PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
The Company is a blank check company incorporated on March 3, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company, for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. On October 8, 2021, the Company consummated its IPO of 34,500,000 units, including the issuance of 4,500,000 units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. Each unit consists of one share of Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable public warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $345,000,000.
During the period from March 3, 2021 through March 4, 2021, the Sponsor received 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares for a per share purchase price of approximately $0.003. Prior to the IPO, the Company effected a share capitalization issuing 0.2 of a share for each ordinary share in issue, resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares. Prior to the IPO, our Sponsor also transferred 20,000 of its Class B ordinary shares to each of Jose Antonio Aguilar Bueno, Federico Carrillo-Zurcher, Hélio L. Magathães and Eva Redhe. Upon transfer of these 80,000 Class B ordinary shares, the Company recorded $557,600 of share-based compensation for services provided by the independent directors. Prior to the close of the IPO, certain anchor investors received 2,050,200 Class B ordinary shares, with the Company canceling an equivalent number of outstanding Class B ordinary shares held by our Sponsor. As of the date of this proxy statement, the initial shareholders continue to own an aggregate of 6,574,800 founder shares.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of an aggregate of 8,900,000 private placement warrants at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant in a private placement to its Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $8,900,000. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Sponsor owns an aggregate of 8,900,000 private placement warrants. Each whole private placement warrant is exercisable to purchase one whole Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share.
On October 6, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders where the shareholders voted to approve (1) an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from October 8, 2023 to February 8, 2024 and (2) an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to provide for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to convert into Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of an initial business combination at the election of the holder.
On October 17, 2023 and October 23, 2023, holders of 6,812,500 Class B ordinary shares of the Company voluntarily elected to convert such Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares of the Company, on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Class B Conversion”). Notwithstanding the Class B Conversion, such holders will not be entitled to receive any funds held in the trust account with respect to any Class A ordinary shares issued to such holders as a result of the Class B Conversion, and no additional amounts will be deposited into the trust account in respect of such Class A ordinary shares held by such holders.
Additionally, the Company’s public shareholders elected to redeem 24,301,795 Class A ordinary shares at a redemption price of approximately $10.53 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $256 million. After the satisfaction of the redemption, the balance in the trust account was approximately $107 million.
On October 10, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note to the Sponsor or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), pursuant to which the Payee agreed that the Payee or one or more of its affiliates or designees will deposit into the Company’s trust account an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $0.025 per Class A ordinary share of the Company multiplied by the number of Class A ordinary shares of the Company then outstanding and (ii) $100,000, for each calendar month until the earlier of (i) the Company’s completion of a business combination and (ii) February 8, 2024. The maximum aggregate amount of deposits shall be $400,000.
The Company is proposing to amend its Governing Documents to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Extended Date.