Locust Walk Acquisition Corp. Prices of Upsized $153,000,000 IPO

1/8/21

Locust Walk Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:LWACU), a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring or merging with one or more businesses, today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 15,300,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, for gross proceeds to the Company of $153,000,000. The Company's units will be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "LWACU" and will begin trading on January 8, 2021. Each unit issued in the offering consists of one share of the Company's Class A common stock and one-third of one warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols "LWAC" and "LWACW," respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. The closing of the offering is anticipated to take place on or about January 12, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is serving as sole book-running manager for the offering. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,295,000 units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.

A registration statement relating to the units and the underlying securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2021. 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.

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