Preliminary Revised Proxy Statement – Form PRER14A
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN ACQUISITION CORP.:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Special Meeting") of
The Special Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to vote and examine the list of Stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting by visiting www.cleartrustonline.com/GBBK and entering the control number found on your proxy card, included in your proxy materials. If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote by mail, by toll-free telephone number or, by using the Internet. We are pleased to utilize the virtual stockholder meeting technology to provide ready access and cost savings for our stockholders and the Company. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world.
Even if you are planning on attending the Special Meeting online, please promptly submit your proxy vote online or by telephone, or, if you received a printed form of proxy in the mail, by completing, dating, signing and returning the enclosed proxy, so your shares will be represented at the Special Meeting. Instructions on voting your shares are in the proxy materials you received for the Special Meeting.
The sole purpose of the Special Meeting is to consider and vote upon the following proposals:
1.Proposal 1 - Extension Proposal: To amend the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination or, if it fails to do so, cease its operations and redeem or repurchase 100% of the shares of the Company's common stock issued in the Company's initial public offering, from
2.Proposal 2 - Trust Amendment Proposal: To approve an amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated
3.Proposal 3 - Adjournment Proposal: To approve the adjournment of the Special 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 forgoing proposals.
Each of the proposals (together, the "Proposals") is more fully described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. The purpose of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to allow us additional time to complete an initial business combination, as contemplated by our charter.
Our Board currently believes that there will not be sufficient time before November12, 2024, to complete an initial business combination. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our stockholders to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination in order that our stockholders have the opportunity to participate in our future investment.
In connection with the Extension Proposal, stockholders who own shares of our common stock issued in our initial public offering ("public shares") have certain rights to have their shares redeemed by the Company for cash. For a description of these redemption rights and the procedure for electing redemption, see "PROPOSAL 1 - THE EXTENSION PROPOSAL - Redemption Rights."
To exercise your redemption rights, you must demand that the Company redeem your public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account, and tender your shares to the Company's transfer agent at least two business days prior to the Special Meeting (or November1, 2024). You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or by delivering your shares electronically using the
If the Extension Proposal and Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved, unless the Company can complete a business combination by November12, 2024, we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Our Sponsor or its designees will have the sole discretion whether to continue extending for additional calendar months until the Extended Date and if our Sponsor determines not to continue extending for additional calendar months, its obligation to make additional contributions will terminate.
Our Board has fixed the close of business on October8, 2024 as the date for determining the Company stockholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Special Meeting. Only holders of record of the Company's common stock on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Special Meeting.
Based upon the current amount in the Trust Account, the Company anticipates that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately
You are not being asked to vote on a business combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, provided that you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to consider a business combination, you will retain the right to vote on a business combination when it is submitted to stockholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash in the event a business combination is approved and completed, or if we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.
After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that all of the Proposals are advisable and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote "FOR" such proposals.
Enclosed is the Proxy Statement containing detailed information concerning the Proposals and the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, we urge you to read this material carefully and vote your shares.
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Your vote is important. If you are a stockholder of record, please vote online or by telephone, or sign, date and retuyour proxy card as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented at the Special Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may also cast your vote online at the Special Meeting. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank how to vote your shares, or you may cast your vote online at the Special Meeting by obtaining a proxy from your brokerage firm or bank.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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PROXY STATEMENT
The Special Meeting of stockholders of
1.Proposal 1 - Extension Proposal: To amend the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which we refer to as the "charter", to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination or, if it fails to do so, cease its operations and redeem or repurchase 100% of the shares of the Company's common stock issued in the Company's initial public offering, from
2.Proposal 2 - The Trust Amendment Proposal: To approve an amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated
3.Proposal 3 - Adjournment Proposal: To approve the adjournment of the Special 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 forgoing proposals.
The purpose of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to allow us additional time to complete an initial business combination, as contemplated by our charter (a "Business Combination").
In connection with the Extension Proposal, stockholders who own shares of our common stock issued in our initial public offering ("IPO") (we refer to such stockholders as "public stockholders" and such shares as "public shares") may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares even if they vote for, or do not vote on, the Extension Proposal. If such stockholders elect to redeem, the redemption will be for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Company's trust account (the "Trust Account"), including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We refer to the election to redeem public shares in connection with the Extension Proposal as the "Election." If the Extension Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of stockholders, holders of public shares who do not make the Election will retain their right to redeem their public shares when a business combination is submitted to the stockholders for approval, subject to any limitations set forth in our charter as amended by the Extension Amendment. In addition, public stockholders who do not make the Election would be entitled to have their public shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed a business combination by the Extended Date.
