FREQUENTLY USED TERMS

Unless otherwise stated or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Company,” “the registrant,” “our company,” “the company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “ours,” and “REE” refer to REE Automotive Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel. In this prospectus:

“10X Capital” means 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.

“10X Capital Class A Common Stock” means 10X Capital’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

“10X Capital Class B Common Stock” means 10X Capital’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

“10X Capital Warrant” means a warrant to purchase one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, which may be either a Public Warrant or a Private Warrant.

“Amended and Restated Articles” means the amended and restated articles of association of REE.

“Anti-Dilution Shares” means a number of additional 10X Capital Class A Common Stock, received by the holders of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock upon conversion of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock into 10X Capital Class A Common Stock, equal to 25% of the number of shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock issued to the PIPE Investors.

“Class A Ordinary Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares, without par value, of REE, having one vote per share.

“Class B Ordinary Shares” means the Class B ordinary shares, without par value, of REE, having 10 votes per share.

“Closing” means the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreements, and “Closing Date” means July 22, 2021.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

“Effective Time” means the effective time of the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Existing 10X Capital Charter” means 10X Capital’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

“Founders” means Daniel Barel and Ahishay Sardes, the founders of REE.

“Insiders” means the executive officers and directors of 10X Capital.

“Investors’ Rights Agreement” means the Investors’ Rights Agreement, by and among REE, 10X Capital, the Sponsor, the Insiders, and certain REE shareholders, pursuant to which REE has agreed to grant the other parties thereto registration rights in respect of their Class A Ordinary Shares and certain other REE securities, and whereby the Sponsor, certain shareholders of REE and the Founders, have each agreed, subject to the terms in the Investors’ Rights Agreement, to certain limitations on transferring their Ordinary Shares.

“IPO” means the initial public offering of Units of 10X Capital, consummated on November 27, 2020.

“Letter Agreement” means the Letter Agreement, by and between 10X Capital, the Insiders, the Sponsor and REE, pursuant to which the Sponsor waived its rights to receive certain Anti-Dilution Shares in excess of 2,900,000, and forfeited and surrendered 1,500,000 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock on the second business day following the Merger.

“MaaS” means Mobility-as-a-Service.

“Merger” means the merger of Merger Sub with and into 10X Capital, with 10X Capital surviving the merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of REE, along with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

“Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 3, 2021, by and among 10X Capital, REE and Merger Sub, as such agreement may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

“Merger Sub” means Spark Merger Sub Inc.

“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Stock Market.

“PIPE Investment” means the purchases of PIPE Shares consummated immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger pursuant to subscription agreements with the PIPE Investors.

“PIPE Investors” means certain institutional accredited investors.

“PIPE Shares” means 30,000,000 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock subscribed for and purchased by the PIPE Investors pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements.

“PIPE Subscription Agreements” means the subscription agreements entered into by the PIPE Investors, pursuant to which the PIPE Investors committed to subscribe for and purchase the PIPE Shares at a purchase price per share of $10.00.

“Private Warrants” means the 10X Capital Warrants sold to the Sponsor in a private placement in connection with the IPO.

“Public Shares” means shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock issued as part of the Units sold in the IPO.

“Public Stockholders” means the holders of Public Shares of 10X Capital.

“Public Warrants” means 10X Capital Warrants included in Units sold in the IPO.

“Ordinary Shares” means the Class A Ordinary Shares together with the Class B Ordinary Shares.

“REE Preferred Shares” means the REE preferred share, par value NIS 0.01 each, of REE, which were converted into Class A Ordinary Shares in accordance with REE’s organizational documents immediately prior to the Effective Time.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Sponsor” means 10X Capital SPAC Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, an initial stockholder of 10X Capital and the sole holder of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock.

“Sponsor Shares” means shares of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock, 5,031,250 of which are currently outstanding and were issued to the Sponsor prior to the IPO, which converted into 7,931,250 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the Merger based on the Conversion Ratio.

“Stock Split” means the 1:26.7017 forward stock split effected by REE immediately prior to the Effective Time to cause the value of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares to equal $10.00 per share.

“TCO” means total cost of ownership.

“Transaction” or “Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreements that occurred at or immediately prior to the Closing, including the Merger.

“Trust Account” means the trust account that held a portion of the proceeds of the IPO and the concurrent sale of the Private Warrants.

“Units” means Units issued in the IPO, each consisting of one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Public Warrant.

“UK” means the United Kingdom.

“U.S.” means the United States of America.

“U.S. dollar,” “USD,” “US$” and “$” mean the legal currency of the United States.

“U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

“Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, between 10X Capital and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“Warrants” means warrants that will entitle the holder thereof to purchase for $11.50 per share one Class A Ordinary Share in lieu of one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this prospectus may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding REE or its management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “appear,” “approximate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foresee,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions (or the negative version of such words or expressions) may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about REE’s strategic and business plans, relationships or outlook, the impact of trends on and interest in its business, intellectual property or product, and its future results.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ 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 the Company 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;

•        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;

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

•        other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision. Our business, prospects, financial condition, or operating results could be harmed by any of these risks, as well as other risks not known to us or that we consider immaterial as of the date of this prospectus. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and, as a result, you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to REE’s Business

REE’s limited operating history may make evaluation of its business and future prospects difficult, increasing the risk of investment in REE.

REE faces risks and challenges as an early stage company with a limited operating history. REE has a limited operating history in the automotive industry on which investors can base an evaluation of its business, operating results and prospects. Since REE has not yet commercialized any automotive products, it is difficult to predict REE’s future revenues and expenses, and REE has limited insight into trends that may emerge and affect its business. There can be no assurance that potential customers will purchase REE’s automotive products at any level or at a level that is profitable for REE. REE’s historical operating data is associated with its Softwheel segment involving sales of wheels with wheel-based suspension technologies for wheelchairs; however, this data does not relate to any REE activity in the automotive industry. Market conditions, many of which are outside of REE’s control and subject to change, including general economic conditions, the availability and terms of financing, the impacts and ongoing uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, civil discourse throughout the globe, effects and impact of climate change and global warming, regulatory requirements and incentives, competition and the pace and extent of vehicle electrification generally, could impact demand for REE’s products and ultimately REE’s success.

REE’s projected financial performance relies in large part upon internally developed assumptions and analyses, that if proven incorrect could result in significantly lower actual results.

REE’s projected financial performance reflects management’s estimates of future performance and incorporates certain financial and operational assumptions, including the level of demand for REE’s products, the performance of REE’s products, the projected bill of materials for REE’s products and the projected gross margin achievable upon sale of REE’s products. Projected financial and operating information is based in part upon projected unit sales reflecting REE’s assessment of strategic collaborations, which include signed memorandums of understanding (“MOUs”) and strategic, alliance and development agreements, and the possibility of sales to potential partners, considering a range of assumptions including, but not limited to, volumes, timelines, average selling prices, the development and commercialization of REE’s products, potential market and sector opportunities, the roll out of REE’s future integration centers locations, the production capacity of REE’s future integration centers, the selection of REE’s products by customers and by segment, and growth in the various markets REE is targeting. While REE believes the strategic collaborations support REE’s potential growth trajectory, such strategic collaborations generally are non-binding and certain of the strategic collaborations may be terminated for convenience by either party. REE’s strategic collaborations generally do not set forth specific development timeframes or represent a commitment by either party to develop, produce or deliver REE’s products. Additionally, projected unit sales do not represent sales or purchase obligations unless and until definitive purchase agreements are signed. As a result, there can be no guarantee that projections of unit sales will reflect the actual sale of REE products in the future. These assumptions represent REE’s best estimates and there can be no assurance that the actual results will be in line with REE’s expectations. In addition, whether actual operating and financial results and business development will be consistent with REE’s expectations and assumptions as reflected in forecasts depends on a number of factors, many of which are outside REE’s control, including, but not limited to:

•        the extent to which projections of unit sales will reflect the actual sale of REE products in the future;

•        the extent to which REE can actualize the value proposition of the REE products including, but not limited to, short time to market for potential customers, cost efficiencies related to its business model with limited capital expenditure requirements and projected total cost of ownership, and the availability of mission-specific vehicles that maximize cabin and storage space on a smaller overall footprint;

•        there is no guarantee that REE will be able to successfully outsource manufacturing and utilize future integration centers for the assembly of REE products;

•        the extent to which growth of e-mobility markets and continued shift in consumer preference will conform with projections;

•        REE’s ability to validate, verify and test REE products compatible with Class 1 through Class 6 platform models as currently projected, which the failure to do so with respect to any class would reduce REE’s projected total addressable market;

•        the extent to which REE’s projected bill of materials conform with the actual bill of materials upon start of production, deviation from which could negatively impact the projected total cost of ownership or projected gross margin;

•        the projected total cost of ownership is based upon a number of projected factors based on management expectations, the deviation from which could negatively impact the actual total cost of ownership offered to potential customers;

•        whether REE can obtain sufficient capital to sustain and grow its business; and

•        the timing and costs of new and existing marketing and promotional efforts, including with respect to the “Powered by REE” brand.

In the event that actual results differ from REE’s projected financial information or if REE adjusts its projections in future periods, REE’s share price could be materially adversely affected.

REE may not succeed in controlling the costs associated with its operations.

REE will require significant capital to develop and grow its business, including developing and assembling REE products, building future integration centers and developing REE’s intellectual property portfolio and brand. REE expects to incur significant expenses that will impact its profitability, including research and development expenses, sales and distribution expenses as REE builds its brand and markets its products, and general and administrative expenses as it scales its operations. REE’s ability to become profitable in the future will not only depend on its ability to successfully market its products, but also to control its costs. If REE is unable to efficiently design, assemble, market, sell and distribute its products, its margins, profitability and prospects would be materially and adversely affected.

If the market for commercial EVs does not develop as REE expects or develops slower than REE expects, its business prospects, financial condition, and operating results may be adversely affected.

REE’s growth depends upon the adoption of EVs by original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), logistics companies and service providers and on REE’s ability to produce, assemble and sell products that meet their needs. The entry of EV products into the commercial EV market is a relatively new development and is characterized by rapidly changing technologies and evolving government regulation, industry standards and customer views of the merits of using EVs in their businesses. This process has been slow to date. As part of REE’s sales efforts, REE must educate OEMs, logistics companies and service providers as to the savings during the life of the vehicle and the lower total cost of ownership of vehicles built on the REE products. As such, REE believes that OEMs, logistics companies and service providers will consider many factors when deciding whether to purchase REE’s products (or EVs generally) over vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, particularly diesel-fueled or natural gas-fueled vehicles. REE believes these factors include:

•        the difference in the initial purchase prices of EVs with comparable vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, both including and excluding the effect of government and other subsidies and incentives designed to promote the purchase of EVs;

•        the total cost of ownership of the vehicle over its expected life, which includes the initial purchase price and ongoing operating and maintenance costs;

•        the availability and terms of financing options for purchases of vehicles and, for EVs, financing options for battery or fuel cell systems;

•        the availability of tax and other governmental incentives to purchase and operate EVs and future regulations requiring increased use of nonpolluting vehicles;

•        government regulations and economic incentives promoting fuel efficiency and alternate forms of energy;

•        fuel prices, including volatility in the cost of diesel or a prolonged period of low gasoline and natural gas costs that could decrease incentives to transition to EVs;

•        the cost and availability of other alternatives to diesel fueled vehicles, such as vehicles powered by natural gas;

•        corporate sustainability initiatives;

•        EV quality, performance and safety (particularly with respect to lithium-ion battery packs or fuel cells);

•        the quality and availability of service for the vehicle, including the availability of replacement parts;

•        the limited range over which EVs may be driven on a single charge;

•        access to charging stations and related infrastructure costs, and standardization of EV charging systems;

•        electric grid capacity and reliability; and

•        macroeconomic factors.

If, in weighing these factors, OEMs, logistics companies and service providers determine that there is not a compelling business justification for purchasing EVs, particularly those built on the REE products, then the market for EVs may not develop as REE expects or may develop more slowly than REE expects, which would adversely affect REE’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

In addition, any reduction, elimination or selective application of tax and other governmental incentives and subsidies because of policy changes, the reduced need for such subsidies and incentives due to the perceived success of the EV, fiscal tightening or other reasons may result in the diminished competitiveness of the EV industry generally or EVs built on the REE products in particular, which would adversely affect REE’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. Further, REE cannot assure that the current governmental incentives and subsidies available for purchasers of EVs will remain available.

Adverse conditions in the automotive industry could have adverse effects on REE’s results of operations.

REE’s business is directly affected by and significantly dependent on business cycles and other factors affecting the global automobile industry. Automotive production and sales are highly cyclical and depend on general economic conditions and other factors, including consumer spending and preferences, changes in interest rates and credit availability, consumer confidence, fuel costs, fuel availability, environmental impact, governmental incentives and regulatory requirements and political volatility, especially in energy-producing countries and growth markets. In addition, automotive production and sales can be affected by REE’s potential customers’ and potential suppliers’ and strategic partners’ ability to continue operating in response to challenging economic conditions and in response to regulatory requirements and other factors. The volume of global automotive production has fluctuated, sometimes significantly, from year to year, and REE expects any such fluctuations to give rise to fluctuations in the demand for its products. Any significant adverse change in any of these factors may result in a reduction in automotive sales and production by REE’s potential customers and potential suppliers and strategic partners and could have a material adverse effect on REE’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

REE’s future sales and operations in international markets may expose it to operational, financial and regulatory risks, including but not limited to unfavorable regulatory, political, tax and labor conditions which could negatively impact the business.

REE faces risks associated with its international operations, including possible unfavorable regulatory, political, tax and labor conditions, which could harm its business. REE has international operations and subsidiaries in Israel, the U.S., the UK and Germany that are subject to the legal, political, regulatory and social requirements and economic conditions in these jurisdictions. Additionally, as part of its growth strategy, REE intends to expand its manufacturing

partnerships, assembly facilities and sales activity internationally. However, REE has no experience to date selling, manufacturing or assembling its products internationally and such expansion would require REE to make significant expenditures, including the hiring of local employees and establishing facilities, in advance of generating any revenue. REE is subject to a number of risks associated with international business activities that may increase its costs, impact its ability to sell its products and require significant management attention. These risks include:

•        conforming REE’s products to various international regulatory requirements where its products are sold, or homologation;

•        development and construction of its future integration center network;

•        difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;

•        difficulties attracting customers in new jurisdictions;

•        foreign government taxes, regulations and permit requirements, including foreign taxes that REE may not be able to offset against taxes imposed upon it in Israel, and foreign tax and other laws limiting REE’s ability to repatriate funds to Israel;

•        fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, including risks related to any interest rate swap or other hedging activities REE undertakes;

•        Israel and foreign government trade restrictions, tariffs and price or exchange controls;

•        foreign labor laws, regulations and restrictions;

•        changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

•        political instability, natural disasters, war or events of terrorism; and

•        the strength of international economies.

If REE fails to successfully address these risks, its business, prospects, operating results and financial condition could be materially harmed.

REE is subject to risks related to health epidemics and pandemics, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which could adversely affect REE’s business and operating results.

