Cayman Islands* |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Howard L. Ellin, Esq. Christopher M. Barlow, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP One Manhattan West New York, NY 10001 (212) 735-3000 |
William Mouat, Esq. General Counsel Aurora Innovation, Inc. 50 33rd St, Pittsburgh PA, 15201 |
Damien Weiss, Esq. Todd Cleary, Esq. Megan J. Baier, Esq. Ethan Lutske, Esq. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 40 th FloorNew York, NY 10019 (212) 999-5800 |
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
☒ | Smaller reporting company | |||||
Emerging growth company |
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Title of each class of securities to be registered |
Amount to be registered (1) |
Proposed maximum offering price per share |
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price |
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Common stock (2)(3) |
97,750,000 |
$9.83 (4) |
$960,882,500.00 (4) |
$104,832.28 | ||||
Redeemable warrants (2)(5) |
12,218,750 |
$1.84 (6) |
$22,482,500.00 (6) |
$2,452.84 | ||||
Common stock (2)(7) |
534,725,731 |
$0.000033 (8) |
$17,824.19 (8) |
$1.94 | ||||
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(1) |
Immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger described in the proxy statement/prospectus forming part of this registration statement (the “proxy statement/prospectus”), Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“RTPY”), intends to effect a deregistration under the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) and a domestication under Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, pursuant to which RTPY’s jurisdiction of incorporation will be changed from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”). All securities being registered will be issued by RTPY (after the Domestication), the continuing entity following the Domestication, which will be renamed “Aurora Innovation, Inc.” (“Aurora Innovation”), as further described in the proxy statement/prospectus. As used herein, “Aurora Innovation” refers to RTPY after the Domestication, including after such change of name. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act, there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. |
(3) |
The number of shares of common stock of Aurora Innovation being registered represents the number of Class A ordinary shares of RTPY that were registered pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-253075) (the “IPO Registration Statement”) and offered by RTPY in its initial public offering (the “RTPY public shares”). The RTPY public shares automatically will be converted by operation of law into shares of common stock of Aurora Innovation in the Domestication (“Aurora Innovation public shares”). |
(4) |
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Class A ordinary shares of RTPY (the company to which Aurora Innovation will succeed following the Domestication) on Nasdaq |
(5) |
The number of redeemable warrants to acquire shares of common stock of Aurora Innovation being registered represents the number of redeemable warrants to acquire Class A ordinary shares of RTPY that were registered pursuant to the IPO Registration Statement and offered by RTPY in its initial public offering (the “public warrants”). The public warrants automatically will be converted by operation of law into redeemable warrants to acquire shares of common stock of Aurora Innovation in the Domestication (“Aurora Innovation public warrants”). |
(6) |
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the warrants of RTPY (the company to which Aurora Innovation will succeed following the Domestication) on Nasdaq on July 8, 2021 ($1.84 per warrant) (such date being within five business days of the date that this registration statement was first filed with the SEC). This calculation is in accordance with Rule 457(f)(1) of the Securities Act. |
(7) |
The number of shares of common stock of Aurora Innovation being registered represents the sum of (a) 502,159,800 shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock to be issued in connection with the Merger described herein, and (b) the product of (i) 15,038,422 shares of Aurora common stock reserved for issuance upon the settlement of Aurora restricted stock units outstanding as of August 6, 2021 and that may be issued after such date pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement described herein, which will convert into restricted stock units, each of which will represent the right to receive one share of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock upon the satisfaction of vesting conditions in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement described herein and (ii) an exchange ratio of 2.1655 shares of Aurora Innovation common stock for each share of Aurora common stock. |
(8) |
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(f)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, Aurora is a private company, no market exists for its securities and has an accumulated deficit. Therefore, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price is one-third of the aggregate par value of the Aurora securities expected to be exchanged in the Merger. |
(9) |
$ |
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Prior to the consummation of the Merger described herein, the Registrant intends to effect a deregistration under Article 206 of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (2021 Revision) and a domestication under Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, pursuant to which the Registrant’s jurisdiction of incorporation will be changed from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware. All securities being registered will be issued by Reinvent Technology Partners Y (after its domestication as a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware), the continuing entity following the Domestication, which will be renamed “Aurora Innovation, Inc.” |
• | Proposal No. 1—The BCA Proposal— |
• | Proposal No. 2—The Domestication Proposal— |
• | Organizational Documents Proposals— |
(A) | Proposal No. 3—Organizational Documents Proposal A— |
Innovation Class A common stock, the “Aurora Innovation common stock”) and 1,000,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Aurora Innovation (the “Aurora Innovation preferred stock”) (“Organizational Documents Proposal A”); |
(B) | Proposal No. 4—Organizational Documents Proposal B— |
(C) | Proposal No. 5—Organizational Documents Proposal C— |
(D) | Proposal No. 6—Organizational Documents Proposal D— |
(F) | Proposal No. 7—Organizational Documents Proposal E— |
(G) | Proposal No. 8—Organizational Documents Proposal F— |
• | Proposal No. 9—The Director Election Proposal— |
• | Proposal No. 10—The Stock Issuance Proposal— |
• | Proposal No. 11—The Incentive Award Plan Proposal— |
• | Proposal No. 12—The Adjournment Proposal— |
i. | (a) hold public shares, or (b) if you hold public shares through units, elect to separate your units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; |
ii. | submit a written request to Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, that Aurora Innovation redeem all or a portion of your public shares for cash; and |
iii. | deliver your share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms (as applicable) to Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). |
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• | “2017 Plan” are to the Aurora 2017 Equity Incentive Plan; |
• | “2021 Plan” are to the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E; |
• | “Aggregate Merger Consideration” are to the number of shares of Aurora Innovation common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) $11.0 billion, representing the pre-transaction equity value of Aurora, by (ii) $10.00; |
• | “Allen & Co.” are to Allen & Company LLC; |
• | “Ancillary Agreements” are to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Written Consent, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Sponsor Agreement, collectively; |
• | “Apparate” are to Apparate USA LLC, formerly a subsidiary of Uber Technologies Inc., which was acquired by Aurora on January 19, 2021; |
• | “Aurora” are to Aurora Innovation, Inc. prior to the Business Combination; |
• | “Aurora Awards” are to Aurora Options and Aurora RSU Awards; |
• | “Aurora B stock” are to shares of Aurora B stock, par value $0.0001 per share; |
• | “Aurora capital stock” are to shares of Aurora common stock and Aurora B stock; |
• | “Aurora common stock” are to shares of Aurora common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; |
• | “Aurora Equityholder Approval” are to the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, by the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least (i) a majority of all of the outstanding shares of Aurora capital stock and Aurora preferred stock, voting together as a single class, (ii) a majority of all of the outstanding shares of Aurora preferred stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, (iii) a majority of all of the outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock of Aurora, voting as a separate class and (iv) a majority of all of the outstanding shares of Series B preferred stock of Aurora, voting as a separate class; |
• | “Aurora Founders” are to Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson and James Andrew (Drew) Bagnell; |
• | “Aurora Incentive Plans” are to the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, the Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, and the OURS Technology Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan, in each case, as amended; |
• | “Aurora Innovation” are to RTPY after the Domestication and its name change from Reinvent Technology Partners Y to Aurora Innovation, Inc.; |
• | “Aurora Innovation Board” are to the board of directors of Aurora Innovation; |
• | “Aurora Innovation Class A common stock” are to shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which will be entitled to one vote per share; |
• | “Aurora Innovation Class B common stock” are to shares of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which will be entitled to 10 votes per share; |
• | “Aurora Innovation common stock” are to shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock and Aurora Innovation Class B common stock; |
• | “Aurora Innovation Options” are to options to purchase shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock; |
• | “Aurora Innovation RSU Awards” are to awards of restricted stock units based on shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock; |
• | “Aurora Liquidity Event Vesting RSUs” are to the portion of each Aurora RSU award that is outstanding and shall vest at the effective time of the Merger satisfying the “Liquidity Event Requirement” as defined in the restricted stock unit award agreement under the 2017 Plan; |
• | “Aurora Options” are to options to purchase shares of Aurora common stock granted under the Aurora Incentive Plans; |
• | “Aurora PIPE Investor” are to a PIPE Investor that is a holder of shares of Aurora capital stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into Aurora capital stock as of the date of the Merger Agreement and not a Sponsor Related PIPE Investor; |
• | “Aurora preferred stock” are to the Series Seed 1 preferred stock, Series Seed 2 preferred stock, Series A preferred stock, Series B preferred stock, Series B-1 preferred stock, Series U-1 preferred stock and Series U-2 preferred stock of Aurora; |