Simultaneous with the closing of our IPO, we completed the sale of 8,537,500 private placement warrants in a private placement to our Sponsor,
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Our Sponsor, its affiliates and our independent directors collectively own 4,312,500 shares of our common stock that were issued prior to our IPO, which shares we refer to as "Founder Shares." The Founder Shares and an additional 450,000 shares ("Representative Shares") owned by affiliates of
We will not proceed with the Extension Amendment if the number of public shares redeemed subject to the Election causes us to have less than
To exercise your redemption rights, you must demand that the Company redeem your public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account, and tender your shares to the Company's transfer agent at least two business days prior to the Special Meeting (or
The withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account in connection with the Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Election, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately
If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by
There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to the Company's warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor and our officers and directors will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of 4,312,500 Founder Shares that were issued prior to our IPO. As a consequence, a liquidating distribution will be made only with respect to the public shares.
The affirmative vote of at least 65% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, including the Founder Shares, will be required to approve the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment at any time without any further action by our stockholders.
If the Company liquidates, our Sponsor has agreed to indemnify us to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to us, or any claims by a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into an acquisition agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i)
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our IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which we refer to as the "Securities Act." Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, our Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. We cannot assure you, however, that our Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. Based upon the current amount in the Trust Account, we anticipate that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately
Under the DGCL, stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by them in a dissolution. If the corporation complies with certain procedures set forth in Section 280 of the DGCL intended to ensure that it makes reasonable provision for all claims against it, including a 60-day notice period during which any third-party claims can be brought against the corporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before any liquidating distributions are made to stockholders, any liability of stockholders with respect to a liquidating distribution is limited to the lesser of such stockholder's pro rata share of the claim or the amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of the stockholder would be barred after the third anniversary of the dissolution.
Because the Company will not be complying with Section 280 of the DGCL, Section 281(b) of the DGCL requires us to adopt a plan, based on facts known to us at such time that will provide for our payment of all existing and pending claims or claims that may be potentially brought against us within the 10 years following our dissolution. However, because we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations have been limited to searching for prospective target businesses to acquire, the only likely claims to arise would be from our vendors (such as lawyers or investment bankers) or prospective target businesses.
If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the Company, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, will (i) remove from the Trust Account an amount, which we refer to as the "Withdrawal Amount", equal to the number of public shares properly redeemed multiplied by the per-share price (such per-share price being equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares) and (ii) deliver to the holders of such redeemed public shares their portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The remainder of such funds shall remain in the Trust Account and be available for use by the Company to complete a business combination on or before the Extended Date. Holders of public shares who do not redeem their public shares now will retain their redemption rights and their ability to vote on a business combination through the Extended Date if the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved.
Our Board has fixed the close of business on October8, 2024, as the date for determining the Company stockholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Special Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of the Company's common stock on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof. On the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 5,508,353 shares of common stock outstanding. The Company's warrants do not have voting rights in connection with the proposals to be considered at the Special Meeting.
This Proxy Statement contains important information about the Special Meeting and the proposals. Please read it carefully and vote your shares.
This Proxy Statement is dated [ ], 2024, and is first being mailed to stockholders on or about [], 2024.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING
These Questions and Answers are only summaries of the matters they discuss. They do not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read carefully the entire document, including the annex to this Proxy Statement.
Why am I receiving this Proxy Statement? |
The purpose of the Proposals is to allow us additional time to complete an initial business combination. |
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What is being voted on? |
You are being asked to vote on: •a proposal to amend our charter to extend the date by which we have to consummate a business combination (the "Combination Period") from •a proposal to approve an amendment to the Trust Agreement. |
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Why is the Company proposing the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal? |
The purpose of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to allow us additional time to complete a business combination. However, even if the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate a business combination, given the actions that must occur prior to closing of a business combination. |
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The Company believes that given its expenditure of time, effort and money on finding a business combination, circumstances warrant providing public stockholders an opportunity to consider a business combination. Accordingly, the Board is proposing the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal to amend our charter in the form set forth in Annex A hereto and to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B hereto, respectively, to extend the date by which we must (i) consummate a business combination, (ii) cease our operations if we fail to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of our common stock included as part of the units sold in our IPO from |
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You are not being asked to vote on a business combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, provided that you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to consider the business combination, you will retain the right to vote on the business combination when it is submitted to stockholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash in the event the business combination is approved and completed. You will also be entitled to receive your share of the funds in the Trust Account if we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date. |
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Why should I vote "FOR" the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal? |
Our Board believes that our stockholders should have an opportunity to consider a business combination. Accordingly, the Extension is intended to give our stockholders that opportunity, and to give the Company the opportunity to complete a business combination. |
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Moreover, voting FOR the Extension Proposal or FOR the Trust Amendment Proposal will not affect your right to seek redemption of your public shares in connection with the vote to approve the business combination. Our charter provides that if our stockholders approve an amendment to our charter that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our business combination on or before |
