Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)​

 Registration No. 333-252693​

PROXY STATEMENT OF
LANDCADIA HOLDINGS III, INC.​

PROSPECTUS FOR
102,630,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF
LANDCADIA HOLDINGS III, INC. (WHICH WILL BE RENAMED HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.)

On January 24, 2021, the board of directors of Landcadia Holdings III, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Landcadia,” “we,” “us” or “our”), unanimously approved an agreement and plan of merger, dated January 24, 2021, by and among Landcadia, Helios Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Landcadia (“Merger Sub”), HMAN Group Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Hillman Holdco”) and CCMP Sellers’ Representative, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative thereunder (in such capacity, the “Stockholder Representative”) (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). If the Merger Agreement is adopted by Landcadia’s stockholders and the transactions thereunder are consummated, Merger Sub will merge with and into Hillman Holdco with Hillman Holdco surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Landcadia, which will be renamed “Hillman Solutions Corp.” and is referred to herein as “New Hillman” ​(the “Business Combination”). Hillman Holdco is a holding company that indirectly holds all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of The Hillman Group, Inc., which, together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries (Hillman Holdco, The Hillman Group, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, collectively, “Hillman” and each such entity, a “Hillman Group Entity”), is in the business of providing hardware-related products and related merchandising services to retail markets in North America.

In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, Landcadia has agreed to pay aggregate consideration in the form of New Hillman common stock calculated as described herein and equal to a value of approximately (i) $911,300,000 plus (ii) $28,280,000, such amount being the value of 2,828,000 shares of Class B common stock of Landcadia, valued at $10.00 per share, that our sponsors, TJF, LLC (“TJF Sponsor”) and Jefferies Financial Group Inc., (“JFG Sponsor” and, together with TJF Sponsor, the “Sponsors”), have agreed to forfeit at the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”). Pursuant to the A&R Letter Agreement, the Sponsors will forfeit a total of 3,828,000 shares of Landcadia Class B common stock (the “Sponsor Forfeited Shares”), with 2,828,000 shares being forfeited by the Sponsors on a basis pro rata with their ownership of Landcadia and 1,000,000 additional shares being forfeited by the TJF Sponsor.

The maximum number of shares of New Hillman common stock expected to be issued is 102,630,000, which amount includes up to 93,958,000 shares of New Hillman common stock that may be issued assuming that all outstanding Hillman Options are exercised prior to Closing. Holders of shares of Hillman Holdco capital stock are expected to hold, in the aggregate, between approximately 48.7% and 52.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of New Hillman common stock immediately following the Closing of the Business Combination.

Landcadia’s units, Class A common stock and public warrants are publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “LCYAU”, “LCY” and “LCYAW”, respectively. Landcadia intends to apply to list the New Hillman common stock and public warrants on Nasdaq under the symbols “HLMN” and “HLMNW”, respectively, upon the Closing. In connection with the Closing, each of Landcadia's oustanding units will separate into the underlying shares of Landcadia Class A common stock and public warrants and so New Hillman will not have units traded following Closing of the Business Combination.

Landcadia will hold a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to consider matters relating to the Business Combination, which will be held at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in virtual format at https://​www.cstproxy.com/landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021. Landcadia cannot complete the Business Combination unless Landcadia’s stockholders consent to the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. Landcadia is sending you this proxy statement/prospectus to ask you to vote in favor of these and the other matters described in this proxy statement/​prospectus.

You are encouraged to read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully. In particular, you should read the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 50 for a discussion of the risks you should consider in evaluating the Business Combination and how it will affect you.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your common stock, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow”), our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200, or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400, or by emailing LCY.info@investor.morrowsodali.com. This notice of special meeting is and the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination will be available at https://www.cstproxy.com/landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Business Combination or the other transactions contemplated thereby, as described in this proxy statement/ prospectus, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in this proxy statement/prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This proxy statement/prospectus is dated, June 24, 2021, and is first being mailed to stockholders of Landcadia on or about, June 24, 2021.

 

LANDCADIA HOLDINGS III, INC.

1510 West Loop South
Houston, Texas 77027

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JULY 13, 2021

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF LANDCADIA HOLDINGS III, INC.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of the stockholders of Landcadia Holdings III, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Landcadia,” “we,” “us” or “our”), will be held at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in virtual format at https://www.cstproxy.com/​landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021. You are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting, which will be held for the following purposes:

(a)

Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of January 24, 2021 (as may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Landcadia; Helios Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Landcadia (“Merger Sub”); HMAN Group Holdings Inc. a Delaware corporation (“Hillman Holdco”); and CCMP Sellers’ Representative, LLC, solely in its capacity as representative of the stockholders of Hillman Holdco (the “Stockholder Representative”), and the transactions contemplated thereby, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Hillman Holdco with Hillman Holdco surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Landcadia (the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination” and such proposal, the “Business Combination Proposal”);

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(b)

Proposal No. 2 — The Charter Proposal — to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals (as defined below) are approved and adopted, the proposed third amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Landcadia (the “Proposed Charter”), which will replace Landcadia’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, dated October 8, 2020 (the “Current Charter”) and will be in effect upon the Closing of the Business Combination (we refer to such proposal as the “Charter Proposal”);

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(c)

Proposal No. 3 — The Advisory Charter Proposals — to consider and vote upon separate proposals to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the following material differences between the Proposed Charter and the Current Charter, which are being presented in accordance with the requirements of the SEC as seven separate sub-proposals (we refer to such proposals as the “Advisory Charter Proposals”);

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(i)

Advisory Charter Proposal A — Our Current Charter requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of outstanding shares to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Current Charter. The Proposed Charter will require the approval by affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66% in voting power of the outstanding common stock of the combined company to amend certain provisions of the Proposed Charter as follows: Article FIFTH, which addresses amending or addressing the number, election, terms and removal of the classified board structure and any directors thereof; Article SIXTH, which addresses requirements relating to the amendment of our Bylaws; Article SEVENTH, Section 7.1, which addresses the requirement that special meetings be called only by the New Hillman Board; Article SEVENTH, Section 7.3, which addresses the requirement that stockholders take action at a meeting rather than by written consent; Article EIGHTH, which addresses the limitation on personal liability for a director’s breach of fiduciary duty and ability to indemnify, and advance expenses to, any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any predecessor of the combined company or is or was serving at the request of the combined company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; Article NINTH, which addresses the specification that certain transactions are not “corporate opportunities”; Article TENTH, which addresses the election not to be governed by DGCL Section 203 and inclusion of a provision

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substantially similar to DGCL 203; and Article ELEVENTH, which addresses requirements to amend, alter, change or repeal certain provisions of the Proposed Charter.

(ii)

Advisory Charter Proposal B — Our Current Charter requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of outstanding shares for stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the bylaws of New Hillman. The Proposed Charter would require the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66% in voting power of the then outstanding shares of common stock of New Hillman for stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the bylaws of New Hillman.

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(iii)

Advisory Charter Proposal C — Our Current Charter requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of outstanding shares to remove a director from office. The Proposed Charter would require the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66% in voting power of the then outstanding shares of common stock of New Hillman to remove a director from office.

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(iv)

Advisory Charter Proposal D — Under the Current Charter, Landcadia is subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. The additional amendment would cause the combined company to not be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL and, instead, include a provision in the Proposed Charter that is substantially similar to Section 203 of the DGCL, but excludes from the definition of “interested stockholder” ​(A) the investment funds affiliated with CCMP Capital Advisors, LP and their respective successors, Transferees and Affiliates (each as defined in the Proposed Charter) (the “Sponsor Holders”) because such stockholders currently hold voting power of Hillman Holdco in excess of, and immediately following the Business Combination these parties will hold voting power of the combined company in excess of, the 15% threshold under Section 203, and (B) any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% threshold is the result of any action taken solely by the combined company. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, the Sponsor Holders will become “interested stockholders” within the meaning of Section 203 of the DGCL, but will not be subject to the restrictions on business combinations set forth in Section 203, as our Board approved the Business Combination in which such stockholders became interested stockholders prior to such time they became interested stockholders.

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(v)

Advisory Charter Proposal E — Our Current Charter authorizes the issuance of 380,000,000 shares of Landcadia Class A common stock, 20,000,000 shares of Landcadia Class B common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Proposed Charter would increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock to 500,000,000 and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As part of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the Current Charter, all Landcadia Class B common stock will be automatically converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Landcadia Class A common stock, and all shares of Landcadia Class A common stock will be renamed as “common stock” for all purposes under the Proposed Charter.

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(vi)

Advisory Charter Proposal F — The Proposed Charter provides that New Hillman will renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunities that are from time to time available to CCMP Capital Advisors, LP, the investment funds affiliated with CCMP Capital Advisors, LP or their respective successors, Transferees, and Affiliates (each as defined in the Proposed Charter) (other than New Hillman and its subsidiaries) or any of their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, equity holders and/or employees, including any who serve as officers or directors of New Hillman.

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(vii)

Advisory Charter Proposal G — The Current Charter permits only holders of Class B common stock to take action by written consent in lieu of taking action at a meeting of stockholders. The Proposed Charter instead prohibits stockholder action by written consent by specifying that any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders must be effected by a duly called annual or special meeting and may not be effected by written consent.

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(d)

Proposal No. 4 — The Stock Issuance Proposal — to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals (as defined below) are approved and adopted, for the purposes of complying with the applicable listing rules of Nasdaq, the issuance of (x) shares of New Hillman common stock pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and (y) shares of Landcadia Class A common stock to certain institutional investors including JFG Sponsor (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) in connection with the Private Placement (we refer to this proposal as the “Stock Issuance Proposal”);

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(e)

Proposal No. 5 — The Incentive Plan Proposal — to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals (as defined below) are approved and adopted, the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Equity Plan”), a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F, including the authorization of the initial share reserve under the Incentive Equity Plan (the “Incentive Plan Proposal”);

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(f)

Proposal No. 6 — The ESPP Proposal — to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, assuming the condition precedent proposals (as defined below) are approved and adopted, the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G, including the authorization of the initial share reserve under the ESPP (the “ESPP Proposal”);

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(g)

Proposal No. 7 — The Director Election Proposal — to consider and vote upon a proposal to elect, assuming the other condition precedent proposals (as defined below) are approved and adopted, ten directors, comprising three directors to serve as Class I directors, three directors to serve as Class II directors and four directors to serve as Class III directors, in each case to serve on New Hillman’s board of directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in, respectively, 2022 in the case of Class I directors, 2023 in the case of Class II directors and 2024 in the case of Class III directors, or until such director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal (the “Director Election Proposal”);

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(h)

Proposal No. 8 — The Adjournment Proposal — to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, any of the Business Combination Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Stock Issuance Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal and the Director Election Proposal (together the “condition precedent proposals”) would not be duly approved and adopted by our stockholders or we determine that one or more of the Closing conditions under the Merger Agreement is not satisfied or waived (we refer to this proposal as the “Adjournment Proposal”).

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Only holders of record of shares of Landcadia’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively, “Landcadia Shares”) at the close of business on June 16, 2021 are entitled to notice of and to vote and have their votes counted at the Special Meeting and any further adjournments or postponements of the Special Meeting.

We will provide you with the proxy statement/prospectus and a proxy card in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Special Meeting and at any adjournment of the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, we urge you to read, when available, the proxy statement/prospectus (and any documents incorporated into the proxy statement/prospectus by reference) carefully. Please pay particular attention to the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

After careful consideration, Landcadia’s Board has determined that each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Advisory Charter Proposals, the Stock Issuance Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of Landcadia and its stockholders and unanimously recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” each of those proposals and “FOR” each of the director nominees.

The existence of financial and personal interests of Landcadia’s directors and officers may result in a conflict of interest on the part of one or more of the directors between what they may believe is in the best interests of Landcadia and its stockholders and what they may believe is best for himself or themselves in

 

 

determining to recommend that stockholders vote for the proposals. See the section entitled “The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of Landcadia’s Directors and Officers in the Business Combination” in the proxy statement/prospectus for a further discussion.

Under the Merger Agreement, the approval of the condition precedent proposals presented at the Special Meeting is a condition to the consummation of the Business Combination. The adoption of each condition precedent proposal is conditioned on the approval of all of the other condition precedent proposals. If our stockholders do not approve each of the condition precedent proposals, the Business Combination may not be consummated. The ESPP Proposal is conditioned upon the approval of the condition precedent proposals. The Adjournment Proposal and the Advisory Charter Proposals are not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal.

In connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, our Sponsors and our officers and directors entered into an amended and restated letter agreement, pursuant to which they agreed to vote their shares of Landcadia Class B common stock purchased prior to our initial public offering (the “founder shares”), as well as any shares of Landcadia Class A common stock sold as part of the units by us in our initial public offering (the “public shares”) purchased by them during or after our initial public offering, in favor of the Business Combination Proposal, and to vote their shares in favor of all other proposals being presented at the Special Meeting. As of the date hereof, our Sponsors own approximately 22.4% of our total outstanding common stock.

Pursuant to the Current Charter, a holder of public shares (a “public stockholder”) may request that Landcadia redeem all or a portion of its public shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. As a public stockholder, and assuming the Business Combination is consummated, you will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:

(i)

(a) hold public shares or (b) hold public shares through units and you elect to separate your units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and

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(ii)

prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2021, (a) submit a written request, including the legal name, phone number and address of the beneficial owner of the shares for which redemption is requested, to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Landcadia’s transfer agent (the “transfer agent” or “Continental”), that Landcadia redeem your public shares for cash and (b) deliver your public shares to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

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Holders of units must elect to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its own name, the holder must contact the transfer agent, directly and instruct it to do so. Public stockholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares even if they vote for the Business Combination Proposal. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the public shares will not be redeemed for cash. If the Business Combination is consummated and a public stockholder properly exercises its right to redeem its public shares and timely delivers its shares to the transfer agent, we will redeem each public share for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account established in connection with our initial public offering (the “Trust Account”), calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. For illustrative purposes, as of March 31, 2021, this would have amounted to approximately $10.00 per public share. If a public stockholder exercises its redemption rights, then it will be exchanging its redeemed public shares for cash and will no longer own such shares. Any request to redeem public shares, once made, may be withdrawn at any time until the deadline for submitting redemption requests and thereafter, with our consent, until the Closing (as defined below). If a holder of a public share delivers its shares in connection with an election to redeem and subsequently decides prior to the deadline for submitting redemption requests not to elect to exercise such rights, it may simply request that Landcadia instruct the transfer agent to return the shares (physically or electronically). The holder can make such

 

 

request by contacting the transfer agent, at the address or email address listed in this proxy statement/​prospectus. See “The Special Meeting — Redemption Rights” in the proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your public shares for cash.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a holder of public shares, together with any affiliate of such public stockholder or any other person with whom such public stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” ​(as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its public shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the public shares. Accordingly, if a public stockholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the public shares, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash.

Furthermore, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Landcadia entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with the PIPE Investors, pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase, immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate of 37,500,000 shares of Landcadia Class A common stock, including 2,500,000 shares of Landcadia Class A common stock to be purchased by JFG Sponsor, at a purchase price of $10.00 per share.

All Landcadia Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting which will be held in virtual format. You will not be able to physically attend the Special Meeting. To ensure your representation at the Special Meeting, however, you are urged to complete, sign, date and return the proxy card accompanying the proxy statement/prospectus as soon as possible. If you are a stockholder of record holding Landcadia Shares, you may also cast your vote at the Special Meeting electronically by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/​landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Special Meeting and vote electronically, obtain a proxy from your broker or bank. The Charter Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Landcadia Shares, voting as a single class. Accordingly, if you do not vote or do not instruct your broker or bank how to vote, it will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Charter Proposal. Because approval of the other proposals only require a majority of the votes cast, assuming a quorum is established at the Special Meeting, if you do not vote or do not instruct your broker or bank how to vote, it will have no effect on these other proposals because such action would not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether you plan to attend the Special Meeting or not, please sign, date and return the proxy card accompanying the proxy statement/ prospectus as soon as possible in the envelope provided. If your shares are held in “street name” or are in a margin or similar account, you should contact your broker to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your common stock, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow”), our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200, or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400, or by emailing LCY.info@investor.morrowsodali.com. This notice of special meeting is and the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination will be available at https://​www.cstproxy.com/landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021.

Thank you for your participation. We look forward to your continued support.

June 24, 2021

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

This document, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC by Landcadia, constitutes a prospectus of Landcadia under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the shares of common stock of Landcadia to be issued to Hillman Holdco’s stockholders under the Merger Agreement. This document also constitutes a proxy statement of Landcadia under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/​prospectus. No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus. This proxy statement/prospectus is dated as of the date set forth on the cover hereof. You should not assume that the information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than that date. You should not assume that the information incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of such incorporated document. Neither the mailing of this proxy statement/ prospectus to Landcadia Stockholders nor the issuance by Landcadia of its common stock in connection with the Business Combination will create any implication to the contrary.

Information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus regarding Landcadia has been provided by Landcadia and information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus regarding Hillman Holdco and Hillman has been provided by Hillman Holdco.

This proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

 

 

 

 

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CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

Unless otherwise stated or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “Landcadia” refer to Landcadia Holdings III, Inc., and the terms “New Hillman,” “combined company” and “post-combination company” refer to Hillman Solutions Corp. and its subsidiaries following the consummation of the Business Combination.

In this document:

“A&R Letter Agreement” means the amended and restated letter agreement, dated as of January 24, 2021, by and among Landcadia, the Sponsors, each member of the Landcadia Board and each member of the management team of Landcadia.

“Advisory Charter Proposals” means the proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis and as required by applicable SEC guidance, certain material differences between the Current Charter and the Proposed Charter.

“Balance Sheet Threshold” means $50,000,000.

“Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the merger of Merger Sub with and into Hillman Holdco, pursuant to which (i) Hillman Holdco survives the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Hillman and (ii) the Hillman Holdco stockholders and holders of Hillman Holdco Options, restricted shares and Hillman Holdco RSUs exchange their Hillman Holdco common stock and Hillman Holdco Options, restricted shares and Hillman Holdco RSUs for equity interests in New Hillman, as further described herein.

“Business Combination Proposal” means the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Business Combination.

“Charter Proposal” means the proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, the Proposed Charter.

“Closing” means the closing of the Business Combination.

“Closing Date” means the closing date of the Business Combination.

“Closing Stock Per Option Amount” means with respect to each Hillman Holdco Option, a number of shares of New Hillman common stock equal to the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Per Share Merger Value, divided by (b) $10.00.

“Closing Stock Per Restricted Share Amount” means with respect to each unvested restricted share of Hillman Holdco common stock, a number of shares of New Hillman common stock equal to the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Per Share Merger Value, divided by (b) $10.00.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“condition precedent proposals” means the Business Combination Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Stock Issuance Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal and the Director Election Proposal.

“Current Charter” means Landcadia’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, a copy of which is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus.

“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

“Director Election Proposal” means the proposal to elect ten directors, comprising three directors to serve as Class I directors, three directors to serve as Class II directors and four directors to serve as Class III directors, in each case to serve on New Hillman’s board of directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in, respectively, 2022 in the case of Class I directors, 2023 in the case of Class II directors and 2024 in the case of Class III directors, or until such director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal.

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

 

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“ESPP Proposal” means the proposal to approve the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G, including the authorization of the initial share reserve under the ESPP.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

“founder shares” means the aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of Landcadia Class B common stock issued prior to Landcadia’s IPO.

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

“Hillman” means, collectively, Hillman Holdco and The Hillman Group, Inc. together with their direct and indirect subsidiaries.

“Hillman Group Entity” means each of Hillman Holdco, The Hillman Group, Inc., and each of their direct and indirect subsidiaries.

“Hillman Holdco” means HMAN Group Holdings Inc.

“Hillman Holdco common stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Hillman Holdco.

“Hillman Holdco Board” means the board of directors of Hillman Holdco.

“Hillman Holdco Option” means each option to purchase shares of Hillman Holdco common stock.

“Hillman Holdco RSU” means a Hillman Holdco restricted stock unit.

“Hillman Holdco RSU Exchange Ratio” means with respect to each Hillman Holdco RSU, the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Per Share Merger Value divided by (b) $10.00.

“Hillman Holdco stockholder” means each holder of Hillman Holdco common stock.

“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

“Incentive Plan Proposal” means the proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Equity Plan”), a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F, including the authorization of the initial share reserve under the Incentive Plan.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

“IPO” means Landcadia’s initial public offering, consummated on October 14, 2020, through the sale of 50,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit.

“JFG Sponsor” means Jefferies Financial Group Inc., a New York corporation.

“JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012.

“Landcadia” means Landcadia Holdings III, Inc.

“Landcadia Board” and “Landcadia’s Board” mean the board of directors of Landcadia.

“Landcadia Class A common stock” means the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Landcadia.

“Landcadia Class B common stock” means the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Landcadia.

“Landcadia Shares” means, collectively, the Landcadia Class A common stock and Landcadia Class B common stock.

 

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“Landcadia Stockholders” means, collectively, the holders of the Landcadia Class A common stock and the holders of the Landcadia Class B common stock.

“Letter Agreements” means, collectively, (i) that certain letter agreement, dated as of October 8, 2020 entered into by and among Landcadia, its Sponsors, officers and all of its directors at the time, in connection with the IPO, and (ii) that certain letter agreement, dated as of January 6, 2021, entered into by and between Landcadia and Dona Cornell.

“Merger Agreement” means that Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 24, 2021, by and among Landcadia, Merger Sub, Hillman Holdco, and, solely in its capacity as the representative of the Hillman Holdco stockholders, the Stockholder Representative.

“Merger Sub” means Helios Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Landcadia.

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Capital Market.

“New Hillman” means Hillman Solutions Corp., a Delaware corporation (which, prior to consummation of the business combination, was known as Landcadia Holdings III, Inc. (“Landcadia” herein)).

“New Hillman Board” means the board of directors of New Hillman.

“New Hillman Bylaws” means the proposed amended and restated bylaws to be adopted by Landcadia immediately prior to, and subject to, the Closing (and which at and after the Closing will operate as the amended and restated bylaws of New Hillman), a copy of which is attached as Annex D to this proxy statement/prospectus.

“New Hillman common stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Hillman.

“New Hillman Options” means the options to acquire shares of New Hillman common stock issued on conversion of Hillman Holdco Options.

“New Hillman Management” means the management of New Hillman following the consummation of the Business Combination.

“New Hillman Restricted Stock” means the shares of restricted New Hillman common stock issued on conversion of unvested restricted Hillman Holdco common stock.

“New Hillman RSU” means the restricted stock units in respect of New Hillman common stock issued on conversion of Hillman Holdco restricted stock units that are outstanding immediately prior to the effective time.

“PIPE Investors” means certain institutional investors, including JFG Sponsor, who are party to the Subscription Agreements.

“Private Placement” means the issuance of an aggregate of 37,500,000 shares of Landcadia Class A common stock, including 2,500,000 to be issued to JFG Sponsor, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements to the PIPE Investors immediately before the Closing, at a purchase price of $10.00 per share.

“private placement warrants” means the 8,000,000 warrants issued to our Sponsors concurrently with our IPO, each of which is exercisable for one share of Landcadia Class A common stock.

“Proposed Charter” means the proposed third amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be adopted by Landcadia pursuant to the Charter Proposal immediately prior to the Closing (and which at and after the Closing will operate as the third amended and restated certificate of incorporation of New Hillman), a copy of which is attached as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus.

“public shares” means shares of Landcadia Class A common stock included in the units issued in the IPO.

“public stockholders” means holders of public shares.

 

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“public warrants” means the warrants included in the units issued in the IPO, each of which is exercisable for one share of Landcadia Class A common stock, in accordance with its terms.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Special Meeting” means the special meeting of Landcadia’s stockholders to consider matters relating to the Business Combination.

“Sponsors” means JFG Sponsor and TJF Sponsor, collectively.

“Stock Issuance Proposal” means the proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, for the purposes of complying with the applicable listing rules of Nasdaq, (x) the issuance of shares of New Hillman common stock pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and (y) the issuance of the shares of Landcadia Class A common stock to the PIPE Investors in connection with the Private Placement.

“Stockholder Representative” means CCMP Sellers’ Representative, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as the stockholder representative pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

“Subscription Agreements” means the subscription agreements, each dated as of January 24, 2021, between Landcadia and the PIPE Investors, pursuant to which Landcadia has agreed to issue an aggregate of 37,500,000 shares of Landcadia Class A common stock to the PIPE Investors immediately before the Closing at a purchase price of $10.00 per share.

“Surviving Company” means the surviving corporation, Hillman Holdco, resulting from the merger of Merger Sub with and into Hillman Holdco at the effective time.

“Termination Date” means July 24, 2021.

“TJF Sponsor” means TJF, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“transfer agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“Trust Account” means the Trust Account of Landcadia that holds the proceeds from Landcadia’s IPO and the private placement of the private placement warrants.

“Trust Agreement” mean that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2020, between Landcadia and the Trustee.

“Trustee” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“Units” means the units of Landcadia, each consisting of one share of Landcadia Class A common stock and one-third (1/3rd) of one public warrant of Landcadia.

