F-3 1 ea164235-f3_reeautomotive.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2022

Registration No. 333-                   

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

REE Automotive Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

State of Israel   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

Kibbutz Glil-Yam
Israel 4690500

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711

Tel: +1 (302) 738-6680

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Colin Diamond

Laura Katherine Mann

White & Case LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020-1095

+1 (212) 819-8200

Aaron M. Lampert, Adv.

Goldfarb Seligman & Co.

98 Yigal Alon Street

Tel Aviv, Israel 6789141

+972-3-608-9999

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. 

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Emerging growth company  

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  

 

The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This registration statement contains:

 

a base prospectus, which covers the offering, issuance and sale by the registrant of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $200,000,000 of the registrant’s Class A ordinary shares, preferred shares, debt securities, rights, warrants and/or units from time to time in one or more offerings; and

 

a sales agreement prospectus, which covers the offering, issuance and sale by the registrant of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $75,000,000 of the registrant’s Class A ordinary shares that may be issued and sold from time to time under the ATM Sales Agreement, dated August 16, 2022, with BofA Securities, Inc., as sales agent.

 

The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The sales agreement prospectus immediately follows the base prospectus. The $75,000,000 of Class A ordinary shares that may be offered, issued and sold by the registrant under the sales agreement prospectus is included in the $200,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by the registrant under the base prospectus. In connection with such offers and when accompanied by the base prospectus included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, such sales agreement prospectus will be deemed a prospectus supplement to such base prospectus. Upon termination of the sales agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., any portion of the $75,000,000 included in the sales agreement prospectus that is not sold pursuant to the sales agreement will be available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement, and if no shares are sold under the sales agreement, the full $200,000,000 of securities may be sold in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement.

 

 

 

 

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 16, 2022.

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

$200,000,000

Class A Ordinary Shares

Debt Securities

Rights

Warrants

Units

 

REE Automotive Ltd. (“REE,” “we,” “us” or “the Company”) may offer and sell up to $200,000,000 in the aggregate of the securities identified above from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities.

 

We may offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in different series, at times, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at or prior to the time of each offering. This prospectus describes the general terms of these securities and the general manner in which they will be offered. Each time we sell securities pursuant to this prospectus, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the specific terms of the securities offered. The prospectus supplement will also describe the specific manner in which these securities will be offered and may also supplement, update or amend information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement before you invest.

 

Our Class A ordinary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “REE.” On August 15, 2022, the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares was $1.50 per share.

 

INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE “RISK FACTORS” ON PAGE 4 OF THIS PROSPECTUS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THESE RISK FACTORS BEFORE INVESTING IN ANY OF OUR SECURITIES.

 

None of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Israel Securities Authority or any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is              , 2022.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS 1
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 2
COMPANY OVERVIEW 3
CORPORATE INFORMATION 3
RISK FACTORS 4
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE 5
USE OF PROCEEDS 5
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 6
DESCRIPTION OF ORDINARY SHARES 6
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES 7
DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS 9
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS 10
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS 11
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 12
ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES 13
EXPENSES 14
LEGAL MATTERS 15
EXPERTS 15
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 16

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus from time to time and in one or more offerings. Each time we sell securities described herein, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the securities being offered and sold and the specific terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than that contained in this prospectus or in any accompanying prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which it relates, or an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where offers or sales are not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on its respective cover, even though this prospectus may be delivered or securities may be sold under this prospectus on a later date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

For investors outside of the United States: We have not done anything that would permit possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about, and to observe any restrictions relating to, the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.

 

 

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, “REE,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” and similar terms refer to REE Automotive Ltd. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

The term “NIS” refer to New Israeli Shekels, the lawful currency of the State of Israel, and the terms “dollar” and “$” refer to U.S. dollars, the lawful currency of the United States.

 

Throughout this prospectus, we refer to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in our business. The “REE” design logo is the property of REE Automotive Ltd. We have several other trademarks and service marks. Although we have omitted trademark designations in this prospectus, all rights to such trademarks are nevertheless reserved. Other trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, are forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are usually identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “position,” “possible,” “potential,” “probable,” “project,” “projection,” “should,” “strategy,” “will,” or similar expressions. These statements are based upon assessments and assumptions of management in light of historical results and trends, current conditions and potential future developments that often involve judgment, estimates, assumptions and projections. Forward-looking statements reflect current views about our plans, strategies and prospects, which are based on information currently available as of the date of this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on those statements.

 

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

REE is an automotive technology company whose mission is to be the cornerstone on top of which mobility players can build their dreams of future services, unbound by legacy thinking, as we carry the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles on a truly modular and scalable platform. We aim to empower global mobility companies to build any size or shape of electric or autonomous vehicle – from Class 1 through Class 6 - for any application and target market. We envision a future where electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles will be Powered by REE™.

 

REE is a development stage company actively executing our business plan and establishing strategic collaborations with industry leaders to expand our industry footprint across segments. We are currently developing full vehicle prototypes with REEcornerTM technology, preparing to commence commercial trials of our P7 Platform and developing our currently untested plans to outsource manufacturing and to assemble components at future Integration Centers. Our products are designed to be operated on either battery or fuel cells and in any drive mode, both human-driven and autonomous while affording full design freedom to our potential customers.

