambit is an entirely female-led special purpose
acquisition company, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger,
share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination. Queen's Gambit, led by Founder
& Chief Executive Officer Victoria
Grace, who is also a founding partner of Colle Capital
Partners I LP, focused its search on a platform that provided
disruptive solutions to its sector that promote sustainable
development, economic growth and prosperity.
For additional information about Queen's Gambit, please visit
www.queensgambitspac.com.
About Swvl
Swvl is a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass
transit solutions, offering intercity, intracity, B2B and B2G
transportation across more than 100 cities in over 20 countries.
The Company's platform provides complimentary semi-private
alternatives to public transportation for individuals who cannot
access or afford private options. Every day, Swvl's parallel mass
transit systems are empowering individuals to go where they want,
when they want – making mobility safer, more efficient, accessible,
and environmentally friendly. Customers can book their rides on an
easy-to-use proprietary app with varied payment options and 24 / 7
access to high-quality private buses and vans.
Swvl was co-founded by Mostafa
Kandil, who launched Carmudi in the Philippines, which became the largest car
classifieds platform in the country in just six months. He then
served as Rocket Internet's Head of Operations. In 2016, Kandil
joined Careem, a ride-sharing company and the first unicorn in the
Middle East, where he launched
services in multiple new markets.
For additional information about Swvl, please visit
www.swvl.com.
Additional Information and Where to
Find It
This news release relates to a proposed transaction among Swvl,
Holdings and Queen's Gambit. This news release does not constitute
an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to
buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or
exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection
with the proposed transaction, Holdings filed the Registration
Statement with the SEC, which was declared effective by the SEC on
March 15, 2022, which includes a
joint proxy statement/prospectus. Queen's Gambit and Holdings also
will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with
the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security
holders of Queen's Gambit 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 transaction as they become available because they
will contain important information about the proposed
transaction.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, ALL AMENDMENTS
THERETO, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC
CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AND THE PARTIES TO THE
BUSINESS COMBINATION. Investors and security holders can obtain
copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC
free of charge at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement/final
prospectus has been mailed to shareholders of Queen's Gambit as of
March 9, 2022 for voting on the
business combination. Shareholders of Queen's Gambit can also
obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus without charge at
the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to:
Queen's Gambit Growth Capital, 55 Hudson Yards, 44th Floor,
New York, New York, 10001.
Participants in the
Solicitation
Queen's Gambit, Swvl and Holdings and their respective directors
and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from Queen's Gambit's shareholders in
connection with the proposed transaction. Investors and security
holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names
and interests in the business combination of the directors and
officers of Holdings, Swvl and Queen's Gambit in the Registration
Statement. Information about Queen's Gambit's directors and
executive officers is also available in Queen's Gambit's Annual
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2020 and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.
You may obtain a free copy of these documents as described in the
preceding paragraph.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made herein are not historical facts but are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally
are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will,"
"estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should,"
"would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future,"
"outlook" and 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 future events, the proposed business
combination among Swvl, Holdings and Queen's Gambit, the estimated
or anticipated future results and benefits of the combined company
following the business combination, including the likelihood and
ability of the parties to successfully consummate the business
combination, future opportunities for the combined company and
other statements that are not historical facts.
These statements are based on the current expectations of Swvl
and/or Queen's Gambit's management and are not predictions of
actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided
for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as,
and must not be relied on, by any investor as a guarantee, an
assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or
probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or
impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual
events and circumstances are beyond the control of Swvl and Queen's
Gambit. These statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties regarding Swvl's business and the business
combination, and actual results may differ materially. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general
economic, political and business conditions, including but not
limited to the economic and operational disruptions and other
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the inability of the parties to
consummate the business combination or the occurrence of any event,
change or other circumstances that could give rise to the
termination of the business combination agreement; the number of
redemption requests made by Queen's Gambit's shareholders in
connection with the business combination; the outcome of any legal
proceedings that may be instituted against the parties following
the announcement of the business combination; the risk that the
approval of the shareholders of Swvl or Queen's Gambit for the
potential transaction is not obtained; failure to realize the
anticipated benefits of the business combination, including as a
result of a delay in consummating the potential transaction or
additional information that may later arise in connection with
preparation of the Registration Statement and proxy materials, or
after the consummation of the business combination as a result of
the limited time Queen's Gambit had to conduct due diligence; the
risk that the business combination disrupts current plans and
operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the
business combination; the ability of the combined company to
execute its growth strategy, manage growth profitably and retain
its key employees; competition with other companies in the mobility
industry; Swvl's limited operating history and lack of experience
as a public company; recent implementation of certain policies and
procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and
regulations, including with respect to anti-bribery,
anti-corruption, and cyber protection; the risk that Swvl is not
able to execute its growth plan, which depends on rapid,
international expansion; the risk that Swvl is unable to attract
and retain consumers and qualified drivers and other high quality
personnel; the risk that Swvl is unable to protect and enforce its
intellectual property rights; the risk that Swvl is unable to
determine rider demand to develop new offerings on its platform;
the difficulty of obtaining required registrations, licenses,
permits or approvals in jurisdictions in which Swvl currently
operates or may in the future operate; the fact that Swvl currently
operates in and intends to expand into jurisdictions that are, or
have been, characterized by political instability, may have
inadequate or limited regulatory and legal frameworks and may have
limited, if any, treaties or other arrangements in place to protect
foreign investment or involvement; the risk that Swvl's drivers
could be classified as employees, workers or quasi-employees in the
jurisdictions they operate; the fact that Swvl has operations in
countries known to experience high levels of corruption and is
subject to territorial anti-corruption laws in these jurisdictions;
the ability of Holdings to obtain or maintain the listing of its
securities on a U.S. national securities exchange following the
business combination; costs related to the business combination;
Swvl's acquisitions of controlling interests in Shotl
Transportation, S.L., Viapool Inc. and door2doorGmbH may not be
beneficial to Swvl as a result of the cost of integrating
geographically disparate operations and the diversion of
management's attention from its existing business, among other
things; and other risks that will be detailed from time to time in
filings with the SEC. The foregoing list of risk factors is not
exhaustive. There may be additional risks that Swvl presently does
not know or that Swvl currently believes are immaterial that could
also cause actual results to differ from those contained in
forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements
provide Swvl's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events
and views as of the date of this communication. Swvl anticipates
that subsequent events and developments will cause Swvl's
assessments and projections to change. However, while Swvl may
elect to update these forward-looking statements in the future,
Swvl specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing Swvl's assessments as of any date subsequent to the
date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not
be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
No Offer or Solicitation
This news release is for informational purposes only and is not
a "solicitation" as defined in Section 14 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This news release is neither an
offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell,
subscribe for or buy any securities or the solicitation of any vote
in any jurisdiction pursuant to the business combination or
otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of
securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.
No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
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