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Cayman Islands
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001-42722
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N/A
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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1090 Center Drive
Park City, UT
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84098
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Units, each consisting of one
Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value,
and one-half of one redeemable warrant
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VNMEU
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The Nasdaq Stock LLC Market
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Class A ordinary shares
included as part of the units
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VNME
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The Nasdaq Stock LLC Market
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Redeemable warrants included as
part of the units, each whole
warrant exercisable for one
Class A ordinary share at an exercise
price of $11.50
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VNMEW
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The Nasdaq Stock LLC Market
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an Underwriting Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and D. Boral Capital LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto, which contains customary representations
and warranties by the Company, conditions to closing and indemnification obligations of the Company and the underwriters;
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a Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and Vendome Acquisition Sponsor I LLC (the “Sponsor”), pursuant
to which the Sponsor purchased 2,648,000 private placement warrants, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per
share, subject to adjustment, at a price of $1.00 per warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants”);
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a Warrant Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), which sets forth the expiration and exercise price of and
procedure for exercising the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”); certain adjustment features of the terms of exercise; provisions relating to cashless exercise of the Warrants;
provisions related to the redemption of the Public Warrants; provision for amendments to the Warrant Agreement; and indemnification of the warrant agent by the Company under the agreement;
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an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company, as trustee, which establishes the trust account that will hold the net proceeds of the
IPO and certain of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and sets forth the responsibilities of the trustee; the procedures for withdrawal and direction of funds from the trust account; and indemnification of the
trustee by the Company under the agreement;
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a Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, among the Company, the Sponsor and the other Holders (as defined therein) signatory thereto, which provides for customary demand and piggy-back registration
rights for the Holders, as well as certain transfer restrictions applicable to the Holders with respect to the Company securities they hold;
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a Letter Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, among the Company, the Sponsor and each of the directors and officers of the Company, pursuant to which the Sponsor and each of the directors and officers of the Company
have agreed to vote any shares held by him, her or it in favor of the Company’s initial business combination; to facilitate the liquidation and winding up of the Company if an initial business combination is not consummated within 24
months from the closing of the IPO or such longer period as is approved by the Company’s shareholders; to certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities; and, as to the Sponsor, certain indemnification obligations;
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an Administrative Services Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to make available office space and certain administrative and support
services, as may be required by the Company from time to time, for $10,000 per month until the earlier of the Company’s initial business combination or liquidation; and
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Indemnification Agreements, between the Company and each of the officers and directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify each officer and director of the Company against
certain claims that may arise in their roles as officers and directors of the Company, a form of which is filed with this Form 8-K hereto as Exhibit 10.7.
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Working Capital Convertible Note, dated July 3, 2025, between the Company and the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to loan the Company up to $840,000.
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Exhibits.
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Underwriting Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and D. Boral Capital, as representative of the several underwriters
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Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
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Warrant Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company
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Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and Vendome Acquisition Sponsor I LLC
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Investment Management Trust Account Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between the Company and Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, among the Company, the Sponsor and the other Holders (as defined therein) signatory thereto
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Letter Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, among the Company and certain non-Sponsor investors of the Company
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Administrative Services Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, by and between the Company and the Sponsor
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Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of the officers and directors of the Company
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Working Capital Convertible Note, dated as of July 3, 2025, issued to Vendome Acquisition Sponsor I LLC
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Press Release, dated July 1, 2025
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Vendome Acquisition Corporation I
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By:
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/s/ Diana Derycz-Kessler
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Name:
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Diana Derycz-Kessler
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Title:
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President
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New York, New York
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July 1, 2025
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If to the Representative:
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D. Boral Capital LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10022
USA
Attention:
Fax No: +1
E-Mail:
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Jeffrey C. Selman, Esq.
Elena Nrtina, Esq.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
555 Mission Street
Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Tel: (415) 615 6095
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If to the Company:
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VENDOME ACQUISITION CORPORATION I
1090 Center Drive
Park City, UT 84098
Attention: Scott LaPorta
Tel: (435) 714-7973
E-Mail: [email protected]
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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Gil Savir, Esq.
Paul Hastings LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (212) 318-6000
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Brandon J. Bortner, Esq.
Paul Hastings LLP
2050 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (202) 551-1700
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Very truly yours,
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VENDOME ACQUISITION CORPORATION I
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta
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Name:
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Scott LaPorta
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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D. BORAL CAPITAL LLC
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By:
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/s/ Gaurav Verma |
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Name:
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Gaurav Verma | |
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Title:
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Co-Head of Investment Banking |
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Underwriter
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Total Number of
Firm Units to be
Purchased
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D. Boral Capital LLC
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1,699,236
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Dominari Securities LLC
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4,248,088
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Bancroft Capital, LLC
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6,796,941
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Webull Financial LLC
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3,398,471
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Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC
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3,857,264
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TOTAL
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20,000,000
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| 1. |
The name of the Company is Vendome Acquisition Corporation I.
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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$22,100 divided into 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 1,000,000
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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| 1.1 |
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, reorganization 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 any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest 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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“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” |
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 United States 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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“Nominating and
Corporate Governance
Committee”
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means the nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
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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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“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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“Seal”
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means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.
