PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
Background
We are a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We were incorporated in Delaware on November 17, 2020. In connection with our formation, we issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 founder shares to our Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On February 8, 2021, we effected a 1.2 to 1 stock for our Class B common stock so that 6,900,000 shares of Class B common stock are now outstanding.
On February 11, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 27,600,000 public shares. The public shares were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $276,000,000.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we completed the private sale of an aggregate of 5,213,333 private placement warrants to our Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,820,000. As of the record date, the Company has approximately $279,020,829.78 of cash in the trust account.
The Extension Amendment
The Company is proposing to amend its charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Extended Date.
The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal is to provide the Company with sufficient time to complete the AEON business combination or any business combination. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved and the Company has not consummated an initial business combination by the Current Outside Date, the Company 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, and subject to having lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including any interest earned on the trust account deposits (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and after setting aside up to $100,000 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 liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our Board, in accordance with applicable law, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
A copy of the proposed amendment to the Company’s charter is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A.
Reasons for the Proposal
The charter provides that the Company has until the Current Outside Date to complete a business combination. The purpose of the Extension Amendment is to allow the Company more time to complete the AEON business combination pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The Articles provide that we have until February 11, 2023 to complete a business combination. While we have entered into the Merger Agreement, our Board currently believes that there may not be sufficient time before February 11, 2023 to hold a special meeting for shareholder approval of the AEON business combination and to consummate the AEON business combination. Accordingly, our Board believes that in order to be able to consummate the AEON business combination, we may need to obtain the Extension. Therefore, our Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is Not Approved
Stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is required for the implementation of our Board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate an initial business combination. Therefore,