 

As a horizontally integrated player, REE plans to initially target commercial and mobility as a service (“MaaS”) markets by commercially engaging auto manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, parcel/courier delivery and logistic companies, e-commerce retailers, new mobility players, MaaS providers and autonomous drive companies with its proposed offering to build entire fleets tailored to their exact needs based on REEplatformTM technology without the need to be constrained to off-the-shelf offerings. We offer many customer benefits including complete vehicle design freedom based on exact business requirements, enabling reduction in time-to-market, more space and volume with the smallest footprint, lower total cost of ownership, faster development times, advanced driver-assistance systems compatibility, and reduced maintenance and global safety standard compliance.

 

Additionally, REE is building a partner ecosystem to enable and accelerate adoption of REE’s products. This includes collaborations with partners not only to develop full vehicle offerings but also to provide a comprehensive ecosystem of enabling capabilities and services, such as vehicle financing, batteries, charging infrastructure, aftersales, service and Data-as-a-Service, for a full turn-key solution intended to enable and expedite a smooth transition for our potential customers from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicle fleets.

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Our registered office and principal place of business is located at Kibbutz Glil-Yam, Israel 4690500 and our telephone number in Israel is +972 (77) 899-5193. Our website address is https://ree.auto/. The information contained on our website or available through our website does not constitute part of this prospectus. Our registered agent in the United States is Puglisi & Associates, whose address is 850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in any securities described in this prospectus involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F, and the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement hereto, before making a decision to invest in our securities. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. You should carefully consider these risk factors and risks before investing in any of our securities. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

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OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

We may sell from time to time pursuant to this prospectus (as may be detailed in an applicable prospectus supplement) an indeterminate number of securities as shall have a maximum aggregate offering price of $200 million. The actual price per share of the Class A ordinary shares that we will offer, or per security of the securities that we will offer, pursuant hereto will depend on a number of factors that may be relevant as of the time of offer. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the proceeds we receive from the sale of securities offered hereunder for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, investments and the financing of possible acquisitions. Additional information relating thereto may be set forth in any applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

The descriptions of the securities contained in this prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplements, summarize the material terms and provisions of the various types of securities that we may offer. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the particular terms of any securities offered by such prospectus supplement. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of the securities may differ from the terms we have summarized below.

 

We may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, Class A ordinary shares, debt securities, subscription rights, warrants and units comprising any combination of these securities. The total dollar amount of all securities that we may issue under this prospectus will not exceed $200 million.

 

DESCRIPTION OF ORDINARY SHARES

 

Our authorized share capital consists of 1,000,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, without par value, of which 239,563,002 Class A ordinary shares were issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022, as well as 83,417,110 Class B ordinary shares, no par value, of which 83,417,110 Class B ordinary shares were issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022. All of our outstanding ordinary shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Our ordinary shares are not redeemable and do not have any preemptive rights.

 

A description of our ordinary shares can be found in “Description of Securities,” filed as Exhibit 2.6 to our annual report on Form 20-F filed on March 28, 2022 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

We may issue debt securities together with other securities or separately. The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The executed indenture will be incorporated by reference from a report on Form 6-K. We encourage you to read the indenture, which will govern your rights as a holder of debt securities. The indenture will be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

We may issue the debt securities in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount. We will describe the particular terms of each series of debt securities in a prospectus supplement relating to that series, which we will file with the SEC.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement, including any applicable pricing supplement, will set forth, to the extent required, the following terms of each series of debt securities in respect of which the prospectus supplement is delivered:

 

the title of the series;

 

the aggregate principal amount;

 

the issue price or prices, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

 

any limit on the aggregate principal amount;

 

the date or dates on which principal is payable;

 

the interest rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) and, if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates;

 

the date or dates from which interest, if any, will be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable;

 

the place or places where principal and, if applicable, premium and interest is payable;

 

the terms and conditions upon which we may, or the holders may require us to, redeem or repurchase the debt securities;

 

the denominations in which such debt securities may be issuable, if other than denomination of $1,000, or any integral multiple of that number;

 

whether the debt securities are to be issuable in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities;

 

the portion of principal amount that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date if other than the principal amount of the debt securities;

 

the currency of denomination;

 

the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal and, if applicable, premium and interest, will be made;

 

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if payments of principal and, if applicable, premium or interest, on the debt securities are to be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than the currency of denominations, the manner in which exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined;

 

if amounts of principal and, if applicable, premium and interest may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies, or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index, or financial index, then the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

 

the provisions, if any, relating to any collateral provided for such debt securities;

 

any events of default;

 

the terms and conditions, if any, for conversion into or exchange for our Class A ordinary shares;

 

any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents, or other agents; and

 

the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the debt securities shall be subordinated in right of payment to other indebtedness of our company.

 

One or more debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount. We may also issue debt securities in bearer form, with or without coupons. If we issue discount debt securities or debt securities in bearer form, we will describe material U.S. federal income tax considerations and other material special considerations that apply to these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

We may issue debt securities denominated in or payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units. If we do, we will describe the restrictions, elections and general tax considerations relating to the debt securities and the foreign currency or currencies (or foreign currency unit or units) in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or by a nominee of such depositary to such depositary or another nominee of such depositary or by such depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such depositary or a nominee of such successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

 

We may issue subscription rights to purchase our Class A ordinary shares. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the shareholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.

