Powered Brands (POW)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powered Brands (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: POWRU, POW, POWRW), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Public Shares”), effective as of the close of business on January 12, 2023, because the Company will not consummate an initial business combination within the time period required by its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”). As such, in accordance with the Company’s Articles, the Company will: cease all operations as of January 12, 2023, except for the purpose of winding up; as promptly as reasonably possible, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”), including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s income taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the Public Shares then in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public Members’ (as defined in the Articles) rights as Members of the Company (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Members and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. The per-share redemption price for the public shares will be approximately $10.12 (the “Redemption Amount”). The balance of the Trust Account as of December 15, 2022, was approximately $279,469,749.85, which includes approximately $3,469,749.85 in interest and dividend income (excess of cash over $276,000,000.00, the funds deposited into the Trust Account). In accordance with the terms of the related trust agreement, the Company expects to retain $100,000 of the interest and dividend income from the Trust Account to pay dissolution expenses. As of the close of business on January 12, 2023, the Public Shares will be deemed cancelled and will represent only the right to receive the Redemption Amount. The Redemption Amount will be payable to the holders of the Public Shares upon presentation of their respective stock or unit certificates or other delivery of their shares or units to the Company’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Beneficial owners of public shares held in “street name,” however, will not need to take any action in order to receive the Redemption Amount. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless. The Company’s sponsor has waived its redemption rights with respect to the outstanding Class A ordinary shares held by the sponsor, and the Class B ordinary shares. After January 12, 2023, the Company shall cease all operations except for those required to wind up the Company’s business. The Company expects that the Nasdaq Capital Market will file a Form 25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to delist its securities. The Company thereafter expects to file a Form 15 with the Commission to terminate the registration of its securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes “forward-looking statements” 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. When used in this press release, the words “could,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-251610), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on December 22, 2020, relating to its initial public offering, annual, quarterly reports and subsequent reports filed with the Commission, as amended from time to time. Copies of such filings are available on the Commission’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powered Brands (Nasdaq: POW, POWRU, POWRW) (the “Company”) announces today that Mito Yamada has joined Powered Brands as Chief Operating Officer and member of its Board of Directors, effective August 30, 2021. Ms. Yamada will work closely with the Powered Brands management team to define the Company’s long-term strategy and lead the execution of its initial business combinations. Ms.Yamada will report to Powered Brands Chief Executive Officer Katherine Power. Ms.Yamada brings over 15 years of experience in the luxury and consumer products space. She previously served as Vice President, Global Mergers and Acquisitions at Shiseido, where from 2016 she worked on various mergers and acquisitions for the brand, including the acquisition of clean skincare brand Drunk Elephant in 2019. Ms.Yamada will leverage her experience in mergers and acquisitions, finance, strategy, and operations to lead Powered Brands’ efforts in partnering with next-generation, digital-first beauty, wellness, and personal care brands that are rooted in social and environmental responsibility. About Powered Brands Powered Brands is a blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to as our initial business combination. While Powered Brands may pursue an initial business combination opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, it intends to capitalize on the ability of its management team to identify promising opportunities within beauty, wellness and consumer-related industries. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including with respect to the Company’s search for an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including but not limited to the Company’s most recently filed periodic report) and, therefore, actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powered Brands (Nasdaq: POW, the “Company”) announced today that it has regained compliance with Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”) after filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the “Form 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 3, 2021. On May 28, 2021, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Company was not in compliance with the Rule as a result of its failure to timely file the Form 10-Q with the SEC as required by the Rule. About Powered Brands Powered Brands is a newly incorporated blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to as our initial business combination. While Powered Brands may pursue an initial business combination opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, it intends to capitalize on the ability of its management team to identify promising opportunities within beauty, wellness and consumer-related industries. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the Company’s search for an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement, as amended from time to time, and prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powered Brands (Nasdaq: POWRU) (the “Company”) announced today that separate trading of its common stock and warrants underlying the Company’s units would commence on or about March 3, 2021. The common stock and warrants will trade under the symbols “POW” and “POWRW”, respectively. Units not separated will continue to be listed on Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “POWRU.” Powered Brands is a newly incorporated blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to as our initial business combination. While Powered Brands may pursue an initial business combination opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, it intends to capitalize on the ability of its management team to identify promising opportunities within beauty, wellness and consumer-related industries. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.