Plum Acquisition Corp. III DEF 14A Definitive proxy

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ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP.

2021 Fillmore St. #2089

San Francisco, California 94115

PROXY STATEMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP.

Dear Shareholders of Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.:

You are cordially invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) of shareholders of Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company,” “APTM,” “we,” “us” or “our”), to be held on January 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned. Shareholders will have the opportunity to present questions to management at the Company at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The formal meeting notice and proxy statement for the Extraordinary General Meeting are attached.

Even if you are planning to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, please promptly submit your proxy vote by completing, dating, signing and returning the enclosed proxy, so that your shares will be represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. It is strongly recommended that you complete and return your proxy card before the Extraordinary General Meeting date to ensure that your shares will be represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Instructions on how to vote your shares are on the proxy materials you received for the Extraordinary General Meeting.

The Extraordinary General Meeting is being held to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

(a)

Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal — To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) as provided by the first resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying proxy statement, to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from July 30, 2024 (the “Termination Date”) to January 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion (as extended, the “Extended Date” and such extension, the “Extension”). This proposal is referred to as the “Extension Amendment Proposal”;

(b)

Proposal No. 2 — Name Change Proposal — To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Charter as provided by the second resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying proxy statement, to provide that the name of the Company shall be changed from “Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.” to “Plum Acquisition Corp. III”. This proposal is referred to as the “Name Change Proposal”; and

(c)

Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal — To approve, as an ordinary resolution, the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal. This proposal is referred to as the “Adjournment Proposal.”

Each of the proposals is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement, which you are encouraged to read carefully.

The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal is to allow us more time to complete an initial business combination. The Charter provides that the Company has until July 30, 2024 to complete a business combination. While we are currently in discussions with a potential business combination partner, our Board believes that there will not be sufficient time before the Termination Date to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate an initial business combination to the Extended Date. The Name Change Proposal will reflect a recent purchase of a majority of our founder shares by Mercury Capital, LLC.

In connection with the Extension, public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “Trust Account”), including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, divided by the number of then-issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal or if they vote at all. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders, the remaining public shareholders will retain their right to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares upon consummation of an initial business combination if and when it is submitted to a vote of the shareholders, subject to any limitations set forth in the Charter, as amended.

In addition, public shareholders will be entitled to have their shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed an initial business combination by the Extended Date. We are not asking you to vote on an initial business combination at this time.

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 $10.69 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Share on January 9, 2024 was $10.74. The Company cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

In accordance with the Charter, a public shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:

(i)

(a) hold public shares or (b) hold public shares as part of units and elect to separate such units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and

(ii)

prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 25, 2024 (two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting), (a) submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, that the Company redeem your public shares for cash and (b) deliver your share certificates (if any) and any other redemption forms to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company.

Holders of units of the Company must elect to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its, his or her own name, the holder must contact the transfer agent directly and instruct it to do so. Public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares even if they vote for the Extension Amendment Proposal.

The Company expects that the proceeds held in the Trust Account will continue to be invested in United States government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as determined by the Company, or in an interest bearing demand deposit account until the earlier of: (i) the completion of its initial business combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account.

If the Extension is not approved, and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, we 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 the Company (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up.

The Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

THE BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL, THE NAME CHANGE PROPOSAL AND, IF PRESENTED, THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL ARE ADVISABLE AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE OR GIVE INSTRUCTION TO VOTE “FOR” SUCH PROPOSALS.

The Board has fixed the close of business on January 3, 2024, as the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting. Only shareholders of record on January 3, 2024, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. Further information regarding voting rights and the matters to be voted upon is presented in the accompanying proxy statement.

You are not being asked to vote on an initial business combination at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to vote on an initial business combination (and to exercise your redemption rights, if you so choose) if and when it is submitted to the Company’s shareholders for approval.

All of our shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting via the Internet at www.proxyvote.com. To ensure your representation at the Extraordinary General Meeting, however, you are urged to complete, sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank on how to vote your shares. You may revoke your proxy card at any time prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting.

A shareholder’s failure to vote in person or by proxy will not be counted towards the number of Ordinary Shares required to validly establish a quorum. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Please sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible. You are requested to carefully read the proxy statement and accompanying Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting for a more complete statement of matters to be considered at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your ordinary shares, please contact Advantage Proxy, Inc., our proxy solicitor, by calling 877-870-8565, or banks and brokers can call collect at 206-870-8565, or by emailing ksmith@advantageproxy.com.

On behalf of the Board, we would like to thank you for your support of Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.

January 10, 2024


Kanishka Roy
President and Chief Executive Officer

If you return your proxy card signed and without an indication of how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted “FOR” each of the proposals.

TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST (1) IF YOU HOLD CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES AS PART OF UNITS, ELECT TO SEPARATE YOUR UNITS INTO THE UNDERLYING PUBLIC SHARES AND PUBLIC WARRANTS PRIOR TO EXERCISING YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC SHARES, (2) SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING THAT YOUR PUBLIC SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR CASH AND (3) DELIVER YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES (IF ANY) AND ANY OTHER REDEMPTION FORMS TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, PHYSICALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS.

This proxy statement is dated January 10, 2024 and is first being mailed to our shareholders with the form of proxy on or about January 10, 2024.

IMPORTANT

Whether or not you expect to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, you are respectfully requested by the Board of Directors to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy promptly, or follow the instructions contained in the proxy card or voting instructions provided by your broker. If you grant a proxy, you may revoke it at any time prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting.

2021 Fillmore St. #2089

San Francisco, California 94115

NOTICE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 29, 2024

Dear Shareholders of Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) of shareholders of Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company” or “APTM”), will be held on January 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned. For purposes of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”), the physical place of the Extraordinary General Meeting shall be at the offices of Hogan Lovells US LLP, located at 390 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017, United States of America. You will be able to attend, vote your shares, and submit questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting via a live webcast available at www.proxyvote.com. The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held for the sole purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals:

(a)

Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal — To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) as provided by the first resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to this proxy statement, to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from July 30, 2024 (the “Termination Date”) to January 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion (as extended, the “Extended Date” and such extension, the “Extension”). This proposal is referred to as the “Extension Amendment Proposal”;

(b)

Proposal No. 2 — Name Change Proposal — To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Charter as provided by the second resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to this proxy statement, to provide that the name of the Company shall be changed from “Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.” to “Plum Acquisition Corp. III”. This proposal is referred to as the “Name Change Proposal”; and

(c)

The above matters are more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement. We urge you to read carefully the accompanying proxy statement in its entirety.

Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Name Change Proposal requires a special resolution under the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”), being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Founder Shares and the Class A Ordinary Shares (collectively, the “Ordinary Shares”), voting together as a single class, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Notwithstanding shareholder approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension at any time without any further action by our shareholders. Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

In connection with the Extension, public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, divided by the number of then-issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal, or if they vote at all. If the Extension is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders, the remaining public shareholders will retain their right to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares upon consummation of an initial business combination if and when it is submitted to a vote of the shareholders, subject to any limitations set forth in the Charter. In addition, public shareholders will be entitled to have their shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed an initial business combination by the Extended Date, subject to any limitations set forth in the Charter, as amended. We are not asking you to vote on an initial business combination at this time.

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 $10.69 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares on January 9, 2024 was $10.74 per share. The Company cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares on the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

Pursuant to the Charter, a public shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if the Extension is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:

(i)

(ii)

Holders of units must elect to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its, his or her own name, the holder must contact the transfer agent directly and instruct it to do so. Public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares even if they vote for the Extension Amendment Proposal.

If the Extension is not approved and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, we 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 the Company (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up.

Only shareholders of record of the Company as of the close of business on January 3, 2024 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each ordinary share entitles the holder thereof to one vote. On the record date, there were 22,644,909 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, including 15,582,409 Class A Ordinary Shares and 7,062,500 Class B Ordinary Shares. The Company’s warrants do not have voting rights in connection with the proposals.

We reserve the right at any time not to submit to our shareholders the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Name Change Proposal and implement the Extension.

Your vote is important. Proxy voting permits shareholders unable to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person to vote their shares through a proxy. By appointing a proxy, your shares will be represented and voted in accordance with your instructions. You can vote your shares by completing and returning your proxy card or by completing the voting instruction form provided to you by your broker. Proxy cards that are signed and returned but do not include voting instructions will be voted by the proxy as recommended by the Board. You can change your voting instructions or revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting by following the instructions included in this proxy statement and on the proxy card.

It is strongly recommended that you complete and return your proxy card before the Extraordinary General Meeting date to ensure that your shares will be represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. You are urged to review carefully the information contained in the enclosed proxy statement prior to deciding how to vote your shares. If you have any questions or need assistance voting your Ordinary Shares, please contact Advantage Proxy, Inc., our proxy solicitor, by calling 877-870-8565, or banks and brokers can call collect at 206-870-8565, or by emailing ksmith@advantageproxy.com.

