As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2021
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman Islands
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6770
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N/A
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
(646) 664-0501
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
XP Investments US, LLC
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
(646) 664-0501
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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J. Mathias von Bernuth, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima,
3311, 7th Floor
04538-133 São Paulo, SP
Brazil
+55 11 3708 1820
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Roberta Cherman, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima,
3400, 17th Floor
04538-132 São Paulo, SP
Brazil
+55 11 3702 2200
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William B. Nelson, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Bank of America Tower
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77002
+1 (713) 354-4900
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: ☐
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer ☐
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☒
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Security Being Registered
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Amount Being
Registered
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Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Security(1)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-third of one redeemable warrant(2)
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23,000,000 Units
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$
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10.00
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$
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230,000,000
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$
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25,093.00
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Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units(3)(4)
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23,000,000 Shares
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—
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—(5)
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Redeemable warrants included as part of the units(3)(4)
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7,666,667 Warrants
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—
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—
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—(5)
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Total
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$
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230,000,000
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$
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25,093.00
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(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(2)
Includes 3,000,000 units, which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriter to cover over-allotments, if any.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions.
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Maximum number of Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants, as applicable, included in the units described above, including those that may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriter described above.
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No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 13, 2021
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
$200,000,000
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
20,000,000 Units
XPAC Acquisition Corp. is a newly incorporated blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. We have not selected any business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. While we may pursue an initial business combination target in any industry or geographic location (subject to certain limitations described in this prospectus), we intend to focus our search for a target business in Brazil.
We are an “emerging growth company” and “smaller reporting company” under applicable federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 41. Investors will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings.
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Price to Public
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Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions(1)
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Proceeds Before
Expenses to Us
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Per Unit
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$
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10.00
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0.55
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$
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9.45
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Total
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$
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200,000,000
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$
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11,000,000
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$
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189,000,000
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(1)
Includes $0.35 per unit, or $7,000,000 (or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) in the aggregate, payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions to be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein. Does not include certain fees and expenses payable to the underwriter in connection with this offering. See also “Underwriting” for a description of underwriting compensation payable to the underwriter.
Of the proceeds we receive from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants described in this prospectus, $200.0 million or $230.0 million if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full ($10.00 per unit), will be deposited into a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us to pay our taxes, if any, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest to occur of: (1) our completion of an initial business combination; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public shareholders.
The underwriter is offering the units for sale on a firm commitment basis. Delivery of the units will be made on or about , 2021.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
No invitation, whether directly or indirectly, may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for our securities.
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Sole Book-Running Manager
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Financial Advisor
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Citigroup
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XP Investimentos
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The date of this prospectus is , 2021.
(Prospectus cover continued from preceding page)
This is an initial public offering of our securities. Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein, and only whole warrants are exercisable. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. The warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering, subject to the further conditions described elsewhere in this prospectus, and will expire five years after the completion of our initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation, as described in this prospectus. We have also granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 units to cover over-allotments, if any.
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A ordinary shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account described below calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares that were sold as part of the units in this offering, which we refer to collectively as our public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. If we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, we will redeem 100% of 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 pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and as further described herein.
Our sponsor, XPAC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (which we refer to as our “sponsor” throughout this prospectus), an affiliate of XP Inc., has committed to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 warrants (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) at a price of $1.50 per warrant ($6,000,000 in the aggregate or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering. We refer to these warrants throughout this prospectus as the private placement warrants. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
Our initial shareholders currently hold 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares (which we refer to as “founder shares” as further described herein), up to 750,000 of which are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised. The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities (as described herein), are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in this offering and related to the closing of our initial business combination, the ratio at which the Class B ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, 20% of the sum of all Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the completion of this offering, plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with our initial business combination, excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the business combination. Prior to our initial business combination, holders of the Class B ordinary shares will have the right to appoint all of our directors and may remove members of the board of directors for any reason. On any other matter submitted to a vote of our shareholders, holders of the Class B ordinary shares and holders of the Class A ordinary shares will vote together as a single class, except as required by law.
XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., an affiliate of XP Inc., is acting as our financial advisor to provide financial consulting services, consisting of a review of deal structure and terms and related advice in connection with this offering. See “Underwriting.”
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our units, Class A ordinary shares or warrants. We intend to apply to list our units on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “XPAXU” on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. We cannot guarantee that our securities will be approved for listing on Nasdaq. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants constituting the units will begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus (or, if such date is not a business day, the following business day) unless Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”) informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) containing our audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and issuing a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Once the securities constituting the units begin separate trading, we expect that the Class A ordinary shares and warrants will be listed on the Nasdaq under the symbols “XPAX” and “XPAXW,” respectively.
We are responsible for the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus. We and the underwriter take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the units offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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F-1
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Until 2021, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions.
This document is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Financial Promotion Order”), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This document is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
Any distributor subject to Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”) (for the purposes of this paragraph, a “distributor”) subsequently offering, selling or recommending the units is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the units and determining the appropriate
distribution channels for the purposes of the MiFID II product governance rules under Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 (“Delegated Directive”). Neither the company nor Citigroup make any representations or warranties as to a distributor’s compliance with the Delegated Directive.
Any distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the “UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules”) (for the purposes of this paragraph, a “distributor”) subsequently offering, selling or recommending the units is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the units and determining the appropriate distribution channels. Neither the company nor Citigroup make any representations or warranties as to a distributor’s compliance with the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules.
Trademarks
This prospectus contains references to trademarks and service marks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable licensor will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
SUMMARY
This summary only highlights the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the information under “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus, before investing.
Unless otherwise stated in this prospectus or the context otherwise requires, references to:
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“we,” “us,” “our” or our “company” are to XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company;
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“amended and restated memorandum and articles of association” are to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to be in effect upon completion of this offering;
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“AuC” means assets under custody, consisting of the market value of all client assets invested through the XP Inc. platform, including equities, fixed income securities, mutual, hedge and private equity funds (including those managed by XP Gestão de Recursos Ltda., XP Advisory Gestão Recursos Ltda., XP LT Gestão de Recursos Ltda., XP PE Gestão de Recursos Ltda., XP Vista Asset Management Ltda., and XP Allocation Asset Management Ltda., as well as by third-party asset managers), pension funds (including those from XP Vida e Previdência S.A., as well as by third-party insurance companies), exchange traded funds, COEs (structured notes), REITs (real estate investment funds), and uninvested cash balances (floating balances), among others;
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“Companies Act” are to the Companies Act (2021 Revision) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time;
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“directors” are to our current directors named in this prospectus;
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“founder shares” are to our Class B ordinary shares initially purchased by our sponsor in a private placement prior to this offering and our Class A ordinary shares that will be issued upon conversion thereof as provided therein;
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“initial shareholders” are to our sponsor and the other holders of our founder shares prior to this offering;
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“letter agreement” refer to the letter agreement, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part;
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“management” or our “management team” are to our directors and officers together;
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“officers” are to one or more of our officers;
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“ordinary shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares and our Class B ordinary shares;
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“private placement warrants” are to the warrants issued to our sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of this offering;
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“public shareholders” are to the holders of our public shares, including our sponsor, directors and officers to the extent our sponsor, directors or officers purchase public shares, provided their status as a “public shareholder” shall only exist with respect to such public shares;
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“public shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market);
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“sponsor” are to XPAC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, and an affiliate of XP Inc. and XP Investimentos, our financial advisor in this offering;
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“warrants” are to our redeemable warrants sold as part of the units in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market);
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“XP” or “XP group” are to XP Inc., including (unless the context requires otherwise) its direct and indirect subsidiaries;
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“XP affiliated entities” are to entities affiliated with XP Inc., including, without limitation, its direct and indirect controlling shareholders, subsidiaries, our officers and directors, and/or funds sponsored or associated with such persons and entities, including portfolio companies of these entities, but not the company;
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“XP Asset Management” are to XP Gestão de Recursos Ltda., XP Advisory Gestão Recursos Ltda., XP LT Gestão de Recursos Ltda., XP PE Gestão de Recursos Ltda., XP Vista Asset Management Ltda., and XP Allocation Asset Management Ltda., collectively;
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“XP Investimentos” are to XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of XP Inc. and our affiliate, who is acting as our financial advisor for this offering;
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“$,” “US$” and “U.S. dollar” each refer to the United States dollar; and
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“R$” and “real” each refer to the Brazilian real.
All references in this prospectus to shares of the company being forfeited shall take effect as surrenders for no consideration of such shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law. All references to the conversion of our Class B ordinary shares shall take effect as a redemption of such Class B ordinary shares and issuance of the corresponding Class A ordinary shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law. Any share dividends described in this prospectus shall take effect as share capitalizations as a matter of Cayman Islands law. Unless we tell you otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriter will not exercise their over-allotment option and the forfeiture by our sponsor of 750,000 founder shares.
General
We are a newly incorporated blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities and activities related to this offering. We have not selected any business combination target, and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target.
While we may pursue a business combination target in any business, industry or geographical location, we intend to capitalize on the strength and leading presence of the XP platform in Brazil, drawing upon the extensive networks, relationships and investment acumen of our sponsor and management team to identify, source, negotiate and execute an initial business combination in Brazil in an industry (i) that we believe should benefit from long-term growth in the Brazilian economy, (ii) that has favorable secular trends and a high growth profile, (iii) that has competitive advantages as well as a consistent Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework and (iv) in which our management team has previous experience, including the healthcare, financial services, education, consumer goods & retail, and technology industries, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as the Brazil focus sectors.
We will seek to leverage XP’s capabilities together with our management team’s complementary backgrounds and track records across various industries and macroeconomic cycles in Brazil to find companies that we believe have high potential and are well-run by qualified entrepreneurs which can benefit from access to the international capital markets.
About our Sponsor — the XP Platform
Our sponsor is a wholly owned subsidiary of XP Inc., a leading, Nasdaq-listed (NASDAQ: XP), technology-driven platform and a trusted provider of financial products and services in Brazil with a mission-driven culture and a revolutionary business model that we believe provides us with strong competitive advantages.
XP has a long-standing presence in Brazil operating with a powerful combination of a trusted brand, unique capabilities and strong national presence with capillarity and scalability. Such strengths have been developed and nurtured over time to build a comprehensive ecosystem of retail and institutional services attracting diverse clients to the XP platform with, as of December 31, 2020 (i) R$660 billion in assets under custody (AuC), (ii) 2.8 million active clients and (iii) a vast network of approximately 8,000 individual Independent Financial Advisers (“IFAs”) across over 180 Brazilian cities, each offering XP’s services to its respective local networks of companies and entrepreneurs located throughout Brazil and serving as a rich
source of opportunities for the XP group, with over 500 diverse opportunities originating from IFAs in 2020 for the benefit of various business areas of the XP group .
XP’s robust offering of financial advisory services and open financial products platform is reinforced by strong capital markets and M&A advisory capabilities, with XP ranking second in Brazil in terms of M&A deal value in 2021 (year-to-date) as of April 2021 with approximately $20 billion of announced transactions, according to Dealogic, and third in terms of number of initial public offerings in Brazil in 2020 based on market filings, considering XP’s participation on 16 IPOs in 2020.
We believe “XP” is one of the premier financial services brands in Latin America, and that it is synonymous with innovation, an energetic entrepreneurial spirit, meritocracy and professionalism. These qualities have helped XP attract and retain top talent and source and successfully complete transactions, with a DNA of growth both organically and through strategic acquisitions, which we believe will continue to serve us in the future, particularly as we pursue business combination targets in the Brazilian focus sectors.
Our Executive Team
We seek to capitalize on the more than 65 years of combined experience of our executive team. Our executive officers have all worked in leadership positions at premier private equity firms in Brazil and, in such role, leading investments in high growth assets, some of which are now large listed companies, thus bringing a deep expertise in sourcing transactions, executing investments and managing Brazilian investments to accelerate growth and maximize shareholder returns.
Our executive team’s combined experience includes having completed approximately 53 transactions. We believe our deep knowledge of the Brazilian market, its local intricacies and its business dynamics will enable us to identify and complete a business combination quickly and efficiently in a diligent fashion in particular in the Brazil focus sectors.
Our executive team is led by Chu Chiu Kong as our Chief Executive Officer, Guilherme Teixeira as our Chief Investment Officer and Fabio Kann as our Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Kong will serve as the chairman of our board of directors.
Chu Chiu Kong, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Mr. Kong is based in Brazil and has over 40 years of operational and investment experience in the country. During the last 25 years, he has led the operations of three private equity funds and executed several iconic transactions, including the investments in and successful exits of OdontoPrev S.A. (B3: ODPV3) (dentalcare insurance), Stone Co. (NASDAQ: STNE) (financial services) and XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) (financial services). Mr. Kong is currently a partner of XP Inc. and the head of its Private Equity division, where he led the successful fundraising of XP’s R$1.4 billion first vintage fund with a mid-market investment focus with approximately $30 million to $50 million equity check. In less than one year of operations, XP’s private equity fund has received more than 400 investment opportunities, of which almost 200 originated from XP’s proprietary channels, with approximately 70% of capital already invested in five companies: (1) Brasil Olhos Participações S.A. (“Brasil Olhos”) (healthcare), (2) Botoclinic Franchising Gestão Empresarial S.A. (“Botoclinic”) (facial aesthetics), (3) Beyoung Cosméticos Ltda. (“Beyoung”) (beauty tech), (4) Pottencial Seguradora S.A. (insurance) and (5) BRS Suprimentos Corporativos S.A. (“BRS Supply”) (business services). Before that, from 2007 until 2017, Mr. Kong founded and was the co-head of Actis Assessoria de Investimento Ltda. (investment firm) (“Actis Brazil”), the Brazilian branch of Actis LLP, managing a $2.9 billion fund as of November 2010. Under his tenure, Actis Brazil invested in, among other investments, XP Inc., Stone Co., Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A. (B3: CSED3) (education), ITSSEG Corretora de Seguros S.A. (“It’sSeg Company”) (insurance services), GTEX Brasil Indústria e Comércio S.A. (“GTEX Brasil”) (cleaning supplies), Companhia Sulamericana de Distribuição (“CSD”) (supermarket chain), Editora CNA Cultural Norte Americano S.A. (“CNA Idiomas”) (language school) and Genesis Certificações Serviços Administrativos Ltda. (business services). Prior to joining Actis Brazil, from 1997 to 2007, Mr. Kong was a partner of TMG (investment firm), which, under his supervision, invested in, among other investments, OdontoPrev S.A., Softway Contact Center Serviços de Teleatendimento a Clientes S.A. (“Softway”) (call-center) and Conductor Tecnologia S.A. (financial services). Mr. Kong served on the board of directors of XP Inc., Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A., It’sSeg Company, GTEX Brasil, CSD,
OdontoPrev S.A., Softway and Conductor Tecnologia S.A. and currently serves on the board of directors of Brasil Olhos, Botoclinic, Beyoung and BRS Supply. Mr. Kong holds a B.A. in Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP) and an LL.B. in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
Guilherme Teixeira, Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Teixeira is based in Brazil and has over 15 years of equity investment and M&A experience across a wide range of industries. Mr. Teixeira is a partner of XP Inc. and a managing director of the Private Equity division. Previously he was a partner of Vinci Capital Partners (NASDAQ: VINP), a leading alternative asset manager in Brazil. During his tenure at Vinci, he was part of the team that managed Vinci Capital Partners II, a $1.4 billion private equity fund and Vinci Capital Partners III, a $1.0 billion private equity fund. Both funds focused on investments in Brazilian companies. Vinci Capital Partners II invested in eight portfolio companies in the insurance, car rental, retail, real estate, restaurants, industrial, education and O&G sectors, and Vinci Capital Partners III, invested in three portfolio companies in the TMT, healthcare and food service segments. Mr. Teixeira served on the board of directors of Austral Resseguradora S.A. (reinsurance), Cecrisa Revestimentos Cerâmicos S.A. (industrial), Vitru Ltd. (NASDAQ: VTRU) (education) and CURA — Centro de Ultrassonografia e Radiologia S.A. (Grupo Cura) (healthcare) and currently serves on the board of directors of Brasil Olhos, Botoclinic and Pottencial Seguradora S.A. Mr. Teixeira holds a B.Sc in Engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-RJ) and is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Fabio Kann, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kann is based in Brazil and has over 12 years of private equity experience in several industries. Mr. Kann is a partner of XP Inc. and a director of the Private Equity division. Prior to joining XP in 2020, he was a vice-president at The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), one of the largest alternative investment firms in the world, in its South America team. Throughout his career, Mr. Kann oversaw 12 investments in industries such as e-commerce, business services, healthcare, food services, education, retail, TMT, industrials, consumer goods and financial services, totaling more than $1 billion of capital invested. Mr. Kann served on the board of directors of Ri Happy Brinquedos S.A. (retail), Orguel Indústria e Locação de Equipamentos S.A. (industrial) and Vitru Ltd. (NASDAQ: VTRU) and currently serves on the board of directors of Beyoung, Botoclinic, Brasil Olhos and BRS Supply. Mr. Kann holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, a B.A. in Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP) and an LL.B. in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
Examples of investments in which our executive team played an integral role, which we believe are demonstrative of the types of business opportunities that we seek to pursue, include the following:
XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP): a Nasdaq listed company and the holding company of the XP group, which is a leading, technology-driven platform and a trusted provider of financial products and services in Brazil, with a market capitalization of approximately $24.0 billion as of May 11, 2021. In 2010, Actis Brazil invested in XP led by Mr. Kong, who was then co-head of Actis Brazil. At the time, XP was a medium size brokerage house with a strong management team. Fueled by the strategic insights of the Actis fund, XP was able to build a technology-driven platform offering a full range of financial products and services. XP was listed on Nasdaq in 2019 with a market capitalization in reais 123 times higher than its equity value at the time of the Actis Brazil initial investment in 2010, and since XP’s IPO until May 11, 2021, XP’s equity value in reais has grown by a multiple of 2.0 times.
OdontoPrev SA (B3: ODPV3): the largest dental benefits company in Latin America, with over seven million beneficiaries as of December 31, 2020. At the time of the investment led by Mr. Kong, then partner at TMG in 1998, OdontoPrev had 90,000 beneficiaries and ranked as the fifth largest dental insurance player in Brazil. After the implementation of several value creation initiatives, OdontoPrev went public on the São Paulo Stock Exchange in 2006 as the market leader, with a market share equal to the next four largest competitors combined. At the time of OdontoPrev’s IPO, its market capitalization in reais was 40 times higher than its equity value at the time of TMG’s initial investment, and since OdontoPrev’s IPO to May 11, 2021, OdontoPrev’s market capitalization in reais has grown by a multiple of 11 times. During this period leading up to the IPO, from 1998 to 2006, the company achieved average annual growth rates in terms of beneficiaries and revenues (R$) of 42% and 40%, respectively.
Stone Co. (NASDAQ: STNE): a Nasdaq listed company with a market capitalization of approximately $20 billion as of April 1, 2021, is a provider of financial technology solutions. The investment in Stone Co. made in 2016 by Actis Brazil, prior to the company’s IPO, backed a strong management team to lead operations that had solid experience in both growth markets and the Brazilian financial services sector.
Vitru Ltd (NASDAQ: VTRU): a Nasdaq listed company with a market capitalization of approximately $340 million as of April 1, 2021 is the leading pure digital post-secondary education group in Brazil based on the number of enrolled undergraduate students, serving more than 280,000 students spread over 662 hubs and 14 campuses as of September 2020. At the time of the investment in 2016 by Vinci Partners and The Carlyle Group, Vitru was carved-out and acquired from Cogna (B3: COGN3) with approximately 112,000 students and 48 hubs.
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional SA (B3: CSED3): one of the largest post-secondary educational institutions in Brazil in terms of students, serving more than 330,000 students as of September 2020. At the time of Actis Brazil’s investment in 2011, the company was serving approximately 36,000 students, and several initiatives were implemented to foster the company’s growth including some important acquisitions.
Grupo Madero: a reference in Brazil’s food service industry, with more than 200 restaurants in 70 cities across the country. After the investment in 2019 by The Carlyle Group, Grupo Madero was able to expand its store base by approximately 43%, invest in its central kitchen and diversify its portfolio of restaurants (currently Grupo Madero operates seven different brands).
Our Directors
We believe our board members will add significant value to our target company and will aid in our ability to source our initial business combination. These directors are: Ana Cabral-Gardner (independent board member), Denis Barros Pedreira (independent board member), Camilo de Oliveira Tedde (independent board member), Marcos de Andrade Peixoto Filho (non-independent board member) and Chu Chiu Kong (Chairman).
Ana Cabral-Gardner, Independent Director
Mrs. Cabral-Gardner is a Managing Partner and co-founder of A10 Investimentos, a Brazilian private equity boutique focused on sustainable investments and M&A advisory in consumer-healthcare, and co-chairman and CSO of Sigma Lithium (CVE: SIGMA), one of the largest hard rock lithium companies in the western hemisphere. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has over 25 years of experience as a senior banker at global investment banks in New York, London and São Paulo and over 15 years of experience as a venture capital investor. Prior to founding A10, she was head of Latin American Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs in New York. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner was also Head of Latin American investment banking consumer & healthcare at Barclays in São Paulo. She has also held senior positions in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in London and New York for over eight years. Along her career, Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has been involved in a number of capital markets and M&A transactions. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner was one of the original members of Mulheres do Brasil (“MB”) with Luiza Trajano. MB is Brazil’s largest female leaders’ organization with over 48,000 active members, focused on women oriented policy-making and advocacy, with branches in ten countries. She has an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and a Masters in Finance degree from London Business School, and currently serves on the Global Board of Advisors of Columbia University Global Centers.
Denis Barros Pedreira, Independent Director
Mr. Pedreira has over 20 years of experience in growth equity investments and corporate development in Brazil. He has been the Head of Latin America investments at Prosus since 2016. He currently serves on the board of directors of Movile Mobile Commerce Holdings SL and is an observer on the board of directors of iFood Holdings and Creditas Financial Solutions. Previously, Mr. Pedreira was a principal at Apax Partners (2013-2016) and Actis Brazil (2008-2013) where he led financial and business services growth equity investments. He served on the board of XP Investimentos from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Pedreira was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group from 1999 to 2008 in the corporate development and M&A practice. He
received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, Independent Director
Mr. Tedde has over 25 years of experience in managing companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and healthcare sectors. He currently serves at GlaxoSmithKline Brasil Ltda., as the CEO/ President of the GSK Consumer Healthcare operation in Brazil. Previously, Mr. Tedde was a general manager for GSK Consumer Healthcare in Colombia. Before joining GSK, Mr Tedde held senior positions at Pfizer, Merck, Newell Brands, Wyeth, Reckitt Benckiser and Pepsico, having worked in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Portugal and Canada. Mr. Tedde received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Universidade de Sorocaba.
Marcos de Andrade Peixoto Filho, Director
Mr. Peixoto has over 20 years of experience in public equity. He has been head of equity funds at XP Asset Management since 2013 and is also partner and member of the executive board of XP Inc. since 2016. Previously, Mr. Peixoto was an equity portfolio manager at Itaú Asset (2007-2012) and Banco BBM (2001-2007). He received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).
We believe that our executive team together with our board members have established a favorable reputation in the Brazilian business community, built strong partnerships with first-tier international institutional investors, developed a vast network of corporate relationships and acquired deep knowledge of the region’s economic fundamentals and regulatory environment. They have built these relationships over multiple decades of investment and operating experience in Brazil.
We believe that the reputations of the members of our management team, industry expertise, principal investing transaction experience and business acumen will make us a preferred partner for potential initial business combination targets. Furthermore, we believe that these relationships give us access to key resources to understand macroeconomic trends, government policies and reforms, regulatory frameworks, investor expectations and market sentiment in the region.
The past performance by our management team, the investment firms at which they previously served and their respective affiliates is not a guarantee either (1) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial business combination or (2) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical record of our management team or their respective affiliates or any related investment’s performance as indicative of our future performance of an investment in the company or the returns the company will, or is likely to, generate going forward. None of the members of our management team has any past experience being a director or officer of any blank check companies or special purpose acquisition companies.
Competitive Strengths
Our mission is to generate long-term value for our shareholders by building on our management team’s track record of private equity investing and by seeking companies to merge with that have sustainable competitive advantages and a clear vision on how to maximize their potential.
As part of the XP group, we believe we will benefit from XP’s differentiated expertise as well its access to a broad network of companies and entrepreneurs. Additionally, we believe XP’s franchise strength brings capital, credibility, publicity, and institutional know-how to execute any transaction quickly and efficiently and extract value for shareholders.
We seek to leverage XP’s platform and reputation in Brazil together with our management team’s deep experience in private equity and extensive relationships to successfully source, evaluate and execute an initial business combination with significant upside potential. In addition, we believe that our structure will make us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company in the United States, we offer a target business an attractive alternative to the traditional sources of capital available in the region or to a direct listing. In a typical initial public offering, there are additional obstacles
for foreign companies, including access to certain investors that will likely not be present to the same extent in connection with a business combination with us. A transaction with us can reduce the risk, time commitment, uncertainty and costs associated with a public listing for our potential targets.
Brazil Macroeconomic Overview
We intend to focus our search for a target in Brazil. We believe Brazil is in the process of recovering from years of macroeconomic and political instability, which discouraged investment and hindered growth. Although significant risks to the recovery of the Brazilian economy persist, particularly as the country continues to overcome the adverse macroeconomic and other effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we believe that Latin America’s largest economy holds strong long-term growth prospects.
Brazil is the ninth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP ($1.45 trillion as of 2020) and the largest economy in Latin America with total household consumption of approximately $1.2 trillion in 2019. The country is also the fifth largest in world in terms of area (more than 8.5 billion square km, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) (“IBGE”)) and the sixth largest in the world in terms of population (approximately 212 million as of August 2020, according to IBGE) supported by a consistent increase in the share of social classes A, B and C, which together represented 69.7% of the total population in 2018, versus 46.0% of the total population in 2003 — consequently, Brazil has become a breeding ground for entrepreneurs with innovative and high-growth business models. These innovators oftentimes do not have access to the local capital markets, as can be seen in the fact that Brazil has only 451 listed companies as of March 2021, according to B3 S.A. — Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão, compared to the United States with over 5,600 listed American companies, according to Nasdaq data. Of the 1,000 largest companies in Brazil in terms of 2019 revenues, over 750 remain private, with over R$23 billion of private equity and venture capital investments injected into private companies in 2020 alone. We believe that the limited number of listed companies, combined with a large number of quality, high-growth companies supports our investment thesis.
Business Strategy
We believe that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the economic environment in Brazil and leverage the XP group’s experiences and skills, and broad and deep relationship network to access a wide spectrum of differentiated opportunities. In addition to our management team’s broad network, we believe we are able to source opportunities from XP’s unique ecosystem and capillarity drawing from its network of more than 8,000 independent financial advisors.
Our business strategy is to create value for our shareholders by identifying and completing our initial business combination with a company in the Brazil focus sectors. We believe that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the business environment in Brazil to acquire a quality company or asset, and leverage our expertise to build a strong business with competitive advantages that have the potential to improve the target’s overall value proposition. We will seek to work with a potential acquisition candidate to access the capital markets, attract top-tier management talent, and execute a tailored value-creation business plan to help the company continue to grow into the next phase of its life cycle.
We believe our management team has significant experience in:
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identifying, sourcing, negotiating and executing acquisitions in Brazil;
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identifying the right entrepreneurs to back as long-term partners;
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investing in, managing and operating companies across several industries;
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attracting, selecting and retaining high-performing management teams with proven track records;
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developing and executing strategic business plans to grow companies, both organically and inorganically;
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partnering with other industry-leading players to increase sales and improve profitability, enhancing the competitive position of companies;
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implementing an optimized capital structure that enables companies to achieve their next phase of growth;
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accessing the capital markets, including local and international capital sources, across various business cycles; and
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running successful and growing businesses during changing macroeconomic, legal, tax and regulatory environments.
We believe that our management team is well-positioned to identify attractive business combination opportunities with a compelling industry backdrop and an opportunity for strong growth and attractive returns for our shareholders. We plan to leverage our management team’s networks of potential transaction sources where we believe our management team’s industry relationships, knowledge and experience could positively impact existing businesses or assets. Each member of our management team has developed, over the course of his/her individual career, a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships that we believe will serve as a powerful source of acquisition opportunities. We plan to leverage the relationships of our management teams with public and private companies, investment professionals at private equity firms and other financial sponsors, owners of private businesses, investment bankers, consultants, attorneys and accountants, all of whom we believe should provide us with a number of business combination opportunities.
Initial Business Combination Criteria
Consistent with our business strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses. We will use these criteria and guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities, but we may decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet one or all of these criteria and guidelines.
