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Based on our business activities, the Company is a “shell company” as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) because we have no operations and nominal assets consisting almost entirely of cash.
−Removed: Our executive offices are located at 770 E Technology Way F13-16,
−Removed: Orem, UT 84097 and our telephone number is (415) 629-9066.
+Added: Our executive offices are located at 770 E Technology Way F13-16, Orem, UT 84097 and our telephone number is (415) 629-9066.
Our corporate website address is wwac1.com.
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Transaction costs amounted to $21,834,402 consisting of $4,600,000 of underwriting commissions, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting commissions, and $9,184,402 of other offering costs related to the IPO.
−Removed: Approximately $8,306,250 of these expenses are non-cash
−Removed: offering costs associated with the Class A shares purchased by the anchor investors.
−Removed: We granted the underwriter a 45-day
−Removed: option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 units at our IPO price to cover over-allotments, if any.
+Added: Approximately $8,306,250 of these expenses are non-cash offering costs associated with the Class A shares purchased by the anchor investors.
+Added: We granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 units at our IPO price to cover over-allotments, if any.
The underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in full and purchased an additional 3,000,000 units on November 15, 2021, generating gross proceeds of approximately $30.0 million (the “over-allotment units”).
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A total of $232,300,000 of the net proceeds from the sale of the units in the IPO (including the over-allotment units) and the private placements on October 22, 2021 and November 15, 2021 were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders (“trust account”), located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in U.S.
−Removed: government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7
−Removed: of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of:
+Added: government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of:
(i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the trust account as described below.
We intend to focus our efforts on seeking and completing an initial business combination with a company that has an enterprise value of over $750 million.
−Removed: Our objective is to identify and accelerate a market-leading, differentiated internet company within our target sectors of interest, including direct-to-consumer
−Removed: brands, Amazon centric, online marketplaces, food tech, new media, digital health, software-as-a-service,
−Removed: fin tech, and any adjacent industries undergoing technology-driven transformations, that offer high-quality revenue streams and attractive organic and inorganic growth opportunities.
−Removed: Per McKinsey & Company, COVID-19
−Removed: is transforming consumer lives and has resulted in a “decade in days” when it comes to the adoption to digital.
+Added: Our objective is to identify and accelerate a market-leading, differentiated internet company within our target sectors of interest, including direct-to-consumer brands, Amazon centric, online marketplaces, food tech, new media, digital health, software-as-a-service, fin tech, and any adjacent industries undergoing technology-driven transformations, that offer high-quality revenue streams and attractive organic and inorganic growth opportunities.
+Added: Per McKinsey & Company, COVID-19 is transforming consumer lives and has resulted in a “decade in days” when it comes to the adoption to digital.
We estimate that this shift has created a cohort of hundreds of companies that are now at scale to operate as a public company and that would have otherwise been one to five years away from accessing public markets.
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Industry trends are converging to increase both the size of individual investments and also the number of potential internet investment opportunities.
−Removed: The recent shift to online as a result of COVID-19
−Removed: has allowed new entrants to grow extremely rapidly and gain scale and attractive unit economics earlier in their company lifecycles.
+Added: The recent shift to online as a result of COVID-19 has allowed new entrants to grow extremely rapidly and gain scale and attractive unit economics earlier in their company lifecycles.
Acquisitions have also allowed internet companies to gain additional revenue, customers, products, and services, all while avoiding some or most of the operating costs associated with integration.
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We believe our team is well positioned to successfully identify attractive opportunities as we plan to leverage our sponsor team’s prior experiences, track records, and extensive relationship networks.
−Removed: Our sponsor team’s expertise in internet companies in our target sectors of interest, including direct-to-consumer-brands,
−Removed: Amazon centric, online marketplaces, food tech, new media, digital health, software-as-a-service,
−Removed: fin tech, and adjacent industries undergoing technology-driven transformations, positions us well to source, execute, and add value to companies in these sectors.
