UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Urgent.ly Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
Urgent.ly Inc.
(Name of Persons Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
916931207
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Matthew Booth
Chief Executive Officer
44927 George Washington Blvd, Suite 265, Office 209
Ashburn, VA 20147
(571) 350-3600
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications
on behalf of the persons filing statement)
With a copy to:
Brendan Ripley Mahan, Esq.
Rich Mullen, Esq.
Lianna C. Whittleton, Esq.
David G. Sharon, Esq.
Robert O’Connor, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Professional Corporation
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower
Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94105-1126
(415) 947-2000
| ☒ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
This Schedule 14D-9 filing consists of the following communications related to the proposed acquisition of Urgent.ly Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 13, 2026 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Agero, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”), and Medford Hawk, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”).
| (i) | Email message to the Company’s employees from Matthew Booth, Chief Executive Officer, dated March 13, 2026; |
| (ii) | Email message to the Company’s partners from Harrison Russell, Senior Vice President of Partnerships, dated March 13, 2026; and |
| (iii) | Email message to the Company’s network providers from the Company, dated March 13, 2026. |
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The tender offer has not yet commenced. This Schedule 14D-9 filing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation with respect to the proposed tender offer, an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities of the Company or any other entity, nor is it a substitute for any tender offer materials that Parent, Purchaser or the Company will file with the SEC. A solicitation and an offer to buy securities of the Company will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that Parent and Purchaser intend to file with the SEC. At the time the tender offer is commenced, Parent and Purchaser will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and the Company thereafter will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC with respect to the tender offer. THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9 (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER. The offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, will be sent to all stockholders of the Company at no expense to them. The Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and other related documents will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Investors and securityholders may also obtain, free of charge, the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and other related documents that the Company has filed with or furnished to the SEC under the “SEC Filings” section of the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.geturgently.com/financials/sec-filings.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Schedule 14D-9 filing contains “forward-looking statements”. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the tender offer, the subsequent merger and other related matters, prospective performance and opportunities, post-closing operations and the outlook for the businesses of the Company and Parent; and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The following are some of the factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements: (i) uncertainties as to the timing of the tender offer and the subsequent merger; (ii) the risk that the tender offer or the subsequent merger may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; (iii) uncertainties as to the percentage of the Company’s stockholders tendering their shares in the tender offer; (iv) the possibility that competing offers or acquisition
proposals for the Company will be made; (v) the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the tender offer or the subsequent merger may not be satisfied or waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals); (vi) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, including in circumstances which would require the Company to pay a termination fee or other expenses; (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement on the Company’s ability to retain and hire key personnel, its ability to maintain relationships with its customer partners and others with whom it does business, or its operating results and business generally; (viii) risks related to diverting management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations; (ix) the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; and (x) other factors as set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 which was filed with the SEC on March 14, 2025, as amended by the Annual Report on Form 10K/A, which was filed with the SEC on April 17, 2025, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Any forward-looking statements set forth in this Schedule 14D-9 filing speak only as of the date of this Schedule 14D-9 filing. The Company does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof other than as required by law. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Email message to the Company’s employees from Matthew Booth, dated March 13, 2026 | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Email message to the Company’s partners from Harrison Russell, dated March 13, 2026 | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Email message to the Company’s network providers from the Company, dated March 13, 2026 | |