Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Our initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount) at the time we sign a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
On September 13, 2022, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “General Meeting”) to consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to: (i) extend from September 14, 2022 to December 14, 2022, the date (the “Termination Date”) by which, if we have not consummated a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving one or more businesses or entities, we must: (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares; and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law, provided that the Sponsor (or its affiliates or permitted designees) deposits an amount into the Trust Account equal to the lesser of (A) US$1,120,000 or (B) $0.16 for each Public Share that is not redeemed in connection with the General Meeting, in exchange for one or more non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory notes issued by the Company to the Sponsor (or its affiliates or permitted designees), and (ii) in the event that the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination by December 14, 2022, without further approval of the Company’s shareholders, to allow the Company, by resolution of the board of directors of the Company if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date to extend the Termination Date up to three times, each by one additional month (for a total of up to three additional months to complete a Business Combination), provided that the Sponsor (or its affiliates or permitted designees) will deposit into the Trust Account: (I) for the first such monthly extension, the lesser of (a) US$385,000 or (b) $0.055 for each Public Share that is not redeemed in connection with the General Meeting; (II) for the second such monthly extension, the lesser of (a) US$385,000 or (b) $0.055 for each Public Share that is not redeemed in connection with the General Meeting; and (III) for the third such monthly extension, the lesser of (a) US$385,000 or (b) $0.055 for each Public Share that is not redeemed in connection with the General Meeting, for an aggregate deposit of up to the lesser of: (x) $1,155,000 or (y) US$0.165 for each Public Share that is not redeemed in connection with the General Meeting, in exchange for one or more non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory notes issued by the Company to the Sponsor (or its affiliates or permitted designees). If the Company completes its initial Business Combination, it will, at the option of the Sponsor (or its affiliates or permitted designees), repay the amounts loaned under the promissory note(s) or convert a portion or all of the amounts loaned under such promissory note(s) into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant, which warrants will be identical to the private placement warrants issued to the Sponsor at the time of the Company’s initial public offering. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination by the deadline to consummate an initial Business Combination, such promissory notes will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account. On September 13, 2022 the shareholders voted to approve the extension proposal. In connection with the extraordinary general meeting and vote to extend the Termination Date, shareholders elected to redeem 25,614,246 Public Shares. Following these redemptions, approximately $69.4 million remains in the Trust Account and 6,794,168 Public Shares remain issued and outstanding.
On December 13, 2022, the Sponsor deposited an aggregate of $373,679 (representing $0.055 per public share) into the Company’s Trust Account for its Public Shareholders, extending the date by which the Company has to complete its initial Business Combination from December 14, 2022 to January 13, 2023. In January and February 2023, the Sponsor made two additional deposits of $373,679 each (representing $0.055 per public share) into the Company’s Trust Account for its Public Shareholders, extending the date by which the Company has to complete its initial Business Combination to March 13, 2023.
The Company held an extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders (the “General Meeting”) on March 8, 2023 for the purposes of considering and voting upon an extension of the date by which the Company has to complete its initial Business Combination from March 14, 2023 to April 14, 2023 (the “Termination Date”), and to allow the Company to further extend the Termination Date without shareholder approval for up to five additional times, each by one additional month (for a total of up to five additional months to complete a Business Combination). To extend to the Termination Date, and for each monthly extension thereafter, the Sponsor has agreed to deposit into the Trust Account the lesser of (A) US$210,000 or (B) $0.035 for each Public Share that is not redeemed in connection with this General Meeting, in exchange for one or more non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory notes issued by the Company to the Sponsor. If the Company completes its initial Business Combination, it will, repay the amounts loaned under the promissory note(s) to the Sponsor. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination by the deadline to consummate an initial Business Combination, such promissory notes will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account. Shareholders approved the extension proposal. In connection with the General Meeting and vote to extend the Termination Date, shareholders elected to redeem 2,154,301 Public Shares. Following such redemptions, approximately $48.3 million remains in the Trust Account and 4,639,687 Public Shares remain issued and outstanding. In March 2023, the Sponsor made an additional deposit of $162,395 (representing $0.035 per public share) into the Company’s Trust Account for its Public Shareholders.
Further, in April, May, June, and July 2023, the Sponsor, deposited an additional $648,581 in the aggregate (representing $0.035 per public share) into the Company’s trust account for its public shareholders. These deposits enable the Company to extend the date by which the Company has to complete its initial business combination from April 14, 2023 to August 14, 2023. These Extensions are the first, second, third and fourth of five one-month extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents and provides the Company with additional time to complete its initial business combination.
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination by the Termination Date, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), 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 liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.
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