+Added: Our sponsor team’s expertise in internet companies in our target sectors of interest, including direct-to-consumer-brands, Amazon centric, online marketplaces, food tech, new media, digital health, software-as-a-service, fin tech, and adjacent industries undergoing technology-driven transformations, positions us well to source, execute, and add value to companies in these sectors.
We intend to leverage our experience with digital disruption, marketing, supply chain management, and product development, as well as our demonstrated ability to work with companies to drive profitable growth.
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In evaluating a potential target business, we expect to conduct a due diligence review to seek to determine a company’s quality and its intrinsic value.
−Removed: That due diligence review may include, among other things, financial statement analysis, detailed document reviews, multiple meetings with management (which may be virtual or in-person),
−Removed: consultations with relevant industry experts, competitors, customers, and suppliers, as well as a review of additional financial and other information that we will seek to obtain as part of our analysis of a target company.
+Added: That due diligence review may include, among other things, financial statement analysis, detailed document reviews, multiple meetings with management (which may be virtual or in-person), consultations with relevant industry experts, competitors, customers, and suppliers, as well as a review of additional financial and other information that we will seek to obtain as part of our analysis of a target company.
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers, or directors or any of their affiliates.
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Further, each of our officers and directors, as well as our management team, may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers, directors, and management team members was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to such business combination.
−Removed: We have not selected any specific business combination target.
Each of our directors and officers presently has, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary, or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity.
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We have up to 18 months from the closing of our IPO to consummate an initial business combination.
−Removed: However, we may hold a shareholder vote at any time to amend our memorandum and articles of association to modify the amount of time we have to consummate an initial business combination (as well as to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination within the time periods described herein or with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
−Removed: business combination activity).
−Removed: As described herein, our sponsor, executive officers and directors have agreed that they will not propose any such amendment unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share
−Removed: 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 (net of permitted withdrawals), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein.
−Removed: If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, 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
−Removed: 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 (net of permitted withdrawals 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 shareholders’ rights as shareholders (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 shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
+Added: However, we may hold a shareholder vote at any time to amend our memorandum and articles of association to modify the amount of time we have to consummate an initial business combination (as well as to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination within the time periods described herein or with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity).
+Added: As described herein, our sponsor, executive officers and directors have agreed that they will not propose any such amendment unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares upon approval of any such amendment 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 (net of permitted withdrawals), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein.
+Added: If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, 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 (net of permitted withdrawals 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 shareholders’ rights as shareholders (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 shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
The rules of Nasdaq require our initial business combination to occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the assets held in the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we are not then listed on Nasdaq for whatever reason, we would no longer be required to meet the foregoing 80% of net assets test.
−Removed: We have filed a Registration Statement on Form 8-A
−Removed: with the SEC to voluntarily register our securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
+Added: We have filed a Registration Statement on Form 8-A with the SEC to voluntarily register our securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
As a result, we are subject to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act.
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We believe that the network of contacts and relationships of our management team will provide us with important sources of acquisition opportunities.
−Removed: In addition, we anticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment market participants, private equity funds and large business enterprises seeking to divest non-core
−Removed: assets or divisions.
+Added: In addition, we anticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment market participants, private equity funds and large business enterprises seeking to divest non-core assets or divisions.
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, directors or officers, or making the acquisition through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, directors or officers.
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We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context.
−Removed: As more fully discussed in “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance—Conflicts of Interest,” if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity to which he or she has pre-existing
−Removed: fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may present such business combination opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
+Added: As more fully discussed in “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance—Conflicts of Interest,” if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity to which he or she has pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may present such business combination opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
Our directors and officers currently have fiduciary duties or contractual obligations that may overlap with their duties to us.
+Added: Recent Developments
+Added: Business Combination Agreement
+Added: On March 11, 2023, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with WWAC Amalgamation Sub Pte.