By Order of the Board,


Kanishka Roy
President and Chief Executive Officer

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 29, 2024

This Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Proxy Statement are available at www.proxyvote.com.

table of contents

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements		1
Questions and Answers About the Extraordinary General Meeting		2
The Extraordinary General Meeting		15
Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal		19
Proposal No. 2 — The Name Change Proposal		31
Proposal No. 3 — The Adjournment Proposal		32
Beneficial Ownership of Securities		33
Shareholder Proposals for the 2024 Annual General Meeting		35
Delivery of Documents to Shareholders		36
Where You Can Find More Information		37
Annex A		A-1

ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP.
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
To Be Held at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time on January 29, 2024

This proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy are furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company. The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on January 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned. The Extraordinary General Meeting will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote and submit your questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting by visiting www.proxyvote.com and entering the control number included on your proxy card. We are pleased to utilize the virtual general meeting technology to (i) provide ready access and cost savings for our shareholders and the Company and (ii) to promote social distancing pursuant to guidance provided by the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission due to the novel coronavirus. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world. The meeting may be attended virtually online via the Internet and for purposes of the Charter, the physical location of the Extraordinary General Meeting is at the offices of Hogan Lovells US LLP, located at 390 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017, United States of America.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This proxy statement contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements may relate to the Company’s initial business combination and any other statements relating to future results, strategy and plans of the Company (including statements which may be identified by the use of the words “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “estimated”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “targets”, “projects”, “contemplates”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “might”, “will” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”).

Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management of the Company as of the date such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

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our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses;

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our ability to complete our initial business combination;

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our expectations around the performance of the prospective target business or businesses;

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our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;

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our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination;

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our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;

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our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;

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the lack of a market for our securities;

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the use of proceeds not held in the trust account described below or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;

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the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or

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our financial performance.

Additional information on these and other factors that may cause actual results and the Company’s performance to differ materially is included in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and, in connection with an initial business combination, the IPO Registration Statement (as defined herein), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time. Copies of the Company’s filings with the SEC are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or may be obtained by contacting the Company. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligations to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Questions and Answers About the Extraordinary General 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 any annexes to this proxy statement.

Why am I receiving this proxy statement?

This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are being sent to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held virtually on January 29, 2024, or at any adjournments thereof. This proxy statement summarizes the information that you need to make an informed decision on the proposals to be considered at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

APTM is a blank check company incorporated on February 5, 2021, as a Cayman Islands exempted company and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On July 30, 2021, APTM consummated the initial public offering (“IPO”) of its units, with each unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-third of one redeemable warrant to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share, in the amount of 25,000,000 units. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, APTM completed the private sale of 800,000 private placement units at a purchase price of $10.00 per private placement unit to the former sponsor and anchor investors generating gross proceeds to us of $8,000,000. Following the closing of the IPO, a total of $250,000,000 of the net proceeds from its IPO and the sale of the private placement units were placed in the Trust Account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) acting as trustee. On August 3, 2021, the underwriters notified the Company of their exercise of the over-allotment option in full and purchased 3,250,000 additional units at $10.00 per unit upon the closing of the over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $32,500,000. The over-allotment option closed on August 5, 2021, and concurrently therewith, the former sponsor forfeited 125,000 Founder Shares. As of January 9, 2024, the former sponsor holds 3,159,852 Founder Shares (2,030,860 of which are held in an escrow account) and our current managing entity Mercury Capital, LLC (“Mercury Capital”) holds 3,902,648 Founder Shares. At an extraordinary general meeting held on July 27, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an extension of the initial termination date to July 30, 2024, and the holders of 13,532,591 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.41 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $140,838,808.13. The Charter provides for the return of the IPO proceeds held in the Trust Account to the holders of public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination by the Termination Date (unless further extended pursuant to the Charter). As of January 9, 2024, the amount held in the Trust Account was approximately $157.3 million.

While we are currently in discussions with a potential business combination partner, our Board believes that there will not be sufficient time before the Termination Date to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate an initial business combination to the Extended Date.

The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal, and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow us additional time to complete a business combination. The purpose of the Name Change Proposal is to change the Company’s name to reflect the purchase of a majority of our Founder Shares by Mercury Capital, LLC.

What is being voted on?

You are being asked to vote on the following proposals:

(a)

Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal — To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) as provided by the first resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to this proxy statement, to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from July 30, 2024 (the “Termination Date”) to January 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion (as extended, the “Extended Date” and such extension, the “Extension”). This proposal is referred to as the “Extension Amendment Proposal”;

(b)

(c)

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, we plan to hold another shareholder meeting prior to the Extended Date in order to seek shareholder approval of an initial business combination and related proposals.

You are not being asked to vote on an initial business combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on an initial business combination if and when it is submitted to shareholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash in the event an initial business combination is approved and completed or the Company has not consummated an initial business combination by the Extended Date.

What is the effect of giving a proxy?

Proxies are solicited by and on behalf of our Board. Kanishka Roy and Michael Dinsdale have been designated as the proxies by our Board. When proxies are properly dated, executed and returned, the shares represented by such proxies will be voted at the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the shareholder. If no specific instructions are given, however, the shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board as described below. If any matters not described in this proxy statement are properly presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, the proxy holders will use their own judgment to determine how to vote the shares. If the Extraordinary General Meeting is adjourned, the proxy holders can vote the shares on the new Extraordinary General Meeting date as well, unless you have properly revoked your proxy instructions, as described elsewhere herein.

Can I attend the Extraordinary General Meeting?

The Extraordinary General Meeting will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote and submit your questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting by visiting www.proxyvote.com and entering the control number included on your proxy card. We are pleased to utilize the virtual general meeting technology to (i) provide ready access and cost savings for our shareholders and the Company, and (ii) to promote social distancing pursuant to guidance provided by the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission due to the novel coronavirus. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world. The meeting may be attended virtually online via the Internet and for purposes of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the physical location of the Extraordinary General Meeting is at the offices of Hogan Lovells US LLP, located at 390 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017, United States of America. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, you should contact your broker, bank or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the broker, bank or nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares.

Why should I vote to approve the Extension?

Our Board believes shareholders will benefit from the Company consummating an initial business combination and is proposing the Extension to extend the date by which the Company has to complete an initial business combination until the Extended Date. The Extension would give the Company the opportunity to complete its initial business combination.

The Charter currently provides that if the Company does not complete an initial business combination by the Termination Date, we 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 the Company (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

We believe that the provisions of the Charter described in the preceding paragraph were included to protect the Company’s shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable initial business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the Charter. We also believe, however, that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on pursuing an initial business combination, and our belief that an initial business combination is likely to offer an attractive investment for our shareholders, the Extension is warranted.

We reserve the right at any time not to submit to our shareholders the Extension Amendment Proposal and implement the Extension.

Liquidation of the Trust Account is a fundamental obligation of the Company to the public shareholders and the Company is not proposing and will not propose to change that obligation to the public shareholders. If holders of public shares do not elect to redeem their public shares, such holders shall retain redemption rights in connection with an initial business combination. Assuming the Extension is approved, the Company will have until the Extended Date to complete an initial business combination.

Our Board recommends that you vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, but expresses no opinion as to whether you should redeem your public shares.

Why should I vote “FOR” the Name Change Proposal?

On December 28, 2023, Mercury Capital acquired a majority of our Founder Shares and assumed the former sponsor’s obligations related to the Company. In connection with such acquisition, Mercury Capital agreed to seek to change the name of the Company, and the Company is seeking shareholder approval of the Name Change Proposal to effect such change.

Moreover, voting FOR the Name Change Proposal will not affect your right to seek redemption of your public shares in connection with the vote to approve an initial business combination.

Our Board recommends that you vote in favor of the Name Change Proposal.

How do the Company insiders intend to vote their shares?

Mercury Capital, our former sponsor and other initial shareholders and their permitted transferees (collectively, the “Initial Shareholders”) collectively have the right to vote approximately 34.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and are expected to vote all of their shares in favor of each proposal to be voted upon by our shareholders.

Subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), Mercury Capital, our former sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may (i) purchase public shares from institutional and other investors (including those who vote, or indicate an intention to vote, against any of the proposals presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, or elect to redeem, or indicate an intention to redeem, public shares), (ii) enter into transactions with such investors and others to provide them with incentives to not redeem their public shares, or (iii) execute agreements to purchase such public shares from such investors or enter into non-redemption agreements in the future. In the event that Mercury Capital, our former sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates purchase public shares in situations in which the tender offer rules restrictions on purchases would apply, they (a) would purchase the public shares at a price no higher than the price offered through the Company’s redemption process (i.e., approximately $10.69 per share, based on the amounts held in the Trust Account as of January 9, 2024); (b) would represent in writing that such public shares will not be voted in favor of approving the Extension; and (c) would waive in writing any redemption rights with respect to the public shares so purchased.

To the extent any such purchases by Mercury Capital, our former sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates are made in situations in which the tender offer rules restrictions on purchases apply, the Company will disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting the following: (i) the number of public shares purchased outside of the redemption offer, along with the purchase price(s) for such public shares; (ii) the purpose of any such purchases; (iii) the impact, if any, of the purchases on the likelihood that the Extension will be approved; (iv) the identities of the securityholders who sold to Mercury Capital, our former sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates (if not purchased on the open market) or the nature of the securityholders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold such public shares; and (v) the number of Ordinary Shares for which the Company has received redemption requests pursuant to its redemption offer.

The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood of otherwise limiting the number of public shares electing to redeem.

If such transactions are effected, the consequence could be to cause the Extension to be effectuated in circumstances where such effectuation could not otherwise occur. Consistent with SEC guidance, purchases of shares by the persons described above would not be permitted to be voted for the Extension at the Extraordinary General Meeting and could decrease the chances that the Extension would be approved. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our securities and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, possibly making it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange.

The Company hereby represents that any Company securities purchased by Mercury Capital, our former sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates in situations in which the tender offer rules restrictions on purchases would apply would not be voted in favor of approving the Extension Amendment Proposal.

