Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Non-Redemption Agreement
On March 31, 2023, Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Worldwide Webb Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), the sponsor of the Company, entered into non-redemption agreements (each, a “Non-Redemption Agreement”) with certain unaffiliated third parties (each, a “Holder,” and collectively, the “Holders”) in exchange for the Holder or Holders agreeing either not to request redemption in connection with the Extension (as defined below) or to reverse any previously submitted redemption demand in connection with the Extension with respect to an aggregate of 4,935,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”), of the Company sold in its initial public offering (the “IPO”) at the extraordinary general meeting called by the Company (the “Meeting”) to, among other things, approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”) to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from 18 months from the completion of the Company’s IPO to 24 months from the completion of the Company’s IPO (the “Extension”). In consideration of the foregoing agreement, immediately prior to, and substantially concurrently with, the closing of an initial business combination, (i) the Sponsor (or its designees) will surrender and forfeit to the Company for no consideration an aggregate of 987,000 shares of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, held by the Sponsor (the “Forfeited Shares”) and (ii) the Company shall issue to the Holders a number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the Forfeited Shares.
The foregoing description of the Non-Redemption Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Non-Redemption Agreement filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Where You Can Find Additional Information
This Current Report relates to a proposed business combination transaction among the Company and Aark Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“Aeries”). In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy”) to solicit shareholder approval of the proposed business combination. The definitive Proxy (if and when available) will be delivered to the Company’s shareholders. The Company may also file other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the Proxy (if and when available) and other documents that are filed or will be filed with the SEC by the Company through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge at Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp., 770 E Technology Way F13-16, Orem, UT 84097, attention: Chief Executive Officer.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of the Company in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the Company’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Proxy and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.