We intend to focus on target businesses that we believe:
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are leading players and high-quality assets within the Brazilian economy, with strong growth potential;
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are fundamentally sound, have a resilient business model, and have a historically consistent operational and financial performance;
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are preferably in, but are not limited to, the healthcare, financial services, education, consumer goods and retail and technology sectors;
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have strong, experienced management teams with long-term commitment, or provide a platform to assemble an effective management team with a track record of driving growth and profitability;
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have a defensible market position, with demonstrated advantages when compared to their competitors and which create barriers to entry against new competitors;
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have a diversified customer base better positioned to endure economic downturns, changes in the industry landscape and evolving customer preferences, suppliers and competitors;
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provide an opportunity for strategic add-on acquisitions;
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have attractive potential for international or regional expansion;
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will offer an attractive risk-adjusted return for our shareholders, potential upside through growth in the target business and an improved capital structure, all of which will be weighed against any identified downside risks;
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can benefit from being publicly traded and can utilize access to broader capital markets;
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have a strong corporate governance and internal processes with standards comparable to a publicly listed company; and
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have an ESG framework in place and is positioned to combine corporate social responsibility with profitability.
We believe our management team has demonstrated a track record of rigorous due diligence combined with disciplined and valuation-centric investing and a deep understanding of potential market value. We
expect to complete a business combination that results in a strong risk-adjusted return profile with substantial upside potential to balance and limit potential downside risks.
Following the initial business combination, we expect to collaborate with management on a number of initiatives, including, but not limited to, navigating the public markets, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, talent acquisition, and broadening their network of potential partners and customers.
These criteria and guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general criteria and guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant. In the event that we decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria and guidelines in our shareholder communications related to our initial business combination, which, as discussed in this prospectus, would be in the form of proxy solicitation or tender offer materials that we would file with the SEC.
Market Opportunity
While we may opportunistically target other sectors within Brazil, we expect to concentrate our search on the focus industries in which our management team has previous experience, such as healthcare, financial services, technology, education, and consumer goods & retail, all of which we believe present compelling investment opportunities for those reasons further outlined below.
Healthcare
The healthcare industry in Brazil has structurally presented growing demand due to, among other factors (1) the maturity of Brazil’s economy, which despite setbacks caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrated positive indicators between 2012 and 2019, including an increase in average salary for Brazilian workers as well as labor market growth generally, according to IBGE and (2) Brazil’s increasingly aging population, also according to IBGE data. Healthcare expenditure in Brazil as a percentage of GDP grew from 7.7% in 2012 to 9.5% in 2018, according to the World Bank, with private spending totaling $104.2 billion in 2018 (corresponding to 58.2% of total healthcare spending according to the World Bank, considering a GDP of $1.9 trillion in 2018 in current dollar terms according to the same source). Although Brazil offers universal, free public healthcare, on which approximately 77% of the population solely relies, according to the Commonwealth Fund, we believe dissatisfaction with the public healthcare system and its level of service has led to, and will continue to drive, increasing demand for private health plans. Of the 23% of the Brazilian population with private health insurance, nearly 70% receive it as an employment benefit, according to Commonwealth Fund data from 2018. We expect the aging of the Brazilian population to further drive demand in the healthcare sector, with the percentage of Brazilians over 65 years old expected to reach 14% of the total population in 2032, doubling from 7.0% in 2011, according to the World Bank and IBGE. We believe there is also potential for consolidation in several segments within the healthcare sector. As an example, currently the top three private hospital operators in Brazil have a 2.8% market share in terms of overall beds, which we believe demonstrates this potential for consolidation. We believe all these elements indicate a large potential avenue for growth in the Brazilian healthcare sector with a range of opportunities to explore.
Financial Services
We believe that the Brazilian financial services industry presents significant opportunities, including as a result of shifting macro-economic dynamics and changes in the regulatory landscape. Interest rates in Brazil have recently been at historical lows, providing a favorable environment for credit growth for both consumers and corporations and, therefore, new opportunities in unexplored segments such as the low-income population, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mortgages. Credit granting has grown 13.0% between 2018 and 2019 in the retail segment and 9.2% in the corporate segment We believe another consequence of low interest rates is that asset allocation may gradually migrate out of fixed income and converge towards international standards — as of 2018, 62% of assets in Brazil were allocated to fixed income, 21% to hedge funds, 11% to alternatives and only 7% to equities, versus 29%, 11%, 33% and 27%, respectively, in the United States. Although the Brazilian financial sector is very concentrated among the five
largest banks (83.4% asset concentration according to the World Bank, versus 67.1% in the United Kingdom and 46.2% in the United States based on 2017 data), approximately 45 million people were still unbanked or underserved by financial institutions in Brazil as of December 31, 2019, according to the market research firm Instituto Locomotiva.
Recently, the Brazilian Central Bank has initiated a series of measures that eliminated the exclusivity of certain vendors and opened the market to new entrants in the banking industry. As a result, the number of fintechs in Brazil has grown at a 96% CAGR between 2015 and 2018. We believe new technologies and fiercer competitive dynamics will continue to bring positive trends and benefits for users, such as faster credit approval, better rates and greater financial access. Accordingly, as a result of those trends, we believe there are multiple investment opportunities within the Brazilian financial services sector.
Technology
Despite meaningful growth in internet access in recent years, Brazil still has significant upside potential, as demonstrated by the lower internet penetration compared to more developed countries. In 2020, 71% of the Brazilian population are internet users, compared to 93% in Germany and 87% in the United States. Cheaper mobile devices, along with greater availability of broadband internet networks, has resulted in increased mobile internet penetration in Brazil in recent years. As a result, Brazil is one of the largest markets in the world for social media and tech companies, as highlighted by the following metrics:
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approximately 140 million users on social media in January 2020;
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4th largest Facebook user base globally as of January 2021, with 130 million users, according to Statista;
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2nd largest WhatsApp market globally in 2019, behind India, according to Statista;
Brazil is also a source of talent with a growing tech talent pool (11% CAGR between 2014 to 2018, with STEM students representing 18% of graduate students in 2018). It is also a cost competitive tech market ($35,349 average annual compensation for data scientists versus $120,000 in the United States and $80,120 in Germany). Brazil has over 40 innovation parks and 350 business incubators, with 9,000 businesses incubated and 14 unicorns, ranking the country third in terms of number of unicorns in 2019, behind only China and the United States, with 14 out of 18 Latin America unicorns originating from Brazil. Furthermore, tech-enabled progress is at the top of Brazilian CEOs and entrepreneurs’ agendas, with 73% of CEOs ranking “Industry 4.0” as high priority on their company’s management agenda. It is also estimated that IoT could add up to $200 billion to Brazil’s economy by adding value to exported products and reducing expenses on low-value activities. Thus, with a significant consumer market for technology, an accessible and growing tech talent pool, and growing demand in technology from Brazilian companies, we see multiple attractive investment opportunities in the Brazilian technology sector.
Education
Education is a priority in the budgets of Brazilian families, with significant resources allocated to education on a percentage basis. Due to the country’s limited public, higher education offerings, Brazil has the third largest private post-secondary education market in the world, only behind India and China, having generated $16.2 billion in tuition revenues in 2019. Of the 8.5 million students enrolled in post-secondary undergraduate courses as of December 2018, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Education, 76% were enrolled in private institutions. According to Educa Insights, a post-secondary degree in Brazil results in an average salary increase of 65.3%.
Over the past decade, digital, distance learning options in Brazil have consistently gained market share over the on-campus model (rising from 20% of total private undergraduate enrollments in 2010 to 27% in 2018), mainly due to (1) affordability, (2) limited public-seat availability, (3) convenience, (4) deregulation and (5) quality improvement, and we believe the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to accelerate this digital transformation of higher education even further. We also believe that the number of students is also likely to increase, considering the currently low penetration level, with approximately only 21% of the population between the ages of 25 and 34 in Brazil attending post-secondary educational institutions according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), versus the 44.0% OECD member country average.
We believe the private K-12 education segment also offers investment opportunities, being a $15.2 billion market that remains highly fragmented, with the top five players representing only a 2% to 3% market share. Considering that 83% of higher education students have attended private schools (2018 data), we believe this demonstrates that having a high-quality K-12 education can be the key to being admitted to a
top-tier post-secondary undergraduate program. Accordingly, we believe there is great demand for scalable, cost-effective, replicable K-12 education models, especially catering to the large B and C class segments.
Consumer Goods & Retail
Household consumption has historically been the main engine of economic activity in Brazil, representing 65% of the country’s GDP in 2019, according to IBGE. Brazil has a thriving retail and consumer goods sector, with over 600 shopping malls according to the Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers (ABRASCE) in 2020, almost 90,000 drugstores, according to the Brazilian Federal Pharmacy Council (CFF) in 2019 and, in 2015, nearly 14,500 convenience stores, approximately 5,300 discount stores and over 9,500 hypermarkets and supermarkets. Brazil is also the fourth largest beauty and personal care market in the world according to the Brazilian Association of Personal Hygiene, Perfume and Cosmetics (ABIHPEC), and the fifth largest food service market in the world according to Deloitte and the fourth largest consumer electronics market according to Euromonitor (2018 data).
Although traditional retail is still dominant in Brazil, online sales have gained market share. Over the 2009-2019 period, the penetration of Brazilian e-commerce has grown at a 11% CAGR, reaching 5.8% penetration in retail sales (from 2.0% in 2009). While current e-commerce growth has been propelled by temporary closures of bricks and mortar stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe changes in consumer behavior support continued and sustainable online growth going forward. Online sales are expected to grow with some estimates placing this growth upwards of 26% driven by both increases in average ticket and number of purchases and potentially reaching R$110 billion by the end of the year. We see this trend as a unique opportunity to find companies that will be able to take advantage of this change in market dynamics.
Acquisition Process
In evaluating a prospective initial business combination, we expect to conduct a thorough diligence review to determine a company’s quality and intrinsic value. Our review process may include, among other things, detailed document reviews, financial analysis, technology reviews, management meetings, consultations with customers, competitors and industry experts as well as review of other information that will be made available to us. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, engaged in any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target with respect to a business combination with us.
We and our sponsor are affiliates of XP Inc., one of Brazil’s largest independent investment platforms and a Nasdaq listed company (NASDAQ: XP). XP, through its subsidiaries, is an active full-service investment banking, broker-dealer, asset management and financial services organization and a major participant in the financial markets, in particular in Brazil. As such, XP, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, and high net-worth and other individuals. XP, through its subsidiaries, acts as an investment banker, research provider, investment adviser, asset manager, financier, adviser, market maker, prime broker, derivatives dealer, lender, counterparty, agent, principal and investor. In those and other capacities, XP advises clients in Brazil, the U.S. and other markets and purchases, sells, holds and recommends a broad array of investments, including securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps, indices, baskets and other financial instruments and products, for its own account and for the accounts of clients, through client accounts and through the relationships and products it sponsors, manages and advises. XP and the XP affiliated entities have direct and indirect interests in the global fixed income, currency, commodity, equities, bank loan and other markets, and the securities and issuers, in which we or accounts in which personnel or clients of XP and XP affiliated entities have an interest, or investment vehicles that XP or any XP affiliated entity sponsors, manages or advises, may directly and indirectly invest.
While XP and the XP affiliated entities will not have any duty to offer acquisition opportunities to us, XP and the XP affiliated entities may become aware of a potential transaction that may be an attractive opportunity for us, which it may or may not decide to share with us. In addition, we may, but are not required to, engage XP affiliated entities, including XP Investimentos and XP’s U.S. broker-dealer, XP Investments US, LLC, for services as a financial advisor in connection with identifying and investigating potential targets for our business combination or in connection with any services or financing transaction to be entered into in connection with our initial business combination. Our executive team consisting of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira and Fabio Kann as well as our board member, Marcos Peixoto, are all currently associated with XP and will not be independent of XP (although there is no assurance that any of them will remain associated with XP).
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with an XP affiliated entity, including any account or investment vehicle sponsored, managed or advised by XP. We may, at our option, pursue a business combination jointly with XP or any XP affiliated entity or any fund or investment vehicle related to them, and any such party and/or other investors in such funds or investment vehicles may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by borrowing from or issuing to such parties a class of equity or debt securities. The amount and other terms and conditions of any such joint acquisition or specified future issuance would be determined at the time thereof.
In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with any XP affiliated entity, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Certain of our directors and officers currently have, and any of them in the future may have additional fiduciary and contractual duties to other entities, including without limitation, XP and XP affiliated entities, which includes accounts and investment vehicles related to them and their portfolio companies. Specifically, certain of our officers and directors are employed by or affiliated with XP and its direct and indirect affiliates, including XP Asset Management. These entities may compete with us for acquisition opportunities and may have overlapping investment objectives and potential conflicts may arise with respect to XP’s decision regarding how to allocate investment opportunities among these funds.
In addition, XP, our sponsor and our officers and directors may sponsor or form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours, act as investment managers of other funds, including private equity funds, or may pursue other business or investment ventures during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination.
Our management team, in their capacities as directors, officers or employees of XP, our sponsor or their affiliates or in their other endeavors (including other special purpose acquisition companies or funds), may choose to present potential business combinations to the related entities described above, current or future entities affiliated with or managed by our sponsor, XP, XP affiliated entities or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law and any other applicable fiduciary duties. For example, our current executive team also serves as investment managers for an XP private equity fund with a similar sector focus. Although such XP private equity fund is generally focused on opportunities with a smaller ticket size and on assets with a different maturity profile than the companies we expect to pursue for our initial business combination, if such fund or other affiliated entities decide to pursue any investment opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing these opportunities. While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to any other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
Subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, none of the members of our management team has any obligation to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware. Our sponsor and directors and officers are also not prohibited from
sponsoring, investing or otherwise becoming involved with, any other blank check companies, including in connection with their initial business combinations, prior to us completing our initial business combination.
In addition, our directors and officers are also not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs, and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Management Team — Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.”
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. For more information, see the section entitled “Management — Conflicts of Interest.” We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue business combination opportunities or complete our initial business combination.
As described above, XP, the XP affiliated entities and certain of our managers affiliated with XP are engaged in other businesses and have interests other than the sponsorship of and related interests in our company. These other activities and interests may result in potential conflicts, which may have an adverse effect on us. For a more detailed description of the potential conflicts of interest that may arise, including conflicts potentially impacting the business combination process, see “Proposed Business — Conflicts of Interest — Certain Potential Conflicts of Interest Relating to Affiliation with XP Inc.” There can be no assurance that we, XP and the XP affiliated entities will be able to resolve all conflicts in a manner that is favorable to us, and any such conflicts may have a material adverse effect on us, including our ability to consummate a business combination.
Initial Business Combination
Nasdaq listing rules require that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. We refer to this as the 80% of fair market value test. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. We do not currently intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries in conjunction with our initial business combination, although there is no assurance that will be the case. In addition, pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, our initial business combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors.
We anticipate structuring our initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own or acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our initial business combination such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to our initial business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in our initial business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial
number of new shares in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity securities of a target business, or issue a substantial number of new shares to third-parties in connection with financing our initial business combination. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders immediately prior to our initial business combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of fair market value test. If our initial business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% of fair market value test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we are not then listed on Nasdaq for whatever reason, we would no longer be required to meet the foregoing 80% of fair market value test.
Prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we will file a Registration Statement on Form 8-A with the SEC to voluntarily register our securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result, we will be subject to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. We have no current intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other obligations under the Exchange Act prior or subsequent to the consummation of our initial business combination.
Other Corporate Information
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” will have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equaled or exceeded $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) our annual revenues equaled or exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year or the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equaled or exceeded $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
We are a Cayman Islands exempted company. Exempted companies are Cayman Islands companies wishing to conduct business outside the Cayman Islands and, as such, are exempted from complying with certain provisions of the Companies Act. As an exempted company, we have applied for and have received a tax exemption undertaking from the Cayman Islands Government that, in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Act of the Cayman Islands, as revised, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable (1) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (2) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us for our shareholders or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us.
We were incorporated on March 11, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company. Our executive offices are located at 55 West 46th Street, 30th floor, New York, NY 10036 and our telephone number is (646) 664-0501. Upon completion of this offering, our corporate website address will be . Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to invest in our securities.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
The following table summarizes the relevant financial data for our business and should be read with our financial statements, which are included in this prospectus. We have not had any significant operations to date, so only balance sheet data is presented.
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March 19, 2021
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Actual
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As Adjusted
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Working capital (deficiency)(1)
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$
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(93,350)
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$
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194,013,931
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Total assets(2)
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$
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107,281
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$
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201,013,931
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Total liabilities(3)
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$
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93,350
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$
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20,865,000
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Value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption(4)
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$
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—
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$
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175,148,930
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Shareholder’s equity(5)
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$
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13,931
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$
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5,000,001
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(1)
The “as adjusted” calculation includes $200,000,000 cash held in the trust account from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, plus $1,000,000 in cash held outside the trust account, plus $13,931 of actual shareholder’s equity as of March 19, 2021, less $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions.
(2)
The “as adjusted” calculation equals $200,000,000 cash held in the trust account from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, plus $1,000,000 in cash held outside the trust account plus $13,931 of actual shareholder’s equity as of March 19, 2021.
(3)
The “as adjusted” calculation includes $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and $13,865,000 of warrant liabilities, assuming the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not excercised.
(4)
The “as adjusted” calculation equals the “as adjusted” total assets, less the “as adjusted” total liabilities, less the “as adjusted” shareholder’s equity, which is set to approximate the minimum net tangible assets threshold of at least $5,000,001.
(5)
Excludes 17,514,893 public shares which are subject to redemption in connection with our initial business combination. The “as adjusted” calculation equals the “as adjusted” total assets, less the “as adjusted” total liabilities, less the value of shares of Class A ordinary shares that may be redeemed in connection with our initial business combination (initially $10.00 per share). The actual number of public shares that may be redeemed may exceed this amount as long as we satisfy the $5,000,001 minimum net tangible asset threshold.
The “as adjusted” information gives effect to the sale of the units in this offering, the sale of the private placement warrants, repayment of up to an aggregate of $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor and the payment of the estimated expenses of this offering and assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option. The “as adjusted” total assets amount includes the $200,000,000 held in the trust account for the benefit of our public shareholders, which amount, less deferred underwriting commissions, will be available to us only upon the completion of our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering. The “as adjusted” total assets include $7,000,000 being held in the trust account representing deferred underwriting commissions. The underwriter will not be entitled to any interest accrued on the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions.
If no business combination is completed within 24 months from the closing of this offering, the proceeds then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares. Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period. However, if our initial shareholders, directors and officers acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time period.
THE OFFERING
In making your decision whether to invest in our securities, you should take into account not only the backgrounds of the members of our management team, but also the special risks we face as a blank check company and the fact that this offering is not being conducted in compliance with Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings. You should carefully consider these and the other risks set forth in the section below entitled “Risk Factors” of this prospectus.
20,000,000 units (or 23,000,000 units if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), at $10.00 per unit, each unit consisting of:
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one Class A ordinary share; and
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one-third of one redeemable warrant.
Units: “XPAXU”
Class A ordinary shares: “XPAX”
Warrants: “XPAXW”
Trading commencement and
separation of Class A ordinary shares and warrants
The units will begin trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants constituting the units will begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus (or, if such date is not a business day, the following business day) unless Citigroup informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our having filed the Current Report on Form 8-K described below and having issued a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Once the Class A ordinary shares and warrants commence separate trading, holders will have the option to continue to hold units or separate their units into the component securities. Holders will need to have their brokers contact our transfer agent in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless you purchase at least three units, you will not be able to receive or trade a whole warrant.
Additionally, the units will automatically separate into their component parts and will not be traded after completion of our initial business combination.
Separate trading of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants is prohibited until we have filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
In no event will the Class A ordinary shares and warrants be traded separately until we have filed with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet of the company reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds at the closing of this offering. We will file the Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the closing of this offering. If the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised following the initial filing of such Current Report on
Form 8-K, a second or amended Current Report on Form 8-K will be filed to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option.
Units:
Number issued and outstanding before this offering
0
Number issued and outstanding after this offering
20,000,000(1)
Ordinary shares:
Number issued and outstanding before this offering
5,750,000(2)(3)
Number issued and outstanding after this offering
25,000,000(1)(3)(4)
Warrants:
Number of private placement warrants to be sold in a private placement simultaneously with this offering
4,000,000(1)
Number of warrants to be outstanding after this offering and the sale of private placement warrants
10,666,667(1)
Each whole warrant offered in this offering is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share, subject to adjustment as provided herein, and only whole warrants are exercisable. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade.
We structured each unit to contain one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, as compared to units issued by some other similar blank check companies which contain whole warrants exercisable for one whole share, in order to reduce the dilutive effect of the warrants upon completion of our initial business combination as compared to units that each contain a whole warrant to purchase one whole share, which we believe will make us a more attractive business combination partner for target businesses.
(1)
Assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option and, if applicable, the forfeiture by our sponsor of 750,000 founder shares.
(2)
Consists solely of founder shares and includes up to 750,000 ordinary shares that are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised.
(3)
Founder shares are currently classified as Class B ordinary shares, which shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as described below adjacent to the caption “Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights.”
(4)
Includes 20,000,000 public shares and 5,000,000 founder shares.
$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein.
In addition, if (x) we issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of our initial business combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to our sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by our sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of our initial business combination on the date of the completion of our initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which we consummate our initial business combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00” and “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The warrants will become exercisable on the later of:
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30 days after the completion of our initial business combination; and
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12 months from the closing of this offering;
provided in each case that we have an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available and such shares are registered, qualified or exempt from registration under the securities, or blue sky, laws of the state of residence of the holder (or we permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis under the circumstances specified in the warrant agreement, including as a result of a notice of redemption described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”).
We are not registering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants at this time. However, we have agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of our initial business combination, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of our initial business combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed (and if such registration statement is not effective by that date, holders of the warrants will be permitted to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis”); provided that if our Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement.
The warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five years after the completion of our initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. On the exercise of any warrant, the warrant exercise price will be paid directly to us and not placed in the trust account.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00
Once the warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described herein with respect to the private placement warrants):
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in whole and not in part;
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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
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upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”).
We will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the
issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
Except as described below, none of the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00
Once the warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding warrants:
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in whole and not in part;
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at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to the table set forth under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants” based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of our Class A ordinary shares (as defined below) except as otherwise described in “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants;”
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if, and only if, the Reference Value (as defined above under “— Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00”) equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”); and
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if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”), the private placement warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding public warrants, as described above.
The “fair market value” of our Class A ordinary shares for the above purpose shall mean the volume weighted average price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. This redemption feature differs from the typical warrant redemption features used in other blank check offerings. We will provide our warrant
holders with the final fair market value no later than one business day after the 10-trading day period described above ends. In no event will the warrants be exercisable in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment).
No fractional Class A ordinary shares will be issued upon redemption. If, upon redemption, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will round down to the nearest whole number of the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued to the holder. Please see the section entitled “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants” for additional information.
In March 2021, our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for the issuance of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. In May 2021, our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, our independent directors.
Prior to the initial investment in the company of $25,000 by our sponsor, the company had no assets, tangible or intangible. The purchase price of these founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to us by the number of founder shares issued. Our initial shareholders will collectively own 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after this offering (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering). If we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a recapitalization or share repurchase, share dividend or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our founder shares immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering. Up to 750,000 founder shares are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised.
The founder shares are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units being sold in this offering, except that:
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prior to our initial business combination, only holders of the founder shares have the right to vote on the appointment of directors and holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason;
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the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below;
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our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive: (1) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held
by them, as applicable, in connection with the completion of our initial business combination; (2) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any founder shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any extended time that we have to consummate a business combination beyond 24 months as a result of a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (an “Extension Period”) (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame). If we submit our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to vote any founder shares and public shares held by them in favor of our initial business combination. As a result, in addition to our initial shareholders’ founder shares, we would need 7,500,001, or 37.5% (assuming all issued and outstanding shares are voted and the over-allotment option is not exercised), or 1,250,001, or 6.25% (assuming only the minimum number of shares representing a quorum are voted and the over-allotment option is not exercised), of the 20,000,000 public shares sold in this offering to be voted in favor of an initial business combination in order to have such initial business combination approved;
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the founder shares will automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, as described in more detail below; and
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the founder shares are entitled to registration rights.
Transfer restrictions on founder
shares
Our initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination; and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination (x) if the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances,
consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property (except with respect to permitted transferees as described herein under “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants”). Any permitted transferees would be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of our initial shareholders with respect to any founder shares. We refer to such transfer restrictions throughout this prospectus as the lock-up.
Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights
We have 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding. The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in this offering and related to the closing of our initial business combination, the ratio at which the Class B ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of all ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the completion of this offering plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with our initial business combination, excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in our initial business combination. The term “equity-linked securities” refers to any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for our Class A ordinary shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with our initial business combination, including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt.
Private placement warrants
Our sponsor has committed, pursuant to a written agreement, to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 warrants (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) at a price of $1.50 per warrant ($6,000,000 in the aggregate or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering.
Each private placement warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. For a portion of the purchase price, private placement warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of shares. If we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the private placement warrants will expire worthless. The private placement warrants will not be redeemable by us (except as described above under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”) so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the private placement warrants are held by holders other than our sponsor or its permitted transferees, the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the units being sold in this offering. Our sponsor, as well as its permitted transferees, have the option to exercise the private placement warrants on a cashless basis.
Transfer restrictions on private placement warrants
The private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, except as described herein under “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants.”
Proceeds to be held in trust account
The Nasdaq listing rules provide that at least 90% of the gross proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants be deposited in a trust account. Of the $206.0 million in proceeds we will receive from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants described in this prospectus, or $236.6 million if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, $200.0 million ($10.00 per unit), or $230.0 million ($10.00 per unit) if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full (including $7,000,000, or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, in deferred underwriting commissions), will be deposited into a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and $1.0 million will be used to pay expenses in connection with the closing of this offering and for working capital following this offering. The funds in the trust account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries.
Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us to pay our taxes, if any, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest to occur of: (1) our
completion of an initial business combination; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public shareholders.
Anticipated expenses and funding sources
Unless and until we complete our initial business combination, no proceeds held in the trust account will be available for our use, except the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes or to redeem our public shares in connection with an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as described above. Based upon current interest rates, we expect the trust account to generate approximately $200,000 of interest annually (assuming an interest rate of 0.10% per year). Unless and until we complete our initial business combination, we may pay our expenses only from:
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the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not held in the trust account, which will be approximately $1,000,000 in working capital after the payment of approximately $1,000,000 in expenses relating to this offering; and
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any loans or additional investments from our sponsor, members of our management team or any of their respective affiliates or other third parties, although they are under no obligation to loan funds to, or otherwise invest in, us; and provided that any such loans will not have any claim on the proceeds held in the trust account unless such proceeds are released to us upon completion of our initial business combination.
Conditions to completing our initial business combination
There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds privately or through loans in connection with our initial business combination. Nasdaq listing rules require that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. We do not currently intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries in conjunction
with our initial business combination, although there is no assurance that will be the case. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we are not then listed on Nasdaq for whatever reason, we would no longer be required to meet the foregoing 80% of fair market value test. In addition, pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, our initial business combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors.
If our board of directors is not able independently to determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. We will complete our initial business combination only if the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own or acquire 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to our initial business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in our initial business combination transaction. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of fair market value test; provided that in the event that our initial business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% of fair market value test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses.
Permitted purchases and other transactions with respect to our securities
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination. Any such price per share may be different than the amount per share a public shareholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares in connection with our initial business combination. Additionally, at any time at or prior to our initial business combination, subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may enter into transactions with investors and others to provide them with incentives to acquire public shares, vote their public shares in favor of our initial business combination or not redeem their public shares. However, our sponsor, directors, officers,
advisors or any of their respective affiliates are under no obligation or duty to do so and they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such purchases or other transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such purchases or other transactions. None of the funds held in the trust account will be used to purchase public shares or warrants in such transactions. Such persons will be subject to restrictions in making any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. See “Proposed Business — Permitted purchases and other transactions with respect to our securities” for a description of how our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates will select which shareholders to enter into private transactions with.
We do not currently anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply with such rules. Our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates will be restricted from making any purchases if such purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act.
Redemption rights for public shareholders upon completion of our initial business combination
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share 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 our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein.
The amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share. The per-share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter. The redemption rights will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of our initial business combination with respect to our warrants. Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination.
Manner of conducting redemptions
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination either (1) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the business combination or (2) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would require us to seek shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement. Asset acquisitions and share purchases would not typically require shareholder approval while direct mergers with our company where we do not survive and any transactions where we issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares or seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association would typically require shareholder approval. We intend to conduct redemptions without a shareholder vote pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC unless shareholder approval is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement or we choose to seek shareholder approval for business or other reasons.
If a shareholder vote is not required and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, we will, pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association:
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conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and
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file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
Upon the public announcement of our initial business combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, we and our sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase our ordinary shares in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act.
In the event we conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial business combination until the expiration of the tender offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on public shareholders not tendering more than a specified number of public shares, which number will be based on the requirement that we may not redeem public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than
$5,000,001 following such redemptions, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination. If public shareholders tender more shares than we have offered to purchase, we will withdraw the tender offer and not complete such initial business combination.
If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement, or we decide to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, we will:
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conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and
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file proxy materials with the SEC.