 

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Holdco prior to the Business Combination, and New Hillman following the Business Combination. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors, nor can Landcadia or Hillman Holdco assess the impact of all such risk factors on the business of Landcadia and Hillman Holdco prior to the Business Combination, and New Hillman following the Business Combination, or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. You should not put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements attributable to Landcadia or Hillman Holdco or persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Landcadia and Hillman Holdco prior to the Business Combination, and New Hillman following the Business Combination, undertake no obligations to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION
AND THE SPECIAL MEETING

The following are answers to certain questions that you may have regarding the Business Combination and the Special Meeting. Landcadia urges you to read carefully the remainder of this document because the information in this section may not provide all the information that might be important to you in determining how to vote. Additional important information is also contained in the appendices to, and the documents incorporated by reference in, this proxy statement/prospectus.

Q:

Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?

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Landcadia is proposing to consummate the Business Combination with Hillman Holdco. Landcadia, Merger Sub, Hillman Holdco and the Stockholder Representative, solely in its capacity as the representative of the Hillman Holdco stockholders, have entered into the Merger Agreement, the terms of which are described in this proxy statement/prospectus. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Annex A. Landcadia urges its stockholders to read the Merger Agreement in its entirety.

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The Merger Agreement must be adopted by the Landcadia Stockholders in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and Landcadia’s Current Charter. Landcadia is holding a Special Meeting to obtain that approval. Landcadia Stockholders will also be asked to vote on certain other matters described in this proxy statement/prospectus at the Special Meeting and to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement and thereby approve the Business Combination.

THE VOTE OF LANDCADIA STOCKHOLDERS IS IMPORTANT. LANDCADIA STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PROXIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEWING THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERING EACH OF THE PROPOSALS BEING PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.

Q:

Why is Landcadia proposing the Business Combination?

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Landcadia was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses.

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Hillman is a leading North American provider of complete hardware solutions, delivered with industry best customer service to over 40,000 locations. Hillman designs innovative product and merchandising solutions for complex categories that deliver an outstanding customer experience to home improvement centers, mass merchants, national and regional hardware stores, pet supply stores, and OEM & Industrial customers.

Based on its due diligence investigations of Hillman and the industries in which it operates, including the financial and other information provided by Hillman Holdco in the course of Landcadia’s due diligence investigations, the Landcadia Board believes that the Business Combination with Hillman Holdco is in the best interests of Landcadia and its stockholders and presents an opportunity to increase stockholder value. However, there can be no assurances of this.

Although Landcadia’s Board believes that the Business Combination with Hillman Holdco presents a unique business combination opportunity and is in the best interests of Landcadia and its stockholders, the board of directors did consider certain potentially material negative factors in arriving at that conclusion. See “The Business Combination Proposal — Landcadia’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for Approval of the Business Combination” for a discussion of the factors considered by Landcadia’s Board in making its decision.

 

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Q:

When and where will the Special Meeting take place?

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A:

The Landcadia Special Meeting will be held on July 13, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. New York City time, in virtual format at https://www.cstproxy.com/landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021.

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In light of ongoing developments related to COVID-19, and the related protocols that governments have implemented, the Landcadia Board determined that the Special Meeting will be a virtual meeting conducted exclusively via live webcast. The Landcadia Board believes that this is the right choice for Landcadia and its stockholders at this time, as it permits stockholders to attend and participate in the Special Meeting while safeguarding the health and safety of Landcadia’s stockholders, directors and management team. You will be able to attend the Special Meeting online, vote, view the list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting and submit your questions during the Special Meeting by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021. To participate in the virtual meeting, you will need a 12-digit control number assigned by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The meeting webcast will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m., New York City time. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time and you should allow ample time for the check-in procedures. Because the Special Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting, there will be no physical location for stockholders to attend.

Q:

What matters will be considered at the Special Meeting?

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The Landcadia Stockholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following proposals:

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a proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Business Combination (the “Business Combination Proposal”);

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a proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, the proposed amended and restated articles of incorporation (the “Proposed Charter”) of Landcadia (the “Charter Proposal”);

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a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis and as required by applicable SEC guidance, certain material differences between the Current Charter and the Proposed Charter (the “Advisory Charter Proposals”);

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to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, for the purposes of complying with the applicable listing rules of Nasdaq, (x) the issuance of shares of New Hillman common stock pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and (y) the issuance of shares of Landcadia Class A common stock in connection with the Private Placement (the “Stock Issuance Proposal”);

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to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan Proposal”);

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to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP Proposal”);

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to consider and vote upon a proposal to elect, assuming the other condition precedent proposals are approved and adopted, ten directors, comprising three directors to serve as Class I directors, three directors to serve as Class II directors and four directors to serve as Class III directors, in each case to serve on New Hillman’s board of directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in, respectively, 2022 in the case of Class I directors, 2023 in the case of Class II directors and 2024 in the case of Class III directors, or until such director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal (the “Director Election Proposal”); and

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to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, any of the condition precedent proposals would not be duly

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approved and adopted by our stockholders or we determine that one or more of the closing conditions under the Merger Agreement is not satisfied or waived (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

Q:

Is my vote important?

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A:

Yes. The Business Combination cannot be completed unless the Merger Agreement is adopted by the Landcadia Stockholders holding a majority of the votes cast on such proposal and the other condition precedent proposals achieve the necessary vote outlined below. Only Landcadia Stockholders as of the close of business on June 16, 2021, the record date for the Special Meeting, are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. The Landcadia Board unanimously recommends that such Landcadia Stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Business Combination Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the Charter Proposal, “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the Advisory Charter Proposals, “FOR” the approval of the Stock Issuance Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the Incentive Plan Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the ESPP Proposal, “FOR” the election of each of the director nominees to the board of directors and “FOR” the approval of the Adjournment Proposal.

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Q:

If my shares are held in “street name” by my bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, will my bank, brokerage firm or other nominee automatically vote those shares for me?

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A:

No. A “broker non-vote” occurs when a broker submits a proxy that states that the broker does not vote for some or all of the proposals because the broker has not received instructions from the beneficial owners on how to vote on the proposals and does not have discretionary authority to vote in the absence of instructions. Under the relevant rules, brokers are not permitted to vote on any of the matters to be considered at the Special Meeting. As a result, your public shares will not be voted on any matter unless you affirmatively instruct your broker, bank or nominee how to vote your shares in one of the ways indicated by your broker, bank or other nominee. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance with directions you provide.

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Q:

What Landcadia Stockholder vote is required for the approval of each proposal brought before the Special Meeting? What will happen if I fail to vote or abstain from voting on each proposal?

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The Business Combination Proposal.   Approval of the Business Combination Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Landcadia Stockholders present in person (which would include presence at the virtual Special Meeting) or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal. Our Sponsors have agreed to vote their shares in favor of the Business Combination. Our Sponsors currently hold 22.4% of the outstanding Landcadia Shares. Accordingly, if all of our outstanding shares were to be voted, we would only need the additional affirmative vote of shares representing approximately 27.6% of the outstanding shares in order to approve the Business Combination. Because the Business Combination only requires a majority of the votes cast at the Special Meeting in order to be approved and because a quorum will exist at the Special Meeting if a majority of the outstanding Landcadia Shares as of the record date are present, the Business Combination could be approved by the additional affirmative vote of shares representing as little as 2.6% of the outstanding shares.

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The Charter Proposal.   Approval of the Charter Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Landcadia Shares entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal.

The Advisory Charter Proposals.   Approval of each of the Advisory Charter Proposals, each of which is a non-binding vote, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Landcadia Stockholders present in person (which would include presence at the virtual Special Meeting) or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

The Stock Issuance Proposal.   Approval of the Stock Issuance Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Landcadia Stockholders present in person (which would include

 

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presence at the virtual Special Meeting) or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

The Incentive Plan Proposal.   Approval of the Incentive Plan Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Landcadia Stockholders present in person (which would include presence at the virtual Special Meeting) or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

The ESPP Proposal.   Approval of the ESPP Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Landcadia Stockholders present in person (which would include presence at the virtual Special Meeting) or represented by a proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The failure to vote and broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

The Director Election Proposal.   The election of directors is decided by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person (which would include presence at the virtual special meeting) or represented by proxy at the special meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. This means that each of the director nominees will be elected if they receive more affirmative votes than any other nominee for the same position. Stockholders may not cumulate their votes with respect to the election of directors. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

The Adjournment Proposal.   Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Landcadia Stockholders present in person (which would include presence at the virtual Special Meeting) or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

Q:

What will Hillman Holdco’s equity holders receive in connection with the Business Combination?

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A:

The aggregate value of the consideration paid in respect of Hillman Holdco is approximately $939,580,000, payable as Aggregate Consideration.

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At the effective time of the Business Combination, all outstanding shares of common stock of Hillman Holdco will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive, with respect to each such share, a certain number of shares of New Hillman common stock valued at $10.00 per share equal to (A) (i) the Aggregate Consideration plus (ii) the value that would be received by Hillman Holdco upon the exercise of all outstanding Hillman Holdco options as of immediately prior to the Closing, divided by (B) (i) the total number of shares of Hillman Holdco shares common stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Closing plus (ii) the number of shares of Hillman shares Holdco common stock underlying all then outstanding Hillman Holdco options and shares of Hillman Holdco restricted stock outstanding immediately prior to Closing. For more detailed information on the stock consideration see "The Business Combination Proposal — Consideration to Hillman Stockholders" and "The Business Combination Proposal — Sources and Uses of Funds for the Business Combination."

At the effective time of the Business Combination, the stock consideration to be issued to the then current holders of stock in Hillman Holdco will be in the form of Class A common stock of New Hillman. The common stock of New Hillman that is required to be issued as merger consideration will be valued at $10.00 per share.

At the effective time, each outstanding Hillman Holdco Option, whether vested or unvested, will be assumed by New Hillman and will be converted into a New Hillman Option with substantially the same terms and conditions as applicable to the Hillman Holdco Option immediately prior to the effective time (including expiration date, vesting conditions and exercise provisions), except that (i) each such Hillman Holdco Option shall be exercisable for that number of shares of New Hillman common stock equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (A) the number of shares of Hillman Holdco common stock subject to such Hillman Holdco Assumed Option immediately prior the effective time multiplied by (B) the Closing Stock Per Option Amount, (ii) the per share exercise price for each share of New Hillman common stock issuable upon exercise of the New Hillman Option

 

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shall be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) obtained by dividing (A) the exercise price per share of Hillman Holdco subject to such Hillman Holdco Option immediately prior to the effective time by (B) the Closing Stock Per Option Amount; (iii) the Hillman Holdco Board (or the compensation committee of the Hillman Holdco Board) may appropriately adjust the performance conditions applicable to certain of the New Hillman Options; and (iv) the Hillman Holdco Board (or the compensation committee of the Hillman Holdco Board) may make such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes to the New Hillman Options as it may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the New Hillman Options and to ensure consistency with the administrative and ministerial provisions of the New Hillman Incentive Equity Plan.

At the effective time, each share of unvested restricted Hillman Holdco common stock will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of New Hillman Restricted Stock equal to the Closing Stock Per Restricted Share Amount with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the related share of Hillman Holdco Restricted Stock immediately prior to the effective time (including with respect to vesting and termination-related provisions), except that (i) any per-share repurchase price of such New Hillman Restricted Stock shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the per-share repurchase price applicable to the Hillman Holdco Restricted Stock, by (B) the Closing Stock Restricted Share Amount, rounded up to the nearest cent and (ii) the Hillman Holdco Board (or the compensation committee of the Hillman Holdco Board) may make such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes to the New Hillman Restricted Stock as it may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the New Hillman Restricted Stock and to ensure consistency with the administrative and ministerial provisions of the New Hillman Incentive Equity Plan.

At the effective time, each Hillman Holdco restricted stock unit will be assumed by New Hillman and converted into a New Hillman RSU with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Hillman Holdco RSU immediately prior to the effective time (including with respect to vesting and termination-related provisions), except that (i) each New Hillman RSU shall represent the right to receive (subject to vesting) that number of shares of New Hillman common stock equal to the product (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of the number of shares of Hillman Holdco Common Stock underlying the Hillman Holdco RSU immediately prior to the effective time multiplied by the Hillman Holdco RSU Exchange Ratio; and (ii) the Hillman Holdco Board (or the compensation committee of the Hillman Holdco Board) may make such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes to the New Hillman RSUs as it may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the New Hillman RSUs and to ensure consistency with the administrative and ministerial provisions of the New Hillman Incentive Equity Plan.

In addition, pursuant to the A&R Letter Agreement, Landcadia’s Sponsors will, at the Closing of the Business Combination, forfeit a total of 3,828,000 of their shares of Landcadia Class B common stock with 2,828,000 shares being forfeited by the Sponsors on a basis pro rata with their ownership of Landcadia and 1,000,000 additional shares being forfeited by the TJF Sponsor.

