Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (Nasdaq:JVA) (“Coffee Holding” or the
“Company”), a publicly traded integrated wholesale coffee roaster
and dealer located in the United States, and Delta Corp Holdings
Limited (“Delta”), a fully integrated global business engaged in
logistics, fuel supply and asset management primarily servicing the
international supply chains, today jointly announced that the
registration statement on Form F-4 relating to their proposed
business combination was declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 6, 2024. Coffee Holding will
hold a special meeting at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday,
March 28, 2024, for consideration and voting on the approval of the
business combination and its merger and share exchange agreement,
dated September 29, 2022, as amended (the “definitive agreement”),
and related proposals described in the registration statement’s
proxy statement/prospectus. As previously announced, the proposed
business combination provides that Coffee Holding and Delta will
each become wholly owned subsidiaries of a newly created holding
company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands
(“Pubco”).
Coffee Holding’s board of directors unanimously
recommends that Coffee Holding stockholders vote “FOR” all of the
proposals to be voted upon at the special meeting, including
approval of the proposed business combination and definitive
agreement.
Coffee Holding stockholders of record at the
close of business on February 20, 2024 will be entitled to vote at
the special meeting. Coffee Holding will commence mailing the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus and related materials to its
stockholders of record on or about March 7, 2024.
The registration statement on Form F-4 of Pubco,
declared effective by the SEC on March 6, 2024, serves as both a
proxy statement of Coffee Holdings (for the meeting of Coffee
Holding stockholders) and as a prospectus (registering Pubco shares
to be issued to Coffee Holding stockholders under the definitive
agreement). A copy of the registration statement and its definitive
proxy statement/prospectus is accessible on the SEC's website
at www.sec.gov.
Coffee Holding stockholders who need assistance
in completing the proxy card, need additional copies of the proxy
materials or have questions regarding the special meeting may
contact Coffee Holding’s proxy solicitor, Alliance Advisors, LLC,
by calling toll-free at 833-945-2702.
About Coffee Holding
Founded in 1971, Coffee Holding is a leading
integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States
and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of
coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes,
preferences and price points. Coffee Holding’s product offerings
consist of eight proprietary brands, each targeting a different
segment of the consumer coffee market as well as roasting and
blending coffees for major wholesalers and retailers throughout the
United States who want to have products under their own names to
compete with national brands. In addition to selling roasted
coffee, Coffee Holding also imports green coffee beans from around
the world which it resells to smaller regional roasters and coffee
shops throughout the United States and Canada.
About Delta
Delta is a fully integrated global business
engaged in logistics, fuel supply and asset management related
services, primarily servicing the international supply chains of
commodity, energy, and capital goods producers. Delta operates its
business through three segments: Bulk Logistics, Energy Logistics
and Asset Management. Delta’s Bulk Logistics division is an
asset-light third-party logistics provider of freight forwarding,
ocean transportation, mine-to-port, and related services connecting
producers of commodities, agriculture products, capital goods and
energy to end users. Delta’s Energy Logistics operations provides
its customers with industry leading fuels, lubricants and carbon
offset products with a focus on environmental impact. Delta also
offers Asset Management services to the marine transportation and
offshore oil and gas industries. Delta’s business model is
asset-light, and its service offerings facilitate the global trade
of energy, raw materials, intermediate goods, and agricultural
products. Delta is a multinational business with offices throughout
Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. For more information,
please see Delta’s website at www.wearedelta.com.
Additional Information and Where to Find
It
In connection with the proposed business
combination, Pubco (named Delta Corp Holdings Limited or Delta Corp
Holdings Ltd) has filed a registration statement on Form F-4 to the
SEC (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), which has been
declared effective and which includes a prospectus with respect to
Pubco’s securities to be issued in connection with the proposed
business combination and a proxy statement to be distributed to
holders of Coffee Holding’s common stock in connection with Coffee
Holding’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Coffee Holding’s
stockholders with respect to the proposed business combination and
other matters described in the Registration Statement. The
definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to Coffee
Holding’s stockholders as of the record date beginning on or about
March 7, 2024.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF COFFEE
HOLDING, PUBCO AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO READ THE
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OR
WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN
THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Security holders and other interested
persons may obtain free copies of the Registration Statement,
definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant material
(in each case when available) at the website maintained by the SEC
at www.sec.gov. or by directing a request to: Coffee Holding
Co., Inc. 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10314,
Attn: Andrew Gordon, Chief Executive Officer.
Participants in the
Solicitation
Coffee Holding, Delta, Pubco and each of their
directors, executive officers and certain other members of
management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders
of Coffee Holding with respect to the proposed transaction and
related matters. Information about the directors and executive
officers of Coffee Holding, including their ownership of shares of
Coffee Holding common stock, is included in the Registration
Statement and the Coffee Holding’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended October 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on
February 9, 2024. Additional information regarding the persons or
entities who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of
proxies from Coffee Holding stockholders, including a description
of their interests in the proposed business combination by security
holdings or otherwise, is included in the Registration Statement’s
proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed or to
be filed with the SEC by Pubco, or Coffee, when they become
available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as
described above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or
approval, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any
state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of such other jurisdiction. No offering of
securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting
the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between
Pubco, Coffee Holding and Delta. All statements other than
statements of historical facts contained in this press release,
including statements regarding Pubco’s, Coffee Holding’s or Delta’s
future results of operations and financial position, Pubco’s,
Coffee Holding’s and Delta’s business strategy, prospective costs,
timing and likelihood of success, plans and objectives of
management for future operations, future results of current and
anticipated operations of Pubco, Coffee Holding and Delta, and the
expected value of the combined company after the transactions, are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,”
“opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,”
“will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the
following risks relating to the proposed transaction: the
occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could
give rise to the termination of the transaction agreement; the risk
that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at
all, which may adversely affect the price of Coffee Holding’s
securities; the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the
transaction agreement; the inability to complete the transactions
contemplated by the transaction agreement, including due to failure
to obtain approval of the stockholders of Coffee Holding or other
conditions to closing in the definitive agreement; the inability to
obtain or maintain the listing of Pubco ordinary shares on Nasdaq
following the proposed transaction; the risk that the proposed
transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Coffee Holding
as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed
transaction; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of
the proposed transaction, which may be affected by, among other
things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow
and manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees;
costs related to the proposed transaction; changes in applicable
laws or regulations; the possibility that Pubco, Delta or Coffee
Holding may be adversely affected by other economic, business,
and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties
identified in the proxy statement/prospectus (when available)
relating to the proposed transaction, including those under “Risk
Factors” therein, and in other filings with the SEC made by Pubco
and Coffee Holding. There can be no assurance of the completion of
the proposed business combination, nor subject to and following
such completion, the realization of potential benefits of the
proposed business combination. Moreover, Pubco, Delta and Coffee
Holding operate in very competitive and rapidly changing
environments. Because forward-looking statements are inherently
subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be
predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond Pubco’s,
Delta’s and Coffee Holding’s control, you should not rely on these
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, and, except as required by law, Pubco, Delta and Coffee
Holding assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise
these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise. None of Pubco, Delta or
Coffee Holding gives any assurance that either Delta or Coffee
Holding or Pubco will achieve its expectations.
For further information, contact:
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.Andrew GordonPresident
& CEO(718) 832-0800
Delta Corp Holdings LimitedJoseph NelsonChief
Financial OfficerPhone: +44 0203 753 5598Email:
ir@wearedelta.com
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