Cayman Islands | 6770 | 98-1875195 | ||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||
Christopher J. Capuzzi, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 596-9000 Fax: (212) 596-9090 | Ilir Mujalovic Harald Halbhuber Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP 599 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Tel: (212) 848-4000 | ||
Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||
Emerging growth company | |||||||||
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Public offering price | $10.00 | $250,000,000 | ||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1) | $0.31 | $7,750,000 | ||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to KRAKacquisition Corp | $9.69 | $242,250,000 | ||||
(1) | Includes $0.01 per unit on all units sold other than units sold per the underwriter’s over-allotment option ($250,000 in the aggregate) that shall be paid upon the closing of this offering. There will be no incremental upfront underwriting discounts and commissions if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised. Also, includes $0.30 per unit on all units sold (up to $7,500,000 in the aggregate or up to $8,625,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, which amount shall be subject to pro-rata reduction based on the number of Class A ordinary shares redeemed by our public shareholders) for deferred underwriting commissions to be deposited into a trust account located in the United States and released to Santander US Capital Markets LLC for its own account only upon the completion of an initial business combination. Such deferred commissions will be subject to pro rata reduction based on the extent of redemptions that reduce the amount of the trust account at the time of our consummation of our initial business combination. The deferred commissions may be allocated to members of FINRA who have assisted in the consummation of our initial business combination, at our discretion. See the section of this prospectus entitled “Underwriting.” |
• | “amended and restated memorandum and articles of association” refers to the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that the company will adopt prior to the consummation of this offering; |
• | “Class A ordinary shares” refer to our Class A ordinary shares of par value $0.0001 per share in the share capital of the company; |
• | “Class B ordinary shares” refer to our Class B ordinary shares of par value $0.0001 per share in the share capital of the company; |
• | “co-founders” are to, collectively, Kraken, Natural Capital and Tribe Capital; |
• | “Companies Act” are to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time; |
• | “Excise Tax” are to the 1% U.S. federal excise tax on stock repurchases under Section 4501 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; |
• | “equity-linked securities” are to any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for our Class A ordinary shares issued in connection with our initial business combination, including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt; |
• | “founder shares” are to our Class B ordinary shares initially purchased by our sponsor in a private placement prior to this offering, and our Class A ordinary shares issued upon the conversion thereof as provided herein (for the avoidance of doubt, such Class A ordinary shares will not be “public shares”); |
• | “initial shareholders” are to holders of our founder shares prior to this offering; |
• | “Kraken” refer to Payward, Inc. (d/b/a Kraken); |
• | “management” or our “management team” are to our officers and directors; |
• | “Natural Capital” are to Natural Capital Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; |
• | “we,” “us,” “company” or “our company” are to KRAKacquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company; |
• | “ordinary shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares and our Class B ordinary shares, collectively; |
• | “permitted withdrawals” are to the amounts of interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us to (i) fund our working capital requirements, which amount may be withdrawn quarterly and shall not equal more than 5% of the interest earned on the trust account, and/or (ii) pay taxes payable; |
• | “private placement warrants” are to the warrants issued to our sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of this offering or upon conversion of working capital loans, as further described in this prospectus; |
• | “public shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market); |
• | “public shareholders” are to the holders of our public shares, including our initial shareholders and management team to the extent our initial shareholders and/or members of our management team purchase public shares, provided that each initial shareholder’s and member of our management team’s status as a “public shareholder” shall only exist with respect to such public shares; |
• | “public warrants” are to the warrants sold as part of the units in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market); |
• | “sponsor” are to NCTK Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; |
• | “taxes payable” are to the amounts of interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us to pay our tax obligations (which shall exclude the 1% U.S. federal excise tax that was implemented by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 if any is imposed on us); |
• | “Tribe Capital” are to Tribe Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and |
• | “warrants” are to our public warrants and private placement warrants. |
• | 17th century Dutch East India Company shares began as speculative trading but laid the foundation for the modern equity markets. |
• | 19th century commodity futures markets were born from volatile grain and livestock prices—allowed farmers to hedge production and created durable institutions like the Chicago Board of Trade. |
• | 1980s junk bonds, once dismissed as “speculative-grade” and fueling an era of leveraged buyouts, also unlocked permanent access to capital markets for mid-sized companies that had been excluded from traditional financing. |
• | Over $240 billion of private investment has flowed into digital assets since 2016, including more than $200 billion in the last five years. |
• | As of December 15, 2025, cryptocurrencies collectively exceed $3 trillion in value, with Bitcoin alone accounting for approximately $1.74 trillion. |
• | Stablecoins settled approximately $136 billion of payments from January 2023 to August 2025. |
• | Adoption is mainstream, with more than 650 million users of digital assets globally as of the end of 2024, representing over 10% of the world’s adult population. |
• | Stablecoin remittances reached approximately 3% of global cross-border flows in the first quarter of 2025. |
• | Approximately $670 billion in stablecoin-denominated loans originated over the last five years as of September 2025. |
• | Business to business stablecoin payments annualizing approximately $76 billion as of October 2025. |
• | Global cryptocurrency has significantly broadened over the last five years, with the total market capitalization up approximately seventeen times since 2020 as of December 6, 2025. |
• | Policymakers are responding in the U.S. with the recent passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (“GENIUS”) Act, providing initial legal frameworks that we believe is required for the digital asset economy to grow, with comparable regulatory efforts underway globally. |
• | Deep Ecosystem Access. As one of the longest-standing and most trusted platforms in the digital asset ecosystem, Kraken maintains direct relationships with counterparties as a service provider, customer or strategic partner. These relationships create differentiated sourcing opportunities and position us to add long-term value beyond the initial business combination. |
• | Enhanced Diligence. Kraken’s vantage point as an operator, rather than solely as a capital provider, offers unique insights into market structure, technology and competitive positioning. This perspective allows us to assess targets with greater depth than traditional financial sponsors. |
• | Proven Operating Experience. With over a decade of experience building and scaling a global digital asset platform, Kraken provides practical expertise in areas such as technology, risk management, compliance and global expansion. We believe this operating knowledge will make us a preferred partner for potential targets. |
• | Regulatory Expertise. Having navigated evolving regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions since its founding in 2011, Kraken brings a sophisticated understanding of compliance and licensing. Kraken currently holds licenses and registrations in Europe (Cyprus, EEA, United Kingdom), North America (United States, Canada), Australia, Bermuda, and Singapore. This experience not only strengthens our due diligence process but also enhances the credibility of our future partner in the public markets. |
• | Innovative technology with clear use cases and organic growth potential. |
• | Differentiated approach capable of disrupting incumbent financial or technology systems. |
• | Strong regulatory alignment and ability to operate within evolving policy frameworks. |
• | Exceptional leadership teams with a track record of execution. |
• | Defensible market position reinforced by high barriers to entry and durable customer relationships. |
• | Compelling financial profile including attractive margins, resilient cash flow characteristics, and a path to scalable growth. |
• | Strategic fit with our partners where our network, capital, and expertise can accelerate growth and help unlock the public markets. |
Entity | Amount of Compensation to be Received or Securities Issued or to be Issued | Consideration Paid or to be Paid | ||||
NCTK Sponsor LLC | $ | |||||
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Sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates | $ | |||||
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Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.(3) | ||||||
(1) | The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as provided herein. Further, if we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a share capitalization or a share surrender or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our Class B ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the ownership of our initial shareholders, on an as-converted basis, at 20.00% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares |
(2) | The $1.00 per private placement warrant conversion price for such working capital loans may potentially be significantly less than the market price of our Class A ordinary shares at the time the lenders elect to convert their working capital loans into private placement warrants. Therefore, such private placement warrant issuances may result in significant dilution to holders of our shares. For more information also see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination—We may issue our securities to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price which is less than the prevailing market price of our securities at that time.” |
(3) | For more information, also see “Effecting Our Initial Business Combination—Sources of Target Businesses,” “Management—Officer and Director Compensation” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” |
Subject Securities | Transfer Restrictions | Persons Subject to Restrictions | Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions | ||||||
Founder Shares | Agreement not to (a) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or | Transfers are permitted (a) to our officers or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of our officers or directors, any members or partners of our sponsor or their | |||||||
Subject Securities | Transfer Restrictions | Persons Subject to Restrictions | Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions | ||||||
indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b) (collectively, “Transfer”), until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange, | affiliates, any affiliates of our sponsor, or any employees of such affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of such person; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement, in connection with an extension of the timeframe for us to consummate a business combination or in connection with the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the price at which the securities were originally purchased; (f) by pro rata distributions from our sponsor to its members, partners or stockholders pursuant to our sponsor’s limited liability company agreement or other charter documents; (g) by virtue of the laws of the Delaware or the limited liability company agreement of our sponsor upon dissolution of our sponsor; (h) in the event of our liquidation prior to the consummation of a business combination; | ||||||||
Persons Subject to Restrictions | Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions | ||||||||
Private placement warrants | |||||||||
Any units, warrants, ordinary shares or any other securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Class A ordinary shares | |||||||||
• | one Class A ordinary share; and |
• | one-fourth of one redeemable warrant. |
(1) | Assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option and the forfeiture by our sponsor of 937,500 founder shares. As discussed under “—Founder shares” below, for our initial shareholders to maintain ownership of 20.00% of the outstanding shares following completion of this offering, if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriter, our sponsor would be required to forfeit 937,500 shares to us for no consideration. |
(2) | Includes up to 937,500 shares that are subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised. |
(3) | The ordinary shares included in the units are Class A ordinary shares. Founder shares are classified as Class B ordinary shares, which shares are convertible into our Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as described below adjacent to the caption “Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights.” |
(4) | Assumes surrender of all 937,500 founder shares. Up to 937,500 founder shares will be surrendered to us for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised. |
(5) | Comprised of 6,250,000 public warrants included in the units to be sold in this offering and 2,250,000 private placement warrants to be sold in the private placement. |
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $0.01 per public warrant; |
• | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, given after the public warrants become exercisable (the “30-day redemption period”) to each public warrant holder; and |
• | if, and only if, the last sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a public warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities—Public Warrants—Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the public warrant holders (the “measurement period”). |
• | the founder shares are Class B ordinary shares that automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, as described herein; |
• | prior to our initial business combination, our sponsor will have the right to appoint all of our directors, and only holders of the founder shares have the right to vote on the removal of directors prior to our initial business combination or in a vote to transfer the company by way of continuation to a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any special resolution required to amend the constitutional documents of the company or to adopt new constitutional documents of the company, in each case, as a result of the company approving a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands); and, prior to our initial business combination, holders of a majority of founder shares may remove members of the board of directors for any reason; |
• | the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below; |
• | our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into letter agreements with us, pursuant to which they have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and any public shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and any public shares held by them in connection with the implementation by the directors of, and following a shareholder vote to approve, an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) that would modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed or repurchased in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of |
• | the founder shares are entitled to registration rights. |
• | the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not held in the trust account, which will be approximately $1,000,000 in working capital after the payment of approximately $1,250,000 in expenses relating to this offering; and |
• | any loans or additional investments from our sponsor, members of our management team or their affiliates or other third parties, although they are under no obligation to advance funds or invest in us, and provided that any such loans will not have any claim on the proceeds held in the trust account unless such proceeds are released to us upon completion of a business combination. |
• | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would disclose the possibility that our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their |
• | if our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates were to purchase public shares or warrants from public shareholders, they would do so at a price no higher than the price offered through our redemption process; |
• | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would include a representation that any of our securities purchased by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates would not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction; |
• | our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates would not possess any redemption rights with respect to our securities or, if they do acquire and possess redemption rights, they would waive such rights. |
• | conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers, and |
• | file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies. |
• | conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and |
• | file proxy materials with the SEC. |
• | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary share; |
• | may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded to Class A ordinary shares; |
• | could cause a change in control if a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, the post-business combination company’s ability to use its net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of officers and directors; |
• | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of the post-business combination company by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of the post-business combination company; |
• | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants; and |
• | may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants. |
• | default and foreclosure on the assets of the post-business combination company if its operating revenues are insufficient to repay its debt obligations; |
• | acceleration of the post-business combination company’s obligations to repay such indebtedness, even if it makes all principal and interest payments when due, if it breaches certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
• | the post-business combination company’s immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
• | the post-business combination company’s inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting its ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
• | using a substantial portion of the post-business combination company’s cash flow to pay principal and interest on its debt, which will reduce the funds available for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
• | limitations on the post-business combination company’s flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in its business and in the industry in which it operates; |
• | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and |
• | limitations on the post-business combination company’s ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of its strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to its competitors who have less debt. |
• | Repayment of up to an aggregate of $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses; |
• | Payment to our sponsor of $30,000 per month, for up to 24 months, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support; |
• | Reimbursement of legal fees and expenses incurred by our sponsor, officers or directors in connection with our formation, the initial business combination and their services to us; |
• | Payment of fees and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination; and |
• | Repayment of loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into private placement warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The private placement warrants issued upon conversion of any such loans would be identical to the private placement warrants sold in a private placement concurrently with this offering. |
• | We are a blank check company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective. Until we complete our initial business combination, we will have no operations and will generate no operating revenues. |
• | Past performance of our co-founders, our management team, and other businesses associated with our co-founders and management team may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the Company. |
• | Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed business combination, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our public shareholders do not support such a combination. |
• | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our initial shareholders and management team have agreed to vote in favor of such initial business combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote. |
• | Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination will be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash, unless we seek shareholder approval of the business combination. |
• | Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern.” |
• | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase shares or warrants from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares. |
• | You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies. |
• | You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate your investment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss. |
• | If the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 24 months, we may be unable to complete our initial business combination, in which case our public shareholders may only receive $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless. |
• | The grant of registration rights to our initial shareholders may make it more difficult to complete our initial business combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A ordinary shares. |
• | The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target. |
• | We are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions or from an independent accounting firm, and consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our company from a financial point of view. |
• | We may not be able to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate, in which case our public shareholders may only receive $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless. |
• | If we are unable to consummate a business combination, our public shareholders may be forced to wait more than 24 months if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination, as described in more detail in this prospectus, before receiving liquidation distributions. |
• | We may engage in a business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our sponsor, officers, directors or existing holders which may raise potential conflicts of interest. |
• | Since our sponsor, officers and directors will lose their entire investment in us if our business combination is not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business combination. |
• | Our initial shareholders may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support. |
• | Our officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination. |
• | Our officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests. |
• | The nominal purchase price paid by our sponsor for the founder shares may result in significant dilution to the implied value of your public shares upon the consummation of our initial business combination. |
• | The value of the founder shares following completion of our initial business combination is likely to be substantially higher than the nominal price paid for them, even if the trading price of our ordinary at such time is substantially less than $10.00 per share. |
• | After our initial business combination, substantially all of our assets may be located in a foreign country and substantially all of our revenue will be derived from our operations in such country. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects will be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and legal policies, developments and conditions in the country in which we operate. |
• | The number of special purpose acquisition companies being formed may increase, potentially resulting in more competition for attractive targets. This could increase the cost of our initial business combination and could even result in our inability to find a target or to consummate an initial business combination. |
• | The other risks and uncertainties discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. |
September 30, 2025 | ||||||
Balance Sheet Data | Actual | As Adjusted(6) | ||||
Working capital (deficiency)(1) | $(479,600) | $716,743 | ||||
Total assets(2) | $456,920 | $250,941,743 | ||||
Total liabilities(3) | $515,177 | $15,225,000 | ||||
Value of Class A ordinary shares that may be redeemed in connection with our initial business combination ($10.00 per share)(4) | — | $250,000,000 | ||||
Shareholder’s equity (deficit)(5) | $(58,257) | $(14,283,257) | ||||
(1) | The “As Adjusted” calculation includes $(58,257) of actual shareholders’ equity on September 30 2025, less over-allotment liability of $(225,000), plus $1,000,000 cash held outside the trust account. |
(2) | The “As Adjusted” calculation equals $250,000,000 cash held in trust from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, plus $1,000,000 in cash held outside the trust account, plus $(58,257) of actual shareholders’ equity on September 30, 2025. |
(3) | The “As Adjusted” calculation includes $225,000 related to the fair value of the over-allotment option, deferred underwriting fee of $7,500,000, and advisory fee of $7,500,000. |
(4) | The “As Adjusted” calculation equals calculation equals the 25,000,000 Class A ordinary shares included in the units sold in this offering, multiplied by the redemption value of $10.00 per share. |
(5) | Excludes 25,000,000 class A ordinary shares included in the units sold in this offering that are subject to possible redemption in connection with our initial business combination. The “As Adjusted” calculation equals the “As Adjusted” total assets, less the “As Adjusted” total liabilities, less the value of ordinary shares that may be redeemed in connection with our initial business combination (approximately $10.00 per share). |
(6) | Assumes the full forfeiture of 937,500 Class B ordinary shares that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter. |
• | our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses; |
• | our ability to complete our initial business combination; |
• | our expectations around the performance of the prospective target business or businesses; |
• | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
• | our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; |
• | our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
• | our pool of prospective target businesses, including the pool of prospective targets in the blockchain, digital asset, and broader financial technology that meet our acquisition criteria; |
• | the pace of adoption of digital assets, including stablecoins, and anticipated growth of the digital asset industry; |
• | our ability to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape with respect to the digital asset industry; |
• | our ability to consummate an initial business combination due to uncertainty resulting from geopolitical events like the conflict in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza and economic impacts such as inflation, tariffs and rising interest rates; |
• | the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential acquisition opportunities; |
• | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
• | the lack of a market for our securities; |
• | the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; |
• | the trust account not being subject to the claims of third parties; |
• | the number of redemptions by our public shareholders in connection with a business combination; or |
• | our financial performance following this offering. |
• | higher costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations and complying with different commercial and legal requirements of overseas markets; |
• | rules and regulations regarding currency redemption; |
• | complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
• | laws governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected; |
• | exchange listing or delisting requirements; |
• | tariffs and trade barriers; |
• | regulations related to customs and import/export matters; |
• | longer payment cycles and challenges in collecting accounts receivable; |
• | tax issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
• | currency fluctuations and exchange controls; |
• | rates of inflation; |
• | cultural and language differences; |
• | employment regulations; |
• | protection of intellectual property; |
• | underdeveloped or unpredictable legal or regulatory systems; |
• | corruption, social unrest, crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and wars; |
• | deterioration of political relations with the United States; and |
• | government appropriations of assets. |
• | Digital assets are relatively novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty that could adversely impact their price. |
• | Bitcoin and other digital assets are viewed differently by different regulatory and standard-setting organizations, both in the United States and globally. Certain governments have prohibited certain digital asset activities or have severely curtailed the use of digital assets by prohibiting the acceptance of payment in certain digital assets for consumer transactions and barring banking institutions from accepting deposits of digital assets. Other nations, however, allow digital assets to be used and traded without restriction. In some jurisdictions, such as in the United States, digital assets are subject to extensive, and in some cases overlapping, unclear and evolving regulatory requirements. |
• | There is a risk that relevant authorities in any jurisdiction may impose more onerous regulation on digital assets, for example banning their use, regulating their operation, or otherwise changing their regulatory treatment. Further, the application of state and federal securities laws and other laws and |
• | The growth of the digital assets industry is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. The pace of worldwide growth in the adoption and use of digital assets may depend, for instance, on public familiarity with digital assets, ease of buying, accessing or gaining exposure to digital assets, institutional demand for digital assets as an investment asset, and the participation of traditional financial institutions in the digital assets industry. Even if growth in digital asset adoption occurs in the near or medium-term, there is no assurance that digital asset usage will continue to grow over the long-term. In addition, private actors that are wary of digital assets or the regulatory concerns associated with digital assets have in the past taken and may in the future take further actions that may have an adverse effect on a digital asset business. |
• | The price of many digital assets has been, and will likely continue to be, highly volatile. |
• | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering; |
• | may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares; |
• | could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and |
• | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants. |
• | solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset, or |
• | dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services. |
• | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
• | reduced liquidity for our securities; |
• | a determination that our Class A ordinary shares would be considered a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; |
• | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
• | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
• | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
• | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
• | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
• | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
• | our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares; |
• | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes; |
• | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
• | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; |
• | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, and execution of our strategy; and |
• | other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
Public shares | 25,000,000 | ||
Founder shares | 7,187,500 | ||
Total shares | 35,937,500 | ||
Total funds in trust available for initial business combination(1) | $250,000,000 | ||
Public shareholders’ investment per Class A ordinary share(3) | $10.00 | ||
Sponsor’s investment per Class B ordinary share(4) | $0.0035 | ||
Initial implied value per public share(1)(2) | $9.40 | ||
(1) | Assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option and the forfeiture of 937,500 founder shares and excludes deferred underwriting fee of $7,500,000, and advisory fee of $7,500,000. |
(2) | Does not take into account other potential impacts on our valuation at the time of the business combination, such as the value of our warrants, the trading price of our public shares, the business combination transaction costs (including payment of $7,500,000 of deferred underwriting commissions), any equity issued or cash paid to the target’s sellers or other third parties, or the target’s business itself, including its assets, liabilities, management and prospects. |
(3) | While the public shareholders’ investment is in both the public shares and the public warrants, for purposes of this table the full investment amount is ascribed to the public shares only. |
(4) | The sponsor’s total investment in the equity of the company, inclusive of the founder shares and the sponsor’s $2,250,000 investment in the private placement warrants, is $2,275,000. |
• | the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies; |
• | prior offerings of those companies; |
• | our prospects for acquiring an operating business; |
• | a review of debt to equity ratios in leveraged transactions; |
• | our capital structure; |
• | an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies; |
• | general conditions of the securities markets at the time of this offering; and |
• | other factors as were deemed relevant. |
Without Over- allotment Option | Over-allotment Option Fully Exercised | |||||
Gross proceeds | ||||||
Gross proceeds from units offered to public(1) | $250,000,000 | $287,500,000 | ||||
Gross proceeds from private placement warrants offered in the private placement | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | ||||
Total gross proceeds | $252,250,000 | $289,750,000 | ||||
Offering expenses(2) | ||||||
Underwriter’s discounts and commissions (0.1% of gross proceeds from units offered to the public, excluding deferred portion)(3) | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
Legal fees and expenses | $325,000 | $325,000 | ||||
Printing and engraving expenses | $30,000 | $30,000 | ||||
Trustee fees and expenses | $10,000 | $10,000 | ||||
Accounting fees and expenses | $82,000 | $82,000 | ||||
SEC/FINRA expenses | $107,142 | $107,142 | ||||
Travel and road show expenses | $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
Nasdaq listing fees | $85,000 | $85,000 | ||||
Miscellaneous | $340,858 | $340,858 | ||||
Total offering expenses | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | ||||
Proceeds after offering expenses | $251,000,000 | $288,500,000 | ||||
Held in trust account(3) | $250,000,000 | $287,500,000 | ||||
% of public offering size | 100% | 100% | ||||
Not held in trust account after offering expenses | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
Amount | % of Total | |||||
Accounting, due diligence, travel, and other expenses in connection with any business combination(5) | $250,000 | 25.0% | ||||
Legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting obligations | $125,000 | 12.5% | ||||
Nasdaq and other regulatory fees | $85,000 | 8.5% | ||||
Reimbursement for office space and administrative support(6) | $360,000 | 36.0% | ||||
Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance(7) | $135,000 | 13.5% | ||||
Working capital to cover miscellaneous expenses | $45,000 | 4.5% | ||||
Total | $1,000,000 | 100% | ||||
(1) | Includes amounts payable to public shareholders who properly redeem their shares in connection with our successful completion of our initial business combination. |
(2) | A portion of the offering expenses will be paid from the proceeds of loans from our sponsor of up to $300,000 as described in this prospectus. As of September 30, 2025, we have borrowed approximately $151,747 under the promissory note with our sponsor to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. This loan will be repaid upon completion of this offering out of the $2,000,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) and amounts not to be held in the trust account. In the event that offering expenses are less than set forth in this table, any such amounts will be used for post-closing working capital expenses. In the event that the offering expenses are more than as set forth in this table, we may fund such excess with funds not held in the trust account. |
(3) | The underwriter will be paid a commission of $0.01 per unit on all units sold other than units sold per the underwriter’s over-allotment option ($250,000 in the aggregate) upon the closing of this offering. There will be no incremental upfront underwriting discounts and commissions if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised. The underwriter has agreed to defer underwriting commissions equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of this offering. Upon completion of our initial business combination, $7,500,000, which constitutes the deferred commissions (or $8,625,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, which amount shall be subject to pro-rata reduction based on the number of Class A ordinary shares redeemed by our public shareholders) will be paid to the underwriter and, at our discretion, to other members of FINRA who have assisted in the consummation of our initial business combination, from the funds held in the trust account, and the remaining funds will be released to us and can be used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the business or businesses with which our initial business combination occurs or for general corporate purposes, including payment of principal or interest on indebtedness incurred in connection with our initial business combination, to fund the purchases of other companies or for working capital. The underwriter will not be entitled to any interest accrued on the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions. See the section of this prospectus entitled “Underwriting.” |
(4) | These expenses are estimates only. Our actual expenditures for some or all of these items may differ from the estimates set forth herein. For example, we may incur greater legal and accounting expenses than our current estimates in connection with negotiating and structuring our initial business combination based upon the level of complexity of such business combination. In the event we identify a business combination target in a specific industry subject to specific regulations, we may incur additional expenses associated with legal due diligence and the engagement of special legal counsel. In addition, our staffing needs may vary and as a result, we may engage a number of consultants to assist with legal and financial due diligence. We do not anticipate any change in our intended use of proceeds, other than fluctuations among the current categories of allocated expenses, which fluctuations, to the extent they exceed current estimates for any specific category of expenses, would not be available for our expenses. The amount in the table above does not include interest available to us from the trust account. The proceeds held in the trust account will be held in cash, including in demand deposit accounts at a bank, or invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Assuming an interest rate of 4.00% per year, we estimate the interest earned on the trust account will be approximately $10.0 million per year; however, we can provide no assurances regarding this amount. |
(5) | Includes estimated amounts that may also be used in connection with our initial business combination to fund a “no shop” provision and commitment fees for financing. |
(6) | Payments for office space and administrative support for twelve (12) months only. Such payments will continue on a monthly basis until the completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, when we will cease paying these monthly fees. |
(7) | This amount represents the approximate amount of annualized director and officer liability insurance premiums we anticipate paying following the completion of this offering and until we complete a business combination. |
As of September 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offering Price of $10.00 per Unit | 25% of Maximum Redemption | 50% of Maximum Redemption | 75% of Maximum Redemption | Maximum Redemption | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted NTBVS | Adjusted NTBVPS | Difference between Adjusted NTBVPS and Offering Price | Adjusted NTBVPS | Difference between NTBVPS and Offering Price | Adjusted NTBVPS | Difference between Adjusted NTBVPS and Offering Price | Adjusted NTBVPS | Difference between Adjusted NTBVPS and Offering Price | ||||||||||||||||
Assuming Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Assuming No Exercise of Over-Allotment Option | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||
No Redemptions | 25% of Maximum Redemptions | 50% of Maximum Redemptions | 75% of Maximum Redemptions | Maximum Redemptions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Without Over- Allotment | With Over- Allotment | Without Over- Allotment | With Over- Allotment | Without Over- Allotment | With Over- Allotment | Without Over- Allotment | With Over- Allotment | Without Over- Allotment | With Over- Allotment | |||||||||||||||||||||
Public Offering Price | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Tangible book deficit before this offering | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
Increase attributable to public shareholders | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pro Forma net tangible book value after this offering | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dilution to public shareholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage of dilution to public shareholders | 24.57% | 24.54% | 29.96% | 29.92% | 38.95% | 38.90% | 56.93% | 56.84% | 110.85% | 110.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net tangible book deficit before this offering | $( | $( | $( | $( | $( | $( | $( | $( | $( | $( | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, net of expenses(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plus: Offering costs excluded from net tangible book value before this offering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Deferred underwriting commissions(2) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Advisory fee(4) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Warrant liability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Over-allotment liability | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Amounts paid for redemptions(3) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ordinary shares outstanding prior to this offering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Ordinary shares forfeited if over-allotment is not exercised | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plus: Ordinary shares offered | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Ordinary shares redeemed | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted NTBVPS | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Expenses applied against gross proceeds include offering expenses of approximately $1,250,000 and underwriting commissions of $7,750,000 (or up to $8,875,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full). See “Use of Proceeds.” |
(2) | $0.01 per unit, or $250,000 in the aggregate, is payable upon the closing of this offering. $0.30 per share, or $7,500,000 in the aggregate (or $8,625,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised in full, which amount shall be subject to pro-rata reduction based on the number of Class A ordinary shares redeemed by our public shareholders) is payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions and will be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein. The deferred commissions will be fully earned by the underwriter upon the payment of the purchase price for the units purchased by the underwriter on the closing of this offering and will be released to the underwriter only on and concurrently with completion of an initial business combination. Such deferred commissions will be subject to pro rata reduction based on the extent of redemptions that reduce the amount of the trust account at the time of our consummation of our initial business combination. The deferred commissions may be allocated to members of FINRA who have assisted in the consummation of our initial business combination, at our discretion. See the section of this prospectus entitled “Underwriting.” |
(3) | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase units, public shares, rights or equity-linked securities in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination, although they are under no obligation to do so. In the event of any such purchases of our shares prior to the completion of our initial business combination or if we enter into non-redemption agreements with certain of our shareholders, the number of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption will be reduced by the amount of any such purchases or shares subject to non-redemption agreements, increasing the pro forma net tangible book value per share. See “Proposed Business—Permitted Purchases of Our Securities.” |
(4) | We have engaged Santander US Capital Markets LLC to provide advisory services from time to time. As compensation for the services provided under an engagement letter, we will pay Santander US Capital Markets LLC a fee equal to 3.00% of the gross proceeds raised in this offering ($7,500,000 or $8,625,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable upon closing of our initial business combination. We have agreed to indemnify Santander US Capital Markets LLC and its affiliates in connection with its role in providing the advisory services. |
Purchased | Total Consideration | Average Price Per Share | |||||||||||||
Number | Percentage | Amount | Percentage | ||||||||||||
Founder Shares(1) | 6,250,000 | 20.00% | $25,000 | 0.01% | $0.0035 | ||||||||||
Public Shareholders | 25,000,000 | 80.00% | $250,000,000 | 99.99% | $10.00 | ||||||||||
31,250,000 | 100% | $250,025,000 | 100.00% | ||||||||||||
(1) | Assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option and the corresponding forfeiture of 937,500 Class B ordinary shares held by our sponsor. |
September 30, 2025 | ||||||
Actual | As Adjusted(1) | |||||
Deferred underwriting commissions | $— | $7,500,000 | ||||
Advisory fee(2) | $— | $7,500,000 | ||||
Notes payable(3) | $151,747 | $— | ||||
Over-allotment liability(4) | $— | $225,000 | ||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 25,000,000 shares are subject to possible redemption, actual and as adjusted, respectively(5) | $— | $250,000,000 | ||||
Shareholders’ equity (deficit): | ||||||
Preferred shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized none issued or outstanding | $— | $— | ||||
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; none and 25,000,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 0 and 25,000,000 shares subject to redemption), actual and as adjusted | $— | $— | ||||
Class B ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 7,187,500 shares issued and outstanding (actual); 6,250,000 shares issued and outstanding (as adjusted)(6) | $719 | $625 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | $24,281 | — | ||||
Accumulated deficit | $(83,257) | $(14,283,882) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) | $(58,257) | $(14,283,257) | ||||
Total capitalization | $(58,257) | $250,941,743 | ||||
(1) | Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised and the resulting forfeiture of 937,500 founder shares held by our sponsor has occurred. |
(2) | We have engaged Santander US Capital Markets LLC to provide advisory services from time to time. As compensation for the services provided under an engagement letter, we will pay Santander US Capital Markets LLC a fee equal to 3.00% of the gross proceeds raised in this offering ($7,500,000 or $8,625,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable upon closing of our initial business combination. We have agreed to indemnify Santander US Capital Markets LLC and its affiliates in connection with its role in providing the advisory services. |
(3) | Our sponsor may loan us up to $300,000 under an unsecured promissory note to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. The “as adjusted” information gives effect to the repayment of any loans received from our sponsor out of the proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants. As of September 30, 2025, we had borrowed $151,747 under the promissory note with our sponsor. |
(4) | The underwriter’s over-allotment option is deemed to be a freestanding financial instrument indexed on the shares subject to redemption and will be accounted for as a liability pursuant to ASC 480 if not fully exercised at the time of the initial public offering. |
(5) | Upon the completion of our initial business combination, we will provide our shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for dissolution expenses, subject to the limitations described herein and any limitations (including, but not limited to, cash requirements) created by the terms of the proposed business combination. For a detailed calculation of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption, please see the section of this prospectus entitled “Dilution.” |
(6) | Actual share amount is prior to any forfeiture of founder shares by our sponsor and as adjusted amount assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option. |
• | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares; |
• | may subordinate the rights of holders of our ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares; |
• | could cause a change in control if a substantial number of ordinary shares is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; |
• | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and |
• | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants. |
• | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
• | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
• | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
• | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
• | our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares; |
• | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes; |
• | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
• | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; |
• | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, and execution of our strategy; and |
• | other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
• | staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties; |
• | reconciliation of accounts; |
• | proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate; |
• | evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions; |
• | documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates; and |
• | documentation of accounting policies and procedures. |
• | 17th century Dutch East India Company shares began as speculative trading but laid the foundation for the modern equity markets. |
• | 19th century commodity futures markets were born from volatile grain and livestock prices—allowed farmers to hedge production and created durable institutions like the Chicago Board of Trade. |
• | 1980s junk bonds, once dismissed as “speculative-grade” and fueling an era of leveraged buyouts, also unlocked permanent access to capital markets for mid-sized companies that had been excluded from traditional financing. |
• | Over $240 billion of private investment has flowed into digital assets since 2016, including more than $200 billion in the last five years. |
• | As of December 15, 2025, cryptocurrencies collectively exceed $3 trillion in value, with Bitcoin alone accounting for approximately $1.74 trillion. |
• | Stablecoins settled approximately $136 billion of payments from January 2023 to August 2025. |
• | Adoption is mainstream, with more than 650 million users of digital assets globally as of the end of 2024, representing over 10% of the world’s adult population. |
• | Stablecoin remittances reached approximately 3% of global cross-border flows in the first quarter of 2025. |
• | Approximately $670 billion in stablecoin-denominated loans originated over the last five years as of September 2025. |
• | Business to business stablecoin payments annualizing approximately $76 billion as of October 2025. |
• | Global cryptocurrency has significantly broadened over the last five years, with the total market capitalization up approximately seventeen times since 2020 as of December 6, 2025. |
• | Policymakers are responding in the U.S. with the recent passage of the GENIUS Act, providing initial legal frameworks that we believe is required for the digital asset economy to grow, with comparable regulatory efforts underway globally. |
• | Deep Ecosystem Access. As one of the longest-standing and most trusted platforms in the digital asset ecosystem, Kraken maintains direct relationships with counterparties as a service provider, customer or strategic partner. These relationships create differentiated sourcing opportunities and position us to add long-term value beyond the initial business combination. |
• | Enhanced Diligence. Kraken’s vantage point as an operator, rather than solely as a capital provider, offers unique insights into market structure, technology and competitive positioning. This perspective allows us to assess targets with greater depth than traditional financial sponsors. |
• | Proven Operating Experience. With over a decade of experience building and scaling a global digital asset platform, Kraken provides practical expertise in areas such as technology, risk management, compliance and global expansion. We believe this operating knowledge will make us a preferred partner for potential targets. |
• | Regulatory Expertise. Having navigated evolving regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions since its founding in 2011, Kraken brings a sophisticated understanding of compliance and licensing. Kraken currently holds licenses and registrations in Europe (Cyprus, EEA, United Kingdom), North America (United States, Canada), Australia, Bermuda, and Singapore. This experience not only strengthens our due diligence process but also enhances the credibility of our future partner in the public markets. |
• | Innovative technology with clear use cases and organic growth potential. |
• | Differentiated approach capable of disrupting incumbent financial or technology systems. |
• | Strong regulatory alignment and ability to operate within evolving policy frameworks. |
• | Exceptional leadership teams with a track record of execution. |
• | Defensible market position reinforced by high barriers to entry and durable customer relationships. |
• | Compelling financial profile including attractive margins, resilient cash flow characteristics, and a path to scalable growth. |
• | Strategic fit with our partners where our network, capital, and expertise can accelerate growth and help unlock the public markets. |
Entity | Amount of Compensation to be Received or Securities Issued or to be Issued | Consideration Paid or to be Paid | ||||
NCTK Sponsor LLC | 7,187,500 founder shares(1) (of which 937,500 are subject to forfeiture if the underwriter does not exercise its overallotment option and of which an aggregate of 120,000 Class B ordinary shares will be transferred to our independent directors) | $25,000 or approximately $0.0035 per founder share | ||||
2,250,000 private placement warrants, including if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full (which may be exercised on a cashless basis along with the public warrants under the circumstances specified in the warrant agreement) | $2,250,000 (including if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) ($1.00 per warrant) | |||||
Up to $300,000 | Repayment of loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses | |||||
Sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates | $30,000 per month | Payment to our sponsor of $30,000 per month, for up to 24 months, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support | ||||
Up to $2,000,000 in working capital loans by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors. Such loans may be converted at the option of the lender into private placement warrants at a conversion price of $1.00 per warrant(2) | Working capital loans to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination | |||||
Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination. There is | Payment of fees and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination | |||||
Entity | Amount of Compensation to be Received or Securities Issued or to be Issued | Consideration Paid or to be Paid | ||||
no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.(3) | ||||||
(1) | The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as provided herein. Further, if we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a share capitalization or a share surrender or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our Class B ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the ownership of our initial shareholders, on an as-converted basis, at 20.00% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares) upon consummation of this offering. As described under “Offering—Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights,” the Class B ordinary shares and Class A ordinary shares issuable in connection with the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares may result in material dilution to our public shareholders due to the nominal price of $0.0035 per founder share at which our sponsor purchased the founder shares and/or the anti-dilution rights of our Class B ordinary shares that may result in an issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion. Our sponsor, directors and officers and their affiliates may receive additional compensation and/or may be issued additional securities in connection with an initial business combination, including securities that may result in material dilution to public shareholders. For more information also see below under “Offering—Payments to insiders.” |
(2) | The $1.00 per private placement warrant conversion price for such working capital loans may potentially be significantly less than the market price of our Class A ordinary shares at the time the lenders elect to convert their working capital loans into private placement warrants. Therefore, such private placement warrant issuances may result in significant dilution to holders of our shares. For more information also see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination—We may issue our securities to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price which is less than the prevailing market price of our securities at that time.” |
(3) | For more information, also see “Effecting Our Initial Business Combination—Sources of Target Businesses,” “Management—Officer and Director Compensation” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” |
Subject Securities | Transfer Restrictions | Persons Subject to Restrictions | Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions | ||||||
Founder Shares | Agreement not to Transfer until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, (x) if the last sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination, or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. | Our sponsor, officers, directors and director nominees. | Permitted Transfers, provided, however, that, in the case of clauses (a) through (g), and (i) the Permitted Transferees must enter into a written agreement with us agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions. | ||||||
Private placement warrants | Agreement not to Transfer until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. | Same as above. | Same as above. | ||||||
Any units, warrants, ordinary shares or any other securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Class A ordinary shares | Agreement not to Transfer during the period commncing on the date of the underwriting agreement and ending 180 days after such date. | Same as above. | (a) Prior written consent of Santander US Capital Markets LLC or (b) Permitted Transfers. | ||||||
• | subject us to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after our initial business combination, and |
• | cause us to depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services. |
• | we issue ordinary shares that will be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of ordinary shares then outstanding; |
• | any of our directors, officers or substantial shareholders (as defined by Nasdaq rules) has a 5% or greater interest (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater interest), directly or indirectly, in the target business or assets to be acquired or otherwise and the present or potential issuance of ordinary shares could result in an increase in outstanding ordinary shares or voting power of 5% or more; or |
• | the issuance or potential issuance of ordinary shares will result in our undergoing a change of control. |
• | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would disclose the possibility that our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates may purchase public shares from public shareholders outside the redemption process, along with the purpose of such purchases; |
• | if our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates were to purchase public shares from public shareholders, they would do so at a price no higher than the price offered through our redemption process; |
• | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would include a representation that any of our securities purchased by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates would not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction; |
• | our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates would not possess any redemption rights with respect to our securities or, if they do acquire and possess redemption rights, they would waive such rights; and |
• | we would disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K, before our security holder meeting to approve the business combination transaction, the following material items: |
• | the amount of our securities purchased outside of the redemption offer by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates, along with the purchase price; |
• | the purpose of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates; |
• | the impact, if any, of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates on the likelihood that the business combination transaction will be approved; |
• | the identities of our security holders who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates (if not purchased on the open market) or the nature of our security holders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates; and |
• | the number of our securities for which we have received redemption requests pursuant to our redemption offer. |
• | conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers, and |
• | file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies. |
• | conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and |
• | file proxy materials with the SEC. |
• | If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve we 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 subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned thereon and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law; |
• | Prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account or (ii) vote on any initial business combination; |
• | Although we do not intend to enter into a business combination with a target business that is affiliated with our sponsor, our directors or our officers, we are not prohibited from doing so. In the event we enter into such a transaction, we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions or an independent accounting firm that such a business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view; |
• | If a shareholder vote on our initial business combination is not required by law and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will offer to redeem our public shares pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, and will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about our initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act; |
• | Our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of our assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination; |
• | If our shareholders approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that would affect (i) the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve or (ii) any other provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A ordinary shares |
• | We will not effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations. |
Redemptions in Connection with our Initial Business Combination | Other Permitted Purchases of Public Shares by us or our Affiliates | Redemptions if we fail to Complete an Initial Business Combination | |||||||
Calculation of redemption price | Redemptions at the time of our initial business combination may be made pursuant to a tender offer or in connection with a shareholder vote. The redemption price will be the same whether we conduct redemptions pursuant to a tender offer or in connection with a shareholder vote. In either case, our public shareholders may redeem their public shares for cash equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination (which is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share), including interest earned thereon and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to any limitations (including but not limited to cash requirements) agreed to in connection with the negotiation of terms of a proposed business combination. | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market prior to or following completion of our initial business combination. There is no limit to the prices that our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may pay in these transactions. | If we are unable to complete our business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve we will redeem all public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount, then on deposit in the trust account (which is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share), including interest earned thereon and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. | ||||||
Redemptions in Connection with our Initial Business Combination | Other Permitted Purchases of Public Shares by us or our Affiliates | Redemptions if we fail to Complete an Initial Business Combination | |||||||
Impact to remaining shareholders | The redemptions in connection with our initial business combination will reduce the book value per share for our remaining shareholders, who will bear the burden of the deferred underwriting commissions and income taxes payable | If the permitted purchases described above are made there would be no impact to our remaining shareholders because the purchase price would not be paid by us. | The redemption of our public shares if we fail to complete our business combination will reduce the book value per share for the shares held by our initial shareholders, who will be our only remaining shareholders after such redemptions. | ||||||
Terms of Our Offering | Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||||
Escrow of offering proceeds | The rules of Nasdaq provide that at least 90% of the gross proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants be deposited in a trust account. $250 million of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants will be deposited into a U.S.-based trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. | Approximately $218,025,000 of the offering proceeds would be deposited into either an escrow account with an insured depositary institution or in a separate bank account established by a broker-dealer in which the broker-dealer acts as trustee for persons having the beneficial interests in the account. | ||||
