Special
Meeting of Stockholders on August 25, 2021 to Vote on Proposed Business Combination; the Board
of Directors for MUDS recommends
that its stockholders vote FOR the proposed business combination.
New York, August 4, 2021 The Topps
Company, Inc. (Topps or the Company), a global leader in sports and entertainment collectibles and confections, and Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: MUDS) (MUDS), a special purpose acquisition
company, announced today that MUDS has filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with the proposed business combination between MUDS and Topps. On
August 2, 2021, MUDS commenced mailing the definitive proxy materials to MUDS stockholders of record as of June 30, 2021. The filing can be accessed by searching for Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II on the SECs website at
https://www.sec.gov/edgar.html.
MUDS has scheduled a special meeting of its stockholders in lieu of its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the
Special Meeting) to vote on the proposed transaction with Topps and related matters for August 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Special Meeting will be completely virtual and conducted via live webcast. Stockholders of record as of
June 30, 2021 will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. After careful consideration, the Board of Directors for MUDS recommends that its stockholders vote FOR the proposed business combination.
Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named Topps Companies, Inc. and will be listed on NASDAQ under the new ticker symbol
TOPP.
About The Topps Company
Founded
in 1938, The Topps Company, Inc. is a global consumer products company that entertains and delights consumers through a diverse, engaging, multi-platform product portfolio that includes physical and digital collectibles, trading cards, trading card
games, sticker and album collections, memorabilia, curated experiential events, gift cards and novelty confections. Topps Physical Sports & Entertainment products include Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, UEFA Champions League,
Bundesliga, National Hockey League, Formula 1, Star Wars, WWE, Wacky Packages®, Garbage Pail Kids®, Mars Attacks® and more. Topps Digital Sports & Entertainment has connected with people around the world who have downloaded our apps including
Topps® BUNT®, TOPPS®
KICK®, Star Wars: Card Trader by Topps®, Topps® WWE SLAM, Topps® NHL
SKATE, Marvel Collect! by Topps® and Disney Collect! by Topps®. Topps
Digital Services is a leading processor, distributor and program manager of prepaid gift cards and provider of cloud-based financial services and white label e-gift solutions for widely recognized digital
businesses that include Airbnb, Deliveroo, DoorDash, Hulu, Instacart, Netflix, Nike, Twitch and Uber. Topps Confections, Bazooka Candy Brands, produces, markets and distributes confections brands including Ring Pop®, Push Pop®, Baby Bottle Pop®, Juicy Drop®, Finders Keepers®, and Bazooka® bubble gum. For additional information visit
topps.com, play.toppsapps.com, toppsdigitalservices.com, Candymania.com, investors.thetoppscompany.com.
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