Skillz Announces Redemption of Public Warrants

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Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) has announced the redemption of all outstanding public warrants to purchase its Class A common stock at $0.01 per warrant, effective after 5pm NY time on August 16, 2021. This decision follows the achievement of the necessary share price requirement of $18.00 for 20 trading days within a 30-day period as of July 13, 2021. Holders can exercise their warrants at an $11.50 per share price until the deadline. Those remaining unexercised will be void post-deadline, only receiving the redemption amount.

Positive

• Achievement of share price requirement of $18.00 for 20 trading days, enabling warrant redemption.
• Opportunity for warrant holders to purchase shares at $11.50.

Negative

• Public warrants' remaining unexercised after August 16, 2021, will become void.
• The $0.01 redemption price is significantly lower than the $11.50 exercise price, potentially disappointing some warrant holders.

Skillz Inc. (NYSE: SKLZ) (“Skillz”), the leading mobile games platform bringing fair and fun competition to players worldwide, today announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding public warrants to purchase shares of Skillz’s Class A common stock that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2020 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and among Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent and transfer agent (“Continental”), and that remain outstanding following 5pm New York City time on August 16, 2021 for a redemption price of $0.01 per warrant. Warrants that were issued under the Warrant Agreement in a private placement and still held by Eagle Equity Partners II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its permitted transferees are not subject to this notice of redemption.

Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, Skillz is entitled to redeem all of such outstanding public warrants if the reported closing price of Skillz’s Class A common stock is at least $18.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period. This share price performance requirement was satisfied as of July 13, 2021.

Continental, in its capacity as warrant agent, has delivered a notice of redemption to each of the registered holders of such outstanding public warrants on behalf of Skillz.

All such public warrants may be exercised by the holders thereof until 5pm New York City time on August 16, 2021, to purchase fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock underlying such warrants, at the exercise price of $11.50 per share.

Any such public warrants that remain unexercised following 5pm New York City time on August 16, 2021, will be void and no longer exercisable, and the holders of those public warrants will be entitled to receive only the redemption price of $0.01 per warrant.

The shares of Class A common stock underlying such public warrants have been registered by Skillz under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are covered by a registration statement filed on Form S-1 with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-252868).

Questions concerning redemption and exercise of such public warrants can be directed to: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004, telephone number 212-509-4000.

For a copy of the notice of redemption sent to the holders of such public warrants, please visit the Skillz investor relations website at https://investors.skillz.com/.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any Skillz securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.

About Skillz Inc.

Skillz is the leading mobile games platform that connects players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition. The Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide, and distributes millions in prizes each month. Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. www.skillz.com

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside of the Company’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability of Skillz to: realize the benefits expected from the business combination; effectively compete in the global entertainment and gaming industries; attract and retain successful relationships with the third party developers that develop and update all of the games hosted on Skillz’s platform; comply with laws and regulations applicable to its business; and as well as other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will be made available in other filings that the Company makes from time to time with the SEC. In addition, any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable as of this date. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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FAQ

What warrants is Skillz redeeming for $0.01?

Skillz is redeeming all outstanding public warrants under its Warrant Agreement dated March 5, 2020.

When can Skillz warrant holders exercise their warrants?

Holders can exercise their warrants until 5pm NY time on August 16, 2021.

What is the exercise price for Skillz public warrants?

The exercise price for Skillz public warrants is $11.50 per share.

What happens to unexercised Skillz public warrants after August 16, 2021?

Unexercised public warrants will be void and holders will only receive $0.01 per warrant.

What was the share price requirement for Skillz to redeem warrants?

Skillz needed a closing price of at least $18.00 for 20 trading days in a 30-day period.