Q:

What equity stake will current Landcadia Stockholders and Hillman Holdco stockholders hold in New Hillman immediately after the consummation of the Business Combination?

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A:

It is anticipated that, upon completion of the Business Combination, the ownership interests in New Hillman will be as set forth in the table below.

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The ownership interests in New Hillman after the Business Combination, assuming none of our public shares are redeemed, has been determined based on the capitalization of each of Landcadia and Hillman Holdco as of January 24, 2021, assuming consummation of the Business Combination, which results in an assumed number of 91,304,425 shares of New Hillman common stock being issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and an assumed aggregate number of 187,476,425 shares of New Hillman common stock issued and outstanding at the Closing.

The ownership interests in New Hillman after the Business Combination, assuming that the maximum number of 13,700,000 public shares are redeemed (with the number of redemptions being determined by assuming that the redemption price is $10.00 per share and that the maximum number of redemptions

 

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which may occur is that number that still enables the minimum cash and net debt conditions to closing under the Merger Agreement to be satisfied), assuming the closing had occurred on March 27, 2021, has been determined based on the capitalization of each of Landcadia and Hillman Holdco as of January 24, 2021, assuming consummation of the Business Combination, which results in an assumed number of 91,304,425 shares of New Hillman common stock being issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and an assumed aggregate number of 173,776,425 shares of New Hillman common stock issued and outstanding following the Closing.

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Assumes that holders of 13,700,000 public shares exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination at a redemption price of $10.00 per share.

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Includes 1,500,000 public shares held by Jefferies LLC, a subsidiary of JFG Sponsor.

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(3)

Excludes 2,500,000 shares purchased by JFG Sponsor in the Private Placement.

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Includes 2,500,000 shares purchased by JFG Sponsor in the Private Placement and excludes 1,500,000 public shares held by Jefferies LLC.

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The share numbers set forth above do not take into account (a) public warrants and private placement warrants that will remain outstanding immediately following the Business Combination and may be exercised thereafter (commencing the later of 30 days after the Closing of the Business Combination and 12 months from the closing of our initial public offering, which occurred on October 14, 2020), (b) the issuance of any shares underlying options or other equity awards of Hillman Holdco prior to the Business Combination or (c) the issuance of any shares underlying New Hillman options or other equity awards that will be held by equity holders of Hillman Holdco following completion of the Business Combination.

In addition, there are currently outstanding an aggregate of 24,666,667 warrants to acquire shares of Landcadia Class A common stock, which comprise 8,000,000 private placement warrants held by our Sponsors and 16,666,667 public warrants. Each of our outstanding whole warrants is exercisable commencing the later of 30 days following the Closing and 12 months from the closing of our initial public offering, which occurred on October 14, 2020, for one share of Class A common stock and, following the consummation of the Business Combination, will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one share of New Hillman common stock in accordance with its terms. Therefore, as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, if we assume that each outstanding whole warrant is exercised and one share of New Hillman common stock is issued as a result of such exercise, with payment to New Hillman of the exercise price of $11.50 per whole warrant for one whole share, our fully-diluted share capital would increase by a total of 24,666,667 shares, with approximately $283,666,670.50 paid to exercise the warrants.

If the actual facts are different than the assumptions set forth above, including as to the amount of Hillman’s cash and net debt, the maximum number of redemptions and the share numbers and ownership percentages set forth above will be different.

For more information, please see the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.”

 

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Q:

What will the Sponsors receive in connection with the Business Combination?

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When considering the Landcadia Board’s recommendation that its stockholders vote in favor of the approval of the Business Combination, Landcadia Stockholders should be aware that directors and officers of Landcadia have interests in the Business Combination that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of Landcadia Stockholders. These interests include:

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Our Sponsors will lose their entire investment in us if we do not complete a business combination by October 14, 2022. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination by October 14, 2022, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and Landcadia’s Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination by October 14, 2022.

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On March 13, 2018, JFG Sponsor, through a subsidiary, purchased 100% of the membership interests in Landcadia for an aggregate of $1,000. On August 24, 2020, TJF Sponsor purchased a 51.7% membership interest in Landcadia for $1,070. Simultaneously we converted the Company from a limited liability company to a corporation and issued stock in exchange for outstanding membership interests. JFG Sponsor was issued 5,554,500 shares of Class B common stock in exchange for its 48.3% membership interest. On September 16, 2020, we effected a 1:1.25 stock split of the Class B common stock following which JFG Sponsor held 6,943,125 shares of Class B common stock. On November 22, 2020, JFG Sponsor forfeited a total of 905,625 shares of Class B common stock following which JFG Sponsor held 6,037,500 shares of Class B common stock. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, JFG Sponsor will receive 4,671,576 shares of New Hillman common stock in respect of its shares of Class B common stock after giving effect to the forfeiture of 1,365,924 shares of Class B common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Such shares have an aggregate market value of approximately $54,610,723.44 based upon the closing per share price of $11.69 on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021.

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In addition, simultaneously with the consummation of Landcadia’s initial public offering, JFG Sponsor purchased 4,000,000 warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of Landcadia Class A common stock at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate of $6,000,000. Upon closing each warrant will become exercisable to purchase one share of New Hillman common stock at $11.50 commencing on the later of 30 days following the Closing and 12 months from the closing of our initial business combination, which occurred on October 14, 2020. Such warrants have an aggregate market value of approximately $9,840,000.00 based upon the closing per warrant price of $2.46 on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021.

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Prior to and in connection with Landcadia’s initial public offering, JFG Sponsor paid a total of $6,001,000 to purchase securities with an aggregate market value of approximately $64,450,723.44 based upon closing prices based upon closing prices on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021 (without taking into account any diminution in value resulting from the transfer restrictions on the shares of New Hillman common stock.

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Subsequently, between October 13, 2020 and October 21, 2020, Jefferies LLC, the sole underwriter of our initial public offering, and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of JFG Sponsor, purchased an aggregate of 1,500,000 units, consisting of an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of Class A common stock and 500,000 warrants, for a total of $14,960,284.48 at prices from $9.93 per unit to 10.00 per unit. Such shares have an aggregate market value of approximately $17,535,000.00 based upon the closing per share price of $11.69 on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021. Such warrants have an aggregate market value of approximately $1,230,000.00 based upon the closing per warrant price of $2.46 on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021.

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On January 24, 2021, JFG Sponsor committed to purchase 2,500,000 shares of Class A common stock for $25,000,000 at $10.00 per share in connection with the Private Placement immediately prior

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to or concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination. Such shares have an aggregate market value of approximately $29,225,000.00 based upon the closing per share price of $11.69 on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021.

 

In total, JFG Sponsor paid or committed to pay $45,961,284.48 to purchase securities with an aggregate market value of approximately $112,440,723.44 based upon closing prices on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021 (without taking into account any diminution in value resulting from the transfer restrictions on such securities).

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On August 24, 2020, TJF Sponsor purchased a 51.7% membership interest in Landcadia for $1,070. Simultaneously we converted the Company from a limited liability company to a corporation and issued stock in exchange for outstanding membership interests. TJF Sponsor was issued 5,945,500 shares of Class B common stock in exchange for its 51.7% membership interest. On September 16, 2020, we effected a 1:1.25 stock split of the Class B common stock following which TJF Sponsor held 7,431,875 shares of Class B common stock. On November 22, 2020, TJF Sponsor forfeited a total of 969,375 shares of Class B common stock following which TJF Sponsor holds 6,462,500 shares of Class B common stock. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, TJF Sponsor will receive 4,000,425 shares of New Hillman common stock in respect of its shares of Class B common stock after giving effect to the forfeiture of 2,462,075 shares of Class B common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Such shares have an aggregate market value of approximately $46,764,968.25 based upon the closing per share price of $11.69 on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021.

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In addition, simultaneously with the consummation of Landcadia’s initial public offering, TJF Sponsor purchased 4,000,000 warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of Landcadia Class A common stock at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate of $6,000,000. Upon closing each warrant will become exercisable to purchase one share of New Hillman common stock at $11.50 commencing on the later of 30 days following the Closing and 12 months from the closing of our initial business combination, which occurred on October 14, 2020. Such warrants have an aggregate market value of approximately $9,840,000.00 based upon the closing per share price of $2.46 on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021.

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In total, TJF Sponsor paid or committed to pay $6,001,070 to purchase securities with an aggregate market value of approximately $56,604,968.25 based upon closing prices on Nasdaq on June 10, 2021 (without taking into account any diminution in value resulting from the transfer restrictions on such securities).

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Our Sponsors and our officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their founder shares if Landcadia fails to complete a business combination by October 14, 2022.

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In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsors have agreed that they will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have entered into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of our IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

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In connection with the Closing, our Sponsors would be entitled to the repayment of any working capital loan and advances that have been made to Landcadia and remain outstanding. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, our Sponsors have not made any advances to us for working capital expenses. If we do not complete an initial business combination within the required period, we may use a portion of our working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the working capital loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the working capital loans.

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Following the consummation of the Business Combination, we will continue to indemnify our existing directors and officers and will maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy.

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Upon the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, our Sponsors, our officers and directors and their respective affiliates may be entitled to reimbursement for any

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reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and consummating an initial business combination, and repayment of any other loans, if any, and on such terms as to be determined by Landcadia from time to time, made by our Sponsors or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Such reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses, if any, are not expected to be material.

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Richard Handler, our Co-Chairman and President, is also the Chief Executive Officer and director of JFG Sponsor and chairman of the board of directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of JFG Sponsor’s largest subsidiary, Jefferies Group LLC (“Jefferies Group”) and its largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”), which, along with its affiliates, own approximately 12% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. Jefferies will be entitled to receive deferred underwriting commission, placement agent fees and capital markets advisory fees from Landcadia upon completion of the Business Combination. In addition, upon completion of the Business Combination, Jefferies will receive M&A advisory fees and financing fees from Hillman. Jefferies Finance LLC (“Jefferies Finance”), an indirect subsidiary of JFG Sponsor, serves as administrative agent and collateral agent on Hillman Holdco's existing senior credit facilities that are expected to be refinanced in connection with the Closing and is expected to be joint lead arranger, joint lead bookrunner and one of the lenders, and sole administrative agent and sole collateral agent, in New Hillman's first lien term loan facility that is being entered into in connection with the Closing, and expects to receive fees in connection with such role. Additionally, Jefferies Financial Services, Inc. (“JFSI”), a subsidiary of JFG Sponsor, is expected to enter into a non-speculative, interest rate swap with The Hillman Group, Inc. in connection with New Hillman’s first lien term loan facility, and expects to receive fees in connection with such transaction. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

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These financial interests of the Sponsors, officers and directors and entities affiliated with them may have influenced their decision to approve the Business Combination. You should consider these interests when evaluating the Business Combination and the recommendation of Landcadia’s Board to vote in favor of the Business Combination Proposal and other proposals to be presented to the stockholders.

Q:

What happens to the funds deposited in the Trust Account after consummation of the Business Combination?

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A total of $500.0 million, including approximately $17,500,000 of underwriters’ deferred discount and approximately $10,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants, was placed in a Trust Account maintained by Continental, acting as trustee. As of March 31, 2021, there were investments and cash held in the Trust Account of $500,026,153. These funds will not be released until the earlier of Closing or the redemption of our public shares if we are unable to complete an initial Business Combination by October 14, 2022, although we may withdraw the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account to pay franchise and income taxes.

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What happens if a substantial number of the public stockholders vote in favor of the Business Combination Proposal and exercise their redemption right?

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Landcadia Stockholders who vote in favor of the Business Combination may also nevertheless exercise their redemption rights. Accordingly, the Business Combination may be consummated even though the funds available from the Trust Account and the number of public stockholders are reduced as a result of redemptions by public stockholders. The consummation of the Business Combination is conditioned upon, among other things, Landcadia having an aggregate cash amount of at least $639 million available at Closing from the Trust Account, after giving effect to redemptions of public shares, if any, and payment of transaction expenses, plus proceeds received from PIPE Investors (the “Minimum Proceeds Condition”) (though this condition may be waived by mutual written agreement of Landcadia and Hillman Holdco). Landcadia intends to notify Landcadia Stockholders by press release promptly if this condition is waived. In addition, with fewer public shares and public stockholders, the trading market for New Hillman common stock may be less liquid than the market for Landcadia’s Class A common stock was prior to consummation of the Business Combination and New Hillman may not be able to meet the listing standards for Nasdaq or another national securities exchange. In addition, with less funds available from the Trust Account, the working capital infusion from the Trust Account into Hillman Holdco’s business will be reduced. As a result, the proceeds will be greater in the event that

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no public stockholders exercise redemption rights with respect to their public shares for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account as opposed to the scenario in which Landcadia’s public stockholders exercise the maximum allowed redemption rights.

