Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-267509
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(to prospectus dated May 24, 2023)
WESTROCK COFFEE COMPANY
19,144,120 Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants
94,177,736 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated May 24, 2023 (the “Prospectus”), which forms a part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement of Westrock Coffee Company, a Delaware corporation (“Westrock”, “us”, “our”, “we”), on Form S-1 (No. 333-267509) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 24, 2023 and declared effective by the SEC on May 31, 2023. This prospectus supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information in the Prospectus with the information contained in our current report filed on July 18, 2023 with the SEC (the “Current Report”). Accordingly, we have attached the Current Report to this prospectus supplement.
This prospectus supplement relates to the issuance by us of up to 19,144,120 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of Westrock that are issuable by us upon the exercise of the outstanding warrants (the “Warrants”), which were previously registered, including Warrants that are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (such Warrants, the “Public Warrants”).
This prospectus supplement also relates to the potential offer and sale from time to time by the securityholders named in the Prospectus or certain transferees (as described in the Prospectus) (the “Holders”) of up to 94,177,736 Common Shares, consisting of (i) 19,025,784 Common Shares issued in the PIPE Financing (as defined herein), (ii) up to 7,400,000 Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) held by Riverview Sponsor Partners, LLC (“Riverview Sponsor”), (iii) 39,876,723 Common Shares held by our pre-Business Combination (as defined in the Prospectus) equityholders, (iv) 4,309,000 Common Shares held by entities affiliated with R. Brad Martin (excluding Common Shares issued in the PIPE Financing) and (v) up to 23,566,229 Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of the outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Westrock (the “Series A Preferred Shares”).
This prospectus supplement is not offering any Warrants or Series A Preferred Shares.
The Holders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of the securities registered on the Prospectus publicly or through private transactions at prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any of the proceeds from such sales of the Common Shares. We will receive proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants in cash. The exercise price of our Warrants is $11.50 per Common Share. We believe the likelihood that Warrant holders will exercise their Warrants, and therefore the amount of cash proceeds that we would receive, is dependent upon the trading price of our Common Shares. If the trading price for our Common Shares is less than $11.50 per share, we believe holders of our Warrants are unlikely to exercise their Warrants. Conversely, the Warrant holders are more likely to exercise their Warrants the higher the price of our Common Shares is above $11.50 per share. The closing price of our Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market on July 17, 2023 was $11.04. The Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis under certain circumstances specified in the amended and restated warrant agreement for the Warrants. To the extent that any Warrants are exercised on a cashless basis, the aggregate amount of cash we would receive from the exercise of the Warrants will decrease.
We will generally bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the securities being offered pursuant to the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented), including with regard to compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws. The Holders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to their sale of Common Shares. See the sections titled “Use of Proceeds” and “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus. The Common Shares and Public Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbols “WEST” and “WESTW,” respectively. On July 17, 2023, the closing price of our Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market was $11.04 per share and the closing price of our Public Warrants on the Nasdaq Stock Market was $2.92 per warrant. The Common Shares being offered by the Holders were or will be purchased by the Holders at the following prices: (i) $10.00 per share for the 19,025,784 Common Shares issued in the PIPE Financing; (ii) $11.50 per share (i.e., the exercise price of the Warrants) for the 7,400,000 Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants held by Riverview Sponsor; (iii) effective prices ranging from $1.71 – $10.00 per share for 39,091,021 Common Shares held by our pre-Business Combination equityholders (excluding 785,702 of the 39,876,723 Common Shares held by our pre-Business Combination equityholders being offered pursuant to the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented), which were obtained from the exercise or vesting of employee equity awards that were granted as compensation for services rendered, rather than purchased by the holders thereof), (iv) an effective average price of $0.004 per share for the 4,309,000 Common Shares held by entities affiliated with R. Brad Martin (excluding Common Shares issued in the PIPE Financing), and (v) $11.50 per share (i.e. the current conversion price for the Series A Preferred Shares) for the 23,566,229 Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares held by our pre-Business Combination equityholders. The 23,566,229 Series A Preferred Shares held by our pre-Business Combination equityholders were purchased at effective average prices ranging from $9.21 – $10.88 per share. The sale or the possibility of sale of the Common Shares being offered pursuant to the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) may negatively impact the market price of the Common Shares and Public Warrants.
We are an “emerging growth company” under federal securities laws and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of the Prospectus, and under similar headings or any amendment or supplements to the Prospectus.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is July 18, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2023
Westrock Coffee Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-41485 | 80-0977200 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4009 N. Rodney Parham Rd.
3rd Floor
Little Rock, AR 72212
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and
Zip Code)
(501) 320-4880
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share | WEST | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share | WESTW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
On July 18, 2023, Westrock Coffee Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a subscription agreement with the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (“ARTRS”), pursuant to which the Company and ARTRS agreed that the Company would sell and issue to an affiliate of ARTRS 2.5 million shares (the “Subscription Amount”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of the Company at a purchase price per share of $10.00 for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $25 million (such transaction, the “Investment”).
The Investment is subject to customary closing conditions. The Investment is also subject to the potential exercise of preemptive rights (the “BBH Preemptive Rights”) by affiliates of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the “BBH Stockholders”) to subscribe up to their pro-rata ownership of the capital stock of the Company (generally on a fully diluted basis), under the terms of that certain Investor Rights Agreement, dated April 4, 2022 (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), by and among the Company, the BBH Stockholders, and the other parties thereto. Under the terms of the subscription agreement, if the BBH Stockholders exercise the BBH Preemptive Rights, the aggregate offering size will be increased so as to permit ARTRS to subscribe for the Subscription Amount (after giving effect to exercise of the BBH Preemptive Rights).
The issuance of the Common Shares in the Investment is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of the exemption provided by Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
The foregoing description of the BBH Preemptive Rights is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Investor Rights Agreement and the amended and restated Investor Rights Agreement, which are included in this current report as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 18, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Investment. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WESTROCK COFFEE COMPANY | |||
| By: | /s/ Robert P. McKinney | ||
| Name: | Robert P. McKinney | ||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer | ||
| Dated: July 18, 2023 | |||