If the Charter Amendments are approved and implemented, we intend to complete a business combination as soon as possible and in any event, on or before the Termination Date.
In addition, the Company’s IPO prospectus and Charter provide that amending our Charter require a special resolution under the Companies Act, which requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company, including the Founder Shares. Because we continue to believe that a business combination would be in the best interests of our shareholders, the Board has determined to seek shareholder approval to make the Charter Amendments.
If the Charter Amendment Proposal is Not Approved
Shareholder approval of the Charter Amendments is required. Therefore, our Board will abandon and not implement the Charter Amendments unless our shareholders approve the Charter Amendment Proposal.
If the Charter Amendment Proposal is not approved, we will not redeem any shares in respect of which public shareholders have made an Election, and will, as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within five business days, return any shares tendered to the Company’s transfer agent prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting. Further, if the Charter Amendments are not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by the Termination Date, in accordance with the Charter, 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 (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and 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 the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the 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 fail to complete our initial business combination before the Termination Date.
There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to the Company’s warrants which will expire worthless in the event we wind up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, directors and officers and anchor investors will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares or the Private Placement Warrants.
If the Charter Amendment Proposal Is Approved
If the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved, the Company will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act and its units, Class A ordinary shares and public warrants will remain publicly traded. The Company will then continue to work to consummate a business combination by the Termination Date.
Notwithstanding shareholder approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Charter Amendments at any time without any further action by our shareholders.
You are not being asked to vote on a business combination at this time. If the Charter Amendments are implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, provided that you are a shareholder on the record date for a meeting to consider a business combination, you will retain the right to vote on a business combination when it is submitted to shareholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash in the event a business combination is approved and completed or we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.
If the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved, and the Charter Amendments are implemented, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account in connection with the Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account. The Company cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account