Investment of net proceeds | $250 million of the net offering proceeds and the sale of the private placement warrants held in trust will be held in cash, including in demand deposits at a bank, or invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. | Proceeds could be invested only in specified securities such as a money market fund meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act or in securities that are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States. | ||||
Receipt of interest on escrowed funds | Interest on proceeds from the trust account to be paid to shareholders is reduced by permitted withdrawals, and in the event of our liquidation for failure to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time, up to $100,000 of net interest that may be released to us should we have no or insufficient working capital to fund the costs and expenses of our dissolution and liquidation. | Interest on funds in escrow account would be held for the sole benefit of investors, unless and only after the funds held in escrow were released to us in connection with our completion of a business combination. | ||||
Limitation on fair value or net assets of target business | Our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at | The fair value or net assets of a target business must represent at least 80% of the maximum offering proceeds. | ||||
Terms of Our Offering | Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||||
least 80% of our assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination. | ||||||
Trading of securities issued | The units are expected to begin trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. We expect that the Class A ordinary shares and public warrants comprising the units will begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus (or, if such date is not a business day, the following business day) unless Santander US Capital Markets LLC informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. We will file the Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the closing of this offering, which is anticipated to take place two business days from the date of this prospectus. If the over-allotment option is exercised following the initial filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, an additional Current Report on Form 8-K will be filed to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise of the over-allotment option. | No trading of the units or the underlying Class A ordinary shares and warrants would be permitted until the completion of a business combination. During this period, the securities would be held in the escrow or trust account. | ||||
Exercise of the warrants | The warrants cannot be exercised until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, subject to certain conditions. | The warrants could be exercised prior to the completion of a business combination, but securities received and cash paid in connection with the exercise would be deposited in the escrow or trust account. | ||||
Election to remain an investor | We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest earned thereon and | A prospectus containing information pertaining to the business combination required by the SEC would be sent to each investor. Each investor would be given the opportunity to notify the company in writing, within a period of no less than 20 business days and no more than 45 business days from the | ||||
Terms of Our Offering | Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||||
not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, subject to the limitations described herein. We may not be required by law to hold a shareholder vote. If we are not required by law and do not otherwise decide to hold a shareholder vote, we will, pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC which will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. If, however, we hold a shareholder vote, we will, like many blank check companies, offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the tender offer rules. If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we obtain the approval of an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by such shareholders being entitled to do so (in person or by proxy) at a general meeting of the Company. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. A quorum for such meeting will consist of the holders present in person or by proxy of one-third of the shares of the company entitled to vote at such meeting. | effective date of a post- effective amendment to the company’s registration statement, to decide if it elects to remain a shareholder of the company or require the return of its investment. If the company has not received the notification by the end of the 45th business day, funds and interest or dividends, if any, held in the trust or escrow account are automatically returned to the shareholder. Unless a sufficient number of investors elect to remain investors, all funds on deposit in the escrow account must be returned to all of the investors and none of the securities are issued. | |||||
Business combination deadline | If we are unable to complete an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but | If an acquisition has not been completed within 18 months after the effective date of the company’s registration statement, funds held in the trust or escrow account are returned to investors. | ||||
Terms of Our Offering | Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||||
not more than ten business days thereafter (and subject to lawfully available funds therefor) redeem 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned thereon and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals and (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. | ||||||
Release of funds | Except with respect to permitted withdrawals and up to $100,000 of dissolution expenses, if any, the proceeds from this offering held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest to occur of: (i) the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (a) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, or (b) with respect to any other provisions | The proceeds held in the escrow account are not released until the earlier of the completion of a business combination or the failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time. | ||||
Terms of Our Offering | Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||||
relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity and (iii) the redemption of 100% of our public shares if we are unable to complete a business combination within the required time frame (subject to the requirements of applicable law). | ||||||
Name | Age | Position | ||||
Ravi Tanuku | 49 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Sahil Gupta | 40 | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Robert Moore | 42 | Director Nominee | ||||
Boris Revsin | 39 | Director Nominee | ||||
Andrew Artz | 40 | Director Nominee | ||||
Benjamin Davenport | 50 | Director Nominee | ||||
Joshua Rosenthal | 32 | Director Nominee | ||||
Nikita Sachdev | 34 | Director Nominee | ||||
• | the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us; |
• | pre-approving all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures; |
• | reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our accounting and internal control policies and procedures on a regular basis, including the responsibilities, budget, compensation and staffing of our internal audit function, through inquiry and discussions with the independent auditors and management; |
• | reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence; |
• | setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors; |
• | monitoring for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
• | reviewing with the independent auditor any audit problems or difficulties encountered during the course of the audit work and management's response; |
• | reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and |
• | reviewing with management, the independent auditors, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. |
• | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation; |
• | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the compensation of all of our other officers; |
• | reviewing on an annual basis our executive compensation policies and plans; |
• | implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration and employee benefit plans; |
• | assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements; |
• | reviewing all perquisites or other personal benefits for our officers and directors, if any; |
• | reviewing and making recommendations to the board of directors with respect to executive officer and director indemnification and insurance matters; |
• | if required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and |
• | reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. |
• | duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; |
• | duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; |
• | directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion; |
• | duty to exercise authority for the purpose for which it is conferred and a duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders; |
• | duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and |
• | duty to exercise independent judgment. |
Name of Individual | Entity Name | Entity’s Business | Affiliation | ||||||
Ravi Tanuku | |||||||||
Sahil Gupta | |||||||||
Robert Moore | |||||||||
Boris Revsin | |||||||||
Andrew Artz | |||||||||
Joshua Rosenthal | |||||||||
Nikita Sachdev | |||||||||
• | None of our officers or directors is required to commit his or her full time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating his or her time among various business activities. |
• | In the course of their other business activities, our co-founders, officers and directors may become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our management may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. |
• | Our initial shareholders purchased founder shares prior to the date of this prospectus and our sponsor will purchase private placement warrants in a transaction that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering. Our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares, private placement warrants and any public shares held by them in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. Additionally, our initial shareholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares, private placement warrants and any public shares held by them if we fail to consummate our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve. If we do not complete our initial business combination within such applicable time period, the proceeds of |
• | Our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. |
• | Our co-founders, sponsor, officers or directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a business combination and financing arrangements as we may obtain loans from our co-founders, sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or any of our officers or directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into private placement warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The private placement warrants issued upon conversion of any such loans would be identical to the private placement warrants sold in a private placement concurrently with this offering. |
• | The low price of $25,000, or $0.0035 per share, that the initial shareholders paid for 7,187,500 founder shares and the $2,250,000 purchase price for the private placement warrants (including in the event the overallotment option is exercised in full, or $1.00 per warrant, which may be exercised on a cashless basis along with the public warrants under the circumstances specified in the warrant agreement). creates an incentive whereby the initial shareholders could potentially make a substantial profit even if the company selects an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public investors. Prior to the completion of this offering, our sponsor will transfer 30,000 founder shares to each of our independent director nominees at their original purchase price. |
• | Our sponsor, officers and directors will lose their entire investment in us and will not be reimbursed for any loans extended, fees due or out-of-pocket expense if we do not complete an initial business combination. |
• | each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares; |
• | each of our executive officers, directors and director nominees that beneficially owns our ordinary shares; and |
• | all our executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group. |
Before Offering | After Offering | |||||||||||
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(2) | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(2) | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares | ||||||||
NCTK Sponsor LLC(3) | 7,067,500 | 98.3% | 6,130,000 | 19.6% | ||||||||
Ravi Tanuku | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Sahil Gupta | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Robert Moore | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Boris Revsin | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Andrew Artz | 30,000 | * | 30,000 | * | ||||||||
Benjamin Davenport | 30,000 | * | 30,000 | * | ||||||||
Joshua Rosenthal | 30,000 | * | 30,000 | * | ||||||||
Nikita Sachdev | 30,000 | * | 30,000 | * | ||||||||
All executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group (eight individuals) | 7,187,500 | 100.0% | 6,250,000 | 20.0% | ||||||||
* | Less than one percent. |
(1) | Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o KRAKacquisition Corp, 1455 Adams Dr #1630, Menlo Park, CA 94025. |
(2) | Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares. Such shares are convertible into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, as described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of Securities.” |
(3) | NCTK Sponsor LLC is the record holder of such shares. The Sponsor Board of Managers controls our sponsor. The Sponsor Board of Managers consists of one member appointed by each of Kraken, Tribe Capital and Natural Capital. As a result, each of Kraken, Tribe Capital and Natural Capital may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by our sponsor. The members of the Sponsor Board of Managers disclaim any beneficial ownership of the securities held by our sponsor, other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly. |
• | Repayment of up to an aggregate of $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses; |
• | Payment to our sponsor of $30,000 per month, for up to 24 months, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support; |
• | Reimbursement of legal fees and expenses incurred by our sponsor, officers or directors in connection with our formation, the initial business combination and their services to us; |
• | Payment of fees and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination; and |
• | Repayment of loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into private placement warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The private placement warrants issued upon conversion of any such loans would be identical to the private placement warrants sold in a private placement concurrently with this, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. |
• | 25,000,000 Class A ordinary shares underlying the units being offered in this offering; and |
• | 6,250,000 Class B ordinary shares held by our initial shareholders. |
• | the names and addresses of the members, a statement of the shares held by each member, and of the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member and the voting rights of shares of each member; |
• | whether voting rights are attached to the share in issue; |
• | the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and |
• | the date on which any person ceased to be a member. |
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $0.01 per public warrant; |
• | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption given after public warrants become exercisable (the “30-day redemption period”) to each public warrant holder; and |
• | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the |
• | we are not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of our corporate authority and the statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with: |
• | the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question; |
• | the arrangement is such as a businessman would reasonably approve; and |
• | the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act or that would amount to a “fraud on the minority.” |
• | a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority; |
• | the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could be effected if duly authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained; or |
• | those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.” |
• | an exempted company does not have to file an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies; |
• | an exempted company’s register of members is not open to inspection and can be kept outside of the Cayman Islands; |
• | an exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting; |
• | an exempted company may issue shares with no par value; |
• | an exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 30 years in the first instance); |
• | an exempted company may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands; |
• | an exempted company may register as a limited duration company; and |
• | an exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio company. |
• | If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, we 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 subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned thereon and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law; |
• | Prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional share capital that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account or (ii) vote on any initial business combination; |
• | Although we do not intend to enter into a business combination with a target business that is affiliated with our sponsor, our directors or our officers, we are not prohibited from doing so. In the event we enter into such a transaction, we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions or an independent accounting firm that such a business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view; |
• | If a shareholder vote on our initial business combination is not required by law and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will offer to redeem our public shares pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, and will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about our initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act; |
• | Our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of our assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination; |
• | Our initial business combination will require the unanimous approval of all of the members of our board of directors then in office; |
• | If our shareholders approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that would affect (i) the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, or (ii) any other provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A ordinary shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned thereon (net of permitted withdrawals), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public Class A ordinary shares, subject to applicable law; and |
• | We will not effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations. |
• | 1% of the total number of ordinary shares then outstanding, which will equal 312,500 shares immediately after this offering (or 359,375 if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full); or |
• | the average weekly reported trading volume of the ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
• | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
• | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
• | the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and materials required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Current Reports on Form 8-K; and |
• | at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
SUBJECT SECURITIES | TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | NATURAL PERSONS AND ENTITIES SUBJECT TO TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | EXCEPTIONS TO TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | ||||||
Founder Shares(1)(2) | Agreement not to Transfer until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, (x) if the last sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination, or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Further, no transfer of any Class A ordinary shares, Class B ordinary shares or any other securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, ordinary shares until 180 days after the date of this prospectus. | Our sponsor, directors and officers | Permitted Transfers, provided, however, that, in the case of clauses (a) through (g), and (i) the Permitted Transferees must enter into a written agreement with us agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions. | ||||||
Private placement warrants(1)(2) | Agreement not to Transfer until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. | Same as above. | Same as above. | ||||||
SUBJECT SECURITIES | TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | NATURAL PERSONS AND ENTITIES SUBJECT TO TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | EXCEPTIONS TO TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | ||||||
Public Units and underlying securities (if any are purchased in connection with the offering)(2) | Agreement not to Transfer during the period commencing on the date of the underwriting agreement and ending 180 days after such date. | Same as above. | (a) Prior written consent of Santander US Capital Markets LLC or (b) Permitted Transfers. | ||||||
(1) | For more information on the number securities beneficially held by our sponsor, please see the section entitled “Principal Shareholders” in this prospectus. |
(2) | The founder shares and private placement warrants issued in connection or simultaneously with this offering are restricted securities and subject to the limitations on transfer described above under “—Rule 144” and “—Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies.” Further, our sponsor, its permitted transferees or any other person that becomes an affiliate of the post-business combination company for purposes of Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be subject to additional resale restrictions with respect to securities they hold, as described above. |
1. | That no law which is hereafter enacted in the Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to the Company or its operations; and |
2. | In addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable: |
2.1 | On or in respect of the shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company; or |
2.2 | by way of the withholding in whole or part, of any relevant payment as defined in Section 6(3) of the Tax Concessions Act (As Revised). |
• | banks, financial institutions or financial services entities; |
• | regulated investment companies; |
• | broker-dealers; |
• | S Corporations; |
• | real estate investment trusts; |
• | insurance companies; |
• | taxpayers subject to a mark-to-market method of accounting rules with respect to the securities; |
• | governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof; |
• | expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States; |
• | persons holding the securities as part of a “straddle,” hedge, integrated transaction or similar transaction; |
• | persons who acquired the securities through the exercise or cancellation of employee share options or otherwise as compensation for their services; |
• | U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
• | governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof; |
• | persons that directly, indirectly or constructively own five percent or more (by vote or value) of our shares; and |
• | tax-exempt entities (including private foundations). |
• | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or |
• | a trust, if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons (as defined in the Code) have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under the Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person (as defined in the Code). |
• | the U.S. holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. holder’s holding period for the Class A ordinary shares or warrants; |
• | the amount allocated to the U.S. holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. holder recognized gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the U.S. holder’s holding period before the first day of our first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income; |
• | the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. holder and included in its holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. holder without regard to the U.S. Holder’s other items of income for that year; and |
• | the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. holder. |
• | a non-resident alien individual, other than certain former citizens and residents of the United States subject to U.S. tax as expatriates; |
• | a foreign corporation; or |
• | an estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder; |
Underwriter | Number of Units | ||
Santander US Capital Markets LLC | 25,000,000 | ||
Total | 25,000,000 | ||
Payable by KRAKacquisition Corp | ||||||
No Exercise | Full Exercise | |||||
Per Unit(1) | $0.31 | $0.31 | ||||
Total(1) | $7,750,000 | $8,875,000 | ||||
(1) | Includes $0.01 per unit on all units sold other than units sold per the underwriter’s over-allotment option ($250,000 in the aggregate) that shall be paid upon the closing of this offering. There will be no incremental upfront underwriting discounts and commissions if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised. Also, includes $0.30 per unit on all units sold (up to $7,500,000 in the aggregate or up to $8,625,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, which amount shall be subject to pro-rata reduction based on the number of Class A ordinary shares redeemed by our public shareholders) for deferred underwriting commissions to be deposited into a trust account located in the United States and released to Santander US Capital Markets LLC for its own account only upon the completion of an initial business combination. Such deferred commissions will be subject to pro rata reduction based on the extent of redemptions that reduce the amount of the trust account at the time of our consummation of our initial business combination. The deferred commissions may be allocated to members of FINRA who have assisted in the consummation of our initial business combination, at our discretion. |
• | Short sales involve secondary market sales by the underwriter of a greater number of units than it is required to purchase in the offering. |
• | “Covered” short sales are sales of units in an amount up to the number of units represented by the underwriter’s over-allotment option. |
• | “Naked” short sales are sales of units in an amount in excess of the number of units represented by the underwriter’s over-allotment option. |
• | Covering transactions involve purchases of units either pursuant to the over-allotment option or in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. |
• | To close a naked short position, the underwriter must purchase units in the open market after the distribution has been completed. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriter is concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the units in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. |
• | To close a covered short position, the underwriter must purchase units in the open market after the distribution has been completed or must exercise the over-allotment option. In determining the source of units to close the covered short position, the underwriter will consider, among other things, the price of units available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which it may purchase units through the over-allotment option. |
• | Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase units so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. |
• | to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; |
• | to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriter; or |
• | Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation and each person who initially acquires any units or to whom any offer is made will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed to and with the underwriter and us that it is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. |
• | it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) to persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling with Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or in circumstances in which section 21 of FSMA does not apply to the company; and |
• | it has complied with, and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the units in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. |
• | released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France; or |
• | used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the units to the public in France. |
• | to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) and/or to a restricted circle of investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, articles L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier; |
• | to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties; or |
• | in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1" -or-2" -or 3" of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations (Règlement Général) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, does not constitute a public offer (appel public à l’épargne). |
• | a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or |
• | a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except: |
• | to an institutional investor (for corporations, under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than $200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA; |
• | where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or |
• | where the transfer is by operation of law. |
September 30, 2025 | August 6, 2025 | |||||
ASSETS | (Unaudited) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $35,577 | $— | ||||
Deferred offering costs | 421,343 | 46,916 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $456,920 | $46,916 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S (DEFICIT) EQUITY | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accrued offering costs | $340,320 | $21,916 | ||||
Promissory note - related party | 151,747 | — | ||||
Accrued expenses | 23,110 | 8,000 | ||||
Total Liabilities | 515,177 | 29,916 | ||||
Commitments (Note 7) | ||||||
Shareholder's (Deficit) Equity | ||||||
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and August 6, 2025 | — | — | ||||
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and August 6, 2025 | — | — | ||||
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 7,187,500 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and August 6, 2025(1) | 719 | 719 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 24,281 | 24,281 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (83,257) | (8,000) | ||||
Total Shareholder's (Deficit) Equity | (58,257) | 17,000 | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S (DEFICIT) EQUITY | $456,920 | $46,916 | ||||
(1) | Includes 937,500 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (Note 6). |
For the Period from July 28, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025 | For the Period from July 28, 2025 (inception) through August 6, 2025 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | $83,257 | $8,000 | ||||
Net loss | $(83,257) | $(8,000) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted(1) | 6,250,000 | 6,250,000 | ||||
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share | $(0.01) | $(0.00) | ||||
(1) | Excludes 937,500 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (Note 6). |
Class B Ordinary Shares | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Shareholder's Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||
Balance at July 28, 2025 (inception) | — | $— | $— | $— | $— | ||||||||||
Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor(1) | 7,187,500 | 719 | 24,281 | — | 25,000 | ||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | (8,000) | (8,000) | ||||||||||
Balance at August 6, 2025 | 7,187,500 | 719 | 24,281 | (8,000) | 17,000 | ||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | (75,257) | (75,257) | ||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2025 (unaudited) | 7,187,500 | $719 | $24,281 | $(83,257) | $(58,257) | ||||||||||
(1) | Includes 937,500 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (Note 6). |
For the Period from July 28, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025 | For the Period from July 28, 2025 (inception) through August 6, 2025 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||
Net loss | $(83,257) | $(8,000) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 23,110 | 8,000 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (60,147) | — | ||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||
Promissory note - related party | 151,747 | — | ||||
Deferred offering costs | (56,023) | — | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 95,724 | — | ||||
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 35,577 | — | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period | — | — | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents - End of period | $35,577 | $— | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||
Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares | $25,000 | $25,000 | ||||
Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs | $340,320 | $21,916 | ||||
September 30, 2025 | August 6, 2025 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
Deferred offering costs | $421,343 | $46,916 | ||||
Total Assets | $456,920 | $46,916 | ||||
Period from July 28, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025 | Period from July 28, 2025 (inception) through August 6, 2025 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | $83,257 | $8,000 | ||||
Net Loss | $(83,257) | $(8,000) | ||||
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
• | upon a minimum of 30 days' prior written notice of redemption; |