Who are Mercury Capital and the Company’s Former Sponsor?

Mercury Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, purchased 3,902,648 Founder Shares from Alpha Partners Technology Merger Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and our former sponsor, on December 28, 2023. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, our former sponsor no longer has any further obligations with respect to the Company, and Mercury Capital has assumed the following obligations: (i) to cause the Company to file this proxy statement, (ii) to cause the Company to satisfy all of its public company reporting requirements as well as taking all action to cause the Company to remain listed on Nasdaq, (iii) payment of certain extension contributions described in the purchase agreement and working capital (if any) of the Company, at the discretion of Mercury Capital, and (iv) all other obligations of our former sponsor related to the Company, provided that if Mercury Capital believes the Company will be unable to complete a business combination, Mercury Capital will be under no obligation to fund additional working capital or extension contributions other than as specified in the purchase agreement. Kanishka Roy serves as manager for the Sponsor.

The Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company.

Were we considered to be a “foreign person,” we might not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company if such initial business combination is subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), or ultimately prohibited. Certain federally licensed businesses in the United States, such as broadcasters and airlines, may be subject to rules or regulations that limit foreign ownership. In addition, CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States by foreign persons in order to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the United States. Were we considered to be a “foreign person” under such rules and regulations, any proposed business combination between us and a U.S. business engaged in a regulated industry or which may affect national security could be subject to such foreign ownership restrictions and/or CFIUS review. The scope of CFIUS was expanded by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) to include certain non-controlling investments in sensitive U.S. businesses and certain acquisitions of real estate even with no underlying U.S. business. FIRRMA, and subsequent implementing regulations that are now in force, also subject certain categories of investments to mandatory filings. If a potential initial business combination with a U.S. business falls within the scope of foreign ownership restrictions, we may be unable to consummate an initial business combination with such business. In addition, if a potential initial business combination falls within CFIUS’s jurisdiction, we may be required to make a mandatory filing or determine to submit a voluntary notice to CFIUS, or to proceed with an initial business combination without notifying CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing an initial business combination. If CFIUS has jurisdiction over our initial business combination, CFIUS may decide to block or delay our initial business combination, impose conditions to mitigate national security concerns with respect to such initial business combination or order us to divest all or a portion of a U.S. business of the combined company if we had proceeded without first obtaining CFIUS clearance. If we were considered to be a “foreign person,” the foreign ownership limitations, and the potential impact of CFIUS, may limit the attractiveness of a transaction with us 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, in such circumstances, the pool of potential targets with which we could complete an initial business combination could be limited and we may be adversely affected in terms of competing with other SPACs that do not have similar foreign ownership issues.

Moreover, the process of government review, whether by CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy. The time required for the CFIUS to conduct its review and any remedy imposed by the CFIUS could prevent the Company from completing its initial business combination and require the Company to liquidate. In that case, investors would be entitled to redemption of 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, by (B) the total number of then-issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any). Moreover, investors would lose the investment opportunity in a target company, any price appreciation in the combined companies, and the warrants would expire worthless.

What vote is required to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal?

Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under the Companies Act, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

What vote is required to approve the Name Change Proposal?

Approval of the Name Change Proposal requires a special resolution under the Companies Act, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

What vote is required to approve the Adjournment Proposal?

What if I want to vote against or don’t want to vote for any of the proposals?

If you do not want any of the proposals to be approved, you must abstain, not vote or vote against such proposal. A shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting will not be counted towards the number of Ordinary Shares required to validly establish a quorum. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established.

Will you seek any further extensions to liquidate the Trust Account?

Other than the extension until the Extended Date as described in this proxy statement, we do not currently anticipate seeking any further extension to consummate an initial business combination.

What happens if the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved?

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, we 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 the Company (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants which will expire worthless in the event we wind up.

The Extension Amendment Proposal is not conditioned on the approval of the Name Change Proposal.

In the event of a liquidation, our Initial Shareholders and directors and officers will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares or warrants (each, a “Private Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Warrants).

What happens if the Name Change Proposal is not approved?

If the Name Change Proposal is not approved, the name of the Company will remain “Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp”. The Name Change Proposal is not conditioned on the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.

If the Extension is approved, what happens next?

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, the Company will continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the Extended Date. The Company will file the related amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies in substantially the form that appears in Annex A hereto and will continue its efforts to obtain approval of a business combination at an extraordinary general meeting and consummate the closing of a business combination on or before the Extended Date.

If the Extension is approved, any removal of any Withdrawal Amount (defined as an amount equal to the number of public shares properly redeemed multiplied by the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares) from the Trust Account will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of Ordinary Shares held by the Initial Shareholders through the Founder Shares.

If the Name Change Proposal is approved, what happens next?

If the Name Change Proposal is approved, the Company will file the related amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies in substantially the form that appears in Annex A hereto and change the name of the Company to “Plum Acquisition Corp. III”.

Where will I be able to find the voting results of the Extraordinary General Meeting?

We will announce preliminary voting results at the Extraordinary General Meeting. We will also disclose voting results on a Current Report on Form 8-K that we will file with the SEC within four business days after the Extraordinary General Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after the Extraordinary General Meeting, we will file a Current Report on Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and will provide the final results in an amendment to such Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as they become available.

Would I still be able to exercise my redemption rights in connection with a vote to approve a proposed initial business combination?

Yes. Assuming you are a shareholder as of the record date for voting on a proposed initial business combination, you will be able to vote on a proposed initial business combination if and when it is submitted to shareholders. If you disagree with an initial business combination, you will retain your right to redeem your public shares upon consummation of such initial business combination, subject to any limitations set forth in the Charter.

How do I change my vote?

Shareholders may send a later-dated, signed proxy card to Advantage Proxy, Inc., our proxy solicitor, at P.O. Box 13581, Des Moines, WA 98198, so that it is received prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting (which is scheduled to take place on January 29, 2024). Shareholders also may revoke their proxy by sending a notice of revocation to the same address, which must be received by the proxy solicitor prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, if your shares are held in “street name” by your broker, bank or another nominee, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your vote.

How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes for each of the proposals. A shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the meeting will not be counted towards the number of Ordinary Shares required to validly establish a quorum. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established.

If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker automatically vote them for me?

If you do not give instructions to your broker, your broker can vote your shares with respect to “discretionary” items, but not with respect to “non-discretionary” items. We believe that each of the proposals are “non-discretionary” items.

Your broker can vote your shares with respect to “non-discretionary” items only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares. Your broker can tell you how to provide these instructions. If you do not give your broker instructions, your shares will be treated as broker non-votes with respect to all proposals. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

What is a quorum?

A quorum is the holders of the minimum number of shares required to be present at the Extraordinary General Meeting for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be properly held under the Charter and the Companies Act. The presence, in person, by proxy, or if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting constitutes a quorum. Proxies that are marked “abstain” and proxies relating to “street name” shares that are returned to us but marked by brokers as “not voted” (so-called “broker non-votes”) will be treated as shares present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters. If a shareholder does not give the broker voting instructions, under applicable self-regulatory organization rules, its broker may not vote its shares on “non-discretionary” matters. We believe that each of the proposals is a “non-discretionary” matter.

Who can vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting?

Holders of our Ordinary Shares as of the close of business on January 3, 2024, the record date, are entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. As of the record date, there were 22,644,909 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, consisting of 15,582,409 Class A Ordinary Shares and 7,062,500 Class B Ordinary Shares. In deciding all matters at the Extraordinary General Meeting, each shareholder will be entitled to one vote for each share held by them on the record date. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and holders of Class B Ordinary Shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders except as required by law. The Initial Shareholders collectively own all of our issued and outstanding Founder Shares and have the right to vote approximately 34.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Share.

Registered Shareholders. If our shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental, you are considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the shareholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to the individual listed on the proxy card or to vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Street Name Shareholders. If our shares are held on your behalf in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of those shares held in “street name,” and your broker or nominee is considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee as to how to vote your shares. However, since a beneficial owner is not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your Ordinary Shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting unless you follow your broker’s procedures for obtaining a legal proxy. Throughout this proxy statement, we refer to shareholders who hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee as “street name shareholders.”

Does the board of directors recommend voting for the approval of the proposals?

Yes. After careful consideration of the terms and conditions of these proposals, the Board has determined that each of the proposals are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board recommends that the Company’s shareholders vote “FOR” each of the proposals.

What interests do the Company’s directors and officers have in the approval of the proposals?

The Company’s directors and officers have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include ownership of Founder Shares, the Private Warrants that may become exercisable in the future, any loans by them to the Company that will not be repaid in the event of our winding up and the possibility of future compensatory arrangements. See the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Initial Shareholders and the Company’s Directors and Officers.”

Are there any appraisal or similar rights for dissenting shareholders?

Neither the Companies Act nor the Charter provide for appraisal or other similar rights for dissenting shareholders in connection with any of the proposals to be voted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Accordingly, our shareholders will have no right to dissent and obtain payment for their shares.

What happens to the Company’s warrants if the Extension is not approved?

What happens to the Company’s warrants if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved?

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, the Company will continue to attempt to consummate an initial business combination until the Extended Date, and will retain the blank check company restrictions previously applicable to it. The warrants will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms.

How do I vote?

If you are a holder of record of Ordinary Shares on January 3, 2024, the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting, you may vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting online or by submitting a proxy for the Extraordinary General Meeting. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, you should contact your broker, bank or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the broker, bank or nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote in person online, obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or nominee.

