Aries I Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: RAMMU, RAM, RAMMW)
(“Aries” or the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company,
announced today that, on May 13, 2022, it notified the trustee of
the Company’s trust account that it was extending the time
available to the Company to consummate a business combination from
May 21, 2022 to August 21, 2022 (the “Extension”). The Extension is
the first of up to two three-month extensions permitted under
Aries’ governing documents. In connection with such Extension,
Aries Acquisition Partners, Ltd., the Company’s sponsor, will
deposit an aggregate of $1,078,125 into Aries’ trust account prior
to May 21, 2022, on behalf of the Company. The Extension provides
Aries with additional time to complete its proposed business
combination with Infinite Assets, Inc., a leading Metaverse
infrastructure platform that enables brands to create, monetize and
drive consumer engagement with digital content.
About Aries I Acquisition Corporation
Aries is a blank check company that was formed for the purpose
of effecting a business combination with a target with a disruptive
technology in the blockchain and digital currency, aerospace,
satellites and space exploration, quantum computing and chemistry,
artificial intelligence and machine learning and cybersecurity
sectors.
About Infinite Assets Inc.
Infinite serves as a bridge between the physical and digital
worlds. The Company empowers leading global brands, creators and
Web3 companies with the infrastructure they need to create digital
assets and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and engage with customers and
fans in the Metaverse, allowing them to support and foster stronger
relationships with consumers. Infinite currently has 130 employees
globally and has partnered with over 75 brands and creators since
its founding. Current investors in Infinite include Morgan Creek
Digital, GSR, Wintermute, Blockchain Coinvestors, Bill Shihara,
among others. Infinite recently combined with one of its key
strategic partners, DreamView, Inc. (“DreamView”), a globally
scalable technology company bringing creative strategy and content
solutions to brands around the world. Founded in 2016 by the same
visionaries who pioneered computer-generated imagery (“CGI”)
technologies at Lucasfilm and Disney, DreamView’s visual effects
and 3D artforms have been leveraged in major blockbuster films,
major brand campaigns, sporting events, and other major consumer
engagement events. DreamView continues to drive innovative
solutions for the creation, management, distribution, licensing and
monetization of clients’ products as clients transition into the
digital world.
For materials and information, visit
https://www.infiniteworld.com/ for Infinite and
https://www.ariescorp.io/ for Aries.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed business combination, Aries
intends to file a Registration Statement on Form S-4, including a
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and a definitive proxy
statement/prospectus with the SEC. Aries’s shareholders and other
interested persons are advised to read, when available, the
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto
and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and documents
incorporated by reference therein filed in connection with the
proposed business combination, as these materials will contain
important information about Infinite, Aries, and the proposed
business combination. When available, the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed
business combination will be mailed to shareholders of Aries as of
a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business
combination. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus, and other documents filed with the SEC that
will be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once
available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a
request to Aries’ secretary at 90 N. Church Street, P.O. Box 10315,
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY-1003.
Participants in Solicitation
Aries and its directors and executive officers may be deemed
participants in the solicitation of proxies from Aries’
shareholders with respect to the business combination. A list of
the names of those directors and executive officers and a
description of their interests in Aries will be included in the
proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination
and be available at www.sec.gov. Additional information regarding
the interests of such participants will be contained in the proxy
statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination when
available.
Infinite and its directors and executive officers may also be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
shareholders of Aries in connection with the proposed business
combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive
officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed
business combination will be included in the proxy
statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination, which
will be made available as noted in the above paragraph.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Aries’ and
Infinite’s actual results may differ from their expectations,
estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely
on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future
events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,”
“forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,”
“should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and
similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or
expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the
proposed business combination, and the timing of the completion of
the proposed business combination. These forward-looking statements
involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the
actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside
Aries’s and Infinite’s control and are difficult to predict.
Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not
limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change, or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the
definitive merger agreement (the “Agreement”); (2) the outcome of
any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Aries and
Infinite following the announcement of the Agreement and the
transactions contemplated therein; (3) the inability to complete
the proposed business combination, including due to failure to
obtain approval of the shareholders of Aries and Infinite, certain
regulatory approvals, or satisfy other conditions to closing in the
Agreement; (4) the occurrence of any event, change, or other
circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the
Agreement or could otherwise cause the transaction to fail to
close; (5) the impact of COVID-19 on Infinite’s business and/or the
ability of the parties to complete the proposed business
combination; (6) the risk that the proposed business combination
disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the
announcement and consummation of the proposed business combination;
(7) costs related to the proposed business combination; (8) changes
in applicable laws or regulations; (9) the possibility that
Infinite or Aries may be adversely affected by other economic,
business, and/or competitive factors; and (10) other risks and
uncertainties indicated from time to time in the final prospectus
of Aries for its initial public offering, including those under
“Risk Factors” therein, and in Aries’ other filings with the SEC.
Aries cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive.
Aries cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
Aries does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change
in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement
is based.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a
proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or
in respect of the proposed business combination. This press release
shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of
securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
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Investors Sam Collins Aries I Acquisition Corporation
(647) 964-9643 scollins@ariescorp.io
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