Lucid Group, Inc. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock and Related Investment by an Affiliate of PIF

NEWARK, CALIFORNIA., Oct 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lucid Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCID; “Lucid”) today announced the commencement of a public offering of 262,446,931 shares of its common stock. The underwriter may from time to time offer the common shares for sale to purchasers in one or more transactions directly, through agents or through brokers in brokerage transactions on Nasdaq, in the over-the-counter market, through negotiated transactions or in any combination of these methods or others Either at a fixed price or at prices subject to change, at market prices in force at the time of sale, at prices based on prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

Lucid intends to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 39,367,040 additional shares of common stock.

BofA Securities is acting as sole underwriter for the public offering.

Additionally, Lucid’s majority shareholder and Public Investment Fund (“PIF”) subsidiary, Ayar Third Investment Company (“Ayar”), has indicated that it intends to simultaneously acquire 374,717,927 shares of Lucid’s common stock in a private public offering, subject to certain conditions, at the same price per share originally paid by the underwriter for the public offering. The private placement is subject to the completion of the public offering and customary closing conditions. As a result of these purchases, Ayar expects that the Company will continue to own approximately 58.8% of Lucid’s outstanding common shares. In addition, Ayar has indicated that, in the event the underwriter exercises its option, they intend to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us to maintain its ownership of Lucid’s outstanding common stock and that an additional closing for such purchase would take place 10 days after the underwriter exercises the option.

Lucid intends to use the net proceeds from the public offering and the private placement by its majority shareholder for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, capital expenditures and working capital.

The public offering is being made pursuant to Lucid’s effective registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and a prospectus supplement to the public offering. Prospective investors should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus included in this registration statement and other documents that Lucid has filed or will file with the SEC for information about Lucid and the public offering. You can obtain these documents free of charge by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the base prospectus may be obtained from BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street. Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, e.g. Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email to [email protected].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase shares of Lucid common stock, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale occurs would be unlawful to register or qualify under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

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