How do I redeem my Ordinary Shares?

Pursuant to the Charter, a public shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:

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prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 25, 2024 (two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting), (a) submit a written request to Continental, the Company’s transfer agent, that the Company redeem your public shares for cash and (b) deliver your share certificates (if any) and any other redemption forms to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company.

Holders of units must elect to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its own name, the holder must contact the transfer agent directly and instruct it to do so. Public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares even if they vote for the Extension Amendment Proposal.

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 $10.69 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares on January 9, 2024 was $10.74 per share. The Company cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares on the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

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 return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your shares.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

The Board is soliciting proxies for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting. All costs associated with this solicitation will be borne directly by the Company. We have engaged Advantage Proxy, Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. We will pay Advantage Proxy, Inc. an approximate fee of $7,500, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, and indemnify Advantage Proxy, Inc. and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses for its services as the Company’s proxy solicitor. We will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of Class A Ordinary Shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Class A Ordinary Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Our directors and officers may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.

Who can help answer my questions?

If you have questions about the Extraordinary General Meeting or the proposals to be presented thereat, if you need additional copies of the proxy statement or the enclosed proxy card, or if you would like copies of any of the Company’s filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, you should contact our proxy solicitor at:

Banks and Brokers Call Collect: 206-870-8565

All Others Call Toll-Free: 877-870-8565

Email: ksmith@advantageproxy.com

You may also obtain additional information about the Company from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

If you are a holder of public shares and you intend to seek redemption of your shares, you will need to deliver your share certificates (if any) and any other redemption forms (either physically or electronically) to the transfer agent at the address below prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 25, 2024 (two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting). If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery of your shares, please contact:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street Plaza, 30^th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attn: SPAC Redemption Team
E-mail: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com

RISK FACTORS

In addition to the below risk factors, you should consider carefully all of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The risks and uncertainties described in the aforementioned filings and below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results or result in our liquidation.

The Extension Amendment Proposal will give the Board the authority to extend our termination date to a date that is in violation of applicable listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).

If the Extension Amendment Proposal passes, the Board elects to extend the termination date beyond July 30, 2024, and we have not completed a qualifying business combination transaction by July 30, 2024, we will be in violation of Nasdaq listing standards.

Section IM-5101-2(b) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules requires that any special purpose acquisition company, such as the Company, must within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement, or such shorter period that the company specifies in its registration statement, must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the deposit account (excluding any deferred underwriters fees and taxes payable on the income earned on the deposit account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial combination. The date that is 36 months following the effectiveness of our registration statement is July 30, 2024. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, the termination date will extend until January 30, 2025.

Any violation of Nasdaq Listing Rules would likely result in the suspension or delisting of our securities from Nasdaq, which would have a material adverse effect on the market prices of our securities and on shareholder liquidity. Additionally, any such delisting would materially and adversely impact our ability to pursue a business combination transaction, and would likely cause us to enter liquidation.

There can be no assurance that Nasdaq will change its listing standards, or forebear from enforcing them against us.

We cannot assure you that the Extension will enable us to complete an initial business combination.

Approving the Extension involves a number of risks. Even if the Extension is approved, we cannot assure you that an initial business combination will be consummated prior to the Extended Date. Our ability to consummate an initial business combination is dependent on a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. If the Extension is approved, we expect to seek shareholder approval of an initial business combination. We are required to offer shareholders the opportunity to redeem shares in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, and we will be required to offer shareholders redemption rights again in connection with any shareholder vote to approve a business combination. Even if the Extension or an initial business combination are approved by our shareholders, it is possible that redemptions will leave us with insufficient cash to consummate an initial business combination on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. The fact that we will have separate redemption periods in connection with the Extension and a business combination vote could exacerbate these risks. Other than in connection with a redemption offer or liquidation, our shareholders may be unable to recover their investment except through sales of our shares on the open market. The price of our shares may be volatile, and there can be no assurance that shareholders will be able to dispose of our shares at favorable prices, or at all.

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.

On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed rules relating to certain activities of SPACs (the “SPAC Rule Proposals”), relating to, among other things, circumstances in which SPACs could potentially be subject to the Investment Company Act and the regulations thereunder. The SPAC Rule Proposals would provide a safe harbor for such companies from the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act, provided that a SPAC satisfies certain criteria, including a limited time period to announce and complete a de-SPAC transaction. Specifically, to comply with the safe harbor, the SPAC Rule Proposals would require a company to file a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing that it has entered into an agreement with a partner company for an initial business combination no later than 18 months after the effective date of its registration statement for its IPO (the “IPO Registration Statement”). The company would then be required to complete its initial business combination no later than 24 months after the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement.

There is currently uncertainty concerning the applicability of the Investment Company Act to a SPAC, including a company like ours, which has not completed its initial business combination within the proposed time frame set forth in the proposed safe harbor rule. As indicated above, we completed the IPO in July 30, 2021 and have operated as a blank check company searching for a partner business with which to consummate a business combination since such time (or approximately 29 months after the effective date of the IPO, as of the date of this proxy statement). We have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months of the effective date of the IPO, and it is possible that a claim could be made that we have been operating as an unregistered investment company. This risk may be increased if we continue to hold the funds in the Trust Account in short-term U.S. government treasury obligations or in money market funds invested exclusively in such securities, rather than instructing the trustee to liquidate the securities in the Trust Account and hold the funds in the Trust Account in cash.

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 are required to liquidate, our shareholders would not be able to realize the benefits of owning stock in a successor operating business, including the potential appreciation in the value of our stock and warrants following such a transaction, and our warrants would expire worthless.

If we instruct the trustee to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in cash in order to seek to mitigate the risk that we could be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we would likely receive minimal interest, if any, on the funds held in the Trust Account, which would reduce the dollar amount the public shareholders would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of the Company.

The funds in the Trust Account have, since the IPO, been held only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. government treasury obligations and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. However, 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, we may, at any time, on or prior to the 36-month anniversary of the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement (as may be extended), instruct the trustee with respect to the Trust Account to liquidate the U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds held in the Trust Account and thereafter to hold all funds in the Trust Account in cash until the earlier of consummation of an initial business combination or liquidation of the Company. Following such liquidation of the securities held in the Trust Account, we would likely receive minimal interest, if any, on the funds held in the Trust Account. However, interest previously earned on the funds held in the Trust Account still may be released to us to pay our taxes, if any, and certain other expenses as permitted. As a result, any decision to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account and thereafter to hold all funds in the Trust Account in cash would reduce the dollar amount the public shareholders would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of the Company. As of the date of this proxy statement, we have not yet made any such determination to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account.

In addition, even prior to the 36-month anniversary of the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement (as may be extended), we may be deemed to be an investment company. The longer that the funds in the Trust Account are held in short-term U.S. government treasury obligations or in money market funds invested exclusively in such securities, even prior to the 36-month anniversary, the greater the risk that we may be considered an unregistered investment company, in which case we may be required to liquidate the Company. Accordingly, we may determine, in our discretion, to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account at any time, even prior to the 36-month anniversary, and instead hold all funds in the Trust Account in cash, which would further reduce the dollar amount the public shareholders would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of the Company. As of the date of this proxy statement, we have not yet made any such determination to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account.

The Extraordinary General Meeting

Date, Time, Place and Purpose of the Extraordinary General Meeting

The Extraordinary General Meeting will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote and submit your questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting by visiting www.proxyvote.com and entering the control number included on your proxy card. We are pleased to utilize the virtual general meeting technology to (i) provide ready access and cost savings for our shareholders and the Company, and (ii) to promote social distancing pursuant to guidance provided by the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission due to the novel coronavirus. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world. The meeting may be attended virtually online via the Internet and for purposes of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the physical location of the Extraordinary General Meeting is at the offices of Hogan Lovells US LLP, located at 390 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017, United States of America. At the Extraordinary General Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on proposals to:

(a)

Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal — To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) as provided by the first resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to this proxy statement, to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from July 30, 2024 (the “Termination Date”) to January 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion (as extended, the “Extended Date” and such extension, the “Extension”). This proposal is referred to as the “Extension Amendment Proposal”;

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(c)

Voting Power; Record Date

Only shareholders of record of the Company as of the close of business on January 3, 2024 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each ordinary share entitles the holder thereof to one vote. If your shares are held in “street name” or are in a margin or similar account, you should contact your broker to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. On the record date, there were 22,644,909 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, consisting of 15,582,409 Class A Ordinary Shares and 7,062,500 Class B Ordinary Shares. The Company’s warrants do not have voting rights in connection with the proposals.

Quorum and Vote of Shareholders

A quorum is the minimum number of shares required to be present at the Extraordinary General Meeting for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be properly held under the Charter and the Companies Act. The presence, in person, by proxy, or if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting constitutes a quorum. Proxies that are marked “abstain” and proxies relating to “street name” shares that are returned to us but marked by brokers as “not voted” so-called “broker non-votes”) will be treated as shares present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters. If a shareholder does not give the broker voting instructions, under applicable self-regulatory organization rules, its broker may not vote its shares on “non-discretionary” matters. We believe each of the proposals constitutes a “non-discretionary” matter.

Votes Required

Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Name Change Proposal requires a special resolution under the Companies Act, being the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Voting

The Board is asking for your proxy. Giving the Board your proxy means you authorize it to vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting in the manner you direct. You may vote for or withhold your vote for the proposal or you may abstain from voting. All valid proxies received prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting will be voted. All shares represented by a proxy will be voted, and where a shareholder specifies by means of the proxy a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted in accordance with the specification so made. If no choice is indicated on the proxy, the shares will be voted “FOR” each of the proposals and as the proxy holders may determine in their discretion with respect to any other matters that may properly come before the Extraordinary General Meeting.