REE faces various risks related to public health issues, including epidemics, pandemics, and other outbreaks, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The effects and potential effects of COVID-19, including, but not limited to, its impact on general economic conditions, trade and financing markets, changes in customer behavior and continuity in business operations creates significant uncertainty. The spread of COVID-19 also disrupted the manufacturing, delivery and overall supply chain of vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, and has led to a global decrease in vehicle sales in markets around the world. In particular, the COVID-19 crisis may cause a decrease in demand for REE’s products if OEMs, logistics companies and service providers delay purchases of vehicles or if fuel prices for internal combustion engine vehicles remain low, an increase in costs resulting from REE’s efforts to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, delays in REE’s schedule to full commercial production of the REEcorner and disruptions to REE’s supply chain, among other negative effects.

The pandemic has resulted in government authorities implementing many measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, including travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders, and business shutdowns. These measures may be in place for a significant period of time and may be reinstituted if conditions deteriorate, which could adversely affect REE’s start-up and manufacturing plans. Measures that have been relaxed may be reimplemented if COVID-19 continues to spread. If, as a result of these measures, REE has to limit the number of employees and contractors in REE facilities at a given time, it could cause a delay in retooling efforts or in the production schedule of the REEcorner. Further, REE’s sales and marketing activities may be adversely affected due to the cancellation or reduction of in-person sales activities, meetings, events and conferences. If REE’s workforce is unable to work effectively, including due to illness, quarantines, government actions or other restrictions in connection with COVID-19, REE’s operations will be adversely affected.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to affect REE’s business will depend on continued developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, REE may continue to suffer an adverse effect to REE’s business due to its global economic effect, including any economic recession. If the immediate or prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have a significant adverse impact on government finances, it would create uncertainty as to the continuing availability of incentives related to EV purchases and other governmental support programs.

Risks Related to REE’s Strategy

REE’s business model has yet to be tested and any failure to commercialize its products could have an adverse effect on its operating results, business, or reputation, resulting in substantial liabilities that may exceed its resources.

REE strives to be the cornerstone upon which global mobility companies build any size or shape of electric car, van, or truck on a modular and scalable platform for various applications or target markets. REE believes that this approach will allow it to complete, and not compete with, other EV players such as vertically integrated OEMs, mobility and logistic players. REE plans to embrace traditional Tier 1 suppliers and their global manufacturing capacity, instead of directly competing with them. If REE is perceived to be a competitor by other EV players, REE may not be successful in its goal to complete rather than to compete. This approach depends in large part on REE’s ability to enter into definitive agreements that formalize its relationship with potential customers, suppliers and strategic partners. Investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by a new enterprise, many of which are beyond REE’s control, including substantial risks and expenses in the course of establishing or entering new markets, organizing operations and undertaking marketing activities. The likelihood of REE’s success must be considered in light of these risks, expenses, complications, delays and the competitive environment in which REE operates. In addition, REE’s plan to outsource manufacturing to potential suppliers and strategic partners and to utilize future integration centers for the assembly of REE products is a novel business strategy and REE cannot guarantee that the strategy will be successful or profitable. REE may be unable to generate revenues, raise additional capital or operate profitably or to meet projected gross margins, EBITDA and cash flows. REE will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by early development stage companies, including scaling up REE’s infrastructure and headcount, and may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties or delays in connection with its growth. In addition, REE expects to continue to sustain substantial operating expenses without generating sufficient revenues to cover expenditures. Any investment in REE is therefore highly speculative and could result in the loss of your entire investment.

REE’s marketing and sales model is different from predominant and current models in the automobile industry, making evaluation of its business, operating results and future prospects difficult. Should such a model fail to achieve market acceptance, REE may not be able to achieve profitability.

REE plans to conduct product marketing and sales directly to OEMs, logistics companies and service providers by its internal business development and marketing teams. REE’s business development and marketing teams continue to focus on expanding relationships with OEMs, logistic and commercial players, mobility providers and e-commerce leaders and to expand its market to other industries. This marketing and sales model is different from the currently predominant marketing and sales model for automobile manufacturers, which makes evaluating its business, operating results and future prospects difficult. This model of product marketing and sale is relatively new and, with limited exceptions, unproven. For example, REE will not be able to utilize long established sales channels developed through a franchise system to increase sales volume. REE’s success will depend in large part on its ability to effectively develop its own distribution channels and marketing strategies. If REE is unable to achieve this, it could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial results and results of operations.

REE’s agreements with potential customers, potential suppliers and potential strategic partners are preliminary in nature.

All of REE’s existing agreements with potential customers, potential suppliers and potential strategic partners are pursuant to MOUs or strategic, alliance and development agreements. Such strategic collaborations are generally non-binding and subject to cancellation or require the achievement of development milestones as a precursor to entering into a further definitive agreement. There can be no guarantee that any of REE’s strategic collaborations

would lead to any definitive agreements or lasting or successful business relationships with such potential customers, potential suppliers or potential strategic partners and failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial results and results of operations.

REE may not succeed in establishing, maintaining and strengthening the “Powered by REE” brand, which could materially and adversely affect customer acceptance of its vehicles and components, thus negatively impacting its business, prospects and projected revenue.

REE intends to market its products as both individual products or as a full vehicle solution under the “Powered by REE” brand. The “Powered by REE” approach reflects REE’s mission to become the cornerstone upon which mobility players can build their mission-specific vehicle needs with the goal of completing rather than competing with other market participants. REE’s business and prospects are heavily dependent on its ability to develop, maintain and strengthen the “Powered by REE” brand and the REE brand generally. If REE does not continue to establish, maintain and strengthen its brand, it may lose the opportunity to build a critical mass of customers. Promoting and positioning its brand will likely depend significantly on REE’s ability to provide high quality products and engage with its potential customers as intended, and REE has limited experience in these areas. In addition, REE’s ability to develop, maintain and strengthen the “Powered by REE” brand and the REE brand generally will depend heavily on the success of its customer development and branding efforts. REE’s novel technology and design may not align with existing consumer preferences and consumers may be reluctant to acquire a vehicle build upon a new and unproven EV platform. In addition, REE could be subject to adverse publicity related to REE’s potential customers who build vehicles on REEplatforms whether or not such publicity related to such potential customers’ “Powered by REE” vehicles; given the popularity of social media, any negative publicity, whether true or not, could quickly proliferate and harm consumer perceptions and confidence in the “Powered by REE” brand and the REE brand generally. If REE does not develop and maintain a strong brand, its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results will be materially and adversely impacted.

REE will be subject to risks associated with strategic alliances.

If REE is successful in entering into definitive agreements with potential suppliers or potential strategic partners the resulting alliances will subject us to a number of risks, including risks associated with non-performance by the third party and sharing proprietary information, any of which may materially and adversely affect REE’s business and prospects. REE’s limited ability to monitor or control the actions of these third parties and, to the extent any of these strategic third parties suffers negative publicity or harm to their reputation from events relating to their business, REE may also suffer negative publicity or harm to its reputation by virtue of its association with any such third party.

REE operates in a highly competitive market against a large number of both established competitors and new market entrants, and many market participants have substantially greater resources than REE.

Both the automobile industry generally, and the EV segment in particular, are highly competitive, and REE will be competing for sales with both internal combustion engine (“ICE”) vehicles and EVs. Many of REE’s current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing and other resources than REE does and may be able to devote greater resources to the design, development, manufacturing, distribution, promotion, sale and support of their products. REE expects competition for EVs to intensify due to increased demand and a regulatory push for alternative fuel vehicles, continuing globalization, and consolidation in the worldwide automotive industry. Factors affecting competition include product quality and features, innovation and development time, pricing, reliability, safety, fuel economy, customer service, and financing terms. Increased competition may lead to lower vehicle unit sales and increased inventory, which may result in downward price pressure and adversely affect REE’s business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.

REE’s products will compete for market share with vehicles powered by other vehicle technologies that may prove to be more attractive than that of REE. Such competition may ultimately impair REE’s business and revenue.

REE’s target market currently is serviced by manufacturers with existing customers and suppliers using proven and widely accepted fuel technologies. Additionally, REE’s competitors are working on developing technologies that may be introduced in REE’s target market. If any of these alternative technology vehicles can provide lower fuel

costs, greater efficiencies, greater reliability or otherwise benefit from other factors resulting in an overall lower total cost of ownership, this may negatively affect the commercial success of REE’s products or make REE’s products uncompetitive or obsolete.

REE may not be able to compete successfully in the market as a result of rapid changes in EV technology and the entrance of new and existing, larger manufacturers into the EV space.

REE’s products are being designed for use with, and depend upon, existing vehicle technology. As new companies and larger, existing vehicle manufacturers enter the EV space, REE may lose any technological advantage it may have had in the marketplace and suffer a decline in its position in the market. As technologies change, REE plans to upgrade or adapt its products to continue to provide products with the latest technology. However, REE’s products may become obsolete or REE’s research and development efforts may not be sufficient to adapt to changes in or to create the necessary technology to effectively compete. As a result, REE’s potential inability to adapt and develop the necessary technology may harm REE’s competitive position.

Risks Related to Development and Production of REE’s Products

REE’s products are currently in development and there are risks associated with developing existing advanced prototypes into marketable products.

REE’s products are currently in development and are in a prototype stage. In order to reach the production stage REE’s products remain subject to further design, validation, verification and testing, as well as product homologation. There is no guarantee that REE will be successful in developing the prototypes into final marketable products on the projected timeline, or at all. As of now, REE has been able to perform only limited testing of REE’s products, largely as a result of a lack of dedicated testing facilities. The establishment of the Engineering Center of Excellence at the MIRA Technology Park in the UK is expected to provide REE with access to world-class test facilities and a proving ground for physical testing and validation of the REE products. However, there can be no guarantee that the testing of REE’s products will proceed according to schedule or that the REE products will withstand rigorous testing. The development of REE’s advanced prototypes into final marketable products is and will be subject to risks including, but not limited to, with respect to:

•        REE’s ability to validate final marketable products that are capable of supporting Class 1 through Class 6 platform models as currently projected;

•        REE’s ability to completely the final marketable product design process on time, if at all;

•        REE’s ability to produce design drawings in order to allow potential suppliers and potential strategic partners to prepare for and begin manufacture of REE products on time, if at all;

•        the ability for REE’s prototype to meet the stringent level of safety measures required by ASIL D;

•        REE’s ability to obtain ASPICE CL2 certification;

•        the ability for REE’s prototypes to withstand rigorous testing and validation;

•        the ability for REE’s prototypes to satisfy testing and validation standards set by external assessors;

•        the ability of REE’s prototypes to meet existing or future automotive industry standards;

•        REE’s ability to successfully develop and validate true X-by-Wire Control capabilities compatible with Class 1 through Class 6 platform models as currently projected; and

•        the ability of X-by-Wire Control technology to obtain regulatory approval and achieve widespread market acceptance.

REE is subject to risks associated with the anticipated timing of REE’s initial commercial production and subsequent increased commercial production.

REE does not know whether its potential suppliers or strategic partners will be able to develop efficient, automated, low-cost production capabilities and processes and reliable sources of component supply, that will enable REE to meet the quality, price, engineering, design and production standards, as well as the production volumes, required to successfully mass market REE’s products on its anticipated timeframe. Even if REE and its potential suppliers and strategic partners are successful in developing its initial production and further high volume production capability and processes and reliably source its component supply, REE does not know whether it will be able to do so in a manner that avoids significant delays and cost overruns, including as a result of factors beyond its control such as problems with potential suppliers and strategic partners, or force majeure events, or in time to meet REE’s products commercialization schedules or to satisfy the requirements of it potential customer base. Any failure to develop such production processes and capabilities within REE’s projected costs and timelines could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

REE’s development of an outsourced manufacturing business model may not be successful, which could harm its ability to deliver products and recognize revenue.

REE’s business depends in large part on its ability to develop, manufacture and assemble its products. Initially, REE plans to outsource the manufacturing of its products in collaboration with one or more potential suppliers and potential strategic partners, including Tier 1 automotive suppliers. REE plans to assemble its products at REE’s future integration centers. REE has not yet executed definitive supply or manufacturing agreements with potential suppliers and potential strategic partners for production of REE’s products or any of its other future product offerings. See “Business — REE’s Manufacturing Approach” for more information. If REE is unable to negotiate and finalize such definitive agreements it will not be able to produce any products and will not be able to generate any revenue, or the products may become more expensive to deliver with a higher bill of materials, which would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the utilization of future integration centers for the assembly of REE products is an untested business strategy and there is no guarantee that the strategy will be successful or profitable.

If REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners were to experience delays, disruptions, capacity constraints or quality control problems in its manufacturing operations, product shipments could be delayed or rejected or REE’s potential customer base could consequently elect to change product demand. These disruptions would negatively impact REE’s revenues, competitive position and reputation. In addition, REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners may rely on certain state tax incentives that may be subject to change or elimination in the future, which could result in additional costs and delays in production if a new manufacturing site must be obtained. Further, if REE is unable to manage successfully its relationship with its potential suppliers and strategic partners, the quality and availability of its products may be harmed. REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners could, under some circumstances, decline to accept new purchase orders from or otherwise reduce their business with REE. If REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners stopped manufacturing REE’s products for any reason or reduced manufacturing capacity, REE may be unable to replace the lost manufacturing capacity on a timely and comparatively cost-effective basis, which would adversely impact its operations.

REE’s reliance on its potential suppliers and strategic partners, as well as the establishment and operation of REE’s future integration centers, exposes it to a number of risks which are outside its control, including with respect to:

•        the manufacture of certain components will require significant costs related to non-recurring engineering and tooling costs incurred by REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners the extent of which is currently unknown;

•        unexpected increases in manufacturing costs;

•        interruptions in shipments if a potential suppliers or strategic partners are unable to complete production in a timely manner;

•        inability to control quality of finished products;

•        inability to control delivery schedules;

•        inability to control production levels and to meet minimum volume commitments to REE’s potential customer base;

•        inability to control manufacturing yield;

•        inability to maintain adequate manufacturing capacity;

•        inability to secure adequate volumes of acceptable components at suitable prices or in a timely manner;

•        inability to establish new integration centers at the projected cost of $15 million per integration center;

•        inability to accurately assemble products within specified design tolerances;

•        delays by REE in delivering final component designs to its potential suppliers and strategic partners;

•        inability to implement a sufficient number of future integration centers in order to meet demand for REE products in time;

•        inability to implement a network of future integration;

•        inability to effectively manage a global network of integration centers; and

•        other delays, backlog in manufacturing and research and development of new models, and cost overruns.

REE’s ability to develop, manufacture and obtain required regulatory approvals for products of sufficient quality and appeal to its potential customer base on schedule and on a large scale is unproven, and the business plan is still evolving. REE may be required to introduce new products models and enhanced versions of existing models. To date, REE has limited experience, as a company, designing, testing, manufacturing, marketing and selling or leasing its electric products and therefore cannot assure you that it will be able to meet customer expectations. Any failure to develop such manufacturing processes and capabilities within REE’s projected costs and timelines would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.

REE does not currently have any plans to establish manufacturing facilities of its own, so failure to establish sufficient agreements with potential suppliers and strategic partners would significantly hinder REE’s ability to manufacture its products. In addition, the manufacturing facilities of REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners may be harmed or rendered inoperable by natural or man-made disasters, including earthquakes, flooding, fire and power outages, or by health epidemics, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which may render it difficult or impossible for REE to manufacture its products for some period of time. The inability to manufacture REE’s products or the backlog that could develop if the manufacturing facilities of its potential suppliers and strategic partners are inoperable for even a short period of time may result in the loss of potential customers or harm REE’s reputation.

REE is reliant on its UK Engineering Center of Excellence for the design, validation, verification, testing and homologation of its products.