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“Securities and
Exchange Commission”
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means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“Share”
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means a Class A Share, a Class B Share or a Preference Share and includes any class or series, and a fraction, of a share in the Company.
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“Special Resolution”
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subject to Article 29.4, has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.
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“Sponsor”
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means Vendome Acquisition Sponsor I LLC, a Cayman Islands 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 the 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 securities simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO or otherwise, 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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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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Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) 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, and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or
otherwise dispose of Shares in separate classes and/or series (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividends or other distributions, voting, return of
capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, and may also (subject to the Statute and the Articles) vary such rights, save that the Directors shall not allot, issue, grant options over
or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) to the extent that it may affect the ability of the Company to carry out a Class B Ordinary Share Conversion set out in the Articles.
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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 or series 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 may issue units of securities in the Company, which may be comprised of whole or fractional Shares, 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 or series of Shares or other securities in the Company, upon such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine. The securities comprising any such units
which are issued pursuant to the IPO can only be traded separately from one another on the 52nd day following the date of the prospectus relating to the IPO unless the Representative(s) determines that an earlier date is acceptable, subject
to the Company having filed a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Prior to such date, the units can be traded, but the securities
comprising such units cannot be traded separately from one another.
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The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.
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On or before the allotment of any Share, the Directors shall resolve the class and/or series to which such Share shall be classified and may, prior to the issue of any Share, reclassify such Share. Each class
and/or series shall be specifically identified. Subject to the Statute and the Articles, the Directors may at any time re-name any Share.
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Register of Members
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| 4.1 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of such Shares. With respect to redeeming or repurchasing the Shares:
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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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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, together with any Independent
Directors to whom the Sponsor transfers or has previously transferred any Class B Shares, will own 25% 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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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.
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| 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 or series 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 Ordinary 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 or series of Shares as forming one class or series of Shares if the Directors consider that such class or series
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 or series 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 by: (i) the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith or Shares issued with preferred or other rights; (ii) 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 undertaking a transfer by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the
Cayman Islands and the de-registration in the Cayman Islands; or (iii) the conversion of any Class B Shares pursuant to the Class B Ordinary 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
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| 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 Ordinary 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, 25% 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, exclusive of (i) any Class A Shares, subject to vesting and any other restrictions, issued or deemed issued to Sponsor in connection with the
consummation of the IPO and (ii) any Class A Shares underlying any private placement warrants issued by the Company simultaneously with the IPO or 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.
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| 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)
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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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(b)
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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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(c)
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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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(d)
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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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(e)
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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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| 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 Article 29.4, the Company may by Special Resolution:
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| (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
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| (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, the Members shall not have the ability to call general meetings.
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| 20.4 |
Members seeking to bring business before the annual general meeting must deliver notice to the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 120 calendar days before the date of the Company’s proxy
statement released to Members in connection with the previous year’s annual general meeting or, if the Company did not hold an annual general meeting the previous year, or if the date of the current year’s annual general meeting has been
changed by more than 30 days from the date of the previous year’s annual general meeting, then the deadline shall be set by the board of Directors with such deadline being a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and send its
related proxy materials.
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| 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:
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| (a) |
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) |
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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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, 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 person 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 Article 29.4, 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 or series 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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| 29.4 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, Article 29.1 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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| 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 |
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. 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.
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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 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 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.
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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
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| 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, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance 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 on an annual basis 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, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance 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 or series of Shares is listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee, the
Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance 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.
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| 36 |
No Minimum Shareholding
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| 37 |
Remuneration of Directors
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| 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 or series 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.
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| 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.
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| 38 |
Seal
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 39 |
Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 39.8 |
No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
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| 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.
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| 39.10 |
Prior to the Deadline Date, the Directors may not 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.
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| 39.11 |
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.
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| 40 |
Capitalisation
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| 41 |
Books of Account
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 42 |
Audit
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| 42.1 |
The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.
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| 42.2 |
Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committee, if the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if 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, the Directors shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a
committee of the Directors and shall adopt a formal written Audit Committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis. The composition and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall comply
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. The Audit Committee shall meet at least once every
financial quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.
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| 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.
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| 42.4 |
The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists).
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 42.9 |
The Audit Committee shall monitor compliance with the terms of the IPO and, if any non-compliance is identified, the Audit Committee shall be charged with the responsibility to take all action necessary to rectify
such non-compliance or otherwise cause compliance with the terms of the IPO.
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| 42.10 |
At least one 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.
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| 43 |
Notices
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| 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.
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| 43.2 |
Where a notice is sent by:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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;
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(d)
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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
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(e)
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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)
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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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(b)
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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 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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Transfer by Way of Continuation
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| 48 |
Mergers and Consolidations
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Business Combination
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| 49.1 |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles, this Article shall apply during the period commencing upon the adoption of the Articles and terminating upon the first to occur of the consummation of a Business
Combination and the full distribution of the Trust Account pursuant to this Article. In the event of a conflict between this Article and any other Articles, the provisions of this Article shall prevail.