+Added: Ltd., a Singapore private company limited by shares and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, with company registration number 202300520W (“Amalgamation Sub”), and Aark Singapore Pte.
+Added: Ltd., a Singapore private company limited by shares, with company registration number 200602001D (“AARK”).
+Added: Aeries Technology Group Business Accelerators Private Limited, an Indian private company limited by shares (“Aeries”), is a subsidiary of AARK.
+Added: AARK is wholly owned by Mr.
+Added: Venu Raman Kumar (the “AARK Sole Shareholder”).
+Added: The Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Business Combination”) were approved by the boards of directors of each of the Company, Amalgamation Sub and AARK, and by the sole shareholders of each of Amalgamation Sub and AARK.
+Added: The Business Combination Agreement provides that, among other things, at the closing of the Business Combination, in accordance with Section 215A of the Singapore Companies Act, Amalgamation Sub and AARK will amalgamate and continue as one company (the “Amalgamation”), with AARK being the surviving entity and becoming a subsidiary of the Company.
+Added: Since Aeries is a subsidiary of AARK, upon the closing of the Business Combination, it will be an indirect subsidiary of the Company.
+Added: In connection with the Business Combination, the Company will change its name to “Aeries Technology, Inc.”
+Added: The Business Combination is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including the satisfaction of the minimum available cash condition, the receipt of certain governmental approvals and the required approval by the shareholders of the Company.
+Added: On March 24, 2023, we filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC relating to an extraordinary general meeting (the “Special Meeting”) for our shareholders to consider and vote upon, among other things, a proposal to amend our memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from 18 months from the closing of its IPO to 24 months from the closing of its IPO (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).
+Added: In connection with the shareholder vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal, our shareholders may elect to redeem their public shares.
+Added: The record date for the Special Meeting is March 20, 2023, and the Special Meeting has been scheduled for April 14, 2023.
Status as a Public Company
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We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act.
−Removed: We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates
−Removed: equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible
−Removed: debt securities during the prior three-year period.
+Added: We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K.
Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements.
−Removed: We will remain a smaller reporting company as long as (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates
−Removed: is less than $250 million as of
−Removed: the end of a year’s second fiscal quarter, or (2) our annual revenues are less than $100 million during a completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates
−Removed: is less than $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
+Added: We will remain a smaller reporting company as long as (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million as of
+Added: the end of a year’s second fiscal quarter, or (2) our annual revenues are less than $100 million during a completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
Financial Position
−Removed: With funds available for a business combination initially in the amount of $229,950,000 assuming no redemptions and after payment of up to $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees, in each case, after estimated offering expenses of $1,274,649 (and prior to any post-IPO
−Removed: working capital expenses), we offer a target business a variety of options such as creating a liquidity event for its owners, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its debt ratio.
+Added: With funds available for a business combination initially in the amount of $229,950,000 assuming no redemptions and after payment of up to $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees, in each case, after estimated offering expenses of $1,274,649 (and prior to any post-IPO working capital expenses), we offer a target business a variety of options such as creating a liquidity event for its owners, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its debt ratio.
Because we are able to complete our initial business combination using our cash, debt or equity securities, or a combination of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration to be paid to the target business to fit its needs and desires.
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If our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt, or not all of the funds released from the trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or the redemptions of our public shares, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction company, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
−Removed: We have not selected any business combination target.
We may seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, and we may effectuate our initial business combination using the proceeds of such offering rather than using the amounts held in the trust account.
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None of the funds held in the trust account will be used to purchase public shares or warrants in such transactions.
−Removed: Such persons will be subject to restrictions in making any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public
−Removed: information or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
+Added: Such persons will be subject to restrictions in making any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
Such a purchase may include a contractual acknowledgement that such shareholder, although still the record holder of our shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights.
−Removed: We adopted an insider trading policy which will require insiders to (1) refrain from purchasing securities during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any material non-public
−Removed: information and (2) clear all trades with our legal counsel prior to execution.