• | “Aurora Restricted Stock” are to shares of Aurora common stock, which are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code). |
• | “Aurora RSU Awards” are to awards of restricted stock units based on shares of Aurora common stock granted under the Aurora Incentive Plans; |
• | “Aurora Stockholders” are to the stockholders of Aurora and holders of Aurora Awards prior to the Business Combination; |
• | “Available Cash” are to the amount as calculated by adding the Trust Amount and the PIPE Investment Amount; |
• | “Blackmore” are to Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc.; |
• | “Business Combination” are to the Domestication together with the Merger; |
• | “Cayman Constitutional Documents” are to RTPY’s Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association (the “Existing Memorandum”) and RTPY’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association (the “Existing Articles”), each as amended from time to time; |
• | “Cayman Islands Companies Act” are to the Cayman Islands Companies Act (2021 Revision), as amended and revised; |
• | “CCC” are to the California Corporations Code. |
• | “Closing” are to the closing of the Business Combination; |
• | “Code” are to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; |
• | “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” are to RTPY prior to the Domestication and to Aurora Innovation after the Domestication, including after its change of name to Aurora Innovation, Inc.; |
• | “Company Holders Support Agreements” are to the Voting and Support Agreements, dated as of July 14, 2021, by and among RTPY, the Merger Sub and each Stockholder (as defined therein), as amended and modified from time to time; |
• | “Condition Precedent Proposals” are to the BCA Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposals, the Director Election Proposal, the Stock Issuance Proposal, and the Incentive Award Plan Proposal, collectively; |
• | “Confidentiality Agreement” are to the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2021, between RTPY and Aurora; |
• | “Continental” are to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company; |
• | “DENSO” are to DENSO International America, Inc.; |
• | “DGCL” are to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; |
• | “Domestication” are to the domestication of Reinvent Technology Partners Y as a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware; |
• | “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; |
• | “Exchange Ratio” are to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Aggregate Merger Consideration by (b) the aggregate fully diluted number of shares of Aurora common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger (which is (i) the aggregate number of shares of Aurora common stock (A) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, (B) issuable upon the conversion of the Aurora preferred stock immediately prior to the Merger in accordance with Aurora’s organizational documents, (C) issuable upon, or subject to, the exercise of Aurora Options (whether or not then vested or exercisable) that are outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, and (D) subject to Aurora RSU Awards (whether or not then vested) that are outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, minus divided by |
• | “GAAP” are to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; |
• | “Goldman Sachs” means Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; |
• | “Houlihan Lokey” are to Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.; |
• | “HSR Act” are to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended; |
• | “initial public offering” are to RTPY’s initial public offering that was consummated on March 18, 2021; |
• | “Insider Letter” are to a letter agreement, dated as of March 15, 2021, entered into by the Sponsor and RTPY’s directors and officers in connection with RTPY’s initial public offering. |
• | “IPO registration statement” are to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-253075) filed by RTPY in connection with its initial public offering, which became effective on March 18, 2021; |
• | “IRS” are to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; |
• | “JOBS Act” are to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012; |
• | “Leased Real Property” are to all real property leased, licensed, subleased or otherwise used or occupied by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of 30,000 rentable square feet (but not including non-exclusive licenses or similar shared use and/or occupancy arrangements); |
• | “Liquidation Date” are to March 18, 2023 (or June 18, 2023 if RTPY has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the initial public offering but has not completed the initial business combination within such 24-month period or, if such date is extended at a duly called extraordinary general meeting, such later date); |
• | “Maximum Cash Condition” are to the amount of redemption obligations to RTPY’s public shareholders not exceeding $500 million; |
• | “Merger” are to the merger of Merger Sub with and into Aurora, with Aurora surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurora Innovation; |
• | “Merger Agreement” are to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 14, 2021, by and among RTPY, Merger Sub and Aurora, as amended and modified from time to time; |
• | “Merger Sub” are to RTPY Merger Sub Inc.; |
• | “Morgan Stanley” are to Morgan Stanley & Co LLC; |
• | “Minimum Cash Condition” are to the Trust Amount and the PIPE Investment Amount, in the aggregate, being equal to or greater than $1.5 billion; |
• | “Nasdaq” are to the Nasdaq Capital Market; |
• | “ordinary shares” are to the RTPY Class A ordinary shares and the RTPY Class B ordinary shares, collectively; |
• | “PACCAR” are to PACCAR Inc; |
• | “Per Share Merger Consideration” means the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Exchange Ratio by (ii) $10.00. |
• | “Person” are to any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental authority or instrumentality or other entity of any kind; |
• | “PIPE Investment” are to the purchase of shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock by the PIPE Investors in a private placement for the PIPE Investment Amount; |
• | “PIPE Investment Amount” are to the aggregate gross purchase price actually received by RTPY prior to or substantially concurrently with Closing for the shares in the PIPE Investment, estimated to be at least $1,000,000,000; |
• | “PIPE Investors” are to those certain third-party investors, Aurora Stockholders and affiliates of the Sponsor participating in the PIPE Investment; |
• | “PIPE Shares” are to the shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock to be issued to PIPE Investors in connection with the PIPE Investment; |
• | “Pre-Closing Restructuring” are to the Conversion Amendment, Preferred Stock Conversion, and the Exchange, in each case as set forth in the Merger Agreement. |
• | “private placement warrants” are to the RTPY private placement warrants outstanding as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and the warrants of Aurora Innovation issued as a matter of law upon the conversion thereof at the time of the Domestication; |
• | “pro forma” are to giving pro forma effect to the Business Combination; |
• | “Proposed Bylaws” are to the proposed bylaws of Aurora Innovation upon the effective date of the Domestication attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D; |
• | “Proposed Certificate of Incorporation” are to the proposed certificate of incorporation of Aurora Innovation upon the effective date of the Domestication attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C; |
• | “Proposed Organizational Documents” are to the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed Bylaws; |
• | “public shareholders” are to holders of public shares, whether acquired in RTPY’s initial public offering or acquired in the secondary market; |
• | “public shares” are to the RTPY Class A ordinary shares (including those that underlie the units) that were offered and sold by RTPY in its initial public offering and registered pursuant to the IPO registration statement or the shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock issued as a matter of law upon the conversion thereof at the time of the Domestication, as context requires; |
• | “public warrants” are to the redeemable warrants (including those that underlie the units) that were offered and sold by RTPY in its initial public offering and registered pursuant to the IPO registration statement or the redeemable warrants of Aurora Innovation issued as a matter of law upon the conversion thereof at the time of the Domestication, as context requires; |
• | “redemption” are to each redemption of public shares for cash pursuant to the Cayman Constitutional Documents and the Proposed Organizational Documents; |
• | “Registration Statement” are to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part; |
• | “Reinvent Capital” are to Reinvent Capital LLC; |
• | “RTP” are to Reinvent Technology Partners, now known as Joby Aviation, Inc. |
• | “RTPY” are to Reinvent Technology Partners Y prior to the Domestication; |
• | “RTPY Board” are to the board of directors of RTPY; |
• | “RTPY Class A ordinary shares” are to RTPY’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share; |
• | “RTPY Class B ordinary shares” are to RTPY’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share; |
• | “RTPY Founder Shares” are to the RTPY Class B ordinary shares purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement prior to the initial public offering; |
• | “RTPY ordinary shares” are to RTPY Class A ordinary shares and RTPY Class B ordinary shares; |
• | “RTPY Transaction Committee” are to the RTPY formed transaction committee, consisting of all of the members of the RTPY Board other than Karen Francis, to evaluate and make any decision on behalf of the full RTPY Board with respect to the Business Combination with Aurora Innovation. Additionally, Reid Hoffman, a non-voting observer on the RTPY Board and a member of Aurora’s board of directors, was not a member of the RTPY Transaction Committee; |
• | “RTPY units” and “units” are to the units of RTPY, each unit representing one RTPY Class A ordinary share and one-eighth of one redeemable warrant to acquire one RTPY Class A ordinary share, that were offered and sold by RTPY in its initial public offering and registered pursuant to the IPO registration statement (less the number of units that have been separated into the underlying public shares and underlying warrants upon the request of the holder thereof); |
• | “RTPZ” are to Reinvent Technology Partners Z, now known as Hippo Holdings Inc. |
• | “Sarbanes-Oxley Act” are to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; |
• | “SEC” are to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; |
• | “Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; |
• | “Skadden” are to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; |
• | “Sponsor” are to Reinvent Sponsor Y LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company; |
• | “Sponsor Agreement” are to that certain Sponsor Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021, by and among the Sponsor, RTPY and Aurora, as amended and modified from time to time, attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F; |
• | “Sponsor Related PIPE Investor” are to Reinvent Technology SPV II LLC, which is a special purpose vehicle formed solely to invest in the PIPE Investment; |
• | “Sponsor Support Agreement” are to that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021, by and among the Sponsor, RTPY, the directors and officers of RTPY, and Aurora, as amended and modified from time to time; |
• | “Subscription Agreements” are to the subscription agreements pursuant to which the PIPE Investment will be consummated; |
• | “Super 8-K” are to the Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed in accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act and in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; |
• | “Third Party PIPE Investors” are to those certain third-party investors participating in the PIPE Investment; |
• | “Toyota” are to Toyota Motor North America, Inc.; |
• | “Transaction Proposals” are to the Condition Precedent Proposals and the Adjournment Proposal (if necessary), collectively; |
• | “Treasury Regulations” are to the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Department of the Treasury (whether in final, proposed or temporary form), as the same may be amended from time to time; |
• | “trust account” are to the trust account established at the consummation of RTPY’s initial public offering at Morgan Stanley and maintained by Continental, acting as trustee; |
• | “Trust Agreement” are to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated March 15, 2021, by and between RTPY and Continental, as trustee; |
• | “Trust Amount” are to the amount of cash available in the trust account as of the Closing, after deducting the amount required to satisfy RTPY’s obligations to its shareholders (if any) that exercise their redemption rights and after payment of any (x) deferred underwriting commissions being held in the trust account and (y) Aurora transaction expenses or RTPY transaction expenses; |
• | “Uber” are to Uber Technologies, Inc; |
• | “Volvo” are to Volvo Group; |
• | “VWAP” are to, for any security as of any day or multi-day period, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time on such day or the first day of such multi-day period (as applicable), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time on such day or the last day of such multi-day period (as applicable), as reported by Bloomberg through its “HP” function (set to weighted average) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter multi-day period (as applicable), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time on such day or the last day of such multi-day period (as applicable), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. during such day or multi-day period (as applicable). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security for such day or multi-day period (as applicable) on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security shall be the fair market value per share at the end of such day or multi-day period (as applicable) as reasonably determined by the RTPY Board; |
• | “Warrant Agreement” are to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2021, by and between RTPY and Continental, as warrant agent; and |
• | “warrants or RTPY warrants” are to the public warrants and the private placement warrants. |
• | RTPY’s ability to complete the Business Combination or, if RTPY does not consummate such Business Combination, any other initial business combination; |
• | satisfaction or waiver (if applicable) of the conditions to the Merger, including, among other things: |
• | the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, including, among others, (i) approval of the Business Combination and related agreements and transactions by the respective shareholders of RTPY and Aurora, (ii) effectiveness of the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part of, (iii) expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Antitrust Improvements Act, (iv) receipt of approval for listing on Nasdaq the Aurora Innovation Class A common stock to be issued in connection with the Merger, (v) that RTPY have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon Closing and (vi) the absence of any injunctions; |
• | the completion of the Pre-Closing Restructuring as set forth in the Merger Agreement; |
• | that the amount of cash available in the trust account, after deducting the amount required to satisfy RTPY’s obligations to its shareholders (if any) that exercise their rights to redeem their RTPY Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the Cayman Constitutional Documents and after the payment of any (A) deferred underwriting commissions being held in the trust account and (B) transaction expenses of Aurora or RTPY, plus the PIPE Investment Amount, is at least equal to the Minimum Available Cash Amount; |
• | the absence of an Aurora Material Adverse Effect (as defined in this proxy statement/prospectus); |
• | the occurrence of any other event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; |
• | the projected financial information, including but not limited to assumptions around vehicle miles traveled, market penetration and pricing; |
• | our estimated total addressable market, the market for autonomous vehicles, and our market position; |
• | the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock and Aurora Innovation warrants on Nasdaq following the Business Combination; |
• | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
• | our ability to raise financing in the future; |
• | our ability to effectively manage our growth and future expenses; |
• | the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our operating requirements; |
• | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following the completion of the Business Combination; |
• | RTPY officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with RTPY’s business or in approving the Business Combination; |
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• | the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; |
• | the impact of the regulatory environment and complexities with compliance related to such environment; |
• | our ability to successfully collaborate with business partners; |
• | our ability to obtain, maintain, protect, and enforce our intellectual property; |
• | the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and |
• | other factors detailed under the section entitled “ Risk Factors |
Q: |
Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus? |
A: | RTPY shareholders are being asked to consider and vote upon, among other proposals, a proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Business Combination. The Merger Agreement provides for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into Aurora, with Aurora surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurora Innovation, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement as more fully described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled “ Information about Aurora BCA Proposal |
Q: |
What proposals are shareholders of RTPY being asked to vote upon? |
A: | At the extraordinary general meeting, RTPY is asking holders of RTPY ordinary shares to consider and vote upon: |
• | a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the Merger Agreement (the “BCA Proposal”); |
• | a proposal to approve by special resolution the Domestication (the “Domestication Proposal”); |
• | the following six separate proposals (collectively, the “Organizational Documents Proposals”) to approve by special resolution the following material differences between the Cayman Constitutional Documents and the Proposed Organizational Documents: |
• | to authorize the change in the authorized capital stock of RTPY from (i) 500,000,000 RTPY Class A ordinary shares, 50,000,000 RTPY Class B ordinary shares and 5,000,000 preferred shares, each par value $0.0001 per share, to (ii) 50,000,000,000 shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock, 1,000,000,000 shares of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock and 1,000,000,000 shares of Aurora Innovation preferred stock; |
• | to authorize Aurora Innovation Board to issue any or all shares of Aurora Innovation preferred stock in one or more classes or series, with such terms and conditions as may be expressly determined by the Aurora Innovation Board and as may be permitted by the DGCL; |
• | to divide the Aurora Innovation Board into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term; |
• | to authorize the adoption of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation; |
• | to authorize a dual class common stock structure pursuant to which holders of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock will be entitled to cast one vote per share of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock and holders of shares of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock will be entitled to cast 10 votes per share of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock on each matter properly submitted to Aurora Innovation stockholders entitled to vote; and |
• | to authorize all other changes in connection with the replacement of the Cayman Constitutional Documents with the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed Bylaws in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination (copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and Annex D, respectively), including (1) changing the corporate name from “Reinvent Technology Partners Y” to “Aurora Innovation, Inc.,” (2) making Aurora Innovation’s corporate existence perpetual, (3) removing certain provisions related to RTPY’s status as a blank check company that will no longer be applicable upon consummation of the Business Combination and (4) being subject to the provisions of Section 203 of DGCL, all of which the RTPY Board believes is necessary to adequately address the needs of Aurora Innovation after the Business Combination; |
• | a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution of the RTPY Class B ordinary shares the election of directors to serve staggered terms, who, upon consummation of the Business Combination, will be the directors of Aurora Innovation (the “Director Election Proposal”); |
• | a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with the applicable provisions of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, (i) the issuance of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock to (a) the PIPE Investors, including the Sponsor Related PIPE Investor and the Aurora PIPE Investors, pursuant to the PIPE Investment and (b) the Aurora Innovation stockholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (ii) the potential issuance of RTPY ordinary shares to the Sponsor, any affiliate of the Sponsor or any other person arranged by the Sponsor pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement (the “Stock Issuance Proposal”); |
• | a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E (the “Incentive Award Plan Proposal”); and |
• | a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for the approval of one or more proposals at the extraordinary general meeting (the “Adjournment Proposal”). |
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Are the proposals conditioned on one another? |
A: | Yes. The Business Combination is conditioned on the approval of each of the Condition Precedent Proposals at the extraordinary general meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. |
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Why is RTPY proposing the Business Combination? |
A: | RTPY was incorporated to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, with one or more businesses or entities. |
• | Potential Inability to Complete the Merger . |
