The Boards of Directors of Live Oak and Danimer have unanimously approved the transaction, and holders representing a majority of Danimer stock have signed voting and support agreements agreeing to vote for the transaction. After the Registration Statement has been filed and declared effective, Live Oak will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus/information statement, when available, to its stockholders. It has partnered with key manufacturers and consumer products companies such as PepsiCo, Nestl, Bacardi, Genpak, WinCup, Columbia Packaging Group, Kemira, and Plastic Suppliers Inc. as they introduce more sustainable alternatives to straws, food and beverage containers, and flexible packaging, among others. SPACs are struggling to collect previously committed cash in the latest sign of discontent in this once-booming corner of equity capital markets, Bloomberg reports. Live Oak is led by an experienced team of managers, operators and investors who have played important roles in helping build and grow profitable public and private businesses, both organically and through acquisitions, to create value for stockholders. There is no agreement that they are going to give us 100 percent of their snack bag business, Danimer CEO Stephen Croskrey admitted before adding: I would certainly hope that we would be making all their snack bags.. The soda maker, which declined to comment, has vowed to make 100 percent of its packaging recoverable or recyclable by 2025. Their presentation is completely filled to the brim with what ifs and what could be. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. By utilizing Nodax, the brand owners and plastics converters that we work with can develop innovative solutions to their plastic packaging that help them meet their sustainability goals. More information on potential factors that could affect our financial results is included from time to time in Live Oaks public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Danimer Scientific has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LOAK). The bioplastics company was taken public in a $525 million SPAC deal at the end of . Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be renamed Danimer Scientific and is expected to remain listed on the NYSE under a new ticker symbol. Danimer Scientific is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products sold under the proprietary Nodax brand name. Presentations :: Danimer Scientific (DNMR) Contact Us Presentations Overview News & Events Company Info Financial Info Stock Data SEC Filings Governance Financial Info Financial Results Presentations Sep 12, 2022 Investor Presentation September 2022 Aug 9, 2022 Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Presentation May 18, 2022 Investor Presentation May 2022 The transaction will require the approval of the stockholders of both Live Oak and Danimer, and is subject to other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. The Company now holds more than 150 patents and pending patent applications in nearly 20 countries for a range of manufacturing processes and biopolymer formulations. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as believe, may, will, estimate, continue, anticipate, intend, expect, should, would, plan, predict, potential, seem, seek, future, outlook, and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Registered in England and Wales. Legacy Danimers senior management team will continue to lead the now combined company. Based on signed and pending contracts, the company is fully sold out of all production in its Kentucky facility and will use their increased capital base to significantly increase production, to meet the current and long-term demand of its customer base. Danimer Scientific has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LOAK), Danimer Scientific Headquarters140 Industrial BoulevardBainbridge, GA 39817, Our 20-acre campus with over 235,000 sqft of manufacturing space, Our New Facility605 Rolling Hills LaneWinchester, KY 40391, Our new location, the worlds first commercial production facility for PHA. Danimer Scientific is a pioneer in creating environmentally responsible and natural alternative solutions to traditional petroleum-based resins. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be renamed Danimer Scientific and is expected to remain listed on the NYSE under a new ticker symbol. Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Building Tomorrow's Sustainability: PHA . Kane Kessler, PC served as legal counsel to Danimer. Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. The Companys technology can be found in a vast array of plastic end-use products that people use every day. In its earlier investor presentation, in looking to quantify the addressable plastics market for Danimer, the company shared that currently 80% of plastics that are generated end up in the . Their excitement centers on Danimers efforts to help large companies make throwaway plastic items straws, food containers, snack bags more environmentally friendly. We are well positioned to further expand our 100% biodegradable products to a wide range of plastic and specialty applications, with a long runway for profitable global growth., Rick Hendrix, Chief Executive Officer of Live Oak, commented: Danimer represents a unique and compelling investment opportunity with take-or-pay contracted revenue from a blue-chip client base for fully bio-degradable plastic resin that addresses one of the worlds most significant environmental challenges. As a result, Nodax offers a better beginning-of-life and end-of-life cycle than any of todays traditional plastics and can replace the 80% of plastics that are never recycled or incinerated, according to the company. For Danimer: Investors ir@danimer . The Companys technology can be found in a vast array of plastic end-use products that people use every day. We believe Danimer is poised for rapid and sustained growth with a fully financed capacity expansion plan and proprietary customer applications.. No company has made these kinds of bioplastics on a mass scale, sources said. Also of note: insider selling (insider sales totaling $1.6M of stock over the past 12 months, although these were mostly distributions out of Live Oak to its partners), and overboarding risk. Rick Hendrix, Chief Executive Officer of Live Oak, has joined Danimer Scientifics Board, and John Amboian, Non-Executive Chairman of Live Oak, has joined the Board as Lead Independent Director. The company has partnered with key plastics manufacturers and consumer products companies such as PepsiCo, Nestl, Genpak, WinCup, Columbia Packaging Group and Plastic Suppliers Inc. as they transition a wide variety of plastic applications, including straws, food and beverage containers, flexible packaging, agricultural and medical applications, among others. Kane Kessler, PC served as legal counsel to Danimer. The SPAC deal offered a quicker route to public markets and the funding that Bainbridge, GAbased Danimer needed than a traditional IPO, said CEO Stephen Croskrey. Live Oak and Danimer will host a joint investor conference call to discuss the proposed transaction on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 9:00 am Eastern time. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of the respective management of Live Oak and Danimer Scientific and are not predictions of actual performance. Danimers products return to nature instead of polluting our lands and waters. Danimer makes PHA, a biodegrading plastic under its Nodax. PHA adoption is benefiting from powerful tailwinds as the result of wide-spread corporate commitments and evolving consumer preferences for eco-friendly packaging solutions that address the worldwide problem of plastic waste. Partners in Research and Manufacturing The company has partnered with key plastics manufacturers and consumer products companies such as PepsiCo, Nestl, Genpak, WinCup, Columbia Packaging Group and Plastic Suppliers Inc. as they transition a wide variety of plastic applications, including straws, food and beverage containers, flexible packaging, agricultural and medical applications, among others. BAINBRIDGE, Ga. & GREAT FALLS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meredian Holdings Group, Inc., doing business as Danimer Scientific (Legacy Danimer), a next generation bioplastics company focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, and Danimer Scientific, Inc. (f/k/a Live Oak Acquisition Corp. (Live Oak)) announced today that they have completed their previously announced business combination. We are now fully financed to expand production capacity and meet the considerable expected demand from our blue-chip, multinational customer base. Danimer has told investors it can eliminate 500 billion pounds of plastic waste out of the 800 billion pounds produced annually. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Danimer Scientific is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products sold under the proprietary Nodax brand name. We are excited to become a publicly traded company and enter the next phase of growth as we broaden the reach of our remarkable Nodax technology.. Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Danimer Scientific Headquarters 140 Industrial Boulevard Bainbridge, GA 39817. The Companys technology can be found in a vast array of plastic end-use products that people use every day. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of the management of Danimer Scientific and are not predictions of actual performance.