• | if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Warrants”) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing at least 30 days after completion of the Company's initial business combination and ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. (the “measurement period”), and (b) if public warrants are exercisable and a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the public warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating thereto is available throughout the measurement period and the 30-day redemption period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may redeem the public warrants during the measurement period if the public warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. |
Item 13. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
Legal fees and expenses | $325,000 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | $82,000 | ||
Trustee fees and expenses | $10,000 | ||
SEC expenses | $51,119 | ||
FINRA expenses | $56,023 | ||
Travel and road show | $20,000 | ||
Nasdaq listing and filing fees | $85,000 | ||
Printing and engraving expenses | $30,000 | ||
Miscellaneous expenses | $340,858 | ||
Total offering expenses (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions) | $1,000,000 | ||
Item 14. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Item 15. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. |
Item 16. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
(a) | Exhibits. The Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference. |
(b) | Financial Statements. See page F-1 for an index to the financial statements and schedules included in the registration statement. |
Item 17. | Undertakings. |
(a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser. |
(b) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
(c) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that: |
A. | (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
B. | (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
Exhibit No | Description | ||
Form of Underwriting Agreement. | |||
Amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. | |||
Form of Second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. | |||
Specimen Unit Certificate. | |||
Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate. | |||
Specimen Warrant Certificate (included as part of Exhibit 4.4). | |||
Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant. | |||
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP. | |||
Opinion of Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, Cayman Islands Legal Counsel to the Registrant. | |||
Promissory Note, dated August 5, 2025, issued to NCTK Sponsor LLC. | |||
Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant and its officers and directors and NCTK Sponsor LLC. | |||
Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant. | |||
Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and certain security holders. | |||
Securities Subscription Agreement, dated August 5, 2025, between the Registrant and NCTK Sponsor LLC. | |||
Form of Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and NCTK Sponsor LLC. | |||
Form of Indemnity Agreement. | |||
Form of Administrative Services Agreement between the Registrant and NCTK Sponsor LLC. | |||
Form of Code of Ethics. | |||
Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC. | |||
Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |||
Consent of Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, Cayman Islands Legal Counsel to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5.2) | |||
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement). | |||
Form of Audit Committee Charter. | |||
Form of Compensation Committee Charter. | |||
Consent of Robert Moore. | |||
Consent of Boris Revsin. | |||
Consent of Andrew Artz. | |||
Consent of Benjamin Davenport. | |||
Consent of Joshua Rosenthal. | |||
Consent of Nikita Sachdev. | |||
Filing Fee Table. | |||
* | Filed herewith. |
KRAKACQUISITION CORP | ||||||
By: | /s/ Ravikant Tanuku | |||||
Name: | Ravikant Tanuku | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||||
Name | Position | Date | ||||
/s/ Ravikant Tanuku | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | January 12, 2026 | ||||
Ravikant Tanuku | ||||||
/s/ Sahil Gupta | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | January 12, 2026 | ||||
Sahil Gupta | ||||||
By: | /s/ Ravikant Tanuku | |||||
Name: | Ravikant Tanuku | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||||
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The initial price to the public of the Securities: $10.00 per Unit.
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Number of Underwritten Securities offered: 25,000,000.
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The Company has granted an option to the Underwriters to purchase an aggregate of not more than 3,750,000 Option Securities.
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The Sponsor has agreed to purchase 2,250,000 Private Placement Warrants (whether or not the over-allotment option is exercised).
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Reference is made to the material in the testing-the-water presentation made to potential investors by the Company, to the extent such materials are deemed to be a “written communication” within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Act.
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That the name of the Company is changed from "Natural Tribe Acquisition Corp." to "KRAKacquisition Corp"; and
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| /s/ Wai Yan Ng | |
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Wai Yan Ng
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Corporate Administrator for and on behalf of
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Maples Corporate Services Limited
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Dated this 6th day of August 2025
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The name of the Company is KRAKacquisition Corp
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The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.
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The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member's shares.
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Interpretation
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In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:
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"Articles"
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means these amended and restated articles of association of the Company.
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"Auditor"
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means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).
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"Business Combination"
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means a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or
entities (the "target business"), which Business Combination: (a) must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in
the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be effectuated with
another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
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"Class A Share"
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means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Class B Share"
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means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Company"
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means the above named company.
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"Directors"
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means the directors for the time being of the Company.
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"Dividend"
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means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles.
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"Electronic Record"
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has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act.
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"Electronic
Transactions Act"
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means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
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"Equity-linked
Securities"
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means any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with a Business Combination,
including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt.
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"IPO"
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means the Company's initial public offering of securities.
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"Member"
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has the same meaning as in the Statute.
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"Memorandum"
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means the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company.
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"Ordinary Resolution"
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means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a
unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles.
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"Preference Share"
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means a preference share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Register of Members"
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means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members.
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"Registered Office"
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means the registered office for the time being of the Company.
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"Seal"
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means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.
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"Share"
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means a Class A Share, a Class B Share or a Preference Share and includes a fraction of a share in the Company.
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"Special Resolution"
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has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.
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"Statute"
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means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
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"Treasury Share"
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means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute.
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"Trust Account"
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means the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of its IPO and into which a certain amount of the net proceeds of the IPO, together with a certain amount of the
proceeds of a private placement of warrants simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO, will be deposited.
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In the Articles:
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words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
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words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
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words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
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"written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;
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"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
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references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;
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headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
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any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;
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sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic T ransactions Act shall not apply;
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the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.
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Commencement of Business
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The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.
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Issue of Shares and other Securities
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The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.
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Register of Members
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The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
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Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date
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Certificates for Shares
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T ransfer of Shares
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Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares
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The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.
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The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.
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Treasury Shares
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The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.
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The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).
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Variation of Rights of Shares
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Commission on Sale of Shares
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Non Recognition of Trusts
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Lien on Shares
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Call on Shares
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A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.
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The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
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The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.
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Forfeiture of Shares
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Transmission of Shares
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Class B Ordinary Share Conversion
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Class B Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the "Initial Conversion Ratio"):
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at any time and from time to time at the option of the holders thereof; and
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automatically on the day of the closing of a Business Combination.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, in no event may any Class B Share convert into Class A Shares at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.
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Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
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The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:
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increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in
general meeting may determine;
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consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;
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convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination;
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by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or
into Shares without par value; and
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cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share
capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.
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Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:
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change its name;
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alter or add to the Articles;
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(c)
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alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and
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(d)
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reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
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Offices and Places of Business
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General Meetings
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All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members' requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.
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A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors.
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Notice of General Meetings
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in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote at the meeting; and
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(b)
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in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than
95% in par value of the Shares giving that right.
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Proceedings at General Meetings
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The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.
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In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairperson shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
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Votes of Members
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Proxies
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Corporate Members
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Shares that May Not be Voted
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Directors
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Powers of Directors
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Appointment and Removal of Directors
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The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.
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Vacation of Office of Director
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(a)
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the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that they resign the office of Director; or
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(b)
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the Director is absent (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by them) from three consecutive meetings of the
board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that they have by reason of such absence vacated office; or
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the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with their creditors generally; or
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(d)
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the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
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(e)
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all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that the Director should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the
other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors.
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Proceedings of Directors
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Presumption of Assent
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Directors' Interests
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Minutes
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Delegation of Directors' Powers
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Alternate Directors
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An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if their appointor ceases to be a Director.
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Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors.
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No Minimum Shareholding
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Remuneration of Directors
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Seal
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Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
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The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by the Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
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No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
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Capitalisation
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Books of Account
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Audit
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The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.
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Notices
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Winding Up
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Indemnity and Insurance
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Financial Year
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Transfer by Way of Continuation
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Mergers and Consolidations
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The name of the Company is KRAKacquisition Corp.
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The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may
decide.
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The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.
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The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member's shares.
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The share capital of the Company is US$55,500 divided into 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 preference shares of a
par value of US$0.0001 each.
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The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company.
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Interpretation
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In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:
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"Affiliate"
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in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the
case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing
in such person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall include a
partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity.
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"Applicable Law"
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means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable
to such person.
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"Articles"
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means these amended and restated articles of association of the Company.
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"Audit Committee"
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means the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
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"Auditor"
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means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).
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"Business Combination"
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means a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (the "target business"), which Business Combination: (a) as long as the securities of the Company are listed on The NASDAQ Global Market, must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an
aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of the
definitive agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be solely effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
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"business day"
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means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City.
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"Clearing House"
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means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such
jurisdiction.
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"Class A Share"
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means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Class B Share"
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means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Company"
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means the above named company.
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"Company’s Website"
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means the website of the Company and/or its web-address or domain name (if any).
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"Compensation
Committee"
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means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
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"Designated Stock
Exchange"
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means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including The NASDAQ Global Market.
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"Deadline Date"
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has the meaning ascribed to it at Article 49.7.
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"Directors"
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means the directors for the time being of the Company.
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"Dividend"
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means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles.
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"Electronic
Communication"
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means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the Securities and
Exchange Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Directors.
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"Electronic Record"
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has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act.
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"Electronic
Transactions Act"
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means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
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"Equity-linked
Securities"
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means any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with a Business Combination, including but not
limited to a private placement of equity or debt.
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"Exchange Act"
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means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same
shall be in effect at the time.
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"Founders"
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means all Members immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO.
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"Independent Director"
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has the same meaning as in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as the case may be.
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"IPO"
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means the Company's initial public offering of securities.
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"Member"
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has the same meaning as in the Statute.
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"Memorandum"
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means the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company.
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"Officer"
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means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company.
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"Ordinary Resolution"
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means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written
resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles.
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"Over-Allotment Option"
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means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 15% of the firm units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO at a price equal to US$10 per unit, less underwriting discounts
and commissions.
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"Permitted Withdrawals"
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means amounts interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be withdrawn by the Company: (i) to fund the Company’s working capital requirements, which amounts may be withdrawn quarterly
and shall not equal more than 5% of the interest earned on the Trust Account, and (ii) to fund taxes paid or payable (which shall exclude the 1% U.S. federal excise tax that was implemented by the United States Inflation Reduction Act
of 2022, if any is imposed on the Company).
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"Preference Share"
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means a preference share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Public Share"
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means a Class A Share issued as part of the units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO.
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"Redemption Notice"
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means a notice in a form approved by the Company by which a holder of Public Shares is entitled to require the Company to redeem its Public Shares, subject to any conditions contained therein.
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"Register of Members"
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means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members.
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"Registered Office"
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means the registered office for the time being of the Company.
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"Representative"
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means a representative of the Underwriters.
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“Securities and
Exchange Commission”
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means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Seal"
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means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.
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"Share"
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means a Class A Share, a Class B Share or a Preference Share and includes a fraction of a share in the Company.
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"Special Resolution"
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subject to Articles 29.4 and 48.2, has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.
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"Sponsor"
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means NCTK Sponsor LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, and its successors or assigns.
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"Statute"
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means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
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"Tax Filing Authorised
Person"
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means such person as any Director shall designate from time to time, acting severally.
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"Treasury Share"
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means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute.
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"Trust Account"
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means the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of its IPO and into which a certain amount of the net proceeds of the IPO, together with a certain amount of the proceeds of a
private placement of warrants simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO, will be deposited.
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"Underwriter"
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means an underwriter of the IPO from time to time and any successor underwriter.
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In the Articles:
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words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
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words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
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words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
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"written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;
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"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
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references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;
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any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular" or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;
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the term "and/or" is used to mean both "and" as well as "or." The use of "and/or" in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms "and" or "or" in others. The term "or" shall not be interpreted to be
exclusive and the term "and" shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);
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headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
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any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;
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any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act;
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sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;
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the term "clear days" in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and
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the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.