• | Aurora’s Business Risks . COVID-19 pandemic and related macroeconomic uncertainty. Aurora’s service is not yet commercialized, RTPY has identified numerous challenges throughout its diligence in order for such service to be commercialized, and there is no guarantee that Aurora’s service will be commercialized. In addition, Aurora has incurred net losses from operations since inception. The RTPY Transaction Committee considered that the failure of any of these activities to be completed successfully may decrease the actual benefits of the Business Combination and that RTPY shareholders may not fully realize these benefits to the extent that they expected to retain the public shares following the completion of the Business Combination. For an additional description of these risks, please see “Risk Factors |
• | Post-Business Combination Corporate Governance —Related Agreements |
• | Limitations of Review |
• | No Survival of Remedies for Breach of Representations, Warranties or Covenants of Aurora . |
• | Litigation |
• | Fees and Expenses |
• | Diversion of Management |
• | Interests of RTPY’s Directors and Executive Officers . Interests of RTPY’s Directors and Executive Officers in the |
Business Combination |
• | Roles of Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey. |
• | Other Risk Factors Risk Factors |
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What will Aurora Stockholders receive in return for the Business Combination? |
A: | At the effective time of the Merger, among other things, all outstanding shares of Aurora capital stock (after giving effect to the Pre-Closing Restructuring, as more fully described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus), together with shares of Aurora common stock reserved in respect of Aurora Awards outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger that will be converted into awards based on Aurora Innovation Class A common stock, will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive, or the reservation of, an aggregate of 627,928,653 shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock (at a deemed value of $10.00 per share) and 484,541,285 shares of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock (at a deemed value of $10.00 per share), which, in the case of Aurora Awards, will be shares underlying awards based on Aurora Innovation Class A common stock, representing a pre-transaction equity value of Aurora of $11.0 billion (such total number of shares of Aurora Innovation common stock, the “Aggregate Merger Consideration”). Specifically, after giving effect to the Pre-Closing Restructuring, (a) each share of Aurora common stock will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Aggregate Merger Consideration by (ii) the aggregate fully diluted number of shares of Aurora capital stock (the “Exchange Ratio”) and (b) each share of Aurora Class B Stock will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock equal to the Exchange Ratio. The portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration reflecting the conversion of the Aurora Awards is calculated assuming that all Aurora Innovation Options are net-settled (although Aurora Innovation Options may by their terms be cash-settled, resulting in additional dilution). The Aggregate Merger Consideration does not take into account certain additional issuances which may be made under the terms of the Merger Agreement, including: (i) to the Aurora PIPE Investors pursuant to the PIPE Investment, which may be made under the terms of the respective Subscription Agreements or (ii) to Aurora employees, directors and consultants pursuant to the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as more fully described elsewhere in |
this proxy statement/prospectus. For further details, see “ BCA Proposal—The Merger Agreement—Consideration—Aggregate Merger Consideration |
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What is the value of the consideration to be received in the Merger? |
A: | The exact value of the consideration to be received by holders of equity interests of Aurora at the Closing will depend on the price of RTPY ordinary shares as of such time and the aggregate fully diluted number of shares of Aurora common stock as of such time, and will not be known with certainty until the Closing. |
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What equity stake and voting power will current RTPY shareholders and Aurora Stockholders hold in Aurora Innovation immediately after the consummation of the Business Combination? |
A: | As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, there are 122,187,500 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, which includes the 24,437,500 RTPY Founder Shares held by the Sponsor and RTPY’s independent directors and 97,750,000 public shares. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, there is outstanding an aggregate of 21,118,750 warrants, which includes the 8,900,000 private placement warrants held by the Sponsor and 12,218,750 public warrants. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one RTPY Class A ordinary share and, following the Domestication, will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one share of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock. Therefore, as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus (without giving effect to the Business Combination), the RTPY fully diluted share capital would be 143,306,250. |
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— | — | — | 1,164,819,938 | 87.3 | % | 97.0 | % | 1,164,819,938 | 90.6 | % | 97.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RTPY’s public shareholders |
97,750,000 | 80.0 | % | 80.0 | % | 97,750,000 | 7.3 | % | 1.7 | % | 58,057,172 | 4.5 | % | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsor, Sponsor Related PIPE Investor and RTPY independent directors (3) |
24,437,500 | 20.0 | % | 20.0 | % | 31,937,500 | 2.4 | % | 0.6 | % | 22,767,047 | 1.8 | % | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | — | 40,150,000 | 3.0 | % | 0.7 | % | 40,150,000 | 3.1 | % | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | Assumes additional redemptions of 39.7 million Class A ordinary shares of RTPY in connection with the Business Combination at approximately $10.00 per share based on trust account figures as of June 30, 2021. |
(2) | Includes (a) 986,701,085 shares expected to be issued to existing Aurora common and preferred shareholders, (b) 88,126,770 shares reserved for the potential future issuance of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock upon the exercise of Aurora Innovation Options, (c) 37,642,083 shares reserved for the potential future issuance of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock upon the settlement of Aurora Innovation RSU Awards, and (d) 52,350,000 shares subscribed for through the PIPE by existing Aurora Innovation investors. These share amounts may not sum due to rounding. |
(3) | Includes 24,317,500 shares held by the Sponsor (assuming such shares were fully vested), 7,500,000 shares subscribed for by the Sponsor Related PIPE Investor (included after the Business Combination only) and 120,000 shares held by the current independent directors of RTPY. Under the Maximum Redemption Scenario, a portion of the Sponsor Shares are forfeited as a result of the redemption of more than 22.5% of the outstanding RTPY Class A ordinary shares. 75% of the Sponsor Shares are subject to a vesting schedule with 25% vesting in each of the three tranches when the VWAP of the Aurora Innovation common stock is greater than $15.00, $17.50 and $20.00, respectively, for any 20 trading days within a period of 30 trading days. After 10 years following the Closing, the Sponsor agrees to forfeit any such Sponsor Shares which have not yet vested. |
(4) | Share ownership and voting power presented under the Maximum Redemption Scenario in the table above is only presented for illustrative purposes. RTPY cannot predict how many of its public shareholders will exercise their right to have their public shares redeemed for cash. As a result, the redemption amount and the number of Class A ordinary shares of RTPY redeemed in connection with the Business Combination may differ from the amounts presented above. As such, the ownership percentages and voting power of current RTPY and Aurora Stockholders may also differ from the presentation above if the actual redemptions are different from these assumptions. See “ Risk Factors— Risks Related to the Business Combination and RTPY—The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our public shares may not allow us to complete the Business Combination, have sufficient cash available to fund Aurora Innovation’s business or optimize the capital structure of Aurora Innovation.” |
RTPY’s public shareholders would hold approximately 6.6%, 5.9%, and 5.2% of outstanding shares of Aurora Innovation, assuming approximately 9.9 million, 19.8 million and 29.8 million Class A ordinary shares of RTPY were redeemed by RTPY’s public shareholders in connection with the Business Combination, respectively. The number of shares redeemed under these interim levels of redemptions represent redemptions equaling 25.0%, 50.0% and 75.0% of the shares assumed to be redeemed under the Maximum Redemption Scenario. |
Under the same interim levels of redemptions, Aurora Stockholders would hold approximately 88.0%, 88.6%, and 89.8% of outstanding shares of Aurora Innovation while Sponsor, Sponsor Related PIPE Investor and RTPY independent directors would hold approximately 2.4%, 2.4%, and 1.9% of outstanding shares of Aurora Innovation. |
Under each of these interim levels of redemptions, Aurora Stockholders would hold more than 97.0% of the voting power in Aurora Innovation immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination. This is partly due to the dual class voting structure of Aurora Innovation common stock, which will have the effect of concentrating voting power with the Aurora Stockholders. |
The level of redemption also impacts the effective deferred underwriting fee per share incurred in connection with RTPY’s initial public offering and payable upon the completion of the Business Combination. RTPY incurred $34,212,500 in deferred underwriting fees, $26,500,000 of which, pursuant to an arrangement between RTPY and Morgan Stanley (in its role as sole-bookrunning manager), would be available to pay third party financial advisors of RTPY if RTPY completed an initial business combination with Aurora. RTPY will pay Goldman Sachs, pursuant to its engagement letters with RTPY in its roles as financial advisor to RTPY in connection with the Business Combination and as placement agent in connection with the PIPE Investment, and Houlihan Lokey, pursuant to its engagement letter with the RTPY Transaction Committee in its role as financial advisor to the RTPY Transaction Committee in connection with the Business Combination, total fees of $26,500,000 for their professional services. In a no redemption scenario, the effective deferred underwriting fee (inclusive of fees to be paid to financial advisors) would be approximately $0.35 per share on a pro forma basis (or 3.5% of the value of shares assuming a trading price of $10.00 per share). In a low redemption scenario in which 9.9 million shares of RTPY Class A ordinary shares, or 25% of the shares assumed to be redeemed under the Maximum Redemption Scenario, are redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, the effective deferred underwriting fee (inclusive of fees to be paid to financial advisors) would be approximately $0.39 per share on a pro forma basis (or 3.9% of the value of shares assuming a trading price of $10.00 per share). In a medium redemption scenario in which 19.8 million shares of RTPY Class A ordinary shares, or 50% of the shares assumed to be redeemed under the Maximum Redemption Scenario, are redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, the effective deferred underwriting fee (inclusive of fees to be paid to financial advisors) would be approximately $0.44 per share on a pro forma basis (or 4.4% of the value of shares assuming a trading price of $10.00 per share). In a high redemption scenario in which 29.8 million shares of RTPY Class A ordinary shares, or 75% of the shares assumed to be redeemed under the Maximum Redemption Scenario, are redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, the effective deferred underwriting fee (inclusive of fees to be paid to financial advisors) would be approximately $0.50 per share on a pro forma basis (or 5.0% of the value of shares assuming a trading price of $10.00 per share). In the Maximum Redemption Scenario, the effective deferred underwriting fee (inclusive of fees to be paid to financial advisors) would be approximately $0.59 per share on a pro forma basis (or 5.9% of the value of shares assuming a trading price of $10.00 per share). |
