Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement or a Registrant. |
As disclosed in the definitive proxy statement filed by Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (“DSAQ” or the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as supplemented by the additional definitive proxy materials filed on March 20, 2024 and March 22, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”), relating to the special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), DSAC Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), agreed that if the Extension Amendment Proposal (as defined below) was approved, it or one or more of its affiliates, members or third-party designees (the “Lender”) will contribute to DSAQ as a loan $90,000 to be deposited into the trust account established in connection with DSAQ’s initial public offering (the “Trust Account”). In addition, in the event DSAQ does not consummate an initial business combination by the Charter Extension Date (as defined below), and if the Sponsor wishes to extend the Charter Extension Date, the Lender will contribute to the Company as a loan up to $990,000 to be deposited into the Trust Account for each of the eleven one-month extensions following the Charter Extension Date.
On March 29, 2024, the stockholders of DSAQ approved the Extension Amendment Proposal (as defined below) at the Extension Meeting (as described in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K). Accordingly, on April 1, 2024, DSAQ issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $1,580,000 (the “Note”) to the Sponsor. The Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of DSAQ’s initial business combination (a “Business Combination”). In the event that DSAQ does not consummate a Business Combination, the Note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. The proceeds of the Note have been deposited in the Trust Account in connection with the Charter Amendment (as defined below).
The foregoing description of the Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note, which is incorporated by reference herein and filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On March 28, 2024, DSAQ held the Special Meeting to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) extend the date by which DSAQ has to consummate a business combination (the “Termination Date”) from March 28, 2024 to April 28, 2024 (the “Charter Extension Date”) and to allow DSAQ, without the need for another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for up to eleven times, by an additional one month each time, after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of DSAQ’s board of directors (the “Board”), if requested by the Sponsor (such amendment, the “Extension Amendment” and such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”), (ii) eliminate the limitation that DSAQ may not redeem Class A Common Stock to the extent that such redemption would result in DSAQ having net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption Limitation”) in order to allow DSAQ to redeem Class A Common Stock irrespective of whether such redemption would exceed the Redemption Limitation (such amendment, the “Redemption Limitation Amendment” and such proposal, the “Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal”) and (iii) to provide for the right of a holder of DSAQ’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class B Common Stock”) to convert such Class B Common Stock into DSAQ’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class A Common Stock”) on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder (such amendment, the “Founder Share Amendment” and such proposal, the “Founder Share Amendment Proposal”). The stockholders of the Company approved the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Redemption Limitation Amendment and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal at the Special Meeting and on March 28, 2024, the Company filed the Extension Amendment, the Redemption Limitation Amendment and the Founder Share Amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Extension Amendment, the Redemption Limitation Amendment and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, copies of which are attached as Exhibits 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On March 28, 2024, the Company held the Special Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal and a proposal to allow the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, (1) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there were insufficient shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company represented (either in person or by proxy) to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or (2) where the Board has determined it is otherwise necessary (the “Adjournment Proposal”), each as more fully described in the Proxy Statement. As there were sufficient votes to approve each of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal was not presented to stockholders.
Holders of 9,163,475 ordinary shares of the Company held of record as of February 29, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting, were present in person or by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 80.768% of the voting power of the Company’s common stock as of the record date for the Special Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
The voting results for the proposals were as follows:
The Extension Amendment Proposal
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For | | Against | | Abstain |
9,124,632 | | 38,843 | | 0 |