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Commencement of Business
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The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.
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The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.
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Issue of Shares and other Securities
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The Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in
the Company on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine.
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The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.
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Register of Members
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The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
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The Directors may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Directors may also determine which register of Members shall constitute the principal register and
which shall constitute the branch register or registers, and to vary such determination from time to time.
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| 5 |
Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date
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| 5.1 |
For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a
determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period
which shall not in any case exceed forty days.
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| 5.2 |
In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or
any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.
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| 5.3 |
If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other
distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such
determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
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| 6 |
Certificates for Shares
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| 6.1 |
A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share
certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for
Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to the Articles no new certificate
shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.
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| 6.2 |
The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.
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| 6.3 |
If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as
the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.
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| 6.4 |
Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the
course of delivery.
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| 6.5 |
Share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Statute, if applicable, or as the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other
competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law may from time to time determine, whichever is shorter, after the allotment or, except in the case of a Share transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to
refuse to register and does not register, after lodgement of a Share transfer with the Company.
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| 7 |
Transfer of Shares
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| 7.1 |
Subject to the terms of the Articles, any Member may transfer all or any of their Shares by an instrument of transfer provided that such transfer complies with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities
and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. If the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with rights, options, warrants or units issued pursuant to the Articles on
terms that one cannot be transferred without the other, the Directors shall refuse to register the transfer of any such Share without evidence satisfactory to them of the like transfer of such right, option, warrant or unit.
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| 7.2 |
The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other
competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law or in any other form approved by the Directors and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the
transferee) and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Directors may approve from time to time.
The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.
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| 8 |
Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares
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| 8.1 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law, the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares, except Public Shares, shall be effected in such manner and upon
such other terms as the Company, by Ordinary Resolution, may determine before such issue of the Shares. With respect to redeeming or repurchasing the Shares:
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| (a) |
Members who hold Public Shares are entitled to request the redemption of such Shares in the circumstances described in the Business Combination Article hereof;
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| (b) |
Class B Shares held by the Sponsor shall be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration to the extent that the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised in full so that the Sponsor will own 20% of the Company's issued Shares after the
IPO (exclusive of any securities purchased in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO); and
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| (c) |
Public Shares shall be repurchased by way of tender offer in the circumstances set out in the Business Combination Article hereof.
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| 8.2 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Directors may agree with the relevant Member. For the avoidance of doubt, redemptions, repurchases and
surrenders of Shares in the circumstances described in the Article above shall not require further approval of the Members.
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| 8.3 |
The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.
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| 8.4 |
The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.
|
| 9 |
Treasury Shares
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| 9.1 |
The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.
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| 9.2 |
The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).
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| 10 |
Variation of Rights of Shares
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| 10.1 |
Subject to Article 3.1, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that
class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such
rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued Shares of that class (other than with respect to a waiver of the provisions of the Class B Share
Conversion Article hereof, which as stated therein shall only require the consent in writing of the holders of a majority of the issued Shares of that class), or with the approval of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than
two-thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to
obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the
necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one-third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.
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| 10.2 |
For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the
proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.
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| 10.3 |
The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied:
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| (a) |
by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith or Shares issued with preferred or other rights;
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| (b) |
where the constitutional documents of the Company are amended or new constitutional documents of the Company are adopted, in each case, as a result of the Company registering by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of
any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands; or
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| (c) |
by the conversion of any Class B Shares pursuant to the Class B Share Conversion Article.
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| 11 |
Commission on Sale of Shares
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| 12 |
Non Recognition of Trusts
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| 13 |
Lien on Shares
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| 13.1 |
The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company
(whether presently payable or not) by such Member or their estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the
provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company's lien thereon. The Company's lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.
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| 13.2 |
The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within 14 clear days after notice has been
received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the
Shares may be sold.
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| 13.3 |
To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or their nominee shall be
registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and they shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall their title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the
sale or the exercise of the Company's power of sale under the Articles.
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| 13.4 |
The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not
presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.
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| 14 |
Call on Shares
|
| 14.1 |
Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject
to receiving at least 14 clear days' notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the
Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon them notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call
was made.
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| 14.2 |
A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.
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| 14.3 |
The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
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| 14.4 |
If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine
(and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.
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| 14.5 |
An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the
Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.
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| 14.6 |
The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.
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| 14.7 |
The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by that Member, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable)
pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.
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| 14.8 |
No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such
payment, become payable.
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| 15 |
Forfeiture of Shares
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| 15.1 |
If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than 14 clear days' notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any
interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of
which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
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| 15.2 |
If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends,
other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.
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| 15.3 |
A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as
the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.
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| 15.4 |
A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company
all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by that person to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but that person's liability shall cease if and when the
Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by them in respect of those Shares.
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| 15.5 |
A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or Officer that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share.
The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the
purchase money, if any, nor shall their title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.
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| 15.6 |
The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of
premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
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| 16 |
Transmission of Shares
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| 16.1 |
If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where they were a joint holder) or their legal personal representatives (where they were a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the
deceased Member's Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which the Member was a joint or sole holder.
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| 16.2 |
Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the
Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by that person to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by them registered as the holder of such Share. If they elect to have another person
registered as the holder of such Share they shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case
of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before their death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.
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| 16.3 |
A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other
advantages to which they would be entitled if they were the holder of such Share. However, they shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in
relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered or to have some person nominated by them registered as the holder of the Share (but the
Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before their death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or
any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within 90 days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of
all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.
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| 17 |
Class B Share Conversion
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| 17.1 |
The rights attaching to the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall rank pari passu in all respects, and the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall vote together as a single class on all
matters (subject to the Variation of Rights of Shares Article and the Appointment and Removal of Directors Article hereof) with the exception that the holder of a Class B Share shall have the conversion rights referred to in this Article.
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| 17.2 |
Class B Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the "Initial Conversion Ratio"):
|
| (a) |
at any time and from time to time at the option of the holders thereof; or
|
| (b) |
in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination.
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| 17.3 |
Notwithstanding the Initial Conversion Ratio, in the case that additional Class A Shares or any other Equity-linked Securities, are issued, or deemed issued, by the Company in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and in connection
with the consummation of a Business Combination, all Class B Shares in issue shall automatically convert into Class A Shares in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination at a ratio for which the Class B Shares shall
convert into Class A Shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the Class B Shares in issue agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A
Shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B Shares will equal, on an as-converted basis, in the aggregate, 20 % of the sum of all Class A Shares and Class B Shares in issue upon completion of the IPO plus all Class A Shares and
Equity-linked Securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination, excluding any Shares or Equity-linked Securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private placement
warrants issued to the Sponsor or its Affiliates, including upon conversion of working capital loans made to the Company.
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| 17.4 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing adjustment to the Initial Conversion Ratio may be waived as to any particular issuance or deemed issuance of additional Class A Shares or Equity-linked Securities
by the written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Class B Shares then in issue consenting or agreeing separately as a separate class in the manner provided in the Variation of Rights of Shares Article hereof.
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| 17.5 |
The foregoing conversion ratio shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share subdivision, exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or combination (by share
consolidation, exchange, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class A Shares in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original filing of the
Articles without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class B Shares in issue.
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| 17.6 |
Each Class B Share shall convert into its pro rata number of Class A Shares pursuant to this Article. The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Shares will be determined as follows: each Class B Share shall convert into such number
of Class A Shares as is equal to the product of 1 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of Class A Shares into which all of the Class B Shares in issue shall be converted pursuant to this Article and
the denominator of which shall be the total number of Class B Shares in issue at the time of conversion.
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| 17.7 |
References in this Article to "converted", "conversion" or "exchange" shall mean the compulsory redemption without
notice of Class B Shares of any Member and, on behalf of such Members, automatic application of such redemption proceeds in paying for such new Class A Shares into which the Class B Shares have been converted or exchanged at a price per
Class B Share necessary to give effect to a conversion or exchange calculated on the basis that the Class A Shares to be issued as part of the conversion or exchange will be issued at par. The Class A Shares to be issued on an exchange or
conversion shall be registered in the name of such Member or in such name as the Member may direct.
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| 17.8 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, in no event may any Class B Share convert into Class A Shares at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.
|
| 18 |
Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
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| 18.1 |
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:
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| (a) |
increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;
|
| (b) |
consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;
|
| (c) |
convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination;
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| (d) |
by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and
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| (e) |
cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.
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| 18.2 |
All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise
as the Shares in the original share capital.
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| 18.3 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution and Articles 29.4 and 48.2, the Company may by Special Resolution:
|
| (a) |
change its name;
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| (b) |
alter or add to the Articles;
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| (c) |
alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and
|
| (d) |
reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
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| 19 |
Offices and Places of Business
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| 20 |
General Meetings
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| 20.1 |
All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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| 20.2 |
The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general
meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.
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| 20.3 |
The Directors, the chief executive officer or the chairperson of the board of Directors may call general meetings, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Members shall not have the ability to call an extraordinary general meeting of the
Company.
|
| 21 |
Notice of General Meetings
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| 21.1 |
At least five clear days' notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall
be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and
whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:
|
| (a) |
in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote at the meeting; and
|
| (b) |
in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than 95% in par value of the Shares giving that right.
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| 21.2 |
The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.
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| 22 |
Proceedings at General Meetings
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| 22.1 |
No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of one-third of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly
authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum.
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| 22.2 |
A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a
general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.
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| 22.3 |
A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being
corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.
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| 22.4 |
If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the
same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members
present shall be a quorum.
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| 22.5 |
The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairperson of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the
chairperson, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairperson at such general meeting. If there is no such chairperson, or if the chairperson shall not be present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to
commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairperson of the meeting.
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| 22.6 |
If no Director is willing to act as chairperson or if no Director is present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairperson of the meeting.
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| 22.7 |
The chairperson may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any
adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
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| 22.8 |
When a general meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting.
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| 22.9 |
If, prior to a Business Combination, a notice is issued in respect of a general meeting and the Directors, in their absolute discretion, consider that it is impractical or undesirable for any reason to hold that general meeting at the
place, the day and the hour specified in the notice calling such general meeting, the Directors may postpone the general meeting to another place, day and/or hour provided that notice of the place, the day and the hour of the rearranged
general meeting is promptly given to all Members. No business shall be transacted at any postponed meeting other than the business specified in the notice of the original meeting.
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| 22.10 |
When a general meeting is postponed for 30 days or more, notice of the postponed meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of a postponed meeting. All
proxy forms submitted for the original general meeting shall remain valid for the postponed meeting. The Directors may postpone a general meeting which has already been postponed.
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| 22.11 |
A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.
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| 22.12 |
A poll shall be taken as the chairperson directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.
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| 22.13 |
A poll demanded on the election of a chairperson or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairperson of the general meeting
directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll.
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| 22.14 |
In the case of an equality of votes the chairperson shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
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| 23 |
Votes of Members
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| 23.1 |
Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, including as set out at Articles 29.1, 29.4 and 48.2, every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which they are the holder.
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| 23.2 |
In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be
accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.
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| 23.3 |
A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote by their committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Member's behalf appointed by that court,
and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.
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| 23.4 |
No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless they are registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by them in respect of Shares have been paid.
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| 23.5 |
No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be
valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairperson whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
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| 23.6 |
Votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more
instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.
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| 23.7 |
A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of their Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from
voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing the proxy, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which they are
appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which they are appointed.
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| 24 |
Proxies
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| 24.1 |
The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of their attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the
hand of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member.
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| 24.2 |
The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the
time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from
the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours
before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.
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| 24.3 |
The chairperson may in any event at their discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared
to have been duly deposited by the chairperson, shall be invalid.
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| 24.4 |
The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An
instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.
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| 24.5 |
Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the
transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or
adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.
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| 25 |
Corporate Members
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| 25.1 |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it
thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which they represent as the
corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
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| 25.2 |
If a Clearing House (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise such persons as it sees fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that
the authorisation shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised
without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the Clearing House (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of such Shares held by the Clearing House (or its
nominee(s)).
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| 26 |
Shares that May Not be Voted
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| 27 |
Directors
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| 28 |
Powers of Directors
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| 28.1 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company.
No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened
meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.
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| 28.2 |
All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may
be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.
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| 28.3 |
The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to their surviving spouse, civil partner or
dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.
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| 28.4 |
The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture
stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
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| 29 |
Appointment and Removal of Directors
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| 29.1 |
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director, provided that prior to the consummation of a Business Combination and for so long as there are Class B Shares
in issue, only the holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to vote on any such Ordinary Resolution. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, if there are any Class B Shares in issue holders
of Class A Shares shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any Director.
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| 29.2 |
The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the
Articles as the maximum number of Directors.
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| 29.3 |
After the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.
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| 30 |
Vacation of Office of Director
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| (a) |
the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that they resign the office of Director; or
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| (b) |
the Director is absent (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution
that they have by reason of such absence vacated office; or
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| (c) |
the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with their creditors generally; or
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| (d) |
the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
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| (e) |
all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that the Director should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and
held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors.
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| 31 |
Proceedings of Directors
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| 31.1 |
Subject to Articles 47, 48 and 49.11, the quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be a majority of the Directors then in office.
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| 31.2 |
Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Subject to Articles 47, 48 and 49.11, questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of
an equality of votes, the chairperson shall have a second or casting vote other than in respect of matters to be determined in accordance with Article 47, 48 or 49.11.
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| 31.3 |
A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or any committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each
other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the
chairperson is located at the start of the meeting.
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| 31.4 |
A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to: (a) the removal of any Director or the
vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution; or (b) a resolution in respect of an initial Business Combination where a Director is conflicted as determined
pursuant to Article 47, 48 or 49.11, all Directors other than such conflicted Director shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and
held.
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| 31.5 |
A Director may, or other Officer on the direction of a Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days' notice in writing to every Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be
considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company
to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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| 31.6 |
The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the
necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
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| 31.7 |
The Directors may elect a chairperson of their board and determine the period for which they are to hold office; but if no such chairperson is elected, or if at any meeting the chairperson is not present within five minutes after the
time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairperson of the meeting.
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| 31.8 |
All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director, and/or that they or any of them
were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been
entitled to vote, as the case may be.
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| 31.9 |
A Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by that Director. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of
the appointing Director.
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| 32 |
Presumption of Assent
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| 33 |
Directors' Interests
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| 33.1 |
A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with their office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the
Directors may determine.
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| 33.2 |
A Director may act on their own or by, through or on behalf of their firm in a professional capacity for the Company and they or their firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if they were not a Director.
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| 33.3 |
A Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such
Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by them as a director or officer of, or from their interest in, such other company.
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| 33.4 |
No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered
into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit
realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract
or transaction in which they are interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by them at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon or than in respect
of an initial Business Combination where a Director is conflicted as determined pursuant to Article 47, 48 or 49.11.
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| 33.5 |
A general notice that a Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the
purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which they have an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.
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| 34 |
Minutes
|
| 35 |
Delegation of Directors' Powers
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| 35.1 |
The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors(including, without limitation, the Audit Committee and the
Compensation Committee). Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the
Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
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| 35.2 |
The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or
agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors.
Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
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| 35.3 |
The Directors may adopt formal written charters for committees and, if so adopted, shall review and assess the adequacy of such formal written charters as may be required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated
Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of
such committee set forth in the Articles and shall have such powers as the Directors may delegate pursuant to the Articles and as required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange
Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. Each of the Audit Committee, and the Compensation Committee, if established, shall consist of such number of Directors as the Directors shall
from time to time determine (or such minimum number as may be required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority
or otherwise under Applicable Law). For so long as any class of Shares is listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as is required
from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law.
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| 35.4 |
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may
be revoked by the Directors at any time.
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| 35.5 |
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such
purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of
attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or
authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in them.
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| 35.6 |
The Directors may appoint such Officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless
otherwise specified in the terms of their appointment an Officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An Officer may vacate their office at any time if they give notice in writing to the Company that they resign their
office.
|
| 36 |
No Minimum Shareholding
|
| 37 |
Remuneration of Directors
|
| 37.1 |
The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine, provided that no cash remuneration shall be paid to any Director by the Company prior to the consummation of a Business
Combination. The Directors shall also, whether prior to or after the consummation of a Business Combination, be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at
meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or
the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.
|
| 37.2 |
The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond that Director's ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is
also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to their remuneration as a Director.
|
| 38 |
Seal
|
| 38.1 |
The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been
affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some Officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.
|
| 38.2 |
The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its
face of the name of every place where it is to be used.
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| 38.3 |
A Director or Officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over their signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by them under seal or
to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.
|
| 39 |
Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
|
| 39.1 |
Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends
or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend
specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted
by law.
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| 39.2 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it
shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.
|
| 39.3 |
The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by the Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
|
| 39.4 |
The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of
any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the
value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such
specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.
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| 39.5 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and
how any costs involved are to be met.
|
| 39.6 |
The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the
Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.
|
| 39.7 |
Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder
or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or
warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share
held by them as joint holders.
|
| 39.8 |
No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
|
| 39.9 |
Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be
paid into a separate account in the Company's name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend
or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.
|
| 39.10 |
Other than with respect to payments or distributions from the Trust Account, no Dividends or other distributions shall be payable on the Class A Shares unless approved by consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of
the issued Class B Shares.
|
| 40 |
Capitalisation
|
| 41 |
Books of Account
|
| 41.1 |
The Directors shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and
the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five
years from the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its
transactions.
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| 41.2 |
The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being
Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.
|
| 41.3 |
The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.
|
| 42 |
Audit
|
| 42.1 |
The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.
|
| 42.3 |
If the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilise the Audit
Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.
|
| 42.4 |
The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists).
|
| 42.5 |
If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by their becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when their services are required,
the Directors shall fill the vacancy and determine the remuneration of such Auditor.
|
| 42.6 |
Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and Officers such information and explanation as may be
necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.
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| 42.7 |
Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered
with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at
any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.
|
| 42.8 |
Any payment made to members of the Audit Committee (if one exists) shall require the review and approval of the Directors, with any Director interested in such payment abstaining from such review and approval.
|
| 42.9 |
At least one (1) member of the Audit Committee shall be an "audit committee financial expert" as determined by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other
competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The "audit committee financial expert" shall have such past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other
comparable experience or background which results in the individual’s financial sophistication.
|
| 43 |
Notices
|
| 43.1 |
Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, telex, fax or email to such Member or to such Member's address as shown in the Register of Members (or where
the notice is given by email by sending it to the email address provided by such Member). Notice may also be served by Electronic Communication in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities
and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or by placing it on the Company’s Website.
|
| 43.2 |
Where a notice is sent by:
|
| (a) |
courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following
the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier;
|
| (b) |
post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or
public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted;
|
| (c) |
telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted;
|
| (d) |
email or other Electronic Communication; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the email to the email address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day
that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the email to be acknowledged by the recipient; and
|
| (e) |
placing it on the Company’s Website; service of the notice shall be deemed to have been effected one hour after the notice or document was placed on the Company’s Website.
