Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information included in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01 to the extent required herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
The information included in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03 to the extent required herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 18, 2023, the Company held a special meeting in lieu of the 2023 annual
meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "Special Meeting"). On March 14,
2023, the record date for the Special Meeting (the "Record Date"), there were
16,357,087 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
Company ("Class A Common Stock") and 3,940,462 shares of Class B common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company ("Class B Common Stock", and
collectively with the Class A Common Stock, "Common Stock") issued and
outstanding. At the Special Meeting, 16,874,695 shares of Common Stock,
representing approximately 83.14% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock as of the Record Date, were present in person (by virtual attendance) or
by proxy.
At the Special Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved the following items:
(i) a proposal to amend the Company's amended and restated certificate of
incorporation (the "Charter"), in the form set forth as Annex A to the Proxy
Statement (as defined below) for the Special Meeting (the "Charter Amendment"),
to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business
combination (the "Extension") from August 17, 2023 to December 17, 2023 or such
earlier date as determined by the Company's board of directors (the "Board")
(such applicable date, the "Extended Date", and such proposal, the "Charter
Amendment Proposal"); (ii) a proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2021, by and between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in the form set forth as Annex B to
the Proxy Statement (the "Trust Amendment"), to provide for the Extension to the
Extended Date pursuant to the Charter Amendment (the "Trust Amendment
Proposal"); (iii) a proposal to re-elect John D. White, Jr. to the Board to
serve until the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Special
Meeting or until his successor is elected and qualified (the "Director Election
Proposal"); and (iv) a proposal to ratify the selection by the Company's audit
committee of Marcum LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 (the "Auditor
Ratification Proposal"). The final proposal, set forth as the "Adjournment
Proposal" in the definitive proxy statement related to the Special Meeting filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March
24, 2023 (the "Proxy Statement"), was not presented to the Company's
stockholders.
The affirmative vote of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting was
required to approve each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust
Amendment Proposal, a plurality of the shares of Class B Common Stock entitled
to vote thereon and voted in person (by virtual attendance) or by proxy at the
Special Meeting was required for the re-election of the director in the Director
Election Proposal, and the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares
of Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and present in person (by virtual
attendance) or by proxy at the Special Meeting was required to approve the
Auditor Ratification Proposal. The Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust
Amendment Proposal were cross-conditioned on the approval of each other.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals presented
at the Special Meeting:
Charter Amendment Proposal
The Charter Amendment Proposal was approved. The voting results of the shares of
Common Stock were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
14,479,137 1,244,628 0 1,150,930
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Trust Amendment Proposal
The Trust Amendment Proposal was approved. The voting results of the shares of
Common Stock were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
14,479,137 1,244,628 0 1,150,930
Director Election Proposal
The Director Election Proposal was approved, and Mr. John D. White, Jr. was
re-elected to the Board. The voting results of the shares of Class B Common
Stock were as follows:
Director For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
John D. White, Jr. 3,940,462 0 0
Auditor Ratification Proposal
The Auditor Ratification Proposal was approved. The voting results of the shares
of Common Stock were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
15,690,678 1,184,017 0 0
Following the Special Meeting, on April 20, 2023, the Company filed the Charter
Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in order to
implement the Extension. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached to this
Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Concurrently with the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, the Company entered into the Trust Amendment
with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee. A copy of the Trust
Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 20, 2023, in connection with the implementation of the Extension, all
holders of Class B Common Stock voluntarily elected to convert all shares of
Class B Common Stock to shares of Class A Common Stock, on a one-for-one basis
in accordance with the Charter (collectively, the "Class B Conversion").
Additionally, in connection with the implementation of the Extension, the
Company's public stockholders elected to redeem 14,286,357 shares of Class A
Common Stock at a redemption price of approximately $10.16 per share, for an
aggregate redemption amount of approximately $145.2 million (the "Redemption").
After the satisfaction of the Redemption, the balance in the trust account will
be approximately $15.0 million.
Upon completion of the Class B Conversion and the Redemption, 6,011,192 shares
of Class A Common Stock and no shares of Class B Common Stock will remain issued
and outstanding.
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Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can
be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "expects," "intends,"
"plans," "estimates," "assumes," "may," "should," "will," "seeks," or other
similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding the completion of the Class B Conversion and the
Redemption. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of
this Current Report on Form 8-K and involve a number of risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ significantly, including those risks set
forth in the Proxy Statement, the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K and other documents filed with the SEC. Copies of such filings are
available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company does not assume any
obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as
the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, dated April 20, 2023
10.1 Amendment to Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated April 20,
2023, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company
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