You can vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting in person online or by proxy. You will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote and submit your questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting by visiting www.proxyvote.com and entering the control number included on your proxy card. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, you should contact your broker, bank or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the broker, bank or nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or nominee.

Proxies that are marked “abstain” and proxies relating to “street name” shares that are returned to us but marked by brokers as “not voted” (so-called “broker non-votes”) will be treated as shares present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters. If a shareholder does not give the broker voting instructions, under applicable self-regulatory organization rules, its broker may not vote its shares on “non-discretionary” matters. We believe each of the proposals constitutes a “non-discretionary” matter.

Shareholders who have questions or need assistance in completing or submitting their proxy cards should contact our proxy solicitor, Advantage Proxy, Inc., at 877-870-8565 (toll-free) or 206-870-8565 (collect), or by sending a letter to P.O. Box 13581, Des Moines, WA 98198, or by emailing ksmith@advantageproxy.com.

Revocability of Proxies

Shareholders may send a later-dated, signed proxy card to our proxy solicitor at Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp., c/o Advantage Proxy, Inc., so that it is received by the Company prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting (which is scheduled to take place on January 29, 2024). Shareholders also may revoke their proxy by sending a notice of revocation to the Company, which must be received by the Company prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, if your shares are held in “street name” by your broker, bank or another nominee, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your vote.

Attendance at the Extraordinary General Meeting

Only holders of Ordinary Shares, their proxy holders and guests we may invite may attend the Extraordinary Meeting. If you wish to attend the Extraordinary Meeting virtually but you hold your shares through someone else, such as a broker, you must submit proof of your ownership and identification with a photo at the Extraordinary Meeting. For example, you may submit an account statement showing that you beneficially owned Ordinary Shares as of the Record Date as acceptable proof of ownership. In addition, you must submit a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee holding your shares, confirming your beneficial ownership of the shares and giving you the right to vote your shares.

Solicitation of Proxies

The Company is soliciting proxies for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting. All costs associated with this solicitation will be borne directly by the Company. We have engaged Advantage Proxy, Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. We have agreed to pay Advantage Proxy, Inc. an approximate fee of $7,500, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, and indemnify Advantage Proxy, Inc. and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses for its services as the Company’s proxy solicitor. We will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of Class A Ordinary Shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Class A Ordinary Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Our directors and officers may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies. You may contact Advantage Proxy, Inc. at:

Banks and Brokers Call Collect: 206-870-8565
All Others Call Toll-Free: 877-870-8565
Email: ksmith@advantageproxy.com

Some banks and brokers have customers who beneficially own Ordinary Shares listed of record in the names of nominees. We intend to request banks and brokers to solicit such customers and will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for such solicitations. If any additional solicitation of the holders of our outstanding Ordinary Shares is deemed necessary, we (through our directors and officers) anticipate making such solicitation directly.

Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal

Shareholder Proposals

In accordance with the Charter, notice specifying the general nature of any special business must be given in the notice convening that meeting. All business carried out at an extraordinary general meeting shall be deemed special.

Other Business

The Board does not know of any other matters to be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If any additional matters are properly presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy card will have discretion to vote the shares they represent in accordance with their own judgment on such matters.

Principal Executive Offices

Our principal executive offices are located at 2021 Fillmore St. #2089, San Francisco, California 94115. Our telephone number is 415-683-6773.

BACKGROUND

On July 30, 2021, APTM consummated the IPO of its units, with each unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one redeemable warrant to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share, in the amount of 25,000,000 units. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, APTM completed the private sale of 800,000 private placement units at a purchase price of $10.00 per private placement unit to our former sponsor generating gross proceeds to us of $8,000,000. Following the closing of the IPO, a total of $250,000,000 of the net proceeds from its IPO and the sale of the private placement units were placed in the Trust Account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) acting as trustee. On August 3, 2021, the underwriters notified the Company of their exercise of the over-allotment option in full and purchased 3,250,000 additional units at $10.00 per unit upon the closing of the over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $32,500,000. The over-allotment option closed on August 5, 2021, and concurrently therewith, our former sponsor forfeited 125,000 Founder Shares. At an extraordinary general meeting held on July 27, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an extension of the initial termination date to July 30, 2024, and the holders of 13,532,591 Class A Ordinary Shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.41 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $140,838,808.13. As of January 9, 2024, the amounts held in the Trust Account was approximately $157.3 million.

Initial Business Combination

APTM believes it may not be able to complete an initial business combination by July 30, 2024. The Extension Amendment Proposal is essential to allowing APTM more time to obtain approval for an initial business combination at an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders and consummate an initial business combination prior to the Extended Date. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension. APTM believes that, given APTM’s expenditure of time, effort and money on the APTM business combination, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the APTM business combination.

You are not being asked to vote on an initial business combination or any other business combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on an initial business combination (or any other proposed business combination) if and when it is submitted to shareholders and the right to redeem your public shares for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account in the event such business combination is approved and completed or APTM has not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.

Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal

The Extension

We are proposing to amend the Charter by special resolution pursuant to an amendment in the form set forth in the first resolution of Annex A hereof to extend the date by which the Company must (1) consummate its initial business combination, (2) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and (3) redeem all of the Class A Ordinary Shares if it fails to complete such initial business combination, from the Termination Date to the Extended Date.

Reasons for the Proposal

The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal is to allow us more time to complete an initial business combination. The Charter provides that the Company has until July 30, 2024 to complete a business combination. While we are currently in discussions with a potential business combination partner, our Board believes that there will not be sufficient time before the Termination Date to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate an initial business combination to the Extended Date. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, we plan to hold another shareholder meeting prior to the Extended Date in order to seek shareholder approval of an initial business combination and related proposals.

The Charter currently provides that if the Company does not complete an initial business combination by the Termination Date (subject to the payment of an extension contribution for each month commencing July 30, 2023, as described below), we 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 the Company (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

We believe that the provision of the Charter described in the preceding paragraph was included to protect the Company’s shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable initial business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the Charter. We also believe, however, that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on pursuing an initial business combination, our belief that an initial business combination is likely to offer an attractive investment for our shareholders, the Extension is warranted.

The Company is not asking you to vote on any proposed initial business combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on any proposed initial business combination if and when it is submitted to shareholders in the future and the right to redeem your public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, in the event the proposed initial business combination is approved and completed or the Company has not consummated an initial business combination by the Extended Date.

If the Extension Is Not Approved

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, we 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 the Company (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we wind up. The Company will pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the Trust Account.

If the Extension Is Approved

If the Extension is approved, the Company will file an amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Registrar in the form of Annex A hereto to extend the time it has to complete an initial business combination until the Extended Date.

You are not being asked to vote on an initial business combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Extension, you will retain the right to vote on an initial business combination if and when it is submitted to shareholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash from the Trust Account in the event the proposed initial business combination is approved and completed or the Company has not consummated an initial business combination by the Extended Date.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, and the Extension is implemented, the amount held in the Trust Account will be reduced by withdrawals in connection with any shareholder redemptions. The Company cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension is approved, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be significantly less than the approximately $157.3 million that was in the Trust Account as of January 9, 2024. The Company may need to obtain additional funds to complete its initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable to the parties or at all.

At an extraordinary general meeting held on July 27, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an extension of the initial termination date to July 30, 2024, provided that the former sponsor or its designee contribute to the Company the lesser of (a) an aggregate of $225,000 or (b) $0.03 per public share that remains outstanding and is not redeemed for each of the twelve (12) subsequent calendar months commencing on July 30, 2023 to the earlier of the Termination Date and the consummation of an initial business combination (each, an “extension contribution”), which amounts are deposited into the Trust Account. If the Extension is approved and the Company files an amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Registrar in the form of Annex A, the time the Company has to complete an initial business combination will be extended until the Extended Date, without the need for any additional extension contributions. Accordingly, you should be aware that the amount on deposit in the Trust Account will not benefit from future extension contributions if the Extension is approved and the Company files an amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Registrar.

Redemption Rights

In connection with the approval of the Extension, each public shareholder may seek to redeem his, her or its public shares. 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 shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination, or if the Company has not consummated an initial business combination by the Extended Date.

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.

TO DEMAND REDEMPTION, YOU MUST ENSURE YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, INCLUDING SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST THAT YOUR SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR CASH TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AND DELIVERING YOUR SHARES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON JANUARY 25, 2024. You will only be entitled to receive cash in connection with a redemption of these shares if you continue to hold them until the effective date of the Extension and redemptions.

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prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 25, 2024 (two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting), (a) submit a written request to Continental, the Company’s transfer agent, that the Company redeem your public shares for cash and (b) deliver your share certificates (if any) and any other redemption forms to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company.

Holders of units must elect to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its, his or her own name, the holder must contact the transfer agent directly and instruct it to do so. Public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares even if they vote for the Extension Amendment Proposal.

Through the Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system, this electronic delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, 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 shareholder’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 a tendering broker fee and the broker would determine whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. It is the Company’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. The Company does not have any control over this process or over the brokers or DTC, and it may take longer than two weeks to obtain a physical stock certificate. Such shareholders will have less time to make their investment decision than those shareholders that deliver their shares through the DWAC system. Shareholders who request physical stock certificates and wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for tendering their shares before exercising their redemption rights and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.

