UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2021

WARBURG PINCUS CAPITAL CORPORATION I-B

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-40172	98-1572651
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017		10017
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 878-0600

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant	WPCB.U	The New York Stock Exchange
Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units	WPCB	The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50	WPCB WS	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company  ☒

If an emerging growth company, 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 4, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-253212) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-B (the “Company”) was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On March 9, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 54,875,000 units (the “Units”), including 4,875,000 Units as a result of the Underwriters’ (as defined below) exercise in part of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $548,750,000. Further, in connection with the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements previously filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement:

• an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 4, 2021, between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), which contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification of the Underwriters by the Company;

• a Warrant Agreement, dated March 9, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), which sets forth the expiration and exercise price of and procedure for exercising the Warrants; certain adjustment features of the terms of exercise; provisions relating to redemption and cashless exercise of the Warrants; certain registration rights of the holders of Warrants; provision for amendments to the Warrant Agreement; and indemnification of the warrant agent by the Company under the agreement;

• an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated March 9, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, which establishes the trust account that will hold the net proceeds of the IPO, certain of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and sets forth the responsibilities of the trustee; the procedures for withdrawal and direction of funds from the trust account; and indemnification of the trustee by the Company under the agreement;

• a Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated March 9, 2021, between the Company, the Sponsor, and certain directors and advisors of the Company (the “Holders”), which provides for customary demand and piggy-back registration rights for the Holders, as well as certain transfer restrictions applicable to the Holders with respect to the Company’s securities, and, upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, the right of the Sponsor to nominate three individuals for election to the Company’s board of directors;

• a Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement (the “Private Placement Warrants Agreement”), dated March 4, 2021, between the Company and Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-B Sponsor, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to purchase up to 9,666,667 private placement warrants, each whole private placement warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at a price of $1.50 per private placement warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants”);

• an Administrative Services Agreement, dated March 9, 2021, between the Company and the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to make available office space and certain administrative and support services, as may be required by the Company from time to time, for $10,000 per month until the earlier of the Company’s initial business combination or liquidation.

• a Letter Agreement, dated March 9, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor and each executive officer and director and advisor of the Company, pursuant to which the Sponsor and each executive officer and director and advisor of the Company has agreed to vote any Class A Ordinary Shares held by him, her or it in favor of the Company’s initial business combination; to facilitate the liquidation and winding up of the Company if an initial business combination is not consummated within the time period set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association; to certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities; to certain indemnification obligations of the Sponsor; and the Company has agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor; and

• a Reimbursement Agreement, dated March 9, 2021, between the Company and Warburg Pincus LLC (“WP” and together with certain of its affiliates “WP Entities”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify any WP Entity which provides services to the Company and reimburse such WP Entity for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred with respect to such services provided to the Company.

The above descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable agreement, each of which is incorporated by reference herein and filed herewith as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6, respectively.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

Simultaneous with the consummation of the IPO and the issuance and sale of the Units, the Company consummated the private placement of 9,316,666 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $13,975,000 (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement Warrants, which were purchased by the Sponsor, are substantially similar to the Public Warrants, except that if held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, they (i) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, (ii) subject to certain exceptions, are not subject to being called for redemption and (iii) subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants have been issued pursuant to, and are governed by the Warrant Agreement.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Memorandum and Articles of Association.

On March 4, 2021 and in connection with the IPO, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

	Exhibits
1.1	Underwriting Agreement between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
3.1	Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
4.1	Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company
10.1	Investment Management Trust Account Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company
10.2	Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement between the Company, the Sponsor, and certain directors of the Company
10.3	Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Sponsor
10.4	Administrative Services Agreement between the Company and the Sponsor
10.5	Letter Agreement among the Company, the Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors
10.6	Reimbursement Agreement between the Company and Warburg Pincus LLC

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 9, 2021

WARBURG PINCUS CAPITAL CORPORATION I—B
By:	/s/ Christopher H. Turner
Name:	Christopher H. Turner
Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer