Exhibit 99.1
Altitude Acquisition Corp. Announces
Extension of Deadline to Complete Initial Business Combination
Atlanta, Georgia, January 11, 2024 – Altitude Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ALTUU, ALTU, ALTUW) (“Altitude”), announced today that its board of directors (the “Board”) has extended the date by which Altitude must consummate an initial business combination (the “Deadline Date”) for an additional month, from January 11, 2024 to February 11, 2024.
Altitude’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), gives the Board the right to extend the Deadline Date, without further stockholder vote, up to three times for an additional one month each time (each, an “Extension”), from December 11, 2023 to up to March 11, 2024.
As previously announced, on April 23, 2023, Altitude entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Picard Medical, Inc. (“Picard”) and the other parties thereto, which provides for a business combination between Altitude and Picard. The purpose of this monthly Extension is to provide Altitude with additional time to consummate the proposed business combination with Picard.
About Altitude Acquisition Corp.
Altitude Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ALTUU, ALTU, ALTUW) is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
Important Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed business combination, Altitude has filed a preliminary proxy statement and intends to file a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Altitude urges its investors, shareholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement, any amendments thereto, the definitive proxy statement, when available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about Altitude, Picard and the business combination. When available, the definitive proxy statement will be mailed to shareholders of Altitude as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Once available, shareholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a request to: Altitude Acquisition Corp., 400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 151, Atlanta Georgia 30346. The preliminary and definitive proxy statement, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov)
Participants in the Solicitation
Altitude and Picard and their respective directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposed business combination described in this press release under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Altitude is set forth in Altitude’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 23, 2023, and is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Altitude Acquisition Corp., 400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 151, Atlanta Georgia 30346. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of Altitude stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination will be set forth in the proxy statement for the proposed business combination when it is filed with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” “project,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity, Altitude’s and Picard’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the proposed business combination, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed business combination and the timing of the completion of the proposed business combination. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not