 

The prospectus supplement relating to any subscription rights we offer, if any, will, to the extent applicable, include specific terms relating to the offering, including some or all of the following:

 

the price, if any, for the subscription rights;

 

the exercise price payable for each Class A ordinary share upon the exercise of the subscription rights;

 

the number of subscription rights to be issued to each shareholder;

 

the number and terms of the Class A ordinary shares which may be purchased per each subscription right;

 

the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;

 

any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights;

 

the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire;

 

the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and

 

if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement which may be entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights.

 

The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any subscription rights we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable subscription rights agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer subscription rights.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

 

We may issue warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants. The terms of any warrants to be issued and a description of the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of any warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:

 

the title of such warrants;

 

the aggregate number of such warrants;

 

the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued and exercised;

 

the currency or currencies in which the price of such warrants will be payable;

 

the securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants;

 

the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;

 

if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants which may be exercised at any one time;

 

if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such security;

 

if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

 

information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

 

any material Israeli and U.S. federal income tax consequences;

 

the anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any; and

 

any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants.

 

We and the warrant agent may amend or supplement the warrant agreement for a series of warrants without the consent of the holders of the warrants issued thereunder to effect changes that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the warrants and that do not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities that may be offered under this prospectus, in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately at any time, or at any time before a specified date.

 

The prospectus supplement relating to any units we offer, if any, will, to the extent applicable, include specific terms relating to the offering, including some or all of the following:

 

the material terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

 

any material provisions relating to the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and

 

any material provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described above.

 

The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any units we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable unit agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer units.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell the securities in one or more of the following ways (or in any combination) from time to time:

 

through underwriters or dealers;

 

directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser;

 

through agents; or

 

through any other method permitted by applicable law and described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

The distribution of our securities may be carried out, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including:

 

block transactions and transactions on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or any other organized market where the securities may be traded;

 

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to a prospectus supplement;

 

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

sales “at the market” to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; or

 

sales in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers.

 

A prospectus supplement or supplements (and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

 

the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;

 

the method of distribution;

 

the public offering price or purchase price and the proceeds to us from that sale;

 

the expenses of the offering;

 

any discounts to be allowed or paid to the underwriters, dealers or agents;

 

all other items constituting underwriting compensation and the discounts to be allowed or paid to dealers, if any; and

 

any other information regarding the distribution of the securities that we believe to be material.

 

Underwriters may offer and sell the securities at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or from time to time at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. We may, from time to time, authorize agents acting on a best or reasonable efforts basis as our agents to solicit or receive offers to purchase the securities upon the terms and conditions as are set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. In connection with the sale of securities, underwriters or agents may be deemed to have received compensation from us in the form of underwriting discounts and may also receive commissions from purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agent. Underwriters may sell securities to or through dealers, and dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts or concessions from the underwriters and commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent.

 

Underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of securities and their controlling persons may be entitled, under agreements that may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that the underwriters, dealers or agents and their controlling persons may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

 

We may also make direct sales through subscription rights distributed to our existing shareholders on a pro rata basis, which may or may not be transferable. In any distribution of subscription rights to our shareholders, if all of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then sell the unsubscribed securities directly to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell the unsubscribed securities to third parties.

 

Certain persons participating in an offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. If any such activities will occur, they will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and executive officers and any Israeli experts named in this registration statement, most of whom reside outside of the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because a majority of our assets and most of our directors and executive officers are located outside of the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of them may be difficult to collect within the United States.

 

We have irrevocably appointed Puglisi & Associates located at 850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711, +1 (302) 738-6680 as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S. federal or state court arising out of this offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this offering.

 

We have been informed by our Israeli counsel, Goldfarb Seligman & Co., that it may be difficult to assert U.S. securities law claims in original actions instituted in Israel. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of U.S. securities laws on the basis that Israel is not the most appropriate forum in which to bring such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. There is little binding case law in Israel addressing these matters. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proven as a fact which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure will also be governed by Israeli law.

 

Subject to specified time limitations and legal procedures, under the rules of private international law currently prevailing in Israel, Israeli courts may enforce a U.S. judgment in a civil matter which, subject to certain exceptions, is non-appealable, including a judgment based upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Exchange Act, and including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided that, among other things, the following key conditions are met:

 

the judgment is obtained after due process before a court of competent jurisdiction, according to the laws of the state in which the judgment is given and the judgment is enforceable according to the law of the foreign state in which the relief was granted;

 

the obligation imposed by the judgment is enforceable according to the rules relating to the enforceability of judgments in Israel; and

 

the substance of the judgment and its enforcement is not contrary to the law, public policy, security or sovereignty of the State of Israel.

 

Even if the above conditions are met, an Israeli court will not enforce a U.S. judgment in a civil matter if:

 

the judgment was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases and a request by the attorney general);

 

the judgment was obtained by fraud;

 

the opportunity given to the defendant to bring its arguments and evidence before the court was not reasonable in the opinion of the Israeli court;

 

the judgment was rendered by a court not competent to render it according to the laws of private international law as they apply in Israel;

 

the judgment is contradictory to another judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties and that is still valid; or

 

at the time the action was brought in the foreign court, a lawsuit in the same matter and between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel.