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Our Board recommends that you vote in favor of both the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. |
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If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the Extension is implemented, we will, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, remove the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account, deliver to the holders of redeemed public shares their portions of the Withdrawal Amount and retain the remainder of the funds in the Trust Account for our use in connection with consummating a business combination on or before the Extended Date. The removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account in connection with the redemption of public shares 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 is implemented, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately |
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We will not proceed with the Extension Amendment if redemptions of our public shares cause us to have less than |
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If the Extension Proposal or is not approved and we have not consummated the business combination by |
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Would I still be able to exercise my redemption rights if I vote "AGAINST" the business combination? |
Yes. Unless you elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Extension, you will be able to vote on any business combination when it is submitted to stockholders if you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to seek stockholder approval of the business combination. You will retain your right to redeem your public shares upon consummation of the business combination in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the business combination, subject to any limitations set forth in our charter. |
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How do I redeem my shares of common stock in connection with the Extension Proposal? |
In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must, prior to |
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The redemption rights include the requirement that a stockholder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number, and address in order to validly redeem its public shares. |
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When would the Board abandon the Extension Proposal? |
Our Board will abandon the Extension if our stockholders do not approve the Extension Proposal. In addition, notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension at any time without any further action by our stockholders. |
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When would the Board abandon the Extension Proposal? |
Our Board will abandon the Extension Amendment if our stockholders do not approve the Extension Proposal. In addition, notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment at any time without any further action by our stockholders. |
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How do the Company insiders intend to vote their shares? |
All of our directors, executive officers and their respective affiliates have agreed to vote all shares of common stock over which they have voting control (including any public shares owned by them) in favor of the Extension Proposal. Currently, our Sponsor, our officers and directors, and representatives own 4,762,500 shares, including 4,312,500 Founder Shares and 450,000 |
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What is the quorum for the meeting? |
As of the record date, 5,508,353 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. The holders of a majority in voting power of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, present or represented by proxy, constitutes a quorum for the purpose of adopting proposals at the Special Meeting. If you submit a properly executed proxy, then you will be considered part of the quorum. |
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What vote is required to adopt the proposals? |
The Extension Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least 65% of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of the record date, including the Founder Shares. Accordingly, a Company stockholder's failure to vote by proxy or online at the Special Meeting or an abstention with respect to the Extension Proposal will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" such proposal. |
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The Trust Amendment Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least 65% of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of the record date, including the Founder Shares. Accordingly, a Company stockholder's failure to vote by proxy or online at the Special Meeting or an abstention with respect to the Trust Amendment Proposal will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" such proposal. |
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What if I don't want to vote "FOR" the Extension Proposal? |
If you do not want the Extension Proposal to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote "AGAINST" such proposal. You will be entitled to redeem your public shares for cash in connection with the Extension Proposal whether or not you vote on the Extension Proposal so long as you make a timely election to redeem your public shares as described under "How do I redeem my shares of common stock in connection with the Extension Proposal?" If the Extension Proposal is approved, and the Extension is implemented, then the Withdrawal Amount will be withdrawn from the Trust Account and paid to the redeeming holders. |
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What happens if the Extension Proposal is not approved? |
Our Board will abandon the Extension if our stockholders do not approve the Extension Proposal. |
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If the Extension Proposal is not approved and we have not consummated the business combination by |
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There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event we wind up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, officers and directors will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares and warrants. |
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If the Extension is approved, what happens next? |
We are seeking the Extension to provide us time to complete the business combination. Our efforts to complete the business combination will involve: |
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•establishing a meeting date and record date for considering the business combination, and distributing proxy materials to stockholders; and |
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•holding a special meeting of stockholders to consider the business combination. |
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We are seeking approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal because we will not be able to complete all of the tasks listed above prior to |
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Upon approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal by holders of at least 65% of the common stock outstanding as of the record date, we will file an amendment to the charter with the Secretary of State of the |
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We cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account following the redemption if the Extension Proposal is approved, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately |
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If the Extension Proposal is 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 common stock held by our Sponsor, our directors and our officers as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares. |
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Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension at any time without any further action by our stockholders. |
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What happens to the Company's warrants if the Extension Proposal is not approved? |
If the Extension Proposal is not approved and we have not consummated the business combination by |
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What happens to the Company's warrants if the Extension Proposal is approved? |
If the Extension Proposal is approved, we will retain the blank check company restrictions previously applicable to us and continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the Extended Date. The public warrants will remain outstanding and only become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a business combination, provided there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the shares of common stock 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). |
