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Exhibit 99.2

May 4, 2021

NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN WARRANTS (CUSIP 553368119)

Dear Public Warrant Holder,

MP Materials Corp. (the “Company”) hereby gives notice that it is redeeming, at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on June 7, 2021 (the “Redemption Date”), all of the Company’s outstanding warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) for a redemption price of $0.01 per Public Warrant (the “Redemption Price”), that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2020 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and between the Company (f/k/a Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”). Prior to the delivery of this notice of redemption, each Public Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock for a purchase price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. As described in further detail below, in accordance with Section 3.3.1(b) of the Warrant Agreement, the Company’s board of directors has elected to require that, following delivery of this notice of redemption, all Public Warrants be exercised only on a cashless basis. Any Public Warrants (including Public Warrants that are included in outstanding Units (as defined below)) that remain unexercised at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date will be void and no longer exercisable and their holders will have no rights with respect to those Public Warrants, except to receive the Redemption Price or as otherwise described in this notice for holders who hold their Public Warrants in “street name.” Warrants to purchase Common Stock that were issued under the Warrant Agreement in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO are no longer outstanding and are not subject to this notice of redemption.

The Public Warrants are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “MPWS ” and the Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “MP.” On May 3, 2021, the last reported sale price of the Public Warrants was $18.95 and the last reported sale price of the Common Stock was $30.55.

TERMS OF REDEMPTION; CESSATION OF RIGHTS

The rights of the Public Warrant holders to exercise their Public Warrants will terminate immediately prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. At 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date and thereafter, holders of unexercised Public Warrants will have no rights with respect to those warrants, except to receive the Redemption Price or as otherwise described in this notice for holders who hold their Public Warrants in “street name.” We encourage you to consult with your broker, financial advisor and/or tax advisor to consider whether or not to exercise your Public Warrants. Note that the act of exercising is VOLUNTARY, meaning holders must instruct their broker to submit the Public Warrants for exercise.

The Company is exercising this right to redeem the Public Warrants pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and, as described in further detail below, the Company’s board of directors has elected pursuant to Section 3.3.1 of the Warrant Agreement to require that, following delivery of this notice of redemption, all Public Warrants be exercised only on a cashless basis. Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company has the right to redeem all of the outstanding Public Warrants if the last sales price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share on each of twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which a notice of redemption is given. The last sales price of the Common Stock has been at least $18.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within the 30-day trading period ending on April 29, 2021 (which is the third trading day prior to the date of this redemption notice).


EXERCISE PROCEDURE

Public Warrant holders have until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date to exercise their Public Warrants to purchase Common Stock. Subject to the terms below and prior to the delivery of this notice of redemption, a Public Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a cash price of $11.50 per Public Warrant exercised (the “Exercise Price”).

In accordance with Section 3.3.1(b) of the Warrant Agreement, the Company’s board of directors has elected to require that, following delivery of this notice of redemption, all Public Warrants be exercised only on a cashless basis.

As a result of the board of directors having made this election, holders may no longer exercise Public Warrants in exchange for payment in cash of the Exercise Price. Instead, a holder exercising a Public Warrant will be deemed to pay the per warrant Exercise Price by the surrender of 0.3808 of a share of Common Stock that such holder would have been entitled to receive upon a cash exercise of each Public Warrant. Accordingly, by virtue of the cashless exercise of the Public Warrants, exercising warrant holders will receive 0.6192 of a share of Common Stock for each Public Warrant surrendered for exercise.

The number of shares that each exercising warrant holder will receive by virtue of the cashless exercise was calculated in accordance with Section 3.3.1(b) of the Warrant Agreement and will be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares underlying the Public Warrants held by such warrant holder, multiplied by the difference between $30.197, the average last sale price of the Common Stock for the ten trading days ending on April 29, 2021, the third trading day prior to the date of this notice (the “Fair Market Value”) and the Exercise Price, by (y) the Fair Market Value. If any holder of Public Warrants would, after taking into account all of such holder’s Public Warrants exercised at one time, be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the number of shares the holder will be entitled to receive will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares.

Those who hold their Public Warrants in “street name” should immediately contact their broker to determine their broker’s procedure for exercising their Public Warrants since the process to exercise is VOLUNTARY.

Persons who are holders of record of their Public Warrants may exercise their Public Warrants by sending a fully and properly completed “Election to Purchase” (a form of which is attached hereto as Annex A), duly executed and indicating, among of things, the number of Public Warrants being exercised to:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Reorganization Department
Telephone: (917) 262-2378

The method of delivery of the Public Warrants is at the option and risk of the holder, but if mail is used, registered mail properly insured is suggested.

The fully and properly completed Election to Purchase must be received by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Subject to the following paragraph, any failure to deliver a fully and properly completed Election to Purchase before such time will result in such holder’s Public Warrants being redeemed and not exercised.


WARRANTS HELD IN STREET NAME

For holders of Public Warrants who hold their Public Warrants in “street name,” provided that a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is received by the Warrant Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date, broker-dealers shall have two NYSE trading days from the Redemption Date, or 5:00 p.m. New York City time on June 9, 2021, to deliver the Public Warrants to the Warrant Agent. Any such Public Warrant received without the Election to Purchase or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery having been duly executed and fully and properly completed will be deemed to have been delivered for redemption (at the Redemption Price of $0.01 per Public Warrant), and not for exercise.

PROSPECTUS

A prospectus covering the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (and the supplements thereto) is included in a registration statement filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-251239) (the “SEC”). The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains a copy of this prospectus. The address of this site is www.sec.gov. Alternatively, to obtain a copy of the prospectus (and the supplements thereto), please visit our investor relations website at https://investors.mpmaterials.com.

REDEMPTION PROCEDURE

Payment of the Redemption Price will be made by the Company upon presentation and surrender of a Public Warrant for payment after 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Those who hold their shares in “street name” should contact their broker to determine their broker’s procedure for redeeming their Public Warrants.

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Any questions you may have about redemption and exercising your Public Warrants may be directed to the Warrant Agent at its address and telephone number set forth above or to D.F. King at:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
Individuals, please call toll-free: (800) 870-0653
Banks and brokerages, please call: (212) 269-5550
Email: MP@dfking.com


   
 
Sincerely,
   
 
MP MATERIALS CORP.
   
 
/s/ Ryan Corbett
 
Ryan Corbett
 
Chief Financial Officer



ANNEX A

MP MATERIALS CORP.

Election to Purchase

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive __________ shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of MP Materials Corp. (the “Company”) and herewith tenders payment for such Shares to the order of the Company in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of __________, whose address is ____________________ and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to __________ whose address is ____________________.

The Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.4 and subsection 3.3.1(b) of the Warrant Agreement. Accordingly, the number of Shares that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.4 of the Warrant Agreement and set forth in the notice of redemption sent to holders in such event.

Number of Warrants submitted for Exercise: _______________________

Delivery of Warrants via DWAC Withdrawal (CUSIP # 553368119)

Name of Broker: ________________________

DTC Number: __________________

Underlying Shares of Common Stock (CUSIP # 553368101) to be delivered via DWAC: ___________________

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(Date of Exercise)
   
   
 
(Name of Investor)
   
   
 
(Signature)
   
   
   
   
   
 
(Address)
   
   
 
(Tax Identification Number)

Signature Guaranteed:

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.