We expect that a final proxy statement would be mailed to public shareholders at least 10 days prior to the shareholder vote. However, we expect that a draft proxy statement would be made available to such shareholders well in advance of such time, providing additional notice of redemption if we conduct redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation. Although we are not required to do so, we currently intend to comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of Regulation 14A in connection with any shareholder vote even if we are not able to maintain our Nasdaq listing or Exchange Act registration.
If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company. In such case, pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, our initial shareholders have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree) to vote their founder shares and any public shares held by them in favor of our initial business combination. We expect that at the time of any shareholder vote relating to our initial business combination, our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees will own at least 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote thereon. Our directors and officers also have agreed to vote in favor of our initial business combination with respect to any public shares acquired by them. These voting thresholds, and the voting agreements of our initial shareholders, may make it more likely that we will consummate our initial business combination. Each public shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions.
Redemptions of our public shares may also be subject to a higher net tangible asset test or cash requirement pursuant to an agreement relating to our initial business combination. For example, the proposed business combination may require: (1) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners; (2) cash to be transferred to the target for working capital or other general corporate purposes; or (3) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions in accordance with the terms of the proposed business combination. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all public shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the business combination or redeem any shares, and all ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate business combination.
Tendering share certificates in connection with a tender offer or redemption rights
We may require our public shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender their certificates to our transfer agent prior to the date set forth in the tender offer documents or proxy materials mailed to such holders, or up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the proposal to approve our initial business combination in the event we distribute proxy materials, or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option, rather than simply voting against the initial business combination. The tender offer or proxy materials, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring public shareholders to satisfy such delivery requirements, which will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares.
Limitation on redemption rights of shareholders holding more than 15% of the shares sold in this offering if we hold shareholder vote
Notwithstanding the foregoing redemption rights, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in this offering, without our prior consent. We believe the restriction described above will discourage shareholders from accumulating large
blocks of shares, and subsequent attempts by such holders to use their ability to redeem their shares as a means to force us or our sponsor or its affiliates to purchase their shares at a significant premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. Absent this provision, a public shareholder holding more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in this offering could threaten to exercise its redemption rights against a business combination if such holder’s shares are not purchased by us or our sponsor or its affiliates at a premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. By limiting our shareholders’ ability to redeem to no more than 15% of the shares sold in this offering, we believe we will limit the ability of a small group of shareholders to unreasonably attempt to block our ability to complete our initial business combination, particularly in connection with a business combination with a target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including all shares held by those shareholders that hold more than 15% of the shares sold in this offering) for or against our initial business combination.
Redemption rights in connection with proposed amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
Some other blank check companies have a provision in their charter which prohibits the amendment of certain charter provisions. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that any of its provisions, including those related to pre-business combination activity (including the requirement to deposit proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants into the trust account and not release such amounts except in specified circumstances), may be amended if approved by holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote in a general meeting, and corresponding provisions of the trust agreement governing the release of funds from our trust account may be amended if approved by holders of 65% of our ordinary shares. Our initial shareholders, who will beneficially own 20% of our ordinary shares upon the closing of this offering (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering), may participate in any vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and/or trust agreement and will have the discretion to vote in any manner they choose. Our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless we provide our public shareholders
with the opportunity to redeem their public shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination.
Release of funds in trust account on closing of our initial business combination
On the completion of our initial business combination, all amounts held in the trust account will be disbursed directly by the trustee or released to us to pay amounts due to any public shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights as described above under “Redemption rights for public shareholders upon completion of our initial business combination,” to pay the underwriter its deferred underwriting commissions, to pay all or a portion of the consideration payable to the target or owners of the target of our initial business combination and to pay other expenses associated with our initial business combination. If our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt, or not all of the funds released from the trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or the redemption of our public shares, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of post-transaction businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
Redemption of public shares and distribution and liquidation if no initial business combination
Our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed that we will initially have only 24 months from the closing of this offering to complete our initial business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within such 24-month period or during any Extension Period, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including
the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time frame.
Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period. However, if our initial shareholders, directors and officers acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time frame. The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to their deferred underwriting commission held in the trust account in the event we do not complete our initial business combination within the allotted time frame and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the trust account that will be available to fund the redemption of our public shares.
Our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public ordinary shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. However, we may not redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions.
Limited payments to insiders
There will be no finder’s fees, reimbursements or cash payments (such as private placement advisory fees) made by us to our sponsor, directors or officers, or our or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered to us prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, other than the following payments, none of
which will be made from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account prior to the completion of our initial business combination:
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repayment of an aggregate of up to $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses;
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payment to our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor of a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services;
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payment of customary fees for financial advisory services (for additional information, see “Underwriting”);
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reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination (excluding for the avoidance of doubt any success or finders’ fee of any private placement advisory services or other material fees); and
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repayment of loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender.
These payments may be funded using the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not held in the trust account or, upon completion of the initial business combination, from any amounts remaining from the proceeds of the trust account released to us in connection therewith.
Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, directors or officers, or our or any of their respective affiliates.
Prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, we will have established and will maintain an audit committee to, among other things, monitor compliance with the terms described above and the other terms relating to this offering. If any noncompliance is identified, then the audit committee will be charged with the responsibility to promptly take all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise to cause compliance with the terms of this offering. For more information, see the section entitled “Management — Committees of the Board of Directors — Audit Committee.”
Certain of our directors and officers have fiduciary and contractual duties to entities that may compete with us for acquisition opportunities. If these entities decide to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing such
opportunities. Subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, none of the members of our management team has any obligation to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware. Our sponsor and directors and officers are also not prohibited from sponsoring, investing or otherwise becoming involved with, any other blank check companies, including in connection with their initial business combinations, prior to us completing our initial business combination. Our management team, in their capacities as directors, officers or employees of XP, our sponsor or their affiliates or in their other endeavors (including other special purpose acquisition companies or funds), may choose to present potential business combinations to the related entities described above, current or future entities affiliated with or managed by our sponsor, or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law and any other applicable fiduciary duties. While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to any other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. For more information, see the section entitled “Management — Conflicts of Interest.”
Our directors and officers presently have, and any of them in the future may have, additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may need to honor these fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Management Team — Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in
determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.”
We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue business combination opportunities or complete our initial business combination.
Also, our officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs.
In addition, we and our sponsor are affiliates of XP Inc., one of Brazil’s largest independent investment platforms and a Nasdaq listed company (NASDAQ: XP). XP, through its subsidiaries, is an active full-service investment banking, broker-dealer, asset management and financial services organization and a major participant in the financial markets, in particular in Brazil. As such, XP, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, and high net-worth and other individuals. XP, through its subsidiaries, acts as an investment banker, research provider, investment adviser, asset manager, financier, adviser, market maker, prime broker, derivatives dealer, lender, counterparty, agent, principal and investor. In those and other capacities, XP advises clients in Brazil, the U.S. and other markets and purchases, sells, holds and recommends a broad array of investments, including securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps, indices, baskets and other financial instruments and products, for its own account and for the accounts of clients, through client accounts and through the relationships and products it sponsors, manages and advises. XP and the XP affiliated entities have direct and indirect interests in the global fixed income, currency, commodity, equities, bank loan and other markets, and the securities and issuers, in which we or accounts in which personnel or clients of XP and XP affiliated entities have an interest, or investment vehicles that XP or any XP affiliated entity sponsors, manages or advises, may directly and indirectly invest. While XP and the XP affiliated entities will not have any duty to offer acquisition opportunities to us, XP and the XP affiliated entities may become aware of a potential transaction that may be an attractive opportunity for us, which it may or may not decide to share with us. In addition, we may, but are not required to, engage XP affiliated entities, including XP Investimentos and XP’s U.S. broker-dealer, XP Investments US, LLC, for services as a
financial advisor in connection with identifying and investigating potential targets for our business combination or in connection with any services or financing transaction to be entered into in connection with our initial business combination. Our executive team consisting of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira and Fabio Kann as well as our board member, Marcos Peixoto, are all currently associated with XP and will not be independent of XP (although there is no assurance that any of them will remain associated with XP).
As described in the preceding paragraph, XP and the XP affiliated entities are engaged in other businesses and have interests other than its sponsorship of and related interests in our company. We will not be entitled to compensation related to such businesses. These activities and interests of XP and the XP affiliated entities may include potential multiple advisory, transactional, and financial and other interests in securities, instruments and companies, including us, or that may be, directly or indirectly, purchased or sold by us.
Conflicts may arise from XP’s sponsorship of our company, its provision of services both to us (including, indirectly, as a financial advisor) and to third-party clients, as well as from actions undertaken by XP and the XP affiliated entities for their own account. In performing services for other clients and also when acting for their own account, XP and the XP affiliated entities may take commercial steps which may have an adverse effect on us, including, but not limited to, in the form of competition for the same targets we may be interested in. Any of XP’s or the XP affiliated entities’ financial market activities may, individually or in the aggregate, have an adverse effect on us, and the interests of XP and the XP affiliated entities or their clients or counterparties may at times be adverse to ours.
For additional information and a more detailed description of the potential conflicts of interest that may arise, including as a result of our and certain of our management team’s affiliation with XP, see “Proposed Business — Conflicts of Interest — Certain Potential Conflicts of Interest Relating to Affiliation with XP Inc.”
Our sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent auditors) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriter of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an
executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, our sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. We have not independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company and, therefore, our sponsor may not be able to satisfy those obligations. We have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such obligations.
Risks
We are a newly incorporated company that has conducted no operations and has generated no revenues. Until we complete our initial business combination, we will have no operations and will generate no operating revenues. In making your decision whether to invest in our securities, you should take into account not only the background of our management team, but also the special risks we face as a blank check company. This offering is not being conducted in compliance with Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. Accordingly, you will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings. For additional information concerning how Rule 419 blank check offerings differ from this offering, please see “Proposed Business — Comparison of This Offering to Those of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419.” You should carefully consider these and the other risks set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
AND RISK FACTORS SUMMARY
Some statements contained in this prospectus are forward-looking in nature. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties and other factors:
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our being a newly incorporated company with no operating history and no revenues;
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our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses;
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our ability to complete our initial business combination;
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our expectations around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses;
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our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;
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our directors and officers allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination;
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our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;
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our pool of prospective target businesses and the Brazilian economy;
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our ability to consummate an initial business combination due to the uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, particularly to the extent impacting Brazil, and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases);
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the ability of our directors and officers to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities;
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our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
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the lack of a market for our securities;
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the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;
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the trust account being subject to claims of third parties;
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our financial performance following this offering; and
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the other risk and uncertainties discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully all of the risks described below, together with the other information contained in this prospectus, before making a decision to invest in our units. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Relating to Our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed business combination, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our public shareholders do not support such a combination.
We may not hold a shareholder vote to approve our initial business combination unless the business combination would require shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange rules or if we decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons. For instance, the Nasdaq listing rules currently allow us to engage in a tender offer in lieu of a general meeting, but would still require us to obtain shareholder approval if we were seeking to issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding shares to a target business as consideration in any business combination. Therefore, if we were structuring a business combination that required us to issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding shares, we would seek shareholder approval of such business combination. However, except as required by applicable law or stock exchange rules, the decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination or will allow shareholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek shareholder approval. Accordingly, we may consummate our initial business combination even if holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares do not approve the business combination we consummate. Please see the section entitled “Proposed Business — Effecting Our Initial Business Combination — Shareholders may not have the ability to approve our initial business combination” for additional information.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to vote in favor of such initial business combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote.
Unlike some other blank check companies in which the initial shareholders agree to vote their founder shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the public shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote their founder shares and any public shares held by them in favor of our initial business combination. As a result, in addition to our initial shareholders’ founder shares, we would need 7,500,001, or 37.5% (assuming all issued and outstanding shares are voted and the over-allotment option is not exercised), or 1,250,001, or 6.25% (assuming only the minimum number of shares representing a quorum are voted and the over-allotment option is not exercised), of the 20,000,000 public shares sold in this offering to be voted in favor of an initial business combination in order to have such initial business combination approved. Our directors and officers have also entered into the letter agreement, imposing similar obligations on them with respect to public shares acquired by them, if any. We expect that our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees will own at least 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares at the time of any such shareholder vote. Accordingly, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, it is more likely that the necessary shareholder approval will be received than would be the case if such persons agreed to vote their founder shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by our public shareholders.
Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination will be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash, unless we seek shareholder approval of such business combination.
At the time of your investment in us, you will not be provided with an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any target businesses. Additionally, since our board of directors may complete a business combination without seeking shareholder approval, public shareholders may not have the right or opportunity to vote on the business combination, unless we seek such shareholder approval. Accordingly, if we do not seek shareholder approval, your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to exercising your redemption rights within the period of time (which will be at least 20 business days) set forth in our tender offer documents mailed to our public shareholders in which we describe our initial business combination.
The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target.
We may seek to enter into a business combination transaction agreement with a prospective target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. If too many public shareholders exercise their redemption rights, we would not be able to meet such closing condition and, as a result, would not be able to proceed with the business combination. The amount of the deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriter will not be adjusted for any shares that are redeemed in connection with a business combination and such amount of deferred underwriting discount is not available for us to use as consideration in an initial business combination. If we are able to consummate an initial business combination, the per-share value of shares held by non-redeeming shareholders will reflect our obligation to pay and the payment of the deferred underwriting commissions. Furthermore, in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination. Consequently, if accepting all properly submitted redemption requests would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 or such greater amount necessary to satisfy a closing condition as described above, we would not proceed with such redemption and the related business combination and may instead search for an alternate business combination. Prospective targets will be aware of these risks and, thus, may be reluctant to enter into a business combination transaction with us.
The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to complete the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.
At the time we enter into an agreement for our initial business combination, we will not know how many shareholders may exercise their redemption rights and, therefore, we will need to structure the transaction based on our expectations as to the number of shares that will be submitted for redemption. If our initial business combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the trust account to pay the purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, we will need to reserve a portion of the cash in the trust account to meet such requirements, or arrange for third-party financing. In addition, if a larger number of shares is submitted for redemption than we initially expected, we may need to restructure the transaction to reserve a greater portion of the cash in the trust account or arrange for third-party financing. Raising additional third-party financing may involve dilutive equity issuances or the incurrence of indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. The above considerations may limit our ability to complete the most desirable business combination available to us or optimize our capital structure.
The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that our initial business combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.
If our initial business combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the trust account to pay the purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, the probability that our initial business combination would be unsuccessful increases. If our initial business
combination is unsuccessful, you would not receive your pro rata portion of the trust account until we liquidate the trust account. If you are in need of immediate liquidity, you could attempt to sell your shares in the open market; however, at such time our shares may trade at a discount to the pro rata amount per share in the trust account. In either situation, you may suffer a material loss on your investment or lose the benefit of funds expected in connection with our redemption until we liquidate or you are able to sell your shares in the open market.
The requirement that we complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders.
Any potential target business with which we enter into negotiations concerning a business combination will be aware that we must complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering. Consequently, such target business may obtain leverage over us in negotiating a business combination, knowing that if we do not complete our initial business combination with that particular target business, we may be unable to complete our initial business combination with any target business. This risk will increase as we get closer to the end of such time period. In addition, we may have limited time to conduct due diligence and may enter into our initial business combination on terms that we would have rejected upon a more comprehensive investigation.
We may not be able to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate, in which case our public shareholders may receive only $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless.
Our sponsor, directors and officers have agreed that we must complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering. We may not be able to find a suitable target business and complete our initial business combination within such time period. Our ability to complete our initial business combination may be negatively impacted by general market conditions, volatility in the capital and debt markets and the other risks described herein, including as a result of terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of infectious diseases. For example, the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to threaten Brazil and globally and, while the extent of the impact of the outbreak on us will depend on future developments, it could limit our ability to complete our initial business combination, including as a result of increased market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all. Additionally, the outbreak of COVID-19 and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) may negatively impact businesses we may seek to acquire.
If we have not completed our initial business combination within such time period or during any Extension Period, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In such case, our public shareholders may receive only $10.00 per share, or less than $10.00 per share, on the redemption of their shares, and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share” and other risk factors herein.
Our search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic and other events and the status of debt and equity markets.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced, which has and is continuing to spread throughout parts of the world, including the United States and Brazil. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” and on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic.” The COVID-19 outbreak has adversely affected, and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) could adversely affect, economies and financial markets worldwide, business operations and the conduct of commerce generally, and the business of any potential target business with which we consummate a business combination could be, or may already have been, materially and adversely affected.
Furthermore, we may be unable to complete a business combination if concerns relating to COVID-19 continue to restrict travel or limit the ability to have meetings with potential investors, or the target company’s personnel, vendors and services providers are unavailable to negotiate and consummate a transaction in a timely manner. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our search for a business combination will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact.
The risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic are particularly relevant in Brazil, where our search efforts are focused, as a result of the emergence of new, increasingly contagious COVID variants coupled with challenges in relation to vaccine supply shortages and rollout. As a result of such factors, in March 2021, new governmental regulations were imposed in various cities throughout Brazil mandating intensified social distancing measures and other closures as the number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths continued to increase.
If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to consummate a business combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected.
In addition, our ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by COVID-19 and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases), including as a result of increased market volatility and decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Finally, the outbreak of COVID-19 may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section, such as those related to the market for our securities and cross-border transactions.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may elect to purchase shares or warrants from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our securities.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination.
Any such price per share may be different than the amount per share a public shareholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares in connection with our initial business combination. Additionally, at any time at or prior to our initial business combination, subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may enter into transactions with investors and others to provide them with incentives to
acquire public shares, vote their public shares in favor of our initial business combination or not redeem their public shares. However, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates are under no obligation or duty to do so and they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. See “Proposed Business — Permitted purchases and other transactions with respect to our securities” for a description of how our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates will select which shareholders to enter into private transactions with. The purpose of such purchases could be to vote such shares in favor of our initial business combination and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of our initial business combination or to satisfy a closing condition in an agreement with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our initial business combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. The purpose of any such purchases of public warrants could be to reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection with our initial business combination. This may result in the completion of our initial business combination that may not otherwise have been possible.
In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our securities and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, possibly making it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange.
If a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our public shares in connection with our initial business combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
We will comply with the tender offer rules or proxy rules, as applicable, when conducting redemptions in connection with our initial business combination. Despite our compliance with these rules, if a shareholder fails to receive our tender offer or proxy materials, as applicable, such shareholder may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, the tender offer documents or proxy materials, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will describe the various procedures that must be complied with in order to validly tender or redeem public shares. In the event that a shareholder fails to comply with these procedures, its shares may not be redeemed. See “Proposed Business — Manner of Conducting Redemptions — Tendering share certificates in connection with a tender offer or redemption rights.”
You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies.
Since the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants are intended to be used to complete an initial business combination with a target business that has not been selected, we may be deemed to be a “blank check” company under the U.S. securities laws. However, because we will have net tangible assets in excess of $5,000,000 upon the successful completion of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants and will file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including an audited balance sheet of the company demonstrating this fact, we are exempt from rules promulgated by the SEC to protect investors in blank check companies, such as Rule 419. Accordingly, investors will not be afforded the benefits or protections of those rules. Among other things, this means our units will be immediately tradable and we will have a longer period of time to complete our initial business combination than do companies subject to Rule 419. Moreover, if this offering were subject to Rule 419, that rule would prohibit the release of any interest earned on funds held in the trust account to us unless and until the funds in the trust account were released to us in connection with our completion of an initial business combination. For a more detailed comparison of our offering to offerings that comply with Rule 419, please see “Proposed Business — Comparison of This Offering to Those of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419.”
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, and if you or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in this offering, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares,” without our prior consent. However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination. Your inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce your influence over our ability to complete our initial business combination and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in us if you sell Excess Shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the Excess Shares if we complete our initial business combination. And as a result, you will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 15% and, in order to dispose of such shares, would be required to sell your shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.
Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on our redemption of their shares, and our warrants will expire worthless.
We expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including, without limitation, from XP and XP affiliated entities, private investors (which may be individuals or investment partnerships), other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire. Many of these individuals and entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly, acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources or more local industry knowledge than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. Additionally, the number of blank check companies looking for business combination targets has increased compared to recent years and many of these blank check companies are sponsored by entities or persons that have significant experience with completing business combinations. While we believe there are numerous target businesses we could potentially acquire with the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, in the event we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we are obligated to pay cash for our Class A ordinary shares, it will potentially reduce the resources available to us for our initial business combination. Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share” and other risk factors herein.
As the number of special purpose acquisition companies increases, there may be more competition to find an attractive target for an initial business combination. This could increase the costs associated with completing our initial business combination and may result in our inability to find a suitable target for our initial business combination.
In recent years, the number of special purpose acquisition companies that have been formed has increased substantially. Many companies have entered into business combinations with special purpose
acquisition companies, and there are still many special purpose acquisition companies seeking targets for their initial business combination, as well as many additional special purpose acquisition companies currently in registration. As a result, at times, fewer attractive targets may be available, and it may require more time, effort and resources to identify a suitable target for an initial business combination.
In addition, because there are more special purpose acquisition companies seeking to enter into an initial business combination with available targets, the competition for available targets with attractive fundamentals or business models may increase, which could cause target companies to demand improved financial terms. Attractive deals could also become scarcer for other reasons, such as economic or industry sector downturns, geopolitical tensions or increases in the cost of additional capital needed to close business combinations or operate targets post-business combination. This could increase the cost of, delay or otherwise complicate or frustrate our ability to find a suitable target for and/or complete our initial business combination.
Our sponsor, XP, XP affiliated entities, and their respective partners, employees, officers and directors, as well as in certain cases our sponsor’s special limited partners and consultants may sponsor, form or participate in other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. Any such companies may present additional conflicts of interest in pursuing an acquisition target, particularly in the event there is overlap among investment mandates. However, we do not currently expect that any such other special purpose acquisition company would materially affect our ability to complete our initial business combination.
While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to special purpose acquisition company or other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
If the funds not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the 24 months following the closing of this offering, we may be unable to complete our initial business combination.
The funds available to us outside of the trust account may not be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the 24 months following the closing of this offering, assuming that our initial business combination is not completed during that time. We expect to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans. Management’s plans to address this need for capital through this offering and potential loans from certain of our affiliates are discussed in the section of this prospectus titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” However, our affiliates are not obligated to make loans to us in the future, and we may not be able to raise additional financing from unaffiliated parties necessary to fund our expenses. Any such event in the future may negatively impact the analysis regarding our ability to continue as a going concern at such time.
We believe that, upon the closing of this offering, the funds available to us outside of the trust account will be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the 24 months following the closing of this offering; however, we cannot assure you that our estimate is accurate. Of the funds available to us, we could use a portion of the funds available to us to pay fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business. We could also use a portion of the funds as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision in letters of intent designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into a letter of intent where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business and were subsequently required to forfeit such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise), we might not have sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target business. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share” and other risk factors herein.
If the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not being held in the trust account are insufficient, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete our initial business combination and we may depend on loans from our sponsor or management team to fund our search, to pay our taxes and to complete our initial business combination.
Of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, only approximately $1,000,000 will be available to us initially outside the trust account to fund our working capital requirements. In the event that our offering expenses exceed our estimate of $1,000,000, we may fund such excess with funds not to be held in the trust account. In such case, the amount of funds we intend to be held outside the trust account would decrease by a corresponding amount. Conversely, in the event that the offering expenses are less than our estimate of $1,000,000, the amount of funds we intend to be held outside the trust account would increase by a corresponding amount. If we are required to seek additional capital, we would need to borrow funds from our sponsor, management team or other third parties to operate or may be forced to liquidate. Neither our sponsor, members of our management team nor any of their respective affiliates is under any obligation to loan funds to, or otherwise invest in, us in such circumstances. Any such loans may be repaid only from funds held outside the trust account or from funds released to us upon completion of our initial business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the trust account. In such case, our public shareholders may receive only $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share” and other risk factors herein.
Changes in the market for directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an initial business combination.
In recent months, the market for directors and officers liability insurance for special purpose acquisition companies has changed in ways adverse to us and our management team. Fewer insurance companies are offering quotes for directors and officers liability coverage, the premiums charged for such policies have generally increased and the terms of such policies have generally become less favorable. These trends may continue into the future.
The increased cost and decreased availability of directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an initial business combination. In order to obtain directors and officers liability insurance or modify its coverage as a result of becoming a public company, the post-business combination entity might need to incur greater expense and/or accept less favorable terms. Furthermore, any failure to obtain adequate directors and officers liability insurance could have an adverse impact on the post-business combination’s ability to attract and retain qualified officers and directors.
In addition, after completion of any initial business combination, our directors and officers could be subject to potential liability from claims arising from conduct alleged to have occurred prior to such initial business combination. As a result, in order to protect our directors and officers, the post-business combination entity may need to purchase additional insurance with respect to any such claims (“run-off insurance”). The need for run-off insurance would be an added expense for the post-business combination entity and could interfere with or frustrate our ability to consummate an initial business combination on terms favorable to our investors.
If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
Our placing of funds in the trust account may not protect those funds from third-party claims against us. Although we will seek to have all vendors, service providers (other than our independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of our public shareholders, such parties may not execute such agreements, or even if they execute such agreements they may not be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account, including, but not limited to, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other
similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account, our management will perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will enter into an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver only if management believes that such third party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative.
Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third-party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where we are unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. Upon redemption of our public shares, if we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with our initial business combination, we will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against us within the 10 years following redemption. Accordingly, the per-share redemption amount received by public shareholders could be less than the $10.00 per public share initially held in the trust account, due to claims of such creditors.
Our sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriter of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, our sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. We have not independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company. Our sponsor may not have sufficient funds available to satisfy those obligations. We have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such obligations, and therefore, no funds are currently set aside to cover any such obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made against the trust account, the funds available for our initial business combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per public share. In such event, we may not be able to complete our initial business combination, and you would receive such lesser amount per public share in connection with any redemption of your public shares. None of our directors or officers will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution to our public shareholders.
In the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below the lesser of (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, and our sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. If our independent directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations, the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution to our public shareholders may be reduced below $10.00 per share.
The securities in which we invest the funds held in the trust account could bear a negative rate of interest, which could reduce the value of the assets held in trust such that the per-share redemption amount received by public shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
The proceeds held in the trust account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries. While short-term U.S. government treasury obligations currently yield a positive rate of interest, they have briefly yielded negative interest rates in recent years. Central banks in Europe and Japan pursued interest rates below zero in recent years, and the Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve has not ruled out the possibility that it may in the future adopt similar policies in the United States. In the event that we are unable to complete our initial business combination or make certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, our public shareholders are entitled to receive their pro-rata share of the proceeds held in the trust account, plus any interest income earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, net of taxes payable (less, in the case we are unable to complete our initial business combination, $100,000 of interest). Negative interest rates could reduce the value of the assets held in trust such that the per-share redemption amount received by public shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
If, after we distribute the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy court may seek to recover such proceeds, and the members of our board of directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing the members of our board of directors and us to claims of punitive damages.
If, after we distribute the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or insolvency laws as a voidable performance. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. In addition, our board of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or having acted in bad faith by paying public shareholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors, thereby exposing itself and us to claims of punitive damages.
If, before distributing the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the claims of creditors in such proceeding may have priority over the claims of our shareholders and the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation may be reduced.
If, before distributing the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable insolvency law, and may be included in our liquidation estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders. To the extent any liquidation claims deplete the trust account, the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation would be reduced.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our activities may be restricted, including:
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restrictions on the nature of our investments; and
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restrictions on the issuance of securities;
each of which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.
In addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome requirements, including:
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registration as an investment company with the SEC;
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adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and
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reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations that we are currently not subject to.
We do not believe that our anticipated principal activities will subject us to the Investment Company Act. The proceeds held in the trust account may be invested by the trustee only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. Because the investment of the proceeds will be restricted to these instruments, we believe we will meet the requirements for the exemption provided in Rule 3a-1 promulgated under the Investment Company Act. If we were deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds and may hinder our ability to complete a business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless.
Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.
We are and will be subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we will be required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements, our business combination may be contingent on our ability to comply with certain laws and regulations and any post-business combination company may be subject to additional laws and regulations. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time, including as a result of changes in economic, political, social and government policies, and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.
If we have not completed our initial business combination within the allotted time period, our public shareholders may be forced to wait beyond such allotted time period before redemption from our trust account.
If we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, we will distribute 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 us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), pro rata to our public shareholders by way of redemption and cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up of our affairs, as further described herein. Any redemption of public shareholders from the trust account shall be effected automatically by function of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prior to any voluntary winding up. If we are required to windup, liquidate the trust account and distribute such amount therein, pro rata, to our public shareholders, as part of any liquidation process, such winding up, liquidation and distribution must comply with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act. In that case, investors may be forced to wait beyond the allotted time period before the redemption proceeds of our trust account become available to them and they receive the return of their pro rata portion of the proceeds from our trust account. We have no obligation to return funds to investors prior to the date of our redemption or liquidation unless, prior thereto, we consummate our initial business combination or amend certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and then only in cases where investors have properly sought to redeem their Class A ordinary shares. Only upon our redemption or any liquidation will public shareholders
be entitled to distributions if we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period and do not amend certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prior thereto.
Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.
If we are forced to enter into an insolvent liquidation, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed as an unlawful payment if it was proved that immediately following the date on which the distribution was made, we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore, our directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to us or our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing themselves and our company to claims, by paying public shareholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons. We and our directors and officers who knowingly and willfully authorized or permitted any distribution to be paid out of our share premium account while we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business would be guilty of an offence and may be liable for a fine of up to approximately $18,300 and to imprisonment for up to five years in the Cayman Islands.
We may not hold an annual general meeting until after the consummation of our initial business combination. Our public shareholders will not have the right to elect or remove directors prior to the consummation of our initial business combination.
In accordance with the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing on Nasdaq. There is no requirement under the Companies Act for us to hold annual or extraordinary general meetings to appoint directors. Until we hold an annual general meeting, public shareholders may not be afforded the opportunity to discuss company affairs with management. In addition, as holders of our Class A ordinary shares, our public shareholders will not have the right to vote on the appointment of directors prior to consummation of our initial business combination. In addition, holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason.
The grant of registration rights to our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees may make it more difficult to complete our initial business combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A ordinary shares.
Pursuant to an agreement to be entered into on or prior to the closing of this offering, at or after the time of our initial business combination, our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees can demand that we register the resale of their founder shares after those shares convert to our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, our sponsor and its permitted transferees can demand that we register the resale of the private placement warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants, and holders of warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans may demand that we register the resale of such warrants or the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants. We will bear the cost of registering these securities. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, the existence of the registration rights may make our initial business combination more costly or difficult to conclude. This is because the shareholders of the target business may increase the equity stake they seek in the combined entity or ask for more cash consideration to offset the negative impact on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares that is expected when the ordinary shares owned by our initial shareholders or their permitted transferees, our private placement warrants or warrants issued in connection with working capital loans are registered for resale.
Because we are not limited to a particular industry, sector or geographic area or any specific target businesses with which to pursue our initial business combination, you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations.
Although we expect to focus our search for a target business in Brazil in the Brazil focus sectors, we may seek to complete a business combination with an operating company of any size (subject to our
satisfaction of the 80% of fair market value test) and in any industry, sector or geographic area. However, we will not, under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination solely with another blank check company or similar company with nominal operations. Because we have not yet selected or approached any specific target business with respect to a business combination, there is no basis to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, financial condition or prospects. To the extent we complete our initial business combination, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations with which we combine. For example, if we combine with a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of sales or earnings, we may be affected by the risks inherent in the business and operations of a financially unstable or development stage entity. Although our directors and officers will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors or that we will have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some of these risks may be outside of our control and leave us with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target business. We also cannot assure you that an investment in our units will not ultimately prove to be less favorable to our investors than a direct investment, if such opportunity were available, in a business combination target. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
We may seek acquisition opportunities in industries or geographies outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
We will consider a business combination in industries or geographies outside of our management’s areas of expertise, including outside Brazil, if a business combination candidate is presented to us and we determine that such candidate offers an attractive acquisition opportunity for our company. In the event we elect to pursue an acquisition outside of the areas of our management’s expertise, our management’s expertise may not be directly applicable to its evaluation or operation, and the information contained in this prospectus regarding the areas of our management’s expertise would not be relevant to an understanding of the business that we elect to acquire. As a result, our management may not be able to adequately ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors relevant to such acquisition. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
Although we have identified general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we may enter into our initial business combination with a target that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the target business with which we enter into our initial business combination may not have attributes entirely consistent with our general criteria and guidelines.
Although we have identified general criteria and guidelines for evaluating prospective target businesses, it is possible that a target business with which we enter into our initial business combination will not have all of these positive attributes. If we complete our initial business combination with a target that does not meet some or all of these criteria and guidelines, such combination may not be as successful as a combination with a business that does meet all of our general criteria and guidelines. In addition, if we announce a prospective business combination with a target that does not meet our general criteria and guidelines, a greater number of shareholders may exercise their redemption rights, which may make it difficult for us to meet any closing condition with a target business that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. In addition, if shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or we decide to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, it may be more difficult for us to attain shareholder approval of our initial business combination if the target business does not meet our general criteria and guidelines. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless.
We may seek acquisition opportunities with an early stage company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of revenue or earnings.
To the extent we complete our initial business combination with an early stage company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of sales or earnings, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the operations of the business with which we combine. These risks include investing in a business without a proven business model and with limited historical financial data, volatile revenues or earnings, intense competition and difficulties in obtaining and retaining key personnel. Although our directors and officers will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we may not be able to properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors and we may not have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some of these risks may be outside of our control and leave us with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target business.
We are not required to obtain an opinion regarding fairness. Consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Unless we complete our initial business combination with an affiliated entity, we are not required to obtain an opinion that the price we are paying is fair to our company from a financial point of view. If no opinion is obtained, our shareholders will be relying on the judgment of our board of directors, who will determine fair market value based on standards generally accepted by the financial community. Such standards used will be disclosed in our tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, related to our initial business combination.
Potential conflicts of interest with other businesses of XP and XP affiliated entities, including portfolio companies of XP affiliated funds or clients’ accounts managed by such entities, particularly in relation to investment banking, broker-dealer and other asset management activities, could negatively impact the performance of an investment in us.
There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could negatively impact the performance of an investment in us. A number of these potential conflicts of interest, including those that may be associated with the financial or other interests of XP, are discussed in more detail elsewhere in this prospectus. They are not, and are not intended to be, a complete enumeration or explanation of all of the potential conflicts of interest that may arise.
We and our sponsor are affiliates of XP Inc., one of Brazil’s largest independent investment platforms and a Nasdaq listed company (NASDAQ: XP). Our executive team consisting of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira and Fabio Kann as well as our board member, Marcos Peixoto, are all currently associated with XP and will not be independent of XP (although there is no assurance that any of them will remain associated with XP). XP, through its subsidiaries, is an active full-service investment banking, broker-dealer, asset management and financial services organization and a major participant in the financial markets, in particular in Brazil. As such, XP, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, and high net-worth and other individuals. XP, through its subsidiaries, acts as an investment banker, research provider, investment adviser, asset manager, financier, adviser, market maker, prime broker, derivatives dealer, lender, counterparty, agent, principal and investor. In those and other capacities, XP advises clients in Brazil, the U.S. and other markets and purchases, sells, holds and recommends a broad array of investments, including securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps, indices, baskets and other financial instruments and products, for its own account and for the accounts of clients, through client accounts and through the relationships and products it sponsors, manages and advises. XP and the XP affiliated entities have direct and indirect interests in the global fixed income, currency, commodity, equities, bank loan and other markets, and the securities and issuers, in which we or accounts in which personnel or clients of XP and XP affiliated entities have an interest, or investment vehicles that XP or any XP affiliated entity sponsors, manages or advises, may directly and indirectly invest. While XP and the XP affiliated entities will not have any duty to offer acquisition opportunities to us, XP and the XP affiliated entities may become aware of a potential transaction that may be an attractive opportunity for us, which it may or may not decide to share with us.
Additionally, we may, but are not required to, engage XP affiliated entities, including XP Investimentos, and XP’s U.S. Broker-dealer, XP Investments US, LLC, for services as a financial advisor in connection with identifying and investigating potential targets for our business combination or in connection with any services or financing transaction to be entered into in connection with our initial business combination. Conflicts may arise from XP’s sponsorship of our company, its provision of services both to us (including, through XP Investimentos, as a financial advisor) and to third-party clients, as well as from actions undertaken by XP and the XP affiliated entities for their own account or for the account of others. In performing services for other clients and also when acting for their own account, XP and the XP affiliated entities may take commercial steps which may have an adverse effect on us, including but not limited to, in the form of competition for the same targets we may be interested in. Any of XP’s or the XP affiliated entities’ financial market activities may, individually or in the aggregate, have an adverse effect on us, and the interests of XP and the XP affiliated entities or their clients or counterparties may at times be adverse to ours.
Please see “Management — Conflicts of Interest” for a detailed description of potential conflicts of interest relating to XP Inc.
We may engage in a business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with our sponsor, our directors or officers or other XP affiliated entities which may raise potential conflicts of interest.
In light of the involvement of our sponsor, officers and directors with other businesses, we may decide to acquire one or more businesses affiliated with or competitive with XP, our sponsor, officers and directors, or other XP affiliated entities. Certain of our directors and officers also serve as officers and board members for other entities, including those described under “Management — Conflicts of Interest.” These entities may compete with us for acquisition opportunities and may have overlapping investment objectives, and potential conflicts may arise with respect to XP’s decision regarding how to allocate investment opportunities among us and other funds. XP, our sponsor, directors and officers are not currently aware of any specific opportunities for us to complete our initial business combination with any entities with which they are affiliated, and there have been no preliminary discussions concerning a business combination with any such entity or entities. Although we will not be specifically focusing on, or targeting, any transaction with any affiliated entities, we would pursue such a transaction if we determined that such affiliated entity met our criteria and guidelines for a business combination as set forth in “Proposed Business — Effecting Our Initial Business Combination — Selection of a target business and structuring of our initial business combination” and such transaction was approved by a majority of our independent and disinterested directors. Despite our agreement that we, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm regarding the fairness to our company from a financial point of view of a business combination with one or more businesses affiliated with XP, our sponsor, directors or officers, potential conflicts of interest may still exist. As a result, the terms of the business combination may not be as advantageous to our public shareholders as they would be absent any conflicts of interest.
Moreover, we may pursue a business combination jointly with XP or any XP affiliated entity. Any such party and/or other investors in XP affiliated funds may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by borrowing from or issuing to such parties a class of equity or debt securities, which may give rise to certain potential conflicts of interest.
We have engaged XP Investimentos, our affiliate, as financial advisor in connection with this offering, and may engage XP Investimentos or other XP affiliated entities as our financial advisors on our business combination and other transactions. Any fee in connection with such engagement may be conditioned upon the completion of such transactions. These broad financial interests of our affiliates may influence the advice such affiliates provide to us and may result in actual or apparent conflicts of interest.
We have engaged XP Investimentos as our financial advisor, to provide financial consulting services, consisting of a review of deal structure and terms and related advice in connection with this offering, for which it will receive a fee up to $3,300,000, of which up to $1,200,000 will be paid upon completion of this offering and up to $2,100,000 will be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein and released to XP Investimentos only upon the completion of an initial business combination (in each
case, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option). The underwriter has agreed to reimburse us for the fee that we pay to XP Investimentos in connection with the successful completion of this offering and our initial business combination.
XP Investimentos is an indirect subsidiary of XP Inc. and a Brazilian broker-dealer entity through which all retail clients of XP access the XP investment platform, and in addition, it provides brokerage and issuer services to institutional and corporate clients. As a result, the activities and dealings of XP Investimentos may affect us in ways that may disadvantage or restrict us and/or benefit XP Investimentos, other XP affiliated entities and/or their clients and counterparties. Accordingly, potential conflicts may arise from XP Investimento’s provision of services both to us as a financial advisor, for which it is receiving a fee, and to its third-party clients, as well as from actions undertaken by XP Investimentos for its own account.
Although serving as our financial advisor for this offering, XP Investimentos may be engaged as a financial advisor or underwriter to corporations and other entities and their directors and managers, and XP Investimento’s compensation in connection with these engagements may be substantial. In certain cases, sellers may require XP Investimentos to act exclusively on their behalf. In the event that XP Investimentos has been retained by the seller of a target business, XP Investimentos may be precluded from, or may choose not to, act as our advisor if we were to pursue an initial business combination with that business, or, alternatively, we may be precluded from, or choose not to, pursue an initial business combination with an entity for which XP Investimentos is acting as an advisor or any other capacity. XP Investimentos may also represent potential buyers of businesses and financing sources. XP Investimentos may be incentivized to direct an opportunity to one of these buyers, thereby eliminating or reducing the investment opportunity available to us. In performing services for other clients and also when acting for its own account, XP Investimentos may take commercial steps which may have an adverse effect on us, including, but not limited to, in the form of competition for the same targets we may be interested in. Any of XP Investimento’s activities may, individually or in the aggregate, have an adverse effect on us, and the interests of XP Investimentos or XP affiliated entities and/or their clients or counterparties may at times be adverse to ours.
XP Investimentos may become aware of a potential business combination opportunity that could be an attractive opportunity for our company. However, it is under no obligation to source any potential opportunities for our initial business combination or refer any such opportunities to our company or provide any other services to our company. XP Investimentos may have fiduciary and/or contractual duties to other entities and, as a result, may have a duty to offer business combination opportunities to those entities before other parties, including our company. Additionally, certain companies with which XP Investimentos has a relationship may enter into transactions with, provide goods or services to, or receive goods or services from an entity with which we seek to complete our initial business combination. Transactions of these types may present a conflict of interest if XP Investimentos (or other XP affiliated entities) may directly or indirectly receive a financial benefit as a result of such transaction.
Therefore, XP Investimentos (or any other XP affiliated entity that we may later engage) may have additional financial interests in the completion of the initial business combination, particularly as a portion of XP Investimento’s fee as our financial advisor is contingent upon the completion of our initial business combination. These financial interests may influence the advice that XP Investimentos provides us as our financial advisor, which advice would contribute to our decision on whether to pursue a business combination with any particular target and result in actual or apparent potential conflicts of interest.
We may also engage other affiliated service providers for services in connection with identifying and investigating potential targets for, and the consummation of, our business combination, and we may pay fees, including non-cash compensation, and reimburse expenses for any such services. Potential conflicts that could impact our company and our search for, and pursuit of, potential business combination opportunities, including potential conflicts associated with the interests and activities of XP and XP affiliated entities are discussed in more detail elsewhere in this prospectus. For additional information, see “— Potential conflicts of interest with other businesses of XP and XP affiliated entities, including portfolio companies of XP affiliated funds or clients’ accounts managed by such entities, particularly in relation to investment banking, broker-dealer and other asset management activities, could negatively impact the performance of an investment in us,” “— XP’s engagement with other entities may limit its ability to participate in certain transactions on our behalf or preclude us from taking certain actions” and “Proposed Business — Conflicts of Interest.”
XP’s engagement with other entities may limit its ability to participate in certain transactions on our behalf or preclude us from taking certain actions.
In addition to XP Investimentos role as financial advisor, we may, but are not required to, engage certain other XP affiliated entities for certain services in connection with our initial business combination, such as placement agent, or financing or capital markets advisor. XP, through its affiliates, is often engaged as a financial advisor, or to provide or arrange financing, including as underwriter or placement agent, to corporations and other entities and their directors and managers in connection with the sale of securities offerings of those entities, their assets or their subsidiaries. Sellers sometimes may require XP to act exclusively on their behalf and, in those cases or for other reasons, there exists the possibility that in certain cases, we may occasionally be precluded from attempting to acquire securities of the business being sold or otherwise participate as a buyer in the transaction. XP also represents potential buyer’s businesses. XP may be incentivized to direct an opportunity to one of these buyers or to form a consortium with such buyers to bid for the opportunity, thereby eliminating or reducing the investment opportunity available to us.
We may engage the underwriter or its affiliates to provide additional services to us after this offering, which may include acting as financial advisor in connection with an initial business combination or as placement agent in connection with a related financing transaction. The underwriter is entitled to receive deferred commissions that will be released from the trust only on a completion of an initial business combination. These financial incentives may cause the underwriter to have potential conflicts of interest in rendering any such additional services to us after this offering, including, for example, in connection with the sourcing and consummation of an initial business combination.
We may engage the underwriter or its affiliates to provide additional services to us after this offering, including, for example, identifying potential targets, providing financial advisory services, acting as a placement agent in a private offering or arranging debt financing. We may pay the underwriter or its affiliates fair and reasonable fees or other compensation that would be determined at that time in an arm’s length negotiation; provided that no agreement will be entered into with the underwriter or its affiliates and no fees or other compensation for such services will be paid to the underwriter or its affiliates prior to the date that is 60 days from the date of this prospectus, unless such payment would not be deemed underwriter’s compensation in connection with this offering. The underwriter is also entitled to receive deferred commissions that are conditioned on the completion of an initial business combination. The fact that the underwriter or its affiliates’ financial interests are tied to the consummation of a business combination transaction may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in providing any such additional services to us, including potential conflicts of interest in connection with the sourcing and consummation of an initial business combination.
We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our initial business combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Any such issuances would dilute the interest of our shareholders and likely present other risks.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorizes the issuance of up to 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 undesignated preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share. Immediately after this offering, there will be 169,333,333 and 15,000,000 (assuming in each case that the underwriter has not exercised their over-allotment option) authorized but unissued Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares, respectively, available for issuance, which amount takes into account shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants but not upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares. Class B ordinary shares are convertible into Class A ordinary shares, initially at a one-for-one ratio but subject to adjustment as set forth herein. Immediately after this offering, there will be no preference shares issued and outstanding.
We may issue a substantial number of additional Class A ordinary shares, and may issue preference shares, in order to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares to redeem the
warrants as described in “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A Ordinary Share equals or exceeds $10.00” or upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our initial business combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. However, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide, among other things, that prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional ordinary shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (1) receive funds from the trust account or (2) vote as a class with our public shares on any initial business combination. The issuance of additional ordinary shares or preference shares:
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may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;
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may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares;
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could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present directors and officers;
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may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, ordinary shares and/or warrants; and
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may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.
We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction in connection with our initial business combination and such reincorporation may result in taxes imposed on shareholders or warrant holders.
We may, subject to requisite shareholder approval by special resolution under the Companies Act, effect a business combination with a target company in another jurisdiction, reincorporate in the jurisdiction in which the target company or business is located, or reincorporate in another jurisdiction. Such transactions may result in tax liability for a shareholder or warrant holder in the jurisdiction in which the shareholder or warrant holder is a tax resident (or in which its members are resident if it is a tax transparent entity), in which the target company is located, or in which we reincorporate. In the event of a reincorporation pursuant to our initial business combination, such tax liability may attach prior to any consummation of redemptions. We do not intend to make any cash distributions to pay such taxes.
Resources could be wasted in researching acquisitions that are not completed, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless.
We anticipate that the investigation of each specific target business and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial costs for accountants, attorneys and others. If we decide not to complete a specific initial business combination, the costs incurred up to that point for the proposed transaction likely would not be recoverable. Furthermore, if we reach an agreement relating to a specific target business, we may fail to complete our initial business combination for any number of reasons including those beyond our control. Any such event will result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless.
Since our initial shareholders will lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business combination.
In March 2021, our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for the issuance of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. In May 2021, our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, our independent directors. Our initial shareholders will collectively own 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after this offering (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering). If we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a recapitalization or share repurchase, share dividend or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering.
The founder shares will be worthless if we do not complete an initial business combination. However, our sponsor and members of our board of directors acquired founder shares for approximately $0.004 per founder share, and we are offering units at a price of $10.00 per unit in this offering; and as a result, our sponsor and members of our board of directors could make a substantial profit after the initial business combination even if public investors experience substantial losses. Accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination.
In addition, our sponsor has committed to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) private placement warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, for a purchase price of $6,000,000 in the aggregate or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, or $1.50 per warrant, that will also be worthless if we do not complete a business combination. Each private placement warrant may be exercised for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
The founder shares are identical to the ordinary shares included in the units being sold in this offering except that: (1) prior to our initial business combination, only holders of the founder shares have the right to vote on the appointment of directors and holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason; (2) the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions; (3) our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive: (i) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them, as applicable, in connection with the completion of our initial business combination; (ii) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (iii) their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any founder shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame); (4) the founder shares will automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, as described in more detail below; and (5) the founder shares are entitled to registration rights. If we submit our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholders have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote their founder shares and any public shares held by them purchased during or after this offering in favor of our initial business combination.
The personal and financial interests of our sponsor, directors and officers may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business combination, completing an initial business combination and
influencing the operation of the business following the initial business combination. This risk may become more acute as the deadline to complete our initial business combination nears.
We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.
Although we have no commitments as of the date of this prospectus to issue any notes or other debt securities, or to otherwise incur outstanding debt following this offering, we may choose to incur substantial debt to complete our initial business combination. We have agreed that we will not incur any indebtedness unless we have obtained from the lender a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to the monies held in the trust account. As such, no issuance of debt will affect the per-share amount available for redemption from the trust account. Nevertheless, the incurrence of debt could have a variety of negative effects, including:
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
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our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares;
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using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and
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limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
We may be able to complete only one business combination with the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services. This lack of diversification may negatively impact our operations and profitability.
The net proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants will provide us with $201,000,000 (or $231,000,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) that we may use to complete our initial business combination (which includes $7,000,000, or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, of deferred underwriting commissions being held in the trust account, and excludes estimated offering expenses of $1,000,000).
We may effectuate our initial business combination with a single target business or multiple target businesses simultaneously or within a short period of time. However, we may not be able to effectuate our initial business combination with more than one target business because of various factors, including the existence of complex accounting issues and the requirement that we prepare and file pro forma financial statements with the SEC that present operating results and the financial condition of several target businesses as if they had been operated on a combined basis. By completing our initial business combination
with only a single entity our lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory risks. Further, we would not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses, unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be:
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solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset; or
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dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services.
This lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory risks, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we may operate subsequent to our initial business combination.
We may attempt to simultaneously complete business combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete our initial business combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.
If we determine to simultaneously acquire several businesses that are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of such sellers to agree that our purchase of its business is contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other business combinations, which may make it more difficult for us, and delay our ability, to complete our initial business combination. With multiple business combinations, we could also face additional risks, including additional burdens and costs with respect to possible multiple negotiations and due diligence investigations (if there are multiple sellers) and the additional risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations and services or products of the acquired companies in a single operating business. If we are unable to adequately address these risks, it could negatively impact our profitability and results of operations.
We may attempt to complete our initial business combination with a private company about which little information is available, which may result in a business combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
In pursuing our acquisition strategy, we may seek to effectuate our initial business combination with a privately held company. Very little public information generally exists about private companies, and we could be required to make our decision on whether to pursue a potential initial business combination on the basis of limited information, which may result in a business combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
We do not have a specified maximum redemption threshold. The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to complete a business combination with which a substantial majority of our shareholders do not agree.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association do not provide a specified maximum redemption threshold, except that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination. As a result, we may be able to complete our initial business combination even though a substantial majority of our public shareholders do not agree with the transaction and have redeemed their shares or, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, have entered into privately negotiated agreements to sell their shares to our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all public shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the business combination or redeem any shares, and all ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate business combination.
In order to effectuate an initial business combination, blank check companies have, in the past, amended various provisions of their charters and modified governing instruments, including their warrant agreements. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or governing instruments in a manner that will make it easier for us to complete our initial business combination that some of our shareholders may not support.
In order to effectuate an initial business combination, blank check companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and modified governing instruments, including their warrant agreements. For example, blank check companies have amended the definition of business combination, increased redemption thresholds and extended the time to consummate an initial business combination and, with respect to their warrants, amended their warrant agreements to require the warrants to be exchanged for cash and/or other securities. Amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association requires at least a special resolution of our shareholders as a matter of Cayman Islands law. A resolution is deemed to be a special resolution as a matter of Cayman Islands law where it has been approved by either (1) holders of at least two-thirds (or any higher threshold specified in a company’s articles of association) of a company’s ordinary shares at a general meeting for which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given or (2) if so authorized by a company’s articles of association, by a unanimous written resolution of all of the company’s shareholders. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that special resolutions must be approved either by holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting (i.e., the lowest threshold permissible under Cayman Islands law) or by a unanimous written resolution of all of our shareholders. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity or defective provision or correcting any mistake, including to conform the provisions of the warrant agreement to the description of the terms of the warrants and the warrant agreement set forth in this prospectus, (ii) adding or changing any provisions that are necessary in the good faith determination of our board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements or (iii) modifying or adding any provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the warrant agreement as the parties to the warrant agreement may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely affect the rights of the registered holders of the warrants. However, the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then-issued and outstanding public warrants is required to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants, including to increase the warrant price or shorten the exercise period (except for provisions of the warrant agreement enabling amendments without shareholder or warrant holder approval that are necessary in the good faith determination of our board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements). Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may lower the warrant price or extend the duration of the exercise period without the consent of the registered holders. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or governing instruments, including the warrant agreement, or extend the time to consummate an initial business combination in order to effectuate our initial business combination. To the extent any of such amendments would be deemed to fundamentally change the nature of any of the securities offered through this registration statement, we would register, or seek an exemption from registration for, the affected securities.
Certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that relate to our pre-business combination activity (and corresponding provisions of the agreement governing the release of funds from our trust account) may be amended with the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting, which is a lower amendment threshold than that of some other blank check companies. It may be easier for us, therefore, to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement to facilitate the completion of an initial business combination that some of our shareholders may not support.
Some other blank check companies have a provision in their charter which prohibits the amendment of certain of its provisions, including those which relate to a company’s pre-business combination activity, without approval by holders of a certain percentage of the company’s shares. In those companies, amendment of these provisions typically requires approval by holders holding between 90% and 100% of the company’s public shares. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that any of its
provisions, including those related to pre-business combination activity (including the requirement to deposit proceeds of this offering and the sale of private placement warrants into the trust account and not release such amounts except in specified circumstances), may be amended if approved by holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting, and corresponding provisions of the trust agreement governing the release of funds from our trust account may be amended if approved by holders of 65% of our ordinary shares. Our initial shareholders, who will collectively beneficially own 20% of our ordinary shares upon the closing of this offering (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering), may participate in any vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and/or trust agreement and will have the discretion to vote in any manner they choose. As a result, we may be able to amend the provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which govern our pre-business combination behavior more easily than some other blank check companies, and this may increase our ability to complete our initial business combination with which you do not agree. In certain circumstances, our shareholders may pursue remedies against us for any breach of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination.
Although we believe that the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants will be sufficient to allow us to complete our initial business combination, because we have not yet selected any target business we cannot ascertain the capital requirements for any particular transaction, and neither XP nor any XP affiliated entity is under any obligation to provide such financing. If the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of our initial business combination, the depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business, the obligation to redeem for cash a significant number of shares from shareholders who elect redemption in connection with our initial business combination or the terms of negotiated transactions to purchase shares in connection with our initial business combination, we may be required to seek additional financing or to abandon the proposed business combination. We cannot assure you that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to complete our initial business combination, we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate.
In addition, even if we do not need additional financing to complete our initial business combination, we may require such financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target business. None of our directors, officers or shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account, and our warrants will expire worthless.
Our initial shareholders will control the appointment of our board of directors until consummation of our initial business combination and will hold a substantial interest in us. As a result, they will appoint all of our directors prior to our initial business combination and may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support.
Upon the closing of this offering, our initial shareholders will own 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering). In addition, prior to our initial business combination, holders of the founder shares will have the right to appoint all of our directors and may remove members of the board of directors for any reason. Holders of our public shares will have no right to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution passed by a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending and voting in a general meeting. As a result, you will not have any influence over the appointment of directors prior to our initial business combination.
Neither our initial shareholders nor, to our knowledge, any of our directors or officers, have any current intention to purchase additional securities, other than as disclosed in this prospectus. Factors that
would be considered in making such additional purchases would include consideration of the current trading price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, as a result of their substantial ownership in our company, our initial shareholders may exert a substantial influence on other actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support, including amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and approval of major corporate transactions. If our initial shareholders purchase any Class A ordinary shares in this offering or in the aftermarket or in privately negotiated transactions, this would increase their influence over these actions. Accordingly, our initial shareholders will exert significant influence over actions requiring a shareholder vote at least until the completion of our initial business combination.
A provision of our warrant agreement may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.
Unlike some blank check companies, if
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we issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of our initial business combination at a Newly Issued Price of less than $9.20 per ordinary share,
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the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of our initial business combination on the date of the completion of our initial business combination (net of redemptions), and
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the Market Value is below $9.20 per share,
then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00” and “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “ Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. This may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination with a target business.
Our warrants and founder shares may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares and make it more difficult to effectuate our initial business combination.
We will be issuing warrants to purchase 6,666,667 Class A ordinary shares (or up to 7,666,667 Class A ordinary shares if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), at a price of $11.50 per whole share (subject to adjustment as provided herein), as part of the units offered by this prospectus and, simultaneously with the closing of this offering, we will be issuing in a private placement an aggregate of 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. Our initial shareholders currently hold 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares (up to 750,000 of which are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised). The Class B ordinary shares are convertible into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as set forth herein. In addition, if our sponsor, an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers make any working capital loans, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted into warrants, at the price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. To the extent we issue Class A ordinary shares to effectuate a business combination, the potential for the issuance of a substantial number of additional Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of these warrants or conversion rights could make us a less attractive acquisition vehicle to a target business. Any such issuance will increase the number of issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares and reduce the value of the Class A ordinary shares
issued to complete the business combination. Therefore, our warrants and founder shares may make it more difficult to effectuate a business combination or increase the cost of acquiring the target business.
