SBC Medical Group Holdings Inc DEFA14A, filed Oct 26, 2023
SBC Medical Group Holdings Inc (SBC)
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): October 26, 2023
Pono Capital Two, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-41462 | 88-1192288 | |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
643 Ilalo St. #102
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (808) 892-6611
(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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
| ☒ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 share of Class A Common Stock and one Redeemable Warrant | PTWOU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | PTWO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | PTWOW | 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 ☒
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.
Amendment to Merger Agreement
As previously disclosed, on January 31, 2023, Pono Capital Two, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pono”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended and restated on June 21, 2023, and as further amended on September 8, 2023, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Pono, Pono Two Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Pono (“Merger Sub”), SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“SBC”), Mehana Capital, LLC, in its capacity as Purchaser Representative, and Dr. Yoshiyuki Aikawa, in his personal capacity and in the capacity as the Seller Representative.
On October 26, 2023, Pono entered into the Second Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the parties thereto. Prior to the Amendment, the Pono board of directors as of the Closing was to be designated as follows: (i) three persons designated prior to the Closing by SBC, two of whom must qualify as independent directors; (ii) one person designated prior to the Closing by Pono; and (iii) one person mutually agreed upon and designated prior to the Closing by Pono and SBC, who must qualify as an independent director. Following the Amendment, the Pono board of directors as of the Closing will be designated as follows: (i) three persons designated prior to the Closing by SBC, at least one of whom must qualify as an independent director; (ii) one person designated prior to the Closing by Pono, who must qualify as an independent director; and (iii) one person mutually agreed upon and designated prior to the Closing by Pono and SBC, who must qualify as an independent director.
The summary above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement and the Amendment, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used above are defined in the Merger Agreement.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the proposed business combination. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “aim,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Pono’s securities; (ii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of the A&R Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Pono; (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the A&R Merger Agreement; (iv) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against any of the parties to the A&R Merger Agreement following the announcement of the entry into the A&R Merger Agreement and proposed business combination; (v) redemptions exceeding anticipated levels or the failure to meet The Nasdaq Capital Market’s initial listing standards in connection with the consummation of the proposed business combination; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed business combination on SBC’ business relationships, operating results and business generally; (vii) risks that the proposed business combination disrupts the current plans of SBC; (viii) the risk that Pono and SBC will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plans, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; (ix) the ability of the parties to recognize the benefits of the A&R Merger Agreement and the Business Combination; (x) the lack of useful financial information for an accurate estimate of future capital expenditures and future revenue; (xi) statements regarding SBC’ industry and market size; (xii) financial condition and performance of SBC and Pono, including the anticipated benefits, the implied enterprise value, the expected financial impacts of the Business Combination, potential level of redemptions of Pono’s public stockholders, the financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, the products, the expected future performance and market opportunities of SBC; and (xiii) those factors discussed in Pono’s filings with the SEC and that that will be contained in the proxy statement relating to the Business Combination. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that will be described in the “Risk Factors” section of the proxy statement and other documents to be filed by Pono from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and while SBC and Pono may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, subject to applicable law. None of SBC or Pono gives any assurance that SBC and Pono will achieve their respective expectations.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Pono intends to file with the SEC a proxy statement containing information about the proposed transaction and the respective businesses of SBC and Pono. Pono will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents after the SEC completes its review. Pono stockholders are urged to read the preliminary prospectus and proxy statement and any amendments thereto and the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting to be held to approve the proposed transaction, because these documents will contain important information about Pono, SBC, and the Business Combination. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of Pono as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Stockholders of Pono will also be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about Pono without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the proxy statement and Pono’s other filings with the SEC can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to: Pono Capital Two, Inc, 643 Ilalo St. #102, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 or calling (808) 892-6611.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination, or (ii) an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.
Participants in the Solicitation
SBC and Pono and their respective directors and officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Business Combination. Pono stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding directors and officers of Pono in Pono’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 9, 2023. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Pono’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination will be included in the definitive proxy statement Pono intends to file with the SEC.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
| † | Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC. | ||
| Date: October 26, 2023 | By: | /s/ Darryl Nakamoto |
| Darryl Nakamoto | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 2.2
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Dated as of October 26, 2023
This Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of the date first set forth above (the “Amendment Date”) by and among (i) Pono Capital Two, Inc., a company incorporated in Delaware (together with its successors, the “Purchaser”), (ii) Pono Two Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), (iii) Mehana Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time (as defined below) for the stockholders of the Purchaser (other than the Company Security Holders (as defined below) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and their successors and assignees) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “Purchaser Representative”), (iv) Yoshiyuki Aikawa, in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time for the Company Security Holders (as defined below) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “Seller Representative”), and (v) SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Purchaser, Merger Sub, the Purchaser Representative, the Seller Representative and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS the Parties are all of the Parties to that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 21, 2023, as amended by the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 8, 2023 (as so amended and as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend the Merger Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger Agreement. |
| 2. | Amendment. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.08 of the Merger Agreement, the second sentence of Section 5.17(a) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follow: “Immediately after the Closing, the Parties shall take all necessary action to designate and appoint to the Post-Closing Purchaser Board, three (3) persons designated prior to the Closing by the Company, at least one (1) of whom is required to qualify as an independent director under Nasdaq rules; one (1) person designated prior to the Closing by Purchaser who is required to qualify as an independent director under Nasdaq rules; and one (1) person mutually agreed on prior to the Closing by the Company and the Purchaser who is required to qualify as an independent director under Nasdaq rules.” |
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| 3. | Effect of Amendment; Full Force and Effect. This Amendment shall form a part of the Merger Agreement for all purposes, and each Party shall be bound hereby and this Amendment and the Merger Agreement shall be read and interpreted as one combined instrument. From and after the Amendment Date, each reference in the Merger Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” “herein,” “hereby” or words of like import referring to the Merger Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Merger Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as herein expressly amended or otherwise provided herein, each and every term, condition, warranty and provision of the Merger Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and such are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved by the Parties. |
| 4. | Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. |
| 5. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by electronic means, including DocuSign, Adobe Sign or other similar e-signature services, e-mail or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Amendment. |
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Amendment to be duly executed on its behalf as of the Amendment Date.
| PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Darryl Nakamoto | |
| Name: | Darryl Nakamoto | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Mehana Capital LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Dustin Shindo | |
| Name: | Dustin Shindo | |
| Its: | Manager | |
| PONO TWO MERGER SUB, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Darryl Nakamoto | |
| Name: | Darryl Nakamoto | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SBC MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Yoshiyuki Aikawa | |
| Name: | Yoshiyuki Aikawa | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| /s/ Yoshiyuki Aikawa | ||
| YOSHIYUKI AIKAWA | ||
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger]