Acushnet Holdings Corp. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering

FAIRHAVEN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Acushnet Holdings Corp. GOLF ("Acushnet") today announced the closing of the initial public offering of 22,233,332 shares of its common stock, including 2,899,999 shares of common stock pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 28, 2016, under the ticker symbol "GOLF".

All 22,233,332 shares of common stock sold in the offering were sold by existing stockholders of Acushnet at an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as lead book-running managers and as representatives of the underwriters for the initial public offering.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC also acted as lead book-running managers. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and D.A. Davidson & Co. acted as co-managers.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has been declared effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from the office of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014; Nomura Securities International, Inc., Attention: Equity Syndicate, Worldwide Plaza, 309 West 49th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019-7316, or by telephone at (212) 667-9562; or UBS Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, or by telephone at (888) 827-7275.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Acushnet's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond Acushnet's control. Any forward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. Acushnet undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.

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