 

If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in NIS, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in NIS at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in non-Israeli currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in NIS ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus interest at the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.

 

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EXPENSES

 

The following is a statement of expenses in connection with the distribution of the securities registered. All amounts shown are estimates except the SEC registration fee. The estimates do not include expenses related to offerings of particular securities. Each prospectus supplement describing an offering of securities will reflect the estimated expenses related to the offering of securities under that prospectus supplement.

 

Expense  Estimated Amount 
SEC registration fee  $18,540 
FINRA filing fee   30,500 
Printing expenses   * 
Legal fees and expenses   * 
Accounting fees and expenses   * 
Miscellaneous costs   * 
Total  $* 

 

*To be provided in a prospectus supplement describing an offering of securities or a report on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Goldfarb Seligman & Co., Tel Aviv, Israel will pass upon the validity of the securities being registered hereby and certain other legal matters in connection with the registration of such securities. White & Case LLP, New York, New York will pass certain matters of New York law for us in connection with the registration of certain securities being registered hereby. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us and any underwriter that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of REE Automotive Ltd. appearing in REE Automotive Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022, have been audited by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

Available Information

 

We are subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we are required to file reports and other information with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 20-F and disclosure furnished under cover of Form 6-K. The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports and other information regarding issuers, such as us, that file electronically with the SEC. We also maintain a website (https://ree.auto/), from which you can access such reports and other information free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

 

Incorporation by Reference

 

The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC (other than those documents or the portions of those documents that are “furnished” unless otherwise specified below):

 

our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022;

 

our current report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 17, 2022 (other than Exhibit 99.1 thereto);

 

our current report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2022 (other than Exhibit 99.1 thereto); and

 

the description of our ordinary shares contained in exhibit 2.6 to our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

 

In addition, any other reports on Form 6-K that we subsequently furnish to the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act prior to the termination of an offering made pursuant to this prospectus, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus (if they state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus) and deemed to be part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such documents.

 

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$200,000,000

Class A Ordinary Shares

Debt Securities

Subscription Rights

Warrants

Units

 

 

 

 

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell the securities pursuant to this preliminary prospectus until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION - DATED AUGUST 16, 2022

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

(To Prospectus, subject to completion, dated August 16, 2022)

 

 

REE Automotive Ltd.

 

Up to $75,000,000

 

Class A Ordinary Shares

 

We have entered into an ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, dated August 16, 2022 (the “sales agreement”), with BofA Securities, Inc. (the “sales agent” or “BofA”), relating to Class A ordinary shares, no par value (“ordinary shares”), offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. In accordance with the terms of the sales agreement, we may offer ordinary shares from time to time through the sales agent. This prospectus supplement is offering ordinary shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000.

 

Our ordinary shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), under the symbol “REE.” On August 15, 2022, the last sale price of the shares as reported on Nasdaq was $1.50 per share.

 

Sales of our ordinary shares, if any, pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus will be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). BofA will make all sales using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal sales and trading practices on terms mutually agreed upon between BofA and us.

 

We also may sell ordinary shares to BofA, as principal for its own account, at a price per share agreed upon at the time of sale. If we sell shares to BofA, as principal, we will enter into a separate terms agreement, and we will describe the agreement in a separate prospectus supplement or pricing supplement.

 

The compensation to BofA for sales of our ordinary shares pursuant to the sales agreement will be in an amount up to 3.0% of the gross sales price of all ordinary shares sold thereunder. In connection with the sale of the ordinary shares on our behalf, BofA may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of BofA may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to BofA with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

Investing in our ordinary shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-3 of this prospectus supplement and on page 4 of the accompanying prospectus for information regarding risks you should consider before investing in our ordinary shares.

 

None of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or the Israel Securities Authority has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

BofA Securities

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is                , 2022

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Prospectus Supplement

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT S-ii
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS S-iii
SUMMARY S-1
THE OFFERING S-2
RISK FACTORS S-3
USE OF PROCEEDS S-4
DESCRIPTION OF CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES S-5
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION S-6
LEGAL MATTERS S-8
EXPERTS S-8
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION S-8
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE S-9

 

S-i

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

This document is in two parts. The first part, the prospectus supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, describes the specific terms of this offering and certain matters relating to us. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. The accompanying prospectus was filed as part of a registration statement on Form F-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 16, 2022, as part of a “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may sell our ordinary shares in one or more offerings. Generally, when we refer to this prospectus supplement, we are referring to both parts of this document combined. We urge you to read carefully this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, and any free writing prospectus that we authorize to be distributed to you before buying our ordinary shares being offered under this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement may supplement, update or change information contained in the accompanying prospectus. To the extent that any statement that we make in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in the accompanying prospectus or any documents incorporated by reference therein, the statements made in this prospectus supplement will be deemed to modify or supersede those made in the accompanying prospectus and such documents incorporated by reference therein.

 

Neither we nor the sales agent have authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or in any free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered or made available to you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. We are not, and the sales agent is not, making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information provided by this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein is accurate as of any date other than the respective dates of such documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

Before you invest in our ordinary shares, you should carefully read the registration statement described in the accompanying prospectus (including the exhibits thereto) of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part, as well as this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. The documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement are described under “Documents Incorporated by Reference.”

