PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 7 | Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) | |
(to prospectus dated June 16, 2022) | Registration No. 333-264619 |
UP TO 199,825,500 ORDINARY SHARES
OF
GOGORO INC.
This Prospectus Supplement No. 7 is being filed to update and supplement the information contained in the prospectus dated June 16, 2022 (as supplemented from time to time, the Prospectus) that forms a part of our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-264619) with the information contained in the Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 17, 2023 (the Form 6-K). Accordingly, we have attached the Form 6-K to this Prospectus Supplement No. 7.
The Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement No. 7 relate to the offer and sale by us of (i) 17,250,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (Ordinary Shares) of Gogoro Inc. (the Company) issuable upon the exercise of 17,250,000 redeemable warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares, which were originally issued in the initial public offering of Poema Global at a price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share of Poema Global and one-half of one warrant of Poema Global and are exercisable at a price of $11.50 per share (the Public Warrants), and (ii) 9,400,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of 9,400,000 private placement warrants (the Private Placement Warrants, and together with the Public Warrants, the Warrants) held by certain affiliates of Poema Global Partners LLC (the Sponsor), which were purchased at a price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement to the Sponsor and are exercisable at a price of $11.50 per share.
The Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement No. 7 also relate to the resale from time to time by the selling securityholders named in the Prospectus or their permitted transferees (the Selling Securityholders) of (i) 29,482,000 Ordinary Shares (the PIPE Shares) purchased by certain investors (the PIPE Investors) on April 4, 2022 (the Closing Date) pursuant to separate subscription agreements dated September 16, 2021, January 18, 2022 and March 21, 2022 (the PIPE Subscription Agreement) at a price of $10.00 per Ordinary Share, (ii) 125,668,500 Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by certain shareholders of the Company prior to the Closing Date (Legacy Gogoro, and such Ordinary Shares, the Legacy Gogoro Shares) (inclusive of up to 7,075,741 Ordinary Shares issuable to such shareholders pursuant to the earnout provisions of the Merger Agreement (as described in the Prospectus) which were either purchased by investors (the Private Investors) in connection with arms-length private financings at prices of $1.00 to $3.50 per share or approximately $1.14 to approximately $4.00 per share (after accounting for the Subdivision Factor) or granted pursuant to pre-Business Combination incentive equity grants in the form of restricted stock units or options which were exercised by the recipients of such grants (the Equity Grant Recipients) at $0.0001 per share or $0.0001 per share (after accounting for the Subdivision Factor), (iii) 8,625,000 Ordinary Shares issued to certain affiliates of the Sponsor (the Sponsor Shares, and together with the Legacy Gogoro Shares, the Affiliated Shares) (which were purchased by the Sponsor for $25,000 or approximately $0.003 per share) and (iv) 9,400,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrant. The Ordinary Shares offered by the Selling Securityholders are identified in the Prospectus as the Registered Shares (the Registered Shares). The Selling Securityholders may, or may not, elect to sell Registered Shares as and to the extent that they may individually determine.
This Prospectus Supplement No. 7 updates and supplements the information in the Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in combination with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto. This Prospectus Supplement No. 7 should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and if there is any inconsistency between the information in the Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement No. 7, you should rely on the information in this Prospectus Supplement No. 7.
Our Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants are currently traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq) under the symbols GGR and GGROW, respectively. On January 13, 2023, the last quoted sale price for our Ordinary Shares as reported on Nasdaq was $4.17 per share and the last quoted sale price for our Public Warrants as reported on Nasdaq was $0.58 per warrant.
We are an emerging growth company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, and are therefore eligible to take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements otherwise applicable to other public companies.
