On February 17, 2021, Origin Materials and Artius announced a definitive agreement for a business
combination that is expected to result in Origin Materials becoming a public company. Upon closing of the transaction, expected in the second quarter of 2021, the combined company will be named Origin Materials, Inc. and remain listed on
the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbols ORGN and ORGNW. The transaction, together with anticipated financing and grants, is expected to fully fund Origin Materials until EBITDA positive, and allow Origin Materials to scale
and commence commercial production to begin to meet signed customer offtake and capacity reservations of $1.9 billion across a diverse range of industries.
For more information, visit www.originmaterials.com.
About
Artius Acquisition Inc.
Artius is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Artius was co-founded by Charles Drucker, the former CEO of WorldPay, Inc., a leading payments company,
and its predecessor company, Vantiv. Inc., and Boon Sim, the Founder and Managing Partner of Artius Capital Partners LLC.
For more information, visit
https://www.artiuscapital.com/acquisition.
Important Information for Investors and Shareholders
In connection with the proposed business combination transaction, Artius filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (as
amended, the Registration Statement) with the SEC on March 9, 2021, which includes a proxy statement distributed to holders of Artius ordinary shares in connection with Artius solicitation of proxies for the vote by
Artius shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer of securities to be issued to Artius shareholders and Origin
Materials stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. The Registration Statement was declared effective on May 27, 2021, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other proxy materials were mailed on or about
June 1, 2021 to Artius shareholders of record as of May 19, 2021. Investors and security holders and other interested parties are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, any amendments thereto and any other
documents filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about Artius, Origin Materials and the proposed transaction. The documents relating to the proposed
transaction can be obtained free of charge from the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Free copies of these documents may also be obtained from Artius by directing a request to: Artius Management LLC, 3 Columbus Circle, Suite 2215, New York, New
York 10019.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including with respect to the proposed
transaction between Origin Materials and Artius. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as believe, may, will, estimate, continue, anticipate,
intend, expect, should, would, plan, predict, potential, seem, seek, future, outlook, and similar expressions that
predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Origin Materials