David Cote to Become Executive Chairman

 

Transaction Unlocks Value with Simplification of Corporate Structure

CompoSecure to Become the First Investment of Resolute Holdings

NEW YORK and SOMERSET, N.J., Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Resolute Holdings I, LP and its affiliated vehicles ("Resolute"), an investment firm under the leadership of David Cote and Tom Knott, and CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO) ("CompoSecure" or the "Company"), a leader in metal payment cards, security, and authentication solutions, today announced that certain shareholders of CompoSecure have entered into Stock Purchase Agreements (collectively, the "SPA") with Resolute, pursuant to which Resolute will acquire a majority interest in CompoSecure and eliminate its dual-class structure.

The David Cote Family is investing $372 million through Resolute and Dave Cote will become the executive chairman of the board of directors of CompoSecure upon closing of the transaction. Resolute will become the majority shareholder of the Company and will focus on deploying operational and M&A best practices to drive long-term value creation for all shareholders. Importantly, the transaction will remove the dual-share structure, delivering higher retained annual cash flow and better alignment of all shareholders with the elimination of the tax distributions related to the Class B units.

The Stock Purchase Agreements

Under the terms of the SPA, the selling shareholders will exchange the entirety of their Class B units and associated Class B shares for Class A shares, eliminating the current dual-share class structure. Resolute will subsequently purchase 49.3 million of the corresponding Class A shares to acquire majority control of the Company. As a result of the transaction, The David Cote Family is expected to have voting control of approximately 60% of total shares outstanding as of the closing date.

The Company's current management team, including Jon Wilk, CompoSecure's chief executive officer, are expected to continue in their current roles at the Company, while the board of directors will include the appointment of Dave Cote, Tom Knott and other representatives from Resolute to replace Mitchell Hollin, of LLR Partners, and Michele Logan, co-founder of CompoSecure, who will depart from the board of directors upon closing of the transaction. Upon closing of the transaction, the size of the board will be expanded to eleven members, and a majority of the Board will be independent directors.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor to Resolute, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is serving as legal advisor.