−Removed: We cannot currently determine whether our insiders will make such purchases pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1
−Removed: plan, as it will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to, the timing and size of such purchases.
−Removed: Depending on such circumstances, our insiders may either make such purchases pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1
−Removed: plan or determine that such a plan is not necessary.
+Added: We adopted an insider trading policy which will require insiders to (1) refrain from purchasing securities during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any material non-public information and (2) clear all trades with our legal counsel prior to execution.
+Added: We cannot currently determine whether our insiders will make such purchases pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, as it will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to, the timing and size of such purchases.
+Added: Depending on such circumstances, our insiders may either make such purchases pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan or determine that such a plan is not necessary.
In the event that our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates purchase public shares in privately negotiated transactions from public shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights or submitted a proxy to vote against our initial business combination, such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares and any proxy to vote against our initial business combination.
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Our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates will be restricted from purchasing shares if such purchases do not comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and the other federal securities laws.
−Removed: Any purchases by our sponsor, directors, officers and/or any of their respective affiliates who are affiliated purchasers under Rule 10b-18
−Removed: under the Exchange Act will be restricted unless such purchases are made in compliance with Rule 10b-18,
−Removed: which is a safe harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b-5
−Removed: of the Exchange Act.
−Removed: has certain technical requirements that must be complied with in order for the safe harbor to be available to the purchaser.
−Removed: Our sponsor, directors, officers and/or any of their respective affiliates will be restricted from making purchases of ordinary shares if such purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5
−Removed: of the Exchange Act.
+Added: Any purchases by our sponsor, directors, officers and/or any of their respective affiliates who are affiliated purchasers under Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act will be restricted unless such purchases are made in compliance with Rule 10b-18, which is a safe harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act.
+Added: Rule 10b-18 has certain technical requirements that must be complied with in order for the safe harbor to be available to the purchaser.
+Added: Our sponsor, directors, officers and/or any of their respective affiliates will be restricted from making purchases of ordinary shares if such purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act.
Redemption Rights for Public Shareholders Upon Completion of Our Initial Business Combination
−Removed: We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share
−Removed: price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein.
+Added: We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public 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 calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein.
At the completion of our initial business combination, we will be required to purchase any ordinary shares properly delivered for redemption and not withdrawn.
The amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be $10.10 per public share.
−Removed: The per-share
−Removed: amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriters.
+Added: The per-share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriters.
The redemption rights will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares.
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If a shareholder vote is not required and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, we will, pursuant to our memorandum and articles of association:
−Removed: conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4
−Removed: and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers;
+Added: conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers;
file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
−Removed: Upon the public announcement of our initial business combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, we and our sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1
−Removed: to purchase our ordinary shares in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5
−Removed: under the Exchange Act.
−Removed: In the event we conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a)
−Removed: under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial business combination until the expiration of the tender offer period.
+Added: Upon the public announcement of our initial business combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, we and our sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase our ordinary shares in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act.
+Added: In the event we conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial business combination until the expiration of the tender offer period.
In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on public shareholders not tendering more than a specified number of public shares, which number will be based on the requirement that we may not redeem public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination.
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(1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;
−Removed: (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share
−Removed: price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (less up to $100,000 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, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any);
+Added: (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 up to $100,000 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, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any);
and (3) 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 each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
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Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to a letter agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment to our memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in
−Removed: connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
−Removed: business combination activity, unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share
−Removed: price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares.
+Added: connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares.
However, we may not redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions.
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However, if those funds are not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, to the extent that there is any interest accrued in the trust account not required to pay taxes, we may request the trustee to release to us an additional amount of up to $100,000 of such accrued interest to pay those costs and expenses.
−Removed: If we were to expend all of the net proceeds of our IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account, the per-share
−Removed: redemption amount received by shareholders upon our dissolution would be approximately $10.10.