The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in this offering except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees: (1) they will not be redeemable by us (except as described below under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”); (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by our sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights.
Because we must furnish our shareholders with target business financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous initial business combination with some prospective target businesses.
The federal proxy rules require that a proxy statement with respect to a vote on a business combination meeting certain financial significance tests include historical and/or pro forma financial statement disclosure in periodic reports. We will include the same financial statement disclosure in connection with our tender offer documents, whether or not they are required under the tender offer rules. These financial statements may be required to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) or international financial reporting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”), depending on the circumstances and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”). These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may acquire because some targets may be unable to provide such financial statements in time for us to disclose such financial statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame.
Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may make it more difficult for us to effectuate our initial business combination, require substantial financial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2022. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. The fact that we are a blank check company makes compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act particularly burdensome on us as compared to other public companies because a target business with which we seek to complete our initial business combination may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of its internal controls. The development of the internal control of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.
If our management team pursues a company with operations or opportunities in Brazil or otherwise outside of the United States for our initial business combination, we may face additional burdens in connection with investigating, agreeing to and completing such combination, and if we effect such initial business combination, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may negatively impact our operations.
If our management team pursues a company with operations in Brazil or otherwise or opportunities outside of the United States for our initial business combination, we would be subject to risks associated with cross-border business combinations, including in connection with investigating, agreeing to and completing our initial business combination, conducting due diligence in a foreign market, having such transaction approved by any local governments, regulators or agencies and changes in the purchase price based on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
If we effect our initial business combination with such a company, we would be subject to any special considerations or risks associated with companies operating in an international setting (including how relevant governments respond to such factors), including any of the following:
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costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations and complying with commercial and legal requirements of overseas markets;
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rules and regulations regarding currency redemption;
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complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals;
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laws governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected;
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tariffs and trade barriers;
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regulations related to customs and import/export matters;
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longer payment cycles;
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tax consequences, such as tax law changes, including termination or reduction of tax and other incentives that the applicable government provides to domestic companies, and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States;
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currency fluctuations and exchange controls, including devaluations and other exchange rate movements;
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rates of inflation, price instability and interest rate fluctuations;
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liquidity of domestic capital and lending markets;
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challenges in collecting accounts receivable;
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cultural and language differences;
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employment regulations;
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energy shortages;
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crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, wars and other forms of social instability;
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deterioration of political relations with the United States;
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obligatory military service by personnel; and
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government appropriation of assets.
We may not be able to adequately address these additional risks. If we were unable to do so, we may be unable to complete such combination or, if we complete such combination, our operations might suffer, either of which may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.
Risks Relating to the Post-Business Combination Company
Subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination, we may be required to subsequently take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and the price of our securities, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
Even if we conduct extensive due diligence on a target business with which we combine, we cannot assure you that this diligence will identify all material issues that may be present with a particular target business that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence, or that factors outside of the target business and outside of our control will not later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be forced to later write down or write off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in our reporting losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not
have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by a target business or by virtue of our obtaining post-combination debt financing. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
After our initial business combination, our results of operations and prospects could be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political, social and government policies, developments and conditions in the country in which we operate.
The economic, political and social conditions, as well as government policies, of the country in which our operations are located could affect our business. Economic growth could be uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy and such growth may not be sustained in the future. If in the future such country’s economy experiences a downturn or grows at a slower rate than expected, there may be less demand for spending in certain industries. A decrease in demand for spending in certain industries could materially and adversely affect our ability to find an attractive target business with which to consummate our initial business combination and if we effect our initial business combination, the ability of that target business to become profitable.
For example, the Brazilian economy has been characterized by significant involvement on the part of the Brazilian government, which has in the past made, and in the future may make, changes in monetary, credit and other policies to influence Brazil’s economy. The Brazilian government’s actions to control inflation and affect other policies have in the past involved, and may in the future involve, wage and price controls, the Central Bank’s base interest rates, as well as other measures. Actions taken by the Brazilian government concerning the economy may have important effects on Brazilian corporations and other entities. If we complete our initial business combination with a company in Brazil, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by the factors described above and those listed in “— If our management team pursues a company with operations or opportunities in Brazil or otherwise outside of the United States for our initial business combination, we may face additional burdens in connection with investigating, agreeing to and completing such combination, and if we effect such initial business combination, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may negatively impact our operations” and the Brazilian government’s responses thereto.
Specifically, any Brazilian government’s actions to maintain economic stability, as well as public speculation about possible future actions, may contribute significantly to economic uncertainty in Brazil. The Brazilian currency has devalued frequently, including during the last two decades . In 2010, for example, the real fluctuated significantly against the U.S. dollar and, as of December 31, 2010, the U.S. dollar/real exchange rate was R$1.67 per U.S.$1.00, with an average for that year of R$1.76 per US$1.00, according to the PTAX closing selling rates as reported by the Brazilian Central Bank. By December 31, 2018, however, the real/U.S. dollar selling exchange rate was R$3.8813 per US$1.00, reflecting a 17.2% depreciation against the U.S. dollar as compared to the exchange rate of R$3.3125 at the beginning of the year. By the end of 2019, the real/U.S. dollar selling exchange rate was R$4.0307 per US$1.00, reflecting a 3.9% depreciation against the U.S. dollar as compared to the exchange rate of R$3.8813 at the beginning of the year. Over the course of 2020, the real depreciated sharply against the U.S. dollar, reaching its lowest level since the creation of the currency to R$5.94 per $1.00 in May 2020 and ending the year at R$5.1967 per US$1.00. As of March 31, 2021, the real/U.S. dollar selling exchange rate was R$5.6973, reflecting a 9.6% depreciation against the U.S. dollar as compared to the exchange rate as of December 31, 2020. Throughout this period, the Brazilian government has implemented various economic plans and utilized a number of exchange rate policies, including sudden devaluations and periodic mini-devaluations, during which the frequency of adjustments has ranged from daily to monthly, floating exchange rate systems, exchange controls and dual exchange rate markets. There have been significant fluctuations in the exchange rates between Brazilian currency and the U.S. dollar and other currencies, which could potentially impact the valuations of potential business combination targets making them more or less attractive based on foreign exchange exposure.
Uncertainty regarding the implementation of changes and other reforms by the Brazilian government creates instability in the Brazilian economy as well as higher volatility in the Brazilian capital markets,
worsened by the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of the date of this prospectus, the president of Brazil is being investigated by the Brazilian Supreme Court for the alleged improper acts claimed by the former Minister of Justice. According to such allegations, the president exerted undue political pressure to appoint certain members of the Brazilian federal police for potential personal benefit and for the benefit of his family. Any resulting consequences of this investigation, including a potential opening of the impeachment process or trial by the Brazilian Supreme Court, could have significant adverse effects on the political and economic environment in Brazil, including limitations on our opportunities for our initial business combination in Brazil.
In addition, as Brazil faces a general election in 2022, there has been additional recent political uncertainty, including with respect to potential candidates in relation to the upcoming Brazilian presidential election, which risk is heightened as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges throughout the country (for additional information, see” — Risks Relating to Our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — Our search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic and other events and the status of debt and equity markets” above).
Our management may not be able to maintain control of a target business after our initial business combination. We cannot provide assurance that, upon loss of control of a target business, new management will possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such business.
We may structure our initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business, but we will complete such business combination only if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for us not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We will not consider any transaction that does not meet such criteria. Even if the post-transaction company owns 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to our initial business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post business combination company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in our initial business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new ordinary shares in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity securities of a target, or issue a substantial number of new shares to third-parties in connection with financing our initial business combination. In this case, we would acquire a 100% interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new ordinary shares, our shareholders immediately prior to such transaction could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares subsequent to such transaction. In addition, other minority shareholders may subsequently combine their holdings resulting in a single person or group obtaining a larger share of the company’s shares than we initially acquired. Accordingly, this may make it more likely that our management will not be able to maintain our control of the target business.
We may have limited ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may affect our initial business combination with a target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company.
When evaluating the desirability of effecting our initial business combination with a prospective target business, our ability to assess the target business’s management may be limited due to a lack of time, resources or information. Our assessment of the capabilities of the target’s management, therefore, may prove to be incorrect and such management may lack the skills, qualifications or abilities we suspected. Should the target’s management not possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to manage a public company, the operations and profitability of the post-combination business may be negatively impacted. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
The directors and officers of an acquisition candidate may resign upon completion of our initial business combination. The departure of a business combination target’s key personnel could negatively
impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business. The role of an acquisition candidate’s key personnel upon the completion of our initial business combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our initial business combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.
After our initial business combination, it is possible that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the United States and all or substantially all of our assets will be located outside the United States; therefore investors may not be able to enforce federal securities laws or their other legal rights.
It is possible that after our initial business combination, a majority of our directors and officers will reside outside of the United States and all or substantially all of our assets will be located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon all of our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on our directors and officers under United States laws.
If our management following our initial business combination is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws, which could lead to various regulatory issues.
Following our initial business combination, any or all of our management could resign from their positions as officers of the company, and the management of the target business at the time of the business combination could remain in place. Management of the target business may not be familiar with U.S. securities laws. If new management is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory issues which may adversely affect our operations.
Risks Relating to Our Management Team
We are dependent upon our directors and officers and their departure could adversely affect our ability to operate.
Our operations are dependent upon a relatively small group of individuals and in particular, our executive officers. We believe that our success depends on the continued service of our directors and officers, at least until we have completed our initial business combination. In addition, our directors and officers are not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in allocating their time among various business endeavors, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. For a discussion of certain of our officers’ and directors’ other business endeavors, please see “Management — Directors and Officers.” We do not have an employment agreement with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our directors or officers. The unexpected loss of the services of one or more of our directors or officers could have a detrimental effect on us.
Our ability to successfully effect our initial business combination and to be successful thereafter will be dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following our initial business combination. The loss of our or a target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
Our ability to successfully effect our initial business combination is dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. The role of our key personnel in the target business, however, cannot presently be ascertained. Although some of our key personnel may remain with the target business in senior management or advisory positions following our initial business combination, it is likely that some or all of the management of the target business will remain in place. While we intend to closely scrutinize any individuals we engage after our initial business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of these individuals will prove to be correct. These individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a company
regulated by the SEC, which could cause us to have to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such requirements.
In addition, the directors and officers of an acquisition candidate may resign upon completion of our initial business combination. The departure of a business combination target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business. The role of an acquisition candidate’s key personnel upon the completion of our initial business combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our initial business combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place. The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause them to have potential conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous.
Our key personnel may be able to remain with the company after the completion of our initial business combination only if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting agreements in connection with the business combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the business combination and could provide for such individuals to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services they would render to us after the completion of our initial business combination. The personal and financial interests of such individuals may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. However, we believe the ability of such individuals to remain with us after the completion of our initial business combination will not be the determining factor in our decision as to whether or not we will proceed with any potential business combination. There is no certainty, however, that any of our key personnel will remain with us after the completion of our initial business combination. We cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with us. The determination as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with us will be made at the time of our initial business combination.
Our directors and officers will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing potential conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination.
Our directors and officers are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. For example, our executive team consisting of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira and Fabio Kann as well as our board member, Marcos Peixoto, are all currently associated with XP and will not be independent of XP (although there is no assurance that any of them will remain associated with XP), and, in such capacities, may have competing responsibilities and interests in relation to their other roles within XP. This is especially so to the extent that these officers and directors may manage or advise other accounts and funds at XP that make, or may in the future make, investments in securities or other interests of or relating to companies in industries we may target for our initial business combination. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our officers and directors may be engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to, or otherwise expect to receive, substantial compensation or other economic benefit and our officers and directors are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. Certain of our directors and officers also serve as officers and/or board members for other entities. If our directors’ and officers’ other business endeavors require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such endeavors in excess of their current commitment levels, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs, which may have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination. For a discussion of certain of our officers’ and directors’ other business endeavors, please see “Management — Directors and Officers.”
Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
Following the completion of this offering and until we consummate our initial business combination, we intend to engage in the business of identifying and combining with one or more businesses. Our sponsor and directors and officers are, or may in the future become, affiliated with entities (such as operating companies or investment vehicles) that are engaged in a similar business. In addition, XP, our sponsor and our officers and directors may sponsor, form or otherwise participate in support of other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours (including in connection with their initial business combinations, prior to us completing our initial business combination), or act as investment managers of other funds, including private equity funds, or may pursue other business or investment ventures during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. For example, our current executive team also serves as investment managers for an XP private equity fund with a similar sector focus. Although such XP private equity fund is generally focused on opportunities with a smaller ticket size and on assets with a different maturity profile than the companies we expect to pursue for our initial business combination, if such fund or other affiliated entities decide to pursue any investment opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing these opportunities. While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to any other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Moreover, entities in which our directors and officers are affiliated with may enter into agreements or other arrangements with businesses, which agreements or arrangements may limit or restrict our ability to enter into a business combination with such business.
Our directors and officers also may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us and the other entities to which they owe certain fiduciary or contractual duties or otherwise have an interest in, including other special purpose acquisition companies or funds. Accordingly, they may have potential conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. These potential conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target business may be presented to other entities prior to its presentation to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other.
For a complete discussion of our officers’ and directors’ business affiliations and the potential conflicts of interest that you should be aware of, please see “Management — Directors and Officers,” “Proposed Business — Conflicts of Interest,” “Management — Conflicts of Interest” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”
Our directors, officers, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests.
We have not adopted a policy that expressly prohibits our directors, officers, security holders or their respective affiliates from having a direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any investment to be acquired or disposed of by us or in any transaction to which we are a party or have an interest. In fact, we may enter into a business combination with a target business that is affiliated with our sponsor, XP, our directors or officers or other XP affiliated entities, including XP affiliated funds, or we may pursue an affiliated joint acquisition opportunity with any such persons. We also do not have a policy that expressly prohibits any such persons from engaging for their own account in business activities of the types conducted by us. Accordingly, such persons or entities may have a conflict between their interests and ours. In particular,
affiliates of our sponsor have interests in a diverse set of industries. As a result, there may be substantial overlap between companies that would be a suitable business combination for us and companies that would make an attractive target for such other affiliates.
Risks Relating to Our Securities
You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate your investment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your public shares and/or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Our public shareholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only upon the earliest to occur of: (1) our completion of an initial business combination, and then only in connection with those Class A ordinary shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law. In no other circumstances will a shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account. Holders of warrants will not have any right to the proceeds held in the trust account with respect to the warrants. Accordingly, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares and/or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
We have applied to have our units listed on Nasdaq on or promptly after the date of this prospectus and our Class A ordinary shares and warrants listed on or promptly after their date of separation. Although after giving effect to this offering we expect to meet the minimum initial listing requirements set forth in the Nasdaq listing standards, we cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq prior to our initial business combination. In order to continue listing our securities on Nasdaq prior to our initial business combination, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and share price levels. Generally, we must maintain a minimum number of holders of our securities (generally 300 public shareholders). Additionally, in connection with our initial business combination, we will be required to demonstrate compliance with Nasdaq’s initial listing requirements, which are more rigorous than Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, in order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq. For example, in order for our Class A ordinary shares to be listed upon the consummation of our initial business combination, among other things, we would be required to have at least 300 round lot holders at such time. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time. Nasdaq will also have discretionary authority to not approve our listing if it determines that the listing of the company to be acquired is against public policy at that time.
If Nasdaq delists any of our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect such securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
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a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
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reduced liquidity for our securities;
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a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;
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a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and
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a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because we expect that our units and eventually our Class A ordinary shares and warrants will be listed on Nasdaq, our units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants will qualify as covered securities under such statute. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of covered securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by special purpose acquisition companies, certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not qualify as covered securities under such statute and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
We are not registering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities Act or any state securities laws at this time, and such registration may not be in place when an investor desires to exercise warrants, thus precluding such investor from being able to exercise its warrants except on a cashless basis and potentially causing such warrants to expire worthless.
We are not registering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities Act or any state securities laws at this time. However, under the terms of the warrant agreement, we have agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of our initial business combination, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance of such shares, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of our initial business combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so if, for example, any facts or events arise which represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement or prospectus, the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference therein are not current, complete or correct or the SEC issues a stop order. If the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are not registered under the Securities Act in accordance with the above requirements, we will be required to permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, in which case, the number of Class A ordinary shares that you will receive upon cashless exercise will be based on a formula subject to a maximum amount of shares equal to 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment). However, no warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant, or issue securities or other compensation in exchange for the warrants in the event that we are unable to register or qualify the shares underlying the warrants under applicable state securities laws and no exemption is available. If the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the warrants is not so registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification, the holder of such warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In such event, holders who acquired their warrants as part of a purchase of units will have paid the full unit purchase price solely for the Class A ordinary shares included in the units. There may be a circumstance where an exemption from registration exists for holders of our private placement warrants to exercise their warrants while a corresponding exemption does not exist for holders of the public warrants included as part of units sold in this offering. In such an instance, our sponsor and its permitted transferees (which may include our directors and executive officers) would be able to exercise their warrants and sell the ordinary shares underlying their warrants while holders of our public warrants would not be able to exercise their warrants and sell the underlying ordinary shares. If and when the warrants become redeemable
by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying Class A ordinary shares for sale under all applicable state securities laws. As a result, we may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise their warrants.
The exercise price for the public warrants is higher than in many similar blank check company offerings in the past, and, accordingly, the warrants are more likely to expire worthless.
The exercise price of the public warrants is higher than is typical in many similar blank check companies in the past. Historically, the exercise price of a warrant was generally a fraction of the purchase price of the units in the initial public offering. The exercise price for our public warrants is $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. As a result, the warrants are more likely to expire worthless.
Our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for issuance of 5,750,000 founder shares, or approximately $0.004 per founder share, and, accordingly, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution upon the purchase of our Class A ordinary shares.
The difference between the public offering price per share (allocating all of the unit purchase price to the ordinary shares and none to the warrant included in the unit) and the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share after this offering constitutes the dilution to you and the other investors in this offering. Our sponsor acquired the founder shares at a nominal price, significantly contributing to this dilution. Upon the closing of this offering, and assuming no value is ascribed to the warrants included in the units, you and the other public shareholders will incur an immediate and substantial dilution of approximately 93.3% (or $9.33 per share, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option), the difference between the pro forma net tangible book value per share of $0.67 and the initial offering price of $10.00 per unit. This dilution would increase to the extent that the anti-dilution provisions of the Class B ordinary shares result in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination and would become exacerbated to the extent that public shareholders seek redemptions from the trust. In addition, because of the anti-dilution protection in the founder shares, any equity or equity-linked securities issued in connection with our initial business combination would be disproportionately dilutive to our Class A ordinary shares.
For example, the following table shows the public shareholders’ and sponsor’s investment per share and how that compares to the implied value of one of our shares upon the consummation of our initial business combination if at that time we were valued at $200,000,000, which is the amount we would have for our initial business combination in the trust account assuming the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not exercised, no interest is earned on the funds held in the trust account, and no public shares are redeemed in connection with our initial business combination, and without taking into account any other potential impacts on our valuation at such time, such as the trading price of our public shares, the business combination transaction costs (including payment of $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions), any equity issued or cash paid to the target’s sellers or other third parties, or the target’s business itself, including its assets, liabilities, management and prospects, as well as the value of our public and private warrants. At such valuation, each of our ordinary shares would have an implied value of $8.00 per share, which represents a 20.0% decrease in the initial implied value of the public shares of $10.00.
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Public shares
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20,000,000
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Founder shares
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5,750,000
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Total shares(1)
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25,000,0000
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Total funds in trust available for initial business combination(2)
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$
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200,000,000
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Implied value per share
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$
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8.00
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Public shareholders’ investment per share
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$
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10.00
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Founder’s investment per share(1) (3)
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$
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0.005
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(1)
Assumes the full forfeiture of 750,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised.
(2)
Does not take into account other potential impacts on our valuation at the time of the business
combination, such as the trading price of our public shares, the business combination transaction costs (including payment of $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions), any equity issued or cash paid to the target’s sellers or other third parties, or the target’s business itself, including its assets, liabilities, management and prospects, as well as the value of our public and private warrants.
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The sponsor’s total investment in the equity of the Company, inclusive of the founder shares and the sponsor’s $6,000,000 investment in the private placement warrants (assuming the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not exercised), is $6,025,000.
While the implied value of our public shares may be diluted, the implied value of $8.00 per share would represent a significant implied profit for our sponsor relative to the initial purchase price of the founder shares. Our sponsor has committed to invest an aggregate of $6,025,000 in us in connection with this offering, comprised of the $25,000 purchase price for the founder shares and the $6,000,000 purchase price for the private placement warrants (assuming the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not exercised). At $8.00 per share, the 5,000,000 founder shares (assuming the forfeiture by our sponsor of 750,000 founder shares) would have an aggregate implied value of $40,000,000. As a result, even if the trading price of our ordinary shares significantly declines, our sponsor will stand to make significant profit on its investment in us. In addition, our sponsor could potentially recoup its entire investment in us even if the trading price of our ordinary shares is less than $1.00 per share and even if the private placement warrants are worthless. As a result, our sponsor is likely to make a substantial profit on its investment in us even if we select and consummate an initial business combination that causes the trading price of our ordinary shares to decline, while our public shareholders who purchased their units in this offering could lose significant value in their public shares. Our sponsor may therefore be economically incentivized to consummate an initial business combination with a riskier, weaker-performing or less-established target business than would be the case if our sponsor had paid the same per share price for the founder shares as our public shareholders paid for their public shares.
We may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders of public warrants with the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then-outstanding public warrants, and we may make such amendments to the terms of the warrants as our board of directors determines are necessary for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements. As a result, the exercise price of your warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of our Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant could be decreased, all without your approval.
Our warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any shareholder or warrant holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity or defective provision or correcting any mistake, including to conform the provisions of the warrant agreement to the description of the terms of the warrants and the warrant agreement set forth in this prospectus, (ii) adding or changing any provisions that are necessary in the good faith determination of our board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements or (iii) modifying or adding any provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the warrant agreement as the parties to the warrant agreement may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely affect the rights of the registered holders of the warrants. However, approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then-outstanding public warrants is required to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants (except for provisions of the warrant agreement enabling amendments without shareholder or warrant holder approval that are necessary in the good faith determination of our board of directors (taking into account then-existing market precedents) to allow for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements).
Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public warrants (i) in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 65% of the then-outstanding public warrants approve such amendment, including to increase the warrant price or shorten the exercise period and (ii) without consent by any shareholder or warrant holder to the extent necessary for the warrants in the good faith determination of our board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may lower the warrant price or extend the duration of the exercise period without the consent of the registered holders. Although our ability to amend
the terms of the public warrants with the consent of at least 65% of the then-outstanding public warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, convert the warrants into cash, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant. In addition, we may amend the terms of the private placement warrants solely with 65% of the number of the then-outstanding private placement warrants.
Our warrants are expected to be accounted for as a warrant liability and will be recorded at fair value upon issuance with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares or may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.
Following the consummation of this offering and the concurrent private placement of warrants, we will issue an aggregate of 10,666,667 warrants in connection with this offering (comprised of the 6,666,667 warrants included in the units and the 4,000,000 private placement warrants, assuming the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not exercised). We expect to account for these as a warrant liability and will record at fair value upon issuance any changes in fair value each period reported in our earnings as determined by us based upon a valuation report obtained from an independent third party valuation firm. The impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, potential targets may seek a SPAC that does not have warrants that are accounted for as a warrant liability, which may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination with a target business. There is no guarantee that we will be able to amend the terms of our warrant agreement (or potentially other agreements) to allow the warrants to be classified as equity in the future if we later determine that such different accounting may be advantageous to us in relation to consummating a business combination or otherwise.
We may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
We have the ability to redeem the outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant if, among other things, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”). Please see “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00.” If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. As a result, we may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise the warrants. Redemption of the outstanding warrants as described above could force you to: (1) exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so; (2) sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants; or (3) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, we expect would be substantially less than the market value of your warrants. None of the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us (except as described below under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”) so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees.
In addition, we have the ability to redeem the outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.10 per warrant if, among other things, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”). In such a case, the holders will be able to exercise their warrants prior to redemption for a number of Class A ordinary shares determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of our Class A ordinary shares. Please see “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00.”
The value received upon exercise of the warrants (1) may be less than the value the holders would have received if they had exercised their warrants at a later time where the underlying share price is higher and (2) may not compensate the holders for the value of the warrants, including because the number of ordinary shares received is capped at 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment) irrespective of the remaining life of the warrants.
Because each unit contains one-third of one redeemable warrant and only a whole warrant may be exercised, the units may be worth less than units of other blank check companies.
Each unit contains one-third of one redeemable warrant. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, no fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units, and only whole warrants will trade. This is different from other offerings similar to ours whose units include one ordinary share and one whole warrant to purchase one share. We have established the components of the units in this way in order to reduce the dilutive effect of the warrants upon completion of a business combination since the warrants will be exercisable in the aggregate for a third of the number of shares compared to units that each contain a whole warrant to purchase one whole share, thus making us, we believe, a more attractive business combination partner for target businesses. Nevertheless, this unit structure may cause our units to be worth less than if they included a warrant to purchase one whole share.
The determination of the size of this offering and the terms of the securities offered is more arbitrary than the size of an offering and the terms of the securities offered of an operating company in a particular industry. You may have less assurance, therefore, that the offering price of our units properly reflects the value of such units than you would have in a typical offering of an operating company.
Prior to this offering there has been no public market for any of our securities. The public offering price of the units and the terms of the warrants were negotiated between us and the underwriter. In determining the size of this offering, management held customary organizational meetings with representatives of the underwriter, both prior to our inception and thereafter, with respect to the state of capital markets, generally, and the amount the underwriter believed it reasonably could raise on our behalf. Factors considered in determining the size of this offering and terms of the units, including the Class A ordinary shares and warrants underlying the units, include:
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the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies;
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prior offerings of those companies;
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our prospects for acquiring an operating business at attractive values;
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a review of debt to equity ratios in leveraged transactions;
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our capital structure;
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an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies;
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general conditions of the securities markets at the time of this offering; and
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other factors as were deemed relevant.
Although these factors were considered, the determination of our offering price is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities of an operating company in a particular industry since we have no historical operations or financial results.
There is currently no market for our securities and a market for our securities may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.
There is currently no market for our securities. Shareholders therefore have no access to information about prior market history on which to base their investment decision. Following this offering, the price of our securities may vary significantly due to one or more potential business combinations and general market or economic conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases). Furthermore, an active
trading market for our securities may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established and sustained.
Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. Federal courts may be limited.
We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon our directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our directors or officers.
Our corporate affairs will be governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act (as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and certain states, such as Delaware, may have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholders derivative action in a Federal court of the United States.
We have been advised by Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, our Cayman Islands legal counsel, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (1) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state; and (2) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
As a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a United States company.
Our warrant agreement will designate the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by holders of our warrants, which could limit the ability of warrant holders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with our company.
Our warrant agreement will provide that, subject to applicable law, (i) any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the warrant agreement, including under the Securities Act, will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (ii) that we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. We will waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, these provisions of the warrant agreement will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions in our warrant agreement. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the forum provisions of the warrant agreement, is filed in a court other than a court of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “NY foreign action”) in the name of any holder of our warrants, such holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (a “NY enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any such NY enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the NY foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.
This choice-of-forum provision may limit a warrant holder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with our company, which may discourage such lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our warrant agreement inapplicable or unenforceable with respect to one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and result in a diversion of the time and resources of our management and board of directors.
Provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our Class A ordinary shares and could entrench management.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that shareholders may consider to be in their best interests. These provisions include two-year director terms and the ability of the board of directors to designate the terms of and issue new series of preference shares, which may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.
Since only holders of our founder shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors, upon the listing of our shares on Nasdaq, Nasdaq may consider us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq rules and, as a result, we may qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.
After completion of this offering, only holders of our founder shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors until out initial business combination. As a result, Nasdaq may consider us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq corporate governance standards. Under the Nasdaq corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that:
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we have a board that includes a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the Nasdaq listing rules;
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we have a compensation committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and
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we have a nominating and corporate governance committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.
We do not intend to utilize these exemptions and intend to comply with the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq, subject to applicable phase-in rules. However, if we determine in the future to utilize some or all of these exemptions, you will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements.
General Risk Factors
Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern.”
As of March 19, 2021, we had no cash and cash equivalents, a working capital deficiency of $93,350 and deferred offering costs of $107,281. Further, we expect to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans. Management’s plans to address this need for capital through this offering are discussed in the section of this prospectus titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Our plans to raise capital and to consummate our initial business combination may not be successful. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements contained elsewhere in this prospectus do not include any adjustments that might result from our inability to consummate this offering or our inability to continue as a going concern.
We are a newly incorporated company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
We are a newly incorporated company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with no operating results, and we will not commence operations until obtaining funding through this offering. Because we lack an operating history, you have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective of completing our initial business combination with one or more target businesses. We have no plans, arrangements or understandings with any prospective target business concerning a business combination and may be unable to complete our initial business combination. If we fail to complete our initial business combination, we will never generate any operating revenues.
