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Filed by Longview Acquisition Corp. II

Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: Longview Acquisition Corp. II

Commission File No. 001-40242

Date: August 23, 2021

 

HeartFlow Joins The Board Challenge as Newest Pledge Partner

 

theBoardlist and Valence will support HeartFlow’s search for a Black director

 

NEW YORK, August 23, 2021 — The Board Challenge, a movement to increase the number of Black directors on U.S. corporate boards, announced today that HeartFlow has signed on as a Pledge Partner, committing to add a Black director to its board within the next 12 months. HeartFlow, the leader in precision heart care, provides non-invasive, personalized cardiac tests and associated software suite solutions to address heart disease, the leading cause of death in the world.

 

HeartFlow will leverage resources from The Board Challenge including Valence and theBoardlist to identify top candidates for the open board seat.

 

“I am delighted to welcome HeartFlow to The Board Challenge,” said Sheryl Hilliard Tucker, executive director of The Board Challenge. “We are always looking for new companies willing to step up and take tangible action to diversify their boards, and make a difference in the overall makeup of U.S. boardrooms.”

 

HeartFlow joins a roster of Pledge Partner companies committed to diversifying their boards, including Quickbase, Accolade and PagerDuty. To date, 15 of the initiative’s Pledge Partners have elected a total of 17 new Black directors. The Board Challenge has 75+ Partners and Supporters in total working across industries to make board diversity a business imperative.

 

“We believe HeartFlow’s non-invasive, artificial intelligence-enabled solution can transform and democratize cardiovascular care by providing physicians with the information they need to make precise diagnoses and optimize treatment for their patients,” said John H. Stevens, MD, President, CEO and Co-Founder, HeartFlow. “We look forward to working with The Board Challenge to identify a Black director who can help us accomplish our mission of making HeartFlow accessible to more patients and providers.”

 

The Board Challenge invites all public and private U.S. companies to join the movement. Companies without a Black director can take the pledge and leverage our resources and network to assist in their search, while companies that have at least one Black director can sign on as Charter Partners and connect other organizations to The Board Challenge.

 

For more information and to take the pledge or express your support, reach out to join@theboardchallenge.org.

 

 

About HeartFlow

 

HeartFlow is the leader in revolutionizing precision heart care, uniquely combining human ingenuity with advanced technology. HeartFlow’s non-invasive HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis leverages artificial intelligence to create a personalized three-dimensional model of the heart. By using this model, clinicians can better evaluate the impact a blockage has on blood flow and determine the best treatment for patients. HeartFlow’s technology is reflective of our Silicon Valley roots and incorporates over two decades of scientific evidence with the latest advances in artificial intelligence. For more information, visit www.heartflow.com.

 

About The Board Challenge

 

The Board Challenge is a movement to increase representation and accelerate progress for Black board directors at public and private U.S. companies. The initiative was founded in September 2020 by Brad Gerstner (CEO, Altimeter Capital), Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Founder and Chair, theBoardlist) and Guy Primus (CEO, Valence Community). Companies that take the pledge commit to adding at least one Black director to their board within 12 months, and can leverage resources from theBoardlist and Valence to enhance the search process, including a free, custom slate of top candidates.

 

For media inquiries, contact:

 

The Board Challenge

media@theboardchallenge.org

 

HeartFlow

media@heartflow.com

 

 

Important Information about the Business Combination and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the proposed Business Combination, the Longview Acquisition Corp. II (“Longview”) intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which will include a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and a definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and certain other related documents, which will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of shares of Longview’s common stock in connection with Longview’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Longview’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of Longview to be issued in the Business Combination. Longview’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the parties to the Business Combination Agreement, Longview and the proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of Longview as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Longview Acquisition Corp., 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10153, Attention: Mark Horowitz, Chief Financial Officer or to info@longviewacquisition.com.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Longview and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Longview’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Longview will be contained in the Registration Statement for the Business Combination, when available, and will be available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Longview Acquisition Corp., 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10153, Attention: Mark Horowitz, Chief Financial Officer or to info@longviewacquisition.com. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the Registration Statement when available.

 

 

HeartFlow Holding, Inc. (“HeartFlow”) and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Longview in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be contained in the Registration Statement when available.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This communication includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Longview’s and HeartFlow’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Longview’s and HeartFlow’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Business Combination and the timing of the completion of the Business Combination. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside Longview’s and HeartFlow’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability of Longview and HeartFlow prior to the Business Combination, and New HeartFlow following the Business Combination, to meet the closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Longview and HeartFlow or certain regulatory approvals, or failure to satisfy other conditions to closing in the Business Combination Agreement; (2) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances, including the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Longview and HeartFlow following the announcement of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement or could otherwise cause the transactions contemplated therein to fail to close; (3) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the combined company’s Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, as applicable, following the Business Combination; (4) the risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination; (5) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; (6) costs related to the Business Combination; (7) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (8) the inability of the combined company to raise financing in the future; (8) the success, cost and timing of HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s product development activities; (9) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for their products, and any related restrictions and limitations of any approved product; (10) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to identify, in-license or acquire additional technology; (11) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to maintain HeartFlow’s existing license, manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements; (12) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to compete with other companies currently marketing or engaged in the development of treatments for the indications that HeartFlow is currently pursuing for its product candidates; (13) the size and growth potential of the markets for HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s products and services, and each of their ability to serve those markets, either alone or in partnership with others; (14) the pricing of HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s products and services and reimbursement for medical procedures conducted using HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s products and services; (15) HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; (16) HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s financial performance; and (17) the impact of COVID-19 on HeartFlow’s business and/or the ability of the parties to complete the Business Combination; and (18) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement, and in Longview’s other filings with the SEC.

 

 

Longview cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Longview cautions investors not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Longview does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This communication shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act.