Certificates that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures prior to the vote on the Extension will not be redeemed for cash held in the Trust Account. In the event that a public shareholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the shareholder may withdraw the tender. If you delivered your shares for redemption to our transfer agent and decide prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting not to redeem your shares, you may request that our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at the address listed above. In the event that a public shareholder tenders shares and the Extension is not approved, these shares will not be redeemed and the physical certificates representing these shares will be returned to the shareholder promptly following the determination that the Extension will not be approved. The Company anticipates that a public shareholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension. The transfer agent will hold the certificates of public shareholders that make the election until such shares are redeemed for cash or returned to such shareholders.

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 not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, divided by the number of then-issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares. 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 $10.69 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares on January 9, 2024 was $10.74 per share. The Company cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares on the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

If you exercise your redemption rights, you will be exchanging your Ordinary Shares for cash and will no longer own such 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 the vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal. The Company anticipates that a public shareholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension.

United States Federal Income Tax Considerations for Shareholders Exercising Redemption Rights

The following is a discussion of U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to U.S. Holders (as defined below) that elect to have their Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed for cash if the Extension Amendment Proposal is completed. This discussion applies only to Class A Ordinary Shares that are held as a capital asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not describe all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to holders in light of their particular circumstances or status, including:

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the Initial Shareholders or our directors and officers;

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financial institutions or financial services entities;

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broker-dealers;

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taxpayers that are subject to mark-to-market accounting rules;

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tax-exempt entities;

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governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;

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insurance companies;

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regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts;

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expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;

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persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more of our voting shares or five percent or more of the total value of all classes of our shares;

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persons that acquired Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to an exercise of employee share options or upon payout of a restricted stock unit, in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation;

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persons that hold Class A Ordinary Shares as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction;

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partnerships (or entities or arrangements treated as partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes), or persons holding Class A Ordinary Shares through such partnerships or other pass-through entities;

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persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; or

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accrual method taxpayers that file applicable financial statements as described in Section 451(b) of the Code.

This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), proposed, temporary and final Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof. All of the foregoing is subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax considerations described herein. This discussion does not address U.S. federal taxes other than those pertaining to U.S. federal income taxation (such as estate or gift taxes, the alternative minimum tax or the Medicare tax on investment income), nor does it address any aspects of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. taxation.

We have not and do not intend to seek any rulings from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) regarding the exercise of redemption rights. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take positions inconsistent with the considerations discussed below or that any such positions would not be sustained by a court.

This discussion does not consider the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold our securities through such entities. If a partnership (or any entity or arrangement so characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Class A Ordinary Shares, the tax treatment of such partnership and a person treated as a partner of such partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding any Class A Ordinary Shares and persons that are treated as partners of such partnerships should consult their tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of an exercise of redemption rights to them.

EACH HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH HOLDER, AN EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.

U.S. Holders

As used herein, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of Class A Ordinary Shares who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

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an individual citizen or resident of the United States,

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a corporation (or other entity that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

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an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source, or

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a trust if (1) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person.

Redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below under “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — PFIC Considerations,” if a U.S. Holder’s Class A Ordinary Shares are redeemed pursuant to the redemption provisions described in this proxy statement, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such holder will depend on whether the redemption qualifies as a sale of such shares redeemed under Section 302 of the Code or is treated as a distribution under Section 301 of the Code.

If the redemption qualifies as a sale of Class A Ordinary Shares, a U.S. Holder will be treated as described below under the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares — Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares.” If the redemption does not qualify as a sale of Class A Ordinary Shares, a U.S. Holder will be treated as receiving a distribution with the tax consequences described below under the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares — Taxation of Distributions.”

The redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares will generally qualify as a sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares that are redeemed if such redemption (i) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the redeeming U.S. Holder, (ii) results in a “complete termination” of such U.S. Holder’s interest or (iii) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to such U.S. Holder. These tests are explained more fully below.

For purposes of such tests, a U.S. Holder takes into account not only ordinary shares actually owned by such U.S. Holder, but also ordinary shares that are constructively owned by such U.S. Holder. A redeeming U.S. Holder may constructively own, in addition to ordinary shares owned directly, ordinary shares owned by certain related individuals and entities in which such U.S. Holder has an interest or that have an interest in such U.S. Holder, as well as any ordinary shares such U.S. Holder has a right to acquire by exercise of an option, which would generally include shares which could be acquired pursuant to the exercise of the warrants.

The redemption of ordinary shares will generally be “substantially disproportionate” with respect to a redeeming U.S. Holder if the percentage of the respective entity’s outstanding voting shares that such U.S. Holder actually or constructively owns immediately after the redemption is less than 80% of the percentage of the respective entity’s outstanding voting shares that such U.S. Holder actually or constructively owned immediately before the redemption. Prior to an initial business combination, the Class A Ordinary Shares may not be treated as voting shares for this purpose and, consequently, this substantially disproportionate test may not be applicable. There will be a complete termination of such U.S. Holder’s interest if either (i) all of the ordinary shares actually or constructively owned by such U.S. Holder are redeemed or (ii) all of the ordinary shares actually owned by such U.S. Holder are redeemed and such U.S. Holder is eligible to waive, and effectively waives in accordance with specific rules, the attribution of ordinary shares owned by certain family members and such U.S. Holder does not constructively own any other ordinary shares. The redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares will not be essentially equivalent to a dividend if it results in a “meaningful reduction” of such U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in the respective entity. Whether the redemption will result in a meaningful reduction in such U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest will depend on the particular facts and circumstances applicable to it. The IRS has indicated in a published ruling that even a small reduction in the proportionate interest of a small minority shareholder in a publicly held corporation who exercises no control over corporate affairs may constitute such a “meaningful reduction.”

If none of the foregoing tests is satisfied, then the redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares will be treated as a distribution to the redeemed holder and the tax effects to such U.S. Holder will be as described below under the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares — Taxation of Distributions.” After the application of those rules, any remaining tax basis of the U.S. Holder in the redeemed Class A Ordinary Shares will be added to such holder’s adjusted tax basis in its remaining stock, or, if it has none, to such holder’s adjusted tax basis in its warrants or possibly in other stock constructively owned by it.

U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors as to the tax consequences of a redemption, including any special reporting requirements.

Taxation of Distributions.

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below under “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — PFIC Considerations,” if the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Class A Ordinary Shares is treated as a distribution, as discussed above, such distributions will generally be treated a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Such dividends will be taxable to a corporate U.S. Holder at regular rates and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to domestic corporations in respect of dividends received from other domestic corporations. With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, dividends will generally be taxed at preferential long-term capital gains rates only if (i) Class A Ordinary Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States or (ii) Class A Ordinary Shares are eligible for the benefits of an applicable income tax treaty, in each case provided that the Company is not treated as a PFIC in the taxable year in which the dividend was paid or in any previous year and certain other requirements are met. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for any dividends paid with respect to Class A Ordinary Shares.

Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will generally constitute a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Class A Ordinary Shares. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the Class A Ordinary Shares and will be treated as described below under the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares — Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares.” However, we do not currently maintain calculations of our earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles. U.S. Holders should therefore assume that any amounts treated as a distribution as a result of a redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares will be reported as dividend income.

Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares.

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below under “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — PFIC Considerations,” if the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Class A Ordinary Shares is treated as a sale or other taxable disposition, as discussed above, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount realized and (ii) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed.

Under tax law currently in effect, long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax at a reduced rate of tax. Capital gain or loss will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares exceeds one year. However, it is unclear whether the redemption rights with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares described in this proxy statement may prevent the holding period of the Class A Ordinary Shares from commencing prior to the termination of such rights. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to various limitations. U.S. Holders who hold different blocks of Class A Ordinary Shares (Class A Ordinary Shares purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices) should consult their tax advisor to determine how the above rules apply to them.

PFIC Considerations

Generally

A foreign corporation (i.e., non-U.S.) will be a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year is passive income. Alternatively, a foreign corporation will be a PFIC if at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year of the foreign corporation, ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than certain rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets. Generally, cash is considered to be held for the production of passive income and thus is considered a passive asset. The determination of whether a foreign corporation is a PFIC is based upon the composition of such corporation’s income and assets (including, among others, its proportionate share of the income and assets of any other corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, 25% (by value) of the stock), and the nature of such corporation’s activities.

A separate determination must be made after the close of each taxable year as to whether a foreign corporation was a PFIC for that year. Once a foreign corporation qualifies as a PFIC it is, with respect to a shareholder during the time it qualifies as a PFIC, and subject to certain exceptions, always treated as a PFIC with respect to such shareholder, regardless of whether it satisfied either of the qualification tests in subsequent years.

Because we are a blank check company with no current active business, based on the composition of our income and assets, we believe we were a PFIC for our taxable year that ended on December 31, 2021. Our PFIC status for our current and prior taxable year is uncertain.

Default PFIC Rules

If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder and the U.S. Holder did not make a timely and effective “qualified election fund” (“QEF”) election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held Class A Ordinary Shares, a QEF election along with a purging election, or a “mark-to-market” election, then such holder will generally be subject to special rules (the “Default PFIC Regime”) with respect to:

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any gain recognized by the U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its Class A Ordinary Shares, which would include a redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares if such redemption is treated as a sale under the rules discussed above; and

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any “excess distribution” made to the U.S. Holder (generally, any distributions to such U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such U.S. Holder in respect of its ordinary shares during the three preceding taxable years of such U.S. Holder or, if shorter, such U.S. Holder’s holding period for such ordinary shares), which may include a redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares if such redemption is treated as a distribution under the rules discussed above.