Past performance by any member or members of our management team, any of their respective affiliates, may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the company.
Information regarding performance by, or businesses associated with, XP, members of our executive team and board members (including their previous track records at firms not associated or affiliated with us) and their respective affiliates is presented for informational purposes only. Not all of the companies in which our team has invested have achieved the same level of value creation. Past performance by XP, any member or members of our executive team or board of directors, or any of their respective affiliates is not a guarantee either (1) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial business combination or (2) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical record of XP, any member or members of our executive team or board of directors, any of their respective affiliates or any of the foregoing’s related investment’s performance, as indicative of the future performance of an investment in the company or the returns the company will, or is likely to, generate going forward. An investment in us is not an investment in XP.
We may be a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.
If we are a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the section of this prospectus captioned “Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Taxation — U.S. Holders”) of our ordinary shares or warrants, the U.S. Holder may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. Our PFIC status for our current and subsequent taxable years may depend upon the status of an acquired company pursuant to a business combination and whether we qualify for the PFIC start-up exception (see the section of this prospectus captioned “Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Taxation — U.S. Holders — Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules”). Depending on the particular circumstances, the application of the start-up exception may be subject to uncertainty, and there cannot be any assurance that we will qualify for the start-up exception. Additionally, even if we qualify for the start-up exception with respect to a given taxable year, there cannot be any assurance that we would not be a PFIC in other taxable years. Accordingly, there can be no assurances with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. Further, our actual PFIC status for any taxable year
will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide to a U.S. Holder such information as the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) may require, including a PFIC Annual Information Statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and maintain a “qualified electing fund” election, but there can be no assurance that we will timely provide such required information, and such election would likely be unavailable with respect to our warrants in all cases. We urge U.S. Holders to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules to holders of our ordinary shares and warrants. For a more detailed explanation of the tax consequences of PFIC classification to U.S. Holders, see “Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Taxation — U.S. Holders — Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”
We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of any second quarter of a fiscal year, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the end of such fiscal year. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equaled or exceeded $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) our annual revenues equaled or exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year or the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equaled or exceeded $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We are offering 20,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit. We estimate that the net proceeds of this offering together with the funds we will receive from the sale of the private placement warrants will be used as set forth in the following table.
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Without
Over-Allotment
Option
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Over-Allotment
Option Exercised
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Gross proceeds
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Gross proceeds from units offered to public(1)
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$
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200,000,000
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$
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230,000,000
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Gross proceeds from private placement warrants offered in the private placement
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6,000,000
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6,600,000
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Total gross proceeds
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$
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206,000,000
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236,600,000
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Estimated offering expenses(2)
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Underwriting commissions (excluding deferred portion)(3)
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$
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4,000,000
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$
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4,600,000
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Legal fees and expenses
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$
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300,000
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$
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300,000
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Accounting fees and expenses
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45,000
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45,000
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Printing and engraving expenses
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25,000
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25,000
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SEC expenses
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25,093
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25,093
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FINRA expenses
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40,000
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40,000
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Directors and officers insurance premiums(4)
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450,000
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450,000
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Nasdaq listing and filing fees
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80,000
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80,000
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Miscellaneous expenses(5)
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34,907
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34,907
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Total estimated offering expenses (other than underwriting
commissions)
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$
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1,000,000
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$
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1,000,000
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Proceeds after estimated offering expenses
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$
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201,000,000
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$
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231,000,000
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Held in trust account(3)
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$
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200,000,000
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$
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230,000,000
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% of public offering size
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100%
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100%
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Not held in trust account(2)
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$
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1,000,000
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$
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1,000,000
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The following table shows the use of the approximately $1,000,000 of net proceeds not held in the trust account(5).
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Amount
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% of Total
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Legal, accounting, due diligence, travel and other expenses in connection with any
business combination(7)
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350,000
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35.0%
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Legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting obligations
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150,000
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15.0%
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Payment for office space, administrative and support services
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240,000
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24.0%
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Nasdaq continued listing fees(8)
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58,000
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5.8%
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Other miscellaneous expenses
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202,000
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20.2%
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Total
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$
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1,000,000
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100.0%
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(1)
Includes amounts payable to public shareholders who properly redeem their shares in connection with our successful completion of our initial business combination.
(2)
A portion of the offering expenses may be paid from the proceeds of loans from our sponsor of up to $300,000 as described in this prospectus. As of March 19, 2021, we had not borrowed any amount under the promissory note with our sponsor. These loans will be repaid upon completion of this offering out of the $1,000,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) not held in the trust account. These expenses are estimates
only. In the event that offering expenses are less than as set forth in this table, any such amounts will be used for post-closing working capital expenses. In the event that the offering expenses are more than as set forth in this table, we may fund such excess with funds not held in the trust account. We also expect to pay XP Investimentos, upon the successful completion of this offering, a fee of up to $3,300,000 for its services as our financial advisor in connection with this offering, which includes up to $2,100,000 to be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein and released to XP Investimentos only upon the completion of an initial business combination (in each case, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option). The underwriter has agreed to reimburse us for the fee that we pay to XP Investimentos in connection with the successful completion of this offering and our initial business combination.
(3)
The underwriter has agreed to defer underwriting commissions equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of this offering. Upon completion of our initial business combination, $7,000,000, which constitutes the underwriter’s deferred commissions (or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be paid to the underwriter from the funds held in the trust account, and the remaining funds, less amounts used to pay redeeming shareholders, will be released to us and can be used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the business or businesses with which our initial business combination occurs or for general corporate purposes, including payment of principal or interest on indebtedness incurred in connection with our initial business combination, to fund the purchases of other companies or for working capital. The underwriter will not be entitled to any interest accrued on the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions.
(4)
This amount represents the approximate amount of the annualized director and officer liability insurance premiums we anticipate paying following the completion of this offering and until we complete a business combination.
(5)
Includes organizational and administrative expenses, travel and roadshow expenses (if any) and may include amounts related to above-listed expenses in the event actual amounts exceed estimates.
(6)
These expenses are estimates only. Our actual expenditures for some or all of these items may differ from the estimates set forth herein. For example, we may incur greater legal and accounting expenses than our current estimates in connection with negotiating and structuring a business combination based upon the level of complexity of such business combination. In the event we identify an acquisition target in a specific industry subject to specific regulations, we may incur additional expenses associated with legal due diligence and the engagement of special legal counsel. In addition, our staffing needs may vary and as a result, we may engage a number of consultants to assist with legal and financial due diligence. We do not anticipate any change in our intended use of proceeds, other than fluctuations among the current categories of allocated expenses, which fluctuations, to the extent they exceed current estimates for any specific category of expenses, would not be available for our expenses. The amount in the table above does not include interest available to us from the trust account. Based on current interest rates, we would expect to earn approximately $200,000 in interest on the funds held in the trust account over the 12 months following the closing of this offering; however, we can provide no assurances regarding this amount. This estimate assumes an interest rate of 0.10% per annum based upon current yields of securities in which the trust account may be invested. In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies and finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants issued to our sponsor. The terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.
(7)
Includes estimated amounts that may also be used in connection with our initial business combination to fund a “no shop” provision and commitment fees for financing.
(8)
This amount represents applicable fees and expenses for one year following the offering.
The Nasdaq listing rules provide that at least 90% of the gross proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants be deposited in a trust account. Of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, $200,000,000 (or $230,000,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), including $7,000,000 (or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) of deferred underwriting commissions, will, upon the consummation of this offering, be placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. The funds in the trust account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. Based on current interest rates, we estimate that the interest earned on the trust account will be approximately $200,000 per year, assuming an interest rate of 0.10% per year. We will not be permitted to withdraw any of the principal or interest held in the trust account except for the withdrawal of interest to pay our taxes, if any. The funds held in the trust account will not otherwise be released from the trust account until the earliest of: (1) our completion of an initial business combination; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law. Based on current interest rates, we expect that interest earned on the trust account will be sufficient to pay taxes.
The net proceeds held in the trust account may be used as consideration to pay the sellers of a target business with which we ultimately complete our initial business combination and to pay the deferred underwriting commissions. If our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt, or not all of the funds released from the trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or the redemption of our public shares, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction company, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
We believe that amounts not held in trust will be sufficient to pay the costs and expenses to which such proceeds are allocated. This belief is based on the fact that while we may begin preliminary due diligence of a target business in connection with an indication of interest, we intend to undertake in-depth due diligence, depending on the circumstances of the relevant prospective acquisition, only after we have negotiated and signed a letter of intent or other preliminary agreement that addresses the terms of a business combination. However, if our estimate of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may be required to raise additional capital, the amount, availability and cost of which is currently unascertainable. If we are required to seek additional capital, we could seek such additional capital through loans or additional investments from our sponsor, members of our management team or any of their respective affiliates, but such persons are not under any obligation to loan funds to, or otherwise invest in, us.
We will enter into an Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which we will pay our sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.
Our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 under an unsecured promissory note to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. As of March 19, 2021, we had not borrowed any amount under the promissory note with our sponsor. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the earlier of December 31, 2021 and the closing of this offering. These loans will be repaid upon completion of
this offering out of the $1,000,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) not held in the trust account.
In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants issued to our sponsor. The terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may also purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination. Please see “Proposed Business — Permitted purchases and other transactions with respect to our securities” for a description of how such persons will determine from which shareholders to seek to acquire shares. The price per share paid in any such purchase or other transaction may be different than the amount per share a public shareholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares in connection with our initial business combination. However, such persons have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such purchases or other transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such purchases or other transactions. Such persons will be subject to restrictions in making any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. We do not currently anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply with such rules.
We may not redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions and the agreement for our initial business combination may require as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. If too many public shareholders exercise their redemption rights so that we cannot satisfy the net tangible asset requirement or any net worth or cash requirements, we would not proceed with such redemption and the related business combination, and may instead search for an alternate business combination.
Our public shareholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only upon the earliest to occur of: (1) our completion of an initial business combination, and then only in connection with those Class A ordinary shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law. In no other circumstances will a shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account. Holders of warrants will not have any right to the proceeds held in the trust account with respect to the warrants.
Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination or certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association as described elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame. However, if our initial shareholders, directors and officers acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of our initial business combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of our initial business combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to our initial business combination will be within the discretion of our board of directors at such time. In addition, our board of directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any share dividends in the foreseeable future, except if we increase the size of this offering, in which case we will effect a recapitalization or other appropriate mechanism immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering. Further, if we incur any indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to in connection therewith.
DILUTION
The difference between the public offering price per Class A ordinary share, assuming no value is attributed to the warrants included in the units we are offering pursuant to this prospectus or the private placement warrants, and the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share after this offering constitutes the dilution to investors in this offering. Such calculation does not reflect any dilution associated with the sale and exercise of warrants, including the private placement warrants, which would cause the actual dilution to the public shareholders to be higher, particularly where a cashless exercise is utilized. Net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing our net tangible book value, which is our total tangible assets less total liabilities (including the value of Class A ordinary shares which may be redeemed for cash), by the number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares.
At March 19, 2021, our net tangible book value deficit was of $93,350, or approximately $(0.02) per Class B ordinary share. After giving effect to the sale of 20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares included in the units we are offering by this prospectus, the sale of the private placement warrants and the deduction of underwriting commissions and estimated expenses of this offering, our pro forma net tangible book value at March 19, 2021 would have been $5,000,001 or $0.67 per share, representing an immediate increase in net tangible book value (as decreased by the value of the 17,514,893 Class A ordinary shares that may be redeemed for cash and assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option) of $0.69 per share to our initial shareholders as of the date of this prospectus and an immediate dilution of $9.33 per share or 93.3% to our public shareholders not exercising their redemption rights. The dilution to new investors if the underwriter exercises the over-allotment option in full would be an immediate dilution of $9.41 per share or 94.1%.
The following table illustrates the dilution to the public shareholders on a per-share basis, assuming no value is attributed to the warrants included in the units or the private placement warrants:
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Without
Over-Allotment
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With
Over-Allotment
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Public offering price
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$
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10.00
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$
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10.00
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Net tangible book deficit before this offering
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$
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(0.02)
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$
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(0.02)
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Increase attributable to public shareholders
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$
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0.69
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$
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0.61
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Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants
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$
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0.67
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$
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0.59
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Dilution to public shareholders
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$
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9.33
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$
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9.41
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Percentage of dilution to public shareholders
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93.3%
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94.1%
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For purposes of presentation, we have reduced our pro forma net tangible book value after this offering (assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option) by $175,148,930 because holders of up to approximately 87.6% of our public shares may redeem their shares for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account at a per-share redemption price equal to the amount in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of Class A ordinary shares sold in this offering.
The following table sets forth information with respect to our initial shareholders and the public shareholders:
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Shares Purchased
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Total Consideration
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Average
Price
Per Share
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Number
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Percentage
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Amount
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Percentage
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Initial Shareholders(1)(2)
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5,000,000
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20.00%
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$
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25,000
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|
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|
0.01%
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|
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|
|
$
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0.005
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|
|
Public Shareholders
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|
|
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|
20,000,000
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|
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|
80.00%
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|
$
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200,000,000
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|
|
|
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|
99.99%
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|
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|
$
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10.000
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
25,000,000
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|
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|
100.00%
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|
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|
$
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200,025,000
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100.00%
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|
|
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(1)
Assumes the full forfeiture of 750,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised.
(2)
Assumes conversion of Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis.
The dilution to public shareholders would increase to the extent that the anti-dilution provisions of the Class B ordinary shares result in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon such conversion.
The pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering is calculated as follows:
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Without
Over-Allotment
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With
Over-Allotment
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Numerator:
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Net tangible book deficit before this offering
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$
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(93,350)
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|
$
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(93,350)
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|
Net proceeds from this offering and sale of the private placement warrants
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|
|
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|
201,000,000
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|
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|
231,000,000
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|
Plus: Offering costs paid in advance, excluded from tangible book value before this offering
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|
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107,281
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|
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|
107,281
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Less: Deferred underwriter’s commissions
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(7,000,000)
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(8,050,000)
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Less: Warrant liability
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|
(13,865,000)
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|
(15,681,000)
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|
Less: Proceeds held in trust subject to redemption
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|
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|
(175,148,930)
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|
|
|
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|
(202,282,930)
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|
|
|
|
|
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5,000,001
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|
|
|
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|
5,000,001
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|
Denominator:
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Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding prior to this offering
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5,750,000
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|
5,750,000
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|
Class B ordinary shares forfeited if over-allotment is not exercised
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(750,000)
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|
0
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|
Class A ordinary shares included in the units offered
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|
|
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|
20,000,000
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|
|
|
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|
23,000,000
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|
Less: Shares subject to redemption
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|
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|
(17,514,893)
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|
|
|
|
|
(20,228,293)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,485,107
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|
|
|
|
|
8,521,707
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|
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization at March 19, 2021, and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of our 20,000,000 units in this offering for $200,000,000 (or $10.00 per unit) and the sale of 4,000,000 private placement warrants for $6,000,000 (or $1.50 per warrant) and the application of the estimated net proceeds derived from the sale of such securities:
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|
|
As of March 19, 2021
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|
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|
Actual
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|
|
As Adjusted(2)
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|
Promissory note(1)
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|
$
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—
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|
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|
$
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—
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|
Warrant liability(3)
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|
|
|
|
—
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|
|
|
|
|
13,865,000
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|
|
Deferred underwriting commissions
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,000,000
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|
|
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; -0- and 17,514,893 shares are subject to possible redemption; actual and as adjusted, respectively(4)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,148,930
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|
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized (actual and as
adjusted); none issued or outstanding (actual and as adjusted)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized (actual and as adjusted); -0- and 2,485,107 shares issued and outstanding (excluding -0- and 17,514,893 shares subject to redemption), actual and as adjusted, respectively
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
249
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|
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized;
5,750,000 shares issued and outstanding (actual); 5,000,000 shares issued and
outstanding (as adjusted)(5)
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|
|
|
|
575
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|
|
|
|
|
500
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|
Additional paid-in capital(6)
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|
|
|
|
24,425
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|
|
|
|
|
5,549,307
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|
Accumulated deficit
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|
|
|
|
(11,069)
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|
|
|
|
|
(550,055)
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|
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
13,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000,001
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|
|
Total capitalization
|
|
|
|
$
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13,931
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|
|
|
|
$
|
201,013,931
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(1)
Our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 under an unsecured promissory note to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. As of March 19, 2021, we had not borrowed any amount under the promissory note with our sponsor.
(2)
Assumes the full forfeiture of 750,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised. The proceeds of the sale of such shares will not be deposited into the trust account, the shares will not be eligible for redemption from the trust account nor will they be eligible to vote upon the initial business combination.
(3)
We will account for the 10,666,667 warrants to be issued in connection with this offering (the 6,666,667 warrants included in the units and the 4,000,000 private placement warrants, assuming the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not exercised) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment there under, each warrant must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, we will classify each warrant as a liability at its fair value. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in our statement of operations. Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period.
(4)
Upon the completion of our initial business combination, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), subject to the limitations described herein whereby our net tangible assets will be maintained at a minimum of $5,000,001 following such redemptions, and any limitations (including, but not limited to, cash requirements) created by the terms of the proposed business combination. The “as adjusted” amount of ordinary shares, subject to redemption equals the “as adjusted” total assets of $201,013,931, less the “as adjusted” total liabilities of $20,865,000, less the “as adjusted” total shareholder’s equity.
The value of Class A ordinary shares that may be redeemed is equal to $10.00 per share (which is the assumed redemption price) multiplied by 17,514,893 Class A ordinary shares, which is the maximum number of Class A ordinary shares that may be redeemed for a $10.00 purchase price per share and still maintain at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets.
(5)
Actual share amount is prior to any forfeiture of founder shares by our sponsor and as adjusted share amount assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option.
(6)
The “as adjusted” additional paid-in capital calculation is equal to the “as adjusted” total shareholder’s equity of $5,000,001, minus Class A ordinary shares (par value) of $249, minus Class B ordinary shares (par value) of $500, minus the accumulated deficit of $11,069, plus the cost allocation of the warrant liability of $538,986.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
We are a newly incorporated blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. We have not selected any business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.
The issuance of additional ordinary shares or preference shares in a business combination:
•
may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;
•
may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares;
•
could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present directors and officers;
•
may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;
•
may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, ordinary shares and/or warrants; and
•
may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.
Similarly, if we issue debt or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:
•
default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
•
acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
•
our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
•
our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
•
our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares;
•
using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
•
limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
•
increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and
•
limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for this offering. Following this offering, we will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents after this offering. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our audited financial statements. After this offering, we expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses. We expect our expenses to increase substantially after the closing of this offering.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs have been satisfied prior to the completion of this offering through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares to our sponsor and up to $300,000 in loans from our sponsor under an unsecured promissory note. As of March 19, 2021, we had not borrowed any amount under the promissory note with our sponsor. We estimate that the net proceeds from (1) the sale of the units in this offering, after deducting offering expenses of approximately $1,000,000 and underwriting commissions of $4,000,000 ($4,600,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) (excluding deferred underwriting commissions of $7,000,000, or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), and (2) the sale of the private placement warrants for a purchase price of $6,000,000 (or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), will be $201,000,000 (or $231,000,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full). Of this amount, $200,000,000 or $230,000,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, including $7,000,000 (or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) in deferred underwriting commissions will be deposited into the trust account. The funds in the trust account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries. The remaining $1,000,000 will not be held in the trust account. In the event that our offering expenses exceed our estimate of $1,000,000 we may fund such excess with funds not to be held in the trust account. In such case, the amount of funds we intend to be held outside the trust account would decrease by a corresponding amount. Conversely, in the event that the offering expenses are less than our estimate of $1,000,000, the amount of funds we intend to be held outside the trust account would increase by a corresponding amount.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes, if any. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the trust account. We expect the interest earned on the amount in the trust account will be sufficient to pay our taxes. We expect the only taxes payable by us out of the funds in the trust account will be income and franchise taxes, if any. To the extent that our ordinary shares or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the trust account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
Prior to the completion of our initial business combination, we will have available to us an estimated $1,000,000 of proceeds held outside the trust account. We will use these funds primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a business combination, and to pay taxes to the extent the interest earned on the trust account is not sufficient to pay our taxes.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial
business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants issued to our sponsor. The terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.
We expect our primary liquidity requirements during that period to include approximately $350,000 for legal, accounting, due diligence, travel and other expenses in connection with any business combinations; $150,000 for legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting requirements; $58,000 for Nasdaq continued listing fees; $240,000 for office space, administrative and support services; and $202,000 for general working capital that will be used for miscellaneous expenses and reserves net of estimated interest income.
These amounts are estimates and may differ materially from our actual expenses. In addition, we could use a portion of the funds not being placed in trust to pay commitment fees for financing, fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business or as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into an agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business, the amount that would be used as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision would be determined based on the terms of the specific business combination and the amount of our available funds at the time. Our forfeiture of such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise) could result in our not having sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conducting due diligence with respect to, prospective target businesses.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds following this offering in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination.
As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, at March 19, 2021 we had no cash, a working capital deficit of $93,350 and deferred offering costs of $107,281. Further, we expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial business combination will be successful. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Controls and Procedures
We are not currently required to maintain an effective system of internal controls as defined by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will be required to comply with the internal control reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. Only in the event that we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. Further, for as long as we remain an emerging growth company, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement.
Prior to the closing of this offering, we have not completed an assessment, nor have our registered independent accounting firm tested our systems, of internal controls. We expect to assess the internal controls of our target business or businesses prior to the completion of our initial business combination and, if necessary, to implement and test additional controls as we may determine are necessary in order to state that we maintain an effective system of internal controls. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding the adequacy of internal controls. Many small and mid-sized target businesses we may consider for our initial business combination may have internal controls that need improvement in areas such as:
•
staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties;
•
reconciliation of accounts;
•
proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate;
•
evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions;
•
documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates; and
•
documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
Because it will take time, management involvement and perhaps outside resources to determine what internal control improvements are necessary for us to meet regulatory requirements and market expectations for our operation of a target business, we may incur significant expenses in meeting our public reporting responsibilities, particularly in the areas of designing, enhancing, or remediating internal and disclosure controls. Doing so effectively may also take longer than we expect, thus increasing our exposure to financial fraud or erroneous financing reporting.
Once our management’s report on internal controls is complete, we will retain our independent registered public accounting firm to audit and render an opinion on such report when required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The independent registered public accounting firm may identify additional issues concerning a target business’s internal controls while performing their audit of internal control over financial reporting.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account will be invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.
Related Party Transactions
In March 2021, our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for the issuance of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. The purchase price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to the company by the number of founder shares issued. In May, 2021, our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, our independent directors. Our initial shareholders will collectively own 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after this offering (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering). If we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a recapitalization or share repurchase, share dividend or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our Class B ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering. Up to 750,000 founder shares are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised.
We will enter into an Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which we will also pay our sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.
We have engaged XP Investimentos as our financial advisor to provide financial consulting services, consisting of a review of deal structure and terms and related advice in connection with this offering, for which it will receive a fee up to $3,300,000, of which up to $1,200,000 will be paid upon completion of this offering and up to $2,100,000 will be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein and released to XP Investimentos only upon the completion of an initial business combination (in each case, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option). The underwriter has agreed to reimburse us for the fee that we pay to XP Investimentos in connection with the successful completion of this offering and our initial business combination. For additional information, see “Underwriting.”
Our sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, directors, officers or our or any of their respective affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
Our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 under an unsecured promissory note to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. As of March 19, 2021, we had not borrowed any amount under the promissory note with our sponsor. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the earlier of December 31, 2021 and the closing of this offering. These loans will be repaid upon completion of this offering out of the $1,000,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) not held in the trust account.
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants issued to our sponsor. The terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.
Our sponsor has committed to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) private placement warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant ($6,000,000 in the aggregate or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with the closing of this offering. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in this offering except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees: (1) they will not be redeemable by us (except as described below under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”); (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by our sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights.
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement that we will enter into with our initial shareholders on or prior to the closing of this offering, we may be required to register certain securities for sale under the Securities Act. These holders, and holders of warrants issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any, are entitled under the registration rights agreement to make up to three demands that we register certain of our securities held by them for sale under the Securities Act and to have the securities covered thereby
registered for resale pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders have the right to include their securities in other registration statements filed by us. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions, as described herein. We will bear the costs and expenses of filing any such registration statements. See “Principal Shareholders — Registration Rights.”
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations; Quarterly Results
As of March 19, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations. No unaudited quarterly operating data is included in this prospectus as we have conducted no operations to date.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things: (1) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (2) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; (3) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis); and (4) disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of this offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
PROPOSED BUSINESS
General
We are a newly incorporated blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities and activities related to this offering. We have not selected any business combination target, and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target.
While we may pursue a business combination target in any business, industry or geographical location, we intend to capitalize on the strength and leading presence of the XP platform in Brazil, drawing upon the extensive networks, relationships and investment acumen of our sponsor and management team to identify, source, negotiate and execute an initial business combination in Brazil in an industry (i) that we believe should benefit from long-term growth in the Brazilian economy, (ii) that has favorable secular trends and a high growth profile, (iii) that has competitive advantages as well as a consistent Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework and (iv) in which our management team has previous experience, including the healthcare, financial services, education, consumer goods & retail, and technology industries, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as the Brazil focus sectors.
We will seek to leverage XP’s capabilities together with our management team’s complementary backgrounds and track records across various industries and macroeconomic cycles in Brazil to find companies that we believe have high potential and are well-run by qualified entrepreneurs which can benefit from access to the international capital markets.
About our Sponsor — the XP Platform
Our sponsor is a wholly owned subsidiary of XP Inc., a leading, Nasdaq-listed (NASDAQ: XP), technology-driven platform and a trusted provider of financial products and services in Brazil with a mission-driven culture and a revolutionary business model that we believe provides us with strong competitive advantages.
XP has a long-standing presence in Brazil operating with a powerful combination of a trusted brand, unique capabilities and strong national presence with capillarity and scalability. Such strengths have been developed and nurtured over time to build a comprehensive ecosystem of retail and institutional services attracting diverse clients to the XP platform with, as of December 31, 2020 (i) R$660 billion in assets under custody (AuC), (ii) 2.8 million active clients and (iii) a vast network of approximately 8,000 individual Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) across over 180 Brazilian cities, each offering XP’s services to its respective local networks of companies and entrepreneurs located throughout Brazil and serving as a rich source of opportunities for the XP group, with over 500 diverse opportunities originating from IFAs in 2020 for the benefit of various business areas of the XP group.
XP’s robust offering of financial advisory services and open financial products platform is reinforced by strong capital markets and M&A advisory capabilities, with XP ranking second in Brazil in terms of M&A deal value in 2021 (year-to-date) as of April 2021 with approximately $20 billion of announced transactions, according to Dealogic, and third in terms of number of initial public offerings in Brazil in 2020 based on market filings, considering XP’s participation on 16 IPOs in 2020.
We believe “XP” is one of the premier financial services brands in Latin America, and that it is synonymous with innovation, an energetic entrepreneurial spirit, meritocracy and professionalism. These qualities have helped XP attract and retain top talent and source and successfully complete transactions, with a DNA of growth both organically and through strategic acquisitions, which we believe will continue to serve us in the future, particularly as we pursue business combination targets in the Brazilian focus sectors.
Our Executive Team
We seek to capitalize on the more than 65 years of combined experience of our executive team. Our executive officers have all worked in leadership positions at premier private equity firms in Brazil and, in
such role, leading investments in high growth assets, some of which are now large listed companies, thus bringing a deep expertise in sourcing transactions, executing investments and managing Brazilian investments to accelerate growth and maximize shareholder returns.
Our executive team’s combined experience includes having completed approximately 53 transactions. We believe our deep knowledge of the Brazilian market, its local intricacies and its business dynamics will enable us to identify and complete a business combination quickly and efficiently in a diligent fashion in particular in the Brazil focus sectors.
Our executive team is led by Chu Chiu Kong as our Chief Executive Officer, Guilherme Teixeira as our Chief Investment Officer and Fabio Kann as our Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Kong will serve as a chairman of our board of directors.
