- Transaction to Publicly List Porch, a High-Growth Home Services Platform Providing Integrated Software to Home Inspectors and Moving Companies in Exchange for Unique Early Access to High-Value Homebuyers -
- Estimated Post-Transaction Enterprise Value of $523 Million with up to an Additional $205 Million in Net Cash1 to Fund Growth -
- Transaction Includes a $150 Million Fully Committed Common Stock Private Investment at $10 Per Share Led by Wellington Management Company, LLP -
- Porch Management, Employees and Existing Shareholders Will Roll 92% of Their Existing Equity Holdings into Equity of the Combined Company -
NEW YORK and SEATTLE, July 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PropTech Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:PTAC) ("PropTech" or "PTAC"), a special purpose acquisition company targeting businesses in the real estate technology industry, and Porch.com, Inc. ("Porch" or "the company"), a leading software and services platform for the home inspection and home service industries, have entered into a definitive agreement which would result in Porch becoming a publicly listed company.
Upon closing of the transaction, PropTech will be renamed Porch.com, Inc. and is expected to remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker symbol "PRCH."
Porch is a unique home services platform that provides industry-leading ERP and CRM software to 11,000 inspection, moving and adjacent home services companies, gaining access to a proprietary and recurring sales funnel which includes a majority of homebuyers in the U.S. annually. The company's innovative business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) pricing model provides a cost-free alternative for software users and consumers while creating an expansive revenue opportunity for Porch, leveraging established monetization channels including insurance, moving, TV/internet, security, home repair and improvement, and more.
Porch delivers software and services through several wholly-owned brands, including Inspection Support Network (ISN), Elite Insurance Group, HireAHelper and Porch.com. In 2019, Porch processed approximately $2.2 billion of gross services volumes through its platform.2
1 Assumes no redemptions of PropTech's public stockholders.
2 Represents the total estimated completed service volume (or gross merchandise volume (GMV)) from home services processed through or originating from the Porch platform.
Porch Investment Highlights
3 U.S. homebuyer data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau and National Association of Realtors (for the August 2019-January 2020 period).
4 Based on percentage of U.S. homebuyers during August 2019-January 2020 period with respect to which Porch had call and marketing rights.
Transaction Terms & Financing
The combined company will have an estimated post-transaction enterprise value of $523 million, consisting of an estimated equity value of $728 million and $205 million in cash and no debt, assuming no redemptions of PropTech public stockholders. Cash proceeds raised will consist of PropTech's approximately $174 million of cash in trust (before redemptions) and an additional $150 million private investment at $10.00 per share.
The net proceeds raised from the transaction will be used to support Porch's working capital, pay down debt and fund expansion through acquisitions. Porch's growth strategy is expected to generate estimated revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $120 million and $7 million, respectively, in 2021, exclusive of any accretive benefits from M&A activity made possible by this transaction.
Current Porch management, employees and existing shareholders will roll 92% of their existing equity holdings into equity of the combined company. The business combination has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both Porch and PropTech. The business combination is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory and stockholder approvals, and other customary closing conditions.
For a summary of the material terms of the proposed transaction, as well as a supplemental investor presentation, please see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Additional information about the proposed transaction will be described in PropTech's registration statement relating to the merger, which it will file with the SEC.
Advisors
Conference Call & Webcast Information
PropTech and Porch management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the proposed transaction today, July 31, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. The webcast will be accompanied by a detailed investor presentation.
Date: Friday, July 31, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern time
Toll-free dial-in number: (833) 519-1293
International dial-in number: (914) 800-3864
Conference ID: 6352859
Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at (949) 574-3860.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available below after 12:00 noon Eastern time today through August 7, 2020.
Toll-free replay number: (855) 859-2056
International replay number: (404) 537-3406
Replay ID: 6352859
About PropTech Acquisition Corporation
About Porch.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Use of Projections
Additional Information About the Proposed Business Combination and Where to Find It
Participants in the Solicitation
Porch and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of PTAC in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination when available.
Investor Relations Contact:
Gateway Investor Relations
Cody Slach, Matt Glover
(949) 574-3860
[email protected]
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