May I proactively tell customers, prospects, or other individuals that Plum has filed the S-4 in connection with the proposed Business Combination?
If you have someone you believe you need to tell, please
contact Ed Lopez, Chief Legal Officer at Sakuu to discuss.
Since I work at Sakuu, am I considered an ‘Insider’? And does that mean I can be
held accountable for insider trading?
An insider is anyone who has a relationship of trust and confidence with the Company. So yes, our employees are
insiders. As an employee, you should NEVER share, ‘non-public’ information with anyone outside of Sakuu. A good rule of thumb is to consider anything on Sakuu’s website public.
Why are we going public? Why now?
We have reached a
scale in our business that we believe has created significant value. We believe the proposed transaction with Plum will be very attractive to public investors. Going public is a financing milestone that allows us to publicly sell shares in our
company and put the proceeds right back into our capital reserves to help fuel our growth. Additionally, the transparency and reporting obligations involved with being a public company can provide customers, prospects, employees and job candidates
with a measure of confidence about the type of company thatwe are.
When specifically, will the proposed Business Combination occur?
We currently expect the proposed Business Combination to close in the second half of 2023. However, the completion of the proposed Business Combination is
subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions that are not within our control and we cannot assure you that the proposed Business Combination will be consummated on this timeline, or at all.
What does this mean for me?
Day-to-day operations will continue as usual at Sakuu. During this process, various team members may be utilized to help the executive team assemble the necessary assets and
information to complete the Business Combination. Even on the day that we list our shares on a stock exchange, your day-to-day responsibility is not expected to
drastically change. At the close of the transaction, any vested options will automatically become vested options in the publicly traded Sakuu entity and any unvested options will automatically convert to unvested options in the publicly traded Sakuu
entity. Upon conversion, your Sakuu options in the publicly traded Sakuu entity will have the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) as they have now, except the number of shares and exercise price will be adjusted for all equity
holders based on the exchange ratio agreed to in the business combination agreement with Plum.
What about our culture?
Culture is always evolving. But our values will not change. We’ll continue to be all about openness, integrity, trust, excellence, simplicity, ownership,
and customer experience. Just because we’re planning to go public doesn’t mean we are planning to overhaul the culture and work environment that we believe has contributed to Sakuu’s success.
What will we report to investors?
We will report much
the same way we report now. Currently we report our financials to our board and following the consummation of the proposed Business Combination, we’ll report the same thing publicly.