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PRE 14A Filing
Virgin Galactic (SPCE) PRE 14APreliminary proxy
Filed: 22 Jul 19, 4:45pm
| Q. Why am I receiving this Proxy Statement? | | | A. We are a blank check company incorporated on May 5, 2017 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On September 18, 2017, we consummated our IPO from which we derived gross proceeds of $690,000,000. Like many blank check companies, our Articles provide for the return of the funds held in trust to the holders of ordinary shares sold in our IPO if there is no qualifying business combination(s) consummated on or before a certain date (in our case, September 18, 2019). Our board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date in order to allow our shareholders to evaluate the VG Business Combination and for us to be able to potentially consummate the VG Business Combination, and is submitting these proposals to our shareholders to vote upon. | |
| Q. What is being voted on? | | | A. You are being asked to vote on: | |
| | | | • a proposal to amend our Articles to extend the date by which we have to consummate our initial business combination from September 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019; • a proposal to amend our Trust Agreement to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account if we have not completed our initial business combination, from September 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019; and • a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
| | | | The approval of both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are essential to the implementation of our board’s plan to (1) extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination and (2) consummate the VG Business Combination. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are both a condition to the implementation of the Extension. | |
| | | | We are not asking you to vote on any proposed business combination, including the VG Business Combination, at this time. We intend to file a separate proxy statement/prospectus pursuant to which we will seek approval of the VG Business Combination, among other things, at a separate extraordinary general meeting. If the Extension is not approved, we may not be able to consummate the VG Business Combination. We urge you to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting regarding the Extension. In addition, if you elect to redeem your shares at this time in connection with the Extension, sufficient cash amounts may not remain in the Trust Account to permit the Company to satisfy the related closing condition to the VG Business Combination. As a result, while VG may waive the related closing condition in certain circumstances, the VG Business Combination may not be consummated if there is not a sufficient amount of cash in the Trust Account as a result of redemptions of our shares in connection with the Extension, even if our shareholders vote to approve the Extension. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal will constitute consent for us to remove the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account and deliver to the holders of redeemed public shares their pro rata portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The remainder of the funds will remain in the Trust Account and will be available for our use in connection with consummating a business combination on or before the Extended Date. We are not permitted to redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001, and we will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares in connection with the Extension would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the Extension is implemented, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account in connection with the Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Election. We cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $ that was in the Trust Account as of , 2019. In such event, we may need to obtain additional funds to complete the VG Business Combination or any other initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable or at all. | |
| | | | If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate our initial business combination by September 18, 2019, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law 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 in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, the holders of our founder shares, our Sponsor, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership of the founder shares. | |
| Q. Why is the Company proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal? | | | A. Our Articles provide for the return of the funds held in the Trust Account to the holders of public shares if there is no qualifying business combination(s) consummated on or before September 18, 2019. As we explain below, we may not be able to complete an initial business combination by that date. We are asking for an extension of this timeframe in order to complete the VG Business Combination. While we have entered into the Merger Agreement with respect to the VG Business Combination, our board currently believes that there may not be sufficient time before September 18, 2019 to hold an extraordinary general meeting at which to conduct a vote for the shareholder approvals required in connection with the VG Business Combination and consummate the closing of the VG Business Combination. Accordingly, in order for our shareholders to be able to evaluate the VG Business Combination and for us to be able to potentially consummate the VG Business Combination, we may need to obtain the Extension, our board is proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal to amend our Articles in the form set forth in Annex A hereto to extend the date by which | |
| | | | we must (1) consummate our initial business combination, (2) cease our operations except for the purpose of winding up if we fail to complete such business combination, and (3) redeem all the public shares, from September 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019, and our board is proposing the Trust Amendment Proposal to amend the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account established in connection with our IPO if we have not completed a business combination, from September 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019. However, if we are able to consummate the VG Business Combination before the Extraordinary General Meeting, we will not hold the Extraordinary General Meeting. | |
| Q. Why should I vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal? | | | A. Our Articles provide that if our shareholders approve an amendment to our Articles that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem all of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination before September 18, 2019, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We believe that this provision of the Articles was included to protect our shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if we failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the Articles. Our board believes, however, that shareholders should have an opportunity to evaluate the VG Business Combination. Accordingly, our board is proposing the Extension Amendment to extend the date by which we have to complete our initial business combination until the Extended Date and to allow for the Election. The Extension would give us the opportunity to hold a shareholder vote for the approval of the VG Business Combination. In addition, approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Trust Amendment Proposal. If you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on any proposed initial business combination in the future, including the VG Business Combination, if applicable, and the right to redeem your public shares in connection with such initial business combination. Our board recommends that you vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal. | |
