MERGERS AND SALE OF ASSETS PROPOSED—YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT
To the Stockholders of Green Dot Corporation:
On behalf of the board of directors of Green Dot Corporation (“Green Dot,” and the board of directors, “Green Dot Board”), we are pleased to enclose this proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transactions involving Green Dot, CommerceOne Financial Corporation, an Alabama corporation (“CommerceOne”), and affiliates of Smith Ventures LLC, an Alabama limited liability company (“Smith Ventures”). We are requesting that you take certain actions as a holder of Green Dot Common Stock (as defined below, and each stockholder, a “Green Dot stockholder”).
The Green Dot Board has unanimously approved, (i) a Merger Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which CommerceOne will acquire Green Dot and (ii) a Separation Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which Green Dot OpCo, LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of Smith Ventures (“Payments Buyer”), will acquire Green Dot’s non-bank financial technology and related assets and operations, such that CommerceOne retains Green Dot Bank and Green Dot’s bank related assets and operations.
Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 23, 2025, by and among Green Dot, CommerceOne, Compass Sub North, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of CommerceOne (“New CommerceOne”), Compass Sub East, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New CommerceOne (“Merger Sub One”) and Compass Sub West, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New CommerceOne (“Merger Sub Two”) (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), Merger Sub One will merge with and into CommerceOne, and Merger Sub Two will merge with and into Green Dot (collectively, the “First Mergers”), with CommerceOne and Green Dot, respectively, as the surviving corporations and subsidiaries of New CommerceOne. Following the First Mergers and the Payments Sale (as defined below), CommerceOne will merge with and into New CommerceOne, with New CommerceOne surviving under the name “CommerceOne Financial Corporation” (the “Upstream Merger,” and together with the First Mergers, the “Mergers”).
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Green Dot entered into a Separation Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with New CommerceOne and Payments Buyer, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein, following the First Mergers, (i) Green Dot will convert into a limited liability company, (ii) Green Dot will distribute the stock of Green Dot Bank, a Utah-chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Green Dot, to Compass Sub Northwest, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New CommerceOne, and (iii) Payments Buyer will acquire Green Dot and its non-bank financial technology and related assets and operations (the “Payments Sale”).
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the First Mergers (the “First Effective Time”), each share of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Green Dot (“Green Dot Class A Common Stock”) and each share of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Green (“Green Dot Class B Common Stock” and together with the Green Dot Class A Common Stock, the “Green Dot Common Stock”), in each case, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time, subject to certain exceptions, will be converted into the right to receive (i) 0.2215 shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of New CommerceOne (the “New CommerceOne Common Stock”) and (ii) an amount in cash equal to $8.11, less any withholding and without interest (clauses (i) and (ii), the “Green Dot Merger Consideration”). At the First Effective Time, each share of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share of CommerceOne (“CommerceOne Common Stock”), will be converted into the right to receive one share of New CommerceOne Common Stock. As promptly as practicable after the First Effective Time, but in no event later than five (5) days thereafter, a letter of transmittal and instructions will be mailed to each holder of record of shares of Green Dot Common Stock immediately prior to the First Effective Time, together with instructions for surrendering such shares in exchange for shares of New CommerceOne Common Stock.
Following the consummation of the Mergers, it is expected that former CommerceOne stockholders, as a group, will own approximately 27.8% of the outstanding shares of New CommerceOne Common Stock, and former Green Dot stockholders, as a group, will own approximately 72.2% of the outstanding shares of New CommerceOne Common Stock.
The Green Dot Class A Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The closing price of Green Dot Common Stock on the NYSE on November 21, 2025, the last practicable trading day before the public announcement of the Mergers, was $11.80 per share. CommerceOne Common Stock is privately held. The value of the Green Dot Common Stock at the time of completion of the Mergers could be greater than, less than or the same as the value of Green Dot Common Stock on the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. We urge you to obtain current market quotations of Green Dot Common Stock (NYSE trading symbol “GDOT”) and New CommerceOne Common Stock, once such information is available.
The obligations of Green Dot to complete the Mergers are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus. The obligations of Green Dot to complete the Payments Sale are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions set forth in the Separation Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus.
We expect the Green Dot Merger to be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, subject to the discussion below under the heading “
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Mergers—Potential Application of Section 304 of the Code,” a U.S. holder of Green Dot Common Stock generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between (1) the sum of the cash received by the U.S. holder in the Green Dot Merger, including any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of New CommerceOne Common Stock, and the fair market value, on the date of the closing of the Green Dot Merger, of the shares of New CommerceOne Common Stock received by such U.S. holder in the Green Dot Merger and (2) the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the Green Dot Common Stock surrendered by such U.S. holder in the Green Dot Merger. For more information, see the section entitled “
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Mergers” beginning on page
211.
The special meeting of Green Dot stockholders will be held virtually via the Internet on June 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., Mountain Time (the “Green Dot Special Meeting”). At the Green Dot Special Meeting, in addition to other business, Green Dot will ask the Green Dot stockholders to adopt the Merger Agreement and to approve the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement.
The Green Dot Board unanimously recommends that the Green Dot stockholders vote “FOR” each of the proposals to be considered at the Green Dot Special Meeting.
The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement will not be completed unless Green Dot stockholders both adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement.
This proxy statement/prospectus provides you with detailed information about the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, the Mergers and the Payments Sale). It also contains or references information about Green Dot, CommerceOne and New CommerceOne and certain related matters. You are encouraged to read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully in its entirety. In particular, you should read the section entitled “
Risk Factors” beginning on page
39 for a discussion of the risks you should consider in evaluating the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, the Mergers and the Payments Sale) and how each will affect you. You can also obtain information about Green Dot from documents that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are incorporated into this proxy statement/prospectus by reference.
On behalf of Green Dot, thank you for your prompt attention to this important matter.
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| | | Sincerely, |
| | | /s/ William I Jacobs |
| | | William I Jacobs |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
| | | Green Dot Corporation |
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Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued in connection with the Mergers or determined if this document is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The securities to be issued in the Mergers are not savings or deposit accounts or other obligations of any bank or non-bank subsidiary of any of New CommerceOne, Green Dot or CommerceOne, and they are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
This accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is dated May 8, 2026, and is first being mailed to Green Dot stockholders on or about May 15, 2026.