 

Except as expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “REE” and the “Company” refer to REE Automotive Ltd.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus supplement and certain documents incorporated by reference herein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”), including statements with respect to, among other things, the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of REE and its subsidiaries. Statements preceded by, followed by or that include words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “continues,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “would,” “goals,” “predicts,” “potential,” “target,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “currently,” and other similar expressions are intended to identify some of the forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act and are included, along with this statement, for purposes of complying with the safe harbor provisions of the Reform Act. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this prospectus supplement, are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control due to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to the risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus supplement and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and any subsequently filed Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:

 

REE’s ability to commercialize its strategic plan;

 

REE’s ability to maintain and advance relationships with current Tier 1 suppliers and strategic partners;

 

development of REE’s advanced prototypes into marketable products;

 

REE’s ability to grow and scale manufacturing capacity through relationships with Tier 1 suppliers;

 

REE’s estimates of unit sales, expenses and profitability and underlying assumptions;

 

REE’s reliance on its UK Engineering Center of Excellence for the design, validation, verification, testing and homologation of its products;

 

REE’s limited operating history;

 

risks associated with plans for REE’s initial commercial production;

 

REE’s dependence on potential suppliers, some of which will be single or limited source;

 

development of the market for commercial EVs;

 

intense competition in the e-mobility space, including with competitors who have significantly more resources;

 

risks related to the fact that REE is incorporated in Israel and governed by Israeli law;

 

REE’s ability to make continued investments in its platform;

 

the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any other worldwide health epidemics or outbreaks that may arise and adverse global conditions, including macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty;

 

the need to attract, train and retain highly-skilled technical workforce;

 

changes in laws and regulations that impact REE;

 

REE’s ability to enforce, protect and maintain intellectual property rights; and

 

REE’s ability to retain engineers and other highly qualified employees to further its goals.

 

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and REE undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal securities law.

 

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SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and does not contain all the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. You should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the information to which we refer you and the information incorporated by reference herein, before deciding whether to invest in our ordinary shares.

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

REE is an automotive technology company whose mission is to be the cornerstone on top of which mobility players can build their dreams of future services, unbound by legacy thinking, as we carry the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles on a truly modular and scalable platform. We aim to empower global mobility companies to build any size or shape of electric or autonomous vehicle – from Class 1 through Class 6 - for any application and target market. We envision a future where electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles will be Powered by REETM.

 

REE is a development stage company actively executing our business plan and establishing strategic collaborations with industry leaders to expand our industry footprint across segments. We are currently developing full vehicle prototypes with REEcornerTM technology, preparing to commence commercial trials of our P7 Platform and developing our currently untested plans to outsource manufacturing and to assemble components at future Integration Centers. Our products are designed to be operated on either battery or fuel cells and in any drive mode, both human-driven and autonomous while affording full design freedom to our potential customers.

 

As a horizontally integrated player, REE plans to initially target commercial and mobility as a service (“MaaS”) markets by commercially engaging auto manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, parcel/courier delivery and logistic companies, e-commerce retailers, new mobility players, MaaS providers and autonomous drive companies with its proposed offering to build entire fleets tailored to their exact needs based on REEplatformTM technology without the need to be constrained to off-the-shelf offerings. We offer many customer benefits including complete vehicle design freedom based on exact business requirements, enabling reduction in time-to-market, more space and volume with the smallest footprint, lower total cost of ownership, faster development times, advanced driver-assistance systems compatibility, and reduced maintenance and global safety standard compliance.

 

Additionally, REE is building a partner ecosystem to enable and accelerate adoption of REE’s products. This includes collaborations with partners not only to develop full vehicle offerings but also to provide a comprehensive ecosystem of enabling capabilities and services, such as vehicle financing, batteries, charging infrastructure, aftersales, service and Data-as-a-Service, for a full turn-key solution intended to enable and expedite a smooth transition for our potential customers from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicle fleets.

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Our registered office and principal place of business is located at Kibbutz Glil-Yam, Israel 4690500 and our telephone number in Israel is +972 (77) 899-5193. Our website address is https://ree.auto/. The information contained on our website or available through our website does not constitute part of this prospectus. Our registered agent in the United States is Puglisi & Associates, whose address is 850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711.

 

S-1

 

 

THE OFFERING

 

 Issuer

REE Automotive Ltd.
   
Ordinary shares offered by us Ordinary shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000.
   
Manner of offering “At the market offering” that may be made from time to time through our sales agent, BofA.  Please read “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in this prospectus supplement for more information.
   
Use of proceeds We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the shares of ordinary shares for general corporate purposes, including continued product development and commercialization. Please read “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus supplement for more information.
   
Exchange listing Our ordinary shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “REE.”
   
Risk factors Investing in our ordinary shares involves risks.  Please read “Risk Factors” on page S-3 of this prospectus supplement, page 4 of the accompanying prospectus and in the documents that we have incorporated by reference, as well as the other cautionary statements throughout this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our ordinary shares.
   
Nasdaq Global Select Market symbol: REE

 

S-2

 

 

RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our ordinary shares involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with the risk factors described in reports we file with the SEC and incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus, as well as all of the other information in, and incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including in our 2021 Form 20-F. If any of these risks were to materialize, our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on us. In that event, you may lose all or part of your investment in the ordinary shares.

