Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd DEFA14A, filed Oct 27, 2023
Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd (CCTSF)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Limited
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On October 27, 2023, Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Limited (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K that reported the Company’s entry into non-redemption agreements with certain shareholders of the Company in connection with the Company’s upcoming extraordinary general meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time/3:00 p.m. local (Israel) time on November 2, 2023, as described below:
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 27, 2023
CACTUS ACQUISITION CORP. 1 LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-40981 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 4B Cedar Brook Drive | ||
| Cranbury, NJ | 08512 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(609) 495-2222
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half redeemable warrant | CCTSU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | CCTS | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | CCTSW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into Material Definitive Agreement. |
Non-Redemption Agreements in Connection with Extraordinary General Meeting
As previously disclosed, Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Cactus” or the “Company”) has called an extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time/3:00 p.m. local (Israel) time on November 2, 2023 (the “Meeting”) for the purpose of considering and voting on, among other proposals, a proposal to approve, by way of special resolution, an amendment to Cactus’ Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) to extend the date by which Cactus has to consummate a business combination (the “Extension”) from November 2, 2023 to November 2, 2024 (the or such earlier date as may be determined by Cactus’ board of directors in its sole discretion (the “Articles Extension Proposal”).
In connection with the Meeting, the Articles Extension Proposal and the Extension, effective as of October 27, 2023, the Company and its sponsor, Cactus Healthcare Management LP (the “Sponsor”), entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with several unaffiliated third parties (the “Non-Redeeming Shareholders”). Pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements, the Non-Redeeming Shareholders agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests with respect to) an aggregate of 1,999,900 publicly-held Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Non-Redeemed Shares”) in connection with the shareholder vote on the Articles Extension Proposal. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem the Non-Redeemed Shares, the Sponsor agreed to transfer an aggregate of 199,990 founder shares of the Company held by it (shares that were recently converted by the Sponsor from Class B ordinary shares to Class A ordinary shares) (“Founder Shares”) to the Non-Redeeming Shareholders immediately following, and subject to, consummation of an initial business combination. The number of Founder Shares transferable by the Sponsor to the Non-Redeeming Shareholders is subject to potential increase if the number of publicly-held Class A ordinary shares (which excludes Founder Shares) that are not redeemed in connection with the Meeting exceeds 1,999,900.
The transfer of the Founder Shares to the Non-Redeeming Shareholders is furthermore conditioned upon (beyond the Company’s consummation of an initial business combination): (i) the Non-Redeeming Shareholders’ continuing to hold the Non-Redeemed Shares through the Meeting; (ii) the approval of the Articles Extension Proposal at the Meeting; and (iii) Cactus’ fulfilling the continued or initial listing requirements for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market following the Meeting (subject to any compliance periods to which it is entitled under the listing rules of Nasdaq Global Market in order to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements).
The Non-Redemption Agreements will help to prevent a decrease in the amount of funds that remain in the Company’s trust account following the Meeting.
The foregoing summary of the Non-Redemption Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Non-Redemption Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Certain Non-Redeeming Shareholders intend to purchase additional publicly-held Class A ordinary shares on the open market. Such purchases will be made at or below the redemption price expected to be paid to public shareholders who redeem their Class A ordinary shares in connection with the Meeting. Those Non-Redeeming Shareholders who purchase publicly-held Class A ordinary shares may do so (or may have already done so) after the record date for the Meeting and therefore may not be entitled to vote (or, if having purchased prior to the record date, may not vote) such purchased shares in favor of the Extension at the Meeting.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Form of Non-Redemption Agreement | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 27, 2023
| CACTUS ACQUISITION CORP. 1 LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen T. Wills | |
| Name: | Stephen T. Wills | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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