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How do I attend the meeting? |
As a registered shareholder, you received a Proxy Card from |
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The meeting website will be available for access 15 minutes prior to the start of the Special Meeting. |
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Beneficial investors, who own their investments through a bank or broker, will need to contact their bank or broker to receive their control number. If you plan to vote at the meeting you will need to have a legal proxy from your bank or broker. |
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How do I change or revoke my vote? |
You may change your vote by timely submitting a proxy with new voting instructions online or by telephone or by timely delivering a later-dated, signed proxy card so that it is received prior to the Special Meeting, or by attending the Special Meeting online and voting. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to our Secretary, which must be received by our Secretary prior to the Special Meeting. |
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If my shares are held in "street name," will my broker automatically vote them for me? |
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 the proposals presented to the stockholders at the Special Meeting, other than Proposal 2, will be considered non-discretionary and therefore your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. 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. |
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Who can vote at the Special Meeting? |
Only holders of record of our common stock at the close of business on October8, 2024, are entitled to have their vote counted at the Special Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. On this record date, 5,508,353 shares of our common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. |
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Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the record date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, |
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Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the |
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Does the Board recommend voting for the approval of the proposals? |
Yes. The Board recommends that our stockholders vote "FOR" each of the director nominees and "FOR" the remaining proposals. |
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What interests do the Company's Sponsor, directors and officers, and the Representative have in the approval of the proposals? |
Our Sponsor, directors and officers, and the Representatives have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder. These interests include ownership of 4,312,500 Founder Shares, which unlike public shares have no redemption rights, and 450,000 |
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Do I have appraisal rights? |
Our stockholders do not have appraisal rights in connection with any of the proposals under the DGCL. |
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What do I need to do now? |
We urge you to read carefully and consider the information contained in this Proxy Statement, including the annex, and to consider how the proposals will affect you as our stockholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this Proxy Statement and on the enclosed proxy card. |
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How do I vote? |
If you are a holder of record of our common stock, you may vote online at the Special Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting online, 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 Special Meeting and vote online if you have already voted by proxy. |
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If your shares of our common stock 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 Special Meeting if your bank or broker provides you with a control number. |
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What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials? |
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 retueach proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your Company shares. |
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Who is paying for this proxy solicitation? |
The Company will bear the cost of preparing, printing and mailing the materials in connection with this solicitation of proxies. In addition to mailing these materials, officers and regular employees of the Company may, without being additionally compensated, solicit proxies personally and by mail, telephone, facsimile or electronic communication. The Company has not engaged a proxy solicitor for this Special Meeting. |
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Who can help answer my questions? |
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 the Company at (407) 720-9250. |
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You may also obtain additional information about the Company from documents filed with the |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Proxy Statement includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Proxy Statement including, without limitation, statements regarding the pending business combination and the Company's financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "seek" and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management's current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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THE SPECIAL MEETING
Overview
Date, Time and Place.The Special Meeting of the Company's stockholders will be held at
If your shares are registered in your name with our transfer agent and you wish to attend the Special Meeting, you may register to do so as described above.
Beneficial owners who wish to vote during the Special Meeting must obtain a legal proxy by contacting their account representative at the bank, broker, or other nominee that holds their shares to obtain a legal proxy. All holders can register to attend the meeting with their control number.
Voting Power; Record Date. You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Special Meeting, if you owned the Company's common stock at the close of business on October8, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting. You will have one vote per proposal for each share of the Company's common stock you owned on the record date. The Company's warrants do not carry voting rights. At the close of business on the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 5,508,353 shares of common stock outstanding, each of which entitles its holder to cast one vote per proposal.
Proxies; Board Solicitation.Your proxy is being solicited by the Board on the proposals being presented to stockholders at the Special Meeting. No recommendation is being made as to whether you should elect to redeem your public shares. Proxies may be solicited in person or by telephone. If you grant a proxy, you may still revoke your proxy and vote your shares online at the Special Meeting if you are a holder of record of the Company's common stock. You may contact the Company at (407) 720-9250.
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PROPOSAL 1 - THE EXTENSION PROPOSAL
Overview
The Company is proposing to amend its charter to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination for up to nine additional months at the election of the Company, ultimately until as late as
The purpose of this proposal is to allow the Company additional time to complete an initial business combination. The Board believes that, given the Company's expenditure of time, effort and money on finding a business combination, circumstances warrant providing public stockholders an opportunity to consider a business combination.
If the Extension Proposal is approved, commencing on or before
The contributions are conditioned upon the implementation of the Extension Proposal. The contributions will not occur if the Extension Proposal is not approved or the Extension is not completed. The amount of the contributions will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to our Sponsor or its designees upon consummation of an initial business combination. If our Sponsor or its designees advises the Company that it does not intend to make the contributions, then the Extension Proposal will not be put before the stockholders at the Special Meeting and, unless the Company can complete a business combination by
A copy of the proposed amendment to the charter of the Company is attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex A.
The Company's public stockholders will have an opportunity to have their public shares redeemed in accordance with the Company's charter either upon enactment of the Extension Amendment or, whether or not the Extension Proposal is approved, upon consummation of an initial business combination or in connection with the winding up of the Company. See "Redemption Rights" below.
