MINNEAPOLIS AND HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FOXO Technologies Inc. (“FOXO” or the “Company”), a technology platform company whose products and services aim to solve long-standing fundamental problems in the life insurance industry through the science of epigenetic longevity, today announced the completion of its business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: DWIN) (“Delwinds”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
Products and services developed by FOXO combine the science of longevity with life insurance to: (i) support consumer engagement in health and wellness, and (ii) simplify the underwriting journey for consumers.
The combined company will operate as “FOXO Technologies Inc.” and will be led by Chief Executive Jon Sabes. Effective at the open of business on September 16, 2022, FOXO’s Class A common stock is expected to trade on the US stock exchange NYSE under the symbol “FOXO”. The FOXO Warrants will continue to trade on the NYSE stock exchange under the symbol “FOXO WS”, and it is expected that trading of the Warrants will soon transition to the US NYSE stock exchange. Upon completion of the business combination, each outstanding unit of Delwinds was automatically separated into one Delwinds Class A common share and one-half Delwinds warrant and each Delwinds Class A common share and warrant Delwinds’ entire warrant were exchanged for one FOXO common stock and one FOXO warrant, exercisable into FOXO Class A common stock, respectively. The warrant exercise price for each FOXO warrant is $11.50.
The transaction was approved by Delwinds shareholders at its special meeting held on September 14, 2022. More than 91% of the votes cast on the business combination proposal at the special meeting were cast in favor of the approval of the business combination.
“The completion of this merger is a significant step forward in our mission to make healthy longevity a fundamental part of the promise of every life insurance policy sold,” said Jon Sabes, Founder and CEO of FOXO. “Our public market entry strengthens our ability to commercialize our molecular biomarkers of health, aging and mortality through epigenetic technology. The recent signing of our inaugural AGG agreement with life insurance company Assurity1 allows www.FOXOLife.com to begin marketing and selling a full line of life insurance products with our FOXO Longevity Report™. The business combination also comes as we prepare to complete research that we believe will lead to the opportunity to introduce new saliva-based underwriting protocols next year. Both of these initiatives represent critical milestones towards our overall goals. We are grateful for the support of Delwinds’ management team and shareholders throughout this transaction and are more committed than ever to delivering lasting value to our customers, shareholders and partners. »
Andrew J. Poole, President and CEO of Delwinds, said: “With this milestone reached, FOXO has a number of crucial developments ahead, including its pioneering application of epigenetic science to measure human health and longevity through molecular biomarkers and the commercialization of saliva-based subscription technology. for the life insurance industry. Having had the opportunity to work closely with the FOXO team over the past few months, our confidence in FOXO’s value proposition and market opportunities has only grown.
Additional details on the business combination can be found in Delwinds’ proxy statement/prospectus relating to the business combination.
Advisors
Cantor Fitzgerald acted as capital markets advisor to Delwinds. Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole LLP acted as legal counsel to Delwinds. Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP and Stinson LLP acted as legal advisors to FOXO.
About FOXO Technologies Inc. (“FOXO”)
FOXO is a technology platform company focused on commercializing the science of longevity through products and services for the life insurance industry. FOXO’s epigenetic technology applies AI to DNA methylation to identify molecular biomarkers of human health and aging. FOXO seeks to modernize the life insurance industry by simplifying the consumer underwriting journey with saliva-based biomarkers and improving the life insurance value proposition for consumers with the FOXO Longevity Report. For more information about FOXO, visit www.foxotechnologies.com. For more information about FOXO Life, visit www.foxolife.com. For investor information and updates, visit https://foxotechnologies.com/investors/.
About Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp. (“Delwinds”)
Delwinds is a special purpose corporation formed to effect a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). companies”). The President and CEO of Delwinds is Andrew J. Poole. For more information about Delwinds, visit www.delwinds.com.
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1 Assurity is a trading name for the mutual holding company Assurity Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: Assurity Life Insurance Company and Assurity Life Insurance Company of New York. Insurance products and services are offered by Assurity Life Insurance Company in all states except New York. In New York, insurance products and services are offered by Assurity Life Insurance Company of New York, Albany, NY. Product availability, features and pricing may vary by state.