Under the Default PFIC Regime:

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the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for its Class A Ordinary Shares;

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the amount of gain allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of the first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;

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the amount of gain allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in such U.S. Holder’s holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder; and

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an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of such U.S. Holder.

QEF Election

In general, if we are determined to be a PFIC, a U.S. Holder may avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above in respect of its Class A Ordinary Shares by making a timely QEF election (if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and other earnings and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of the U.S. Holder in which or with which our taxable year ends. In general, a QEF election must be made on or before the due date (including extensions) for filing such U.S. Holder’s tax return for the taxable year for which the election relates.

The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621, including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.

If a U.S. Holder makes a QEF election after our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) Class A Ordinary Shares, the adverse PFIC tax consequences (with adjustments to take into account any current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election) will continue to apply with respect to such Class A Ordinary Shares unless the U.S. Holder makes a purging election under the PFIC rules. Under the purging election, the U.S. Holder will be deemed to have sold such Class A Ordinary Shares at their fair market value and any gain recognized on such deemed sale will be treated as an excess distribution, taxed under the PFIC rules described above. As a result of the purging election, the U.S. Holder will have a new basis and holding period in such Class A Ordinary Shares for purposes of the PFIC rules.

In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election, a U.S. Holder must receive a PFIC annual information statement from us. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide to a U.S. Holder such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC annual information statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and maintain a QEF election, but there is no assurance that we will timely provide such required information. There is also no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of our status as a PFIC in the future or of the required information to be provided.

If a U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to its Class A Ordinary Shares, and the special tax and interest charge rules do not apply to such shares (because of a timely QEF election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares or as a result of a purging election, as described above), any gain recognized on the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares generally will be taxable as capital gain and no interest charge will be imposed. As discussed above, U.S. Holders of a QEF are currently taxed on their pro rata shares of its earnings and profits, whether or not distributed. In such case, a subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable as a dividend to such U.S. Holders. The tax basis of a U.S. Holder’s shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above rules.

Mark-to-Market Election

Alternatively, a U.S. Holder may make an election to mark marketable shares in a PFIC to market on an annual basis. PFIC shares generally are marketable if they are (i) “regularly traded” on a national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities Exchange Commission or on the national market system established under Section 11A of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or (ii) “regularly traded” on any exchange or market that the Treasury Department determines to have rules sufficient to ensure that the market price accurately represents the fair market value of the stock. The Class A Ordinary Shares, which are listed on Nasdaq, should qualify as marketable shares for this purpose but there can be no assurance that the Class A Ordinary Shares will be “regularly traded.”

Pursuant to such an election, a U.S. Holder would include in each year as ordinary income the excess, if any, of the fair market value of such stock over its adjusted basis at the end of the taxable year. A U.S. Holder may treat as ordinary loss any excess of the adjusted basis of the stock over its fair market value at the end of the year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the election in prior years. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the PFIC shares will be increased to reflect any amounts included in income, and decreased to reflect any amounts deducted, as a result of a mark-to-market election. Any gain recognized on a disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares will be treated as ordinary income and any loss will be treated as ordinary loss (but only to the extent of the net amount of income previously included as a result of a mark-to-market election).

PFIC Reporting Requirements

If we are a PFIC, a U.S. Holder of Class A Ordinary Shares will be required to file an annual report on IRS Form 8621 containing such information with respect to its interest in a PFIC as the IRS may require. Failure to file IRS Form 8621 for each applicable taxable year may result in substantial penalties and result in the U.S. Holder’s taxable years being open to audit by the IRS (potentially including with respect to items that do not relate to a U.S. Holder’s investment in the Class A Ordinary Shares) until such forms are properly filed.

THE PFIC RULES ARE VERY COMPLEX AND ARE IMPACTED BY VARIOUS FACTORS IN ADDITION TO THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE. ALL U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE PFIC RULES ON THE REDEMPTION OF CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER A QEF ELECTION, A PURGING ELECTION, A MARK-TO-MARKET ELECTION, OR ANY OTHER ELECTION IS AVAILABLE AND THE CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ANY SUCH ELECTION, AND THE IMPACT OF ANY PROPOSED OR FINAL PFIC TREASURY REGULATIONS.

Required Vote

Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under the Companies Act, being the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, we 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 the Company (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

The Initial Shareholders are expected to vote all Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of the Extension. On the record date, the Initial Shareholders collectively own all of our issued and outstanding Founder Shares and have the right to vote approximately 34.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Share.

In addition, subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), Mercury Capital, our former sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may (i) purchase public shares from institutional and other investors (including those who vote, or indicate an intention to vote, against any of the proposals presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, or elect to redeem, or indicate an intention to redeem, public shares), (ii) enter into transactions with such investors and others to provide them with incentives to not redeem their public shares, or (iii) execute agreements to purchase such public shares from such investors or enter into non-redemption agreements in the future. In the event that Mercury Capital, our former sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates purchase public shares in situations in which the tender offer rules restrictions on purchases would apply, they (a) would purchase the public shares at a price no higher than the price offered through the Company’s redemption process (i.e., approximately $10.69 per share, based on the amounts held in the Trust Account as of January 9, 2024; (b) would represent in writing that such public shares will not be voted in favor of approving the Extension; and (c) would waive in writing any redemption rights with respect to the public shares so purchased.

The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood of otherwise limiting the number of public shares electing to redeem.

Interests of the Initial Shareholders and the Company’s Directors and Officers

When you consider the recommendation of the Board, you should keep in mind that the Initial Shareholders and the Company’s officers and directors have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among other things:

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If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, the 7,062,500 aggregate Founder Shares held by Mercury Capital and our former sponsor will be worthless (as the Initial Shareholders have waived liquidation rights with respect to such shares), as will the 2,395,833 Private Warrants held by our former sponsor, Initial Shareholders and the underwriters;

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In connection with the IPO, the former sponsor agreed that it will be liable under certain circumstances to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced by the claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company or prospective partner businesses with which the Company has entered into certain agreements, which obligation was assumed by Mercury Capital on December 28, 2023;

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All rights specified in the Charter relating to the right of officers and directors to be indemnified by the Company, and of the Company’s officers and directors to be exculpated from monetary liability with respect to prior acts or omissions, will continue after an initial business combination and, if the Company liquidates, the Company will not be able to perform its obligations to its officers and directors under those provisions;

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None of the Company’s officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered to the Company, and all of the current officers and directors are expected to continue to serve in their roles at least through the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting and may continue to serve following any potential initial business combination and receive compensation thereafter;

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Mercury Capital, our former sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors and their respective affiliates may be entitled to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination and, if the Extension is not approved, Mercury Capital determines not to fund any additional extension as permitted by the Charter and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, they will not have any claim against the Trust Account for reimbursement so that the Company will most likely be unable to reimburse such expenses;

Recommendation

As discussed above, after careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board has approved and declared advisable the adoption of the Extension Amendment Proposal.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL. THE BOARD EXPRESSES NO OPINION AS TO WHETHER YOU SHOULD REDEEM YOUR PUBLIC SHARES.

PROPOSAL NO. 2 — THE NAME CHANGE PROPOSAL

Overview

The Company is proposing to amend its Charter to change the name of the Company to “Plum Acquisition Corp. III”.

A copy of the proposed amendment to the Charter of the Company is attached to this Proxy Statement as the second resolution of Annex A.

Reasons for the Name Change Proposal

On December 28, 2023, Mercury Capital acquired a majority of our Class B ordinary shares and assumed the former sponsor’s obligations related to the Company. In connection with such acquisition, Mercury Capital agreed to seek to change the name of the Company, and the Company is seeking shareholder approval of the Name Change Proposal to effect such change.

Voting FOR the Name Change Proposal will not affect your right to seek redemption of your public shares in connection with the vote to approve an initial business combination.

If the Name Change Proposal Is Not Approved

If the Name Change Proposal is not approved, we will not change the name of the Company.

If the Name Change Proposal Is Approved

If the Name Change Proposal is approved, the Company will file an amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Registrar the in the form set forth in second resolution of Annex A hereto to change the name of the Company to “Plum Acquisition Corp. III”.

Required Vote

The affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, is required to approve the Name Change 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 Proposal.

If you do not want the Name Change Proposal approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote “AGAINST” the Name Change Proposal.

The Initial Shareholders collectively have the right to vote approximately 34.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and are expected to vote all of their shares in favor of the Name Change Proposal to be voted upon by our shareholders.

Recommendation of the Board

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, our Board has determined that the Name Change Proposal is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Our Board has approved and declared advisable adoption of the Name Change Proposal.

OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE NAME CHANGE PROPOSAL.

Proposal No. 3 — The Adjournment Proposal

Overview

The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow the Board to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates 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 Extension Amendment Proposal or where the board of directors of the Company have determined before the Extraordinary General Meeting that it is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the other proposals. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting if, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or where the board of directors of the Company have determined before the Extraordinary General Meeting that it is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the other proposals, in either case the Adjournment Proposal will be the only proposal presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved

If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our shareholders, our Board may not be able to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.

Vote Required for Approval

The Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Recommendation of the Board

As discussed above, after careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Adjournment Proposal is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Therefore, if there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Board will approve and declare advisable adoption of the Adjournment Proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR”
THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.

Beneficial Ownership of Securities

We have no compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance.