Reasons for the Extension Proposal
The Company's amended charter provides that the Company has until
The Company's charter provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 65% of all outstanding shares of common stock, including the Founder Shares, is required to amend the charter to extend our corporate existence, except in connection with, and effective upon, consummation of a business combination. Because we continue to believe that a business combination would be in the best interests of our stockholders, and because we do not expect to be able to conclude a business combination before
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We believe that the foregoing charter provision was included to protect Company stockholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the charter. We also believe that, given the Company's expenditure of time, effort and money on finding a business combination with respect to the business combination, circumstances warrant providing public stockholders an opportunity to consider a business combination.
If the Extension Proposal Is Not Approved
If the Extension Proposal is not approved, we will not amend our charter to extend the deadline for effecting a business combination. If that deadline is not extended, it is highly unlikely that we will consummate a business combination by
There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to the Company's warrants, which will expire worthless in the event we wind up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, officers and directors, and
If the Extension Proposal Is Approved
If the Extension Proposal is approved, the Company will file an amendment to the charter with the Secretary of State of the
Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension at any time without any further action by our stockholders.
If the Extension Proposal is approved, and the Extension Amendment is implemented, each public stockholder may seek to redeem its public shares as described under "Redemption Rights," below. We cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account following any redemptions, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately
You are not being asked to vote on a business combination at this time. If the Extension Amendment is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, provided that you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to consider the business combination, you will retain the right to vote on the business combination when it is submitted to stockholders, and you will have the right to redeem your public shares for cash in the event the business combination is approved and completed. You will also be entitled to receive your share of the funds in the Trust Account if we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.
Required Vote
The affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, including the Founder Shares, is required to approve the Extension Proposal. If you do not vote, you abstain from voting or you fail to instruct your broker or other nominee as to the voting of shares you beneficially own, your action will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the Extension Proposal.
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If you do not want the Extension Proposal approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote "AGAINST" the Extension Amendment. You will be entitled to redeem your public shares for cash in connection with the Extension Amendment whether or not you vote on the Extension Proposal, and regardless of how you vote, so long as you exercise your redemption rights as described below under "Redemption Rights." The Company anticipates that a public stockholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the implementation of the Extension.
Our Sponsor, all of our directors, executive officers and their affiliates, and the Representatives are expected to vote any common stock owned by them in favor of the Extension Proposal. On the record date, our Sponsor, directors and officers of the Company and their affiliates, and the Representatives beneficially owned and were entitled to vote an aggregate of 4,762,500 shares, including 4,312,500 Founder Shares and 450,000
Recommendation of the Board
After careful consideration of all relevant factors, our Board has determined that the Extension Amendment is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Our Board has approved and declared advisable adoption of the Extension Proposal.
Our Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders vote "FOR" the approval of the Extension Proposal.
Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers and the Representatives
When you consider the recommendation of our Board, you should keep in mind that our Sponsor, executive officers and members of our Board have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder. These interests include, among other things:
•our Sponsor and its affiliates own 4,312,500 Founder Shares and 450,000
•if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, our Sponsor has agreed to indemnify us to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below
•none of our officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered to the Company, and all of the current members of our Board are expected to continue to serve as directors at least through the date of the special meeting to vote on a proposed business combination and may even continue to serve following any potential business combination and receive compensation thereafter.
If we are deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), we would be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities would be severely restricted and, as a result, we may abandon our efforts to consummate an initial business combination and liquidate.
There is currently uncertainty concerning the applicability of the Investment Company Act to blank check companies, or SPACs, including companies like ours. As a result, it is possible that a claim could be made that we have been operating as an unregistered investment company.
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If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our activities would be severely restricted. In addition, we would be subject to burdensome compliance requirements. We do not believe that our principal activities will subject us to regulation as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. However, if we are deemed to be an investment company and subject to compliance with and regulation under the Investment Company Act, we would be subject to additional regulatory burdens and expenses for which we have not allotted funds. As a result, unless we are able to modify our activities so that we would not be deemed an investment company, we would expect to abandon our efforts to complete an initial business combination and instead to liquidate. If we were to liquidate, our warrants will expire worthless. This will also cause you to lose any investment opportunity related to a Business Combination, and the chance of realizing future gains on your investment through any price appreciation in the combined company.
To mitigate the risk that we might be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we have instructed the trustee to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in an interest bearing demand deposit account until the earlier of the consummation of an initial business combination or our liquidation. As a result, we will likely receive minimal interest, if any, on the funds held in the Trust Account, which may reduce the dollar amount the public stockholders would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of the Company.
To mitigate the risk of us being deemed to be an unregistered investment company (including under the subjective test of Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act) and thus subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act, on or about
In the event that we are deemed to be an investment company, despite any change in investments in the Trust Account, we may be required to liquidate the Company, and the longer the period before the investment change, the greater the risk of being considered an investment company.