On February 16, 2021, REE announced the establishment of a new UK Engineering Center of Excellence at the MIRA Technology Park in the UK (the “Engineering Center”). The new Engineering Center is intended to expedite REE’s strategic plans to meet anticipated global demand. The Engineering Center will spearhead REE product design, validation, verification and testing, as well as product homologation. REE will also have access to world-class test facilities and a proving ground for physical testing and validation of the REE products at the Engineering Center. The Engineering Center, and the facilities available therein, will be integral to REE’s ability to develop its advanced prototypes into marketable products. Any loss of access or disputes related to the Engineering Center have the potential to adversely impact REE’s ability to develop its advanced prototypes into marketable products on time to meet commercialization timeline, or at all.

REE’s utilization of its Engineering Center is and will be subject to risks, including with respect to:

•        REE’s ability to maintain arrangements on reasonable terms with third parties for the provision of testing facilities and testing services with respect to REE products;

•        REE’s ability to maintain the lease on reasonable terms and associated risks related to disputes involving the lessor of the Engineering Facility;

•        REE’s ability to attract, recruit, hire, retain and train a sufficient number of skilled employees to effectively staff the Engineering Center;

•        REE’s reliance on outside contractors for the provision of certain services and associated risks related to monitoring and protecting IP, contractual disputes and certain inherent cybersecurity risks;

•        Potential future changes of control resulting from a sale of the MIRA Technology Park or resulting from a bankruptcy proceeding with respect to MIRA; and

•        Limited availability of testing facilities when required for validation, verification and testing of REE products resulting from the shared nature of the MIRA Technology Park and inherent delays related thereto.

The testing facilities available to REE at the Engineering Center would be costly to replace and could require substantial lead time to replace and qualify for use. The testing facilities may be harmed or rendered inoperable by natural or man-made disasters, including earthquakes, flooding, fire and power outages, or by health epidemics, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which may render it difficult or impossible for REE to validate, verify and test REE products for some period of time. The inability to validate, verify and test REE products or the resulting delay to REE’s commercialization schedule if the testing facilities are inoperable for even a short period of time may result in the loss of potential customers or harm REE’s reputation.

Technology in the automotive industry is rapidly evolving and developments in alternative technologies, including but not limited to hydrogen, may adversely affect the demand for REE’s products. Such unforeseen developments in technology may adversely affect market adoption of REE’s current products or future product developments.

REE may be unable to keep up with changes in EV technology or alternatives to electricity as a fuel source and, as a result, its competitiveness may suffer. Developments in alternative technologies, such as advanced diesel, ethanol, hybrids, fuel cells, or compressed natural gas, or improvements in the fuel economy of the internal combustion engine, may materially and adversely affect REE’s business and prospects in ways REE does not currently anticipate. Any failure by REE to successfully react to changes in existing technologies could materially harm its competitive position and growth prospects.

REE’s products may make use of lithium-ion battery cells, which can be dangerous in certain circumstances, including but not limited to the possibility that such cells may catch fire or vent smoke and flame.

The fuel source for REE products may make use of lithium-ion cells. On rare occasions, lithium-ion cells can rapidly release the energy they contain by venting smoke and flames in a manner that can ignite nearby materials as well as other lithium-ion cells. While REE has taken measures to enhance the safety of its designs, a field or testing failure of its products could occur in the future, which could subject REE to lawsuits, product recalls, or redesign efforts, all of which would be time-consuming and expensive. Also, negative public perceptions regarding the suitability of lithium-ion cells for automotive applications or any future incident involving lithium-ion cells such as a vehicle or other fire, even if such incident does not involve REE’s products, could seriously harm its business.

In addition, REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners are expected to store a significant number of lithium-ion cells at their facilities. Any mishandling of battery cells may cause disruption to the operation of such facilities. A safety issue or fire related to the cells could disrupt operations or cause manufacturing delays. Such damage or injury could lead to adverse publicity and potentially a safety recall. Moreover, any failure of a competitor’s EV or energy storage product may cause indirect adverse publicity for REE and its products. Such adverse publicity could negatively affect REE’s brand and harm its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

The efficiency of battery usage in EVs declines over time, which may negatively impact potential customers’ decisions with regards to purchasing REE’s products.

REE anticipates that the range of its products will decline over time as the batteries deteriorate. REE currently expects a 3% to 4% decline in the battery life per year, which will decrease the range of its products over five years by approximately 20%. Other factors such as usage, time and stress patterns may also impact the battery’s ability to hold a charge, which would decrease REE’s products’ range before needing to refuel. Such battery deterioration and the related decrease in range may negatively influence potential customer decisions, which would negatively affect REE’s operating results and financial condition.

Risks Related to REE’s Potential Suppliers

REE’s growth depends upon REE’s ability to develop and maintain relationships with its potential suppliers, such as source suppliers for critical components, and the completion of its supply chain while effectively managing the risks of to such relationships.

REE has entered into a number of MOUs and strategic, alliance and development agreements with certain strategic partners pursuant to which the parties are entering into discussions to evaluate or agree upon a development and strategic plan. REE has not yet entered into any definitive agreements pursuant to which any potential suppliers or strategic partners will produce REE’s products. In order to implement its business model requiring limited capital expenditures, REE will need to enter into definitive agreements with one or more potential suppliers and strategic partners in order to produce REE’s products in a manner contemplated by its business plan. Furthermore, REE has explored and intends to secure alternative suppliers and strategic partners for many of the most material aspects of its business model.

Collaboration with potential suppliers and strategic partners for the manufacturing of REE products is subject to risks with respect to operations that are outside REE’s control. REE could experience delays to the extent its potential suppliers or strategic partners do not continue doing business with REE, meet agreed upon timelines, experience capacity constraints or otherwise are unable to deliver components or manufacture products as expected. There is risk of disputes with potential suppliers and strategic partners, and REE could be affected by adverse publicity related to its potential suppliers or strategic partners whether or not such publicity is related to their collaboration with REE. REE’s ability to successfully build a premium brand could also be adversely affected by perceptions about the quality of REE’s potential suppliers or strategic partner’s products or other products manufactured by the same potential suppliers or strategic partners. In addition, although REE intends to be involved in material decisions in the supply chain and manufacturing process, given that REE also will rely on its potential suppliers and strategic partners to meet its quality standards, there can be no assurance that REE will be able to maintain high quality standards.

REE will depend on its potential suppliers, including but not limited to body manufacturers and battery providers, some of which will be single or limited source suppliers, and the inability of such suppliers to deliver the components of REE’s products in a timely manner or at all and at prices and volumes acceptable to it could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects and operating results.

REE will rely on potential suppliers and strategic partners for the provision and development of many of the components and materials used in its products. While REE plans to obtain components from multiple sources whenever possible, some of the components used in its products are expected to be purchased by REE from a single source. REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners may not be able to meet their product specifications and performance characteristics, which would impact REE’s ability to achieve its product specifications and performance characteristics as well. Additionally, REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners may be unable to obtain required certifications for their products for which REE plans to use or provide warranties that are necessary for REE’s solutions. If REE is unable to obtain components and materials used in its products from its potential suppliers or if its potential suppliers decide to create or supply a competing product, REE’s business could be adversely affected. REE has less negotiating leverage with potential suppliers than larger and more established automobile manufacturers and may not be able to obtain favorable pricing and other terms. While REE believes that it may be able to establish alternate supply relationships and can obtain or engineer replacement components for its single source components, REE may be unable to do so in the short term, or at all, at prices or quality levels that are favorable to REE, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

REE expects to purchase various types of equipment, raw materials and manufactured component parts from its potential suppliers or strategic partners. If these potential suppliers or strategic partners experience substantial financial difficulties, cease operations, or otherwise face business disruptions, REE may be required to provide substantial financial support to ensure supply continuity or would have to take other measures to ensure components and materials remain available. Any disruption could affect’s REE’s ability to deliver products and could increase REE’s costs and negatively affect its liquidity and financial performance.

REE’s business could be harmed by increases in costs, disruption of supply or shortage of materials, in particular for lithium-ion battery cells.

REE and its potential suppliers may experience increases in the cost of or a sustained interruption in the supply or shortage of materials. Any such increase, supply interruption or shortage could materially and negatively impact REE’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. REE and its potential suppliers will use various materials in their businesses and products, including for example lithium-ion battery cells and steel, and the prices for these materials fluctuate. The available supply of these materials may be unstable, depending on market conditions and global demand, including as a result of increased production of EVs by REE’s competitors, and could adversely affect REE’s business and operating results.

Risks Related to REE’s Future Sales

REE currently targets potential customers that are large corporations with substantial negotiating power, exacting product, quality and warranty standards and potentially competitive internal solutions.

Many of REE’s potential customers are large, multinational corporations with substantial negotiating power relative to it and, in some instances, that may have internal solutions that are competitive to REE’s products. These large, multinational corporations also have significant development resources, which may allow them to acquire or develop independently, or in partnership with others, competitive technologies. Meeting the technical requirements and securing design wins with any of these companies will require a substantial investment of REE’s time and resources. REE cannot assure you that its products will secure design wins from these or other companies or that it will generate meaningful revenue from the sales of its products to these key potential customers. If REE’s products are not selected by these large corporations or if these corporations develop or acquire competitive technology, it will have an adverse effect on REE’s business. In addition, if REE is unable to sell its products to such potential customers on certain terms, its prospects and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Discontinuation, lack of commercial success, or loss of business with respect to a particular product model for which REE is a significant supplier could reduce REE’s sales and adversely affect its profitability.

If REE is able to secure design wins and its REE products are included in EV products, it expects to enter into supply agreements with the relevant customers. Market practice dictates that these supply agreements typically require REE to supply a customer’s requirements for a particular vehicle model or product. These contracts can have short terms and/or can be subject to renegotiation, sometimes as frequently as annually, all of which may affect product pricing, and may be terminated by REE’s potential customers at any time. Therefore, even if REE is successful in obtaining design wins and the systems into which its products are built are commercialized, the discontinuation of, the loss of business with respect to, or a lack of commercial success of a particular vehicle model for which REE is a significant supplier could mean that the expected sales of REE’s products will not materialize, materially and adversely affecting its business.

Pricing pressures, automotive OEM cost reduction initiatives and the ability of automotive OEMs to re-source or cancel vehicle or technology programs may result in lower than anticipated margins, or losses, which may adversely affect REE’s business.

Cost-cutting initiatives adopted by REE’s potential customer base often result in increased downward pressure on pricing. REE expects that its future agreements with automotive OEMs may require step-downs in pricing over the term of the agreement or, if commercialized, over the period of production. In addition, REE’s automotive OEM customers are expected to reserve the right to terminate their supply contracts for convenience, which enhances their ability to obtain price reductions. Automotive OEMs also possess significant leverage over their suppliers, including REE, because the automotive component supply industry is highly competitive, serves a limited number of customers and has a high fixed cost base. Accordingly, REE expects to be subject to substantial continuing pressure from automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to reduce the price of its products. It is possible that pricing pressures beyond REE’s expectations could intensify as automotive OEMs pursue restructuring, consolidation and cost- cutting initiatives. If REE is unable to generate sufficient production cost savings in the future to offset price reductions, its gross margin and profitability would be adversely affected.

The average selling prices of REE’s products could decrease rapidly over the life of the products, which may negatively affect REE’s revenue and gross margin.

REE expects the average selling prices of its products generally to decline as its potential customer base seeks to commercialize EVs built on the REE products at prices low enough to achieve market acceptance. In order to sell products that have a falling average unit selling price and maintain margins at the same time, REE will need to continually reduce products and manufacturing costs. To manage manufacturing costs, REE must engineer the most cost-effective design for its products. In addition, REE will continuously drives initiatives to reduce labor cost, improve worker efficiency, reduce the cost of materials, use fewer materials and further lower overall product costs by carefully managing component prices, inventory and shipping cost. REE also needs to continually introduce new products with higher sales prices and gross margin in order to maintain its overall gross margin. If REE is unable to manage the cost of older products or successfully introduce new products with higher gross margin, its revenue and overall gross margin would likely decline.

Risks Related to REE’s Quality

REE’s products rely on software and hardware that is highly technical, and if these systems contain errors, bugs or vulnerabilities, or if REE is unsuccessful in addressing or mitigating technical limitations in its systems, REE’s business could be adversely affected.

REE’s products rely on software and hardware that is highly technical and complex and will require modification and updates over the life of the products. In addition, REE’s products depend on the ability of such software and hardware to store, retrieve, process and manage immense amounts of data. REE’s software and hardware may contain, errors, bugs or vulnerabilities, and REE’s systems are subject to certain technical limitations that may compromise REE’s ability to meet its objectives. Some errors, bugs or vulnerabilities inherently may be difficult to detect and may only be discovered after the code has been released for external or internal use. Errors, bugs, vulnerabilities, design defects or technical limitations may be found within REE’s software and hardware. Although REE attempts to remedy any issues it observes in its products as effectively and rapidly as possible, such efforts may not be timely, may hamper production or may not be to the satisfaction of REE’s potential customer base. Additionally, if REE is able to deploy updates to the software addressing any issues but REE’s over-the-air update procedures fail to properly update the software, REE’s potential customer base would then be responsible for installing such updates to the software and their software will be subject to these vulnerabilities until they do so. If REE is unable to prevent or effectively remedy errors, bugs, vulnerabilities or defects in its software and hardware, REE may suffer damage to its reputation, loss of customers, loss of revenue or liability for damages, any of which could adversely affect REE’s business and financial results.

REE may become subject to product liability claims, which could harm its financial condition and liquidity if it is not able to successfully defend or insure against such claims.

REE may become subject to product liability claims, even those without merit, which could harm its business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. The automobile industry experiences significant product liability claims and REE faces inherent risk of exposure to claims in the event its products do not perform as expected or malfunction resulting in personal injury or death. REE’s risks in this area are particularly pronounced given it has limited field experience of its products. A successful product liability claim against REE could require REE to pay a substantial monetary award. Moreover, a product liability claim could generate substantial negative publicity about REE’s products and business and inhibit or prevent commercialization of other future product candidates, which would have a material adverse effect on REE’s brand, business, prospects and operating results. Any insurance coverage might not be sufficient to cover all potential product liability claims. Any lawsuit seeking significant monetary damages either in excess of REE’s coverage, or outside of REE’s coverage, may have a material adverse effect on REE’s reputation, business and financial condition. REE may not be able to secure additional product liability insurance coverage on commercially acceptable terms or at reasonable costs when needed, particularly if it does face liability for its products and are forced to make a claim under its policy.

REE does not currently have experience servicing its products. If REE is unable to address the service requirement of its potential customer base, its business may be materially adversely affected.

REE plans to work with strategic partners to provide predictive maintenance scheduling through smart service and maintenance AI in combination with over-the-air updates that seek to ensure maintenance is not performed on a standard schedule, but rather before a part will fail, which is expected to offer significant savings for unnecessary part replacements and drastically reduce downtime. There is no guarantee that REE will be successful in developing the necessary technology to actualize predictive maintenance scheduling. In addition, REE servicing may primarily be carried out through third parties certified by REE. Although such potential servicing partners may have experience in servicing other products, they will initially have limited experience in servicing REE products. There can be no assurance that REE service arrangements will adequately address the service requirements of its potential customer base to their satisfaction, or that REE and its potential servicing partners will have sufficient resources to meet these service requirements in a timely manner as the volume of products REE deliver increases. In addition, if REE is unable to roll out and establish a widespread service network that complies with applicable laws, user satisfaction could be adversely affected, which in turn could materially and adversely affect REE’s reputation and thus its sales, results of operations, and prospects.