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What is the maximum number of shares that may be redeemed in order for RTPY to satisfy the Minimum Cash Condition? |
A: | Assuming the PIPE Investment is completed, the maximum number of shares that may be redeemed in order for RTPY to satisfy the Minimum Cash Condition is 39,692,828. |
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How has the announcement of the Business Combination affected the trading price of the RTPY Class A ordinary shares? |
A: | On July 14, 2021, the trading date before the public announcement of the Business Combination, RTPY’s public units, RTPY Class A ordinary shares and public warrants closed at $10.06, $9.85 and $1.77, respectively. On August 26, 2021, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, RTPY’s public units, RTPY Class A ordinary shares and public warrants closed at $9.99, $9.86 and $1.26, respectively. |
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Will the Company obtain new financing in connection with the Business Combination? |
A: | Yes. The PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase in the aggregate approximately 100,000,000 shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock, for approximately $1,000,000,000 of gross proceeds, in the PIPE Investment, a portion of which is expected to be funded by the Sponsor Related PIPE Investor and Aurora PIPE Investors. The PIPE Investment is contingent upon, among other things, the closing of the Business Combination. See “ BCA Proposal—Related Agreements—PIPE Subscription Agreements |
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Why is RTPY proposing the Domestication? |
A: | The RTPY Transaction Committee believes that there are significant advantages to us that will arise as a result of a change of RTPY’s domicile to Delaware. Further, the RTPY Transaction Committee believes that any direct benefit that the DGCL provides to a corporation also indirectly benefits its stockholders, who are the owners of the corporation. The RTPY Transaction Committee believes that there are several reasons why a reincorporation in Delaware is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, including, (i) the prominence, predictability and flexibility of the DGCL, (ii) Delaware’s well-established principles of corporate governance and (iii) the increased ability for Delaware corporations to attract and retain qualified directors. Each of the foregoing are discussed in greater detail in the section entitled “ Domestication Proposal—Reasons for the Domestication |
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What amendments will be made to the current constitutional documents of RTPY? |
A: | The consummation of the Business Combination is conditioned, among other things, on the Domestication. Accordingly, in addition to voting on the Business Combination, RTPY’s shareholders are also being asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Domestication and replace RTPY’s Cayman Constitutional Documents, in each case, under the Cayman Islands Companies Act, with the Proposed Organizational Documents, in each case, under the DGCL, which differ materially from the Cayman Constitutional Documents in the following respects: |
The Cayman Constitutional Documents |
The Proposed Organizational Documents | |||
Authorized Shares Organizational Documents Proposal A) |
The Cayman Constitutional Documents authorize 555,000,000 shares, consisting of 500,000.000 RTPY Class A ordinary shares, 50,000,000 RTPY Class B ordinary shares and 5,000,000 preferred shares. | The Proposed Organizational Documents authorize 52,000,000,000 shares, consisting of 50,000,000,000 shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock, 1,000,000,000 shares of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock and 1,000,000,000 shares of Aurora Innovation preferred stock. | ||
See paragraph 5 of the Existing Memorandum. |
See Article IV of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation. |
The Cayman Constitutional Documents |
The Proposed Organizational Documents | |||
Authorize the Board of Directors to Issue Preferred Stock Without Stockholder Consent (Organizational Documents Proposal B) | The Cayman Constitutional Documents authorize the issuance of 5,000,000 preferred shares with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the RTPY Board. Accordingly, the RTPY Board is empowered under the Cayman Constitutional Documents, without shareholder approval, to issue preferred shares with dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of RTPY ordinary shares (except to the extent it may affect the ability of RTPY to carry out a conversion of RTPY Class B ordinary shares at the Closing, as contemplated by the Existing Articles). | The Proposed Organizational Documents authorize the Aurora Innovation Board to issue all or any shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix for each such series such voting powers, full or limited, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as the Aurora Innovation Board may determine. | ||
See paragraph 5 of the Existing Memorandum and Articles 3 and 17 of the Existing Articles. |
See Article VI of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Classified Board (Organizational Documents Proposal C) | The Cayman Constitutional Documents provide that the RTPY Board shall be composed of one class, appointed by the holders of the RTPY Class B ordinary shares. | The Proposed Organizational Documents provide that the Aurora Innovation Board be divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. | ||
See Article 29 of the Existing Articles. |
See Article VII of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Exclusive Forum (Organizational Documents Proposal D) |
The Cayman Constitutional Documents do not contain a provision adopting an exclusive forum for certain shareholder litigation. |
The Proposed Organizational Documents adopt Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation. See Article XI of the Proposed Bylaws. | ||
Dual Class (Organizational Documents Proposal E) | The Cayman Constitutional Documents provide that holders of RTPY Class A ordinary shares are entitled to cast one vote per Class A ordinary share, and holders of RTPY Class B ordinary shares are entitled to cast one vote per Class B ordinary shares, on each matter properly submitted to the RTPY shareholders entitled to vote. | The Proposed Organizational Documents provide that holders of shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock will be entitled to cast one vote per share of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock, and holders of shares of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock will be entitled to cast 10 votes per share of Aurora Innovation Class B common stock on each matter properly submitted to the Aurora Innovation stockholders entitled to vote. |
The Cayman Constitutional Documents |
The Proposed Organizational Documents | |||
See Article 23 of the Existing Articles. |
See Article V of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Corporate Name (Organizational Documents Proposal F) | The Cayman Constitutional Documents provide that the name of the company is “Reinvent Technology Partners Y” | The Proposed Organizational Documents provide that the name of the corporation will be “Aurora Innovation, Inc.” | ||
See paragraph 1 of the Existing Memorandum. |
See Article I of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Perpetual Existence (Organizational Documents Proposal F) | The Cayman Constitutional Documents provide that if RTPY does not consummate a business combination (as defined in the Cayman Constitutional Documents) by March 18, 2023 (or June 18, 2023 if RTPY has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the initial public offering but has not completed the initial business combination within such 24-month period or if such date is extended at a duly called extraordinary general meeting, such later date), RTPY will cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up and will redeem the public shares and liquidate the trust account. |
The Proposed Organizational Documents do not include any provisions relating to Aurora Innovation’s ongoing existence; the default under the DGCL will make Aurora Innovation’s existence perpetual. | ||
See Article 49 of the Cayman Constitutional Documents. |
Default rule under the DGCL. | |||
Provisions Related to Status as Blank Check Company (Organizational Documents Proposal F) | The Cayman Constitutional Documents include various provisions related to RTPY’s status as a blank check company prior to the consummation of a business combination. | The Proposed Organizational Documents do not include such provisions related to RTPY’s status as a blank check company, which no longer will apply upon consummation of the Merger, as RTPY will cease to be a blank check company at such time. | ||
See Article 49 of the Cayman Constitutional Documents. |
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Takeovers by Interested Stockholders (Organizational Documents Proposal F) | The Cayman Constitutional Documents do not provide restrictions on takeovers of RTPY by a related shareholder following a business combination. | The Proposed Organizational Documents do not opt out of Section 203 of the DGCL, and therefore, Aurora Innovation will be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL relating to takeovers by interested stockholders. | ||
Default rule under the DGCL. |
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How will the Domestication affect my ordinary shares, warrants and units? |
A: | As a result of and upon the effective time of the Domestication, (1) each of the then issued and outstanding RTPY Class A ordinary shares will convert automatically, on a one-for-one one-for-one one-for-one one-eighth of one Aurora Innovation warrant. See “Domestication Proposal |
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What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Domestication? |
A: | As discussed more fully under “ U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations |
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Can the Company redeem the warrants? |