We may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a
None of the members of the Company's sponsor group is, is controlled by, or has substantial ties with a foreign person and therefore, we believe, will not be subject to
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combined company without first obtaining CFIUS clearance, which may limit the attractiveness of or prevent us from pursuing certain initial business combination opportunities that we believe would otherwise be beneficial to us and our shareholders. As a result, the pool of potential targets with which we could complete an initial business combination may be limited and we may be adversely affected in terms of competing with other special purpose acquisition companies which do not have similar foreign ownership issues.
Moreover, the process of government review, whether by the CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy and we have limited time to complete our initial business combination. If we cannot complete our initial business combination by
A 1%
On
The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The
Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after
Nasdaq Rule 5815 was amended effective October7, 2024 to provide for the immediate suspension and delisting for failure to meet the 36-month requirement in Nasdaq Rule IM 5101-2(b) to complete a business combination, and our securities will face an immediate suspension and delisting action once we receive a delisting determination letter from Nasdaq after the 36-month window ends on May9, 2025
Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2(b) (the "Rule"), requires that we complete a business combination no later than 36months after our IPO, and Nasdaq Rule 5815 was amended effective October7, 2024 to provide for the immediate suspension and delisting for failure to meet the 36-month requirement to complete a business
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combination in the Rule, and our securities will face an immediate suspension and delisting action once we receive a delisting determination letter from Nasdaq after the 36-month window ends on May9, 2025. Therefore, if we do not complete our business combination by May9, 2025, our securities will be suspended and delisted from Nasdaq. In addition, while we may appeal the suspension and delisting, a Nasdaq hearings panel will have no discretion in allowing us to remain listed and may only reverse the Nasdaq's staff's determination if it finds it made a factual error applying the Rule, which there will not be assuming that we receive a delisting letter on or after May9, 2025.
The Extension Proposal would allow us to complete a business combination after May9, 2025, which is beyond the time-frame permitted by the Rule and which means we may not be listed at the time we close a business combination.
If our securities are delisted, our securities would likely trade on the Over the Counter market, which could limit investors' ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions. If this were to occur, we would face significant material adverse consequences, including.
•a determination that our public shares are a "penny stock," which will require brokers trading in the public shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for its securities;
•a limited availability of market quotations for the Company's securities;
•reduced liquidity for the Company's securities;
•a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
Because we would no longer be listed on Nasdaq, our securities would no longer be considered to be "covered securities" under the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities, including in connection with our initial business combination, which may make more difficult and costly to complete a business combination. Further, this may make us a less attractive business combination partner for companies with which we would otherwise seek to pursue a business combination. In addition, our securityholders could be prohibited from trading in our securities absent our registration in the state where such securityholder lives. To date we have not registered our securities in any State, and do not currently plan to do so. This may make it difficult or impossible for our securityholders to trade in our securities.
Redemption Rights
If the Extension Proposal is approved and the Extension Amendment is implemented, each public stockholder may seek to redeem 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. A public stockholder will have this redemption right regardless of how it votes, or whether it votes, with respect to the Extension Proposal. Holders of public shares who do not elect to redeem their public shares in connection with the Extension will retain the right to redeem their public shares in connection with any stockholder vote to approve a proposed business combination, or if the Company has not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.
If the Extension Proposal is not approved, unless the Company can complete a business combination by
TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST IN WRITING THAT WE REDEEM YOUR PUBLIC SHARES FOR CASH TO CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY AT THE ADDRESS BELOW, AND, AT THE SAME TIME, COMPLY, OR ENSURE YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES, WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED ELSEWHERE HEREIN, INCLUDING DELIVERING YOUR SHARES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT
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THE REQUIREMENT THAT A STOCKHOLDER MUST IDENTIFY ITSELF IN WRITING AS A BENEFICIAL HOLDER AND PROVIDE ITS LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO VALIDLY REDEEM ITS PUBLIC SHARES.
