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Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $115,000,000 Initial Public Offering
New York, NY, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Motion Acquisition
Corp. (the "Company") announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 11,500,000 units at $10.00 per
unit. The units will be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq") and will begin trading today under the ticker
symbol "MOTNU". Each unit consists of one share of the Company's Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable
warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per
share, subject to adjustment. Only whole warrants are exercisable and will trade. Once the securities comprising the units
begin separate trading, shares of the Class A common stock and redeemable warrants are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the
symbols "MOTN" and "MOTNW," respectively.
Motion Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for
the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business
combination with one or more businesses or entities. While the Company may pursue an initial target business in any industry or
sector, it initially intends to focus its search on target businesses in connected vehicle industries globally, which include companies
providing transportation software and cloud solutions for fleet management, freight and logistics, and mobile asset management
Barclays is acting as the sole book running manager for the
offering. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,725,000 units at the initial
public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies
of the prospectus may be obtained, when available, from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island
Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Telephone: (888) 603-5847, Email: Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and became effective on October 14, 2020. 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 an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The offering is expected to close on October 19, 2020, subject
to customary closing conditions.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking
statements," including with respect to the proposed initial public offering and the anticipated use of net proceeds. No assurance
can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of
the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond
the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's registration statement
and preliminary prospectus for the offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Acquisition Corp.