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| 43.3 |
A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are
required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the
persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.
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| 43.4 |
Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint
holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves because they are a legal personal representative or a trustee in
bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for their death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.
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| 44 |
Winding Up
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| 44.1 |
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors' claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a
winding up:
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| (a) |
if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by
the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or
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if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the
Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid
calls or otherwise.
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| 44.2 |
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the approval of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other approval required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members
in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between
the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like approval, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like approval,
shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.
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| 45 |
Indemnity and Insurance
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| 45.1 |
Every Director and Officer (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former Officer (each an "Indemnified Person")
shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or
failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss
or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No
person shall be found to have committed actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.
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| 45.2 |
The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for
which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment
or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled
to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the
Indemnified Person.
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| 45.3 |
The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other Officer against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect
of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.
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| 46 |
Financial Year
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| 47 |
Transfer by Way of Continuation
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| 47.1 |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the
laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands; provided, that (i) prior to the consummation of a Business Combination and for so long as there are Class B Shares in issue, only the
holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to vote on any such Special Resolution, and (ii) the determination of the Directors in relation to such transfer by way of continuation in respect of the Company's initial Business
Combination shall require the unanimous approval of all of the Directors then in office. Any Director that is determined to have a conflict due to his or her interest in the initial Business Combination (such conflict shall not include
for the sole reason of being a shareholder of the Company) shall not be counted towards such unanimity requirement and shall be recused from providing his or her approval of such initial Business Combination.
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| 47.2 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, Article 47.1 may only be amended by a Special Resolution passed by at least 90% of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at
a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given, or by way of unanimous written resolution.
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| 48 |
Mergers and Consolidations
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| 48.1 |
The Company shall have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Statute) upon such terms as the Directors may determine and (to the extent required by the Statute) with the
approval of a Special Resolution; provided, that the determination of the Directors in relation to such merger or consolidation in respect of the Company's initial Business Combination shall require the unanimous approval of all of the
Directors then in office. Any Director that is determined to have a conflict due to his or her interest in the initial Business Combination (such conflict shall not include for the sole reason of being a shareholder of the Company) shall
not be counted towards such unanimity requirement and shall be recused from providing his or her approval of such initial Business Combination.
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| 48.2 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, Article 48.1 may only be amended by a Special Resolution passed by at least 90% of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at
a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given, or by way of unanimous written resolution.
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| 49 |
Business Combination
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| 49.2 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company, subject to Article 49.11, shall either:
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| (a) |
submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or
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| (b) |
provide Members with the opportunity to have their Shares repurchased by means of a tender offer for a per-Share repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two
business days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to fund Permitted Withdrawals, divided by the number of then issued Public
Shares. Such obligation to repurchase Shares is subject to the completion of the proposed Business Combination to which it relates.
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| 49.3 |
If the Company initiates any tender offer in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act in connection with a proposed Business Combination, it shall file tender offer documents with the Securities and Exchange
Commission prior to completing such Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about such Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange
Act. If, alternatively, the Company holds a general meeting to approve a proposed Business Combination, the Company will conduct any redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, and
not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and file proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| 49.4 |
At a general meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Article, in the event that such Business Combination is approved by Ordinary Resolution, the Company shall be authorised to consummate
such Business Combination.
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| 49.6 |
A Member may not withdraw a Redemption Notice once submitted to the Company unless the Directors determine (in their sole discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which they may do in whole or in part). The
Directors (in their sole discretion) shall determine the timing of such Business Combination Redemption of Public Shares in order to facilitate the consummation and/or closing of a Business Combination.
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| 49.7 |
In the event that
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| (a) |
the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 24 months from the consummation of the IPO, or such later time as the Members may approve by Special Resolution in accordance with the Articles, (the "Deadline Date"), or
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| (b) |
if the Directors determine by resolution, and provide notice in writing to the Members, that the Company is unable to consummate a Business Combination by the Deadline Date,
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| (i) |
cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;
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| (ii) |
as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to fund Permitted Withdrawals (less up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue,
which redemption will completely extinguish public Members' rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and
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| (iii) |
as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve,
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| 49.8 |
In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles:
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| (a) |
to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by the Deadline
Date, or such later time as the Members may approve by Special Resolution in accordance with the Articles; or
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| (b) |
with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity,
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| 49.9 |
A holder of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account only in the event of a Business Combination Redemption, an Amendment Redemption, a repurchase of Shares by means of a tender offer pursuant to
this Article, or a distribution of the Trust Account pursuant to this Article. In no other circumstance shall a holder of Public Shares have any right or interest of any kind in the Trust Account.
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| 49.10 |
Except in connection with the conversion of Class B Shares into Class A Shares pursuant to the Class B Share Conversion Article hereof where the holders of such Shares have waived any right to receive funds from the Trust Account,
after the issue of Public Shares, and prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall not issue additional Shares or any other securities that would entitle the holders thereof to:
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| (a) |
receive funds from the Trust Account; or
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| (b) |
vote as a class with Public Shares on a Business Combination.
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| 49.11 |
The determination of the Directors in relation to the Company's initial Business Combination shall require the unanimous approval of all of the Directors then in office. Any Director that is determined to have a conflict due to his or
her interest in the initial Business Combination (such conflict shall not include for the sole reason of being a shareholder of the Company) shall not be counted towards such unanimity requirement and shall be recused from providing his
or her approval of such initial Business Combination.
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| 49.12 |
As long as the securities of the Company are listed on The NASDAQ Global Market, the Company must complete one or more Business Combinations that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the
Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the Company's signing a definitive agreement in connection with a Business Combination. A Business
Combination must not be solely effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
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| 49.13 |
The Company may enter into a Business Combination with a target business that is Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer. In the event the Company seeks to consummate a Business Combination with a target that
is Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer, the Company, or a committee of Independent Directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another valuation or appraisal firm that
regularly renders fairness opinions or that is a member of the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an independent accounting firm that the consideration to be paid by the Company in such a Business Combination is fair
to the Company from a financial point of view.
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| 50 |
Certain Tax Filings
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| 51 |
Business Opportunities
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| 51.1 |
To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no individual serving as a Director or an Officer ("Management") shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to
refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the
Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for Management, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other. Except to the extent expressly
assumed by contract, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, Management shall have no duty to communicate or offer any such corporate opportunity to the Company and shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for breach
of any fiduciary duty as a Member, Director and/or Officer solely by reason of the fact that such party pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does not
communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.
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| 51.2 |
Except as provided elsewhere in this Article, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate
opportunity for both the Company and Management, about which a Director and/or Officer who is also a member of Management acquires knowledge.
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| 51.3 |
To the extent a court might hold that the conduct of any activity related to a corporate opportunity that is renounced in this Article to be a breach of duty to the Company or its Members, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by Applicable Law, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company may have for such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the provisions of this Article apply equally to activities
conducted in the future and that have been conducted in the past.
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| 52 |
Exclusive Jurisdiction and Forum
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| 52.1 |
Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with the Memorandum, the
Articles or otherwise related in any way to each Member's shareholding in the Company, including but not limited to:
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| (a) |
any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company;
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| (b) |
any action asserting a claim of breach of any fiduciary or other duty owed by any current or former Director, Officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Members;
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| (c) |
any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Statute, the Memorandum or the Articles; or
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| (d) |
any action asserting a claim against the Company governed by the "Internal Affairs Doctrine" (as such concept is recognised under the laws of the United States of America).
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| 52.2 |
Each Member irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands over all such claims or disputes.
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| 52.3 |
Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that the Company may have, each Member acknowledges that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive
forum and that accordingly the Company shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the selection of the courts
of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum.
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| 52.4 |
This Article 52 shall not apply to any action or suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, or any claim for which the federal district courts of
the United States of America are, as a matter of the laws of the United States, the sole and exclusive forum for determination of such a claim.
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NUMBER
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Authorized Signatory
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Transfer Agent
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TEN COM
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as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT
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Custodian
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as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
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(State)
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Units represented by the within certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint
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Attorney to transfer the said Units on the books of the within
named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Dated
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Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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Signature(s) Guaranteed:
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THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).
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SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CUSIP [ ]
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Chief Financial Officer
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Cayman Islands
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Chief Executive Officer
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as tenants in common
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Custodian
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under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
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(State)
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hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
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| 1. |
Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
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| 2. |
Warrants.
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| 2.1. |
Form of Warrant. Each Warrant shall initially be issued in registered form only, and, if a physical certificate is issued, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated
herein and shall be signed by, or bear the signature of, any director of the Company, the Chairperson of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), President, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the
Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance. All of the Public Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry
certificates (each, a “Book-Entry Warrant Certificate”).
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| 2.2. |
Effect of Countersignature. If a physical certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant certificate shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by
the holder thereof.
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| 2.3. |
Registration.
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| 2.3.1. |
Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the
Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to
the Warrant Agent by the Company. All of the Public Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more Book-Entry Warrant Certificates deposited with The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of the Depositary. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Public Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected
through, records maintained by (i) the Depositary or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or (ii) institutions that have accounts with the Depositary (each such institution, with respect to a Warrant in its account, a “Participant”).
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| 2.3.2. |
Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on a Definitive Warrant
Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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| 2.4. |
Detachability of Warrants. The Class A Shares and Public Warrants comprising the Units shall begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of the Prospectus or, if such 52nd day is not on a day, other than a Saturday,
Sunday or federal holiday, on which banks in New York City are generally open for normal business (a “Business Day”), then on the immediately succeeding Business Day following such
date, or earlier (the “Detachment Date”) with the consent of Santander US Capital Markets LLC, as representative of the several underwriters, but in no event shall the Class A
Shares and the Public Warrants comprising the Units be separately traded until the Company issues a press release and files with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing when such separate trading shall begin.
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| 2.5. |
No Fractional Warrants Other Than as Part of Units. The Company shall not issue fractional Warrants other than as part of the Units, each of which is comprised of one Class A Share and one-fourth of one Public Warrant. If, upon
the detachment of Public Warrants from the Units or otherwise, a holder of Warrants would be entitled to receive a fractional Warrant, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the number of Warrants to be issued to such
holder. Only whole Warrants may be exercised.
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| 2.6. |
Private Placement Warrants and Working Capital Warrants. Until the date that is thirty (30) days after the completion by the Company of an initial Business Combination the Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital
Warrants may not be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders thereof, other than:
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| 2.6.1. |
to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of the Company’s officers or directors, any members or partners of the Sponsor or their affiliates, any affiliates of the Sponsor, or any employees of such
affiliates;
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| 2.6.2. |
in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable
organization;
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| 2.6.3. |
in the case of an individual, by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of such person;
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| 2.6.4. |
in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order;
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| 2.6.5. |
by private sales or transfers made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement, in connection with an extension of the timeframe for the Company to consummate a Business Combination or in connection with the
consummation of an initial Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Warrants were originally purchased;
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| 2.6.6. |
by pro rata distributions from the Sponsor to its members, partners or stockholders pursuant to the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement or other charter documents;
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| 2.6.7. |
by virtue of the laws of Delaware or the limited liability company agreement of the Sponsor upon dissolution of the Sponsor;
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| 2.6.8. |
in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the consummation of a Business Combination;
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| 2.6.9. |
to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses 2.6.1 through 2.6.7 above;
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| 2.6.10. |
to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of an initial Business Combination; and
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| 2.6.11. |
in the event that, subsequent to the consummation of an initial Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of its shareholders having the right to
exchange their Class A Shares for cash, securities or other property, provided, however, that, in the case of clauses 2.6.1 through 2.6.7, and 2.6.9 these transferees (the “Permitted Transferees”) must enter into a written agreement
with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions in this Agreement and the other restrictions contained in the letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and the Company’s officers
and directors.
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| 2.7. |
Working Capital Warrants. Each of the Working Capital Warrants shall be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
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| 3. |
Terms and Exercise of Warrants.
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| 3.1. |
Warrant Price. Each whole Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, including without limitation, subsection 3.3.5, to purchase from the Company
the number of Class A Shares stated therein, at the price of $11.50 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this
Agreement shall mean the price per share (including in cash or by payment of Warrants pursuant to a “cashless exercise,” to the extent permitted hereunder) described in the prior sentence at which the Class A Shares may be purchased at the
time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than twenty (20) Business Days (unless otherwise required by
the Commission, any national securities exchange on which the Warrants are listed or applicable law), provided, that the Company shall provide at least three (3) days’ prior written notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the
Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be identical among all of the Warrants.
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| 3.2. |
Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) (A) commencing on the date that is thirty (30) days after the first date
on which the Company completes a Business Combination, and (B) terminating on the earliest to occur of: (x) 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the date that is five (5) years after the date on which the Company completes its initial Business
Combination, (y) the liquidation of the Company, and (z) with respect to a redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Redemption Date (as defined below) as provided in Section 6.2 hereof
(the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection
3.3.2 below, with respect to an effective registration statement or a valid exemption therefrom being available. Each outstanding Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder
and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date;
provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of any such extension to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the
Warrants.
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| 3.3. |
Exercise of Warrants.
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| 3.3.1. |
Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, including without limitation, subsection 3.3.5, a Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering to the Warrant Agent at its
corporate trust department (i) the Definitive Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be exercised, or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, the Warrants to be exercised (the “Book-Entry Warrants”) on the records of the Depositary to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depositary designated for such purposes in writing by the Warrant Agent to the Depositary from time to time, (ii) an election
to purchase (“Election to Purchase”) Class A Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly completed and executed by the Registered Holder on the reverse of the Definitive
Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures, and (iii) payment in full of the Warrant Price for each Class A Share as to which
the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Class A Shares and the issuance of such Class A Shares, as follows:
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in lawful money of the United States, in good bank draft or good certified check payable to the order of the Warrant Agent or by wire transfer of immediately available funds;
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in the event of a redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has elected to require all holders of the Public
Warrants to exercise such Public Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the Public Warrants for that number of Class A Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A Shares underlying the
Public Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the Public Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value”, as defined in this subsection 3.3.1(b), over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection
3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3, the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported closing price of the Class A Shares for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of
redemption is sent to the holders of the Public Warrants, pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or
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on a cashless basis as provided in Section 7.4 hereof.
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Issuance of Class A Shares on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price (if payment is pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(a)), the Company
shall issue to the Registered Holder of such Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of Class A Shares to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her
or it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned Warrant, as applicable, for the number of Class A Shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. If fewer than all
the Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Depositary, its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate,
evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Class A Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and shall have no obligation to
settle such Warrant exercise unless a registration statement on Form S-1, Form S-3, Form F-1 or Form F-3, as applicable, under the Securities Act filed with the Commission after the consummation of the Business Combination covering the
issuance of the Class A Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under Section 7.4 or a valid
exemption from registration is available. No Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue Class A Shares upon exercise of a Warrant unless the Class A Shares issuable upon such Warrant exercise have been
registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the Warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding
sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. The Company may require
holders of Public Warrants to settle the Public Warrant on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Sections 3.3.1(b) or 7.4.2. If, by reason of any exercise of Warrants on a “cashless basis,” the holder of any Warrant would be entitled,
upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a Class A Share, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number, the number of Class A Shares to be issued to such holder.
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Valid Issuance. All Class A Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for Class A Shares is issued and who is registered in the register of the members of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed
to have become the holder of record of such Class A Shares on the date on which the Warrant, or book-entry position representing such Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery
of such certificate in the case of a certificated Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company or book-entry system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall
be deemed to have become the holder of such Class A Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books or book-entry system are open.
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Maximum Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be
subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to
exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which the holder or its affiliate is a member, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8%
(or such other amount as a holder may specify)(the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Class A Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of Class A Shares beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which such person and its affiliates is a member, shall include the number of Class A Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Class A Shares that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrant beneficially
owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which any such person or its affiliates is a member, and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned
by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which such person or its affiliates is a member (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred shares or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or
exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the Commission, and the percentage held by the holder shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To the extent that a holder makes the
election described in this subsection 3.3.5, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant unless it provides to the Warrant Agent in its
Election to Purchase, a certification that, upon after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which such holder or its affiliates is a member, would not beneficially own in
excess of the Maximum Percentage of the Class A Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise as determined in accordance with this subsection 3.3.5. For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number of
outstanding Class A Shares, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding Class A Shares as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public
filing with the Commission as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Class A Shares outstanding. For any reason at any
time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of Class A Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of
outstanding Class A Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding Class A Shares was
reported. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however,
that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.
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Adjustments.
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Share Capitalizations.
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Sub-division. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding Class A Shares is increased by a share capitalization payable in Class A Shares to all or substantially
all holders of Class A Shares, or by a sub-division of Class A Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share capitalization, sub-division or similar event, the number of Class A Shares issuable on exercise of each
Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding Class A Shares. A rights offering made to all or substantially all holders of the Class A Shares entitling holders to purchase Class A Shares at a price less than
the “Historical Fair Market Value” (as defined below) shall be deemed a share capitalization of a number of Class A Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any
other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Shares) and (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per Class A Share paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the
Historical Fair Market Value. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Shares, in determining the price payable for Class A Shares, there shall
be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Historical Fair Market Value” means
the volume weighted average price of the Class A Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Class A Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable
market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights. No Class A Shares shall be issued at less than their par value.
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Extraordinary Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to all or substantially all of the holders of
Class A Shares on account of such Class A Shares (or other shares of the Company’s share capital into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described in subsection 4.1.1 above, (b) Ordinary Cash Dividends (as
defined below), (c) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Shares in connection with a proposed initial Business Combination, (d) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Shares in connection with a
shareholder vote to amend the Company’s second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as amended from time to time, the “Charter”) (A) to modify the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the Class A Shares included in the Units sold in the Offering (the “Public Shares”) if the Company does not complete the Business Combination within the period set forth in the Charter or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to the rights of holders of
Class A Shares or pre-initial Business Combination activity or (e) in connection with the redemption of Public Shares upon the failure of the Company to complete its initial Business Combination and any subsequent distribution of its assets
upon its liquidation (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after
the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Board, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each Class A Share in respect of such Extraordinary
Dividend. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.2, “Ordinary Cash Dividends” means any cash dividend or cash distribution which, when combined on a per share basis, with the
per share amounts of all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the Class A Shares during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the
events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of Class A Shares issuable on exercise of each
Warrant) does not exceed $0.50 (being 5% of the offering price of the Units in the Offering) but only with respect to the amount of the aggregate cash dividends or cash distributions equal to or less than $0.50. Solely for purposes of
illustration, if the Company, at a time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays a cash dividend of $0.35 and previously paid an aggregate of $0.40 of cash dividends and cash distributions on the Class A Shares during the
365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such $0.35 dividend, then the Warrant Price will be decreased, effectively immediately after the effective date of such $0.35 dividend, by $0.25 (the absolute value of the difference
between $0.75 (the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day period, including such $0.35 dividend) and $0.50 (the greater of (x) $0.50 and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and
cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day period prior to such $0.35 dividend)).