A: | We will have the ability to redeem the outstanding public warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, if, and only if, the last reported sales price of our common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”). If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants as described above could force you to: (1) exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so; (2) sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants; or (3) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, we expect would be substantially less than the market value of your warrants. None of the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us in such a case so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees, but the Sponsor has agreed to exercise all of its private placement warrants for cash or on a “cashless basis” on or prior to the redemption date, in the event that the Reference Value exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) and we elect to redeem the public warrants pursuant to the Warrant Agreement and notify the Sponsor of such election and the redemption date on or prior to the date we mail a notice of redemption to the holders of the public warrants. |
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Do I have redemption rights? |
A: | If you are a holder of public shares, you have the right to request that RTPY redeems all or a portion of your public shares for cash provided that you follow the procedures and deadlines described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. Public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of the public shares held by them regardless of if or how they vote in respect of the BCA Proposal How do I exercise my redemption rights? |
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How do I exercise my redemption rights? |
A: | If you are a public shareholder and wish to exercise your right to redeem the public shares, you must: |
i. | (a) hold public shares, or (b) if you hold public shares through units, elect to separate your units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; |
ii. | submit a written request to Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, that Aurora Innovation redeem all or a portion of your public shares for cash; and |
iii. | deliver your share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms (as applicable) to Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). |
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If I am a holder of units, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my units? |
A: | No. Holders of issued and outstanding units must elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If you hold your units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must notify your broker or bank that you elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if you hold units registered in your own name, you must contact Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, directly and instruct them to do so. |
You are requested to cause your public shares to be separated and tendered to Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on , 2021 (two business days before the extraordinary general meeting) in order to exercise your redemption rights with respect to your public shares. |
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What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising my redemption rights? |
A: | In most circumstances, it is expected that a U.S. Holder (as defined in “ U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations |
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What happens to the funds deposited in the trust account after consummation of the Business Combination? |
A: | Following the closing of RTPY’s initial public offering, a total of $977,500,000, comprised of proceeds from RTPY’s initial public offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, was placed in the trust account. As of March 31, 2021, funds in the trust account totaled $977,508,835 and were invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. These funds will remain in the trust account, except for the withdrawal of interest to fund RTPY’s working capital requirements, subject to an annual limit of $701,250, and/or to pay taxes, if any, until the earliest of (1) the completion of a business combination (including the closing of the Business Combination), (2) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Cayman Constitutional Documents to modify the substance or timing of RTPY’s obligation to redeem 100% of the public shares if it does not complete a business combination by March 18, 2023 (or June 18, 2023 if RTPY has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the initial public offering but has not completed the initial business combination within such 24-month period) or with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity, and (3) the redemption of all of the public shares if RTPY is unable to complete a business combination by March 18, 2023 (or June 18, 2023, as applicable), subject to applicable law. |
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What happens if a substantial number of the public shareholders vote in favor of the BCA Proposal and exercise their redemption rights? |
A: | Our public shareholders are not required to vote in respect of the Business Combination in order to exercise their redemption rights. Accordingly, the Business Combination may be consummated even though the funds available from the trust account and the number of public shareholders are reduced as a result of redemptions by public shareholders. |
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What conditions must be satisfied to complete the Business Combination? |
A: | The Merger Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, including, among others, (i) approval by RTPY’s shareholders of the Business Combination and related agreements and transactions, (ii) receipt of the Aurora Equityholder Approval, (iii) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, (iv) the receipt of certain regulatory approvals (including, but not limited to, approval for listing on Nasdaq of the shares of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock to be issued in connection with the Merger and the expiration or early termination of the waiting period or periods under the HSR Act), (v) that RTPY has at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon Closing and (vi) the absence of any injunctions. |
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Did the RTPY Transaction Committee obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in determining whether or not to proceed with the Business Combination? |
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When do you expect the Business Combination to be completed? |
A: | It is currently expected that the Business Combination will be consummated in the second half of 2021. This date depends, among other things, on the approval of the proposals to be put to RTPY shareholders at the |
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extraordinary general meeting. However, the extraordinary general meeting could be adjourned if the Adjournment Proposal is adopted at the extraordinary general meeting, and RTPY elects to adjourn the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for the approval of one or more proposals at the extraordinary general meeting. For a description of the conditions for the completion of the Business Combination, see “ BCA Proposal—The Merger Agreement |
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What happens if the Business Combination is not consummated? |
A: | RTPY will not complete the Domestication unless all other conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination have been satisfied or waived by the parties in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. If RTPY is not able to complete the Business Combination with Aurora by the Liquidation Date and is not able to complete another business combination by such date, in each case, as such date may be extended pursuant to the Cayman Constitutional Documents, RTPY will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. |
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Do I have appraisal rights in connection with the proposed Business Combination and the proposed Domestication? |
A: | Neither RTPY’s shareholders nor RTPY’s warrant holders have appraisal rights in connection with the Business Combination or the Domestication under the Cayman Islands Companies Act or under the DGCL. |
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What do I need to do now? |
A: | RTPY urges you to read this proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and the documents referred to herein, carefully and in their entirety and to consider how the Business Combination will affect you as a shareholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this proxy statement/prospectus and on the enclosed proxy card. |
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How do I vote? |
A: | If you are a holder of record of ordinary shares on the record date for the extraordinary general meeting, you may vote in person or virtually at the extraordinary general meeting or by submitting a proxy for the extraordinary general meeting. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, you should contact your broker, bank or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the broker, bank or nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to virtually attend the extraordinary general meeting and vote in person, obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or nominee. |
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If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker, bank or nominee automatically vote my shares for me? |
A: | No. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial holder” of the shares held for you in what is known as “street name.” If this is the case, this |
proxy statement/prospectus may have been forwarded to you by your brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, or its agent, and you may need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct your broker, bank or nominee as to how to vote your shares. Under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares with respect to non-discretionary matters unless you provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures provided to you by your broker, bank, or nominee. We believe all the proposals presented to the shareholders will be considered non-discretionary and therefore your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. Your bank, broker, or other nominee can vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote. As the beneficial holder, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee as to how to vote your shares and you should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance with directions you provide. If you do not provide voting instructions to your broker on a particular proposal on which your broker does not have discretionary authority to vote, your shares will not be voted on that proposal. This is called a “broker non-vote.” A broker non-vote will not be counted towards the quorum requirement, as we believe all proposals presented to the shareholders will be considered non-discretionary, nor will be counted as a vote cast at the extraordinary general meeting. |
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When and where will the extraordinary general meeting be held? |
A: | The extraordinary general meeting will be held at , Eastern Time, on , 2021 at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP located at 525 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 and virtually via live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/reinventtechnologypartnersy/2021, or such other date, time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned or postponed, to consider and vote upon the proposals. |
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How do I attend a virtual meeting? |
A: | A registered shareholder will receive the proxy card from Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent. The form contains instructions on how to attend the virtual meeting including the following URL address, along with your control number. You will need your control number for access. If you do not have your control number, contact Continental at the phone number or e-mail address below. Continental support contact information is as follows: 917-262-2373, |
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Who is entitled to vote at the extraordinary general meeting? |
A: | The RTPY Board has set , 2021 as the record date for the extraordinary general meeting. If you were a shareholder of RTPY at the close of business on the record date, you are entitled to vote on matters |
that come before the extraordinary general meeting. However, a shareholder may only vote his or her shares if he or she is present in person virtually or is represented by proxy at the extraordinary general meeting. |
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How many votes do I have? |
A: | RTPY shareholders are entitled to one vote at the extraordinary general meeting for each ordinary share held of record as of the record date. As of the close of business on the record date for the extraordinary general meeting, there were ordinary shares issued and outstanding, of which were issued and outstanding public shares. |
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What constitutes a quorum? |
A: | A quorum of RTPY shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the extraordinary general meeting if the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote at the extraordinary general meeting are represented in person or by proxy. As of the record date for the extraordinary general meeting, ordinary shares would be required to achieve a quorum. |
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What vote is required to approve each proposal at the extraordinary general meeting? |
A: | The following votes are required for each proposal at the extraordinary general meeting: |
i. | BCA Proposal: |
ii. | Domestication Proposal : two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, vote at the extraordinary general meeting. |
iii. | Organizational Documents Proposals: two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, vote at the extraordinary general meeting. |
iv. | Director Election Proposal: |
v. | Stock Issuance Proposal: |
vi. | Incentive Award Plan Proposal: |
viii. | Adjournment Proposal: |
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What are the recommendations of the RTPY Board? |
A: | The RTPY Board believes that the BCA Proposal and the other proposals to be presented at the extraordinary general meeting are in the best interest of RTPY’s shareholders and unanimously recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the BCA Proposal, “FOR” the Domestication Proposal, “FOR” each of the separate Organizational Documents Proposals, “FOR” the Director Election Proposal, “FOR” the Stock Issuance Proposal, “FOR” the Incentive Award Plan Proposal and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal, in each case, if presented to the extraordinary general meeting. The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of RTPY’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what he, she or they may believe is in the best interests of RTPY and its shareholders and what he, she or they may believe is best for himself, herself or themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, RTPY’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section entitled “ BCA Proposal—Interests of RTPY’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Business Combination |
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How does the Sponsor intend to vote their shares? |
A: | Unlike some other blank check companies in which the initial shareholders agree to vote their shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the public shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement or the Insider Letter, as applicable, the Sponsor and all of its directors and officers have agreed to vote all the RTPY Founder Shares and any other public shares they may hold in favor of all the proposals being presented at the extraordinary general meeting. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the Sponsor and RTPY’s directors collectively own 20.0% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. |
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What happens if I sell my RTPY ordinary shares before the extraordinary general meeting? |
A: | The record date for the extraordinary general meeting is earlier than the date of the extraordinary general meeting and earlier than the date that the Business Combination is expected to be completed. If you transfer your public shares after the record date for the extraordinary general meeting, but before the extraordinary general meeting, unless you grant a proxy to the transferee, you will retain your right to vote at such extraordinary general meeting but the transferee, and not you, will have the ability to redeem such shares (if time permits). |
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May I change my vote after I have mailed my signed proxy card? |
A: | Yes. Shareholders may send later-dated, signed proxy card to RTPY’s Secretary at RTPY’s address set forth below so that such proxy card received by RTPY’s Secretary prior to the vote at the extraordinary general meeting (which is scheduled to take place on , 2021) or virtually attend the extraordinary general meeting in person and vote. Shareholders also may revoke their proxy by sending a notice of revocation to RTPY’s Secretary, which must be received by RTPY’s Secretary prior to the vote at the extraordinary general meeting. However, if your shares are held in “street name” by your broker, bank or another nominee, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your vote. |
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What happens if I fail to take any action with respect to the extraordinary general meeting? |
A: | If you fail to take any action with respect to the extraordinary general meeting and the Business Combination is approved by shareholders and the Business Combination is consummated, you will become a stockholder or warrant holder of Aurora Innovation. If you fail to take any action with respect to the extraordinary general meeting and the Business Combination is not approved, you will remain a shareholder or warrant holder of RTPY. However, if you fail to vote with respect to the extraordinary general meeting, |
you will nonetheless be able to elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Business Combination (if time permits). |
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What should I do with my share certificates, warrant certificates or unit certificates? |
A: | Our shareholders who exercise their redemption rights must deliver (either physically or electronically) their share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms (as applicable) to Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, prior to the extraordinary general meeting. |
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What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials? |
A: | Shareholders may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement/prospectus and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card for each applicable meeting. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your ordinary shares. |
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Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the extraordinary general meeting? |
A: | RTPY will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the extraordinary general meeting. RTPY has engaged Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow”) to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the extraordinary general meeting. RTPY has agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $47,500, plus disbursements (to be paid with non-trust account funds). RTPY will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of RTPY Class A ordinary shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of RTPY Class A ordinary shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. RTPY’s directors and officers may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies. |
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Where can I find the voting results of the extraordinary general meeting? |
A: | The preliminary voting results will be expected to be announced at the extraordinary general meeting. RTPY will publish final voting results of the extraordinary general meeting in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after the extraordinary general meeting. |
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Who can help answer my questions? |
A: | If you have questions about the Business Combination or if you need additional copies of the proxy statement/prospectus, any document incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus or the enclosed proxy card, you should contact: |
• | Aurora and the Business Combination |
• | Evolving an Outmoded and Enormous Industry |
with 54% of truckers above 45 years old in 2020, compared to 31% in 1994, according to the ATA Analysis, the BLS Statistics and the ATRI Analysis (each as defined below). The RTPY Transaction Committee believed Aurora’s self-driving technology has potential to help dramatically reduce the safety risk of the trucking industry where half a million large truck crashes in the United States are reported each year, with studies showing 94% of crashes are generally caused by human factors, which most frequently includes distraction, misjudgments, poor driving, or driving while tired, according to FMSCA Report the NHTSA Survey (each, as defined below). The RTPY Transaction Committee believes Aurora’s self-driving technology would not be affected by some of the most common human factors which cause crashes. For example, recognition errors by drivers, such as being distracted or paying insufficient attention, are one significant type of human factor-related crash that Aurora’s self-driving technology could minimize. |
• | Attractive Business Model and Well-Developed Go-To-Market go-to-market |
• | Potentially Extensive Capability to Expand |
• | Industry-Defining Technology |
several benefits over traditional lidar. The RTPY Transaction Committee believed Aurora’s ability to develop its lidar technology in-house creates benefits such as rapid iteration and feedback, synchronized development with its fleet and vertical integration capability to ensure supply and optimization for the high speed use cases intended in its go to market plan. The RTPY Transaction Committee also believed Aurora’s Virtual Testing Suite has exceptional advantages. The Virtual Testing Suite, with the ability to simulate in one hour the equivalent of over 50,000 trucks operating on the road, improves safety by reducing on-road miles required to develop the Aurora Driver, as well as cost-efficiency, as Aurora estimates that motion planning simulation costs were 2,500 times less than the costs of on-road testing. In addition, the RTPY Transaction Committee believed the Aurora Atlas, its high-definition mapping technology, as distinctively aiding Aurora’s self-driving development by enabling efficient maintenance empowering map data to always be up-to-date |
