The information in this 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 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.
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PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS | | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 |
$40,000,000
Hash Space Acquisition Corp
4,000,000 Units
Hash Space Acquisition Corp is a newly incorporated blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to as our initial business combination. We have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, engaged in any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target with respect to an initial business combination with us.
This is an initial public offering of our securities. Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one of our ordinary shares and one right. Each right entitles the holder thereof to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination, as described in more detail in this prospectus. We will have 12 months from the closing of this offering to consummate an initial business combination, unless otherwise extended as described herein. If we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial business combination within 12 months, our insiders or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate a business combination two times by an additional three months each time (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a business combination), as described in more detail in this prospectus. We may also seek to amend our charter or governing instruments to extend the time to consummate an initial business combination in order to effectuate our initial business combination. If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within such period, we will redeem 100% of the public shares for cash, subject to applicable law and certain conditions as further described herein.
We have also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 units to cover over-allotments, if any.
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account described below as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding ordinary shares that were sold as part of the units in this offering, which we refer to collectively as our public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 12 months from the closing of this offering (or up to 18 months from the closing of this offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination by the maximum amount), we will redeem 100% of 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 (less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and as further described herein.
Our sponsor, Fucheng Technology Group Limited, a Hong Kong limited liability company, has committed to purchase an aggregate of 270,000 units (or 291,000 units if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) at a price of $10.00 per unit ($2,700,000 in the aggregate, or $2,910,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full). Each placement unit will be identical to the units sold in this offering, except as described in this prospectus. The placement units will be sold in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering.
A limited number of anchor investors which are not affiliated with any member of our management have each expressed to us an interest in purchasing up to 2,500,000 units in this offering at the offering price of $10.00, and such allocations will be determined by the underwriters. There can be no assurance that the anchor investors will acquire any units in this offering, or as to the amount of such units the anchor investors will retain, if any, prior to or upon the consummation of our initial business combination. Other than the units sold in this offering, the anchor investors will not receive any additional consideration for purchasing any units in this offering. The anchor investors will also agree to hold their 1,950,000 ordinary shares through the consummation of our initial business combination and not seek redemption of such shares in connection therewith. For a discussion of certain additional arrangements with the anchor investors, see “Summary — The Offering — Expression of Interest.” The underwriters will receive upfront underwriting commission of $0.17 per unit and deferred underwriting discounts or commissions of $0.30 per unit on the units which may be purchased by the anchor investors, as set forth in “Underwriting” below.
Our initial shareholders currently own 1,150,000 ordinary shares, up to 150,000 of which will be surrendered to us for no consideration after the closing of this offering depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised, which (unless otherwise provided in our initial business combination agreement).
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our units, ordinary shares or rights. We have applied to list our units on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “HACUU” on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. We cannot guarantee that our securities will be approved for listing on Nasdaq. We expect that the ordinary shares and rights comprising the units to begin separate trading on the 90th day following the date of this prospectus unless Chardan Capital Markets, which we refer to as “Chardan” informs us of their decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our satisfaction of certain conditions. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, we expect that the ordinary shares and rights will be listed on the Nasdaq under the symbols HAC” and “HACUR,” respectively.
As a blank check company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through an office space in Hong Kong and our sponsor and all of our executive officers and directors are located in or have significant ties to the People’s Republic of China, or PRC. Although we do not have any specific business combination under consideration and we have not, directly or indirectly, contacted any prospective target business or had any substantive discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to such a transaction, we may pursue or consummate an initial business combination with a company located or doing business in the PRC, in which event we will be subject to certain legal and operational risks, including, without limitation, regulatory review of an oversea listing of PRC companies, restrictions on foreign ownership in certain industries, regulatory changes in the variable interest entity, or VIE, structure, including the validity and enforcement of the agreements in connection with such a VIE structure, if our target company is required to use such VIE structure. We are also subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard. Any of these risks could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. For a detailed description of the risks relating to the VIE structure, doing business in the PRC, and the offering as a result of the structure, see “Risks Relating to Acquiring or Operating a Target Business with Its Primary Operation in China” Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using entity VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement . On July 10, 2021, the PRC State Internet Information Office issued the Revised Draft Measures of Cybersecurity Review for Public Comments, or, the Revised Draft Measures, which requires cyberspace operators with personal information of more than 1 million users to file for cybersecurity review with the Office of Cybersecurity Review, in the event such operators plan for an overseas listing. We currently do not expect to be subject to cybersecurity review with the Cybersecurity Administration Committee, or the CAC, if the Revised Draft Measures becomes effective as they are currently published, given that we are a blank check company incorporated at Cayman Islands, which means we are not considered as an operator of critical information infrastructure or a data processor or an owner with one (1) million individual clients by CAC. If we consummate a business combination with a target in the PRC that is a cyberspace operator which possesses personal information of more than 1 million users, such business combination may be considered as offering securities overseas and the target may be subject to the cybersecurity review with the CAC. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our ability to list on an U.S. exchange or other foreign exchange, to complete the initial business combination and. the daily business operation of the combined company after the business combination. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Acquiring or Operating a Target Business with Its Primary Operation in China” for more information. In addition, the PRC government has recently published new policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies regarding any industry that could adversely affect our potential business combination with a PRC operating business and the business, financial condition and results of operations of the combined company.