REE may be subject to risks associated with autonomous driving and EV technology, including but not limited to technical malfunctions, regulatory obstacles, and/or product liability.

REE’s products are being designed to be compatible with autonomous control. Autonomous driving technologies are subject to risks and there have been accidents and fatalities associated with such technologies. The safety of such technologies depends in part on user interaction and users, as well as other drivers on the roadways, may not be accustomed to using or adapting to such technologies. To the extent accidents associated with REE’s products that are used with autonomous controls occur, REE could be subject to liability, negative publicity, government scrutiny and further regulation. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect REE’s results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects.

Autonomous driving technology is also subject to considerable regulatory uncertainty as the law evolves to catch up with the rapidly evolving nature of the technology itself, all of which are beyond REE’s control. REE’s products also may not achieve the requisite level of autonomous compatibility required for certification and rollout to consumers or satisfy changing regulatory requirements which could require REE to redesign, modify or update its products.

Risks Related to REE’s Employees

REE is dependent on its founders Daniel Barel and Ahishay Sardes.

REE is dependent on the services of Daniel Barel, its co-founder, director and Chief Executive Officer, and Ahishay Sardes, its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Barel and Mr. Sardes are significant influences and drivers of REE’s business plan. If Mr. Barel or Mr. Sardes were to discontinue their service to REE due to death, disability or any other reason, REE would be significantly disadvantaged.

REE’s success depends, in part, on its ability to attract and recruit key employees and hire qualified management, technical and vehicle engineering personnel.

REE’s success depends, in part, on its ability to retain its key personnel. The unexpected loss of or failure to retain one or more of its key employees could adversely affect its business. REE’s success also depends, in part, on its continuing ability to identify, hire, attract, train and develop other highly qualified personnel. Because REE’s products are based on different technology than traditional internal combustion engines, individuals with sufficient training in alternative fuel, technology or EVs may not be available, and as a result, REE will need to expend significant time and expense training the employees it hires. Competition for individuals with experience designing, manufacturing and servicing EVs or their related technology, parts and products is intense, and REE may not be able to attract, integrate, train, motivate or retain additional highly qualified personnel in the future. The failure to attract, integrate, train, motivate and retain these additional employees could materially adversely harm its business and prospects.

REE’s business may be adversely impacted by the labor and union activities of its own employees, as well of those of any of its potential affiliates, business partners, suppliers, or otherwise related entities.

Although none of REE’s employees are currently represented by a labor union, it is common throughout the automobile industry generally for many employees at automobile companies to belong to a union, which can result in higher employee costs and increased risk of work stoppages. REE may also directly and indirectly depend upon other companies with unionized work forces, such as parts suppliers and trucking and freight companies, and work stoppages or strikes organized by such unions could have a material adverse impact on REE’s business, financial condition or operating results.

Risks Related to REE’s Finances

REE is an early stage company with a history of losses, and expects to incur significant expenses and continuing losses for the foreseeable future.

Since inception, REE has incurred, and REE expects in the future while REE grows to incur, losses and negative cash flow, either or both of which may be significant. The working capital funding necessary to start a new EV product manufacturing company is significant, and other companies have tried and failed over the last several years with billions of investment capital. While REE expects to benefit from its management’s experience, the technology it has developed to date, and the advantages offered by its Engineering Center, REE does not expect to be profitable in the near term as REE invests in its business, builds capacity and ramps up operations, and REE cannot assure you that REE will ever achieve or be able to maintain profitability in the future. Failure to become profitable may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. If REE is ever to achieve profitability, it will be dependent upon the successful development and commercial introduction and acceptance of EV products like the REEcorner, which may not occur.

Financial results may vary significantly from period to period due to fluctuations in REE’s operating costs and other factors, which may or may not be foreseeable.

REE expects its period-to-period financial results to vary based on its operating costs, which REE anticipates will fluctuate as the pace at which it continues to design, develop and produce new products and increase production capacity. Additionally, REE’s revenues from period to period may fluctuate as it develops and introduces new products or introduces existing products to new markets for the first time. As a result of these factors, REE believes that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of its financial results, especially in the short term, are not necessarily meaningful and that these comparisons cannot be relied upon as indicators of future performance. Moreover, REE’s financial results may not meet expectations of equity research analysts, ratings agencies or investors, who may be focused only on quarterly financial results. If any of this occurs, the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could fall substantially, either suddenly or over time.

REE may not be able to accurately estimate the supply and demand of its products, which could result in a variety of inefficiencies in its business and hinder its ability to generate revenue. If REE fails to accurately predict its manufacturing requirements, it could incur additional costs or experience delays.

It is difficult to predict REE’s future revenues and appropriately budget for its expenses, and REE may have limited insight into trends that may emerge and affect its business. REE expects that it will be required to provide forecasts of its demand to its potential suppliers several months prior to the scheduled delivery of products to its prospective customers. Currently, there is no historical basis for making judgments on the demand for REE’s products or its ability to develop, produce, and deliver products, or REE’s profitability in the future. If REE overestimates its requirements, its potential suppliers may have excess inventory, which indirectly would increase REE’s costs. If REE underestimates its requirements, its potential suppliers may have inadequate inventory, which could interrupt manufacturing of its products and result in delays in shipments and revenues. In addition, lead times for materials and components that REE’s potential suppliers order may vary significantly and depend on factors such as the specific supplier, contract terms and demand for each component at a given time. If REE fails to order sufficient quantities of product components in a timely manner, the delivery of products to its potential customer base could be delayed, which would harm REE’s business, financial condition and operating results.

REE will need to improve its operational and financial systems to support its expected growth, increasingly complex business arrangements and rules governing revenue and expense recognition and any inability to do so will adversely affect REE’s billing and reporting.

To manage the expected growth of its operations and increasing complexity, REE will need to improve its operational and financial systems, procedures, and controls and continue to increase systems automation to reduce reliance on manual operations. Any inability to do so will affect REE’s billing and reporting. REE’s current and planned systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support its complex arrangements and the rules governing revenue and expense recognition for its future operations and expected growth. Delays or problems associated with any improvement or expansion of REE’s operational and financial systems and controls could adversely affect REE’s relationships with its potential customer base, cause harm to its reputation and brand and could also result in errors in its financial and other reporting.

REE may need to raise additional funds and these funds may not be available to it when it needs them, or may only be available on unfavorable terms. As a result, REE may be unable to meet its future capital requirements, which could limit its ability to grow and jeopardize its ability to continue its business operations.

In the future, REE may require additional capital to respond to technological advancements, competitive dynamics or technologies, customer demands, business opportunities, challenges, acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances and it may determine to engage in equity or debt financings or enter into credit facilities for other reasons. In order to further business relationships with its potential customer base or partners, REE may issue equity or equity-linked securities to potential customers or partners. REE may not be able to timely secure additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, or at all. If REE raises additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt or other equity-linked securities or if it issues equity or equity-linked securities to potential customers to further business relationships, its existing stockholders could experience significant dilution. Any debt financing obtained by REE in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to its capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for REE to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If REE is unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to REE, when REE requires it, REE’s ability to continue to grow or support its business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited.

REE’s insurance strategy may not be adequate to protect it from all liabilities business risks.

In the ordinary course of business, REE may be subject to losses resulting from products liability, accidents, acts of God and other claims against REE, for which REE may have no insurance coverage. While REE currently carries commercial general liability, workers’ compensation and directors’ and officers’ insurance policies, REE may not maintain as much insurance coverage as other EV market participants do, and in some cases, REE may not maintain any at all. Additionally, the policies that REE does have may include significant deductibles, and REE cannot be certain that its insurance coverage will be sufficient to cover all future claims against REE. A loss that is uninsured or exceeds policy limits may require REE to pay substantial amounts, which could adversely affect REE’s financial condition and operating results.

The successful assertion of one or more large claims against REE that exceeds its available insurance coverage, or results in changes to its insurance policies (including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements), could have an adverse effect on its business. In addition, REE cannot be sure that its existing insurance coverage will continue to be available on acceptable terms or that REE’s insurers will not deny coverage as to any future claim.

Risks Related to Being a Public Company

REE’s management has limited experience operating a public company, and thus its success in such endeavors cannot be guaranteed.

REE’s executive officers have limited experience in the management of a publicly traded company. REE’s management team may not successfully or effectively manage its transition to a public company that is subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under federal securities laws. Their limited experience in dealing with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies could be a significant disadvantage in that

it is likely that an increasing amount of their time may be devoted to these activities, which will result in less time being devoted to the management and growth of the company. REE may not have adequate personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in the accounting policies, practices or internal control over financial reporting required of public companies in the U.S. REE is in the process of upgrading its finance and accounting systems to an enterprise system suitable for a public company, and a delay could impact its ability or prevent it from timely reporting its operating results, timely filing required reports with the SEC and complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The development and implementation of the standards and controls necessary for REE to achieve the level of accounting standards required of a public company in the U.S. may require costs greater than expected. It is possible that REE will be required to expand its employee base and hire additional employees to support its operations as a public company which will increase its operating costs in future periods.

If REE is unable for any reason to meet the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, such action or inaction could result in a delisting of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

If REE fails to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq such as the corporate governance requirements or the minimum closing bid price requirement, Nasdaq may take steps to delist the Class A Ordinary Shares. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and would impair your ability to sell or purchase the Class A Ordinary Shares when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, REE can provide no assurance that any action taken by it to restore compliance with listing requirements would allow its the Class A Ordinary Shares to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of its the Class A Ordinary Shares, prevent its the Class A Ordinary Shares from dropping below the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements.

If securities and industry analysts do not publish research or reports about REE’s business or publish negative reports about its business, REE’s share price and trading volume may suffer.

The trading market for the Class A Ordinary Shares is and will be influenced by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about REE or its business. REE does not have any control over such analysts, and cannot provide any assurance that analysts will continue to cover REE or provide favorable coverage. If one or more of the analysts who cover REE downgrade REE’s shares or change their opinion of REE’s shares, REE’s share price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of REE or fail to regularly publish reports on REE, REE could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause its share price or trading volume to decline.

As REE grows rapidly and expands into multiple global markets, there is a risk that it will fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls and its ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be adversely affected. REE may identify material weaknesses in its internal controls over financing reporting which it may not be able to remedy in a timely manner.

As a public company, REE operates in an increasingly demanding regulatory environment, which requires it to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), the regulations of Nasdaq, the rules and regulations of the SEC, expanded disclosure requirements, accelerated reporting requirements and more complex accounting rules. Company responsibilities required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act include establishing corporate oversight and adequate internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Effective internal controls are necessary for REE to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent financial fraud. Commencing with its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, REE must perform system and process evaluation and testing of its internal controls over financial reporting to allow management to report on the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting in its Form 20-F filing for that year, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Prior to the Closing, REE had never been required to test its internal controls within a specified period and, as a result, it may experience difficulty in meeting these reporting requirements in a timely manner.

REE anticipates that the process of building its accounting and financial functions and infrastructure will require significant additional professional fees, internal costs and management efforts. REE expects that it will need to implement a new internal system to combine and streamline the management of its financial, accounting, human resources and other functions. However, such a system would likely require REE to complete many processes and procedures for the effective use of the system or to run its business using the system, which may result in substantial costs. Any disruptions or difficulties in implementing or using such a system could adversely affect REE’s controls

and harm its business. Moreover, such disruption or difficulties could result in unanticipated costs and diversion of management’s attention. In addition, REE may discover additional weaknesses in its system of internal financial and accounting controls and procedures that could result in a material misstatement of its financial statements. REE’s internal control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.

If REE is not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner, or if it is unable to maintain proper and effective internal controls, REE may not be able to produce timely and accurate financial statements. If REE cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, its business and results of operations could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in its reported financial information and REE could be subject to sanctions or investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

REE has incurred and expects to continue to incur increased costs as a result of its operation as a public company, and its management will be required to devote substantial time and resources to employing new compliance initiatives in order to comport with the regulatory requirements applicable to public companies.

REE has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company that it did not incur as a private company, and these expenses may increase even more after REE is no longer an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act. As a public company, REE is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as rules adopted, and to be adopted, by the SEC and Nasdaq. REE’s management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, REE expects these rules and regulations to substantially increase its legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. The increased costs will increase REE’s net loss. For example, REE expects these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for it to obtain director and officer liability insurance and it may be forced to accept reduced policy limits or incur substantially higher costs to maintain the same or similar coverage. REE cannot predict or estimate the amount or timing of additional costs it may incur to respond to these requirements. The impact of these requirements could also make it more difficult for REE to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on its board of directors, its board committees or as executive officers.

REE is a foreign private issuer and, as a result, it is not subject to U.S. proxy rules and is subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of a U.S. domestic public company.

REE reports under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Because REE qualifies as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, it is exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including (1) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act, (2) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time and (3) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, although it is subject to Israeli laws and regulations with regard to certain of these matters and intends to furnish comparable quarterly information on Form 6-K. In addition, foreign private issuers are not required to file their annual report on Form 20-F until 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic issuers that are accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within 75 days after the end of each fiscal year and U.S. domestic issuers that are large accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year. Foreign private issuers are also exempt from Regulation FD, which is intended to prevent issuers from making selective disclosures of material information. As a result of all of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of a company that is not a foreign private issuer.

As REE is a “foreign private issuer” and follows certain home country corporate governance practices, its shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all Nasdaq corporate governance requirements.

As a foreign private issuer, REE is permitted to follow certain home country corporate governance practices rather than those otherwise required by Nasdaq rules, provided that it discloses the requirements it is not following and describes the equivalent home country practices it follows instead. REE relies on this “foreign private issuer exemption” with respect to the Nasdaq rules for director nomination procedures and shareholder meeting quorums. REE may in the future elect to follow home country practices with regard to other matters. As a result, its shareholders will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all Nasdaq corporate governance requirements.

REE may lose its foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

As discussed above, REE is a foreign private issuer, and therefore is not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and, accordingly, the next determination will be made with respect to REE on June 30, 2022. In the future, REE would lose its foreign private issuer status if (1) more than 50% of its outstanding voting securities are owned by U.S. residents and (2) a majority of its directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents, or it fails to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid loss of foreign private issuer status. If REE loses its foreign private issuer status, it will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. REE would also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and its officers, directors and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, it would lose its ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the listing rules of Nasdaq. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, REE would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that it will not incur as a foreign private issuer.

Risks Related to Regulation

REE’s financial and operational projections rely in part on existing and future regulations and incentive programs supporting EV adoption.

There has been a significant growth in the adoption of environmentally driven regulations and incentive programs with low and zero emission targets with the automotive industry being among the most impacted industries. Such measures encourage local and national governments to implement various forms of rebates and credits for the purchase of an EV. In addition, regulations in many cities, states and countries are also encouraging a shift away from — or in some cases banning entirely — fossil fuel-powered vehicles, with many of the earliest of these regulations targeted at buses, trucks and delivery vehicles. REE’s financial and operational projections include the continued growth in existing and similar regulations and incentive programs to accelerate the adoption of EV technology into the wider market. There is no guarantee that such regulations and incentive programs will be successful in encouraging adoption of EV technology and there is no guarantee that new regulations and incentive programs will be adopted or that existing regulations and incentive programs will remain in place. For example, the development of an alternative fuel besides electricity that results in low or no emissions may shift the focus of such regulations and incentive programs away from EV technology. The failure for new regulations and incentive programs to be adopted as expected or the termination of existing regulations and incentive programs could materially and adversely affect the growth of the EV market generally and REE’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

REE may encounter obstacles outside of its control that slow the adoption of EVs in the market, including but not limited to regulatory requirements or infrastructure limitations.