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What amendments will be made to the Current Charter?

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We are asking Landcadia Stockholders to approve the Proposed Charter that will be effective upon the consummation of the Business Combination. The Proposed Charter provides for various changes that the Landcadia Board believes are necessary to address the needs of the post-Business Combination company, including, among other things: (i) the change of Landcadia’s name to “Hillman Solutions Corp.”; (ii) the increase of the total number of authorized shares of all classes of capital stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, from 401,000,000 shares, consisting of 380,000,000 shares of Landcadia Class A common stock, 20,000,000 shares of Landcadia Class B common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, to 501,000,000 shares, consisting of 500,000,000 shares of New Hillman common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock; (iii) changes to the required vote to amend the charter and bylaws and (iv)  the elimination of certain provisions specific to Landcadia’s status as a blank check company.

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Pursuant to Delaware law and the Current Charter, Landcadia is required to submit the Charter Proposal to Landcadia’s stockholders for approval. For additional information, see the section entitled “The Charter Proposal.”

Q:

What material negative factors did Landcadia’s Board consider in connection with the Business Combination?

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Although Landcadia’s Board believes that the acquisition of Hillman Holdco will provide Landcadia’s stockholders with an opportunity to participate in a combined company with significant growth potential, market share and a well-known brand, the board of directors did consider certain potentially material negative factors in arriving at that conclusion, such as the risk that Landcadia Stockholders would not approve the Business Combination and the risk that significant numbers of Landcadia Stockholders would exercise their redemption rights. In addition, during the course of Landcadia management’s evaluation of Hillman Holdco’s operating business and its public company potential, management conducted detailed due diligence on certain potential challenges. These factors are discussed in greater detail in the section entitled “The Business Combination Proposal — Landcadia’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for Approval of the Business Combination” as well as in the section entitled “Risk Factors — Risk Factors Relating to the Business Combination and Integration of Hillman Holdco’s Business.”

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Q:

Do I have redemption rights?

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If you are a public stockholder, you have the right to request that Landcadia redeem all or a portion of your public shares for cash, provided that you follow the procedures and deadlines described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus under the heading “The Special Meeting — Redemption Rights” public stockholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares even if they vote for the Business Combination Proposal. We sometimes refer to these rights to elect to redeem all or a portion of the public shares into a pro rata portion of the cash held in the Trust Account as “redemption rights.”

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If you wish to exercise your redemption rights, please see the answer to the next question: “How do I exercise my redemption rights?”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such public stockholder or any other person with whom such public stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its public shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the public shares. Accordingly, if a public stockholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the public shares, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash.

Our Sponsors, directors and members of the management team entered into the A&R Letter Agreement, pursuant to which they agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their shares in connection with the completion of the Business Combination.

 

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Q:

How do I exercise my redemption rights?

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If you are a public stockholder and wish to exercise your right to redeem your public shares, you must:

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(a) hold public shares or (b) hold public shares through units and elect to separate your units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and

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prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2021, (a) submit a written request to Continental that Landcadia redeem your public shares for cash and (b) deliver your public shares to Continental, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

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The address of Continental is listed under the question “Whom do I call if I have questions about the Special Meeting or the Business Combination?” below.

Holders of units must elect to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental directly and instruct them to do so.

Any public stockholder will be entitled to request that their public shares be redeemed for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. For illustrative purposes, as of March 31, 2021, this would have amounted to approximately $10.00 per public share. However, the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public stockholders, regardless of whether such public stockholders vote for or against the Business Combination Proposal. Therefore, the per-share distribution from the Trust Account in such a situation may be less than originally anticipated due to such claims. Your vote on any proposal other than the Business Combination Proposal will have no impact on the amount you will receive upon exercise of your redemption rights. It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to public stockholders electing to redeem their public shares will be distributed promptly after the consummation of the Business Combination.

If you are a holder of public shares, you may exercise your redemption rights by submitting your request in writing to Continental at the address listed under the question “ Whom do I call if I have questions about the Special Meeting or the Business Combination?” below.

Any request for redemption, once made by a holder of public shares, may be withdrawn at any time up to the deadline for submitting redemption requests, which is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2021 (two business days prior to the date of the Special Meeting), and thereafter, with our consent, until the Closing. If you deliver your shares for redemption to Continental and later decide prior to the deadline for submitting redemption requests not to elect redemption, you may request that Landcadia instruct Continental to return the shares to you (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting Continental at the phone number or address listed at the end of this section.

Any corrected or changed written exercise of redemption rights must be received by Landcadia’s secretary prior to the deadline for submitting redemption requests. No request for redemption will be honored unless the holder’s stock has been delivered (either physically or electronically) to Continental prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2021.

If you are a holder of public shares and you exercise your redemption rights, it will not result in the loss of any Landcadia warrants that you may hold.

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If I am a holder of units, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my units?

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No. Holders of outstanding units must elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and

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public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If you hold your units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must notify your broker or bank that you elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if you hold units registered in your own name, you must contact Continental, Landcadia’s transfer agent, directly and instruct them to do so. If you fail to cause your units to be separated and delivered to Continental, Landcadia’s transfer agent, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2021, you will not be able to exercise your redemption rights with respect to your public shares.

Q:

What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising my redemption rights?

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The U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising your redemption rights depends on the particular facts and circumstances. Please see the section entitled “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.” We urge you to consult your tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of exercising your redemption rights.

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TAX MATTERS ARE COMPLICATED, AND THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF EXERCISING YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS WILL DEPEND ON THE FACTS OF YOUR OWN SITUATION. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHTS TO YOU IN YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

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How does the Landcadia Board recommend that I vote?

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The Landcadia Board recommends that the Landcadia Stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Business Combination Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the Charter Proposal, “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the Advisory Charter Proposals, “FOR” the approval of the Stock Issuance Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the Incentive Plan Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the ESPP Proposal, “FOR” the election of each of the director nominees to the board of directors and “FOR” the approval of the Adjournment Proposal. For more information regarding how the board of directors of Landcadia recommends that Landcadia Stockholders vote, see the section entitled “The Business Combination Proposal — Landcadia’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for Approval of the Business Combination.”

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Q:

How do our Sponsors intend to vote their shares?

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In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, our Sponsors, directors and members of the management team entered into the A&R Letter Agreement, pursuant to which they agreed to vote their shares in favor of the Business Combination Proposal and all other proposals being presented at the Special Meeting. Our Sponsors collectively own 22.4% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, if all of our outstanding shares were to be voted, we would need the affirmative vote of approximately 27.6% of the remaining shares to approve the Business Combination.

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Q:

May our Sponsors and our officers and directors purchase public shares or warrants prior to the Special Meeting?

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At any time prior to the Special Meeting, during a period when they are not then aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Landcadia or its securities, our Sponsors, directors, officers, advisors and/or their affiliates, Hillman Holdco and/or its affiliates and the Stockholder Representative and/or its affiliates may purchase shares and/or warrants from investors, or they may enter into transactions with such investors and others to provide them with incentives to acquire public shares or vote their public shares in favor of the Business Combination Proposal. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood that (i) the proposals presented for approval at the Special Meeting are approved and/or (ii) Landcadia satisfies the Minimum Proceeds Condition. Any such stock purchases and other transactions may thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining stockholder approval of the Business Combination. This may result in the completion of our Business Combination in a way that may not otherwise have been possible. While the exact nature of any such incentives has not been determined as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, they might include, without limitation, arrangements to protect such investors or holders against potential loss in

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value of their shares, including the granting of put options and the transfer to such investors or holders of shares or rights owned by the Sponsors for nominal value.

Entering into any such arrangements may have a depressive effect on public shares. For example, as a result of these arrangements, an investor or holder may have the ability to effectively purchase shares at a price lower than market and may therefore be more likely to sell the shares it owns, either prior to or immediately after the Special Meeting.

If such transactions are effected, the consequence could be to cause the Business Combination to be approved in circumstances where such approval could not otherwise be obtained. Purchases of public shares by the persons described above would allow them to exert more influence over the approval of the proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting and would likely increase the chances that such proposals would be approved. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, there have been no such discussions and no agreements to such effect have been entered into with any such investor or holder.

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Who is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting?

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The Landcadia Board has fixed June 16, 2021 as the record date for the Special Meeting. All holders of record of Landcadia Shares as of the close of business on the record date are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting, provided that those shares remain outstanding on the date of the Special Meeting. Physical attendance at the Special Meeting is not required to vote. See the section below entitled “— How can I vote my shares without attending the Special Meeting?” for instructions on how to vote your Landcadia Shares without attending the Special Meeting.

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Q:

How many votes do I have?

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Each Landcadia Stockholder of record is entitled to one vote for each Landcadia Share held by such holder as of the close of business on the record date. As of the close of business on the record date, there were 62,500,000 outstanding Landcadia Shares.

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Q:

What constitutes a quorum for the Special Meeting?

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A quorum is the minimum number of stockholders necessary to hold a valid meeting.

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A quorum will exist at the Special Meeting with respect to each matter to be considered at the Special Meeting if the holders of a majority of the outstanding Landcadia Shares as of the record date present in person (which would include presence at the virtual Special Meeting) or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting. All shares represented by proxy are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum.

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What is Hillman Holdco?

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HMAN Group Holdings Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Hillman”) are among the largest providers of hardware-related products and related merchandising services to retail markets in North America. Hillman Holdco’s principal business is operated through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Hillman Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Hillman Group”). Hillman Group sells its products to hardware stores, home centers, mass merchants, pet supply stores, and other retail outlets principally in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Product lines include thousands of small parts such as fasteners and related hardware items; threaded rod and metal shapes; keys, key duplication systems, and accessories; builder’s hardware; personal protective equipment, such as gloves and eye-wear; and identification items, such as tags and letters, numbers, and signs. Hillman Group supports product sales with services that include design and installation of merchandising systems, maintenance of appropriate in-store inventory levels, and break-fix its robotics kiosks.

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Q:

What will happen to my Landcadia Shares as a result of the Business Combination?

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If the Business Combination is completed, (i) each share of Landcadia’s Class B common stock will

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convert, on a one-for-one basis, into shares of Landcadia Class A common stock in accordance with the terms of the Current Charter and (ii) each then outstanding share of Landcadia Class A common stock will automatically become a share of New Hillman common stock. See the section entitled “The Business Combination Proposal — Consideration to Hillman Holdco Stockholders and Landcadia Stockholders”.

Q:

Where will the New Hillman common stock that Landcadia Stockholders receive in the Business Combination be publicly traded?

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Assuming the Business Combination is completed, the shares of New Hillman common stock (including the New Hillman common stock issued in connection with the Business Combination) will be listed and traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “HLMN” and the public warrants will be listed and traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “HLMNW”.

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Q:

What happens if the Business Combination is not completed?

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If the Merger Agreement is not adopted by Landcadia Stockholders or if the Business Combination is not completed for any other reason by the Termination Date, then we will seek to consummate an alternative initial business combination prior to October 14, 2022. If we do not consummate an initial business combination by October 14, 2022, we will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, redeem our public shares and liquidate the Trust Account, in which case our public stockholders may only receive approximately $10.00 per share and our warrants will expire worthless.

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Q:

How can I attend and vote my shares at the Special Meeting?

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Landcadia Shares held directly in your name as the stockholder of record of such Landcadia Shares as of the close of business on June 16, 2021, the record date, may be voted electronically at the Special Meeting. If you choose to attend the Special Meeting, you will need to visit https://www.cstproxy.com/​landcadiaholdingsiii/sm2021, and enter the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice you previously received. You may vote during the Special Meeting by following instructions available on the meeting website during the meeting. If your shares are held in “street name” by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to attend and vote at the Special Meeting, you will not be permitted to attend and vote electronically at the Special Meeting unless you first obtain a legal proxy issued in your name from the record owner. To request a legal proxy, please contact your broker, bank or other nominee holder of record. It is suggested you do so in a timely manner to ensure receipt of your legal proxy prior to the Special Meeting.

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Q:

How can I vote my shares without attending the Special Meeting?

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If you are a stockholder of record of Landcadia Shares as of the close of business on June 16, 2021, the record date, you can vote by mail by following the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card. Please note that if you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, you should contact your broker to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the broker, bank or nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares, or otherwise follow the instructions provided by your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee.

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Q:

What is a proxy?

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A proxy is a legal designation of another person to vote the stock you own. If you are a stockholder of record of Landcadia Shares as of the close of business on the record date, and you vote by phone, by Internet or by signing, dating and returning your proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, you designate two of Landcadia’s officers as your proxies at the Special Meeting, each with full power to act without the other and with full power of substitution. These two officers are Richard H. Liem and Steven L. Scheinthal.

