Filed by Vivid Seats Inc. 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: Horizon Acquisition Corporation
Commission File No.: 001-39465
Vivid Seats to
Participate in Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Communicopia Conference
CHICAGO, IL
– September 15, 2021 – Vivid Seats Inc. (“Vivid Seats” or the “Company”), a leading marketplace
that utilizes its powerful technology platform to connect millions of fans with thousands of ticket sellers across hundreds of thousands
of events each year, today announced that Stan Chia, Chief Executive Officer and Lawrence Fey, Chief Financial Officer, will host investor
meetings at the Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Communicopia Conference on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
For further information,
or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact your Goldman Sachs representative or contact investors@vividseats.com.
Vivid Seats recently
announced it expects to become a publicly traded company via a merger with Horizon Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:HZAC), a special purpose
acquisition company. For more information about the transaction, please visit www.horizonacquisitioncorp.com/.
About Vivid
Seats
Founded in 2001,
Vivid Seats is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events,
artists, and teams they love. Based on the belief that everyone should “Experience It Live”, the Chicago-based company provides
exceptional value by providing one of the widest selections of events and tickets in North America and an industry leading Vivid Seats
Rewards program where all fans earn on every purchase. Vivid Seats has been chosen as the official ticketing partner by some of the biggest
brands in the entertainment industry including ESPN, Rolling Stone, and the Los Angeles Clippers. Through its proprietary software and
unique technology, Vivid Seats drives the consumer and business ecosystem for live event ticketing and enables the power of shared experiences
to unite people. Vivid Seats is recognized by Newsweek as America’s Best Company for Customer Service in ticketing. Fans who want
to have the best live experiences can start by downloading the Vivid Seats mobile app, going to vividseats.com, or calling at 866-848-8499.
About Horizon
Acquisition Corporation (“Horizon”)
Horizon is a blank
check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more businesses. Horizon is sponsored by Horizon Sponsor LLC, an affiliate of Eldridge Industries, LLC
(“Eldridge”). Horizon is led by Todd L. Boehly, the Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eldridge. Horizon’s
securities are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbols HZAC, HZAC WS and HZAC.U. Learn
more at www.horizonacquisitioncorp.com/.
Additional Information
about the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with
the proposed business combination, Horizon will merge with and into Vivid Seats, Inc., which will be the surviving entity and the going-forward
public company, and filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC, which includes
a proxy statement/prospectus, and certain other related documents, to be used at the meeting of stockholders to approve the proposed
business combination. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF HORIZON ACQUISITION CORPORATION ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS,
ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT VIVID SEATS, HORIZON AND THE BUSINESS COMBINATION. The proxy statement/prospectus
will be mailed to shareholders of Horizon as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Investors
and security holders will also be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement and other documents containing important information
about each of the companies once such documents are filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
Participants
in Solicitation
Horizon and its
directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Horizon’s members with respect
to the proposed business combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests
in Horizon is contained in Horizon’s filings with the SEC, including Horizon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2020 , which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021 and amended on May 10, 2021, and is available free of charge
at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Horizon Acquisition Corporation, 600 Steamboat Road, Suite 200, Greenwich,
CT 06830. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be set forth in the Registration Statement for the
proposed business combination when available. Vivid Seats and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants
in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Horizon in connection with the proposed 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 for the proposed business combination when available.
No Offer or
Solicitation
This
document does not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the
proposed transaction. This document also does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or
exchange, any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation,
or sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering
of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or an exemption therefrom.
Forward-Looking
Statements Legend
Certain
statements made in this document are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor"
provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the transaction between Vivid Seats
and including statements regarding the benefits of the transaction, the anticipated timing of the transaction, the services offered
by Vivid Seats and the markets in which it operates, and Vivid Seats’ projected future results. These forward-looking
statements generally are identified by the words "estimates," "projected," "expects,"
"anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks,"
“targets”, "may," "will," "should," “would,” “will be,”
“will continue,” “will likely result,” "future," "propose," “strategy,”
“opportunity” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or
expressions) that predict or indicate future events or trends or are not statements of historical matters are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to
serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, guarantees, assurances, predictions or definitive statements of fact or
probability regarding future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside Vivid Seats’ or Horizon’s control, that could cause
actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among
others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include the inability to complete the business combination in a timely manner or
at all (including due to the failure to receive required shareholder approvals, or the failure of other closing conditions such as
the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by Horizon’s public stockholders and the receipt of
certain governmental and regulatory approvals), which may adversely affect the price of Horizon’s securities; the inability of
the business combination to be completed by Horizon’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an
extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Horizon; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that
could give rise to the termination of the transaction; the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business
combination; the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of Vivid Seats’ shares on a national exchange following the
proposed business combination; costs related to the proposed business combination; the risk that the proposed business combination
disrupts current plans and operations, business relationships or business generally as a result of the announcement and consummation
of the proposed business combination; Vivid Seats’ ability to manage growth; Vivid Seats’ ability to execute its
business plan and meet its projections; potential disruption in Vivid Seats’ employee retention as a result of the
transaction; potential litigation, governmental or regulatory proceedings, investigations or inquiries involving Vivid Seats or
Horizon, including in relation to the transaction; changes in applicable laws or regulations and general economic and market
conditions impacting demand for Vivid Seats or Horizon products and services, and in particular economic and market conditions in
the live events industry in the markets in which Vivid Seats operates; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time
in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed business combination, including those under “Risk Factors”
therein, and in Horizon’s other filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Vivid Seats and Horizon assume no obligation and
do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by law. Neither Vivid Seats nor Horizon gives any assurance that either Vivid Seats or
Horizon will achieve its expectations.
Contacts:
Investors
Ashley DeSimone,
ICR
Ashley.DeSimone@icrinc.com
646-677-1827
Brett Milotte,
ICR
Brett.Milotte@icrinc.com
332-242-4344
Media
Julia Young, ICR
Julia.Young@icrinc.com
646-277-1280
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