Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 31, 2023, Slam Corp. ("Slam") filed a definitive proxy statement (the
"Extension Proxy Statement") for an extraordinary general meeting of its
shareholders to be held on February 21, 2023 to consider and act upon a proposal
to extend the date (the "Termination Date") by which Slam must complete an
initial business combination to May 25, 2023 (the "Articles Extension Date") and
to allow Slam, without the need for another shareholder vote, to elect to extend
the Termination Date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis,
for up to nine times, by an additional one month each time, after the Articles
Extension Date, by resolution of Slam's board of directors, if requested by Slam
Sponsor, LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company. The Extension Proxy
Statement was mailed to Slam shareholders of record as of January 17, 2023.
Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Extension Proxy Statement at the SEC's
website (www.sec.gov).
As set forth in the Extension Proxy Statement, the deadline by which Slam public
shareholders had to complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Class A
ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), was 5:00
p.m., Eastern Time, on February 16, 2023 ("Redemption Deadline"). The initial
number of Ordinary Shares tendered for redemption prior to the Redemption
Deadline was 35,114,837. The deadline for shareholders to withdraw previously
submitted redemption requests is Tuesday, February 21, 2023, prior to 9:00 a.m.,
Eastern Time, subject to approval by the board of directors of Slam.
Shareholders may make such request by contacting our transfer agent, Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, at One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New
York 10004, Attn: Mark Zimkind (e-mail: mzimkind@continentalstock.com).
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