The Voting and Non-Redemption Agreements are expected to increase the likelihood that the Extension Proposal is approved by the Company’s shareholders, and increase the amount of funds that remain in the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) following the Meeting, relative to the amount of funds that would be expected to be remaining in the Trust Account following the Meeting had the Voting and Non-Redemption Agreements not been entered into and the shares subject to such agreements had been redeemed.
The foregoing summary of the Voting and Non-Redemption Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Voting and Non-Redemption Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Information
Important Information About the Extension and Where to Find It
The Company filed the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Meeting with the SEC on May 15, 2023 to consider and vote upon the Extension and other matters, and, beginning on or about May 17, 2023, first mailed the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to its stockholders as of the May 12, 2023 record date for the Meeting. The Company’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Definitive Proxy Statement and any amendments thereto, as well as all other relevant materials filed or that will be filed with the SEC, in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the Meeting to be held to approve, among other things, the Extension Proposal, because these documents will contain important information about the Company and the Extension Proposal. Stockholders may also obtain a copy of the Definitive Proxy Statement, as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the Extension Proposal and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to our proxy solicitor Morrow Sodali LLC, (800) 662-5200, email: VCP@info.morrowsodali.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and certain of its respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Extension. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Extension is set forth in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the Definitive Proxy Statement that has been filed with the SEC. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and other documents of the Company filed, or to be filed, from time to time with the SEC. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests are included in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Shareholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the Definitive Proxy Statement carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the sources indicated above.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information included herein and in any oral statements made in connection herewith include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the issuance of the Class A Ordinary Shares to the non-redeeming Shareholders, additional voting and non-redemption agreements, the amount of funds that will be in the Trust Account on the date of the Meeting and the funds that will remain in the Trust Account following the Meeting and approval of the
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