Chu Chiu Kong, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Mr. Kong is based in Brazil and has over 40 years of operational and investment experience in the country. During the last 25 years, he has led the operations of three private equity funds and executed several iconic transactions, including the investments in and successful exits of OdontoPrev S.A. (B3: ODPV3) (dentalcare insurance), Stone Co. (NASDAQ: STNE) (financial services) and XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) (financial services). Mr. Kong is currently a partner of XP Inc. and the head of its Private Equity division, where he led the successful fundraising of XP’s R$1.4 billion first vintage fund with a mid-market investment focus with approximately $30 million to $50 million equity check. In less than one year of operations, XP’s private equity fund has received more than 400 investment opportunities, of which almost 200 originated from XP’s proprietary channels, with approximately 70% of capital already invested in five companies: (1) Brasil Olhos (healthcare), (2) Botoclinic (facial aesthetics), (3) Beyoung (beauty tech), (4) Pottencial Seguradora S.A. (insurance) and (5) BRS Supply (business services). Before that, from 2007 until 2017, Mr. Kong founded and was the co-head of Actis Brazil (investment firm), the Brazilian branch of Actis LLP, managing a $2.9 billion fund as of November 2010. Under his tenure, Actis Brazil invested in, among other investments, XP Inc., Stone Co., Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A. (B3: CSED3) (education), It’sSeg Company (insurance services), GTEX Brasil (cleaning supplies), CSD (supermarket chain), CNA Idiomas (language school) and Genesis Certificações Serviços Administrativos Ltda. (business services). Prior to joining Actis Brazil, from 1997 to 2007, Mr. Kong was a partner of TMG (investment firm), which, under his supervision, invested in, among other investments, OdontoPrev S.A., Softway (call-center) and Conductor Tecnologia S.A. (financial services). Mr. Kong served on the board of directors of XP Inc., Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A., It’sSeg Company, GTEX Brasil, CSD, OdontoPrev S.A., Softway and Conductor Tecnologia S.A. and currently serves on the board of directors of Brasil Olhos, Botoclinic, Beyoung and BRS Supply. Mr. Kong holds a B.A. in Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP) and an LL.B. in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
Guilherme Teixeira, Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Teixeira is based in Brazil and has over 15 years of equity investment and M&A experience across a wide range of industries. Mr. Teixeira is a partner of XP Inc. and a managing director of the Private Equity division. Previously he was a partner of Vinci Capital Partners (NASDAQ: VINP), a leading alternative asset manager in Brazil. During his tenure at Vinci, he was part of the team that managed Vinci Capital Partners II, a $1.4 billion private equity fund and Vinci Capital Partners III, a $1.0 billion private equity fund. Both funds focused on investments in Brazilian companies. Vinci Capital Partners II invested in eight portfolio companies in the insurance, car rental, retail, real estate, restaurants, industrial, education and O&G sectors, and Vinci Capital Partners III, invested in three portfolio companies in the TMT, healthcare and food service segments. Mr. Teixeira served on the board of directors of Austral Resseguradora S.A. (reinsurance), Cecrisa Revestimentos Cerâmicos S.A. (industrial), Vitru Ltd. (NASDAQ: VTRU) (education) and CURA — Centro de Ultrassonografia e Radiologia S.A. (Grupo Cura) (healthcare) and currently serves on the board of directors of Brasil Olhos, Botoclinic and Pottencial Seguradora S.A. Mr. Teixeira holds a B.Sc in Engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-RJ) and is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Fabio Kann, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kann is based in Brazil and has over 12 years of private equity experience in several industries. Mr. Kann is a partner of XP Inc. and a director of the Private Equity division. Prior to joining XP in 2020, he was a vice-president at The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), one of the largest alternative investment firms in the world, in its South America team. Throughout his career, Mr. Kann oversaw 12 investments in industries such as e-commerce, business services, healthcare, food services, education, retail, TMT, industrials, consumer goods and financial services, totaling more than $1 billion of capital invested. Mr. Kann served on the board of directors of Ri Happy Brinquedos S.A. (retail), Orguel Indústria e Locação de Equipamentos S.A. (industrial) and Vitru Ltd. (NASDAQ: VTRU) and currently serves on the board of directors of Beyoung, Botoclinic, Brasil Olhos and BRS Supply Mr. Kann holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, a B.A. in Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP) and an LL.B. in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
Examples of investments in which our executive team played an integral role, which we believe are demonstrative of the types of business opportunities that we seek to pursue, include the following:
XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP): a Nasdaq listed company and the holding company of the XP group, which is a leading, technology-driven platform and a trusted provider of financial products and services in Brazil, with a market capitalization of approximately $24.0 billion as of May 11, 2021. In 2010, Actis Brazil invested in XP led by Mr. Kong, who was then co-head of Actis Brazil. At the time, XP was a medium size brokerage house with a strong management team. Fueled by the strategic insights of the Actis fund, XP was able to build a technology-driven platform offering a full range of financial products and services. XP was listed on Nasdaq in 2019 with a market capitalization in reais 123 times higher than its equity value at the time of the Actis Brazil initial investment in 2010, and since XP’s IPO until May 11, 2021, XP’s equity value in reais has grown by a multiple of 2.0 times.
OdontoPrev SA (B3: ODPV3): the largest dental benefits company in Latin America, with over seven million beneficiaries as of December 31, 2020. At the time of the investment led by Mr. Kong, then partner at TMG in 1998, OdontoPrev had 90,000 beneficiaries and ranked as the fifth largest dental insurance player in Brazil. After the implementation of several value creation initiatives, OdontoPrev went public on the São Paulo Stock Exchange in 2006 as the market leader, with a market share equal to the next four largest competitors combined. At the time of OdontoPrev’s IPO, its market capitalization in reais was 40 times higher than its equity value at the time of TMG’s initial investment, and since OdontoPrev’s IPO to May 11, 2021, OdontoPrev’s market capitalization in reais has grown by a multiple of 11 times. During this period leading up to the IPO, from 1998 to 2006, the company achieved average annual growth rates in terms of beneficiaries and revenues (R$) of 42% and 40%, respectively.
Stone Co. (NASDAQ: STNE): a Nasdaq listed company with a market capitalization of approximately $20 billion as of April 1, 2021, is a provider of financial technology solutions. The investment in Stone Co. made in 2016 by Actis Brazil, prior to the company’s IPO, backed a strong management team to lead operations that had solid experience in both growth markets and the Brazilian financial services sector.
Vitru Ltd (NASDAQ: VTRU): a Nasdaq listed company with a market capitalization of approximately $340 million as of April 1, 2021 is the leading pure digital post-secondary education group in Brazil based on the number of enrolled undergraduate students, serving more than 280,000 students spread over 662 hubs and 14 campuses as of September 2020. At the time of the investment in 2016 by Vinci Partners and The Carlyle Group, Vitru was carved-out and acquired from Cogna (B3: COGN3) with approximately 112,000 students and 48 hubs.
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional SA (B3: CSED3): one of the largest post-secondary educational institutions in Brazil in terms of students, serving more than 330,000 students as of September 2020. At the time of Actis Brazil’s investment in 2011, the company was serving approximately 36,000 students, and several initiatives were implemented to foster the company’s growth including some important acquisitions.
Grupo Madero: a reference in Brazil’s food service industry, with more than 200 restaurants in 70 cities across the country. After the investment in 2019 by The Carlyle Group, Grupo Madero was able to expand its store base by approximately 43%, invest in its central kitchen and diversify its portfolio of restaurants (currently Grupo Madero operates seven different brands).
Our Directors
We believe our board members will add significant value to our target company and will aid in our ability to source our initial business combination. These directors are: Ana Cabral-Gardner (independent board member), Denis Barros Pedreira (independent board member), Camilo de Oliveira Tedde (independent board member), Marcos de Andrade Peixoto Filho (non-independent board member) and Chu Chiu Kong (Chairman).
Ana Cabral-Gardner, Independent Director
Mrs. Cabral-Gardner is a Managing Partner and co-founder of A10 Investimentos, a Brazilian private equity boutique focused on sustainable investments and M&A advisory in consumer-healthcare, and co-chairman and CSO of Sigma Lithium (CVE: SIGMA), one of the largest hard rock lithium companies in the western hemisphere. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has over 25 years of experience as a senior banker at global investment banks in New York, London and São Paulo and over 15 years of experience as a venture capital investor. Prior to founding A10, she was head of Latin American Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs in New York. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner was also Head of Latin American investment banking consumer & healthcare at Barclays in São Paulo. She has also held senior positions in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in London and New York for over eight years. Along her career, Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has been involved in a number of capital markets and M&A transactions. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner was one of the original members of Mulheres do Brasil (“MB”) with Luiza Trajano. MB is Brazil’s largest female leaders’ organization with over 48,000 active members, focused on women oriented policy-making and advocacy, with branches in ten countries. She has an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and a Masters in Finance degree from London Business School, and currently serves on the Global Board of Advisors of Columbia University Global Centers.
Denis Barros Pedreira, Independent Director
Mr. Pedreira has over 20 years of experience in growth equity investments and corporate development in Brazil. He has been the Head of Latin America investments at Prosus since 2016. He currently serves on the board of directors of Movile Mobile Commerce Holdings SL and is an observer on the board of directors of iFood Holdings and Creditas Financial Solutions. Previously, Mr. Pedreira was a principal at Apax Partners (2013-2016) and Actis Brazil (2008-2013) where he led financial and business services growth equity investments. He served on the board of XP Investimentos from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Pedreira was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group from 1999 to 2008 in the corporate development and M&A practice. He received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, Independent Director
Mr. Tedde has over 25 years of experience in managing companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and healthcare sectors. He currently serves at GlaxoSmithKline Brasil Ltda., as the CEO/President of the GSK Consumer Healthcare operation in Brazil. Previously, Mr. Tedde was a general manager for GSK Consumer Healthcare in Colombia. Before joining GSK, Mr Tedde held senior positions at Pfizer, Merck, Newell Brands, Wyeth, Reckitt Benckiser and Pepsico, having worked in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Portugal and Canada. Mr. Tedde received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Universidade de Sorocaba.
Marcos de Andrade Peixoto Filho, Director
Mr. Peixoto has over 20 years of experience in public equity. He has been head of equity funds at XP Asset Management since 2013 and is also partner and member of the executive board of XP Inc. since 2016. Previously, Mr. Peixoto was an equity portfolio manager at Itaú Asset (2007-2012) and Banco BBM (2001-2007). He received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).
We believe that our executive team together with our board members have established a favorable reputation in the Brazilian business community, built strong partnerships with first-tier international
institutional investors, developed a vast network of corporate relationships and acquired deep knowledge of the region’s economic fundamentals and regulatory environment. They have built these relationships over multiple decades of investment and operating experience in Brazil.
We believe that the reputations of the members of our management team, industry expertise, principal investing transaction experience and business acumen will make us a preferred partner for potential initial business combination targets. Furthermore, we believe that these relationships give us access to key resources to understand macroeconomic trends, government policies and reforms, regulatory frameworks, investor expectations and market sentiment in the region.
The past performance by our management team, the investment firms at which they previously served and their respective affiliates is not a guarantee either (1) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial business combination or (2) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical record of our management team or their respective affiliates or any related investment’s performance as indicative of our future performance of an investment in the company or the returns the company will, or is likely to, generate going forward. None of the members of our management team has any past experience being a director or officer of any blank check companies or special purpose acquisition companies.
Competitive Strengths
Our mission is to generate long-term value for our shareholders by building on our management team’s track record of private equity investing and by seeking companies to merge with that have sustainable competitive advantages and a clear vision on how to maximize their potential.
As part of the XP group, we believe we will benefit from XP’s differentiated expertise as well its access to a broad network of companies and entrepreneurs. Additionally, we believe XP’s franchise strength brings capital, credibility, publicity, and institutional know-how to execute any transaction quickly and efficiently and extract value for shareholders.
We seek to leverage XP’s platform and reputation in Brazil together with our management team’s deep experience in private equity and extensive relationships to successfully source, evaluate and execute an initial business combination with significant upside potential. In addition, we believe that our structure will make us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company in the United States, we offer a target business an attractive alternative to the traditional sources of capital available in the region or to a direct listing. In a typical initial public offering, there are additional obstacles for foreign companies, including access to certain investors that will likely not be present to the same extent in connection with a business combination with us. A transaction with us can reduce the risk, time commitment, uncertainty and costs associated with a public listing for our potential targets.
Business Strategy
We believe that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the economic environment in Brazil and leverage the XP group’s experiences and skills, and broad and deep relationship network to access a wide spectrum of differentiated opportunities. In addition to our management team’s broad network, we believe we are able to source opportunities from XP’s unique ecosystem and capillarity drawing from its network of more than 8,000 independent financial advisors.
Our business strategy is to create value for our shareholders by identifying and completing our initial business combination with a company in the Brazil focus sectors. We believe that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the business environment in Brazil to acquire a quality company or asset, and leverage our expertise to build a strong business with competitive advantages that have the potential to improve the target’s overall value proposition. We will seek to work with a potential acquisition candidate to access the capital markets, attract top-tier management talent, and execute a tailored value-creation business plan to help the company continue to grow into the next phase of its life cycle.
We believe our management team has significant experience in:
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identifying, sourcing, negotiating and executing acquisitions in Brazil;
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identifying the right entrepreneurs to back as long-term partners;
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investing in, managing and operating companies across several industries;
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attracting, selecting and retaining high-performing management teams with proven track records;
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developing and executing strategic business plans to grow companies, both organically and inorganically;
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partnering with other industry-leading players to increase sales and improve profitability, enhancing the competitive position of companies;
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implementing an optimized capital structure that enables companies to achieve their next phase of growth;
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accessing the capital markets, including local and international capital sources, across various business cycles; and
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running successful and growing businesses during changing macroeconomic, legal, tax and regulatory environments.
We believe that our management team is well-positioned to identify attractive business combination opportunities with a compelling industry backdrop and an opportunity for strong growth and attractive returns for our shareholders. We plan to leverage our management team’s networks of potential transaction sources where we believe our management team’s industry relationships, knowledge and experience could positively impact existing businesses or assets. Each member of our management team has developed, over the course of his/her individual career, a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships that we believe will serve as a powerful source of acquisition opportunities. We plan to leverage the relationships of our management teams with public and private companies, investment professionals at private equity firms and other financial sponsors, owners of private businesses, investment bankers, consultants, attorneys and accountants, all of whom we believe should provide us with a number of business combination opportunities.
Initial Business Combination Criteria
Consistent with our business strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses. We will use these criteria and guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities, but we may decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet one or all of these criteria and guidelines.
We intend to focus on target businesses that we believe:
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are leading players and high-quality assets within the Brazilian economy, with strong growth potential;
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are fundamentally sound, have a resilient business model, and have a historically consistent operational and financial performance;
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are preferably in, but are not limited to, the healthcare, financial services, education, consumer goods and retail and technology sectors;
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have strong, experienced management teams with long-term commitment, or provide a platform to assemble an effective management team with a track record of driving growth and profitability;
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have a defensible market position, with demonstrated advantages when compared to their competitors and which create barriers to entry against new competitors;
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have a diversified customer base better positioned to endure economic downturns, changes in the industry landscape and evolving customer preferences, suppliers and competitors;
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provide an opportunity for strategic add-on acquisitions;
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have attractive potential for international or regional expansion;
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will offer an attractive risk-adjusted return for our shareholders, potential upside through growth in the target business and an improved capital structure, all of which will be weighed against any identified downside risks;
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can benefit from being publicly traded and can utilize access to broader capital markets;
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have a strong corporate governance and internal processes with standards comparable to a publicly listed company; and
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have an ESG framework in place and is positioned to combine corporate social responsibility with profitability.
We believe our management team has demonstrated a track record of rigorous due diligence combined with disciplined and valuation-centric investing and a deep understanding of potential market value. We expect to complete a business combination that results in a strong risk-adjusted return profile with substantial upside potential to balance and limit potential downside risks.
Following the initial business combination, we expect to collaborate with management on a number of initiatives, including, but not limited to, navigating the public markets, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, talent acquisition, and broadening their network of potential partners and customers.
These criteria and guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general criteria and guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant. In the event that we decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria and guidelines in our shareholder communications related to our initial business combination, which, as discussed in this prospectus, would be in the form of proxy solicitation or tender offer materials that we would file with the SEC.
Acquisition Process
In evaluating a prospective initial business combination, we expect to conduct a thorough diligence review to determine a company’s quality and intrinsic value. Our review process may include, among other things, detailed document reviews, financial analysis, technology reviews, management meetings, consultations with customers, competitors and industry experts as well as review of other information that will be made available to us. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, engaged in any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target with respect to a business combination with us.
We and our sponsor are affiliates of XP Inc., one of Brazil’s largest independent investment platforms and a Nasdaq listed company (NASDAQ: XP). XP, through its subsidiaries, is an active full-service investment banking, broker-dealer, asset management and financial services organization and a major participant in the financial markets, in particular in Brazil. As such, XP, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, and high net-worth and other individuals. XP, through its subsidiaries, acts as an investment banker, research provider, investment adviser, asset manager, financier, adviser, market maker, prime broker, derivatives dealer, lender, counterparty, agent, principal and investor. In those and other capacities, XP advises clients in Brazil, the U.S. and other markets and purchases, sells, holds and recommends a broad array of investments, including securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps, indices, baskets and other financial instruments and products, for its own account and for the accounts of clients, through client accounts and through the relationships and products it sponsors, manages and advises. XP and the XP affiliated entities have direct and indirect interests in the global fixed income, currency, commodity, equities, bank loan and other markets, and the securities and issuers, in which we or accounts in which personnel or clients of XP and XP affiliated entities have an interest, or investment vehicles that XP or any XP affiliated entity sponsors, manages or advises, may directly and indirectly invest.
While XP and the XP affiliated entities will not have any duty to offer acquisition opportunities to us, XP and the XP affiliated entities may become aware of a potential transaction that may be an attractive opportunity for us, which it may or may not decide to share with us. In addition, we may, but are not required to, engage XP affiliated entities, including XP Investimentos and XP’s U.S. broker-dealer, XP Investments US, LLC, for services as a financial advisor in connection with identifying and investigating potential targets
for our business combination or in connection with any services or financing transaction to be entered into in connection with our initial business combination. Our executive team consisting of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira and Fabio Kann as well as our board member, Marcos Peixoto, are all currently associated with XP and will not be independent of XP (although there is no assurance that any of them will remain associated with XP).
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with an XP affiliated entity, including any account or investment vehicle sponsored, managed or advised by XP. We may, at our option, pursue a business combination jointly with XP or any XP affiliated entity or any fund or investment vehicle related to them, and any such party and/or other investors in such funds or investment vehicles may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by borrowing from or issuing to such parties a class of equity or debt securities. The amount and other terms and conditions of any such joint acquisition or specified future issuance would be determined at the time thereof.
In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with any XP affiliated entity, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Certain of our directors and officers currently have, and any of them in the future may have additional fiduciary and contractual duties to other entities, including without limitation, XP and XP affiliated entities, which includes accounts and investment vehicles related to them and their portfolio companies. Specifically, certain of our officers and directors are employed by or affiliated with XP and its direct and indirect affiliates, including XP Asset Management. These entities may compete with us for acquisition opportunities and may have overlapping investment objectives and potential conflicts may arise with respect to XP’s decision regarding how to allocate investment opportunities among these funds.
In addition, XP, our sponsor and our officers and directors may sponsor or form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours, act as investment managers of other funds, including private equity funds, or may pursue other business or investment ventures during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination.
Our management team, in their capacities as directors, officers or employees of XP, our sponsor or their affiliates or in their other endeavors (including other special purpose acquisition companies or funds), may choose to present potential business combinations to the related entities described above, current or future entities affiliated with or managed by our sponsor, XP, XP affiliated entities or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law and any other applicable fiduciary duties. For example, our current executive team also serves as investment managers for an XP private equity fund with a similar sector focus. Although such XP private equity fund is generally focused on opportunities with a smaller ticket size and on assets with a different maturity profile than the companies we expect to pursue for our initial business combination, if such fund or other affiliated entities decide to pursue any investment opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing these opportunities. While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to any other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
In addition, our directors and officers are also not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs, and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Management Team — Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.”
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. For more information, see the section entitled “Management — Conflicts of Interest.” We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue business combination opportunities or complete our initial business combination.
As described above, XP, the XP affiliated entities and certain of our managers affiliated with XP are engaged in other businesses and have interests other than the sponsorship of and related interests in our company. These other activities and interests may result in potential conflicts, which may have an adverse effect on us. For a more detailed description of the potential conflicts of interest that may arise, including conflicts potentially impacting the business combination process, see “Proposed Business — Conflicts of Interest — Certain Potential Conflicts of Interest Relating to Affiliation with XP Inc.” There can be no assurance that we, XP and the XP affiliated entities will be able to resolve all conflicts in a manner that is favorable to us, and any such conflicts may have a material adverse effect on us, including our ability to consummate a business combination.
Initial Business Combination
Nasdaq listing rules require that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. We refer to this as the 80% of fair market value test. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. We do not currently intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries in conjunction with our initial business combination, although there is no assurance that will be the case. In addition, pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, our initial business combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors.
We anticipate structuring our initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own or acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our initial business combination such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to our initial business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in our initial business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity securities of a target business, or issue a substantial number of new shares to third-parties in connection with financing our initial business combination. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders immediately prior to our initial business combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of fair market value test. If our initial business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% of fair market value test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if we are not then listed on Nasdaq for whatever reason, we would no longer be required to meet the foregoing 80% of fair market value test.
Prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we will file a Registration Statement on Form 8-A with the SEC to voluntarily register our securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result, we will be subject to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. We have no current intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other obligations under the Exchange Act prior or subsequent to the consummation of our initial business combination.
Business Combination Targets
We believe our management team’s significant operating and transaction experience and relationships with companies will provide us with a substantial number of potential business combination targets. Over the course of their careers, the members of our management team have developed a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships around the world. This network has grown through the activities of our management team sourcing, acquiring, financing and selling businesses, our management team’s relationships with sellers, financing sources and target management teams and the experience of our management team in executing transactions under varying economic and financial market conditions.
We believe this network provides our management team with a robust and consistent flow of acquisition opportunities which were proprietary or where a limited group of investors were invited to participate in the sale process. We believe that the network of contacts and relationships of our management team will provide us with important sources of acquisition opportunities. In addition, we anticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment market participants, private equity funds and large business enterprises seeking to divest non-core assets or divisions.
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with an XP affiliated entity, including current and future portfolio companies of XP. We may, at our option, pursue a business combination jointly with XP or any XP affiliated entity or any fund or investment vehicle related to them, or their respective affiliates. Any such party and/or other investors in XP affiliated funds may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by borrowing from or issuing to such parties a class of equity or debt securities. The amount and other terms and conditions of any such joint acquisition or specified future issuance would be determined at the time thereof. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with any XP affiliated entity, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context.
As more fully discussed in “Management — Conflicts of Interest,” if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity to which he or she has pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may be required to present such business combination opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us. Our directors and officers currently have fiduciary duties or contractual obligations that may take priority over their duties to us.
Our executive offices are located at 55 West 46th Street, 30th floor, New York, NY 10036 and our telephone number is (646) 664-0501.
Mail addressed to the company and received at its registered office will be forwarded unopened to the forwarding address supplied by the company to be dealt with. None of the company or its directors, officers, advisors or service providers (including the organization which provides registered office services in the Cayman Islands) will bear any responsibility for any delay howsoever caused with regards to mail reaching the forwarding address.
Status as a Public Company
We believe our structure will make us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company, we offer target businesses an alternative to the traditional initial public offering through a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination. In this situation, the owners of the target business would exchange their equity securities, shares or shares of stock in the target business for our shares or for a combination of our shares and cash, allowing us to tailor the consideration to the specific needs of the sellers. Although .ere are various costs and obligations associated with being a public company, we believe target businesses will find this method a more certain and cost effective method to becoming a public company than the typical initial public offering. In a typical initial public offering, there are additional expenses incurred in marketing, road show and public reporting efforts that may not be present to the same extent in connection with a business combination with us.
Furthermore, once a proposed business combination is completed, the target business will have effectively become public, whereas an initial public offering is always subject to the underwriter’s ability to complete the offering, as well as general market conditions, which could delay or prevent the offering from occurring. Once public, we believe the target business would then have greater access to capital and an additional means of providing management incentives consistent with shareholders’ interests. It can offer further benefits by augmenting a company’s profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) our annual revenues equaled or exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year or the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
Financial Position
With funds available for a business combination initially in the amount of $194,000,000 assuming no redemptions and after payment of $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting fees (or $222,950,000 assuming no redemptions and after payment of up to $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees if the underwriter’s overallotment option is exercised in full), in each case, after estimated offering expenses of $1,000,000 (and prior to any post-IPO working capital expenses), we offer a target business a variety of options such as creating a liquidity event for its owners, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its debt ratio. Because we are able to complete our initial business combination using our cash, debt or equity securities, or a combination of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration to be paid to the target business to fit its needs and desires. However, we have not taken any steps to secure third-party financing and there can be no assurance it will be available to us.
Effecting Our Initial Business Combination
We are not presently engaged in, and we will not engage in, any operations for an indefinite period of time following this offering. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, our shares, debt or a combination
of these as the consideration to be paid in our initial business combination. We may seek to complete our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth, which would subject us to the numerous risks inherent in such companies and businesses.
If our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt, or not all of the funds released from the trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or the redemptions of our public shares, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction company, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
We have not selected any business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target.
We may seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, and we may effectuate our initial business combination using the proceeds of such offering rather than using the amounts held in the trust account.
In the case of an initial business combination funded with assets other than the trust account assets, our tender offer documents or proxy materials disclosing the business combination would disclose the terms of the financing and, only if required by law or we decide to do so for business or other reasons, we would seek shareholder approval of such financing. There are no prohibitions on our ability to raise funds privately or through loans in connection with our initial business combination. At this time, we are not a party to any arrangement or understanding with any third party with respect to raising any additional funds through the sale of securities or otherwise.
Selection of a target business and structuring of our initial business combination
Nasdaq listing rules require that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. We refer to this as the 80% of fair market value test. The fair market value of the target or targets will be determined by our board of directors based upon one or more standards generally accepted by the financial community, such as discounted cash flow valuation or value of comparable businesses. If our board of directors is not able independently to determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions, with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. We do not currently intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries in conjunction with our initial business combination, although there is no assurance that will be the case. Subject to this requirement, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective target businesses, although we will not be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination solely with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations. In addition, pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, our initial business combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors.
In any case, we will only complete an initial business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of fair market value test. There is no basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any target business with which we may ultimately complete our initial business combination.
To the extent we effect our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth we may be affected by numerous risks
inherent in such company or business. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors.
In evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct a thorough due diligence review which may encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, inspection of facilities, as well as a review of financial, operational, legal and other information, which will be made available to us.
The time required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete our initial business combination, and the costs associated with this process, are not currently ascertainable with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which our initial business combination is not ultimately completed will result in our incurring losses and will reduce the funds we can use to complete another business combination.
Lack of business diversification
For an indefinite period of time after the completion of our initial business combination, the prospects for our success may depend entirely on the future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities that have the resources to complete business combinations with multiple entities in one or several industries, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations and mitigate the risks of being in a single line of business.
By completing our initial business combination with only a single entity our lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory risks. Further, we would not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses, unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry.
Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be:
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solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset; or
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dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services.
This lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory risks, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we may operate subsequent to our initial business combination.
Limited ability to evaluate the target’s management team
Although we intend to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting our initial business combination with that business, our assessment of the target business’s management may not prove to be correct. In addition, the future management may not have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of members of our management team, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. While it is possible that one or more of our directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following our initial business combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to our initial business combination. Moreover, we cannot assure you that members of our management team will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business.
We cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with the combined company. The determination as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with the combined company will be made at the time of our initial business combination.
Following our initial business combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Shareholders may not have the ability to approve our initial business combination
We may conduct redemptions without a shareholder vote pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC subject to the provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. However, we will seek shareholder approval if it is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement, or we may decide to seek shareholder approval for business or other reasons.
Under the Nasdaq listing rules, shareholder approval would be required for our initial business combination if, for example:
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we issue (other than in a public offering for cash) ordinary shares that will either (a) be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of Class A ordinary shares then issued and outstanding or (b) have voting power equal to or in excess of 20% of the voting power then outstanding;
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any of our directors, officers or substantial security holders (as defined by the Nasdaq listing rules) has a 5% or greater interest (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater interest), directly or indirectly, in the target business or assets to be acquired and if the number of ordinary shares to be issued, or if the number of ordinary shares into which the securities may be convertible or exercisable, and the present or potential issuance of ordinary shares, or securities convertible into or exercisable for ordinary shares, could result in an increase in outstanding ordinary shares or voting power of 5% or more; or
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the issuance or potential issuance of ordinary shares will result in our undergoing a change of control.
The Companies Act and Cayman Islands law do not currently require, and we are not aware of any other applicable law that will require, shareholder approval of our initial business combination.
Permitted purchases and other transactions with respect to our securities
In the event we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination. There is no limit on the number of securities such persons may purchase. Additionally, at any time at or prior to our initial business combination, subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may enter into transactions with investors and others to provide them with incentives to acquire public shares, vote their public shares in favor of our initial business combination or not redeem their public shares. However, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such purchases or other transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such purchases or other transactions. In the event our initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates determine to undertake any such transactions, such transactions could have the effect of influencing the vote necessary to approve such transaction. None of the funds held in the trust account will be used to purchase public shares or warrants in such transactions. Such persons will be subject to restrictions in making any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Such a purchase may include a contractual acknowledgement that such shareholder, although still the record holder of our shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights. We will adopt an insider trading policy which will require insiders to (1) refrain from purchasing securities during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any material non-public information and (2) clear all trades with our chief financial officer prior to execution. We cannot currently determine whether our insiders will make such purchases pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, as it will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to, the timing and size of such purchases. Depending on such circumstances, our insiders may either make such purchases pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan or determine that such a plan is not necessary.