 

Risks Related to Our Ordinary Shares and This Offering

 

It is not possible to predict the actual number of shares we will sell under the sales agreement, or the actual gross proceeds resulting from those sales.

 

Subject to certain limitations in the sales agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to the sales agent at any time throughout the term of the sales agreement. The number of shares that are sold through the sales agent after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on a number of factors, including the market price of the ordinary shares during the sales period, the limits we set with the sales agent in any applicable placement notice, and the demand for our ordinary shares during the sales period. Actual gross proceeds may be less than $75.0 million. Because the price per share of each share sold will fluctuate during the sales period, it is not currently possible to predict the number of shares that will be sold or the actual gross proceeds that will be sold to be raised in connection with those sales.

 

The ordinary shares offered hereby will be sold in “at the market offerings,” and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

 

Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different levels of dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold in this offering. In addition, there is no minimum sales price above par value or maximum sales price for shares to be sold in this offering. Investors may experience a decline in the value of the shares they purchase in this offering as a result of sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

 

Future sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares, or the possibility that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares.

 

In order to raise additional capital, we may in the future offer additional ordinary shares or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our ordinary shares at prices that may not be the same as the price per share in this offering. We may sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is less than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing shareholders. The price per share at which we sell additional ordinary shares, or securities convertible or exchangeable into ordinary shares, in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share paid by investors in this offering.

 

There may be future dilution of our ordinary shares, which could adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares.

 

We are not restricted from issuing additional ordinary shares from time to time. For example, we may issue additional ordinary shares to raise cash for future capital expenditures or for other purposes. We may also acquire interests in other companies by using a combination of cash and our ordinary shares or just our ordinary shares. We may also issue securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive our ordinary shares. Any of these events may dilute your ownership interest in us, reduce our earnings per share and have an adverse effect on the price of our ordinary shares. In addition, sales of a substantial amount of our ordinary shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could reduce the market price of our ordinary shares.

 

S-3

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The amount of proceeds from this offering will depend upon the number of ordinary shares sold and the market price at which they are sold. There can be no assurance that we will be able to sell any shares under or fully utilize the sales agreement with the sales agent.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the shares of ordinary shares for general corporate purposes, including continued product development and commercialization. The timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the anticipated growth of our business. As a result, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, our management will have broad discretion to allocate the net proceeds of the offerings.

 

S-4

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF class a ORDINARY SHARES

 

This section summarizes the general terms of our ordinary shares. The following description is only a summary and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Amended and Restated Articles of Association, as amended (our “articles of association”). Our articles of association have been incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus form a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Documents Incorporated by Reference” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for information on how to obtain copies.

 

A description of our ordinary shares can be found in Exhibit 2.6 “Description of Securities,” in our annual report on Form 20-F filed on March 28, 2022 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

S-5

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

General

 

We have entered into a sales agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., as sales agent, relating to the offer and sale from time to time of ordinary shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $75.0 million through the sales agent, acting as our agent, or directly to the sales agent, acting as principal.

 

Sales of ordinary shares, if any, under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus will be made by any method permitted by law and deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, including by block trades, ordinary brokers’ transactions through the facilities of Nasdaq or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices, in block transactions or as otherwise permitted by law.

 

The sales agent is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of shares of ordinary shares, but will use its commercially reasonable efforts, as our agent and consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, to sell, subject to the terms of the sales agreement, shares of ordinary shares, as agreed upon by us and the sales agent from time to time.

 

In no event will the aggregate sales price of ordinary shares sold by us to or through the sales agent, acting as our agent or as principal, exceed $75.0 million.

 

In connection with the sale of ordinary shares on our behalf, the sales agent may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation paid to the sales agent may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed that we will indemnify the sales agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribute to payments that the sales agent may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

 

We estimate that the expenses payable by us in connection with the offering and sale of ordinary shares pursuant to the sales agreement, other than discounts and commissions but including expenses paid prior to the date of this prospectus supplement, will be approximately $440,000. The remaining sales proceeds from the sale of any ordinary shares, after deducting any transaction fees, transfer taxes or similar fees, taxes or charges imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory organization in connection with such sales, shall constitute the net proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

 

The offering of ordinary shares pursuant to the sales agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (1) the sale of ordinary shares having an aggregate sales price of $75.0 million pursuant to the sales agreement or (2) the termination of the sales agreement in accordance with the terms of the sales agreement.

 

We have determined that our ordinary shares are an “actively-traded security” excepted from the requirements of Rule 101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M. If we have reason to believe that the exemptive provisions set forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Exchange Act are not satisfied, we will promptly notify the sales agent and sales of our ordinary shares under the sales agreement will be suspended until that or other exemptive provisions have been satisfied in the judgment of each party.

 

Upon its acceptance of instructions from us, the sales agent has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell ordinary shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the sales agreement. We will instruct the sales agent as to the amount of ordinary shares to be sold by it as our agent. We may instruct the sales agent not to sell our ordinary shares if sales cannot be effected at or above a price designated by us. We or the sales agent may at any time immediately suspend the offering of ordinary shares through the sales agent upon notice to the other party.

 

The sales agent will provide written confirmation following the close of trading on Nasdaq on each trading day on which ordinary shares are sold through the sales agent under the sales agreement. Each confirmation will include the number of ordinary shares sold on that day, the aggregate gross proceeds of such sales, the net proceeds of such sales and the compensation payable by us to the sales agent in connection with such sales of our ordinary shares.

