PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
Background
We are a blank check company, incorporated on December 15, 2020 as a Delaware corporation, formed for the purpose of effecting a Business Combination with one or more businesses.
On March 4, 2021, the Company consummated its IPO of 25,000,000 units, with each unit consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $250,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 4,666,667 private placement warrants to our Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.50 per private placement warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,000,000. A total of $250,000,000, comprised of $245,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO and $5,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants was placed in the Trust Account maintained by Continental, acting as trustee. On March 17, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 3,750,000 units issued for an aggregate amount of $37,500,000. In connection with the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company also consummated the sale of an additional 500,000 private placement warrants at $1.50 per private placement warrant, generating total proceeds of $750,000. An additional $37,500,000 was deposited into the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the Trust Account to $287,500,000.
The Charter Amendment
We are proposing to adopt the Charter Amendment to change the Original Termination Date by which the Company must either (i) consummate its initial Business Combination or (ii) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up, and, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Charter, redeem all of its Public Shares. The proposed Charter Amendment would change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date. If the Charter Amendment is approved and the Charter is amended, such approval and amendment are intended to constitute the adoption of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal
Since our IPO in March 2021, our management team has employed a broad set of search criteria for potential target businesses and evaluated more than 30 such target businesses. In evaluating potential target businesses, our management team remained focused on finding fair valuations amid volatile market conditions.
As of the date of this proxy statement, we have not entered into an agreement to effectuate a Business Combination with any of the potential targets that we have reviewed. In particular, through our efforts to find a suitable target for a Business Combination, our management has observed significant impediments to identifying and negotiating an appropriate Business Combination and providing a compelling return on investment for our stockholders.
Additionally, our management team has not effectuated a Business Combination due to a variety of reasons, including, among other things:
(i)
our preliminary assessment of the target company’s leadership team, and corporate values;
(ii)
our preliminary assessment of the relevant target company’s business model, product or service differentiation, customer concentration, competitive landscape, and risks to future financial performance;
(iii)
the parties’ inability to reach an agreement on valuation;
(iv)
our preliminary assessment of the relevant target company’s ability to execute its business and financial plans and scale its business;
(v)
challenging market conditions and financing availability;