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 January 15, 2021.
On March 4, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 25,300,000 units, including 3,300,000 units that were issued pursuant to the underwriter’s exercise of its over-allotment option, at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $253,000,000, and incurring offering costs of approximately $13,100,000, of which approximately $8,000,000 and $150,000 were for deferred underwriting commissions and deferred legal fees. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant. Each whole public warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
Simultaneously with the closing of our IPO, we consummated the private placement of 5,000,000 warrants to our Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per private placement warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,500,000. Each private placement warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Our Sponsor is not, is not controlled by, and does not have substantial ties with, a non-U.S. person.
Approximately $253,000,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the private sale of private placement warrants with our Sponsor has been deposited in the Trust Account.
The 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.
The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal is to provide the Company with sufficient time to complete an initial business combination. The Board currently believes that there will not be sufficient time before March 4, 2023 to complete an initial business combination. Accordingly, our Board believes that the Extension is necessary in order to be able to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, our Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our stockholders to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Extended Date in order to provide our stockholders with the opportunity to participate in the prospective investment.
In the event that we enter into a definitive agreement for an initial business combination prior to the special meeting, we will issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC announcing a proposed business combination.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved or is abandoned and the Company does not consummate an initial business combination before March 4, 2023, as contemplated by the prospectus from our IPO and in accordance with our charter, 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, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to pay taxes of the Company (less an amount required to satisfy taxes of the Company and up to $100,000 of such net interest 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, dissolve and liquidate,
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