Cartesian Growth Corp II DEFA14A, filed Nov 7, 2023
Cartesian Growth Corp II (RENEF)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2023
Cartesian Growth Corporation II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-41378 | N/A |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
505 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor New York, New York |
10017 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 461-6363
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Units, each consisting of one class A ordinary share and one-third of one Warrant | RENEU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | RENE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | RENEW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information provided in Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is also incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
In connection with the Extension Payments (as defined below), on November 6, 2023, Cartesian Growth Corporation II (the “Company”) issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate amount of up to $1,800,000 (the “Note”) to CGC II Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”). On November 6, 2023, the Sponsor deposited an Extension Payment in the amount of $150,000, representing the lesser of (a) an aggregate of $150,000 and (b) $0.02 per public share that remained outstanding and unredeemed prior to the Extension (as defined below), which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from November 10, 2023 to December 10, 2023. The Extension is the first of twelve one-month extensions permitted under the Company’s Charter (as defined below).
The Note bears no interest and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the Note and all other sums payable with regard to the Note becoming immediately due and payable. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time.
A copy of the Note is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure set forth in this Item 2.03 is intended to be a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 6, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended, the “Charter”), which became effective solely upon the approval by the Company’s shareholders thereof. The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03 to the extent required herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 6, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary Meeting”). On September 27, 2023, the record date for the Extraordinary Meeting, there were 28,750,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding entitled to be voted at the Extraordinary Meeting (consisting of 28,749,998 shares of Class A ordinary shares and two shares of Class B ordinary shares of the Company), approximately 72.9% of which were represented in person or by proxy at the Extraordinary Meeting.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Extraordinary Meeting are as follows:
1. Charter Amendment Proposal
The shareholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Charter (the “Charter Amendment”), to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination for an additional twelve months, from November 10, 2023 (the “Termination Date”) to up to November 10, 2024, by electing to extend the date to consummate an initial business combination on a monthly basis for up to twelve times by an additional one month each time after the Termination Date, until November 10, 2024 or a total of up to twelve months after the Termination Date, or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, which we refer to as the “Extension,” and such later date, the “Extended Date”, provided that the Sponsor (or its affiliates or permitted designees) will deposit into a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders (the “Trust Account”) an amount determined by multiplying $0.02 by the number of public shares then outstanding, up to a maximum of $150,000 for each such one-month extension unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note payable upon consummation of a business combination (each, an “Extension Payment”). The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 20,871,920 | 99,540 | 0 | 0 |
A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In connection with the votes to approve the Extension, the holders of 7,129,439 shares of Class A ordinary shares of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.86 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $77.4 million, leaving approximately $172.4 million in the Trust Account.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association | |
| 10.1 | Promissory Note issued in favor of CGC II Sponsor LLC, dated November 6, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION II | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter Yu | |
| Name: | Peter Yu | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: November 7, 2023
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION II
RESOLUTION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
RESOLVED, as a special resolution: that the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company be amended by the deletion of the existing Articles 49.7 and 49.8 in their entirety and the insertion of the following language in their place:
| 49.7 | In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by November 10, 2023 (the “Termination Date”), or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall: |
| (a) | cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; |
| (b) | 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 (less taxes payable and 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 |
| (c) | as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve, |
subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of the Articles, without the need for any further approval of the Members, the Directors may, if requested by the Sponsor and upon five days’ notice prior to the applicable deadline, extend the Termination Date by up to twelve (12) times, each by an additional one month (each, an “Extended Termination Date”), subject to the Sponsor, or its affiliates or permitted designees, depositing in proceeds into the Trust Account on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, the lesser of (a) an aggregate of US$150,000 and (b) US$0.02 per Public Share that remains outstanding and is not redeemed prior to any such one-month extension.
| 49.8 | In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles: |
| (a) | to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100 per cent of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by the Termination Date (or, if the Directors have resolved to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination as described in Article 49.7, by the applicable Extended Termination Date); or |
| (b) | with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity, |
each holder of Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, DirectorCo, a Founder, Officer or Director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval or effectiveness of any such amendment 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 pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. The Company’s ability to provide such redemption in this Article is subject to the Redemption Limitation and any applicable requirements for redemption herein, as the Company may specify from time to time in its discretion.
Exhibit 10.1
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE MAKER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PROMISSORY NOTE
| Principal Amount: Not to Exceed $1,800,000 | Dated as of November 6, 2023 |
Cartesian Growth Corporation II., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Maker”), promises to pay to the order of CGC II Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, or its registered assigns or successors in interest (“Payee”), the principal sum of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000) or such lesser amount as shall have been advanced by Payee to Maker and shall remain unpaid under this promissory NOTE (this “Note”), in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.
1. Principal. The principal balance of this Note shall be payable on the date on which an initial business combination is consummated (the “Maturity Date”). The principal balance may be prepaid at any time.
2. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
3. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
4. Form of Repayment. All amounts due under this Note shall be repaid in cash. In the event that an initial business combination is not consummated for any reason, no payment shall be due hereunder and the principal balance of this Note shall be forgiven. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to, any officer, director, employee or stockholder of Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of Maker hereunder.
5. Use of Proceeds. Maker hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Payee that the entire principal amount will be used by Maker solely for purposes of making one or more payments to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited liability trust company, as Extension Payments (as defined in the Maker’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2023, as amended) and pursuant to the Maker’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended.
6. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):
(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business days of the date specified above.
(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.
7. Remedies.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6(b) and 6(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.
8. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.
9. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
10. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (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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11. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
12. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account in which a portion of the proceeds of Maker’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) were deposited, as described in greater detail in the prospectus filed with the SEC in connection with the IPO, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever.
14. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.
15. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
| Maker: | ||
| CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION II | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter Yu | |
| Name: Peter Yu | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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