Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. Announces Planned Transfer of Listing to NYSE in Connection with its Proposed Business Combination with Valo Health
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. (Nasdaq: KVSA) will transfer its Class A common stock listing from Nasdaq to the NYSE following its business combination with Valo Health, Inc. KVSA provided notice to Nasdaq of its intent to delist after market close on November 19, 2021. The new entity post-combination will be named Valo Health Holdings, Inc. and trade under the symbol 'VH'. This strategic move aims to comply with NYSE listing requirements and enhance the visibility of Valo Health, a technology company focused on transforming drug discovery through AI.
- Transfer to NYSE may enhance visibility and market perception.
- Valo Health's technology could lead to accelerated drug discovery and development.
- Delisting from Nasdaq could signal challenges to some investors.
- Potential integration challenges post-combination with Valo Health.
BOSTON and MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. (Nasdaq: KVSA) ("KVSA"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Khosla Ventures, LLC ("Khosla Ventures"), today announced that it will voluntarily transfer the listing of its Class A common stock, par value
In compliance with Nasdaq's Listing Rules, today KVSA provided Nasdaq with notice of its intent to delist its Class A Common Stock from Nasdaq after market close on November 19, 2021. The NYSE listing and Nasdaq delisting are subject to the closing of the Business Combination and fulfillment of all NYSE listing requirements.
About Valo Health
Valo Health is a technology company built to transform the drug discovery and development process using human-centric data and artificial intelligence driven computation. As a digitally native company, Valo Health aims to fully integrate human-centric data across the entire drug development lifecycle into a single unified architecture, thereby accelerating the discovery and development of life-changing drugs while simultaneously reducing the cost, time, and failure rate. The company's Opal Computational Platform™ consists of an integrated set of capabilities designed to transform data into valuable insights that may accelerate discoveries and enable Valo Health to advance a robust pipeline of programs across cardiovascular metabolic renal, oncology, and neurodegenerative disease. Founded by Flagship Pioneering and headquartered in Boston, MA, Valo Health also has offices in Lexington, MA, San Francisco, CA, Princeton, NJ, and in Branford, CT. To learn more, visit www.valohealth.com.
About KVSA
KVSA is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by affiliates of Khosla Ventures. Khosla Ventures manages a series of venture capital funds that make early-stage venture capital investments and provide strategic advice to entrepreneurs building companies with lasting significance. The firm was founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Khosla Ventures has over
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between Valo, Valo Health and KVSA. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this communication. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of KVSA's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the registration statement on Form S-4, and other documents filed by KVSA from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Valo, Valo Health and KVSA assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither Valo, Valo Health nor KVSA gives any assurance that either Valo, Valo Health or KVSA will achieve its expectations.
Additional Information and Where to Find It / Non-Solicitation
In connection with the proposed transaction, KVSA has filed, and the SEC has declared effective, a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus. The proxy statement/prospectus was sent to the stockholders of KVSA on or about October 22, 2021. KVSA also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of KVSA are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by KVSA through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Participants in Solicitation
KVSA, Valo and Valo Health and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from KVSA's stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about persons who may be deemed participants in the solicitation is set forth in KVSA's filings with the SEC. To the extent that holdings of KVSA's securities have changed since the amounts printed in KVSA's Registration Statement on Form S-1, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the business combination are contained in the proxy statement/prospectus. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
No Offer or Solicitation
These communications do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.
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