 

S-6

 

 

We will pay the sales agent an aggregate fee up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sales of all ordinary shares sold through the sales agent under the sales agreement. We have also agreed to reimburse the sales agent for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in an amount up to $100,000, in addition to certain ongoing disbursements of counsel.

 

Under the terms of the sales agreement, we may also sell ordinary shares in negotiated transactions or as otherwise agreed with the sales agent, including sales to the sales agent, as principal for its own account, at a price to be agreed upon at the time of sale. If we sell ordinary shares in a manner which is not an “at the market” offering, including sales to the sales agent, as principal for its own account, we will enter into a separate terms agreement with the sales agent, and we will describe the terms of the offering of such shares in a separate prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus if required. The sales agent does not have any obligation to purchase shares of ordinary shares from us as principal and may elect whether or not to do so in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Certain Relationships

 

The sales agent and its respective affiliates are a full service financial institution engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. The sales agent and certain of its respective affiliates has, from time to time, provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to us and to persons and entities with relationships with us, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses. An affiliate of the sales agent is a party to our credit facilities. In addition, an affiliate of the sales agent also acted as underwriter in prior secondary offerings of our ordinary shares.

 

In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the sales agent and its respective affiliates, officers, directors and employees may purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to our assets, securities and/or instruments (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with us. The sales agent and its respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.

 

Selling Restrictions

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the sales agent that would permit a public offering of the shares of ordinary shares offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The shares offered by this prospectus supplement may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus supplement or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such shares be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus supplement comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of ordinary shares offered by this prospectus supplement in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

You should be aware that the laws and practices of certain countries require investors to pay stamp taxes and other charges in connection with purchases of securities.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the ordinary shares offered by this prospectus supplement will be passed upon for us by Goldfarb Seligman & Co., Tel Aviv, Israel. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for us by White & Case LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters in connection with the ordinary shares offered hereby will be passed upon for the sales agent by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of REE Automotive Ltd. appearing in REE Automotive Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022, have been audited by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed a registration statement with the SEC under the Securities Act that registers the offer and sale of the securities covered by this prospectus supplement. The registration statement, including the exhibits attached thereto and incorporated by reference therein, contains additional relevant information about us. In addition, we file annual, quarterly and other reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

We make available free of charge on or through our website, https://ree.auto, our filings with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. We make our website content available for information purposes only. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and does not constitute a part of this prospectus supplement.

 

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC’s rules allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus supplement, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus a supplement incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC (other than those documents or the portions of those documents that are “furnished” unless otherwise specified below):

 

our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022;

 

our current report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 17, 2022 (other than Exhibit 99.1 thereto);

 

our current report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2022 (other than Exhibit 99.1 thereto); and

 

the description of our ordinary shares contained in exhibit 2.6 to our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

 

In addition, any other reports on Form 6-K that we subsequently furnish to the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act prior to the termination of an offering made pursuant to this prospectus will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus (if they state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus) and deemed to be part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such documents. The most recent information that we file with the SEC automatically updates and supersedes more dated information.

 

You can obtain free of charge a copy of any documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:

 

Corporate Secretary

REE Automotive Ltd.

Kibbutz Glil-Yam

Israel 4690500

Tel: +972 (77) 899-5200

 

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REE Automotive Ltd.

 

Up to $75,000,000

 

Class A Ordinary Shares

Prospectus Supplement

 

BofA Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 8. Exculpation, Insurance and Indemnification of Office Holders.

 

Under the Companies Law, a company may not exculpate an office holder from liability for a breach of the duty of loyalty. An Israeli company may exculpate an office holder in advance from liability to the company, in whole or in part, for damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of duty of care, but only if a provision authorizing such exculpation is included in its articles of association. Our articles of association include such a provision. An Israeli company may not exculpate a director from liability arising out of a prohibited dividend or distribution to shareholders.

 

An Israeli company may indemnify an office holder from the following liabilities and expenses incurred for acts performed as an office holder, either in advance of an event or following an event, provided a provision authorizing such indemnification is contained in its articles of association as is the case for our articles:

 

a financial liability imposed on him or her in favor of another person pursuant to a judgment, including a settlement or arbitrator’s award approved by a court; however, if an undertaking to indemnify an office holder with respect to such liability is provided in advance, then such an undertaking must be limited to events which, in the opinion of the board of directors, can be foreseen based on the company’s activities when the undertaking to indemnify is given, and to an amount or according to criteria determined by the board of directors as reasonable under the circumstances, and such undertaking shall detail the above mentioned events and amount or criteria;

 

reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees, incurred by the office holder (1) as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him or her by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding, provided that (i) no indictment was filed against such office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding; and (ii) no financial liability, such as a criminal penalty, was imposed upon him or her as a substitute for the criminal proceeding as a result of such investigation or proceeding or, if such financial liability was imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent; and (2) in connection with a monetary sanction;

 

expenses, including reasonable litigation expenses and legal fees, incurred by an office holder in relation to an administrative proceeding instituted against such office holder, or certain compensation payments made to an injured party imposed on an office holder by an administrative proceeding, pursuant to certain provisions of the Israeli Securities Law; and

 

expenses, including reasonable litigation expenses and legal fees, incurred by an office holder in relation to an administrative proceeding instituted against such office holder pursuant to certain provisions of the Israeli Economic Competition Law, 5758-1988.