We are also a foreign private issuer, as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and are exempt from certain rules under the Exchange Act that impose certain disclosure obligations and procedural requirements for proxy solicitations under Section 14 of the Exchange Act. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Moreover, we are not required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before buying any securities, you should carefully read the discussion of the risks of investing in our securities in Risk Factors beginning on page 11 of the Prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the Prospectus or this Prospectus Supplement No. 7. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is January 17, 2023
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Announcement of Strategic Energy Partnership
On January 17, 2023, Gogoro Inc. (Gogoro) issued a press release announcing a strategic energy partnership among Gogoro, Indias State of Maharashtra and Belrise Industries (Belrise) to establish a battery swapping infrastructure under a non-binding memorandum of understanding. Gogoro and Belrise plan a joint 50-50 partnership to invest approximately US$2.5 billion over eight years with the State of Maharashtra government to build energy infrastructure across the state.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward looking statements generally relate to future events or Gogoros future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements because they contain words such as may, will, should, expects, plans, anticipates, going to, could, intends, target, projects, contemplates, believes, estimates, predicts, potential or continue or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Gogoros expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, the potential of the partnership between Gogoro, Belrise Industries (erstwhile known as Badve Engineering Ltd) and the government of Maharashtra (the partnership), including the ability of such partnership to achieve its goals and projections of market opportunity, the potential timeline for the deployment of the battery swapping infrastructure in Maharashtra, the potential amount of investment in the partnership, the potential growth in India, the capability of Gogoros technology, Gogoros business plans and statements by Gogoros founder and chief executive officer, Belrise Industries Managing Director and government officials of the government of Maharashtra. Gogoros expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, risks related to macroeconomic factors including inflation and consumer confidence, risks related to political tensions, Gogoros ability to effectively manage its growth, Gogoros ability to launch and ramp up the production of its products and control its manufacturing costs and manage its supply chain issues, Gogoros risks related to ability to expand its sales and marketing abilities, Gogoros ability to expand effectively into new markets, foreign exchange fluctuations, Gogoros ability to develop and maintain relationships with its partners, risks associated with formalizing the partnership, including reaching an agreement on the terms of the partnership and the timing of formalizing the partnership, risks related to operating in the India, regulatory risks and Gogoros risks related to strategic collaborations, risks related to the India market and other international markets, alliances or joint ventures including Gogoros ability to enter into and execute its plans related to strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures in order for such strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures to be successful and generate revenue, Gogoros ability to raise additional capital, the risks related to the need for Gogoro to invest more capital in strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures, and the risk of Gogoro having to update the accounting treatment for its joint ventures. The forward looking statements contained in this communication are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Gogoros filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in Gogoros Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed on May 2, 2022 and in its subsequent filings with the SEC, copies of which are available on our website and on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. The forward looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Gogoro as of the date hereof, and Gogoro disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements, except as required by law.
EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit Number |
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99.1 | Press release issued by Gogoro Inc., dated January 17, 2023. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Gogoro Inc. | ||||||
Date: January 17, 2023 | /s/ Bruce Morrison Aitken | |||||
Bruce Morrison Aitken | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
Indias State of Maharashtra Announces Strategic Energy Partnership with Gogoro and Belrise Industries to Build
$2.5 billion Battery Swapping Infrastructure
The infrastructure deployment will be the worlds largest sustainability-focused portable energy system to date. It will focus on offering open access for a variety of uses including battery swapping, smart electric vehicles, mobility sharing, demand response services and distributed energy storage, smart agriculture, and other applications.
DAVOS, Switzerland, January 17, 2023 The Indian State of Maharashtra today announced a strategic energy partnership with Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR) and Belrise Industries (erstwhile known as Badve Engineering Ltd) to establish an unprecedented battery-swapping infrastructure. Gogoro, a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable smart sustainable mobility solutions for cities, and Belrise, a leading automotive systems manufacturer based in India, plan a joint 50-50 partnership to invest approximately US$2.5 billion over eight years with the State of Maharashtra government to build energy infrastructure across the state. The non-binding MOU agreement was signed at the Maharashtra pavilion, World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The companies plan to build a smart energy infrastructure in Maharashtra that is open and accessible and establishes battery swapping and smart battery stations as a leading source for mobility and energy storage. The deployment is also expected to accelerate job growth throughout the smart energy, electric vehicle, and sustainability value chain. In addition to the smart infrastructure, the partnership is also expected to foster smart electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in the state.
It is indeed a remarkable moment for the State, this will perhaps be the largest green partnership of this nature worldwide, -a sentiment echoed by Hon. Chief Minister Shri. Eknath Shinde.
As a national leader in sustainability, it is important for the State of Maharashtra to embrace new technologies that are open, accessible and enable dynamic solutions that can accelerate the transition to smarter sustainable cities and set an example that other states in India can follow, said Devendra Fadnavis, The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. We are partnering with Gogoro and Belrise to deploy the worlds largest and most innovative smart energy infrastructure to utilize battery swapping for solving the unique and distributed energy challenges we face daily. This project will enable new alternatives to the fossil fuels solutions many of our residents use today.
The future of smart sustainable cities and countries is not about a single company or government but about a community coming together to instill a new way of thinking and a new way of utilizing sustainable energy in an open and accessible way. This partnership represents the future and this new way of thinkingnot just about sustainable transportation, but about an entirely new system. That is why we truly believe in building open and accessible infrastructure that will uplift the entire ecosystem, said Horace Luke, founder, and CEO of Gogoro. Together, the State of Maharashtra, Belrise Industries and Gogoro plan to shift energy usage and establish this new sustainable economy that will encourage jobs creation, establish new technical and sustainable industrial capabilities, and ultimately increase state exports.