+Added: If we were to expend all of the net proceeds of our IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account, the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders upon our dissolution would be approximately $10.10.
The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors which would have higher priority than the claims of our public shareholders.
−Removed: We cannot assure you that the actual per-share
−Removed: redemption amount received by shareholders will not be substantially less than $10.10.
+Added: We cannot assure you that the actual per-share redemption amount received by shareholders will not be substantially less than $10.10.
While we intend to pay such amounts, if any, we cannot assure you that we will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.
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While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance.
−Removed: Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share
−Removed: redemption price will not be substantially less than $10.10 per share.
+Added: Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will not be substantially less than $10.10 per share.
We will seek to reduce the possibility that our sponsor will have to indemnify the trust account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than our independent auditors), prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the trust account.
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In the event that we liquidate and it is subsequently determined that the reserve for claims and liabilities is insufficient, shareholders who received funds from our trust account could be liable for claims made by creditors.
−Removed: If we file a winding-up
−Removed: or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up
−Removed: or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable insolvency law, and may be included in our insolvency estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders.
+Added: If we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable insolvency law, and may be included in our insolvency estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders.
To the extent any insolvency claims deplete the trust account, we cannot assure you we will be able to return $10.10 per share to our public shareholders.
−Removed: Additionally, if we file a winding-up
−Removed: or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up
−Removed: or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or insolvency laws as a voidable performance.
+Added: Additionally, if we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or insolvency laws as a voidable performance.
As a result, a bankruptcy or insolvency court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders.
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(1) our completion of an initial business combination, and then only in connection with those Class A ordinary shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein;
−Removed: (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
−Removed: business combination activity;
+Added: (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity;
and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within the completion window, subject to applicable law.
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Our memorandum and articles of association contain certain requirements and restrictions relating to our IPO that will apply to us until the consummation of our initial business combination.
−Removed: Our memorandum and articles of association contain a provision which provides that, if we seek to amend our memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
−Removed: business combination activity, we will provide public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares in connection with any such amendment.
+Added: Our memorandum and articles of association contain a provision which provides that, if we seek to amend our memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, we will provide public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares in connection with any such amendment.
Specifically, our memorandum and articles of association provide, among other things, that:
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prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional ordinary shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (1) receive funds from the trust account or (2) vote as a class with our public shares on any initial business combination.
−Removed: These provisions cannot be amended without the approval of holders of at least two-thirds
−Removed: of our ordinary shares who attend and vote in a general meeting.
+Added: These provisions cannot be amended without the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote in a general meeting.
In the event we seek shareholder approval in connection with our initial business combination, our memorandum and articles of association provide that we may consummate our initial business combination only if approved by a majority of the ordinary shares voted by our shareholders at a duly held general meeting.
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We have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such obligations.
−Removed: We currently maintain our executive offices at 770 E Technology Way F13-16,
−Removed: Orem, UT 84097.
+Added: We currently maintain our executive offices at 770 E Technology Way F13-16, Orem, UT 84097.
The cost for this space is included in the $10,000 per month fee that we pay our sponsor for office space, utilities, secretarial, administrative and support services.
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While this may limit the pool of potential business combination candidates, we do not believe that this limitation will be material.
−Removed: We will be required to evaluate our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
+Added: We are required to evaluate our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting.
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We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act.
−Removed: As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding
−Removed: advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
+Added: As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
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We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
−Removed: We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates
−Removed: equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible
−Removed: debt securities during the prior three-year period.
+Added: We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
References herein to “emerging growth company” will have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
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Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements.
−Removed: We will remain a smaller reporting company as long as (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates
−Removed: is less than $250 million as of the end of a year’s second fiscal quarter, or (2) our annual revenues are less than $100 million during a completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates
−Removed: is less than $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
+Added: We will remain a smaller reporting company as long as (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million as of the end of a year’s second fiscal quarter, or (2) our annual revenues are less than $100 million during a completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
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