While REE’s products are subject to substantial regulation under federal, state and local laws, REE believes that its products will be in compliance with all applicable laws when they are offered to potential customers. However, to the extent the laws change, new laws are introduced, or if REE introduces new products in the future, some or all of its products may not comply with applicable international federal, state or local laws. Further, certain federal, state and

local laws and industry standards currently regulate electrical and electronics equipment. Although standards for EVs are not yet generally available or accepted as industry standards, REE’s products may become subject to international, federal, state, and local regulation in the future. Compliance with these regulations could be burdensome, time consuming, and expensive.

REE’s products are subject to environmental and safety compliance with various federal and state regulations, including regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration and various state boards, and compliance certification is required for each new model year. The cost of these compliance activities and the delays and risks associated with obtaining approval can be substantial. The risks, delays and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance could be substantial.

In addition, REE’s products involve a novel design and new technology, including locating critical vehicle components (steering, braking, suspension, powertrain and control) into the area between the chassis and the wheel and X-by-Wire Control technology, which may not meet existing safety standards or require modification in order to comply with various regulatory requirements. In particular, while there is limited related regulation in the EU, REE’s X-by-Wire technology has not received significant regulatory attention globally (including in the U.S.). There is no guarantee that REE’s X-by-Wire technology will receive regulatory approval generally, and there is no guarantee that REE’s X-by-Wire Control technology will comply with any relevant regulation that is put in place in the future. Compliance with regulatory requirements is expensive, at times requiring the replacement, enhancement or modification of equipment, facilities or operations. There can be no assurance that REE will be able to maintain its profitability by offsetting any increased costs of complying with future regulatory requirements.

REE is subject to various environmental laws and regulations that could impose substantial costs on its business and cause delays in building its manufacturing facilities.

REE’s operations are and will be subject to international, federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including laws relating to the use, handling, storage, disposal of and human exposure to hazardous materials. Environmental and health and safety laws and regulations can be complex, and REE has limited experience complying with them. Moreover, REE expects that it will be affected by future amendments to such laws or other new environmental and health and safety laws and regulations which may require REE to change its operations, potentially resulting in a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. These laws can give rise to liability for administrative oversight costs, cleanup costs, property damage, bodily injury, fines and penalties. Capital and operating expenses needed to comply with environmental laws and regulations can be significant, and violations may result in substantial fines and penalties, third-party damages, suspension of production or a cessation of REE’s operations.

Contamination at properties REE will own or operate, REE formerly owned or operated or to which hazardous substances were sent by REE, may result in liability for REE under environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, which can impose liability for the full amount of remediation-related costs without regard to fault, for the investigation and cleanup of contaminated soil and ground water, for building contamination and impacts to human health and for damages to natural resources. The costs of complying with environmental laws and regulations and any claims concerning noncompliance, or liability with respect to contamination in the future, could have a material adverse effect on REE’s financial condition or operating results.

REE and its potential suppliers and strategic partners are or may be subject to substantial regulation and unfavorable changes to, or failure by REE or its potential suppliers and strategic partners to comply with any such regulations could substantially harm REE’s business and operating results.

REE’s products, and the sale of motor vehicles including EVs in general, are subject to substantial regulation under international, federal, state, and local laws. REE expects to incur significant costs in complying with these regulations. Regulations related to the EV industry and alternative energy are currently evolving and REE faces risks associated with changes to these regulations.

To the extent the laws change, REE’s products may not comply with applicable international, federal, state or local laws, which would have an adverse effect on its business. Compliance with changing regulations could be burdensome, time consuming, and expensive. To the extent compliance with new regulations is cost prohibitive, REE’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results would be adversely affected.

Internationally, there may be laws in jurisdictions REE has not yet entered or laws it is unaware of in jurisdictions it has entered that may restrict its sales or other business practices. Even for those jurisdictions REE has analyzed, the laws in this area can be complex, difficult to interpret and may change over time. Continued regulatory limitations and other obstacles interfering with REE’s ability to sell products could have a negative and material impact on its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

The evolution of the regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles and their related components is outside of REE’s control and it cannot guarantee that its products will achieve the requisite level of autonomy to enable driverless systems within the current projected framework, if at all.

There are currently no federal U.S. regulations pertaining to the safety of self-driving vehicles; however, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration has established recommended guidelines. Certain states have legal restrictions on self-driving vehicles, and many other states are considering them. This patchwork increases the difficulty in legal compliance for EVs and their related technology, parts and components. In Europe, certain vehicle safety regulations apply to self-driving braking and steering systems, and certain treaties also restrict the legality of certain higher levels of self-driving vehicles. Self-driving laws and regulations are expected to continue to evolve in numerous jurisdictions in the U.S. and foreign countries and may restrict autonomous driving features that REE may deploy.

REE is subject to governmental export and import control laws and regulations. Any failure on behalf of REE to comply with these laws and regulations could have an adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

In recent years, both China and the United States have each imposed tariffs indicating the potential for further trade barriers. These tariffs may escalate a nascent trade war between China and the United States. Tariffs could potentially impact its raw material prices and impact any plans to sell REE’s products or EVs that would use REE’s products in China. In addition, these developments could have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on REE’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (commonly referred to as Brexit), could result in increased regulatory, economic and political uncertainty, and impose additional challenges to REE in securing regulatory approval of its products or EVs using REE’s product in the European Union and the rest of Europe.

In June 2016, voters in the UK approved a referendum to withdraw the UK’s membership from the European Union (“EU”), which is commonly referred to as “Brexit.” The UK’s withdrawal from the EU occurred on January 31, 2020, but the UK remained in the EU’s customs union and single market for a transition period that expired on December 31, 2020. On December 24, 2020, the UK and the EU entered into a trade and cooperation agreement (the “Trade and Cooperation Agreement”), which was applied on a provisional basis from January 1, 2021. While the economic integration does not reach the level that existed during the time the UK was a member state of the EU, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement sets out preferential arrangements in areas such as trade in goods and in services, digital trade and intellectual property. Negotiations between the UK and the EU are expected to continue in relation to the relationship between the UK and the EU in certain other areas which are not covered by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The long term effects of Brexit will depend on the effects of the implementation and application of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and any other relevant agreements between the UK and the EU. REE has facilities and employees in both the UK and other European countries, including the Engineering Center. REE cannot predict whether or not the UK will significantly alter its current laws and regulations in respect of the EV industry and, if so, what impact any such alteration would have on REE or its business. Moreover, REE cannot predict the impact that Brexit will have on (i) the marketing of its products or (ii) the process to obtain regulatory approval in the UK for its products. As a result of Brexit, REE may experience adverse impacts on customer demand and profitability in the UK and other markets. Depending on the terms of Brexit and any subsequent trade agreement, the UK could also lose access to the single EU market, or specific countries in the EU, resulting in a negative impact on the general and economic conditions in the UK and the EU. Changes may occur in regulations that REE is required to comply with as well as amendments to treaties governing tax, duties, tariffs, etc. which could adversely impact its operations and require it to modify its financial and supply arrangements. For example, the imposition of any import restrictions

and duties levied on REE’s products may make its products more expensive and less competitive from a pricing perspective. To avoid such impacts, REE may have to restructure or relocate some of its operations which would be costly and negatively impact its profitability and cash flow.

Additionally, political instability in the European Union as a result of Brexit may result in a material negative effect on credit markets, currency exchange rates and foreign direct investments and any subsequent trade agreement in the EU and UK. This deterioration in economic conditions could result in increased unemployment rates, increased short- and long-term interest rates, adverse movements in exchange rates, consumer and commercial bankruptcy filings, a decline in the strength of national and local economies, and other results that negatively impact household incomes.

Furthermore, as a result of Brexit, other European countries may seek to conduct referenda with respect to their continuing membership with the European Union. Given these possibilities and others REE may not anticipate, as well as the absence of comparable precedent, it is unclear what financial, regulatory and legal implications the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union would have and how such withdrawal would affect REE, and the full extent to which its business could be adversely affected.

REE may become involved in legal and regulatory proceedings and commercial or contractual disputes, which could have an adverse effect on its profitability and consolidated financial position.

REE may be, from time to time, involved in litigation, regulatory proceedings and commercial or contractual disputes that may be significant. These matters may include, without limitation, disputes with REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners and its potential customers base, intellectual property claims, stockholder litigation, government investigations, class action lawsuits, personal injury claims, environmental issues, customs and VAT disputes and employment and tax issues. In addition, REE could face in the future a variety of labor and employment claims against it, which could include but is not limited to general discrimination, wage and hour, privacy, ERISA or disability claims. In such matters, government agencies or private parties may seek to recover from REE very large, indeterminate amounts in penalties or monetary damages (including, in some cases, treble or punitive damages) or seek to limit REE’s operations in some way. These types of lawsuits could require significant management time and attention or could involve substantial legal liability, adverse regulatory outcomes, and/or substantial expenses to defend. Often these cases raise complex factual and legal issues and create risks and uncertainties. No assurances can be given that any proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse impact on REE’s operating results and consolidated financial position or that its established reserves or its available insurance will mitigate this impact.

REE is subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws and regulations. As a result, REE may face criminal liability and other serious consequences for violations of such laws, which could harm its business.

REE is or will be subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, financial and economic sanctions and similar laws and regulations in various jurisdictions in which it conducts or in the future may conduct activities, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and other anti-corruption laws and regulations. The FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 prohibit REE and its officers, directors, employees and business partners acting on its behalf, including agents, from corruptly offering, promising, authorizing or providing anything of value to a “foreign official” for the purposes of influencing official decisions or obtaining or retaining business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment. The FCPA also requires companies to make and keep books, records and accounts that accurately reflect transactions and dispositions of assets and to maintain a system of adequate internal accounting controls. The U.K. Bribery Act also prohibits non-governmental “commercial” bribery and soliciting or accepting bribes. A violation of these laws or regulations could adversely affect REE’s business, results of operations, financial condition and reputation. REE’s policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with these regulations may not be sufficient and its directors, officers, employees, representatives, consultants, agents, and business partners could engage in improper conduct for which it may be held responsible.

Non-compliance with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering or financial and economic sanctions laws could subject REE to whistleblower complaints, adverse media coverage, investigations, and severe administrative, civil and criminal sanctions, collateral consequences, remedial measures and legal expenses, all of which could materially and adversely affect REE’s business, results of operations, financial condition and reputation. In addition, changes in economic sanctions laws in the future could adversely impact REE’s business and investments in its shares.

The intended tax effects of REE’s corporate structure and intercompany arrangements depend on the application of the tax laws of various jurisdictions and on how REE operates its business.

REE is incorporated in and a tax resident in Israel. REE currently has subsidiaries in the UK, Germany, and the U.S. If REE succeeds in growing its business, REE expects to conduct increased operations through its subsidiaries in various countries and tax jurisdictions, in part through intercompany service agreements between REE and its subsidiaries. In that case, REE’s corporate structure and intercompany transactions, including the manner in which REE develops and uses its intellectual property, will be organized so that REE can achieve its business objectives in a tax-efficient manner and in compliance with applicable transfer pricing rules and regulations. If two or more affiliated companies are located in different countries or tax jurisdictions, the tax laws and regulations of each country generally will require that transfer prices be the same as those between unrelated companies dealing at arm’s length and that appropriate documentation be maintained to support the transfer prices. While REE believes that it operates in compliance with applicable transfer pricing laws and intends to continue to do so, its transfer pricing procedures are not binding on applicable taxing authorities.

Significant judgment is required in evaluating REE’s tax positions and determining its provision for income taxes. During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. For example, REE’s effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates or by changes in the relevant tax, accounting and other laws, regulations, principles and interpretations. In addition, its effective tax rate and the availability of any tax holidays could be adversely affected if REE does not obtain favorable tax rulings from certain taxing authorities. As REE intends to operate in various countries and taxing jurisdictions, the application of tax laws can be subject to diverging and sometimes conflicting interpretations by taxing authorities of these jurisdictions. It is not uncommon for taxing authorities in different countries to have conflicting views, for instance, with respect to, among other things, the manner in which the arm’s length standard is applied for transfer pricing purposes, or with respect to the valuation of intellectual property.

In addition, tax laws are dynamic and subject to change as new laws are passed and new interpretations of the law are issued or applied. REE continues to assess the impact of such changes in tax laws and interpretations on its business and may determine that changes to its structure, practice, tax positions or the manner in which it conducts its business are necessary in light of such changes and developments in the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which REE operates. Such changes may nevertheless be ineffective in avoiding an increase in its consolidated tax liability, which could adversely affect its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

If taxing authorities in any of these countries were to successfully challenge REE’s transfer prices as not reflecting arm’s length transactions, they could require REE to adjust its transfer prices and thereby reallocate its income to reflect these revised transfer prices, which could result in a higher tax liability to REE. In addition, if the country from which the income is reallocated does not agree with the reallocation, both countries could tax the same income, potentially resulting in double taxation. If taxing authorities were to allocate income to a higher tax jurisdiction, subject REE’s income to double taxation or assess interest and penalties, it would increase REE’s consolidated tax liability, which could adversely affect its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Risks Related to REE’s Information Security

In order to enter into production of its products, REE must develop complex software and technology systems in coordination with its potential suppliers and strategic partners. REE can provide no guarantee that such systems will be successfully developed.

REE’s products will use a substantial amount of third-party and in-house software codes and complex hardware to operate. The development of such advanced technologies are inherently complex, and REE will need to coordinate with its potential suppliers and strategic partners in order to reach production for its products. Defects and errors may be revealed over time and REE’s control over the performance of third-party services and systems may be limited. Thus, REE’s potential inability to develop the necessary software and technology systems may harm its competitive position.

REE is relying on potential suppliers and strategic partners to develop a number of emerging technologies for use in its products, including lithium ion battery technology. These technologies are not today, and may not ever be, commercially viable. There can be no assurances that REE’s potential suppliers and strategic partners will be able to meet the technological requirements, production timing, and volume requirements to support its business

plan. In addition, the technology may not comply with the cost, performance useful life and warranty characteristics REE anticipates in its business plan. As a result, REE’s business plan could be significantly impacted and REE may incur significant liabilities under warranty claims which could adversely affect its business, prospects, and results of operations.

REE is subject to stringent and changing privacy laws, regulations and standards, information security policies and contractual obligations related to data privacy and security. REE’s actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm its business. Such legal requirements are evolving, uncertain and may require improvements in, or changes to, REE’s policies and operations.

REE expects to face significant challenges with respect to information security and privacy, including the storage, transmission and sharing of confidential information. REE will transmit and store confidential and private information of its customers, such as personal information, including names, accounts, user IDs and passwords, and payment or transaction related information.

REE has adopted strict information security policies and deployed advanced measures to implement the policies, including, among others, advanced encryption technologies, and plans to continue to deploy additional measurers as REE grows. However, advances in technology, an increased level of sophistication and diversity of REE’s products and services, an increased level of expertise of hackers, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or others can still result in a compromise or breach of the measures that it uses. If REE is unable to protect its systems, and hence the information stored in its systems, from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification or destruction, such problems or security breaches could cause a loss, give rise to REE’s liabilities to the owners of confidential information or even subject it to fines and penalties. In addition, complying with various laws and regulations could cause REE to incur substantial costs or require it to change its business practices, including its data practices, in a manner adverse to REE’s business.

In addition, REE will need to comply with increasingly complex and rigorous regulatory standards enacted to protect business and personal data in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. For example, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which became effective on May 25, 2018 and the State of California adopted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which became effective in January 2020. Both the GDPR and the CCPA impose additional obligations on companies regarding the handling of personal data and provides certain individual privacy rights to persons whose data is stored. Compliance with existing, proposed and recently enacted laws (including implementation of the privacy and process enhancements called for under the GDPR) and regulations can be costly; any failure to comply with these regulatory standards could subject REE to legal and reputational risks.

Compliance with any additional laws and regulations could be expensive, and may place restrictions on the conduct of REE’s business and the manner in which it interacts with its customers. Any failure to comply with applicable regulations could also result in regulatory enforcement actions against REE, and misuse of or failure to secure personal information could also result in violation of data privacy laws and regulations, proceedings against REE by governmental entities or others, and damage to its reputation and credibility, and could have a negative impact on revenues and profits.

Significant capital and other resources may be required to protect against information security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches or to comply with REE’s privacy policies or privacy-related legal obligations. The resources required may increase over time as the methods used by hackers and others engaged in online criminal activities are increasingly sophisticated and constantly evolving. Any failure or perceived failure by REE to prevent information security breaches or to comply with privacy policies or privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other customer data, could cause REE’s potential customer base to lose trust in REE and could expose REE to legal claims. Any perception by the public that online transactions or the privacy of user information are becoming increasingly unsafe or vulnerable to attacks could inhibit the growth of online retail and other online services generally, which may reduce the number of orders REE receives.

The global data protection landscape is rapidly evolving, and implementation standards and enforcement practices are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. REE may not be able to monitor and react to all developments in a timely manner. For example, California recently adopted the CCPA, which became effective in January 2020. The CCPA establishes a privacy framework for covered businesses, including an expansive definition of personal

information and data privacy rights for California residents. The CCPA includes a framework with potentially severe statutory damages and private rights of action. The CCPA requires covered businesses to provide new disclosures to California residents, provide them new ways to opt-out of certain disclosures of personal information, and allow for a new cause of action for data breaches. As REE expands its operations, the CCPA may increase REE’s compliance costs and potential liability. Some observers have noted that the CCPA could mark the beginning of a trend toward more stringent privacy legislation in the United States. Other states have begun to propose similar laws. Compliance with any applicable privacy and data security laws and regulations is a rigorous and time-intensive process, and REE may be required to put in place additional mechanisms to comply with such laws and regulations.

REE publishes privacy policies and other documentation regarding its collection, processing, use and disclosure of personal information and/or other confidential information. Although REE endeavors to comply with its published policies and other documentation, REE may at times fail to do so or may be perceived to have failed to do so. Moreover, despite its efforts, REE may not be successful in achieving compliance if REE’s employees, contractors, service providers or vendors fail to comply with its published policies and documentation. Such failures can subject REE to potential local, state and federal action if they are found to be deceptive, unfair, or misrepresentative of its actual practices. Claims that REE has violated individuals’ privacy rights or failed to comply with data protection laws or applicable privacy notices even if REE is not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm its business.

REE is subject to cybersecurity risks to its various systems and software and any material failure, weakness, interruption, cyber event, incident or breach of security could prevent REE from effectively operating its business, or may cause harm to its business that may or may not be reparable.

REE is at risk for interruptions, outages and breaches of its: (a) operational systems, including business, financial, accounting, product development, data processing or production processes, owned by REE or its potential suppliers and strategic partners; (b) facility security systems, owned by REE or its potential suppliers and strategic partners; (c) transmission control modules or other in-product technology, owned by REE or its potential suppliers and strategic partners; (d) the integrated software in REE’s products; or (e) customer data that REE processes or its potential suppliers and strategic partners process on its behalf. Such incidents could: materially disrupt REE’s operational systems; result in loss of intellectual property, trade secrets or other proprietary or competitively sensitive information; compromise certain information of employees, potential customers, potential suppliers and strategic partners, or others; jeopardize the security of REE’s facilities; or affect the performance of in-product technology and the integrated software in REE’s products.

REE plans to include in-vehicle services and functionality that utilize data connectivity to monitor performance and timely capture opportunities to enhance on-the-road performance and for safety and cost-saving preventative maintenance. The availability and effectiveness of REE’s services depend on the continued operation of information technology and communications systems. REE’s systems will be vulnerable to damage or interruption from, among others, physical theft, fire, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, power loss, war, telecommunications failures, viruses, denial or degradation of service attacks, ransomware, social engineering schemes, insider theft or misuse or other attempts to harm REE’s systems. REE intends to use its in-vehicle services and functionality to log information about each vehicle’s use in order to aid REE in vehicle diagnostics and servicing. REE’s potential customer base may object to the use of this data, which may increase REE’s vehicle maintenance costs and harm its business prospects.

Moreover, there are inherent risks associated with developing, improving, expanding and updating REE’s current systems, such as the disruption of REE’s data management, procurement, production execution, finance, supply chain and sales and service processes. These risks may affect REE’s ability to manage its data and inventory, procure parts or supplies or assemble, deploy, deliver and service its products, adequately protect its intellectual property or achieve and maintain compliance with, or realize available benefits under, applicable laws, regulations and contracts. REE cannot be sure that these systems upon which it relies, including those of its potential suppliers and strategic partners, will be effectively implemented, maintained or expanded as planned. If REE does not successfully implement, maintain or expand these systems as planned, its operations may be disrupted, its ability to accurately and timely report its financial results could be impaired, and deficiencies may arise in its internal control over financial reporting, which may impact REE’s ability to certify its financial results. Moreover, REE’s proprietary information or intellectual property could be compromised or misappropriated and its reputation may be adversely affected. If these systems do not operate as REE expects them to, REE may be required to expend significant resources to make corrections or find alternative sources for performing these functions.

Any unauthorized control or manipulation of the information technology systems in REE’s products could result in loss of confidence in REE and its products and harm REE’s business.

REE’s products will contain complex information technology systems. For example, REE’s products will be outfitted with built-in data connectivity to accept and install periodic remote updates from REE to improve or update the functionality of its products. REE has designed, implemented and tested security measures intended to prevent cybersecurity breaches or unauthorized access to its information technology networks, its products and their systems, and intends to implement additional security measures as necessary. However, hackers may attempt in the future, to gain unauthorized access to modify, alter and use such networks, products and systems to gain control of, or to change, REE’s products’ functionality, user interface and performance characteristics, or to gain access to data stored in or generated by the products. Vulnerabilities could be identified in the future and REE’s remediation efforts may not be successful. Any unauthorized access to or control of REE’s products or their systems or any loss of data could result in legal claims or proceedings. In addition, regardless of their veracity, reports of unauthorized access to REE’s products, their systems or data, as well as other factors that may result in the perception that REE’s products, their systems or data are capable of being “hacked,” could negatively affect REE’s brand and harm its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

REE intends to retain certain personal information about its products, customers, employees and others that, if compromised, could have a material, adverse impact on REE’s financial performance and results of operations or prospects.

REE plans to collect, store, transmit and otherwise process data from products, customers, employees and others as part of its business and operations, which may include personal data or confidential or proprietary information. REE also works with potential suppliers and strategic partners that collect, store and process such data on its behalf and in connection with its products. There can be no assurance that any security measures that REE or its potential suppliers and strategic partners have implemented will be effective against current or future security threats. If a compromise of data were to occur, REE may become liable under its contracts with other parties and under applicable law for damages and incur penalties and other costs to respond to, investigate and remedy such an incident. REE’s systems, networks and physical facilities could be breached or personal information could otherwise be compromised due to employee error or malfeasance, if, for example, third parties attempt to fraudulently induce REE’s employees or REE’s customers to disclose information or user names and/or passwords. Third parties may also exploit vulnerabilities in, or obtain unauthorized access to, products, systems, networks and/or physical facilities utilized by REE’s service providers and vendors.

Risks Related to REE’s Intellectual Property

REE may incur significant costs and expenses in connection with the protection and enforcement of its intellectual property rights, including but not limited to litigation costs.

REE may not be able to prevent others from unauthorized use of its intellectual property, which could harm its business and competitive position. REE relies on a combination of patents, trade secrets (including know-how), employee and third-party nondisclosure agreements, copyrights, trademarks, intellectual property licenses, and other contractual rights to establish and protect its rights in its technology. Despite REE’s efforts to protect its proprietary rights, third parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use REE’s intellectual property or seek court declarations that they do not infringe upon its intellectual property rights. Monitoring unauthorized use of REE’s intellectual property is difficult and costly, and the steps REE has taken or will take will prevent misappropriation. From time to time, REE may have to resort to litigation to enforce its intellectual property rights, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of its resources.

The protection of REE’s intellectual property rights will be important to its future business opportunities. However, the measures REE takes to protect its intellectual property from unauthorized use by others may not be effective for various reasons, including the following:

•        as noted below, any patent applications REE submits may not result in the issuance of patents (and patents have not yet issued to REE based on its pending applications);

•        the scope of REE’s patents that may subsequently issue may not be broad enough to protect its proprietary rights;

•        REE’s issued patents may be challenged or invalidated by third parties;

•        REE’s employees or business partners may breach their confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations to REE;

•        third parties may independently develop technologies that are the same or similar to REE’s;

•        the costs associated with enforcing patents, confidentiality and invention agreements or other intellectual property rights may make enforcement impracticable; and

•        current and future competitors may circumvent or otherwise design around REE’s patents.

Patent, trademark, and trade secret laws vary significantly throughout the world. A number of foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S. Therefore, REE’s intellectual property rights may not be as strong or as easily enforced outside of the U.S. Failure to adequately protect REE’s intellectual property rights could result in its competitors offering similar products, potentially resulting in the loss of some of REE’s competitive advantage and a decrease in its revenue which, would adversely affect its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

Also, while REE has registered and applied for trademarks in an effort to protect its investment in its brand and goodwill with customers, competitors may challenge the validity of those trademarks and other brand names in which REE has invested. Such challenges can be expensive and may adversely affect REE’s ability to maintain the goodwill gained in connection with a particular trademark.

REE may be sued for infringing or misappropriating intellectual property rights of third parties, and any such litigation would be both costly and time consuming and could prevent REE from developing or commercializing its future products.

Companies, organizations, or individuals, including REE’s competitors, may hold or obtain patents, trademarks or other proprietary rights that would prevent, limit or interfere with REE’s ability to make, use, develop, sell, lease or market its products which could make it more difficult for REE to operate its business. From time to time, REE may receive communications from holders of patents or trademarks regarding their proprietary rights. Companies holding patents or other intellectual property rights may bring suits alleging infringement of such rights or otherwise assert their rights and urge REE to take licenses. REE’s applications and uses of trademarks relating to its design, software or artificial intelligence technologies could be found to infringe upon existing trademark ownership and rights. In addition, if REE is determined to have infringed upon a third party’s intellectual property rights, it may be required to do one or more of the following:

•        cease selling or leasing, incorporating certain components into, or using products or offering goods or services that incorporate or use the challenged intellectual property;

•        pay substantial damages;

•        seek a license from the holder of the infringed intellectual property right, which license may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all;

•        redesign its products or other goods or services; or

•        establish and maintain alternative branding for its products and services.

In the event of a successful claim of infringement against REE and REE’s failure or inability to obtain a license to the infringed technology or other intellectual property right, REE’s business, prospects, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, any litigation or claims, whether or not valid, could result in substantial costs, negative publicity and diversion of resources and management attention.

Patent applications submitted by REE to the relevant authorities may not result in granted patents or may require modification in order to obtain approval.

REE cannot be certain that it is the first inventor of the subject matter to which it has filed a particular patent application, or if it is the first party to file such a patent application. If another party has filed a patent application

for the same subject matter as REE has, REE may not be entitled to the protection sought by the patent application. Further, the scope of protection of issued patent claims is often difficult to determine. As a result, REE cannot be certain that the patent applications that it files will issue, or that its issued patents will afford protection against competitors with similar technology. In addition, REE’s competitors may design around REE’s issued patents, which may adversely affect its business, prospects, financial condition or operating results.

REE cannot assure you that it will be granted patents pursuant to its pending applications. Even if REE’s patent applications succeed and it is issued patents in accordance with them, it is still uncertain whether these patents will be contested, circumvented or invalidated in the future. In addition, the rights granted under any issued patents may not provide REE with meaningful protection or competitive advantages. The claims under any patents that issue from REE’s patent applications may not be broad enough to prevent others from developing technologies that are similar or that achieve results similar to REE’s. The intellectual property rights of others could also bar REE from licensing and exploiting any patents that issue from its pending applications. Numerous patents and pending patent applications owned by others exist in the fields in which REE has developed and are developing its technology. These patents and patent applications might have priority over REE’s patent applications and could subject its patent applications to invalidation. Finally, in addition to those who may claim priority, any of REE’s existing or pending patents may also be challenged by others on the basis that they are otherwise invalid or unenforceable.

REE may be subject to damages resulting from claims that either it or any of its employees wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their employees’ former employers or that they allegedly violated certain covenants, such as non-compete agreements, to which REE or its employees may have been previously or currently bound.

Many of REE’s employees were previously employed by other automotive companies or by suppliers to automotive companies. REE may be subject to claims that it or these employees have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. If REE fails in defending such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, it may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. A loss of key personnel or their work product could hamper or prevent REE’s ability to commercialize its products, which could severely harm its business. Even if REE is successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and demand on management resources.

In addition to patented technology, REE relies on its unpatented proprietary technology, trade secrets, processes and knowledge.

REE relies on proprietary information (such as trade secrets, know-how and confidential information) to protect intellectual property that may not be patentable or subject to copyright, trademark, trade dress or service mark protection, or that REE believes is best protected by means that do not require public disclosure. REE generally seeks to protect this proprietary information by entering into confidentiality agreements, or consulting, services or employment agreements that contain non-disclosure and non-use provisions with its employees, consultants, contractors and third parties. However, REE may fail to enter into the necessary agreements, and even if entered into, these agreements may be breached or may otherwise fail to prevent disclosure, third-party infringement or misappropriation of its proprietary information, may be limited as to their term and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure or use of proprietary information. REE has limited control over the protection of trade secrets used by its potential suppliers and strategic partners and could lose future trade secret protection if any unauthorized disclosure of such information occurs. In addition, REE’s proprietary information may otherwise become known or be independently developed by its competitors or other third parties. To the extent that its employees, consultants, contractors, advisors and other third parties use intellectual property owned by others in their work for REE, disputes may arise as to the rights in related or resulting know-how and inventions. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of REE’s proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain protection for its proprietary information could adversely affect its competitive business position. Furthermore, laws regarding trade secret rights in certain markets where REE operates may afford little or no protection to its trade secrets.

REE also relies on physical and electronic security measures to protect its proprietary information, but it cannot provide assurance that these security measures will not be breached or provide adequate protection for its property. There is a risk that third parties may obtain and improperly utilize REE’s proprietary information to its competitive disadvantage. REE may not be able to detect or prevent the unauthorized use of such information or take appropriate and timely steps to enforce its intellectual property rights.

The terms of grants received from the Israeli government require us to satisfy specified conditions in order to transfer outside of Israel the manufacture of products based on know-how funded by the Israel Innovation Authority or to transfer outside of Israel the know-how itself.

Under the Israeli Encouragement of Research, Development and Technological Innovation in Industry Law, 5744-1984, or the Innovation Law, research and development programs which meet specified criteria and are approved by a committee of the Israel Innovation Authority of the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry, or IIA (formerly known as Office of Chief Scientist), are eligible for grants from the IIA. The grant amounts are determined by the research committee, and are typically a percentage of the project’s expenditures. Under most programs, the grantee is required to pay royalties to the State of Israel from the sale of products developed under the program.

REE’s research and development efforts in relation to its Softwheel segment have been partially financed through royalty-bearing and non-royalty bearing grants from the IIA in the total amount of $1,214,748. As of June 30, 2021, REE’s remaining contingent obligation with respect to royalty-bearing participation received or accrued, net of royalties paid or accrued, totalled approximately $717,000.

Under the research and development agreements with the IIA and pursuant to applicable laws, REE is required to pay royalties at the rate of 3-5% sales of products that incorporate know-how developed with the IIA-funded, royalty-bearing grants. Such royalties are due up to an amount equal to 100% of the IIA grants received, linked to the U.S. dollar plus interest on the unpaid amount received based on the 12-month LIBOR rate (from the year the grant was approved) applicable to U.S. dollar deposits. If REE returns to production of these products outside of Israel and generates sales, the ceiling will increase based on the percentage of production that is outside of Israel, up to a maximum of 300% of the IIA grants, linked to the dollar and bearing interest as noted above.

•        Local Manufacturing Obligation.    The terms of the grants under the Innovation Law require that REE manufacture the products developed with these grants in Israel (but do not restrict the sale of products that incorporate the know-how). Under the regulations promulgated under the Innovation Law, the products may be manufactured outside Israel by REE or by another entity only if prior approval is received from the IIA (such approval is not required for the transfer of up to 10% of the manufacturing capacity in the aggregate, in which case a notice must be provided to the IIA and not objected to by the IIA within 30 days of such notice).

•        Know-How transfer limitation

•        The Innovation Law restricts the ability to transfer know-how funded by the IIA outside of Israel. Transfer of IIA funded know-how outside of Israel requires prior approval of the IIA and may be subject to payments to the IIA, calculated according to formulae provided under the Innovation Law. If REE wishes to transfer IIA funded know-how, the terms for approval will be determined according to the nature of the transaction and the consideration paid to REE in connection with such transfer.

•        Approval of transfer of IIA funded know-how to another Israeli company may be granted only if the recipient abides by the provisions of the Innovation Law and related regulations, including the restrictions on the transfer of know-how and manufacturing rights outside of Israel.

•        Change of Control.    Any non-Israeli citizen, resident or entity that, among other things, (i) becomes a holder of 5% or more of REE’s share capital or voting rights, (ii) is entitled to appoint one or more of REE’s directors or our chief executive officer or (iii) serves as one of REE’s directors or as its chief executive officer (including holders of 25% or more of the voting power, equity or the right to nominate directors in such direct holder, if applicable) is required to notify the IIA and undertake to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the grant programs of the IIA, including the restrictions on transfer described above.

Approval to manufacture products outside of Israel or consent to the transfer of IIA funded know-how, if requested, is within the discretion of the IIA. Furthermore, the IIA may impose certain conditions on any arrangement under which it permits us to transfer IIA funded know-how or manufacturing out of Israel.

The consideration available to REE’s shareholders in a future transaction involving the transfer outside of Israel of know-how developed with IIA funding (such as a merger or similar transaction) may be reduced by any amounts that REE is required to pay to the IIA.

Risks Related to REE’s Dual Class Structure

The dual class structure of our ordinary shares has the effect of concentrating voting power with REE’s founders, who serve as its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, which limits an investor’s ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.

The Class B Ordinary Shares have 10 votes per share, while shares of Class A Ordinary Shares have one vote per share. REE’s Founders, Daniel Barel and Ahishay Sardes, hold all Class B Ordinary Shares granting each of them approximately 39% of voting power and together approximately 78% of the voting power of REE. As a result, if they act together, they will be able to control matters submitted to REE’s shareholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments of its organizational documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of its assets or other major corporate transactions (although neither Founder individually has a majority of the voting power). REE’s Founders may have interests that differ from yours and may vote in a way with which you disagree and which may be adverse to your interests. While the Class B Ordinary Shares do not have any economic rights, this concentrated control may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of REE, could deprive its shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of REE, and might ultimately affect the market price of shares of Class A Ordinary Shares. For information about REE’s dual class structure, see the section titled “Description of Securities.”

REE cannot predict the impact REE’s dual class structure may have on the stock price of Class A Ordinary Shares.

REE cannot predict whether REE’s dual class structure will result in a lower or more volatile market price of Class A Ordinary Shares or in adverse publicity or other adverse consequences. For example, certain index providers have announced restrictions on including companies with multiple-class share structures in certain of their indexes. In July 2017, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones announced that they would cease to allow most newly public companies utilizing dual or multi-class capital structures to be included in their indices. Affected indices include the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600, which together make up the S&P Composite 1500. Beginning in 2017, MSCI, a leading stock index provider, opened public consultations on their treatment of no-vote and multi-class structures and temporarily barred new multi-class listings from certain of its indices; however, in October 2018, MSCI announced its decision to include equity securities “with unequal voting structures” in its indices and to launch a new index that specifically includes voting rights in its eligibility criteria. Under the announced policies, REE’s dual class capital structure makes REE ineligible for inclusion in certain indices, and as a result, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment vehicles that attempt to passively track those indices will not be investing in its shares. These policies are still fairly new and it is as of yet unclear what effect, if any, they will have on the valuations of publicly traded companies excluded from the indices, but it is possible that they may depress these valuations compared to those of other similar companies that are included. Because of REE’s dual class structure, REE will likely be excluded from certain of these indexes and REE cannot assure you that other stock indexes will not take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain indexes, exclusion from stock indexes would likely preclude investment by many of these funds and could make Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive to other investors. As a result, the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected.

Risks Related to REE’s Incorporation and Location in Israel

Conditions in Israel could adversely affect REE’s business.

REE is incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, and its principal research and development facilities, including REE’s major data centers, are located in Israel. Accordingly, political, economic and military conditions in Israel directly affect its business. Since the State of Israel was established in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have occurred between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In the event that REE’s facilities are damaged as a result of hostile action or hostilities otherwise disrupt the ongoing operation of its facilities, its ability to deliver products to its customer could be materially adversely affected.

REE’s commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. Although the Israeli government currently covers the reinstatement under the Property Tax and Compensation Fund Law, 1961, the reinstatement is limited and partial compensation value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, REE cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained or that it will sufficiently cover REE’s potential damages. Any losses or damages incurred by REE could have a material adverse effect on its business.

Several countries, principally in the Middle East, still restrict doing business with Israel and Israeli companies, and additional countries may impose restrictions on doing business with Israel and Israeli companies if hostilities in Israel or political instability in the region continues or increases. Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present trading partners, or significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel, could adversely affect REE’s operations and product development, and could cause its sales to decrease.

In addition, many Israeli citizens are obligated to perform several days, and in some cases more, of annual military reserve duty each year until they reach the age of 40 (or older, for reservists who are military officers or who have certain occupations) and, in the event of a military conflict, may be called to active duty. In response to increases in terrorist activity, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military reservists. It is possible that there will be military reserve duty call-ups in the future. REE’s operations could be disrupted by such call-ups, particularly if such call-ups include the call-up of members of REE’s management. Such disruption could materially adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

Investors’ rights and responsibilities of REE’s shareholders are governed by Israeli law, which may differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of non-Israeli companies.

Because REE was incorporated under Israeli law, the rights and responsibilities of its shareholders are governed by its Amended and Restated Articles and Israeli law. These rights and responsibilities differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. and other non-Israeli corporations. In particular, a shareholder of an Israeli company has a duty to act in good faith and in a customary manner in exercising its rights and performing its obligations towards the company and other shareholders and to refrain from abusing its power in the company, including, among other things, in voting at the general meeting of shareholders on certain matters, such as an amendment to the company’s articles of association, an increase of the company’s authorized share capital, a merger of the company and approval of related party transactions that require shareholder approval. A shareholder also has a general duty to refrain from discriminating against other shareholders. In addition, a controlling shareholder or a shareholder who knows that it possesses the power to determine the outcome of a shareholders’ vote or to appoint or prevent the appointment of an office holder in the company has a duty to act in fairness towards the company. These provisions may be interpreted to impose additional obligations and liabilities on REE’s shareholders that are not typically imposed on shareholders of U.S. corporations.

Provisions of Israeli law and REE’s Amended and Restated Articles may delay, prevent or make undesirable an acquisition of all or a significant portion of its shares or assets.

Provisions of Israeli law and REE’s Amended and Restated Articles could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control and may make it more difficult for a third-party to acquire REE or its shareholders to elect different individuals to REE’s board of directors, even if doing so would be considered to be beneficial by some of REE’s shareholders, and may limit the price that investors may be willing to pay in the future for the Class A Ordinary Shares. Among other things:

•        Israeli corporate law regulates mergers and requires that a tender offer be effected when more than a specified percentage of shares in a company are purchased;

•        Israeli corporate law requires special approvals for certain transactions involving directors, officers or significant shareholders and regulates other matters that may be relevant to these types of transactions;

•        Israeli corporate law does not provide for shareholder action by written consent for public companies, thereby requiring all shareholder actions to be taken at a general meeting of shareholders;

•        the Amended and Restated Articles generally require a vote of a simple majority of the voting power represented at a general meeting of shareholders in person or by proxy and voting thereon, as one class;

•        the Amended and Restated Articles generally do not permit a director to be removed except by a vote of the holders of (i) so long as any Class B Ordinary Shares remain outstanding, a simple majority of the voting power represented at a general meeting of shareholders in person or by proxy and voting thereon, as one class, and (ii) if no Class B Ordinary Shares remain outstanding, a supermajority of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the voting power represented at a general meeting of shareholders in person or by proxy and voting thereon; and

•        the Amended and Restated Articles generally provide that director vacancies may be filled by REE’s board of directors.

Further, Israeli tax considerations may make potential transactions undesirable to REE or some of its shareholders whose country of residence does not have a tax treaty with Israel granting tax relief to such shareholders from Israeli tax. For example, Israeli tax law does not recognize tax-free share exchanges to the same extent as U.S. tax law. With respect to mergers, Israeli tax law allows for tax deferral in certain circumstances but makes the deferral contingent on the fulfillment of numerous conditions, including, a holding period of two years from the date of the transaction during which certain sales and dispositions of shares of the participating companies are restricted. Moreover, with respect to certain share swap transactions, the tax deferral is limited in time, and when such time expires, the tax becomes payable even if no disposition of the shares has occurred.

The tax benefits that are available to REE require it to continue to meet various conditions and may be terminated or reduced in the future, which could increase REE’s costs and taxes.

REE may be eligible for certain tax benefits provided to “Preferred Technological Enterprises” under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959, referred to as the Investment Law. In order to remain eligible for the tax benefits for “Preferred Technological Enterprises” it must continue to meet certain conditions stipulated in the Investment Law and its regulations, as amended. If these tax benefits are reduced, cancelled or discontinued, REE’s Israeli taxable income from the approved enterprise would be subject to regular Israeli corporate tax rates. The standard corporate tax rate for Israeli companies in 2016 was 25% of their taxable income and was reduced to 24% in 2017 and 23% in 2018 and thereafter. Additionally, if REE increases its activities outside of Israel through acquisitions, for example, its expanded activities might not be eligible for inclusion in future Israeli tax benefit programs. See “Certain Material Israeli Tax Considerations.”

REE’s Amended and Restated Articles provide that unless REE consents otherwise, the competent courts of Tel Aviv, Israel shall be the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between REE and its shareholders’ under the Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, which could limit its shareholders ability to bring claims and proceedings against, as well as obtain favorable judicial forum for disputes with, REE, its directors, officers and other employees.

The competent courts of Tel Aviv, Israel shall be the exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of REE, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of REE to REE or REE’s shareholders, or (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Companies Law or the Israeli Securities Law. This exclusive forum provision is intended to apply to claims arising under Israeli Law and would not apply to claims brought pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which federal courts would have exclusive jurisdiction. Such exclusive forum provision in the Amended and Restated Articles will not relieve REE of its duties to comply with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, and shareholders of REE will not be deemed to have waived REE’s compliance with these laws, rules and regulations. This exclusive forum provision may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum of its choosing for disputes with REE or its directors or other employees which may discourage lawsuits against REE, its directors, officers and employees.

Risks Related to Ownership of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants

REE may issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares or other securities without shareholder approval, which would dilute existing ownership interests and may depress the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares.

REE may issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of equal or senior rank in the future in connection with, among other things, REE’s equity incentive plan, without shareholder approval, in a number of circumstances. REE’s issuance of additional Class A Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of equal or senior rank would have the following effects:

•        REE’s legacy shareholders’ proportionate ownership interest in REE may decrease;

•        the amount of cash available per share, including for payment of dividends in the future, may decrease;

•        the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding Class A Ordinary Share may be diminished; and

•        the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares may decline.

As of July 31, 2021, REE had 27,771,147 Class A Ordinary Shares available for future grant under the 2021 Plan and 117,233,306 Class A Ordinary Shares underlying outstanding options under its equity incentive plans, at a weighted average exercise price of $0.21 per share, 98,081,778 of which were vested and exercisable.

The Warrants are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of the Warrants could have a material effect on REE’s financial results.

On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the SEC together issued a statement regarding the accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Staff Statement”). Specifically, the SEC Staff Statement focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business combination, which terms are similar to those contained in the warrant agreement governing the Warrants. Pursuant to the SEC Staff Statement, REE has determined to classify the Warrants as derivative liabilities measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.

As a result, derivative liabilities related to the Warrants are included on REE’s unaudited condensed pro forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 and will be included on REE’s balance sheets for subsequent reporting periods. Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), provides for the remeasurement of the fair value of such derivatives at each balance sheet date, with a resulting non-cash gain or loss related to the change in the fair value being recognized in earnings in the statement of operations. As a result of the recurring fair value measurement, REE’s future financial statements and results of operations may fluctuate quarterly, based on factors that are outside of its control. Due to the recurring fair value measurement, REE expects that it will recognize non-cash gains or losses on the Warrants each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material. The impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

The grant and future exercise of registration rights may adversely affect the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares upon consummation of the Merger.

Pursuant to the Investors’ Rights Agreement which is described elsewhere in this prospectus, the Sponsor can demand that REE register its registrable securities under certain circumstances and also has piggyback registration rights for these securities in connection with certain registrations of securities that REE undertakes. In addition, REE is required to file, and use its commercially reasonable effort to have declared effective and maintain the effectiveness of, a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such securities and certain other securities of REE, including those held by PIPE Investors.

The registration of these securities will permit the public sale of such securities. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares post-Merger.

