Capitol Investment Corp. V announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 30,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $300,000,000. Each unit consists of one share of the Company's Class A common stock and one third of one warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of the Company's Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50. The underwriters have been granted a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 4,500,000 units offered by the Company to cover over-allotments, if any.
The units are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on December 2, 2020 under the symbol "CAP.U." After the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the shares of Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on the NYSE under the symbols "CAP" and "CAP WS," respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units, and only whole warrants will trade.
The offering is expected to close on December 4, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company's efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region. The Company is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mark D. Ein, and President and Chief Financial Officer, L. Dyson Dryden.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are acting as joint book-running managers of the offering.