Uber to Acquire Postmates
Summary
This transaction brings together Uber’s global Rides and Eats platform with Postmates’ distinctive delivery business in the U.S. Postmates is highly complementary to Uber Eats, with differentiated geographic focus areas and customer demographics, and Postmates’ strong relationships with small- and medium-sized restaurants, particularly local favorites that draw customers to the Postmates brand. For restaurants and merchants, Postmates and Uber Eats will together offer more tools and technology to more easily and cost-effectively connect with a bigger consumer base. Following the closing of the transaction, Uber intends to keep the consumer-facing Postmates app running separately, supported by a more efficient, combined merchant and delivery network. These risks, uncertainties and other factors relate to, among others: risks and uncertainties related to our pending acquisition of Postmates Inc. (“Postmates”), including the failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, required regulatory approvals, any reverse termination fee that may be payable by us in connection with any failure to obtain regulatory approvals, the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect us or the expected benefits of the proposed transaction, or the failure to satisfy any of the closing conditions to the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; costs, expenses or difficulties related to the acquisition of Postmates, including the integration of the Postmates’ business; failure to realize the expected benefits and synergies of the proposed transaction in the expected timeframes or at all; the potential impact of the announcement, pendency or consummation of the proposed transaction on relationships with our and/or Postmates’ employees, customers, suppliers and other business partners; the risk of litigation or regulatory actions to us and/or Postmates; inability to retain key personnel; changes in legislation or government regulations affecting us or Postmates; developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting business and operational impacts on us and/or Postmates; and economic, financial, social or political conditions that could adversely affect us, Postmates or the proposed transaction. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT UBER, POSTMATES, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.