Nuvve Reports First Quarter 2021 Preliminary Financial Results

SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvve Holding Corp. ("Nuvve") (Nasdaq: NVVE), a global technology leader accelerating the electrification of transportation through its proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) platform, today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

First Quarter Highlights and Recent Developments

• Completed business combination with Newborn Acquisition Corp., effective March 19, 2021, and began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on March 23, 2021
• In a separate press release issued today, announced agreement to form joint venture with Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners (Stonepeak) which will finance a V2G turnkey solution for fleet customers that will leverage our new V2G hub and transportation as a service (TaaS) offering
• Initiated launch of new V2G hub and TaaS offering, which allows fleets to electrify transportation through a monthly fee that covers leasing electric vehicles, V2G charging infrastructure, energy costs, vehicle storage and vehicle maintenance
• North America's first V2G production electric school bus using a DC fast charger integrated with Nuvve's proprietary technology was deployed through a partnership between Nuvve and Blue Bird Corporation
• Appointed Tim Hennessey as Chief Revenue Officer and Jesse Bryson as Vice President of Utility Recruitment and Special Purpose Vehicle Deployments. Additionally, the Company appointed Steve Moran as Chief Legal Officer, bringing to Nuvve his decades of public company General Counsel experience in telematics, IOT, and mobility segments focusing on patent and intellectual property protection
• Cash and cash equivalents of $62 million, as of March 31, 2021

Management Discussion

Gregory Poilasne, chairman and chief executive officer of Nuvve, said, "Bringing Nuvve to the public market has been an exciting journey. Over the last several months, we've achieved a number of important milestones and made significant progress in advancing adoption of our proprietary V2G technology. This was demonstrated by the delivery of the first production V2G-capable school bus by Blue Bird in March as we furthered our mission to make the electrification of vehicles, including school buses, more affordable. We operate at the center of the V2G ecosystem and are excited by the opportunities ahead to partner with OEMs, hardware providers and fleet operators to streamline the adoption of electric vehicles."

Mr. Poilasne continued, "At the same time, we have identified and outlined our plans to enhance our business model beyond grid services through our V2G hub and TaaS offering. This new offering allows Nuvve to provide centralized charging infrastructure and end-to-end support services to make it easier for fleets to electrify by reducing large upfront capital costs. The joint venture that we announced today with Stonepeak is an important step forward in that new TaaS offering, enabling us to provide a full financing and infrastructure solution for fleet electric vehicles, including electric school buses. With these important developments and partnerships, Nuvve is well positioned for growth and value creation over the long term."

2021 First Quarter Financial Review

Total revenue was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 15%. The decrease is attributed to a $0.1 million decrease in grants revenue.

Cost of product and service revenues primarily consisted of the cost of charging station goods and related services sold. Cost of product and service revenues increased by $0.1 million, or 468%, primarily due to the sales of charging stations in the United States.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of $3.7 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in compensation expenses, including deferred compensation, and professional fees which were associated with the completion of the Business Combination.

Research and development expenses increased by $0.7 million, from $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in compensation expenses and subcontractor expenses used to advance the Company's platform functionality and integration with more vehicles.

Net loss increased by $4.9 million, from $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in net loss before income tax expense was primarily due to an increase in expenses of $4.6 million and an increase in other expense of $0.3 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, Nuvve raised net proceeds of $62.0 million from the Business combination and PIPE offering. As of March 31, 2021, Nuvve had a cash balance of $62.0 million.

Filing Extension for 10-Q Filing for Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

As a result of recent guidance provided by the SEC on April 12, 2021 for SPAC-related companies regarding the accounting and reporting of warrants, Nuvve intends to file an extension Form 12b-25 with the SEC to file its 10-Q. The Company requires this extension in order to complete its analysis related to the accounting and reporting policies raised by the SEC. The Company does not expect its financial position, Q1 2021 results or guidance to change as the result of its analysis.