| Q. Why should I vote “FOR” the Trust Amendment Proposal? | | | A. As discussed above, our board believes shareholders should have an opportunity to evaluate the VG Business Combination. In addition, approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension Amendment Proposal. | |
| | | | Whether a holder of public shares votes in favor of or against the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal, if such proposals are approved, the holder may, but is not required to, redeem all or a portion of its public shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. If holders of public shares do not elect to redeem their public shares, such holders will retain redemption rights in connection with any future initial business combination we may propose, including the VG Business Combination, if applicable. Assuming the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, we will have until the Extended Date to complete our initial business combination. Our board recommends that you vote in favor of the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
| Q. Why should I vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal? | | | A. If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our shareholders, our board may not be able to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. If presented, our board recommends that you vote in favor of the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
| Q. When would the Board abandon the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal? | | | A. Our board will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if our shareholders do not approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. Additionally, we are not permitted to redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001, and we will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares in connection with the Extension would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
| Q. How do the Company insiders intend to vote their shares? | | | A. Our Sponsor owns 17,250,000 founder shares. Such founder shares represent 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. The founder shares carry voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, and we have been informed by our Sponsor, directors and executive officers that | |
| | | | they intend to vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. In addition, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates may purchase public shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. None of the funds in the Trust Account will be used to purchase public shares in such transactions. Any such purchases that are completed after the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting may include an agreement with a selling shareholder that such shareholder, for so long as it remains the record holder of the shares in question, will vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and/or will not exercise its redemption rights with respect to the shares so purchased. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood that the resolutions to be put to the Extraordinary General Meeting are approved by the requisite number of votes. In the event that such purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders who would otherwise have voted against the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and/or elected to redeem their shares for a portion of the Trust Account. Any such privately negotiated purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are below or in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. Any public shares held by or subsequently purchased by our affiliates may be voted in favor of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment proposals. | |
| Q. What vote is required to adopt the Extension Amendment Proposal? | | | A. The approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension Amendment Proposal. | |
| Q. What vote is required to approve the Trust Amendment Proposal? | | | A. The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
| Q. What vote is required to approve the Adjournment Proposal? | | | A. The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the | |
| | | | holders of a majority of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. | |
| Q. What if I do not want to vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal or Trust Amendment Proposal? | | | A. If you do not want the Extension Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must vote “AGAINST” the proposals. If you do not want the Trust Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote “AGAINST” the proposals. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, and the Extension is implemented, then the Withdrawal Amount will be withdrawn from the Trust Account and paid pro rata to the redeeming holders. You will still be entitled to make the Election if you vote against, abstain or do not vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal. Broker non-votes, abstentions or the failure to vote on the Trust Amendment Proposal will have the same effect as votes “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal. Broker “non-votes” and abstentions will have no effect with respect to the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal. | |
| Q. What happens if the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved? | | | A. Our board will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if our shareholders do not approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate our initial business combination by September 18, 2019, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law 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 in the event of our winding up. In the event of a | |
| | | | liquidation, the holders of our founder shares, our Sponsor, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership of the founder shares. | |
| Q. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, what happens next? | | | A. We will continue our efforts to consummate the VG Business Combination. Upon approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal by the requisite number of votes, the amendments to our Articles that are set forth in Annex A hereto will become effective. We will remain a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and our units, public shares and warrants will remain publicly traded. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of our ordinary shares held by our Sponsor, our directors and our officers as a result of their ownership of the founder shares. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved but we do not complete our initial business combination by the Extended Date (or, if such date is further extended at a duly called extraordinary general meeting, such later date), we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law 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 in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, the holders of our founder shares, our Sponsor, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership of the founder shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following | |
| | | | approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the consequences will be the same as if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal were not approved, as described above. | |
| Q. What happens to the Company warrants if the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved? | | | A. If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we have not consummated a business combination by September 18, 2019, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law 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 in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, the holders of our founder shares, our Sponsor, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership of the founder shares. | |
| Q. What happens to the Company warrants if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved? | | | A. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, we will retain the blank check company restrictions previously applicable to us and continue to attempt to consummate an initial business combination until the Extended Date. The public warrants will remain outstanding and only become exercisable 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination, provided we have an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) covering the issuance of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or we permit holders to exercise warrants on a cashless basis). | |
| Q. If I do not exercise my redemption rights now, would I still be able to exercise my redemption rights in connection with any future initial business combination? | | | A. Unless you elect to redeem your shares at this time, you will be able to exercise redemption rights in respect of any future initial business combination, including the VG Business Combination, if applicable, subject to any limitations set forth in our Articles. | |
| Q. How do I change my vote? | | | A. You may change your vote by sending a later-dated, signed proxy card to our Secretary at Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp., 120 Hawthorne Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301, so that it is received prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting or by attending the Extraordinary General Meeting in person and voting. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to the same address, which must be received by our Secretary prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting. Please note, however, that if on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, custodian bank, or other nominee then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. If your shares are held in street name, and you wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, you must bring to the Extraordinary General Meeting a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee holding your shares, confirming your beneficial ownership of the shares and giving you the right to vote your shares. | |
| Q. How are votes counted? | | | A. Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Extraordinary General Meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. The Extension Amendment Proposal must be approved as a special resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The Trust Amendment Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of the outstanding shares as of the record date. Accordingly, a Company shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting means that such shareholder’s ordinary shares will not count towards the quorum requirement for the Extraordinary General Meeting and will not be voted. An abstention or broker non-vote will be counted towards the quorum requirement but will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Accordingly, a Company shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting will not be counted towards the number of ordinary shares required to validly establish a quorum, and if a valid quorum is otherwise established, it will have no effect on the outcome of any vote | |
| | | | on the Adjournment Proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established, but will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting. | |
| Q. If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker automatically vote them for me? | | | A. No. Under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares with respect to non-discretionary matters unless you provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures provided to you by your broker, bank, or nominee. We believe all the proposals presented to the shareholders will be considered non-discretionary and therefore your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. Your bank, broker, or other nominee can vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance with directions you provide. If your shares are held by your broker as your nominee, which we refer to as being held in “street name”, you may need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares. | |
| Q. What is a Quorum requirement? | | | A. A quorum of our shareholders is necessary to hold a valid Extraordinary General Meeting. A quorum will be present at the Extraordinary General Meeting if the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting are represented in person or by proxy. As of the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting, the holders of at least 43,125,001 ordinary shares would be required to achieve a quorum. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement, but will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting. In the absence of a quorum, the chairman of the meeting has power to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting. | |
| Q. Who can vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting? | | | A. Only holders of record of our ordinary shares at the close of business on , 2019 are entitled to have their vote counted at the Extraordinary General Meeting and any adjournments thereof. On this record date, 86,250,000 ordinary shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. Shareholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the record date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then you are a shareholder of record. As a | |
| | | | shareholder of record, you may vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person, we urge you to fill out and return the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted. Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank. If on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent. | |
| Q. Does the board recommend voting for the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal? | | | A. Yes. After careful consideration of the terms and conditions of these proposals, our board has determined that the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The board recommends that our shareholders vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal. | |
| Q. What interests do the Company’s Sponsor, directors and officers have in the approval of the proposals? | | | A. Our Sponsor, directors and officers have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among other things, director or indirect ownership of founder shares and warrants that may become exercisable in the future and advances that will not be repaid in the event of our winding up and the possibility of future compensatory arrangements. See the section entitled “The Extraordinary General Meeting — Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers”. | |
| Q. Do I have appraisal rights if I object to the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal? | | | A. Our shareholders do not have appraisal rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal under Cayman Islands law. | |