The battery swapping infrastructure expects to begin deploying across the State of Maharashtra in 2023 which will leverage Gogoros smart energy ecosystem including smart battery stations, swapping technologies, network management solutions, and will provide numerous innovations to the state, contributing in the areas of smart city design and development, energy storage stations & systems, smart mobility sharing, smart electric vehicles, demand response services and distributed energy storage, smart agriculture, among other applications.
Clean energy is the future, and now is the time for Indian businesses to begin their transition to a new model of sustainable operations. As a manufacturing leader in Indias transportation industry, we are embracing this for our own business, customers, and communities, said Shrikant Badve, Managing Director, Belrise Industries. Today we are partnering with Gogoro, a global innovation leader in smart sustainable energy and Indias most industrious state of Maharashtra to deploy the largest portable battery swapping infrastructure of its kind to enable a new generation of products and services that Maharashtras residents can embrace.
With more than 120 million residents, Maharashtra is Indias largest economy and industrialized State with a gross domestic product of more than US$450 billion that accounts for 16-percent of Indias industrial output.
About The State of Maharashtra
Maharashtra is one of the 28 states within the Republic of India. Maharashtra is known as Indias growth engine due to its large contribution to Indias GDP. It is also nationally recognized as the most advanced in terms of manufacturing and services sector. Maharashtra has consistently topped Indias ranking in terms of FDI received. Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra is a global world class city. https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1125/Home
About Gogoro
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Gogoro Network is a new generation of distributed smart energy infrastructure that is optimized for swappable battery refueling and architected for intelligent bidirectional demand response and energy storage that is a key building block of a smart grid. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in battery swapping, energy storage, connected vehicles, electric propulsion systems, smart battery design, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery availability and safety. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable growth in densely populated cities is even greater. For more information, visit www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.
About Belrise Group (erstwhile Badve Group of Industries)
Belrise Group is a leading Tier-1 automotive system manufacturer in India that accounts for one third of all two-wheel and three-wheel chassis made in India. With consolidated group revenue of $700 Mn (USD), Belrise Group has 29 state-of-the-art facilities across India that specialize in automotive component manufacturing for the 2-wheeler, 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler passenger, and commercial vehicle segments. The companys diverse product portfolio includes metal fabrication, polymer processing, foundry, mirror and suspensions systems, amongst others. With the evolution of EVs, Belrise group is geared up to offer products for the entire product ecosystem in the EV value chain. For more information, visit www.belriseindustries.com and follow Belrise Industries on LinkedIn.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward looking statements generally relate to future events or Gogoros future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements because they contain words such as may, will, should, expects, plans, anticipates, going to, could, intends, target, projects, contemplates, believes, estimates, predicts, potential or continue or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Gogoros expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, the potential of the partnership between Gogoro, Belrise Industries (erstwhile known as Badve Engineering Ltd) and the government of Maharashtra (the partnership), including the ability of such partnership to achieve its goals and projections of market opportunity, the potential timeline for the deployment of the battery swapping infrastructure in Maharashtra, the potential amount of investment in the partnership, the potential growth in India, the capability of Gogoros technology, Gogoros business plans and statements by Gogoros founder and chief executive officer, Belrise Industries Managing Director and government officials of the government of Maharashtra. Gogoros expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, risks related to macroeconomic factors including inflation and consumer confidence, risks related to political tensions, Gogoros ability to effectively manage its growth, Gogoros ability to launch and ramp up the production of its products and control its manufacturing costs and manage its supply chain issues, Gogoros risks related to ability to expand its sales and marketing abilities, Gogoros ability to expand effectively into new markets, foreign exchange fluctuations, Gogoros ability to develop and maintain relationships with its partners, risks associated with formalizing the partnership, including reaching an agreement on the terms of the partnership and the timing of formalizing the partnership, risks related to operating in the India, regulatory risks and Gogoros risks related to strategic collaborations, risks related to the India market and other international markets, alliances or joint ventures including Gogoros ability to enter into and execute its plans related to strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures in order for such strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures to be successful and generate revenue, Gogoros ability to raise additional capital, the risks related to the need for Gogoro to invest more capital in strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures, and the risk of Gogoro having to update the accounting treatment for its joint ventures. The forward looking statements contained in this communication are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Gogoros filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in Gogoros Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed on May 2, 2022 and in its subsequent filings with the SEC, copies of which are available on our website and on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. The forward looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Gogoro as of the date hereof, and Gogoro disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements, except as required by law.