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Q:

What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

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A:

If your Landcadia Shares are registered directly in your name with Continental you are considered the

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stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and access to proxy materials is being provided directly to you. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, then you are considered the beneficial owner of those shares, which are considered to be held in street name. Access to proxy materials is being provided to you by your broker, bank or other nominee who is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares.

Direct holders (stockholders of record).   For Landcadia Shares held directly by you, please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card (or cast your vote by telephone or Internet as provided on each proxy card) or otherwise follow the voting instructions provided in this proxy statement/prospectus in order to ensure that all of your Landcadia Shares are voted.

Shares in “street name.”   For Landcadia Shares held in “street name” through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, you should follow the procedures provided by your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee to vote your shares.

Q:

If a Landcadia Stockholder gives a proxy, how will the Landcadia Shares covered by the proxy be voted?

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A:

If you provide a proxy by returning the applicable enclosed proxy card, the individuals named on the enclosed proxy card will vote your Landcadia Shares in the way that you indicate when providing your proxy in respect of the Landcadia Shares you hold. When completing the proxy card, you may specify whether your Landcadia Shares should be voted FOR or AGAINST, or should be abstained from voting on, all, some or none of the specific items of business to come before the Special Meeting.

​

Q:

How will my Landcadia Shares be voted if I return a blank proxy?

​

A:

If you sign, date and return your proxy and do not indicate how you want your Landcadia Shares to be voted, then your Landcadia Shares will be voted “FOR” the approval of the Business Combination Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the Charter Proposal, “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the Advisory Charter Proposals, “FOR” the approval of the Stock Issuance Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the Incentive Plan Proposal, “FOR” the approval of the ESPP Proposal, “FOR” the election of each of the director nominees to the board of directors and “FOR” the approval of the Adjournment Proposal.

​

Q:

Can I change my vote after I have submitted my proxy?

​

A:

Yes. If you are a stockholder of record of Landcadia Shares as of the close of business on the record date, you can change or revoke your proxy before it is voted at the meeting in one of the following ways:

​

•

submit a new proxy card bearing a later date;

​

•

give written notice of your revocation to Landcadia’s Corporate Secretary, which notice must be received by Landcadia’s Corporate Secretary prior to the vote at the Special Meeting; or

​

•

vote electronically at the Special Meeting by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/landcadiaholdingsiii/​sm2021 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice you previously received. Please note that your attendance at the Special Meeting will not alone serve to revoke your proxy.

​

If your shares are held in “street name” by your broker, bank or another nominee as of the close of business on the record date, you must follow the instructions of your broker, bank or other nominee to revoke or change your voting instructions.

Q:

Where can I find the voting results of the Special Meeting?

​

A:

The preliminary voting results are expected to be announced at the Special Meeting. In addition, within four business days following certification of the final voting results, Landcadia will file the final voting results of its Special Meeting with the SEC in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

​

Q:

Are Landcadia Stockholders able to exercise dissenters’ rights or appraisal rights with respect to the matters being voted upon at the Special Meeting?

​

A:

No. Landcadia Stockholders are not entitled to exercise dissenters’ rights or appraisal rights under

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Delaware law in connection with the Business Combination. Dissenters’ rights or appraisal rights are unavailable under Delaware law in connection with the Business Combination to holders of Landcadia’s Class A common stock because it is currently listed on a national securities exchange and such holders are not required to receive any consideration (other than continuing to hold their shares of Landcadia’s Class A common stock, which will become an equal number of shares of New Hillman common stock after giving effect to the Business Combination). Holders of Landcadia’s Class A common stock may vote against the Business Combination Proposal or redeem their Landcadia Shares if they are not in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement or the Business Combination. Dissenters’ rights or appraisal rights are unavailable under Delaware law in connection with the Business Combination to holders of Landcadia’s Class B common stock because they have agreed to vote in favor of the Business Combination.

Q:

Are there any risks that I should consider as a Landcadia Stockholder in deciding how to vote or whether to exercise my redemption rights?

​

A:

Yes. You should read and carefully consider the risk factors set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 50. You also should read and carefully consider the risk factors of Landcadia and Hillman contained in the documents that are incorporated by reference herein.

​

Q:

What happens if I sell my Landcadia Shares before the Special Meeting?

​

A:

The record date for Landcadia Stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting is earlier than the date of the Special Meeting. If you transfer your Landcadia Shares before the record date, you will not be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. If you transfer your Landcadia Shares after the record date but before the Special Meeting, you will, unless special arrangements are made, retain your right to vote at the Special Meeting but will transfer the right to hold New Hillman common shares to the person to whom you transfer your shares.

​

Q:

What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Business Combination to me?

​

A:

Material U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to you in respect of the Business Combination are discussed in more detail in the section entitled “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.” Among other things, the parties intend for the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. If the merger qualifies for such treatment, Hillman Holdco stockholders generally will not recognize gain or loss upon their exchange of Hillman Holdco common stock for New Hillman common stock. However, the obligations of Hillman Holdco, Landcadia and the Merger Sub to complete the merger are not conditioned on the receipt of opinions from Ropes & Gray LLP or White & Case LLP to the effect that the merger will qualify for such treatment, and the merger will occur even if it does not so qualify. Neither Hillman Holdco nor Landcadia has requested, or intends to request, a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger. Consequently, no assurance can be given that the IRS will not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position to the contrary. Accordingly, if the IRS or a court determines that the merger does not qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code and is therefore a fully taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Hillman Holdco stockholders generally would recognize taxable gain or loss on the merger consideration they receive in connection with the merger. The discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences contained in this proxy statement/prospectus is intended to provide only a general discussion and is not a complete analysis or description of all of the U.S. federal income tax considerations that are applicable to you in respect of the Business Combination, nor does it address any tax considerations arising under U.S. state or local or non-U.S. tax laws.

​

 

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Q:

When is the Business Combination expected to be completed?

​

A:

Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the Closing conditions described in the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Conditions to Closing,” including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the Landcadia Stockholders at the Special Meeting, the Business Combination is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021. However, it is possible that factors outside the control of both Landcadia and Hillman could result in the Business Combination being completed at a later time, or not being completed at all.

​

Q:

Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies?

​

A:

Landcadia has engaged a professional proxy solicitation firm, Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow”), to assist in soliciting proxies for the Special Meeting. Landcadia has agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $35,000, plus disbursements. Landcadia will reimburse Morrow for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Morrow and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. Landcadia will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of our common stock for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of our common stock and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Landcadia’s management team may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.

​

Q:

What are the conditions to completion of the Business Combination?

​

A:

The Closing is subject to certain conditions, including, among other things, (i) approval by Landcadia’s stockholders and Hillman Holdco’s stockholders of the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination and certain other actions related thereto, (ii) the expiration or termination of the waiting period (or any extension thereof) applicable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”), (iii) the absence of a material adverse regulatory event with respect to Hillman, (iv) Landcadia having at least $639 million of cash at the Closing, consisting of cash held in the Trust Account after giving effect to redemptions of public shares, if any, and payment of transaction expenses, plus cash received from PIPE investors (vii) the aggregate amount of cash held by Hillman and Landcadia immediately after Closing, after giving effect to the Business Combination, will equal or exceed $50 million, (viii) the aggregate amount of net debt at New Hillman immediately following the Closing not exceeding the sum of $885 million plus an amount equal to any increased borrowings since December 26, 2020 under Hillman’s existing ABL facility up to $100 million, and (vii) the continued listing of the shares of New Hillman common stock on Nasdaq. Unless waived, if any of these conditions are not satisfied, the Business Combination may not be consummated. Furthermore, in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. See the section entitled “The Business Combination Proposal”.

​

Q:

What should I do now?

​

A:

You should read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully in its entirety, including the annexes, and return your completed, signed and dated proxy card(s) by mail in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or submit your voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet as soon as possible so that your Landcadia Shares will be voted in accordance with your instructions.

​

Q:

What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

​

A:

Stockholders may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement/prospectus and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your Landcadia Shares.

​

 

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Q:

Whom do I call if I have questions about the Special Meeting or the Business Combination?

​

A:

If you have questions about the Special Meeting or the Business Combination, or desire additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus or additional proxies, you may contact:

​

Morrow Sodali LLC
470 West Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
Tel: (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call collect: (203) 658-9400
E-mail: LCY.info@investor.morrowsodali.com

You also may obtain additional information about Landcadia from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.” If you are a holder of public shares and you intend to seek redemption of your shares, you will need to deliver your public shares (either physically or electronically) to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Landcadia’s transfer agent, at the address below prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2021. If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery of your stock, please contact:

Mark Zimkind
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street Plaza, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
E-mail: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

 

25

 

 

27

 

28

 

29

 

30

 

31

 

32

 

​

33

 

34

 

​

35

 

​

36

 

37

 

(in millions)

​

​

Assuming No Redemption

​

​

Assuming Maximum Redemption

​

Sources

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Issuance of Shares

​

​

​

$

940

​

​

​

​

$

940

​

​

PIPE Investment

​

​

​

​

375

​

​

​

​

​

375

​

​

Cash Held in Trust

​

​

​

​

500

​

​

​

​

​

363

​

​

New Debt(1)

​

​

​

​

842

​

​

​

​

​

981

​

​

Cash on Balance Sheet(1)

​

​

​

​

14

​

​

​

​

​

14

​

​

Total Sources

​

​

​

$

2,671

​

​

​

​

$

2,673

​

​

Uses

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Stock to Current Stockholders

​

​

​

$

940

​

​

​

​

$

940

​

​

Paydown of Existing Debt(1)

​

​

​

​

1,590

​

​

​

​

​

1,590

​

​

Fees & Expenses

​

​

​

​

91

​

​

​

​

​

93

​

​

Cash to Balance Sheet(1)

​

​

​

​

50

​

​

​

​

​

50

​

​

Total Uses

​

​

​

$

2,671

​

​

​

​

$

2,673

​

​

​

38

 

​

39

 

40

 

41

 

 

 

44

 

 

46

 

47

 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Combined Pro Forma

​

​

Hillman Equivalent Pro Forma Per Share Data(1)

​

​

​

​

Hillman Holdco (Historical)

​

​

Landcadia (Historical)

​

​

(Assuming No Redemption)

​

​

(Assuming Maximum Redemption)

​

​

(Assuming No Redemption)

​

​

(Assuming Maximum Redemption)

​

As of and for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Stockholders’ equity

​

​

​

$

361,474

​

​

​

​

$

5,001

​

​

​

​

$

1,101,562

​

​

​

​

$

962,505

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Net income (loss)

​

​

​

($

8,970)

​

​

​

​

$

10,720

​

​

​

​

$

4,329

​

​

​

​

$

3,292

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2021 – basic

​

​

​

​

548,592

​

​

​

​

​

6,644,827

​

​

​

​

​

187,476,425

​

​

​

​

​

173,776,425

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2021 – diluted

​

​

​

​

548,592

​

​

​

​

​

6,644,827

​

​

​

​

​

190,361,334

​

​

​

​

​

176,661,334

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

​

​

​

​

553,183

​

​

​

​

​

19,850,545

​

​

​

​

​

187,476,425

​

​

​

​

​

173,776,425

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

​

​

​

​

553,183

​

​

​

​

​

19,850,545

​

​

​

​

​

190,361,334

​

​

​

​

​

176,661,334

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Stockholders’ equity per share – basic

​

​

​

$

658.91

​

​

​

​

$

0.75

​

​

​

​

$

5.88

​

​

​

​

$

5.54

​

​

​

​

$

977.92

​

​

​

​

$

921.84

​

​

Stockholders’ equity per share – diluted

​

​

​

$

658.91

​

​

​

​

$

0.75

​

​

​

​

$

5.79

​

​

​

​

$

5.45

​

​

​

​

​

963.10

​

​

​

​

​

906.78

​

​

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders –  basic

​

​

​

($

16.22)

​

​

​

​

$

0.54

​

​

​

​

$

0.02

​

​

​

​

$

0.02

​

​

​

​

$

3.84

​

​

​

​

$

3.15

​

​

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders –  diluted

​

​

​

($

16.22)

​

​

​

​

$

0.54

​

​

​

​

$

0.02

​

​

​

​

$

0.02

​

​

​

​

$

3.78

​

​

​

​

$

3.10

​

​

As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Net loss

​

​

​

($

24,499)

​

​

​

​

($

28,890)

​

​

​

​

($

12,880)

​

​

​

​

($

17,027)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

​

​

​

​

545,370

​

​

​

​

​

9,654,569

​

​

​

​

​

187,476,425

​

​

​

​

​

173,776,425

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted

​

​

($44.92)

​

​

($2.99)

​

​

($0.07)

​

​

($0.10)

​

​

($11.43)

​

​

($16.31)

​

​

​

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continued COVID-19 outbreak or sustained measures taken to limit or contain the outbreak could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Our suppliers could fail to deliver product in a timely manner as a result of disruption to the global supply chain due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If such failures occur, we may be unable to provide products when requested by our customers. Our business could be substantially disrupted if we were required to, or chose to, replace the products from one or more major suppliers with products or services from another source, especially if the replacement became necessary on short notice. Any such disruption could increase our costs, decrease our operating efficiencies and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Demand for our personal protective products could exceed global supply capacity thereby causing increased costs and limited availability.

