Alvotech Holdings, Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II Set Date For Extraordinary General Meeting Of Shareholders To Approve SPAC Deal As Jun. 7, 2022
Alvotech Holdings S.A. (“Alvotech S.A.”), a global biopharmaceutical company focused solely on the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, and Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:OACB), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“OACB”), announced today that the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of OACB (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) to approve the pending business combination (the “Business Combination”) between Alvotech S.A., Alvotech (“TopCo”) and OACB is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held in person at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP located at 601 Lexington Avenue, 50th Floor, New York, New York 10022 and virtually via live webcast. Holders of OACB’s Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares at the close of business on the record date of March 22, 2022 are entitled to notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting and to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has declared the Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed in connection with the proposed business combination between the companies, effective. OACB filed its definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and expects to begin mailing it to shareholders on or about May 12, 2022. More details about the Business Combination and the resolutions to be voted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting can be found in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed by OACB, available at the following link: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820931/000119312522146486/d330937ddefm14a.htm.
Every vote is important and OACB encourages all shareholders to make their voice heard by voting online or by mail as soon as possible, regardless of the number of shares held. If the proposals at the Extraordinary General Meeting are approved, it is anticipated that the Business Combination will close on or about June 15, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of all other applicable closing conditions. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the ordinary shares of TopCo are expected to trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the Nasdaq First North Growth Market under the new ticker symbol “ALVO” and the warrants of TopCo are expected to trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the new ticker symbol “ALVOW.”
OACB shareholders who need assistance in completing the proxy card, need additional copies of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or have questions regarding the Extraordinary General Meeting may contact OACB’s proxy solicitor, Morrow Sodali LLC, by calling (800) 662-5200 (toll free), or banks and brokers can call (203) 658-9400, or by email at [email protected].