 

An Israeli company may insure an office holder against the following liabilities incurred for acts performed as an office holder if and to the extent provided in the company’s articles of association as is the case for our articles:

 

a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company, to the extent that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the Company;

 

a breach of the duty of care to the company or to a third party, including a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;

 

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a financial liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a third party;

 

a financial liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a third party harmed by a breach in an administrative proceeding; and

 

expenses, including reasonable litigation expenses and legal fees, incurred by the office holder as a result of an administrative proceeding instituted against him or her, pursuant to certain provisions of the Israeli Securities Law.

 

An Israeli company may not indemnify or insure an office holder against any of the following:

 

a breach of the duty of loyalty, except to the extent that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the company;

 

a breach of the duty of care committed intentionally or recklessly, excluding a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;

 

an act or omission committed with intent to derive illegal personal benefit; or

 

a fine, monetary sanction, or forfeit levied against the office holder.

 

Under the Companies Law, exculpation, indemnification, and insurance of office holders must be approved by the compensation committee and the board of directors (and, with respect to directors and the chief executive officer, by the shareholders). However, under regulations promulgated under the Companies Law, the insurance of office holders shall not require shareholder approval and may be approved by only the compensation committee if the engagement terms are determined in accordance with the company’s compensation policy, which was approved by the shareholders by the same special majority required to approve a compensation policy, provided that the insurance policy is on market terms and the insurance policy is not likely to materially impact the company’s profitability, assets, or obligations.

 

Our articles of association allow us to exculpate, indemnify, and insure our office holders for any liability imposed on them as a consequence of an act (including any omission) which was performed by virtue of being an office holder. Our office holders are currently covered by a directors and officers’ liability insurance policy.

 

We have entered into agreements with each of our directors and executive officers exculpating them in advance, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from liability to us for damages caused to us as a result of a breach of duty of care, and undertaking to indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by law. This indemnification is limited to events determined as foreseeable by the board of directors based on our activities and to an amount or according to criteria determined by the board of directors as reasonable under the circumstances.

 

The maximum indemnification amount set forth in such agreements is limited to an amount equal to the higher of $50 million, 25% of our total shareholders’ equity as reflected in our most recent consolidated financial statements as of the date on which the indemnity payment is made and 10% of our total market capitalization calculated based on the average closing price of Class A ordinary shares over the 30 trading days prior to the actual payment, multiplied by the total number of our issued and outstanding shares as of the date of the payment and the aggregate amount of proceeds from the sale of, or value exchanged in relation to, in connection with or arising out of a public offering of our securities. The maximum amount set forth in such agreements is in addition to any amount paid (if paid) under insurance and/or by a third party pursuant to an indemnification arrangement.

 

In the opinion of the SEC, indemnification of directors and office holders for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, however, is against public policy and therefore unenforceable.

 

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ITEM 9. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit Index
1.1*   Form of Underwriting Agreement
1.2   ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, dated August 16, 2022, between the Registrant and BofA Securities, Inc.
3.1   Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-258963))
4.1   Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-258963))
4.2   Form of Indenture
4.3*   Form of Debt Security
4.4*   Form of Subscription Right Agreement (including form of Right Certificate)
4.5*   Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant Certificate)
4.5*   Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant Certificate)
4.6*   Form of Unit Agreement (including form of Unit Certificate)
5.1   Opinion of Goldfarb Seligman & Co.
5.2   Opinion of White & Case LLP
23.1   Consent of Goldfarb Seligman & Co. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2   Consent of White & Case LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
23.3   Consent of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, Certified Public Accounts (Isr.), a member firm of Ernst & Young Global
24.1   Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereto)
25.1**   Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under Indenture
107   Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

 

*To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of a class of securities.
**Where applicable, to be incorporated by reference to a subsequent filing in accordance with Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

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ITEM 10. Undertakings.

 

(a)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

provided, however, that clauses (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(iv)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(v)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(vi)If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Item 8.A of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.

 

(5)That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

 

(A)Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

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(B)Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(C)That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i)Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii)Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii)The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv)Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(v)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(vi)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Israel on August 16, 2022.

 

  REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Daniel Barel
  Name:  Daniel Barel
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Daniel Barel and David Goldberg, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Daniel Barel   Chief Executive Officer and Director    August 16, 2022
Daniel Barel   (Principal Executive Officer)  
         
/s/ David Goldberg   Chief Financial Officer    August 16, 2022
David Goldberg   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
         
/s/ Arik Shteinberg   Chairman   August 16, 2022
Arik Shteinberg    
         
/s/ Hari Nair   Director   August 16, 2022
Hari Nair    
         
/s/ Michal Marom-Brikman   Director   August 16, 2022
Michal Marom-Brikman    
         
/s/ Lilach Geva-Harel   Director   August 16, 2022
Lilach Geva-Harel    
         
/s/ Hans Thomas   Director   August 16, 2022
Hans Thomas    
         
/s/ Ahishay Sardes   Chief Technology Officer and Director   August 16, 2022
Ahishay Sardes      

 

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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of REE Automotive Ltd. has signed this registration statement on August 16, 2022.

 

 

PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES

     
  By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
  Name: Donald J. Puglisi
  Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

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