- EIC encourages all stockholders of record as of close of
business on March 17, 2021 to vote their shares FOR the business
combination in advance of the Special Meeting of Stockholders
- Special Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for May 5, 2021 at
10:00 am ET
- Electronic voting cutoff is at 11:59 pm ET on May 4, 2021 – all
online and telephone votes must be received by that time.
- If you need assistance voting your shares, please contact
Experience Investment Corp.’s proxy solicitor Morrow Sodali at
(877) 787-9239 from 9am to 8pm ET (banks and brokers can call
collect at (203) 658-9400) or send a message to
EXPC.info@investor.morrowsodali.com.
Experience Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: EXPC) (“EIC” or the
“Company”), a NASDAQ listed special purpose acquisition company
sponsored by an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, urges
stockholders to vote in favor of the previously announced proposed
business combination with BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“Blade”)
at the Company’s Special Meeting of Stockholders (“Special
Meeting”) on May 5, 2021.
The Special Meeting to approve the proposed business combination
is scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10:00 am ET. The special
meeting can be accessed by visiting web.lumiagm.com/230208333,
where stockholders of record as of the close of business on March
17, 2021 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to listen to the
meeting live and vote during the meeting. Eligible stockholders
will need to request a legal proxy from their bank, broker or other
nominee for access.
It is extremely important that all stockholders who owned shares
of the Record Date – even if they no longer own shares – to vote in
advance of the Special Meeting to ensure the deal proceeds in a
timely manner. EIC urges all eligible stockholders to please vote
TODAY by internet or phone following the instructions on their
proxy card or voting instruction form.
Please vote online or by telephone today, with the instructions
and voting control number provided by your broker, bank or other
nominee on the Voting Instruction Form mailed to you. If
stockholders have questions related to voting their shares, they
may contact Experience Investment Corp.’s proxy solicitor Morrow
Sodali at (877) 787-9239 from 9am to 8pm ET (banks and brokers can
call collect at (203) 658-9400) or send a message to
EXPC.info@investor.morrowsodali.com.
Stockholders can view Experience Investment Corp.’s proxy
statement here:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001779128/000110465921047105/tm213581-17_424b3.htm
If the proposals at the Special Meeting are approved, the
parties anticipate that the business combination will close shortly
thereafter, subject to the satisfaction or waiver (as applicable)
of all other closing conditions.
In connection with the business combination, EIC will change its
name to Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. and EIC’s Class A common
stock and public warrants will begin trading on Nasdaq under the
symbols “BLDE” and “BLDEW,” respectively.
About Blade
Blade is a technology-powered urban air mobility platform
committed to reducing travel friction by providing cost-effective
air transportation alternatives to some of the most congested
ground routes in the U.S. and abroad. Today, the company
predominantly uses helicopters and amphibious aircraft. Its
asset-light model, coupled with its exclusive passenger terminal
infrastructure, is designed to facilitate a seamless transition to
Electric Vertical Aircraft ("EVA" or “eVTOL”), enabling lower cost
air mobility to the public that is both quiet and zero
emissions.
For more information, visit blade.com/investors.
About Experience Investment Corp.
Experience Investment Corp. is a special purpose acquisition
company sponsored by an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners and
formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or
similar business combination with one or more businesses.
For more information, please visit
experienceinvestmentcorp.com
About KSL Capital Partners
KSL Capital Partners, LLC is a private equity firm specializing
in premier travel and leisure enterprises in five primary sectors:
hospitality, recreation, clubs, real estate, and travel services.
Since 2005, KSL has raised approximately $13 billion of capital
across both debt and equity funds.
For more information, please visit kslcapital.com
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication relates to a proposed transaction between
Blade and EIC. This communication is not a proxy statement or
solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to
any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction and shall
neither constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in
any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. EIC has filed with the
SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), which
includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus that is both the
proxy statement to be distributed to the EIC’s stockholders in
connection with EIC’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by EIC’s
stockholders with respect to the business combination with Blade
and other matters described therein, as well as the prospectus
relating to the offer and sale of the securities of EIC to be
issued in the business combination. The Form S-4 was declared
effective by the SEC on April 6, 2021 and the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant documents have been mailed
to EIC’s stockholders of record as of March 17, 2021. EIC’s
stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus in connection with EIC’s
solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting because the proxy
statement/prospectus will contain important information about EIC,
Blade and the business combination. Stockholders are also be able
to obtain copies of the Form S-4 and the proxy
statement/prospectus, without charge, at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Experience Investment
Corp., 100 St. Paul St., Suite 800. Denver, CO 80206 or
mrichardson@riverinc.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of federal securities laws, including with
respect to the proposed business combination of Blade and EIC.
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. Such factors can be found in EIC’s most recent
annual report on Form 10-K, subsequently filed quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which are available,
free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and also in
the Form S-4 and EIC’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus. New
risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is
impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us
or the business combination with Blade. You are cautioned not to
place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date made, and EIC and Blade undertake no
obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, changes in expectations,
future events or otherwise.
Participants in the Solicitation
EIC, Blade and certain of their respective directors and
officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies
of EIC’s stockholders with respect to the approval of the business
combination with Blade. EIC and Blade urge investors, stockholders
and other interested persons to read the Form S-4 and the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus and documents incorporated by
reference therein, as well as other documents filed with the SEC in
connection with the business combination, as these materials
contain important information about Blade, EIC and the business
combination. Information regarding the participants in the proxy
solicitation, including EIC’s directors and officers and Blade’s
directors and officers, and a description of their respective
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
is included in the Form S-4 and the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus for the business combination. Each of these
documents is available at the SEC’s website or by directing a
request to EIC as described above under “Additional Information and
Where to Find It.”
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For BLADE Phil Denning / Nora Flaherty
BladeMediaRelations@icrinc.com For Experience Investment Corp.
Maureen Richardson mrichardson@riverinc.com For KSL Capital
Partners Maureen Richardson mrichardson@riverinc.com
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