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Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof, the number of outstanding Class A Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share sub-division or
reclassification of Class A Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share sub-division, reclassification or similar event, the number of Class A Shares issuable on exercise of
each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Class A Shares.
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Adjustments in Warrant Price.
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Whenever the number of Class A Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in subsection 4.1.1 or Section 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant
Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Class A Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which
shall be the number of Class A Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
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If (x) the Company issues additional Class A Shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20
per Class A Share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Board and, in the case of any such issuance to the initial shareholders (as defined in the Prospectus) or their affiliates, without
taking into account any Class B Ordinary Shares (as defined below) held by such shareholders or their affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance (the “Newly Issued Price”)), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances
represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for funding the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume
weighted average trading price of the Class A Shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates the Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share
redemption trigger price described in Section 6.1 below shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
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Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Class A Shares (other than a change covered by subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely
affects the par value of such Class A Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or conversion of the Company as another entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the
Company is the continuing corporation and is not a subsidiary of another entity whose shareholders did not own all or substantially all of the Class A Shares of the Company in substantially the same proportions immediately before such
transaction and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Class A Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants
and in lieu of the Class A Shares of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property (including cash)
receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her or its
Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event (the “Alternative Issuance”); provided, however, that (i) if the holders of the Class A Shares were entitled to exercise a right
of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets constituting the Alternative Issuance for which each Warrant
shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by the holders of the Class A Shares in such consolidation or merger that affirmatively make such election, and (ii) if a tender,
exchange or redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the Class A Shares (other than a tender, exchange or redemption offer made by the Company in connection with redemption rights held by shareholders of the
Company as provided for in the Charter or as a result of the redemption of Class A Shares by the Company if a proposed initial Business Combination is presented to the shareholders of the Company for approval) under circumstances in which,
upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of which such maker is a part, and together with
any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) more than 65% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding equity securities (including with respect to the election of directors), the holder of a Warrant shall be
entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the weighted average of the amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a shareholder if such Warrant holder had exercised the
Warrant prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and participated in such tender or exchange offer on a pro rata basis with all other holders of Class A Shares, subject to adjustments (from and after the
consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided further that if less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of the Class A Shares
in the applicable event is payable in the form of capital stock or shares in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for
trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the Registered Holder properly exercises the Warrant within thirty (30) days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company pursuant to
a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars) equal to the difference (but in no event less than zero) of (i) the Warrant Price in effect prior to such reduction minus
(ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a
Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event based on the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”). For purposes of calculating such amount, (1) Section 6
of this Agreement shall be taken into account, (2) the price of each Ordinary Share shall be the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the
effective date of the applicable event, (3) the assumed volatility shall be the 90 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg determined as of the trading day immediately prior to the day of the announcement of the
applicable event, and (4) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the Warrant. “Per Share Consideration”
means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the Class A Shares consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per Class A Share, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the Class A Shares as reported
during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in Class A Shares covered by subsection 4.1.1, then
such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations,
sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
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Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall
state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of Class A Shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of
calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence of such
event to each holder of a Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
legality or validity of such event.
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No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional Class A Shares upon the exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant
to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number
of Class A Shares to be issued to such holder.
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Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of Class A
Shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem
appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
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Other Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of the preceding subsections of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the
terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants,
investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this
Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall the Warrants be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4.8 as a result of any issuance of
securities in connection with a Business Combination. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion. For the avoidance of doubt, all adjustments made
pursuant to this Section 4.8 shall be made equally to all outstanding Warrants.
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No Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Warrants solely as a result of an adjustment to the conversion ratio of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share
(the “Class B Ordinary Shares”) into Class A Shares or the conversion of any Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Shares, in each case, pursuant to the Charter.
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Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.
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Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, in the case of a certificated Warrant,
properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant
shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.
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Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new
Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein or in any Book-Entry Warrant Certificate
or Definitive Warrant Certificate, each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate and Definitive Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Depositary, to another nominee of the Depositary, to a successor depository, or to a
nominee of a successor depository; provided further, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend (as in the case of the Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants),
the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange thereof until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new
Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.
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Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant,
except as part of the Units.
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Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
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Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section
5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
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Transfer of Warrants. Prior to the Detachment Date, the Public Warrants may be transferred or exchanged only together with the Unit in which such Warrant is included, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction with,
a transfer or exchange of such Unit. Furthermore, each transfer of a Unit on the register relating to such Units shall operate also to transfer the Warrants included in such Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section
5.6 shall have no effect on any transfer of Warrants on and after the Detachment Date.
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Redemption.
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Redemption of Public Warrants for Cash. All, but not less than all, of the outstanding Public Warrants may be redeemed (in whole and not in part), at the option of the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, at the
office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the Public Warrants, as described in Section 6.2 below, at a Redemption Price (as defined below) of $0.01 per Public Warrant; provided that (a) the
Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof) and (b) the Public Warrants are exercisable, and the Company has the obligation to deliver Class A Shares on the exercise
thereof pursuant to subsection 3.3.2, throughout the Measurement Period and the Redemption Period (each as defined in Section 6.2 below), because either (i) there is an effective registration statement on Form S-1, Form S-3,
Form F-1 or Form F-3, as applicable, filed with the Commission after the consummation of the Business Combination covering the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, and a current prospectus relating thereto,
available throughout the Measurement Period and the Redemption Period, or (ii) cashless exercise is permitted pursuant to Section 7.4.1 and, in either case, the Class A Shares satisfy the definition of "covered securities" under
Section 18(b) of the Securities Act (or any successor rule).
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Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption; Redemption Price; Reference Value. In the event that the Company elects to redeem the Public Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption
(the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date
(such period, the “Redemption Period”) to the Registered Holders of the Public Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any
notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice. As used in this Agreement, (a) “Redemption Price” shall mean the price per Public Warrant at which any Public Warrants are redeemed pursuant to Sections 6.1 and (b) “Reference Value”
shall mean the last reported sales price of the Class A Shares for any twenty (20) trading days within the thirty (30) trading-day period commencing at least 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination and ending on the
third trading day prior to the date on which notice of the redemption is given (the “Measurement Period”).
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Exercise After Notice of Redemption. The Public Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by
the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. In the event the Company determines to require all holders of Public Warrants to exercise their Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection
3.3.1(b), the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of Class A Shares to be received upon exercise of the Public Warrants, including the “Fair Market Value” (as such term is defined in
subsection 3.3.1(b) hereof) in such case. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the Public Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Public Warrants, the Redemption Price.
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Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.
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No Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions,
exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
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Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose
(which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a
substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
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Reservation of Class A Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued Class A Shares that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants
issued pursuant to this Agreement.
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Registration of Class A Shares; Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option.
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Registration of the Class A Shares. The Company agrees that as soon as practicable after the initial Business Combination, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days after the closing of its initial Business
Combination, it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form F-1, as applicable, registering, under the Securities Act, the issuance of the Class A Shares issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within sixty (60) Business Days after the closing of the initial Business Combination and thereafter to maintain
the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the exercise in full, expiration or redemption of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If any such registration
statement has not been declared effective by the sixtieth (60th) Business Day following the closing of the initial Business Combination, holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during the period beginning on the sixty-first (61st)
Business Day after the closing of the initial Business Combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the Commission, and during any other period when the Company shall fail to have maintained an
effective registration statement covering the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by exchanging the Warrants (in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (or
any successor rule) or another exemption) for that number of Class A Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market
Value” (as defined below) over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection 7.4.1, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported closing price of the Class A Shares as reported during
the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the date that notice of exercise is received by the Warrant Agent from the holder of such Warrants or its securities broker or intermediary. The date that notice of
“cashless exercise” is received by the Warrant Agent shall be conclusively determined by the Warrant Agent. In connection with the “cashless exercise” of a Public Warrant, the Company shall, upon request, provide the Warrant Agent with an
opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience) stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with this subsection 7.4.1 is not required to
be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) the Class A Shares issued upon such exercise shall be freely tradable under United States federal securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under
the Securities Act (or any successor rule)) of the Company and, accordingly, shall not be required to bear a restrictive legend. Except as provided in subsection 7.4.2, for the avoidance of any doubt, unless and until all of the
Warrants have been exercised or have expired, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences of this subsection 7.4.1.
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Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option. If the Class A Shares are at the time of any exercise of a Public Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of “covered securities” under
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act (or any successor rule), the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their Public Warrants to exercise such Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (or any successor rule) as described in subsection 7.4.1 and (i) in the event the Company so elects, the Company shall not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement for
the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and (ii) if the Company does not so file or maintain such
registration statement, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify for sale the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants under the applicable blue sky laws of the state of
residence of the exercising Public Warrant holder to the extent an exemption is not available.
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Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.
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Payment of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Class A Shares upon the exercise of the
Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such Class A Shares.
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Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
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Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice
in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company
shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of a Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his, her
or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any
successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation or other entity organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the
Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent
shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any
reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such
predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to
such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
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Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent for the Class A Shares not later than the
effective date of any such appointment.
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Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a
party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.
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Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.
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Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall, pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon
demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
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Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably
be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
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Liability of Warrant Agent.
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Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking
or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by any director of the
Company, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Secretary or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such
statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
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Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all
liabilities, including judgments, out of pocket costs and reasonable outside counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence,
willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith.
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Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall
not be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4
hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or
warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Class A Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any Class A Shares shall, when issued, be valid and fully paid and non-assessable.
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Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the
Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of Class A Shares through the exercise of the Warrants.
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Waiver. The Warrant Agent has no right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in, or to any distribution of, the Trust Account (as
defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent as trustee thereunder) and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or
satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. The Warrant Agent hereby irrevocably waives any and all Claims against the Trust Account, including any monies therein or any distribution therefrom, and any
and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account.
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Miscellaneous Provisions.
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Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
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Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or
overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as
follows:
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Applicable Law and Exclusive Forum. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of
law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement,
including under the Securities Act, shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which
jurisdiction shall be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole
and exclusive forum. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions in this Section 9.3. If any action, the
subject matter of which is within the scope the forum provisions above, is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located
within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.
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Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, corporation or other entity other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants
any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.
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Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the
Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit such holder’s Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.
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Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature.
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Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
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Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder (i) for the purpose of (x) curing any ambiguity or to correct any defective provision contained herein, including to
conform the provisions hereof to the description of the terms of the Warrants and this Agreement set forth in the Prospectus, (y) adjusting the definition of “Ordinary Cash Dividend” as contemplated by and in accordance with the second
sentence of subsection 4.1.2 or (z) adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not
adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders, and (ii) to provide for the delivery of an Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.4. All other modifications or amendments, including any modification or amendment to
increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 50% of the number of the then outstanding Public Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any amendment to
the terms of the Private Placement Warrants or Working Capital Warrants or any provision of this Agreement with respect to the Private Placement Warrants, or Working Capital Warrants (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the forfeiture or
cancellation of any Private Placement Warrants or Working Capital Warrants) shall only require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 50% of the number of then outstanding Private Placement Warrants and Working Capital
Warrants and (ii) the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, without the consent of the Registered Holders.
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Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision
hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision
as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
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up to 28,750,000 units (including 3,750,000 units, which the several underwriters ("Underwriters"), for whom Santander US Capital Markets LLC is acting as representative ("Representative"), will have a 45-day option to purchase from the Company to cover over-allotments, if any) ("Units") at an offering price of US$10 per Unit, each Unit consisting of:
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one Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 of the Company ("Class A Ordinary Shares"); and
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one-fourth of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per Class A Ordinary Share ("Warrants");
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all Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants issued as part of the Units; and
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all Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued upon exercise of the Warrants included in the Units;
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Documents Reviewed
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The certificate of incorporation dated 28 July 2025, the certificate of incorporation on change of name dated 6 August 2025 and the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company as registered or adopted on 5
August 2025 (the "Memorandum and Articles").
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The written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 12 January 2026 (the "Resolutions").
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A certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies (the "Certificate of Good Standing").
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A certificate from a director of the Company a copy of which is attached to this opinion letter (the "Director's Certificate").
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The Registration Statement.
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A draft of the form of the unit certificate representing the Units (the "Unit Certificate").
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A draft of the form of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate constituting the Warrants (the "Warrant Documents").
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A draft of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the Representative.
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Assumptions
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The Documents have been or will be authorised and duly executed and unconditionally delivered by or on behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman
Islands).
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The Documents are, or will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York (the "Relevant Law") and all
other relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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The choice of the Relevant Law as the governing law of the Documents has been made in good faith and would be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld by the courts of the State of New York and any other relevant
jurisdiction (other than the Cayman Islands) as a matter of the Relevant Law and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals.
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All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.
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The capacity, power, authority and legal right of all parties under all relevant laws and regulations (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands) to enter into, execute, unconditionally
deliver and perform their respective obligations under the Documents.
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No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Units, the Warrants or the Class A Ordinary Shares.
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There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Documents.
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No monies paid to or for the account of any party under the Documents or any property received or disposed of by any party to the Documents in each case in connection with the Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby represent or will represent proceeds of criminal conduct or criminal property or terrorist property (as defined in the Proceeds of Crime Act (As Revised) and the Terrorism Act (As Revised), respectively).
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There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the Relevant Law.
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The Company will receive money or money's worth in consideration for the issue of the Class A Ordinary Shares and none of the Class A Ordinary Shares were or will be issued for less than par value.
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The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
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The Class A Ordinary Shares to be offered and issued by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement (including the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant
Documents) have been duly authorised for issue, and when issued by the Company against payment in full of the consideration as set out in the Registration Statement and in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement
(including the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Documents), such Class A Ordinary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As a matter of Cayman
Islands law, a share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders).
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The execution, delivery and performance of the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have been authorised by and on behalf of the Company and, once the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have been executed and delivered by
any director or officer of the Company, the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents will be duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in
accordance with their terms.
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Qualifications
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The obligations assumed by the Company under the Documents will not necessarily be enforceable in all circumstances in accordance with their terms. In particular:
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enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, readjustment of debts or moratorium or other laws of general application relating to protecting or affecting the rights of creditors and/or
contributories;
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enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity. For example, equitable remedies such as specific performance may not be available, inter alia, where damages are considered to be an
adequate remedy;
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where obligations are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, they may not be enforceable in the Cayman Islands to the extent that performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction; and
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some claims may become barred under relevant statutes of limitation or may be or become subject to defences of set off, counterclaim, estoppel and similar defences.
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To maintain the Company in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Companies within the time frame prescribed by law.
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Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members (shareholders) is prima facie evidence of title to shares and this register would not record a third party interest in such shares. However,
there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position. Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power
to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. As far as we are aware, such applications are rarely made in the
Cayman Islands and for the purposes of the opinion given in paragraph 3.2, there are no circumstances or matters of fact known to us on the date of this opinion letter which would properly form the basis for an application for an order for
rectification of the register of members of the Company, but if such an application were made in respect of the Class A Ordinary Shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands court.
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In this opinion letter the phrase "non-assessable" means, with respect to the issuance of shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant shares and in the absence of a contractual arrangement, or an obligation pursuant
to the memorandum and articles of association, to the contrary, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company's assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency
relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
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Securities Subscription Agreement
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| 1. |
Purchase of Securities.
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| 1.1. |
Purchase of Shares. For the sum of $25,000 (the “Purchase Price”), which the Company acknowledges has been remitted at the Company’s direction for offering costs, the Company hereby issues the Shares to the Subscriber, and the
Subscriber hereby subscribes for and purchases the Shares from the Company, 937,500 of which are subject to surrender and cancellation, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. All references in this
Agreement to shares of the Company being surrendered and canceled shall take effect as surrenders and cancellations for no consideration of such shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law.
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| 1.2. |
Surrender of Subscriber Shares. On the issuance of the Ordinary Shares, the Subscriber hereby surrenders for no consideration the one share, $0.0001 par value that the Subscriber holds in the Company.
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Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
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| 2.1. |
Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Company to issue the Ordinary Shares to the Subscriber, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company and agrees with the Company as follows:
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No Government Recommendation or Approval. The Subscriber understands that no federal or state agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the offering of the Ordinary Shares.
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No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the formation
and governing documents of the Subscriber, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Subscriber is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Subscriber is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment
or decree to which the Subscriber is subject.
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Registration and Authority. The Subscriber is a Delaware limited liability company, formed and registered and validly existing and possessing all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Upon execution and delivery by you, this Agreement will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at
law or in equity).
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Experience, Financial Capability and Suitability. Subscriber is: (i) sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Ordinary Shares and (ii) able to bear the economic
risk of its investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Ordinary Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act (as defined below) and therefore cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Subscriber is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests. Subscriber must bear the
economic risk of this investment until the Ordinary Shares are sold pursuant to: (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) an exemption from registration available with respect to such sale. Subscriber is
able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Ordinary Shares and to afford a complete loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Ordinary Shares.
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Access to Information; Independent Investigation. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company concerning an
investment in the Company, as well as the finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company, and the opportunity to obtain additional information to verify the accuracy of all information so obtained. In determining whether to
make this investment, Subscriber has relied solely on Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based upon Subscriber’s own due diligence investigation and the information furnished pursuant to this
paragraph. Subscriber understands that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this Section 2 and Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or
information in making its investment decision, whether written or oral, relating to the Company, its operations and/or its prospects.
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Regulation D Offering. Subscriber represents that it is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and acknowledges the
sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption to “accredited investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or similar exemptions under federal and state law.
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| 2.1.7. |
Investment Purposes. The Subscriber is purchasing the Ordinary Shares solely for investment purposes, for the Subscriber’s own account and not for the account or benefit of any other person, and not with a view towards the
distribution or dissemination thereof. The Subscriber did not decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
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| 2.1.8. |
Restrictions on Transfer; Shell Company. Subscriber understands the Ordinary Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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No Governmental Consents. No governmental, administrative or other third party consents or approvals are required or necessary on the part of Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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| 2.2. |
Company’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Subscriber to purchase the Ordinary Shares, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber and agrees with the Subscriber as follows:
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Incorporation and Corporate Power. The Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the Company. The Company possesses all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon execution and
delivery by the Company, this Agreement will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
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No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the memorandum
and articles of association of the Company, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or
decree to which the Company is subject.
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Title to Securities. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the memorandum and articles of association of the Company, and registration in the Company’s register of members, the Ordinary
Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof, and registration in the Company’s register of members, the Subscriber will have or receive
good title to the Ordinary Shares, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (a) transfer restrictions hereunder and other agreements to which the Ordinary Shares may be subject, (b) transfer
restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (c) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of the Subscriber.
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No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or shareholders has either directly or indirectly, including, through a broker or finder (i) engaged in any general
solicitation, or (ii) published any general advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Ordinary Shares.
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No Adverse Actions. There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending, threatened against or affecting the Company which: (i) seek to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise affect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) question the validity or legality of any transactions or seeks to recover damages or to obtain other relief in connection with any transactions.
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Surrender and Cancellation of Shares.
