The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
$200,000,000
Tristar Acquisition I Corp.
20,000,000 Units
Tristar Acquisition I Corp. is a newly organized blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. We have not identified any potential business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any potential business combination target. While we may pursue an initial business combination with any business in any industry, sector or geography, we intend to focus our search for a target business in the telecommunications and technology oriented sector.
This is an initial public offering of our securities. Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, terms and limitations as described herein. The underwriters have a 45-day option from the date of this prospectus to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional units to cover over-allotments, if any.
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A ordinary shares upon the completion of our initial business combination, subject to the limitations as described herein. If we have not consummated an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering (or 27 months from the closing of this offering if we have executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering but have not completed our initial business combination within such 24 month period), we will redeem 100% of the public shares for cash, subject to applicable law and certain conditions as described herein.
Our sponsor, Tristar Holdings I LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, has agreed to purchase 6,775,000 warrants (and up to an additional 600,000 warrants depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised), each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, in a private placement to occur concurrently with the closing of this offering (or, as applicable, the closing of the over-allotment option). Our initial shareholders currently own 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares. Up to 750,000 of such shares are subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised. 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 thereof as described herein. Prior to our initial business combination, only holders of our Class B ordinary shares will be entitled to vote on the election of directors.
Cable One, Inc. (NYSE: CABO) and ten other qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors that are not affiliated with our sponsor or any member of our management, which we refer to together as the anchor investors throughout this prospectus, have each expressed to us an interest in purchasing up to 9.9% of the units in this offering (representing up to 1,980,000 units, assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised) at the offering price of $10.00 per unit, and we have agreed to direct the underwriters to sell to the anchor investors such number of units. For a discussion of certain additional arrangements with our anchor investors, see “Summary – The Offering – Expressions of Interest.”
We have entered into forward purchase agreements with one of our anchor investors and one other institutional accredited investor that is not affiliated with our sponsor or any member of our management, which we refer to together as the forward purchase investors throughout this prospectus, under which the forward purchase investors may purchase up to an aggregate of 4,500,000 Class A ordinary shares, which we refer to as the forward purchase shares throughout this prospectus, at a price of $10.00 per share as described in the forward purchase agreements, each in a private placement that will close immediately prior to the closing of our initial business combination. The terms of the forward purchase shares will generally be identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units being sold in this offering, except that they will have registration rights and rights of first refusal to purchase securities we may offer in connection with a future business combination financing, as described in the forward purchase agreements. One of our forward purchase investors may elect, in its sole discretion, to purchase convertible debt securities or non-convertible debt instruments in lieu of the forward purchase shares, or a combination thereof, for an aggregate purchase price of up to $25,000,000. For a discussion of certain additional arrangements with our forward purchase investors, see “Summary – The Offering – Forward Purchase Shares.”
Currently, there is no public market for our securities. We have applied to have our units listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the symbol “TRIS.U.” We expect that the Class A ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units will begin separate trading on the NYSE under the symbols “TRIS” and “TRIS.WS,” respectively, on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus unless the underwriters permit earlier separate trading and we have satisfied certain conditions.
We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” under applicable federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 41 for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities. Investors will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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| | Per Unit | | Total |
Public offering price | | $10.00 | | $200,000,000 |
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1) | | $0.55 | | $11,000,000 |
Proceeds, before expenses, to us | | $9.45 | | $189,000,000 |
(1) | Includes $0.35 per unit, or $7,000,000 in the aggregate, payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions to be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein and released to the underwriters only upon the consummation of an initial business combination. See also “Underwriting�� for a description of compensation and other items of value payable to the underwriters. |
Of the proceeds we receive from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants described in this prospectus, $200,000,000, or $230,000,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($10.00 per unit in either case), will be deposited into a U.S. based trust account at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. The underwriters are offering the units for sale on a firm commitment basis. The underwriters expect to deliver the units to the purchasers on or about , 2021.
Sole Book-Running Manager
Wells Fargo Securities
Co-Manager
Loop Capital Markets
The date of this Prospectus is , 2021.