The IRS may not agree that REE should be treated as a non-U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Although REE is incorporated and tax resident in Israel, the IRS may assert that it should be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a corporation is generally considered a U.S. “domestic” corporation if it is created or organized in or under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof, or the District of Columbia. Because REE is not so created or organized (but is instead incorporated only in Israel), it would generally be classified as a foreign corporation (that is, a corporation other than a U.S. “domestic” corporation) under these rules. Section 7874 of the Code provides an exception under which a corporation created or organized only under foreign law may, in certain circumstances, be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

As more fully described in the section titled “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of REE — Tax Residence of REE for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes,” based on the terms of the Merger, the rules for determining share ownership under Code Section 7874 and the Treasury regulations promulgated under Code Section 7874 (the “Section 7874 Regulations”), and certain factual assumptions, REE is not currently expected to be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Code Section 7874 after the Merger. However, the application of Section 7874 of the Code is complex, is subject to detailed regulations (the application of which is uncertain in various respects and would be impacted by changes in such U.S. tax laws and regulations with possible retroactive effect), and is subject to certain factual uncertainties. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the status of REE as a foreign corporation under Code Section 7874 or that such challenge would not be sustained by a court.

If the IRS were to successfully challenge under Code Section 7874 REE’s status as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, REE and certain REE shareholders could be subject to significant adverse tax consequences, including a higher effective corporate income tax rate on REE and future withholding taxes on certain REE shareholders, depending on the application of any income tax treaty that might apply to reduce such withholding taxes. In particular, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants would be treated as holders of stock and warrants of a U.S. corporation.

See “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of REE — Tax Residence of REE for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes” for a more detailed discussion of the application of Code Section 7874 to the Merger. Investors in REE should consult their own advisors regarding the application of Code Section 7874 to the Merger.

Code Section 7874 may limit the ability of 10X Capital to use certain tax attributes following the Merger, increase REE’s U.S. affiliates’ U.S. taxable income or have other adverse consequences to REE and REE’s shareholders.

Following the acquisition of a U.S. corporation by a foreign corporation, Code Section 7874 can limit the ability of the acquired U.S. corporation and its U.S. affiliates to use U.S. tax attributes (including net operating losses and certain tax credits) to offset U.S. taxable income resulting from certain transactions, as well as result in certain other adverse tax consequences, even if the acquiring foreign corporation is respected as a foreign corporation for purposes of Code Section 7874. In general, if a foreign corporation acquires, directly or indirectly, substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a U.S. corporation, and after the acquisition the former shareholders of the acquired U.S. corporation hold at least 60% (by either vote or value) but less than 80% (by vote and value) of the shares of the foreign acquiring corporation by reason of holding shares in the acquired U.S. corporation, subject to other requirements, certain adverse tax consequences under Section 7874 of the Code may apply.

If these rules apply to the Merger, REE and certain of REE’s shareholders may be subject to adverse tax consequences including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of tax attributes with respect to “inversion gain” recognized over a 10-year period following the transaction, disqualification of dividends paid from preferential “qualified dividend income” rates and the requirement that any U.S. corporation owned by REE include as “base erosion payments” that may be subject to a minimum U.S. federal income tax any amounts treated as reductions in gross income paid to certain related foreign persons. Furthermore, certain “disqualified individuals” (including officers and directors of a U.S. corporation) may be subject to an excise tax on certain stock-based compensation held thereby at a rate of 20%.

As more fully described in the section titled “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of REE — Utilization of 10X Capital’s Tax Attributes and Certain Other Adverse Tax Consequences to REE and REE’s Shareholders,” based on the terms of the Merger, the rules for determining share ownership under Section 7874 of the Code and the Section 7874 Regulations (as defined in “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of REE — Tax Residence of REE for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes”), and certain factual assumptions, REE is not currently expected to be subject to these rules under Code Section 7874 after the Merger. The above determination, however, is subject to detailed regulations (the application of which is uncertain in various respects and would be impacted by future changes in such U.S. Treasury regulations, with possible retroactive effect) and is subject to certain factual uncertainties. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge whether REE is subject to the above rules or that such a challenge would not be sustained by a court.

However, even if REE is not subject to the above adverse consequences under Section 7874, REE may be limited in using its equity to engage in future acquisitions of U.S. corporations over a 36-month period following the Merger. If REE were to be treated as acquiring substantially all of the assets of a U.S. corporation within a 36-month period after the Merger, the Section 7874 Regulations would exclude certain shares of REE attributable to the Merger for purposes of determining the Section 7874 Percentage (as defined in “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of REE — Tax Residence of REE for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes”) of that subsequent acquisition, making it more likely that Code Section 7874 will apply to such subsequent acquisition.

See “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of REE — Utilization of 10X Capital’s Tax Attributes and Certain Other Adverse Tax Consequences to REE and REE’s Shareholders” for a more detailed discussion of the application of Code Section 7874 to the Merger. Investors in REE should consult their own advisors regarding the application of Code Section 7874 to the Merger.

U.S. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants may suffer adverse tax consequences if REE is treated as a passive foreign investment company.

A non-U.S. corporation generally will be treated as a “passive foreign investment company,” or a PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in any taxable year if either (1) at least 75% of its gross income for such year is passive income (such as interest, dividends, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of assets giving rise to passive income) or (2) at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets) during such year is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income. Based on the current and anticipated composition of the income, assets and operations of REE and its subsidiaries, there is a significant risk that REE will be a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for 2021, and REE may be a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for future taxable years. This is a factual determination that depends on, among other things, the composition of REE’s income and assets, and the market value of its shares and assets, including the composition of income and assets and the market value of shares and assets of its subsidiaries, from time to time, and thus a complete determination can only be made annually after the close of each taxable year. Thus, no assurance can be given as to whether REE will be a PFIC in 2021 or for any future taxable year. In addition, REE’s U.S. counsel expresses no opinion with respect to REE’s PFIC status for 2021 or future taxable years.

If REE is a PFIC for any taxable year, a U.S. Holder of Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants may be subject to adverse tax consequences and may incur certain information reporting obligations. Under the PFIC rules, unless such U.S. Holder makes an election available under the Code (which election could itself have adverse consequences for such U.S. Holder), such U.S. Holder may be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the then prevailing maximum rates on ordinary income and possibly an “interest” charge, in respect of “excess distributions” and upon any gain from the disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants, as if the excess distribution or gain had been recognized ratably over such U.S. Holder’s holding period of the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants. Certain elections (including a qualified electing fund election (or a QEF election) or a mark-to-market election) that may be available to U.S. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares to mitigate some of the adverse tax consequences resulting from PFIC treatment, however, are not available with respect to the Warrants. Additionally, there can be no assurance that REE will have timely knowledge of its status as a PFIC in the future or that REE will timely provide information that would be required in order for a U.S. Holder to make a QEF election. For a further discussion, see “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Holders — U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Ownership and Disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants to U.S. Holders — Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.” U.S. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants are strongly encouraged to consult their own advisors regarding the potential application of these rules to REE and the ownership of Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants.

USE OF PROCEEDS

All of the ordinary shares offered by the Selling Securityholders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Securityholders for their respective amounts. We will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales.

We will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $179.0 million from the exercise of the warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all such warrants for cash. We expect to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the warrants for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions and other business opportunities and the repayment of indebtedness. Our management will have broad discretion over the use of proceeds from the exercise of the warrants.

There is no assurance that the holders of the warrants will elect to exercise any or all of the warrants. To the extent that the warrants are exercised on a “cashless basis,” the amount of cash we would receive from the exercise of the warrants will decrease.

MARKET PRICE OF OUR SECURITIES

Our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants began trading on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “REE” and “REEAW,” respectively, on July 23, 2021. On August 27, 2021, the closing sale prices of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants were $8.63 and $1.27, respectively. As of August 27, 2021, there were approximately 91 holders of record of our Class A Ordinary Shares and 2 holders of record of our Warrants. Such numbers do not include beneficial owners holding our securities through nominee names.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Introduction

The information presented below is derived from 10X Capital’s unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the period from August 10, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, and REE’s unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, adjusted to give effect to the Merger and consummation of the Transactions (each as defined the Merger Agreement). The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.”

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 assumes that the Transactions occurred on June 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 present pro forma effect to the Transactions as if they had been completed on January 1, 2020.

Based on the unaudited balance sheet of 10X Capital as of June 30, 2021, there was $201,261,594 held in the Trust Account.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not necessarily reflect what the combined company’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the Transactions occurred on the dates indicated. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of the combined company. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors.

This information should be read together with 10X Capital’s and REE’s audited and unaudited financial statements and related notes, the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The Merger will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, REE has been determined to be the accounting acquirer.

This pro forma presentation reflects those 10X Capital stockholders holding approximately 15,353,016 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock who exercised their redemption rights with respect to their portion of the aggregate $201,251,614 of funds in the Trust Account.

Description of the Transactions

On February 3, 2021, REE entered into the Merger Agreement with 10X Capital and Merger Sub. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into 10X Capital, with 10X Capital surviving the merger. On July 22, 2021, the Merger was consummated with 10X Capital becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of REE, and the securityholders of 10X Capital becoming securityholders of REE.

Merger Consideration

The pre-Merger securityholders of REE own approximately 82% of the Class A Ordinary Shares post-Closing and the securityholders of 10X Capital, including Public Stockholders, the Sponsor and the PIPE Investors, own the remaining Class A Ordinary Shares.

REE became a Nasdaq listed publicly traded company on July 23, 2021, with its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants trading under the ticker symbols “REE” and “REEAW,” respectively.

At the Effective Time of the Merger, each outstanding share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock was converted into the right to receive one newly issued Class A Ordinary Share. The Existing 10X Capital Charter provided that, upon conversion of the 10X Capital Class B Common Stock into 10X Capital Class A Common Stock, the holders of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock were entitled to receive a number of Anti-Dilution Shares. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, 10X Capital, its executive officers and directors, the Sponsor and REE entered into the Letter Agreement. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the holders of the shares of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock agreed to waive their right to receive any Anti-Dilution Shares in excess of 2,900,000, with such waiver resulting in a conversion ratio of 1.5763975 shares of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock for each share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock. In addition, 1,500,000 of the 2,900,000 Anti-Dilution Shares that were received upon the conversion of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock were subsequently forfeited without consideration pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement, resulting in 1,400,000 Anti-Dilution Shares outstanding. 10X Capital’s outstanding warrants to purchase one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock were converted into the right to receive an equal number of warrants to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share per warrant, subject to downward adjustment to the next whole number in case of fractions of Warrants.

Under the Merger Agreement, upon the consummation of the Merger, (a) each of 4,771,984 outstanding shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock became one Class A Ordinary Share, excluding 15,353,016 shares for which the holders elected to instead have such shares redeemed and receive a pro rata portion of the Trust Account, as provided in Existing 10X Capital Charter, and (b) each of the 6,431,250 shares of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock (the “Sponsor Shares”), representing the number of shares held by the Sponsor after application of the Conversion Ratio and forfeiture of 1,500,000 Anti-Dilution Shares, became one Class A Ordinary Share. Additionally, each outstanding 10X Capital Warrant automatically became a Warrant that entitles the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share in lieu of one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the following occurred immediately prior to Effective Time:

•        REE effected the Stock Split to cause the value of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time to equal $10.00 per share. Additionally, immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) each issued and outstanding unit of 10X Capital comprising one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock and one-half of one warrant to purchase one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock, was automatically separated and the holder thereof was deemed to hold one share of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock and one-half of one 10X Capital Warrant; and (ii) each outstanding share of 10X Capital Class B Common Stock converted into 1.5763975 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock;

•        the PIPE Investors purchased 30,000,000 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock for $10.00 per share at an aggregate purchase price of $300.0 million; and

•        REE amended its articles of association to be substantially in the form filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-254070) filed with the SEC on June 21, 2021.

The following represents the preliminary aggregate merger consideration issued by REE:

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(1)      The value of Class A Ordinary Shares is reflected at $10 per share, following the Stock Split immediately prior to the Effective Time.

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma Ordinary Shares outstanding for the identified categories of shareholders, assuming no Warrants and Options have been exercised:

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*        Less than 1%.

(1)      Includes 1,400,000 Anti-Dilution Shares, which reflects the forfeiture of 1,500,000 of such shares.

(2)      Number of shares of existing REE shareholders reflects the conversion of all preferred shares of REE into Class A Ordinary Shares and consummation of the 1:26.7017 forward stock split pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which occurred immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(3)      The Board of Directors approved the issuance of 250,000 Class A Ordinary Shares issued to an affiliate of Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”) in consideration for advisory services provided by Cowen in connection with the Business Combination. This expense is considered a transaction cost.

(4)      New Class B Ordinary Shares were issued to the Founders, which carry 10 votes per share and allow the Founders to collectively have approximately 78% of the aggregate voting power of the share capital of REE on a fully-diluted basis. As these shares have no economic or participating rights, they have been excluded from the calculation of earnings per share.

          The Class B Ordinary Shares issued to each of the Founders will have no rights to participate in any distribution of proceeds by REE (including upon any dividend distribution, distribution upon a liquidation of REE or any other distribution event).

          Each Founder’s economic rights/interests will be represented via the Class A Ordinary Shares that will be held by such Founder (including Class A Ordinary Shares underlying options of such Founder). Each Founder will hold an equal amount of Class A Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares underlying options of such Founder) as such Founder holds in Class B Ordinary Shares.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 are based on the historical audited and unaudited financial statements of 10X Capital and REE. The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on information currently available, assumptions, and estimates underlying the pro forma adjustments and are described in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions used to present the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED Balance sheet
AS OF JUNE 30, 2021
(dollars in thousands)

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*        Pro Forma Combined — Ordinary shares, without par value; 1,000,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 83,432,817 Class B Ordinary Shares authorized as of June 30, 2021; 229,259,270 Class A Ordinary Shares and 83,417,110 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021. New Class B Ordinary Shares were issued to the Founders, which carry 10 votes per share and allow Founders to collectively have approximately 78% of the aggregate voting power of the share capital of REE on a fully-diluted basis. As these shares have no economic or participating rights, they have been excluded from the calculation of earnings per share.

          The pro forma shares attributable to REE shareholders reflects the conversion of all historical preferred shares of REE into Class A Ordinary Shares and consummation of the 1:26.7017 Stock Split pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which occurred immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Stock Split and the number of shares were calculated based on the Conversion Factor set forth in the Merger Agreement and the number of outstanding shares of REE as of June 30, 2021, assuming the options and warrants remain unexercised.

**      Represents the following:

          10X Capital: 20,125,000 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock for gross proceeds of $201.25 million, including $155.63 million related to 15,562,773 shares of 10X Capital Class A Common Stock which were subject to possible redemption and classified as temporary equity. Remaining proceeds of $45.6 million are reflected as increase in additional paid-in capital.

***    Represent the following:

          10X Capital: Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 280,000,000 shares authorized; 4,562,227 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 15,562,773 shares subject to possible redemption) at June 30, 2021; Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,031,250 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021.

          REE (Historical): Ordinary shares, without par value; 372,124,239 shares authorized as of June 30, 2021; 47,261,181 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021.

          REE (Historical): Preferred A, A-1, B, B-1, C, D, D-1 shares, without par value; 37,431,121, 7,746,902, 71,499,221, 6,168,459, 42,801,681, 21,895,369, 1,068,067 Shares authorized, respectively as of June 30, 2021; 23,770,526, 7,746,902, 64,185,709, 5,858,106, 21,581,947, 16,523,474, 878,191 Shares issued and outstanding respectively as of June 30, 2021.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATION
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)