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Partial or No Exercise of the Over-allotment Option. In the event the Over-allotment Option granted to the representative(s) of the underwriters of the Company’s IPO is not exercised in full, the Subscriber acknowledges and
agrees that it shall surrender for cancellation any and all rights to such number of Ordinary Shares (up to an aggregate of 937,500 Ordinary Shares and pro rata based upon the percentage of the Over-allotment Option exercised) such that
immediately following such surrender, the Subscriber (and all other initial shareholders prior to the IPO, if any) will own an aggregate number of Ordinary Shares (not including ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of any warrants or
any ordinary shares purchased by Subscriber in the Company’s IPO or in the aftermarket) equal to 20% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Company immediately following the IPO.
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Termination of Rights as Shareholder. If any of the Ordinary Shares are surrendered and cancelled in accordance with this Section 3, then after such time the Subscriber (or successor in interest), shall no longer have any rights
as a holder of such Ordinary Shares, and the Company shall take such action as is appropriate to cancel such Ordinary Shares.
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Share Certificates. In the event an adjustment to the Original Certificates, if any, is required pursuant to this Section 3, then the Subscriber shall return such Original Certificates to the Company or its designated agent as
soon as practicable upon its receipt of notice from the Company advising Subscriber of such adjustment, following which a new certificate (the “New Certificate”), if any, shall be issued in such amount representing the adjusted number of
Ordinary Shares held by the Subscriber. The New Certificate, if any, shall be returned to the Subscriber as soon as practicable. Any such adjustment for any uncertificated securities held by the Subscriber shall be made in book-entry
form.
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Waiver of Liquidation Distributions; Redemption Rights. In connection with the Ordinary Shares subscribed for and purchased pursuant to this Agreement, the Subscriber hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of
any kind in or to any distributions by the Company from the trust account which will be established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders and into which substantially all of the proceeds of the IPO will be deposited (the
“Trust Account”), in the event of a liquidation of the Company upon the Company’s failure to timely complete an initial business combination. For purposes of clarity, in the event the Subscriber subscribes for and purchases Class A
Ordinary Shares in the IPO or in the aftermarket, any Class A Ordinary Shares so purchased shall be eligible to receive any liquidating distributions by the Company. However, in no event will the Subscriber have the right to redeem any
Ordinary Shares into funds held in the Trust Account upon the successful completion of an initial business combination.
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Restrictions on Transfer.
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Securities Law Restrictions. In addition to any restrictions to be contained in that certain letter agreement (commonly known as an “Insider Letter”) to be dated as of the closing of the IPO by and between Subscriber and the
Company, Subscriber agrees not to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Ordinary Shares unless, prior thereto (a) a registration statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws with respect to the Ordinary Shares proposed to be transferred shall then be effective or (b) the Company has received an opinion from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration
is not required because such transaction is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and with all applicable state securities laws.
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Lock-up. Subscriber acknowledges that the Ordinary Shares will be subject to lock-up provisions (the “Lock-up”) contained in the Insider Letter.
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Restrictive Legends. Any certificates representing the Ordinary Shares shall have endorsed thereon legends substantially as follows:
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Additional Shares or Substituted Securities. In the event of the declaration of a share capitalization, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Ordinary Shares, a spin-off, a share subdivision,
an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which are
by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Ordinary Shares subject to this Section 5 or into which such Ordinary Shares thereby become convertible shall immediately be subject to this Section 5 and Section 3.
Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of Ordinary Shares subject to this Section 5 and Section 3.
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Registration Rights. Subscriber acknowledges that the Ordinary Shares are being subscribed for and purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become freely tradable only
after certain conditions are met or they are registered pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be entered into with the Company prior to the closing of the IPO (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
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Other Agreements.
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Further Assurances. Subscriber agrees to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
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Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Agreement shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier
service or electronic transmission to the address most recently provided by such party or such other address as may be designated in writing by such party, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other
address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party and (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by
such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or
electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Insider Letter and the Registration Rights Agreement, each substantially in the form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 associated with the
Company’s IPO, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Subscriber and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject
matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect, or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this
Agreement.
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Modifications and Amendments. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by all parties hereto.
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Waivers and Consents. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or
provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.
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Assignment. The rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.
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Benefit. All statements, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the respective successors and permitted assigns of each
party hereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any rights or obligations except among the parties hereto, and no person or entity shall be regarded as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.
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Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts wholly performed within the
borders of such state, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
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Severability. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement shall be unreasonable or unenforceable in any respect, then such
provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it reasonable and enforceable, and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof,
wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
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No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any
such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy,
shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to
pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
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Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Agreement or in any other agreement, certificate or instrument provided for or contemplated hereby, shall survive
the execution and delivery hereof and any investigations made by or on behalf of the parties.
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No Broker or Finder. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that no broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on its behalf in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the other. Each of the parties hereto agrees to indemnify and save the other harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial
consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred in defending against any such claim.
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Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or
provisions hereof.
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
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Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly
by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed
to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the
context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The
parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the
fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact
that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.
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Mutual Drafting. This Agreement is the joint product of the Subscriber and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of such parties and shall not be construed
for or against any party hereto.
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Voting and Tender of Shares. Subscriber agrees to vote the Ordinary Shares in favor of an initial business combination that the Company negotiates and submits for approval to the Company’s shareholders and shall not seek
redemption or repurchase with respect to such Ordinary Shares. Additionally, the Subscriber agrees not to tender any Ordinary Shares in connection with a tender offer presented to the Company’s shareholders in connection with an initial
business combination negotiated by the Company.
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Indemnification. Each party shall indemnify the other against any loss, cost or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred as a result of such party’s breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement in this Agreement.
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Very Truly Yours,
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Chief Executive Officer
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NCTK SPONSOR LLC
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Sole Member
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COMPANY:
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| i. |
Acquisition of Shares by Third Party. Other than an affiliate of NCTK Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s
then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate
number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors (as defined below) and such acquisition would not constitute a
Change in Control under part (iii) of this definition;
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Change in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the
Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election for nomination for election was previously so approved (collectively, the “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;
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Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the
Company and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who were the Beneficial Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a company which as a result of such transaction owns
the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) other than an affiliate of the Sponsor, no Person (excluding any company resulting from such Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
15% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the surviving company except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business
Combination; and (3) at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the company resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of
Directors, providing for such Business Combination;
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Liquidation. The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by
the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation,
sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or
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Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or any successor
rule) (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.
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KRAKACQUISITION CORP
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NTCK SPONSOR LLC
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Ravikant Tanuku
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Manager
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Introduction
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promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
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promote the full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
as well as in other public communications made by or on behalf of the Company;
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promote compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
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deter wrongdoing; and
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require prompt internal reporting of breaches of, and accountability for adherence to, this Code.
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Honest, Ethical and Fair Conduct
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act with integrity, including being honest and candid while still maintaining the confidentiality of the Company’s information where required or when in the Company’s interests;
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observe all applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
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comply with the requirements of applicable accounting and auditing standards, as well as Company policies, in order to maintain a high standard of accuracy and completeness in the Company’s financial records and other business-related
information and data;
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adhere to a high standard of business ethics and not seek competitive advantage through unlawful or unethical business practices;
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deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors, employees and independent contractors;
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refrain from taking advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other unfair-dealing practice;
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protect the assets of the Company and ensure their proper use;
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subject to, and except as permitted by, the Company’s second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as it may be amended from time to time, not (i) take for themselves corporate or business opportunities that are
discovered through the use of corporate property, information or position, (ii) use corporate property, information or position for personal gain and (iii) compete with the Company; and
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avoid conflicts of interest, wherever possible, except as may be allowed under guidelines or resolutions approved by the Board (or the appropriate committee of the Board) or as disclosed in the Company’s public filings with the SEC.
Anything that would be a conflict for a person subject to this Code also will be a conflict for a member of his or her immediate family or any other close relative. Examples of conflict of interest situations include, but are not limited
to, the following:
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any significant ownership interest in any target, competitor, supplier, customer or other party dealing with the Company;
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any consulting or employment relationship with any target, competitor, supplier, customer or other party dealing with the Company;
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the receipt of any money, non-nominal gifts or excessive entertainment from any entity with which the Company has current or prospective business dealings;
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selling anything to the Company or buying anything from the Company, except on the same terms and conditions as comparable officers or directors are permitted to so purchase or sell;
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any other financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) involving the Company; and
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any other circumstance, event, relationship or situation in which the personal interest of a person subject to this Code interferes—or even appears to interfere—with the interests of the Company as a whole.
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Disclosure
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not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Company to others, whether within or outside the Company, including to the Company’s independent registered public accountants, governmental regulators,
self-regulating organizations and other governmental officials, as appropriate; and
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in relation to his or her area of responsibility, properly review and critically analyze proposed disclosure for accuracy and completeness.
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Compliance
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Reporting and Accountability
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notify the Chairperson promptly of any existing or potential violation of this Code; and
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not retaliate against any other person for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith.
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the Board will take all appropriate action to investigate any breaches reported to it; and
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upon determination by the Board that a breach has occurred, the Board (by majority decision) will take or authorize such disciplinary or preventive action as it deems appropriate, after consultation with the Company’s internal or
external legal counsel, up to and including dismissal or, in the event of criminal or other serious violations of law, notification of the SEC or other appropriate law enforcement authorities.
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Waivers and Amendments
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Insider Trading
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Financial Statements and Other Records
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Improper Influence on Conduct of Audits
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offering or paying bribes or other financial incentives, including future employment or contracts for non-audit services;
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providing an auditor with an inaccurate or misleading legal analysis;
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threatening to cancel or canceling existing non-audit or audit engagements if the auditor objects to the Company’s accounting;
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seeking to have a partner removed from the audit engagement because the partner objects to the Company’s accounting;
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blackmailing; and
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making physical threats.
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Anti-Corruption Laws
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Violations
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Other Policies and Procedures
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Inquiries
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Act with honesty and integrity, avoiding actual or apparent conflicts between personal, private interests and the interests of the Company, including receiving improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.
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Disclose to the CEO (if a senior financial officer) and the Board any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest.
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Perform responsibilities with a view to causing periodic reports and documents filed with or submitted to the SEC and all other public communications made by the Company to contain information that is accurate, complete, fair,
objective, relevant, timely and understandable, including full review of all annual and quarterly reports.
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Comply with laws, rules and regulations of federal, state and local governments applicable to the Company and with the rules and regulations of private and public regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the Company.
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Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting or omitting material facts or allowing independent judgment to be compromised or subordinated.
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Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of performance of his or her responsibilities except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose any such information; not use confidential information
acquired in the course of performing his or her responsibilities for personal advantage.
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Share knowledge and maintain skills important and relevant to the needs of the Company, its shareholders and other constituencies and the general public.
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Proactively promote ethical behavior among subordinates and peers in his or her work environment and community.
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Use and control all corporate assets and resources employed by or entrusted to him or her in a responsible manner.
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Not use corporate information, corporate assets, corporate opportunities or his or her position with the Company for personal gain and/or advantage; not compete directly or indirectly with the Company, subject to the Company’s second
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in effect from time to time and to any other fiduciary or contractual obligations such officer may have.
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Comply in all respects with this Code.
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Advance the Company’s legitimate interests when the opportunity arises.
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Ravikant Tanuku
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Chief Executive Officer
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Be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or
attest services for the Company, and each such registered public accounting firm must report directly to the Committee (the registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report for inclusion in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K is referred to herein as the “independent auditors”).
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Review and, in its sole discretion, approve in advance the independent auditors’ annual engagement letter, including the proposed fees contained therein, as well as all audit and, as provided in the
U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) and the SEC rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all permitted non-audit engagements and relationships between
the Company and such independent auditors (which approval should be made after receiving input from the Company’s management, if desired). Approval of audit and permitted non-audit services will be made
by the Committee or by one or more members of the Committee as shall be designated by the Committee/the chairperson of the Committee and the persons granting such approval shall report such approval to the Committee at the next scheduled
meeting.
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Review the performance of the independent auditors, including the lead partner of the independent auditors, and, in its sole discretion (subject, if applicable, to stockholder ratification), make decisions regarding the replacement or
termination of the independent auditors when circumstances warrant.
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Evaluate the independence of the independent auditors by, among other things:
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obtaining and reviewing from the independent auditors a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the independent auditors and the Company, consistent with the requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States);
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actively engaging in a dialogue with the independent auditors with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the auditors;
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setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;
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taking, or recommending that the Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the independent auditors;
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monitoring compliance by the independent auditors with the audit partner rotation requirements contained in the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder;
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monitoring compliance by the Company of the employee conflict of interest requirements contained in the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder; and
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engaging in a dialogue with the independent auditors to confirm that audit partner compensation is consistent with applicable SEC rules.
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Review and discuss with the independent auditors their annual audit plan, including the timing and scope of audit activities, and monitor such plan’s progress and results during the year.
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Review with management and the independent auditors the following information which is required to be reported by the independent auditor:
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all critical accounting policies and practices to be used;
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all alternative treatments of financial information that have been discussed by the independent auditors and management, ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the
independent auditors;
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other policies and procedures adopted by the Company to fulfill its responsibilities regarding the presentation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC, including the proper explanation and reconciliation of any non-GAAP measures presented;
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all other material written communications between the independent auditors and management, such as any management letter and any schedule of unadjusted differences;
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any material financial arrangements of the Company which do not appear on the financial statements of the Company; and
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any issues that arise with respect to the quality or integrity of the Company’s financial statements.
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The Committee shall review with the independent auditor any audit problems or difficulties encountered during the course of the audit work and management’s response, including any restrictions on the scope of the independent auditor’s
activities or access to required records, data and information, any difficult or contentious matters for which the auditor consulted outside the engagement team (for example, the audit firm’s national office), any significant disagreements
with management, and any other matters arising from the audit that are significant to the oversight of the Company’s financial reporting process.
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Review:
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the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s accounting and internal control policies and procedures on a regular basis, including the responsibilities, budget, compensation and staffing of the
Company’s internal audit function, through inquiry and discussions with the independent auditors and management; and
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the Committee’s level of involvement and interaction with the Company’s internal audit function, including the Committee’s
line of authority and role in appointing and compensating employees in the internal audit function.
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Review with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and independent auditors, periodically, the following:
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information;
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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the certifications and any related disclosures made by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer in the Company’s periodic reports about the results of their evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and
procedures and any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting, prior to the filing of the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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Discuss guidelines and policies governing the process by which senior management of the Company assess and manage the Company’s exposure to risk, as well as the Company’s
major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.
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Review with management the progress and results of all internal audit projects, and, when deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee, assign additional internal audit projects to appropriate personnel.
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Receive periodic reports from the independent auditors, management and directors of the Company’s internal auditing department to assess the impact on the Company of significant accounting or
financial reporting developments that may have a bearing on the Company.
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Review and discuss with the independent auditors the results of the year-end audit of the Company, including any comments or recommendations of the independent auditors and, based on such review and discussions and on such other
considerations as it determines appropriate, recommend to the Board whether the Company’s financial statements should be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Review and discuss with management and the independent auditor the analyses prepared by management setting forth significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the financial statements
(including analyses of the effects of alternative GAAP methods on the financial statements), and such other matters for which discussion shall be required by applicable auditing and related PCAOB standards.
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Establish and maintain free and open means of communication between and among the Committee, the independent auditors and management, including providing such parties with appropriate opportunities to meet separately and privately with
the Committee on a periodic basis.
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Review the type and presentation of information to be included in the Company’s earnings press releases (especially the use of “pro forma” or “adjusted” information not prepared in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles), as well as financial information and
earnings guidance provided by the Company to analysts and rating agencies (which review may be done generally (i.e., discussion of the types of information to be disclosed and type of presentations to be made), and the Committee need not
discuss in advance each earnings release or each instance in which the Company may provide earnings guidance).
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Review and discuss with the Company's independent auditors and management the Company's annual audited financial statements (including the related notes), the form of audit opinion to be issued by the auditors on the financial statements
and the disclosure under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” to be included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K before the Form 10-K is filed.
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Review and discuss with management, and the independent auditor, as appropriate, financial statement errors and make, or recommend to the Board, any conclusions regarding whether any previously issued financial statements, covering one
or more years or interim periods for which the Company is required to provide financial statements under applicable rules should no longer be relied upon because of such error. Coordinate with the Compensation Committee, as applicable, with
respect to determinations made pursuant to the Company’s recovery policies.
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Establish and implement policies and procedures for the Committee’s review and approval or disapproval of proposed transactions or courses of dealings with respect to which greater than 5% beneficial
owners of any class of the Company’s securities, executive officers, directors or members of their immediate families may have an interest (including all transactions required to be disclosed by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K).
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Meet periodically with outside counsel when appropriate, to review legal and regulatory matters, including (i) any matters that may have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company and (ii) any matters involving
potential or ongoing material violations of law or breaches of fiduciary duty by the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents or breaches of fiduciary duty to the Company.
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Prepare the report required by the rules of the SEC to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement.
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Review the Company’s policies relating to the ethical handling of conflicts of interest and review past or proposed transactions between the Company and members of management as well as policies and
procedures with respect to officers’ expense accounts and perquisites, including the use of corporate assets. The Committee shall consider the results of any review of these policies and procedures by
the independent auditors;
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Review and approve in advance any services provided by the independent auditors to the Company’s executive officers or members of their immediate family.
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Review the Company’s program to monitor compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
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Establish procedures for (i) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and (ii) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees
of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
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Establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of reports of evidence of a material violation made by attorneys appearing and practicing before the SEC in the representation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
reports made by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in relation thereto.
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Approve reimbursement of expenses incurred by management in connection with certain activities conducted on the Company’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses.
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Secure independent expert advice to the extent the Committee determines it to be appropriate, including retaining, with or without Board approval, independent counsel, accountants, consultants or others, to assist the Committee in
fulfilling its duties and responsibilities, the cost of such independent expert advisors to be borne by the Company.
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Review with management the Company’s cybersecurity risks and information security policies.
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Perform such additional activities, and consider such other matters, within the scope of its responsibilities, as the Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate or as may be required by applicable laws, rules and regulations
and the Company’s memorandum and articles of association (as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time).
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PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE
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COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
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MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES OF THE COMMITTEE
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE
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Executive Compensation
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General Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans
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ROLE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
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EVALUATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND THIS CHARTER
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INVESTIGATIONS AND STUDIES; OUTSIDE ADVISERS
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Dated: January 12, 2026
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/s/ Robert Moore
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Robert Moore
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Dated: January 12, 2026
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/s/ Boris Revsin
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Boris Revsin
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Dated: January 12, 2026
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/s/ Andrew Artz
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Andrew Artz
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Dated: January 12, 2026
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/s/ Benjamin Davenport
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Benjamin Davenport
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Dated: January 12, 2026
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/s/ Joshua Rosenthal
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Joshua Rosenthal
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Dated: January 12, 2026
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/s/ Nikita Sachdev
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Nikita Sachdev
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