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We will file periodic and annual reports under the Exchange Act. Therefore, under NSMIA, the states and territories of the United States are preempted from regulating the resale by shareholders of the units, from and after the effective date, and the ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable, because our securities will be covered securities. However, NSMIA does allow states and territories of the United States to require notice filings and collect fees with regard to these transactions and a state may suspend the offer and sale of securities within such state if any such required filing is not made or fee is not paid. As of the date of this prospectus, the following states do not require any notice filings or fee payments and shareholders may resell the units, and the ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable:
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Additionally, the shareholders may resell the units, and the ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable, if the proper notice filings have been made and fees paid in the following states: District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have not determined in which, if any, of these states we will submit the required filings or pay the required fee. Additionally, if any of the states that have not yet adopted a statute, rule or regulation relating to the National Securities Markets Improvement Act adopts such a statute in the future requiring a filing or fee or if any state amends its existing statutes, rules or regulations with respect to its requirements, we would need to comply with those new requirements in order for the securities to continue to be eligible for resale in those jurisdictions.
In addition, we believe that the units, from and after the effective date, and the ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable, may be eligible for sale on a secondary market basis in various states, without any notice filings or fee payments, based upon the availability of an applicable exemption from the state’s registration requirements:
| • | commencing 90 days after the date of this prospectus in Nevada; and |
| • | commencing 180 days from the date of this prospectus in Alabama. |
Despite the exemption from state registration provided by the National Securities Markets Improvement Act described above, the state of Idaho has advised us that it does not recognize this act as a basis for exempting registration of resales therein of securities issued in blank check offerings.
We do not intend to register the resale of the securities sold in this offering in these states.
Over-Allotment Option to Purchase Additional Units. We have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 600,000 additional units at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount. This option is exercisable for a period of 45 days. The underwriters may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the sale of units offered hereby. To the extent that the underwriters exercise this option, the underwriters will purchase additional units from us in approximately the same proportion as shown in the table above.
Purchase Option. We have agreed to sell to the representatives for $100, an option to purchase up to 280,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered by this prospectus. This option commences on the later of the consummation of a business combination or 180-days from the date of this prospectus and expiring five years from the date of this prospectus. The option and the 280,000 units, the 280,000 ordinary shares and the 280,000 warrants underlying such units, and the 280,000 ordinary shares underlying such warrants, have been deemed compensation by the NASD and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 2710(g)(1) of the NASD Conduct Rules. Additionally, the option may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a 180-day period (including the foregoing 180-day period) following the date of this prospectus. However, the option may be transferred to