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 (less amounts released to us to pay our taxes and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Nevada law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. Our Board will abandon and not implement such amendment unless our stockholders approve the Extension Amendment Proposal. Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment at any time without any further action by our stockholders.
The Sponsor and all of our directors, executive officers and their affiliates are expected to vote the shares of common stock owned by them in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal. On the record date, the Sponsor and our directors and executive officers of the Company and their affiliates beneficially owned and were entitled to vote an aggregate of 18,750,000 Founder Shares and 30,000 Independent Director Shares, representing approximately 70% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, we will not need any of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, in addition to the Founder Shares and the Independent Director Shares, to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal. The Sponsor and our directors, executive officers and their affiliates do not intend to purchase shares of Class A common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in connection with the stockholder vote on the Extension Amendment.
Interests of the Sponsor, Directors and Officers
When you consider the recommendation of our Board, you should keep in mind that the Sponsor, executive officers and directors have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder. These interests include, among other things:
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the fact that the Sponsor owns 18,750,000 Founder Shares (purchased for $25,000), which would be worthless if a business combination is not consummated (because the Sponsor has waived liquidation rights with respect to such shares);
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the fact that the Sponsor owns 11,333,333 Private Placement Warrants (purchased for $17.0 million), which Private Placement Warrants would expire worthless if a business combination is not consummated;
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the fact that our Chairman and Director, Charles W. Ergen, has a 90% economic interest in, and controls, the Sponsor, and that our Chief Executive Officer, Kyle Jason Kiser, has a 10% economic interest in, but no beneficial ownership over any securities owned by, the Sponsor;
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the fact that each of our three independent directors owns 10,000 Independent Director Shares, which would vest only when we consummate our initial business combination;
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the fact that, unless the Company consummates a business combination, the Sponsor will not receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it on behalf of the Company, to the extent that such expenses exceed the amount of available proceeds not deposited in the Trust Account;
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the fact that as of March 31, 2023, the Sponsor had extended to us approximately (i) $834,838 in connection with recurring payments to the Trust Account made by the Sponsor subsequent to the initial extension of our completion period in the fourth quarter of 2022, and (ii) $125,000 for working capital requirements, and the Sponsor may extend additional loans to us in connection with the Extension and to satisfy further working capital requirements, all of which would be repayable when we consummate our business combination;
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the fact that, if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify us to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per public share, or such lesser per public share amount as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims