The Forward Purchase Agreement contains additional representations, warranties, indemnities, agreements and termination rights of the parties thereto.
If we have not completed our initial business combination within such time period, 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 earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (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 outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case, to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our initial business combination will be successful.
Non-Redemption Agreements
On November 2, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the AA Merger Agreement, on November 4, 2022, and on November 8, 2022, certain of our Public Offering anchor investors (the “Anchor Investors”) entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with us and our Sponsor. Pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements, such Anchor Investors agreed for our benefit to (i) vote certain of our ordinary shares now owned or hereafter acquired (the “Subject Equity Securities”), representing 3,705,743 of our ordinary shares in the aggregate, in favor of the proposal to amend our organizational documents to extend the time we are permitted to close a business combination and (ii) not redeem the Subject Equity Securities in connection with such proposal. In connection with these commitments from the Anchor Investors, our Sponsor has agreed to transfer to each Anchor Investor an amount of our Class B ordinary shares on or promptly after the consummation of the Business Combination.
Extraordinary General Meeting
On November 9, 2022, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”), to vote on an amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to, among other things, extend the date by which we must (1) consummate an initial business combination, (2) cease our operations except for the purpose of winding up if we fail to complete such initial business combination, and (3) redeem all of our Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in our Public Offering (such proposal, the “Extension Proposal”). At the meeting our shareholders voted to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association by special resolution, extending the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination from November 13, 2022 to May 13, 2023. On November 9, 2022, the Company filed the Special Resolution and the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies.
In connection with its solicitation of proxies in connection with the Extension Proposal, the Company was required to permit its public shareholders to redeem their Public Shares. Of the 20,000,000 Public Shares outstanding with redemption rights, a total of 212 of our shareholders elected to redeem 15,357,970 Public Shares at a per share redemption price of $10.09. As a result, approximately $154.9 million will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders, and approximately $46.9 million will remain in the Trust Account. Following the redemptions, we will have 4,642,030 Public Shares with redemption rights outstanding.
See the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Company with the SEC on October 19, 2022 and the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on November 9, 2022 for additional information.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of September 30, 2022, we had approximately $147,000 outside of the Trust Account and a working capital deficit of approximately $7.4 million.
Our liquidity needs up to September 30, 2022 had been satisfied through a payment from the Sponsor of $25,000 for Class B ordinary shares to cover certain offering costs and the loan under an unsecured promissory note from the Sponsor of $81,457. The promissory note was fully repaid upon the closing of the Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us working capital loans. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any working capital loans.
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