Environmental Impact Acquisition Corporation (“ENVI” or the “Company”) announced that it had achieved a quorum for the special meeting of its shareholders to be held on February 1, 2022 (the “Special Meeting”), in connection with its business combination with GreenLight Biosciences Inc. (“GreenLight”), a biotechnology company dedicated to making ribonucleic acid (RNA) products affordable and accessible for human health and agriculture.
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ENVI’s shareholders who have submitted proxies to date on the proposals included in the Company’s proxy statement/prospectus for the Special Meeting have overwhelmingly voted in support of the business combination and all other proposals to be voted on at the meeting. Accordingly, it is anticipated that the business combination and the other proposals will be approved at the Special Meeting. However, shareholders may change or revoke their proxies before or at the Special Meeting.
The business combination, if approved by ENVI shareholders, is expected to close on February 2, 2022. Upon the closing of the business combination, common stock and warrants of the combined company are expected to begin trading on February 3, 2022, on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GRNA.
Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. Stockholder Vote
Stockholders who own shares of Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp., as of the Record Date should submit their vote promptly and no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 31, 2022. Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. stockholders who need assistance in completing the proxy card, need additional copies of the proxy materials.
About GreenLight
Founded in 2008, GreenLight aims to address some of the world’s biggest problems by delivering on the full potential of RNA for human health and agriculture. In human health, this includes mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. In agriculture, this includes RNA to protect honeybees and a range of crops. The company’s breakthrough cell-free RNA manufacturing platform, which is protected by numerous patents, allows for cost-effective production of RNA. GreenLight’s human health product candidates are in the pre-clinical stage, and its product candidates for the agriculture market are in the early stages of development or regulatory review.