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of January 3, 2024, the record date, by:

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each person known by us to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and ordinary shares;

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each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns ordinary shares; and

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all our executive officers and directors as a group.

The following table is based on 22,644,909 ordinary shares outstanding at January 3, 2024, of which 15,582,409 were Class A ordinary shares and 7,062,500 were Class B ordinary shares. Unless otherwise indicated, it is believed that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned		Approximate Percentage of Issued and Outstanding Ordinary Shares
Mercury Capital, LLC⁽¹⁾		3,902,648		17.2	%
Alpha Partners Technology Merger Sponsor LLC ⁽²⁾		3,824,772		16.9	%
Kanishka Roy⁽¹⁾		3,902,648		17.2	%
Michael Dinsdale		—		—
Alan Black		—		—
David Sable		—		—
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.⁽³⁾		2,475,000		10.9	%
Millennium Management LLC⁽⁴⁾		2,475,000		10.9	%
Magnetar Financial LLC and affiliated funds⁽⁵⁾		1,975,638		8.7	%
Sandia Investment Management L.P.⁽⁶⁾		1,562,897		6.9	%
All officers and directors as a group		3,902,648		17.2	%

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Consists of Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares forming part of 3,902,648 founder units. The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders. The business address of Mercury Capital, LLC is 2021 Fillmore St. #2089, San Francisco, CA 94115. Kanishka Roy serves as manager for Mercury Capital and may be deemed to beneficially own shares held by Mercury Capital by virtue of his control over Mercury Capital. Mr. Roy disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares other than to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.

(2)

Consists of (i) Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares forming part of 3,159,772 founder units (2,030,860 of which are held in an escrow account), and (ii) Class A Ordinary Shares forming part of 665,000 Class A private placement units. The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders. Does not include the ordinary shares underlying the private placement units purchased by the anchor investors in connection with the closing of the IPO. The business address of Alpha Partners Technology Merger Sponsor LLC is Empire State Building, 20 West 34th Street, Suite 4215, New York, NY 10001.

(3)

Based on a Schedule 13G filed by Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. on February 7, 2022. Represents shares held by Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. serves as the investment advisor to Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“PMSMF”) with respect to the shares directly held by PMSMF. The business address of Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. is 16 York Street, Suite 2900, Toronto, ON, Canada M5J 0E6.

(4)

Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, ICS Opportunities II LLC, ICS Opportunities, Ltd., Millennium International Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC and Israel A. Englander (together, the “Reporting Persons”) on February 6, 2023. Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 1,725,000 Class A ordinary shares. ICS Opportunities II LLC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 0 Class A ordinary shares. ICS Opportunities, Ltd. may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 750,000 Class A ordinary shares. Millennium International Management LP may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 750,000 Class A ordinary shares. Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC and Mr. Englander may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 2,475,000 Class A ordinary shares. The address of the principal business office of each Reporting Person is 131 S. Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603.

(5)

Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Magnetar Constellation Fund II, Ltd. on February 2, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, each of Magnetar Financial LLC, Magnetar Capital Partners LP, Supernova Management LLC and David J. Snyderman held 1,975,638 Class A ordinary shares. The amount consists of (i) 204,753 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Constellation Fund II, Ltd; (ii) 640,323 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Constellation Master Fund, Ltd; (iii) 71,239 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Magnetar Systematic Multi-Strategy Master Fund Ltd; (iv) 42,999 Shares held for the account of Magnetar Capital Master Fund Ltd; (v) 204,753 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Magnetar Lake Credit Fund LLC; (vi) 253,152 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Magnetar Xing He Master Fund Ltd; (vii) 115,407 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Purpose Alternative Credit Fund LLC; (viii) 163,803 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Magnetar SC Fund Ltd; (xiv) 238,259 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Magnetar Structured Credit Fund, LP; and (xv) 40,950 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of Purpose Alternative Credit Fund - T LLC (collectively, the “Magnetar Funds”). Magnetar Financial LLC serves as the investment advisor to the Magnetar Funds, and as such, it exercises voting and investment power over the Class A ordinary shares held for the Magnetar Funds’ accounts. Magnetar Capital Partners LP serves as the sole member and parent holding company of Magnetar Financial LLC, Supernova Management LLC is the general partner of Magnetar Capital Partners LP, and David J. Snyderman is the manager of Supernova Management LLC. The address of the principal business office of each of Magnetar Financial LLC, Magnetar Capital Partners LP, Supernova Management LLC, and Mr. Snyderman is 1603 Orrington Avenue, 13th Floor, Evanston, IL 60201.

(6)

Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Sandia Investment Management L.P. (“Sandia”) on February 14, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, each of Sandia and Timothy J. Sichler reported shared voting and dispositive power over 1,562,897 Class A ordinary shares, consisting of shares beneficially owned by Sandia in its capacity as investment manager to a private investment vehicle and separately managed accounts. Mr. Sichler serves as Managing Member of the general partner of Sandia, and in such capacity may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own such shares. The address of the principal business office of each of Sandia and Mr. Sichler is 201 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108.

Shareholder Proposals for the 2024 Annual General Meeting

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the Extension is implemented, the Company intends to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for the purpose of approving its initial business combination and related transactions. Accordingly, the Company’s next annual general meeting of shareholders would be held at a future date to be determined by the post business-combination company. The Company expects that it would notify shareholders of the deadline for submitting a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement for its next annual general meeting following the completion of an initial business combination. For any proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy for submission to shareholders at the Company’s 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders, it must be submitted in writing and comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act and the Charter. The Company anticipates that the 2024 annual general meeting will be held no later than December 31, 2024. Assuming the 2024 annual general meeting is held on or before such date, such proposals must be received by the Company at its executive offices a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and send its proxy materials for the 2024 annual general meeting.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved and Mercury Capital determines not to fund any additional extension as permitted by the Charter and we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and there will be no 2024 annual general meeting.

Delivery of Documents to Shareholders

For shareholders receiving printed proxy materials, unless we have received contrary instructions, we may send a single copy of this proxy statement to any household at which two or more shareholders reside if we believe the shareholders 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 shareholders prefer to receive multiple sets of our disclosure documents at the same address this year or in future years, the shareholders should follow the instructions described below. Similarly, if an address is shared with another shareholder and together both of the shareholders would like to receive only a single set of our disclosure documents, the shareholders should follow these instructions:

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If the shares are registered in the name of the shareholder, the shareholder should contact us at our offices at 2021 Fillmore St. #2089, San Francisco, CA 94115, or 415-683-6773, to inform us of his or her request; or

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If a bank, broker or other nominee holds the shares, the shareholder should contact the bank, broker or other nominee directly.

Where You Can Find More Information

We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read the Company’s SEC filings, including this proxy statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Those filings are also available free of charge to the public on, or accessible through, the Company’s corporate website at https://aptmspac.com/investor-relations. The Company’s website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this proxy statement.

If you would like additional copies of this proxy statement or the proposals to be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, you should contact our proxy solicitation agent at the following address and telephone number:

Banks and Brokers Call Collect: 206-870-8565
All Others Call Toll-Free: 877-870-8565
Email: ksmith@advantageproxy.com

If you are a shareholder of the Company and would like to request documents, please do so by January 22, 2024 (one week prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting), in order to receive them before the Extraordinary General Meeting.

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It is important that your shares be represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, regardless of the number of shares that you hold. You are, therefore, urged to execute and return, at your earliest convenience, the enclosed proxy card in the envelope that has also been provided.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 10, 2024

ANNEX A

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP.

ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP.
(the “Company”)

FIRST RESOLUTION — Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal

RESOLVED, as a special resolution that:

(a)

Article 49.7 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.7:

“In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 42 months from the consummation of the IPO or such earlier date as determined by the Board of Directors, the Company shall:

(a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;

(b) 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 the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public Members’ rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and

(c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve,

subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law.”

(b)

Article 49.8 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.8:

“In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles:

(a) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100 per cent of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 42 months from the consummation of the IPO or such earlier date as determined by the Board of Directors; or

(b) with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity,

each holder of Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval or effectiveness of any such amendment 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 the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares.”

SECOND RESOLUTION — Proposal No. 2 — Name Change Proposal

RESOLVED, as a special resolution that:

(a)

The words “Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.” shall be deleted in each instance from the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and be replaced by “Plum Acquisition Corp. III”.

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ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the
following proposals:

		For	Against	Abstain

1.	Extension Amendment Proposal – To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) as provided by the first resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying proxy statement, to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from July 30, 2024 (the “Termination Date”) to January 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion (as extended, the “Extended Date” and such extension, the “Extension”). This proposal is referred to as the “Extension Amendment Proposal”;	☐	☐	☐

2.	Name Change Proposal – To approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Charter as provided by the second resolution in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying proxy statement, to provide that the name of the Company shall be changed from “Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.” to “Plum Acquisition Corp. III”. This proposal is referred to as the “Name Change Proposal”;	☐	☐	☐

3.	Adjournment Proposal – To approve, as an ordinary resolution, the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal. This proposal is referred to as the “Adjournment Proposal.”	☐	☐	☐

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP.
Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
January 29, 2024 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors

The shareholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Kanishka Roy and Michael Dinsdale, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint (his/her) substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of (Common/Preferred) Stock of ALPHA PARTNERS TECHNOLOGY MERGER CORP. that the shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on January 29, 2024, virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/APTM2024SM, and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

Continued and to be signed on reverse side

Plum Acquisition Corp. III (PLMJ) DEF 14ADefinitive proxy