The extent to which the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacts us will depend on numerous evolving factors and future developments that we are not able to predict, including:

•

the duration of the pandemic, including the ability of governments and health care providers to timely distribute available vaccines and the efficacy of such vaccines;

​

•

governmental, business and other actions (which could include limitations on our operations or mandates to provide products or services) taken to limit the reach of the virus and the impact of the pandemic;

​

•

the impact on our supply chain;

​

•

the impact on our contracts with customers and suppliers, including potential disputes over whether COVID-19 constitutes a force majeure event;

​

•

the impact of the pandemic on worldwide economic activity;

​

•

the health of and the effect on our workforce and our ability to meet the staffing needs of our critical functions, particularly if members of our work force are infected with COVID-19, quarantined as a result of exposure to COVID-19 or unable to work remotely in areas subject to shelter-in-place orders;

​

•

the health and effect on our distribution network staff, if we need to close any of our facilities or a critical number of our employees become too ill to work;

​

•

any impairment in value of our tangible or intangible assets that could be recorded as a result of a weaker economic conditions; and

​

•

the potential effects on our internal controls including those over financial reporting as a result of changes in working environments such as shelter-in-place and similar orders that are applicable to our team members and business partners, among others.

​

We operate in a highly competitive industry, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The retail industry is highly competitive, with the principal methods of competition being product innovation, price, quality of service, quality of products, product availability and timeliness, credit terms, and the provision of value-added services, such as merchandising design, in-store service, and inventory management. We encounter competition from a large number of regional and national distributors which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

To compete successfully, we must develop and commercialize a continuing stream of innovative new products that create consumer demand.

Our long-term success in the current competitive environment depends on our ability to develop and commercialize a continuing stream of innovative new products, including those in our new mass merchant fastener program, which create and maintain consumer demand. We also face the risk that our competitors will introduce innovative new products that compete with our products. Our strategy includes increased investment in new product development and continued focus on innovation. There are, nevertheless, numerous

 

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uncertainties inherent in successfully developing and commercializing innovative new products on a continuing basis, and new product launches may not provide expected growth results.

Our business may be adversely affected by seasonality.

In general, we have experienced seasonal fluctuations in sales and operating results from quarter to quarter. Typically, the first calendar quarter is the weakest due to the effect of weather on home projects and the construction industry. If adverse weather conditions persist on a regional or national basis into the second or other calendar quarters, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.

Because our business is working capital intensive, we rely on our ability to manage our product purchasing and customer credit policies.

Our operations are working capital intensive, and our inventories, accounts receivable and accounts payable are significant components of our net asset base. We manage our inventories and accounts payable through our purchasing policies and our accounts receivable through our customer credit policies. If we fail to adequately manage our product purchasing or customer credit policies, our working capital and financial condition may be adversely affected.

We are subject to inventory management risks: insufficient inventory may result in increased costs, lost sales and lost customers, while excess inventory may increase our costs.

We balance the need to maintain inventory levels that are sufficient to maintain superior customer fulfillment levels against the risk and financial costs of carrying excess inventory levels. In order to successfully manage our inventories, we must estimate demand from our customers at the product level and timely purchase products in quantities that substantially correspond to that demand. If we overestimate demand and purchase too much of a particular product, we could have excess inventory handling costs, distribution center capacity constraints and inventory that we cannot sell profitably. In addition, we may have to write down such inventory if we are unable to sell it for its recorded value. By contrast, if we underestimate demand and purchase insufficient quantities of a product, and/or do not maintain enough inventory of a product we may not be able to fulfill customer orders on a timely basis which could result in fines, the loss of sales and ultimately loss of customers for those products as they turn to our competitors. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer a material adverse effect if either or both of these situations occur frequently or in large volumes.

We have substantial fixed costs and, as a result, our operating income is sensitive to changes in our net sales.

A significant portion of our expenses are fixed costs (including personnel), which do not fluctuate with net sales. Consequently, a percentage decline in our net sales could have a greater percentage effect on our operating income if we do not act to reduce personnel or take other cost reduction actions. Any decline in our net sales would cause our profitability to be adversely affected.

Large customer concentration and the inability to penetrate new channels of distribution could adversely affect our business.

Our two largest customers constituted approximately $169.9 million of net sales for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2021 and $671.4 million of net sales for fiscal 2020. Our two largest customers constituted approximately $63.8 million of the accounts receivable balance as of March 27, 2021 and $54.7 million of the year-end accounts receivable balance for 2020. Each of these customers is a big box chain store. Our results of operations depend greatly on our ability to maintain existing relationships and arrangements with these big box chain stores. To the extent that the big box chain stores are materially adversely impacted by the changing retail landscape, this could have a negative effect on our results of operations. These two customers have been key components of our growth and failure to maintain fulfillment and service levels or relationships with these customers could result in a material loss of business. Our inability to penetrate new channels of distribution, including ecommerce, may also have a negative impact on our future sales and business.

 

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Successful sales and marketing efforts depend on our ability to recruit and retain qualified employees.

The success of our efforts to grow our business depends on the contributions and abilities of key executives, our sales force, and other personnel, including the ability of our sales force to achieve adequate customer coverage. We must therefore continue to recruit, retain, and motivate management, sales, and other personnel to maintain our current business and to support our projected growth. A shortage of these key employees might jeopardize our ability to implement our growth strategy.

Increases in labor costs, potential labor disputes and work stoppages or an inability to hire skilled distribution, sales and other personnel could adversely affect our business.

An increase in labor costs, work stoppages or disruptions at our facilities or those of our suppliers or transportation service providers, or other labor disruptions, could decrease our sales and increase our expenses. In addition, although our employees are not represented by a union, our labor force may become subject to labor union organizing efforts, which could cause us to incur additional labor costs and increase the related risks that we now face.

A significant increase in the salaries and wages paid by competing employers could result in a reduction of our labor force, increases in the salaries and wages that we must pay or both. If we are unable to hire warehouse, distribution, sales and other personnel, our ability to execute our business plan, and our results of operations, would suffer.

We are exposed to adverse changes in currency exchange rates.

Exposure to foreign currency risk exists because we, through our global operations, enter into transactions and make investments denominated in multiple currencies. Our predominant exposures are in Canadian, Mexican, and Asian currencies, including the Chinese Yuan (“CNY”). In preparing our Consolidated Financial Statements for foreign operations with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar, asset and liability accounts are translated at current exchange rates and income and expenses are translated using weighted-average exchange rates. With respect to the effects on translated earnings, if the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to local currencies, our earnings could be negatively impacted. We do not make a practice of hedging our non-U.S. dollar earnings.

We source many products from China and other Asian countries for resale in other regions. To the extent that the CNY or other currencies appreciate with respect to the U.S. dollar, we may experience cost increases on such purchases. The U.S. dollar had no material change during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2021, decreased in value relative to the CNY by 6.5% in 2020, increased by 1.7% in 2019 and increased by 5.7% in 2018. Significant appreciation of the CNY or other currencies in countries where we source our products could adversely impact our profitability. In addition, our foreign subsidiaries in Canada and Mexico may purchase certain products from their vendors denominated in U.S. dollars. If the U.S. dollar strengthens compared to the local currencies, it may result in margin erosion. We have a practice of hedging some of our Canadian subsidiary’s purchases denominated in U.S. dollars. We may not be successful at implementing customer pricing or other actions in an effort to mitigate the related cost increases and thus our results of operations may be adversely impacted.

Our results of operations could be negatively impacted by inflation or deflation in supply chain costs, including raw materials, sourcing, transportation and energy.

Our products are manufactured of metals, including but not limited to steel, aluminum, zinc, and copper. Additionally, we use other commodity-based materials in the manufacture of LNS that are resin-based and subject to fluctuations in the price of oil. We source the majority of our products from third parties and are subject to changes in their underlying manufacturing costs. We also use third parties for transportation and are exposed to fluctuations in freight costs to transport goods from our suppliers to our distribution facilities and from there to our customers, as well as the price of diesel fuel in the form of freight surcharges on customer shipments and the cost of gasoline used by the field sales and service force. Inflation in these costs could result in significant cost increases. If we are unable to mitigate the any cost increases from the foregoing factors through various customer pricing actions and cost reduction initiatives, our financial condition may be adversely affected. Conversely, in the event that there is deflation, we may

 

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experience pressure from our customers to reduce prices. There can be no assurance that we would be able to reduce our cost base (through negotiations with suppliers or other measures) to offset any such price concessions which could adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows.

We are subject to the risks of doing business internationally.

A portion of our revenue is generated outside the United States, primarily from customers located in Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Because we sell our products and services outside the United States, our business is subject to risks associated with doing business internationally, which include:

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changes in a specific country’s or region’s political and cultural climate or economic condition;

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unexpected or unfavorable changes in foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

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difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

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inadequate intellectual property protection in foreign countries;

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the imposition of duties and tariffs and other trade barriers;

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trade-protection measures, import or export licensing requirements such as Export Administration Regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Sanctions Laws and Regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and fines, penalties, or suspension or revocation of export privileges;

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violations of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;

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the effects of applicable and potentially adverse foreign tax law changes;

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significant adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates; and

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difficulties associated with repatriating cash in a tax-efficient manner.

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Any failure to adapt to these or other changing conditions in foreign countries in which we do business could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.

Our business is subject to risks associated with sourcing product from overseas.

We import a significant amount of our products and rely on foreign sources to meet our supply demands at prices that support our current operating margins. Substantially all of our import operations are subject to customs requirements and to tariffs and quotas set by governments through mutual agreements or unilateral actions. The U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum and other imported goods have materially increased the costs of many of our foreign sourced products, and any escalation in the tariffs will increase the impact. In order to sustain current operating margins while the tariffs are in effect, we must be able to increases prices with our customers and find alternative, similarly priced sources that are not subject to the tariffs. If we are unable to effectively implement these countermeasures, our operating margins will be impacted.

In addition, the countries from which our products and materials are manufactured or imported may, from time to time, impose additional quotas, duties, tariffs, or other restrictions on their imports or adversely modify existing restrictions. Adverse changes in these import costs and restrictions, or our suppliers’ failure to comply with customs regulations or similar laws, could harm our business.

If any of our existing vendors fail to meet our needs, we believe that sufficient capacity exists in the open market to supply any shortfall that may result. However, it is not always possible to replace a vendor on short notice without disruption in our operations which may require more costly expedited transportation expense and replacement of a major vendor is often at higher prices.

Our ability to import products in a timely and cost-effective manner may also be affected by conditions at ports or issues that otherwise affect transportation and warehousing providers, such as port and shipping capacity, labor disputes, severe weather, or increased homeland security requirements in the U.S. and other countries. These issues could delay importation of products or require us to locate alternative ports or

 

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warehousing providers to avoid disruption to customers. These alternatives may not be available on short notice or could result in higher transit costs, which could have an adverse impact on our business and financial condition.

Further, our business could be adversely affected by the recent outbreak of COVID-19. This situation may have a material and adverse effect on our business which could include temporary closures of our facilities, the facilities of our suppliers, and other disruptions caused to us, our suppliers or customers. This may adversely affect our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.

Acquisitions have formed a significant part of our growth strategy in the past and may continue to do so. If we are unable to identify suitable acquisition candidates, successfully integrate an acquired business, or obtain financing needed to complete an acquisition, our growth strategy may not succeed.

Historically, our growth strategy has relied in part on acquisitions that either expand or complement our businesses in new or existing markets. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to identify or acquire acceptable acquisition candidates on terms favorable to us and in a timely manner, if at all, to the extent necessary.

The process of integrating acquired businesses into our operations may result in unforeseen difficulties and may require a disproportionate amount of resources and management attention, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations. Additionally, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits from any acquisition.

Unfavorable changes in the current economic environment may make it difficult to acquire businesses in order to further our growth strategy. We will continue to seek acquisition opportunities both to expand into new markets and to enhance our position in our existing markets. However, our ability to do so will depend on a number of factors, including our ability to obtain financing that we may need to complete a proposed acquisition opportunity which may be unavailable or available on terms that are not advantageous to us. If financing is unavailable, we may be forced to forego otherwise attractive acquisition opportunities which may have a negative effect on our ability to grow.

