PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
Background
We are a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We were incorporated in Delaware on April 19, 2021. In connection with our formation, we issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 founder shares to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000.
On September 7, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 23,000,000 units, including 3,000,000 units issued to the underwriters based on a full exercise of their over-allotment option. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable public warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock for $11.50 per share. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we completed the private sale of an aggregate of 11,200,000 private placement warrants to our Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $11,200,000.
The prospectus for our IPO and our charter originally provided that we had until December 7, 2022, or 15 months after the closing of our IPO, to complete a business combination. A total of $234,600,000 of the net proceeds from our initial public offering (including the over-allotment) and the private placement with the Sponsor were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders.
The Extension Amendment
The Company is proposing to amend its charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Extended Date.
As previously disclosed, on September 28, 2022, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement with CDH.
The sole purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal is to provide the Company with sufficient time to complete its proposed business combination with CDH or another initial business combination. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved and the Company has not completed its proposed business combination with CDH or otherwise consummated an initial business combination by the end of the Combination Period, the Company 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, and subject to having lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including any interest earned on the trust account deposits (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and after setting aside up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our Board, in accordance with applicable law, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware 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 if we fail to complete an initial business combination by the end of the Combination Period.
A copy of the proposed amendment to the Company’s charter is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A.
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