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| 49.2 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall either:
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submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or
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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 (net of taxes paid or payable, if any), 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, provided that the Company shall not consummate such Business Combination unless the Company meets the net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating
to, such Business Combination.
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| 49.5 |
Any Member holding Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director may, at least two business days’ prior to any vote on a Business Combination, elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for
cash, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided for in the related proxy materials (the “Business Combination Redemption”), provided that no such Member acting together with any Affiliate
of their or any other person with whom they are acting in concert or as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act) for the
purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 15% of the Public Shares in the aggregate without the prior consent of the Company and provided further that any beneficial
holder of Public Shares on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised must identify itself to the Company in connection with any redemption election in order to validly redeem such Public Shares. If so demanded, the Company shall pay
any such redeeming Member, regardless of whether they are voting for or against such proposed Business Combination, a per-Share redemption 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 the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (such interest shall be net of taxes payable) and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by
the number of then issued Public Shares (such redemption price being referred to herein as the “Redemption Price”), but only in the event that the applicable proposed Business Combination is approved
and in connection with its consummation.
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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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the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 15 months from the consummation of the IPO (or up to 21 months if such date is extended as described in the prospectus relating to the IPO) (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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if the Directors, acting in good faith, 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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cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;
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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
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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 (an “Amendment”):
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(a)
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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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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 Ordinary Share Conversion Article hereof where the holders of such Shares have waived any right to receive funds
from the Trust Fund, 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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receive funds from the Trust Account; or
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vote as a class with Public Shares on a Business Combination.
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| 49.11 |
The uninterested Independent Directors shall approve any transaction or transactions between the Company and any of the following parties:
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any Member owning an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives such Member a significant influence over the Company; and
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any Director or Officer and any Affiliate of such Director or Officer.
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| 49.12 |
A Director may vote in respect of a Business Combination in which such Director has a conflict of interest with respect to the evaluation of such Business Combination. Such Director must disclose such interest or
conflict to the other Directors.
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| 49.13 |
As long as the securities of the Company are listed on The NASDAQ Global Market, the Company must complete one or more Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held
in the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest 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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| 49.14 |
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 on the type of target business the Company is seeking to acquire that is a member of the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an independent accounting firm that 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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any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company;
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(b)
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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)
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any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Statute, the Memorandum or the Articles; or
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(d)
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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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Vendome Acquisition Corporation I
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/s/ Scott LaPorta
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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ODYSSEY TRANSFER AND TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent
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/s/ Rebecca Paulson
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Name: Rebecca Paulson
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Title: President
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ODYSSEY TRANSFER AND TRUST COMPANY, AS WARRANT AGENT
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Title:
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(Signature)
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(Address)
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(Tax Identification Number)
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COMPANY:
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Vendome Acquisition Corporation I
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta |
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Name: Scott LaPorta
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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PURCHASER:
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Vendome Acquisition Sponsor I LLC
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta |
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Name: Scott LaPorta
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee
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By:
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/s/ Rebecca Paulson
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Name: Rebecca Paulson
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Title: President
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Trust Agreement – one-time acceptance fee
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Waived
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Annual administrative fee
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$
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6,500
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Disbursement/withdrawal processing fee (per payment)
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$
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200
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Shareholder redemption processing fee (per redemption)
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$
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250
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Liquidation of the trust
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$
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10,000
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Asset management fee
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As Negotiated
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Out of pocket expenses
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As Incurred
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Very truly yours,
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Vendome Acquisition Corporation
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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D. Boral Capital LLC
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Title:
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Very truly yours,
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Very truly yours,
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Vendome Acquisition Corporation I
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By:
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Very truly yours,
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Vendome Acquisition Corporation I
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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THE COMPANY:
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VENDOME ACQUISITION CORPORATION I
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta
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Name:
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Scott LaPorta
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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HOLDERS:
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Vendome Acquisition Sponsor I LLC
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta
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Name:
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Scott LaPorta
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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HOLDERS:
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By:
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/s/ Brett Wyard
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Name:
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Brett Wyard
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HOLDERS:
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By:
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/s/ Brian Webber
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Name:
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Brian Webber
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HOLDERS:
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By:
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/s/ Jonathan Gray
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Name:
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Jonathan Gray
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Re:
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Initial Public Offering
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Sincerely,
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Vendome Acquisition Sponsor I LLC
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta | ||
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Name: Scott LaPorta
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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Sincerely,
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/s/Brett Wyard
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Name: Brett Wyard
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Brian Webber
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Name: Brian Webber
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Jonathan Gray
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Name: Jonathan Gray
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VENDOME ACQUISITION CORPORATION I
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta | ||
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Name: Scott LaPorta
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta
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Name:
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Scott LaPorta
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta
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Name:
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Scott LaPorta
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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By:
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Name:
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Scott LaPorta
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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INDEMNITEE
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By:
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Name:
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Principal Amount: $840,000
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Dated as of July 3, 2025
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Vendome Acquisition Corporation I
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By:
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/s/ Scott LaPorta
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Name: Scott LaPorta
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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