In connection with tendering your shares for redemption, prior to
Through the DWAC system, this electronic delivery process can be accomplished by the stockholder, whether or not it is a record holder or its shares are held in "street name," by contacting the transfer agent or its broker and requesting delivery of its shares through the DWAC system. Delivering shares physically may take significantly longer. In order to obtain a physical stock certificate, a stockholder's broker and/or clearing broker, DTC, and the Company's transfer agent will need to act together to facilitate this request. There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker
Certificates that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures prior to
If properly demanded, the Company will redeem each public share for 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), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. Based upon the amount in the Trust Account as of the record date, the Company anticipates that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately
If you exercise your redemption rights, you will be exchanging your shares of the Company's common stock for cash and will no longer own the shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if you properly demand redemption and tender your stock certificate(s) to the Company's transfer agent prior to
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The following discussion is a summary of certain
If a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for
WE URGE HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK CONTEMPLATING EXERCISE OF THEIR REDEMPTION RIGHTS TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING
This section is addressed to
•an individual who is a
•a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for
•an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for
•a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a
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Redemption of Common Stock
In the event that a
In determining whether any of the foregoing tests are satisfied, a
If none of the foregoing tests are satisfied, then the redemption will be treated as a distribution and the tax effects will be as described below under "
Gain or Loss on a Redemption of Common Stock Treated as a Sale
If the redemption qualifies as a sale of common stock, a
Taxation of Distributions
If the redemption does not qualify as a sale of common stock, the
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will constitute a retuof capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the
This section is addressed to Non-
Redemption of Common Stock
The characterization for
Non-
Gain or Loss on a Redemption of Common Stock Treated as a Sale
If the redemption qualifies as a sale of common stock, a Non-
•the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-
•the Non-
•we are or have been a "
Taxation of Distributions
If the redemption does not qualify as a sale of common stock, the Non-
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As previously noted above, the foregoing discussion of certain material
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PROPOSAL 2 - THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
Overview
The Company entered into that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated
The proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement, in the form set forth in Annex B hereof (the "Trust Amendment"), would amend the Trust Agreement to authorize the Extension as contemplated by the Extension Proposal.
Reasons for the Proposal
The purpose of the Trust Amendment Proposal is to authorize the Extension under the Trust Agreement, as the Extension is not contemplated under the Trust Agreement's current terms.
We believe that given the Company's expenditure of time, effort and money on pursuing an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing public stockholders an opportunity to consider a business combination. For the Company to implement the Extension, the Trust Agreement must be amended to authorize the Extension.
Vote Required for Approval
The affirmative vote of holders of 65% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, including the Founder Shares, is required to approve the Trust Amendment Proposal. If you do not vote, you abstain from voting or you fail to instruct your broker or other nominee as to the voting of shares you beneficially own, your action will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the Trust Amendment Proposal. If you do not want the Trust Amendment Proposal approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote "AGAINST" the Trust Amendment.
Our Sponsor, the Representatives and all of our directors, executive officers and their affiliates are expected to vote any common stock owned by them in favor of the Trust Amendment Proposal. On the record date, our Sponsor, the Representatives, directors and officers of the Company and their affiliates beneficially owned and were entitled to vote an aggregate of 4,762,500 shares of Common Stock, including 4,312,500 Founder Shares and 450,000
Recommendation of the Board
Our Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders vote "FOR" the approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal.
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PROPOSAL 3 - THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
Overview
The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow our Board to adjouthe Special Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to our stockholders in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Proposal. In no event will our Board adjouthe Special Meeting beyond November12, 2024.
Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved
If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our stockholders, our Board may not be able to adjouthe Special Meeting to a later date in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Proposal.
Vote Required for Approval
The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by stockholders represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting. Accordingly, if a valid quorum is otherwise established, a stockholder's failure to vote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal. Abstentions will be counted in determining whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal.
Recommendation of the Board
Our Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders vote "FOR" the approval of the Adjournment Proposal.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder Proposals
Business must be properly brought before an annual meeting in order to be considered by stockholders. Any stockholder desiring to present a proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act to be included in the definitive proxy statement and voted on by the stockholders at the 2025 Special Meeting of stockholders must submit a written proposal, including all supporting information, to the Company at its principal executive offices no later than 120 days prior to the date that we provide the notice of meeting for such annual meeting, and must meet all other requirements for inclusion in the proxy statement.
As provided in our Bylaws, if a stockholder intends to present a proposal for new business to be considered at the Special Meeting of stockholders but does not seek inclusion of the proposal in the Company's proxy statement for that meeting, then such proposal, including all supporting information, must be delivered to and received by the Company at our principal executive offices no later than 90 days nor earlier than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day before the meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting or (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made by the Company.
Director Nominations
The Company's Bylaws govethe submission of nominations for directors that a stockholder wishes to have considered at a meeting of stockholders, but that are not included in the Company's proxy materials. To nominate a director under our Bylaws, stockholders must submit a written proposal, including all supporting information, to the Company at its principal executive offices no later than 90 days nor earlier than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day before the meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting or (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made by the Company. Accordingly, we must receive notice of director nominations proposed by stockholders pursuant to our Bylaws for the 2025 Special Meeting of Stockholders between
In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our Bylaws, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act to comply with the universal proxy rules. The requirements under the universal proxy rules are in addition to the applicable procedural requirements under our Bylaws described above.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock as of the record date based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of the Company's common stock, by:
•each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock;
•each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns shares of common stock; and
•all our officers and directors as a group.
As of the record date, there were 5,508,353 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Unless otherwise indicated, all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them.
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(1)Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals
(2)Interests shown consist solely of founder shares.
(3)Based on 5,508,353 shares of common stock outstanding.
(4)Shares are held by
(5)Does not include any securities held by
(6)According to a Schedule 13G filed with the
The table above does not include the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants because the warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of the record date for the Special Meeting.
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HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION
Unless we have received contrary instructions, we may send a single copy of this Proxy Statement to any household at which two or more stockholders reside if we believe the stockholders are members of the same family. This process, known as "householding", reduces the volume of duplicate information received at any one household and helps to reduce our expenses. However, if stockholders prefer to receive multiple sets of our disclosure documents at the same address this year or in future years, the stockholders should follow the instructions described below. Similarly, if an address is shared with another stockholder and together both of the stockholders would like to receive only a single set of our disclosure documents, the stockholders should follow these instructions:
•If the shares are registered in the name of the stockholder, the stockholder should contact us at (407) 720-9250 to inform us of his or her request; or
•If a bank, broker or other nominee holds the shares, the stockholder should contact the bank, broker or other nominee directly.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the
If you would like additional copies of this Proxy Statement or if you have questions about the proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting, you should contact the Company at:
Attention:
Telephone: (407) 720-9250
If you are a stockholder of the Company and would like to request documents, please do so by October29, 2024, in order to receive them before the Special Meeting. If you request any documents from us, we will mail them to you by first class mail, or another equally prompt means.
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ANNEX A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
Pursuant to Section 242 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law
1.The name of the Corporation is
2.This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation amends the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.
3.This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of 65% of the stock entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the
4.The text of Section 9.1(b) of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
(b)Immediately after the Offering, a certain amount of the net offering proceeds received by the Corporation in the Offering (including the proceeds of any exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option) and certain other amounts specified in the Corporation's registration statement on Form S-1, initially filed with the
Annex A-1
5.The text of Section 9.2(d) of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
(d)In the event that the Corporation has not consummated an initial Business Combination by
6.The text of Section 9.7 of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
Additional Redemption Rights. If, in accordance with Section 9.1(a), any amendment is made to this Amended and Restated Certificate (a) to modify the substance or timing of the Corporation's obligation to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Corporation has not consummated an initial business combination by
Annex A-2
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ANNEX B
PROPOSED FORM OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment"), dated as of [], 2023, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") is made by and between
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into the Trust Agreement on
WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govethe liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein;
WHEREAS, at an annual meeting of the Company held on [], 2024, the Company's stockholders approved (i) a proposal to amend the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "A&R COI") to authorize the Company to extend the date of
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1.Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
"(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter ("Termination Letter"), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") or other authorized officer of the Company, and, in the case of Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by the Representative, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) upon the date which is the later of (i)
Annex B-1
2.Exhibit B of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
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Attn:
Ladies & Gentlemen:
Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between
In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate all of the assets in the Trust Account and to transfer the total proceeds into a segregated account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries to await distribution to the Public Stockholders. The Company has selected [ ](1) as the record date for the purpose of determining when the Public Stockholders will be entitled to receive their share of the liquidation proceeds. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and, in your separate capacity as Paying Agent, agree to distribute said funds directly to the Company's Public Stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds, net of any payments necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement.
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(1)November 12, 2023 (which may be extended by the Corporation monthly for up to nine additional months (ultimately until as late as
Annex B-2
3.All other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof.
4.This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile signature or electronic signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment.
5.This Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section 6(d) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is hereby ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto.
6.This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.
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GBBK PROXY CARD
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
The undersigned appoints
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the accompanying proxy statement and revokes all prior proxies for said meeting.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO SPECIFIC DIRECTION IS GIVEN AS TO THE PROPOSALS ON THE REVERSE SIDE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, AND 3. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.
PLEASE DETACH ALONG PERFORATED LINE AND MAIL IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
THIS PROXY REVOKES ALL PRIOR PROXIES GIVEN BY THE UNDERSIGNED.
(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed on reverse side)
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PROXY
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTIONS ARE GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED ''FOR'' PROPOSALS 1, 2, AND 3 BELOW.
Proposal 1 - Extension Proposal:To amend the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination or, if it fails to do so, cease its operations and redeem or repurchase 100% of the shares of the Company's common stock issued in the Company's initial public offering, from
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☐ AGAINST |
☐ ABSTAIN |
Proposal 2 - Trust Amendment Proposal:To approve an amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated
☐ FOR |
☐ AGAINST |
☐ ABSTAIN |
Proposal 3 - Adjournment Proposal: To approve the adjournment of the Special 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 forgoing proposals.
☐ FOR |
☐ AGAINST |
☐ ABSTAIN |
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT RIGHT. |
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PLEASE MARK, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY. ANY VOTES RECEIVED AFTER A MATTER HAS BEEN VOTED UPON WILL NOT BE COUNTED. |
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