The results of the analysis may require certain amounts in Newborn's historical financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 to be restated such that some, if not all, of the public and private warrants will be accounted for as liabilities and marked-to-market each reporting date. Because this analysis is ongoing, the filing of Nuvve's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 will be delayed until a final conclusion is reached.

Conference Call Details

The Company will hold a conference call to review its financial results for the first quarter of 2021, along with the Stonepeak joint venture and other company developments at 9:00 AM ET (6:00 AM PT) on Monday, May 17, 2021.

To participate in this call, please dial (877) 270-2148 or (412) 902-6510, or listen via a live webcast, which is available in the Investors section of the Company's website at https://nuvve.com/investors/.

A replay of the call will be available by visiting https://nuvve.com/investors/ for the next 90 days or by calling (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088, confirmation code 10155229, through May 24, 2021.

About Nuvve Holding Corp.

Nuvve (Nasdaq: NVVE) is accelerating the electrification of transportation through its proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Its mission is to lower the cost of electric vehicle ownership while supporting the integration of renewable energy sources, including solar and wind. Nuvve's Grid Integrated Vehicle, GIVe™, platform is refueling the next generation of electric vehicle fleets through intelligent, bidirectional charging solutions. Since its founding in 2010, Nuvve has launched successful V2G projects on five continents and is deploying commercial services worldwide by developing partnerships with utilities, automakers, and electric vehicle fleets. Nuvve is headquartered in San Diego, California, and can be found online at www.nuvve.com.

Forward Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this press release, regarding Nuvve and Nuvve's strategy, future operations, estimated and projected financial performance, prospects, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words "could," "should," "will," "may," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project," the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Nuvve disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release. Nuvve cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Nuvve. In addition, Nuvve cautions you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to the following factors: (i) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Nuvve following the Business Combination; (ii) the risk that the Business Combination disrupts Nuvve's current plans and operations; (iii) Nuvve's ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of Nuvve to grow and manage growth profitably following the Business Combination; (iv) costs related to the Business Combination; (v) risks related to the rollout of Nuvve's business and the timing of expected business milestones; (vi) Nuvve's dependence on widespread acceptance and adoption of electric vehicles and increased installation of charging stations; (vii) Nuvve's ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, including the remediation of identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting relating to segregation of duties with respect to, and access controls to, its financial record keeping system, and Nuvve's accounting staffing levels; (viii) Nuvve's current dependence on sales of charging stations for most of its revenues; (ix) any impact of the analysis of the accounting and reporting of warrants related to the extension of filing the Form 10-Q for the first quarter; (x) overall demand for electric vehicle charging and the potential for reduced demand if governmental rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives are reduced, modified or eliminated or governmental mandates to increase the use of electric vehicles or decrease the use of vehicles powered by fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly through mandated limits on carbon emissions, are reduced, modified or eliminated; (xi) potential adverse effects on Nuvve's revenue and gross margins if customers increasingly claim clean energy credits and, as a result, they are no longer available to be claimed by Nuvve; (xii) the effects of competition on Nuvve's future business; (xiii) risks related to Nuvve's dependence on its intellectual property and the risk that Nuvve's technology could have undetected defects or errors; (xiv) the anticipated closing and subsequent success of the Nuvve-Stonepeak joint venture; (xv) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xvi) the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect directly on Nuvve and the economy generally; (xvii) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the Business Combination; (xviii) risks relating to privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or the loss of data; and (xix) the possibility that Nuvve may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this press release materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by Nuvve with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 25, 2021, and in the other reports that Nuvve has, and will file from time to time with the SEC. Nuvve's SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Use of Projections

This press release contains projected financial information with respect to Nuvve. Such projected financial information constitutes forward-looking information, and is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying such financial forecast information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, competitive and other risks and uncertainties. See "Forward-Looking Statements" above. Actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by the financial forecast information contained in this press release, and the inclusion of such information in this press release should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such forecasts will be achieved.

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