If we were required to write down all or part of our goodwill or indefinite-lived trade names, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

We have $816.7 million of goodwill and $85.7 million of indefinite-lived trade names recorded on our accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 27, 2021. We are required to periodically determine if our goodwill or indefinite-lived trade names have become impaired, in which case we would write down the impaired portion. If we were required to write down all or part of our goodwill or indefinite-lived trade names, our net income could be materially adversely affected.

Our success is highly dependent on information and technology systems.

We believe that our proprietary computer software programs are an integral part of our business and growth strategies. We depend on our information systems to process orders, to manage inventory and accounts receivable collections, to purchase, sell, and ship products efficiently and on a timely basis, to maintain cost-effective operations, and to provide superior service to our customers. If these systems are damaged, intruded upon, shutdown, or cease to function properly (whether by planned upgrades, force majeure, telecommunications failures, hardware or software break-ins or viruses, other cyber-security incidents, or otherwise), we may suffer disruption in our ability to manage and operate our business.

There can be no assurance that the precautions which we have taken against certain events that could disrupt the operations of our information systems will prevent the occurrence of such a disruption. Any such disruption could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer, employee, supplier, or Company information, whether through a breach of our computer systems, including cyber-attacks or otherwise, could severely harm our business.

As part of our business, we collect, process, and retain sensitive and confidential personal information about our customers, employees, and suppliers. Despite the security measures we have in place, our facilities

 

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and systems, and those of the retailers and other third party distributors with which we do business, may be vulnerable to security breaches, cyber-attacks, acts of vandalism, computer viruses, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors, or other similar events. Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss, or other unauthorized disclosure of confidential customer, employee, supplier, or Company information, whether by us or by the retailers and other third party distributors with which we do business, could result in losses, severely damage our reputation, expose us to the risks of litigation and liability, disrupt our operations, and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. The regulatory environment related to information security, data collection, and privacy is increasingly rigorous, with new and constantly changing requirements applicable to our business, and compliance with those requirements could result in additional costs.

Failure to adequately protect intellectual property could adversely affect our business.

Intellectual property rights are an important and integral component of our business. We attempt to protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret laws, as well as licensing agreements and third-party nondisclosure and assignment agreements.

In the event that our trademarks or patents are successfully challenged and we lose the rights to use those trademarks or patents, or if we fail to prevent others from using them, we could experience reduced sales or be forced to redesign or rebrand our products, requiring us to devote resources to product development, advertising and marketing new products and brands. In addition, we cannot be sure that any pending trademark or patent applications will be granted or will not be challenged or opposed by third parties or that we will be able to enforce our trademark rights against counterfeiters.

Failure to obtain or maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property rights for any reason could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our success depends in part on our ability to operate without infringing on or misappropriating the proprietary rights of others, and if we are unable to do so we may be liable for damages.

We cannot be certain that United States or foreign patents or patent applications of other companies do not exist or will not be issued that would prevent us from commercializing our products. Third parties may sue us for infringing or misappropriating their patent or other intellectual property rights. Intellectual property litigation is costly. If we do not prevail in litigation, in addition to any damages we might have to pay, we could be required to cease the infringing activity or obtain a license requiring us to make royalty payments. It is possible that a required license may not be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. In addition, a required license may be non-exclusive, and therefore our competitors may have access to the same technology licensed to us. If we fail to obtain a required license or are unable to design around another company’s patent, we may be unable to make use of some of the affected products, which would reduce our revenues.

The defense costs and settlements for patent infringement lawsuits are not covered by insurance. Patent infringement lawsuits can take years to settle. If we are not successful in our defenses or are not successful in obtaining dismissals of any such lawsuit, legal fees or settlement costs could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.

Recent changes in United States patent laws may limit our ability to obtain, defend, and/or enforce our patents.

The United States has recently enacted and implemented wide ranging patent reform legislation. The United States Supreme Court has ruled on several patent cases in recent years, either narrowing the scope of patent protection available in certain circumstances or weakening the rights of patent owners in certain situations. In addition to increasing uncertainty with regard to our ability to obtain patents in the future, this combination of events has created uncertainty with respect to the value of patents, once obtained. Depending on actions by the United States Congress, the United States federal courts, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the laws and regulations governing patents could change in unpredictable ways that could weaken our ability to obtain new patents or to enforce patents that we have licensed or that we might obtain in the future. Similarly, changes in patent law and regulations in other countries or jurisdictions, changes in the governmental bodies that enforce them or changes in how the relevant

 

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governmental authority enforces patent laws or regulations may weaken our ability to obtain new patents or to enforce patents that we have licensed or that we may obtain in the future.

Regulations related to conflict minerals could adversely impact our business.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains provisions to improve transparency and accountability concerning the supply of certain minerals, known as “conflict minerals”, originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) and adjoining countries. These rules could adversely affect the sourcing, supply, and pricing of materials used in our products, as the number of suppliers who provide conflict-free minerals may be limited. We may also suffer harm to our image if we determine that certain of our products contain minerals not determined to be conflict-free or if we are unable to modify our products to avoid the use of such materials. We may also face challenges in satisfying customers who may require that our products be certified as containing conflict-free minerals.

Future changes in financial accounting standards may significantly change our reported results of operations.

The accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. A change in these principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial results and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change. Additionally, our assumptions, estimates and judgments related to complex accounting matters could significantly affect our financial results. GAAP and related accounting pronouncements, implementation guidelines and interpretations with regard to a wide range of matters that are relevant to our business, including, but not limited to, revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets, leases and related economic transactions, intangibles, self-insurance, income taxes, property and equipment, litigation and stock-based compensation are highly complex and involve many subjective assumptions, estimates and judgments by us. Changes in these rules or their interpretation or changes in underlying assumptions, estimates or judgments by us (i) could require us to make changes to our accounting systems to implement these changes that could increase our operating costs and (ii) could significantly change our reported or expected financial performance.

Future tax law changes and tax audits may materially increase our prospective income tax expense.

We are subject to income taxation in many jurisdictions in the U.S. as well as foreign jurisdictions. Judgment is required in determining our worldwide income tax provision and, accordingly, there are many transactions and computations for which our final income tax determination is uncertain. We are occasionally audited by income tax authorities in several tax jurisdictions. Although we believe the recorded tax estimates on our financial statements are reasonable, the ultimate outcome from any audit (or related litigation) could be materially different from amounts reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals. Future settlements of income tax audits may have a material effect on earnings between the period of initial recognition of tax estimates in the financial statements and the point of ultimate tax audit settlement.

Additionally, it is possible that future income tax legislation, regulations or interpretations thereof and/or import tariffs in any jurisdiction to which we are subject to taxation may be enacted and such changes could have a material impact on our worldwide income tax provision beginning with the period during which such changes become effective. In addition, our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:

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lower than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory tax rates.

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We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that, if not properly corrected, could materially adversely affect our operations and result in material misstatements in our financial statements.

We have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of December 26, 2020 because material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting. We concluded that we did not design and maintain effective controls over the completeness and accuracy of the accounting for, and disclosure of, the valuation allowance against deferred income taxes. The material weakness resulted in material errors in the application of certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“2017 Tax Act”) related to the IRC §163(j) interest limitation (Interest Limitation). This material weakness resulted in material errors in our income tax benefit and deferred tax liabilities that were corrected through the restatement of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018. If we are unable to remediate our material weaknesses in a timely manner, we may be unable to provide required financial information in a timely and reliable manner and we may incorrectly report financial information. Either of these events could have a material adverse effect on our operations, investor, supplier and customer confidence in our reported financial information.

We are subject to legal proceedings and legal compliance risks.

We are involved in various legal proceedings, which from time to time may involve lawsuits, state and federal governmental inquiries, audits and investigations, environmental matters, employment, tort, state false claims act, consumer litigation, and intellectual property litigation. At times, such matters may involve executive officers and other management. Certain of these legal proceedings may be a significant distraction to management and could expose us to significant liability, including settlement expenses, damages, fines, penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs, and non-monetary sanctions, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Increases in the cost of employee health benefits could impact our financial results and cash flows.

Our expenses relating to employee health benefits, for which we are primarily self insured, are significant. Healthcare costs have risen significantly in recent years, and recent legislative and private sector initiatives regarding healthcare reform have resulted and could continue to result in significant changes to the U.S. healthcare system. Unfavorable changes in the cost of such benefits could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and cash flows.

If we become subject to material liabilities under our self-insured programs, our financial results may be adversely affected.

We provide workers’ compensation, automobile and product/general liability coverage through a high deductible insurance program. In addition, we are self-insured for our health benefits and maintain per employee stop-loss coverage. Although we believe that we have adequate stop-loss coverage for catastrophic claims to cap the risk of loss, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected if the number and severity of claims that are not covered by stop-loss insurance increases.

We occupy most of our locations under long-term non-cancelable leases. We may be unable to renew leases on favorable terms or at all. Also, if we close a location, we may remain obligated under the applicable lease.

Most of our locations are located in leased premises. Many of our current leases are non-cancelable and typically have terms ranging from two to fourteen years, with options to renew for specified periods of time. We believe that leases we enter into in the future will likely be long-term and noncancelable and have similar renewal options. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to renew our current or future leases on favorable terms or at all which could have an adverse effect on our ability to operate our business and on our results of operations. In addition, if we close a location, we generally remain committed to perform our obligations under the applicable lease, which include, among other things, payment of the base rent for the balance of the lease term. Our obligation to continue making rental payments in respect of leases for closed locations could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

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Risks Relating to Hillman's Indebtedness

Upon consummation of the Business Combination, we will have significant indebtedness that could affect operations and financial condition and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our indebtedness.

Upon consummation of the Business Combination, we will have a significant amount of indebtedness. On March 27, 2021, total indebtedness was $1,594.9 million, consisting of $1,486.2 million of indebtedness of The Hillman Companies, Inc. and $108.7 million of indebtedness of Hillman Group. $1,034.4 million of such indebtedness is indebtedness issued under the existing term loan facility, $120.0 million of such indebtedness is indebtedness issued under the existing asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Existing ABL Facility”), $330.0 million of such indebtedness is indebtedness issued under the 6.375% Senior Notes and $1.8 million is indebtedness under capital lease obligations, $108.7 million of such indebtedness is indebtedness issued by The Hillman Companies, Inc. under the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Additional indebtedness could be incurred by Hillman in advance of the closing in connection with acquisitions or for other purposes. All such indebtedness is expected to be refinanced in connection with the Business Combination. In connection with the Business Combination, we expect to refinance all of our existing indebtedness under the existing term loan facility, the Existing ABL Facility, the 6.375% Senior Notes and the Junior Subordinated Debentures, as described in the table under “Sources and Uses of Funds for the Business Combination”. In order to obtain a portion of the proceeds necessary for the refinancing and certain other transaction, Hillman Group plans to obtain new senior secured credit facilities, which are expected to include a $250.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility, a $835.0 million term loan facility through an amendment and restatement of the Existing ABL Facility (the “New ABL Facility”), which may be increased up to a maximum amount of $1,185.0 million based on the amount of cash redemptions by the public stockholders of their public shares, and a $200.0 million delayed draw term loan facility to be used for acquisitions and related transactions, including to refinance acquisition debt incurred prior to Closing, which shall be reduced dollar for dollar by the amount of cash redemptions by the public stockholders of their public shares in excess of $150.0 million, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent to the Business Combination.

Hillman Group’s substantial indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could:

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We are subject to fluctuations in interest rates.

All of our indebtedness incurred under the Hillman Group’s senior secured credit facilities will have variable interest rates. Increases in borrowing rates will increase our cost of borrowing, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, regulatory changes, such as the announcement of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority to phase out the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021, may adversely affect our floating rate debt and interest rate derivatives. We may enter into interest rate derivatives that hedge risks related to floating for fixed rate interest payments in order to reduce interest rate volatility. However, we may not maintain interest rate swaps with respect to all of our variable rate indebtedness.

Restrictions imposed by our new senior secured credit facilities and our other outstanding indebtedness, may limit our ability to operate our business and to finance our future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities.

Hillman Group’s new senior secured credit facilities will contain restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in certain types of activities and transactions that may be in our long-term best interests.

 

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The failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all outstanding indebtedness under our new secured credit facilities. In the event our lenders accelerate the repayment of our outstanding indebtedness, we and our subsidiaries may not have sufficient cash and assets to repay that indebtedness. These covenants restrict Hillman Group’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries, among other things, to:

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repay prior to maturity certain indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment or secured on a junior basis to the new credit facilities;