| Q. What do I need to do now? | | | A. We urge you to read carefully and consider the information contained in this Proxy Statement, including the annexes, and to consider how the proposals will affect you as a shareholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this Proxy Statement and on the enclosed proxy card. | |
| Q. How do I vote? | | | A. If you are a holder of record of our ordinary shares, you may vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Extraordinary General Meeting. | |
| | | | Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid envelope. You may still attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote in person if you have already voted by proxy. If your ordinary shares are held in “street name” by a broker or other agent, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent. | |
| Q. How do I redeem my ordinary shares? | | | A. Each of our public shareholders may submit an election that, if the Extension is implemented, such public shareholder elects to redeem all or a portion of its public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. You will also be able to redeem your public shares in connection with any proposed initial business combination, including the VG Business Combination, if applicable, or if we have not consummated our initial business combination by the Extended Date. In order to tender your ordinary shares for redemption, you must elect either to physically tender your share certificates to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street 30th Floor, New York, New York, 10004, Attn: Mark Zimkind, mzimkind@continentalstock.com, or to deliver your shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system, which election would likely be determined based on the manner in which you hold your shares. You should tender your ordinary shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September , 2019 (two business days before the Extraordinary General Meeting). | |
| Q. How do I withdrawal my election to redeem my ordinary shares? | | | A. If you delivered your ordinary shares for redemption to our transfer agent and decide prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting not to redeem your shares, you may request that our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at the address listed above. | |
| Q. What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials? | | | A. You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this Proxy Statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards, if your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. 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. 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 shares. | |
| Q. Who is paying for this proxy solicitation? | | | A. We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. We have engaged Morrow to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. We have agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $35,000. We will also reimburse Morrow for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Morrow and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners. | |
| Q. Who can help answer my questions? | | | A. If you have questions about the proposals or if you need additional copies of the Proxy Statement or the enclosed proxy card you should contact our proxy solicitor: Morrow Sodali LLC 470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Individuals call toll-free: (800) 662-5200 Banks and Brokerage Firms, please call (203) 658-9400 Email: IPOA.info@morrowsodali.com If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery of your ordinary shares, please contact: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company 1 State Street 30th Floor New York, New York 10004 Attention: Mark Zimkind E-mail: mzimkind@continentalstock.com You may also obtain additional information about us from documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information”. | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | | | Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned(3) | | | Approximate Percentage of Class A Ordinary Shares | | | Approximate Percentage of Class B Ordinary Shares | | | Approximate Percentage of Ordinary Shares(3) | | ||||||||||||
SCH Sponsor Corp. (our Sponsor) | | | | | 17,250,000(2) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 20.0% | | |
Chamath Palihapitiya(4) | | | | | 17,250,000(2) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 20.0% | | |
Ian Osborne(4) | | | | | 17,250,000(2) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 20.0% | | |
Steven Trieu | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Simon Williams | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Anthony Bates | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Adam Bain | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Andrea Wong | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Jacqueline D. Reses | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
James Ryans | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
All directors and executive officers as a group (9 individuals)(3) | | | | | 17,250,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 20.0% | | |
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US) LP(5) | | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC(6) | | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.1% | | |
| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1, PROPOSAL 2 AND PROPOSAL 3. | | | Please mark votes as indicated in this example | | | ☒ | |
| Proposal 1 — Extension of Corporate Life | | | FOR | | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | | | Check here for address change and indicate the correct address below: ☐ | | | ||
| Amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date that the Company has to consummate a business combination from September 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019. | | | ☐ | | | ☐ | | | ☐ | | | |||||
| Proposal 2 — Extension of Trust Agreement | | | FOR | | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | | | Date: , 2019 | | | ||
| Amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated September 13, 2017, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering if the Company has not completed its initial business combination from September 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019. Proposal 2 is conditioned on the approval of Proposal 1. If Proposal 2 is approved by the shareholders and Proposal 1 is not, neither proposal will take effect. | | | ☐ | | | ☐ | | | ☐ | | | Signature | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | Signature (if held jointly) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | Signature should agree with name printed hereon. If shares are held in the name of more than one person, EACH joint owner should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians and attorneys should indicate the capacity in which they sign. Attorneys should submit powers of attorney. | | | |||||
| Proposal 3 — Adjournment | | | FOR | | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | | | PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE ENCLOSED TO CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE ABOVE SIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF YOU RETURN A SIGNED AND DATED PROXY BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE, YOUR ORDINARY SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ABOVE. | | | ||
| Adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of Proposal 1 or Proposal 2. | | | ☐ | | | ☐ | | | ☐ | | | | |