• | Experienced and Proven Management Team Management of Aurora Innovation Following the Business Combination—Executive Officers |
• | Attractive Entry Valuation BCA Proposal—Background to the Business Combination |
• | Access to Working Capital |
• | Key Strategic Investors and Partners go-to-market |
• | Long-Term Alignment lock-up on their shares of Aurora Innovation for up to four years, and the Sponsor has agreed to an earnout structure with full vesting not realized until the share price of Aurora Innovation reaches $20.00 per share (implying over a $23.4 billion market capitalization). As such, the interests of the Sponsor and major stockholders of Aurora (including certain members of Aurora senior management) are expected to be aligned on the goal of driving long-term value for the stockholders of Aurora Innovation. |
• | Best Available Opportunity |
upon the process utilized to evaluate and assess other potential acquisition targets, and the RTPY Transaction Committee’s belief that such processes had not presented a better alternative. No opportunity came to the attention of any member of RTPY’s management or the RTPY Transaction Committee in his or her personal capacity, which impacted RTPY’s search for an acquisition target. |
• | Consistency of Ownership and Investment by Third Parties top-tier institutional investors, are also investing an aggregate amount of $925.0 million in Aurora Innovation, in each case, pursuant to their participation in the PIPE Investment. Further, all of the proceeds to be delivered to Aurora Innovation in connection with the Business Combination (including from the trust account and from the PIPE Investment), are expected to remain on the balance sheet of Aurora Innovation after Closing in order to fund Aurora’s existing operations and support new and existing growth initiatives. The RTPY Transaction Committee considered the foregoing as a strong sign of confidence in Aurora Innovation following the Business Combination and the benefits to be realized as a result of the Business Combination. |
• | Results of Due Diligence |
• | extensive virtual meetings and calls with Aurora’s management team regarding its operations and projections and the proposed Business Combination; |
• | in-person visits to Aurora’s facilities; and |
• | review of materials related to Aurora made available, including with respect to financial statements, material contracts, key metrics and performance indicators, benefit plans, intellectual property matters, labor matters, information technology, privacy and personal data, litigation information, environmental matters, export control matters and other regulatory matters and other legal, regulatory, business, technology, financial, accounting and tax diligence matters. |
• | Terms of the Transaction Documents The Merger Agreement Related Agreements |
• | Opinion of the RTPY Transaction Committee’s Financial Advisor . Opinion of Houlihan Lokey |
• | The Role of the Independent Directors |
• | Potential Inability to Complete the Merger |
• | Aurora Innovation’s Business Risks COVID-19 pandemic and related macroeconomic uncertainty. As noted above, Aurora’s service is not yet commercialized, RTPY has identified numerous challenges throughout its diligence in order for such service to be commercialized, and there is no guarantee that Aurora’s service will be commercialized. In addition, Aurora has incurred net losses from operations since inception. The RTPY Transaction Committee considered that the failure of any of these activities to be completed successfully may decrease the actual benefits of the Business Combination and that RTPY shareholders may not fully realize these benefits to the extent that they expected to retain the public shares following the completion of the Business Combination. For an additional description of these risks, please see “Risk Factors |
• | Post-Business Combination Corporate Governance |
Innovation following the Closing. In particular, the RTPY Transaction Committee considered the issuance of the Aurora Innovation Class B common stock, which will be entitled to cast ten votes per share on each matter properly submitted to the Aurora Innovation stockholders entitled to vote, and the impact on the future governance of Aurora Innovation. Given that the existing stockholders of Aurora will collectively control shares representing a majority of Aurora Innovation’s outstanding shares of common stock upon completion of the Business Combination, and that the Aurora Innovation Board will be classified following the Closing pursuant to the terms of the Proposed Organizational Documents, the existing stockholders of Aurora may be able to elect future directors and make other decisions (including approving certain transactions involving Aurora Innovation and other corporate actions) without the consent or approval of any of RTPY’s current shareholders, directors or management team. See the section entitled “Organizational Documents Proposals” for detailed discussions of the terms and conditions of the Proposed Organizational Documents. In addition, the Sponsor will have the right to designate a Class III director to the Aurora Innovation Board for the first and second terms of the Class III directors. The RTPY Transaction Committee was aware that such right is not generally available to shareholders of RTPY, including shareholders that may hold a large number of shares. See “—Related Agreements” for detailed discussions of the terms and conditions of the Sponsor Agreement. |
• | Limitations of Review |
• | No Survival of Remedies for Breach of Representations, Warranties or Covenants of Aurora |
• | Litigation |
• | Fees and Expenses |
• | Diversion of Management |
• | Interests of RTPY’s Directors and Executive Officers Interests of RTPY’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Business Combination |
disparate interests would be mitigated because (i) certain of these interests were disclosed in the prospectus for RTPY’s initial public offering and are included in this proxy statement/prospectus, (ii) these disparate interests would exist with respect to a business combination by RTPY with any other target business or businesses, (iii) a significant portion of the consideration to RTPY’s directors and executive officers was structured to be realized based on the future performance of the Aurora Innovation common stock. In addition, and (iv) actions have been taken to mitigate the potentially disparate interests, including the formation of the RTPY Transaction Committee, the engagement of independent financial advisors and the delivery of the fairness opinion. The RTPY Transaction Committee Independent Directors reviewed and considered these interests during their evaluation of the Business Combination and in unanimously approving the Merger Agreement and the related agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Business Combination. |
• | Roles of Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey |
• | Other Risk Factors |
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Aurora Stockholders (2) |
— | — | — | 1,164,819,938 | 87.3 | % | 97.0 | % | 1,164,819,938 | 90.6 | % | 97.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RTPY’s public shareholders |
97,750,000 | 80.0 | % | 80.0 | % | 97,750,000 | 7.3 | % | 1.7 | % | 58,057,172 | 4.5 | % | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsor, Sponsor Related PIPE Investor and RTPY independent directors (3) |
24,437,500 | 20.0 | % | 20.0 | % | 31,937,500 | 2.4 | % | 0.6 | % | 22,767,047 | 1.8 | % | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Third Party PIPE Investors |
— | — | — | 40,150,000 | 3.0 | % | 0.7 | % | 40,150,000 | 3.1 | % | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | Assumes additional redemptions of 39.7 million Class A ordinary shares of RTPY in connection with the Business Combination at approximately $10.00 per share based on trust account figures as of June 30, 2021. |
(2) | Includes (a) 986,701,085 shares expected to be issued to existing Aurora common and preferred shareholders, (b) 88,126,770 shares reserved for the potential future issuance of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock upon the exercise of Aurora Innovation Options, (c) 37,642,083 shares reserved for the potential future issuance of Aurora Innovation Class A common stock upon the settlement of Aurora Innovation RSU Awards, and (d) 52,350,000 shares subscribed for through the PIPE by existing Aurora Innovation investors. |
(3) | Includes 24,317,500 shares held by the Sponsor (assuming such shares were fully vested), 7,500,000 shares subscribed for by the Sponsor Related PIPE Investor (included after the Business Combination only) and 120,000 shares held by the current independent |
directors of RTPY. Under the Maximum Redemption Scenario, a portion of the Sponsor Shares are forfeited as a result of the redemption of more than 22.5% of the outstanding RTPY Class A ordinary shares. 75% of the Sponsor Shares are subject to a vesting schedule with 25% vesting in each of the three tranches when the VWAP of the Aurora Innovation common stock is greater than $15.00, $17.50 and $20.00, respectively, for any 20 trading days within a period of 30 trading days. After 10 years following the Closing, the Sponsor agrees to forfeit any such Sponsor Shares which have not yet vested. |
(4) | Share ownership and voting power presented under the Maximum Redemption Scenario in the table above is only presented for illustrative purposes. RTPY cannot predict how many of its public shareholders will exercise their right to have their public shares redeemed for cash. As a result, the redemption amount and the number of Class A ordinary shares of RTPY redeemed in connection with the Business Combination may differ from the amounts presented above. As such, the ownership percentages and voting power of current RTPY and Aurora Stockholders may also differ from the presentation above if the actual redemptions are different from these assumptions. See “ Risk Factors— Risks Related to the Business Combination and RTPY—The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our public shares may not allow us to complete the Business Combination, have sufficient cash available to fund Aurora Innovation’s business or optimize the capital structure of Aurora Innovation.” |
• | BCA Proposal: |
• | Domestication Proposal : two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, vote at the extraordinary general meeting. |
• | Organizational Documents Proposals: two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, vote at the extraordinary general meeting. |
• | Director Election Proposal: |
• | Stock Issuance Proposal: |
• | Incentive Award Plan Proposal: |
• | Adjournment Proposal: |
• | (a) hold public shares or (b) if you hold public shares through units, elect to separate your units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; |
• | submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), RTPY’s transfer agent, that Aurora Innovation redeem all or a portion of your public shares for cash; and |
• | deliver your share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms (as applicable) to Continental, RTPY’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through DTC. |