In the event that our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates purchase public shares in privately negotiated transactions from public shareholders who have already elected to
exercise their redemption rights or submitted a proxy to vote against our initial business combination, such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares and any proxy to vote against our initial business combination. We do not currently anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will be required to comply with such rules.
The purpose of any such transaction could be to (1) vote such shares in favor of the initial business combination and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the initial business combination, (2) reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection with our initial business combination or (3) satisfy a closing condition in an agreement with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our initial business combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. Any such transactions may result in the completion of our initial business combination that may not otherwise have been possible.
In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares or warrants may be reduced and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, which may make it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange.
Our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors and/or any of their respective affiliates anticipate that they may identify the shareholders with whom our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may pursue privately negotiated transactions by either the shareholders contacting us directly or by our receipt of redemption requests submitted by shareholders (in the case of public shares) following our mailing of tender offer or proxy materials in connection with our initial business combination. To the extent that our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates enter into a private transaction, they would identify and contact only potential selling or redeeming shareholders who have expressed their election to redeem their shares for a pro rata share of the trust account or vote against our initial business combination. Such persons would select the shareholders from whom to acquire shares based on the number of shares available, the negotiated price per share and such other factors as any such person may deem relevant at the time of purchase. The price per share paid in any such transaction may be different than the amount per share a public shareholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares in connection with our initial business combination. Our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates will be restricted from purchasing shares if such purchases do not comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and the other federal securities laws.
Any purchases by our sponsor, directors, officers and/or any of their respective affiliates who are affiliated purchasers under Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act will be restricted unless such purchases are made in compliance with Rule 10b-18, which is a safe harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. Rule 10b-18 has certain technical requirements that must be complied with in order for the safe harbor to be available to the purchaser. Our sponsor, directors, officers and/or any of their respective affiliates will be restricted from making purchases of ordinary shares if such purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act.
Redemption rights for public shareholders upon completion of our initial business combination
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share 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 initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. At the completion of our initial business combination, we will be required to purchase any ordinary shares properly delivered for redemption and not withdrawn. The amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share. The per-share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter.
The redemption rights will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of our initial business combination with respect to our warrants. Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination.
Manner of Conducting Redemptions
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination either (1) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the business combination or (2) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would require us to seek shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement. Asset acquisitions and share purchases would not typically require shareholder approval while direct mergers with our company where we do not survive and any transactions where we issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares or seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association would typically require shareholder approval. We intend to conduct redemptions without a shareholder vote pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC unless shareholder approval is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement or we choose to seek shareholder approval for business or other reasons.
If a shareholder vote is not required and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, we will, pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association:
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conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and
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file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
Upon the public announcement of our initial business combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, we and our sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase our ordinary shares in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act.
In the event we conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial business combination until the expiration of the tender offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on public shareholders not tendering more than a specified number of public shares, which number will be based on the requirement that we may not redeem public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination. If public shareholders tender more shares than we have offered to purchase, we will withdraw the tender offer and not complete such initial business combination.
If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement, or we decide to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, we will, pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association:
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conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and
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file proxy materials with the SEC.
We expect that a final proxy statement would be mailed to public shareholders at least 10 days prior to the shareholder vote. However, we expect that a draft proxy statement would be made available to such shareholders well in advance of such time, providing additional notice of redemption if we conduct redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation. Although we are not required to do so, we currently intend to comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of Regulation 14A in connection with any shareholder vote even if we are not able to maintain our Nasdaq listing or Exchange Act registration.
In the event that we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, we will distribute proxy materials and, in connection therewith, provide our public shareholders with the redemption rights described above upon completion of the initial business combination.
If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company. In such case, pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, our initial shareholders have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree) to vote their founder shares and any public shares held by them in favor of our initial business combination. Our directors and officers also have agreed to vote in favor of our initial business combination with respect to public shares acquired by them, if any. We expect that at the time of any shareholder vote relating to our initial business combination, our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees will own at least 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote thereon. Each public shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares without voting and, if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. In addition, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of a business combination.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions. Redemptions of our public shares may also be subject to a higher net tangible asset test or cash requirement pursuant to an agreement relating to our initial business combination. For example, the proposed business combination may require: (1) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners; (2) cash to be transferred to the target for working capital or other general corporate purposes; or (3) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions in accordance with the terms of the proposed business combination. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all public shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the business combination or redeem any shares, and all ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate business combination.
Limitation on redemption upon completion of our initial business combination if we seek shareholder approval
Notwithstanding the foregoing redemption rights, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to Excess Shares, without our prior consent. We believe this restriction will discourage shareholders from accumulating large blocks of shares, and subsequent attempts by such holders to use their ability to exercise their redemption rights against a proposed business combination as a means to force us or our sponsor or its affiliates to purchase their shares at a significant premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. Absent this provision, a public shareholder holding more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in this offering could threaten to exercise its redemption rights if such holder’s shares are not purchased by us or our sponsor or its affiliates at a premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. By limiting our shareholders’ ability to redeem no more than 15% of the shares sold in this offering, we believe we will limit the ability of a small group of shareholders to unreasonably attempt to block our ability to
complete our initial business combination, particularly in connection with a business combination with a target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination.
Tendering share certificates in connection with a tender offer or redemption rights
We may require our public shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender their certificates to our transfer agent prior to the date set forth in the tender offer documents or proxy materials mailed to such holders, or up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the proposal to approve the business combination in the event we distribute proxy materials, or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, rather than simply voting against the initial business combination. The tender offer or proxy materials, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring public shareholders to satisfy such delivery requirements, which will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares. Accordingly, a public shareholder would have from the time we send out our tender offer materials until the close of the tender offer period, or up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the business combination if we distribute proxy materials, as applicable, to tender its shares if it wishes to seek to exercise its redemption rights. Pursuant to the tender offer rules, the tender offer period will be not less than 20 business days and, in the case of a shareholder vote, a final proxy statement would be mailed to public shareholders at least 10 days prior to the shareholder vote. However, we expect that a draft proxy statement would be made available to such shareholders well in advance of such time, providing additional notice of redemption if we conduct redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation. Given the relatively short exercise period, it is advisable for shareholders to use electronic delivery of their public shares.
There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker a fee of approximately $80.00 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders seeking to exercise redemption rights to tender their shares. The need to deliver shares is a requirement of exercising redemption rights regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated.
The foregoing is different from the procedures used by some blank check companies. In order to perfect redemption rights in connection with their business combinations, some blank check companies would distribute proxy materials for the shareholders’ vote on an initial business combination, and a holder could simply vote against a proposed business combination and check a box on the proxy card indicating such holder was seeking to exercise his or her redemption rights. After the business combination was approved, the company would contact such shareholder to arrange for him or her to deliver his or her certificate to verify ownership. As a result, the shareholder then had an “option window” after the completion of the business combination during which he or she could monitor the price of the company’s shares in the market. If the price rose above the redemption price, he or she could sell his or her shares in the open market before actually delivering his or her shares to the company for cancellation. As a result, the redemption rights, to which shareholders were aware they needed to commit before the general meeting, would become “option” rights surviving past the completion of the business combination until the redeeming holder delivered its certificate. The requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to the meeting ensures that a redeeming holder’s election to redeem is irrevocable once the business combination is approved.
Any request to redeem such shares, once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the date set forth in the tender offer materials or two business days prior to the scheduled date of the general meeting set forth in our proxy materials, as applicable (unless we elect to allow additional withdrawal rights). Furthermore, if a holder of a public share delivered its certificate in connection with an election of redemption rights and subsequently decides prior to the applicable date not to elect to exercise such rights, such holder may simply request that the transfer agent return the certificate (physically or electronically). It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to holders of our public shares electing to redeem their shares will be distributed promptly after the completion of our initial business combination.
If our initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then our public shareholders who elected to exercise their redemption rights would not be entitled to redeem their shares for the applicable pro rata share of the trust account. In such case, we will promptly return any certificates delivered by public holders who elected to redeem their shares.
If our initial proposed business combination is not completed, we may continue to try to complete a different business combination until 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period.
Redemption of public shares and liquidation if no initial business combination
Our sponsor, directors and officers have agreed that we will initially have only 24 months from the closing of this offering to complete our initial business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within such 24-month period or during any Extension Period, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time frame.
Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period. However, if our initial shareholders, directors and officers acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time frame.
Our sponsor, directors and officers have agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. However, we may not redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions.
We expect that all costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, as well as payments to any creditors, will be funded from amounts remaining out of the $1,000,000 of proceeds held outside the trust account, although we cannot assure you that there will be sufficient funds for such purpose. However, if those funds are not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, to the extent that there is any interest accrued in the trust account not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), we may request the trustee to release to us an additional amount of up to $100,000 of such accrued interest to pay those costs and expenses.
If we were to expend all of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account, the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders upon our dissolution would be approximately $10.00. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however,
become subject to the claims of our creditors which would have higher priority than the claims of our public shareholders. We cannot assure you that the actual per-share redemption amount received by shareholders will not be substantially less than $10.00. While we intend to pay such amounts, if any, we cannot assure you that we will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.
Although we will seek to have all vendors, service providers (other than our independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of our public shareholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they execute such agreements that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain an advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account, our management will perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will enter into an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver only if management believes that such third party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative. Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third-party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where we are unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. Upon redemption of our public shares, if we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with our initial business combination, we will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against us within the 10 years following redemption. Our sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriter of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then our sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. We have not independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company and, therefore, our sponsor may not be able to satisfy those obligations. None of our other officers will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
In the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, and our sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will not be substantially less than $10.00 per share.
We will seek to reduce the possibility that our sponsor will have to indemnify the trust account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than our independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business
execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the trust account. Our sponsor will also not be liable as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriter of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We will have access to up to $1,000,000 from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, with which to pay any such potential claims (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with our liquidation, currently estimated to be no more than approximately $100,000). In the event that we liquidate and it is subsequently determined that the reserve for claims and liabilities is insufficient, shareholders who received funds from our trust account could be liable for claims made by creditors. In the event that our offering expenses exceed our estimate of $1,000,000, we may fund such excess with funds from the funds not to be held in the trust account. In such case, the amount of funds we intend to be held outside the trust account would decrease by a corresponding amount. Conversely, in the event that the offering expenses are less than our estimate of $1,000,000, the amount of funds we intend to be held outside the trust account would increase by a corresponding amount.
If we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable insolvency law, and may be included in our insolvency estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders. To the extent any insolvency claims deplete the trust account, we cannot assure you we will be able to return $10.00 per share to our public shareholders. Additionally, if we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or insolvency laws as a voidable performance. As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore, our board of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing itself and our company to claims of punitive damages, by paying public shareholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons.
Our public shareholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only upon the earliest to occur of: (1) our completion of an initial business combination, and then only in connection with those Class A ordinary shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law. In no other circumstances will a shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account. Holders of warrants will not have any right to the proceeds held in the trust account with respect to the warrants.
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association contain certain requirements and restrictions relating to this offering that will apply to us until the consummation of our initial business combination. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association contain a provision which provides that, if we seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, we will provide public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares in connection with any such amendment. Specifically, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide, among other things, that:
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prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, we shall either (1) seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which public
shareholders may seek to redeem their public shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction, into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of our initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), or (2) provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to tender their public shares to us by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of our initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), in each case subject to the limitations described herein;
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in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions;
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if we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company;
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if our initial business combination is not consummated within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, then our existence will terminate and we will distribute all amounts in the trust account; and
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prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional ordinary shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (1) receive funds from the trust account or (2) vote as a class with our public shares on any initial business combination.
These provisions cannot be amended without the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote in a general meeting. In the event we seek shareholder approval in connection with our initial business combination, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that we may consummate our initial business combination only if approved by a majority of the ordinary shares voted by our shareholders at a duly held general meeting.
Comparison of redemption or purchase prices in connection with our initial business combination and if we fail to complete our initial business combination
The following table compares the redemptions and other permitted purchases of public shares that may take place in connection with the completion of our initial business combination and if we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period.
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Redemptions in Connection
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Combination
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Other Permitted Purchases of
Public Shares by our Affiliates
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Redemptions if we fail to
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Calculation of redemption or repurchase price
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Redemptions at the time of our initial business combination may be made pursuant to a tender offer or in connection with a shareholder vote. The redemption price will be the same whether we conduct redemptions pursuant to a tender offer or in connection with a shareholder vote. In either case, our public shareholders may
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If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination.
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If we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, we will redeem all public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (which is initially anticipated to be $10.00
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Redemptions in Connection
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Combination
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Other Permitted Purchases of
Public Shares by our Affiliates
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Redemptions if we fail to
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Combination
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redeem their public shares for 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 initial business combination (which is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per share), including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitation that no redemptions will take place if all of the redemptions would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions, and any limitations (including, but not limited to, cash requirements) agreed to in connection with the negotiation of terms of a proposed business combination.
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Such purchases will be restricted except to the extent such purchases are able to be made in compliance with Rule 10b-18, which is a safe harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. None of the funds in the trust account will be used to purchase shares in such transactions.
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per share), including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares.
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Impact to remaining shareholders
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The redemptions in connection with our initial business combination will reduce the book value per share for our remaining shareholders, who will bear the burden of the deferred underwriting commissions and interest withdrawn in order to pay taxes (to the extent not paid from
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If the permitted purchases described above are made, there will be no impact to our remaining shareholders because the purchase price would not be paid by us.
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The redemption of our public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination will reduce the book value per share for the shares held by our initial shareholders, who will be our only remaining shareholders after such redemptions.
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Redemptions in Connection
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Combination
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Other Permitted Purchases of
Public Shares by our Affiliates
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Redemptions if we fail to
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Combination
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amounts accrued as interest on the funds held in the trust account).
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Comparison of This Offering to Those of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419
The following table compares the terms of this offering to the terms of an offering by a blank check company subject to the provisions of Rule 419. This comparison assumes that the gross proceeds, underwriting commissions and underwriting expenses of our offering would be identical to those of an offering undertaken by a company subject to Rule 419, and that the underwriter will not exercise their over-allotment option. None of the provisions of Rule 419 apply to our offering.
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Terms of Our Offering
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Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
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Escrow of offering proceeds
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The Nasdaq listing rules provide that at least 90% of the gross proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants be deposited in a trust account. $200,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants will be deposited into a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.
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Approximately $170,100,000 of the offering proceeds, representing the gross proceeds of this offering less allowable underwriting commissions, expenses and company deductions under Rule 419, would be required to be deposited into either an escrow account with an insured depositary institution or in a separate bank account established by a broker-dealer in which the broker-dealer acts as trustee for persons having the beneficial interests in the account.
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Investment of net proceeds
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$200,000,000 of the net offering proceeds and the sale of the private placement warrants held in trust will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act.
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Proceeds could be invested only in specified securities such as a money market fund meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act or in securities that are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States.
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Receipt of interest on escrowed funds
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Interest on proceeds from the trust account to be paid to shareholders is reduced by (1) any taxes paid or payable and (2) in the event of our liquidation for failure to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time, up to $100,000 of net interest that may be released to us should we have no or insufficient working capital to
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Interest on funds in escrow account would be held for the sole benefit of investors, unless and only after the funds held in escrow were released to us in connection with our completion of a business combination.
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Terms of Our Offering
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Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
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fund the costs and expenses of our dissolution and liquidation.
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Limitation on fair value or fair market value of target business
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The Nasdaq listing rules require that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination.
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The fair value or fair market value of a target business must represent at least 80% of the maximum offering proceeds.
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Trading of securities issued
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The units will begin trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants constituting the units will begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus (or, if such date is not a business day, the following business day) unless Citigroup informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our having filed the Current Report on Form 8-K described below and having issued a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. We will file the Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the closing of this offering. If the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised following the initial filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, a second or amended Current Report on Form 8-K will be filed to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option.
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No trading of the units or the underlying ordinary shares and warrants would be permitted until the completion of a business combination. During this period, the securities would be held in the escrow or trust account.
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Exercise of the warrants
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The warrants cannot be exercised until the later of 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering.
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The warrants could be exercised prior to the completion of a business combination, but securities received and cash paid in connection with the exercise would be deposited in the escrow or trust account.
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Terms of Our Offering
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Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
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Election to remain an investor
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We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), upon the completion of our initial business combination, subject to the limitations described herein. We may not be required by law to hold a shareholder vote. If we are not required by applicable law or stock exchange rules and do not otherwise decide to hold a shareholder vote, we will, pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC which will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. If, however, we hold a shareholder vote, we will, like some blank check companies, offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Pursuant to the tender offer rules, the tender offer period will be not less than 20 business days and, in the case of a shareholder vote, a final proxy statement would be mailed to public shareholders at least 10 days prior to the shareholder vote. However, we expect that a
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A prospectus containing information pertaining to the business combination required by the SEC would be sent to each investor. Each investor would be given the opportunity to notify the company in writing, within a period of no less than 20 business days and no more than 45 business days from the effective date of a post-effective amendment to the company’s registration statement, to decide if he, she or it elects to remain a shareholder of the company or require the return of his, her or its investment. If the company has not received the notification by the end of the 45th business day, funds and interest or dividends, if any, held in the trust or escrow account are automatically returned to the shareholder. Unless a sufficient number of investors elect to remain investors, all funds on deposit in the escrow account must be returned to all of the investors and none of the securities are issued.
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draft proxy statement would be made available to such shareholders well in advance of such time, providing additional notice of redemption if we conduct redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation. If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem its public shares without voting and, if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
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Business combination deadline
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If we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, we will (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of 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 us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible
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If an acquisition has not been completed within 18 months after the effective date of the company’s registration statement, funds held in the trust or escrow account are returned to investors.
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following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
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Release of funds
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Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us to pay our taxes, if any, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of:
(1) our completion of an initial business combination; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law.
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The proceeds held in the escrow account are not released until the earlier of the completion of a business combination or the failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time.
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Limitation on redemption rights of shareholders holding more than 15% of the shares sold in this offering if we hold a shareholder vote
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If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public
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Most blank check companies provide no restrictions on the ability of shareholders to redeem shares based on the number of shares held by such shareholders in connection with an initial business combination.
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shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect Excess Shares (more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in this offering), without our prior consent. Our public shareholders’ inability to redeem Excess Shares will reduce their influence over our ability to complete our initial business combination and they could suffer a material loss on their investment in us if they sell Excess Shares in open market transactions.
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Tendering share certificates in connection with a tender offer or redemption rights
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We may require our public shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender their certificates to our transfer agent prior to the date set forth in the tender offer documents or proxy materials mailed to such holders, or up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the proposal to approve our initial business combination in the event we distribute proxy materials, or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option. The tender offer or proxy materials, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring public shareholders to satisfy such delivery requirements. Accordingly, a public shareholder would have from the time we send out our tender offer materials until the close of the tender offer
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In order to perfect redemption rights in connection with their business combinations, holders could vote against a proposed business combination and check a box on the proxy card indicating such holders were seeking to exercise their redemption rights. After the business combination was approved, the company would contact such shareholders to arrange for them to deliver their certificate to verify ownership.
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period, or up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the business combination if we distribute proxy materials, as applicable, to tender its shares if it wishes to seek to exercise its redemption rights.
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Competition
We expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including, without limitation, from XP and XP affiliated entities, private investors (which may be individuals or investment partnerships), other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire. Many of these individuals and entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly, acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources or more local industry knowledge than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. Additionally, the number of blank check companies looking for business combination targets has increased compared to recent years and many of these blank check companies are sponsored by entities or persons that have significant experience with completing business combinations. While we believe there are numerous target businesses we could potentially acquire with the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, in the event we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we are obligated to pay cash for our Class A ordinary shares, it will potentially reduce the resources available to us for our initial business combination. Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a business combination. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless.
Conflicts of Interest
General
Certain of our directors and officers have fiduciary and contractual duties to entities that may compete with us for acquisition opportunities. If these entities decide to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing such opportunities. Subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, none of the members of our management team has any obligation to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware. Our sponsor and directors and officers are also not prohibited from sponsoring, investing or otherwise becoming involved with, any other special purpose acquisition companies, including in connection with their initial business combinations, prior to us completing our initial business combination. Our management team, in their capacities as directors, officers or employees of XP, our sponsor or their affiliates or in their other endeavors (including other special purpose acquisition companies or funds), may choose to present potential business combinations to the related entities described above, current or future entities affiliated with or managed by our sponsor, or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law and any other applicable fiduciary duties. While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to any other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. For more information, see the section entitled “Management — Conflicts of Interest.”
Our directors and officers presently have, and any of them in the future may have, additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may need to honor these fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Management Team — Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.”
We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue business combination opportunities or complete our initial business combination.
Also, our officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs.
Certain Potential Conflicts of Interest Relating to Affiliation with XP Inc.
Our sponsor is an affiliate of XP Inc., a Nasdaq listed company (NASDAQ: XP) and the holding company of the XP group, which is a leading, technology-driven platform and a trusted provider of financial products and services in Brazil. XP, through its subsidiaries, is an active full-service investment banking, broker-dealer, asset management and financial services organization and a major participant in the financial markets, particularly in Brazil. As such, XP, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, and high net-worth and other individuals. XP, through its subsidiaries, acts as an investment banker, research provider, investment adviser, asset manager, financier, adviser, market maker, prime broker, derivatives dealer, lender, counterparty, agent, principal and investor. In those and other capacities, XP advises clients in Brazil, the U.S. and other markets and purchases, sells, manages, holds and recommends a broad array of investments, including securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps, indices, baskets and other financial instruments and products, for its own account and for the accounts of clients, through client accounts and through the relationships and products it sponsors, manages and advises. XP and the XP affiliated entities have direct and indirect interests in the global fixed income, currency, commodity, equities, bank loan and other markets, and the securities and issuers, in which we or accounts in which personnel or clients of XP and XP affiliated entities have an interest, or investment vehicles that XP or any XP affiliated entity sponsors, manages or advises, may directly and indirectly invest. While XP and the XP affiliated entities will not have any duty to offer acquisition opportunities to us, XP and the XP affiliated entities may become aware of a potential transaction that may be an attractive opportunity for us, which they may or may not decide to share with us. In addition, we may, but are not required to, engage XP affiliated entities, including XP Investimentos and XP’s U.S. broker-dealer, XP Investments US, LLC, for services as a financial advisor in connection with identifying and investigating potential targets for our business combination or in connection with any services or financing transaction to be entered into in connection with our initial business combination. Our executive team consisting of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira and Fabio Kann as well as our board member, Marcos Peixoto, are all currently associated with XP and are not independent of XP (although there is no assurance that any of them will remain associated with XP).
As described in the preceding paragraph, XP and the XP affiliated entities are engaged in other businesses and have interests other than its sponsorship of and related interests in our company. We will not be entitled to compensation related to such businesses. These activities and interests of XP and the XP affiliated entities may include potential multiple advisory, transactional, and financial and other interests in securities, instruments and companies, including us, or that may be, directly or indirectly, purchased or sold by us.
Conflicts may arise from XP’s sponsorship of our company, its provision of services both to us (including, indirectly, through XP Investimentos as a financial advisor) and to third-party clients, as well as from actions undertaken by XP and the XP affiliated entities for their own account or for the account of others. In performing services for other clients and also when acting for their own account, XP and the XP affiliated entities may take commercial steps which may have an adverse effect on us, including, but not limited to, in the form of competition for the same targets we may be interested in. Any of XP’s or the XP affiliated entities’ financial market activities may, individually or in the aggregate, have an adverse effect on us, and the interests of XP and the XP affiliated entities or their clients or counterparties may at times be adverse to ours.
The following discussion describes certain potential conflicts of interest that exist between XP and the XP affiliated entities and our company. These are considerations of which investors in our company should be aware, and which may adversely affect and disadvantage us. The descriptions below are not, and are not intended to be, a complete enumeration or explanation of all of the potential conflicts of interest that may arise. Present and future activities of XP and the XP affiliated entities in addition to those described in this “— Certain Potential Conflicts of Interest Relating to Affiliation with XP Inc.” may give rise to additional conflicts of interest. Dealing with conflicts of interest is complex and difficult and new and different types of conflicts may subsequently arise. There can be no assurance that we, XP and the XP affiliated entities will be able to resolve all conflicts in a manner that is favorable to us, and any such conflicts may have a material adverse effect on us, including our ability to consummate a business combination.
Limitations on Our Access to Investment Opportunities Sourced by XP, Entities Within XP Asset Management and other XP Affiliated Entities
XP, through XP affiliated entities (including XP Asset Management), sponsors, manages and advises a substantial number of accounts and investment vehicles in which XP, XP affiliated entities, or any of their personnel or clients have an interest, including accounts and vehicles held by XP on a proprietary basis. XP, any XP affiliated entity or any such account and investment vehicle may compete with us for acquisition opportunities that we may target for our initial business combination. If XP, any XP affiliated entity or any such account or investment vehicles decides to pursue any such opportunity or XP or the relevant XP affiliated entity determines in its sole discretion not to offer such opportunity to us, we may not become aware of or otherwise be precluded from procuring such opportunities. In addition, investment ideas generated within XP or any XP affiliated entity or by persons who may make decisions for us may be suitable for both us and for XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account and investment vehicle and may be directed to them or other third parties rather than to us.
None of XP, any XP affiliated entity, any of their respective business areas, or any of their respective personnel (other than those who are members of our management team in their capacities as such) has any fiduciary, contractual or other obligations or duties to our company, including, without limitation, to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware.
In addition, our executive team and certain members of our board of directors currently hold senior positions at XP Asset Management and, in such capacity, act as investment managers of other XP associated funds, including private equity funds, or may pursue other business or investment ventures on behalf of XP Asset Management or otherwise during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. For example, our current executive team also serves as investment managers for an XP private equity fund with a similar sector focus. Although such XP private equity fund is generally focused on opportunities with a smaller ticket size and on assets with a different maturity profile than the companies we expect to pursue for our initial business combination, if such fund or other affiliated entities decide to pursue any investment opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing these opportunities. Please see “Management — Conflicts of Interest” for additional information regarding conflicts of interest relating to our management team
Our management team, in their other endeavors (including any affiliation they may have with XP or any XP affiliated entity), may choose or be required to present potential business combinations or other transactions to XP, any XP affiliated entity, any of the accounts or investment vehicles affiliated with them, or other third parties, before they present such opportunities to us. While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to any other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Please see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Management Team — Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.” In addition, investment opportunities sourced by XP Asset Management or its personnel or presented to XP Asset Management by other business areas of XP or their personnel will be made available to us only after such opportunities have been offered to accounts and investment vehicles affiliated with, or managed or advised by XP Asset Management. To the extent that such accounts and investment vehicles decline to pursue any such opportunity, XP Asset Management may in its sole discretion (but is not obligated to) offer all or any portion of such opportunity to us (or may instead offer all or any portion of such opportunity to XP, any XP affiliated entity or third parties).
XP’s and XP Asset Management’s Activities on Behalf of Other Accounts; Our Company is Not an Investment Advisory Client of XP Asset Management or Any Other Business Unit of XP and is Not an Account Managed by XP or any XP Affiliate Entity
As described above, XP, through its affiliates, engages in a variety of activities in the financial markets, with a specific focus on Brazil. The extent of XP’s broad activities in the financial markets, including in its capacity as a financial services platform, investment banker, research provider, investment adviser, asset manager, financier, market maker, prime broker, derivatives dealer, lender, and direct or indirect investor, as well as in any other capacities, may result in conflicts that can have potential adverse effects on us, our ability to acquire a business or a business we seek to acquire. XP and its personnel, when acting in these or other capacities, may advise on transactions, make investment decisions or recommendations, provide differing investment views or have views with respect to research or valuations that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, our interests and activities or those of businesses that we seek to acquire. Transactions by, advice to and activities of XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle they sponsor, manage or advise (including with respect to investment decisions, voting and the enforcement of rights) may, directly or indirectly, involve or have an impact on us or businesses that we seek to acquire. For example, XP or any XP affiliated entity may be engaged to provide advice to an account or investment vehicle that is considering entering into a transaction with us, and XP may advise such account or investment vehicle not to pursue the transaction with us, or provide any other advice that would be adverse to us or any transaction we are contemplating. Moreover, XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them who own our securities or securities of businesses that we seek to acquire may vote, or take or refrain from taking actions with respect to, such securities in ways that may be disadvantageous to us or our public shareholders.
Our management team is responsible for making all acquisition and other decisions on our behalf. Decisions made by our management team may differ from those by XP or any XP affiliated entity (including XP Asset Management) on behalf of any accounts or investment vehicles they manage, sponsor or advise and may compete with, affect, differ from, conflict with, or involve timing different from, advice given to, or investment or voting decisions made by XP or any XP affiliated entity (including XP Asset Management) for any such account or investment vehicle. Neither XP nor any XP affiliated entity or business unit of XP will have any contractual or other obligation or duty to make available to us any information regarding its activities, strategies or views, including those used for or in connection with proprietary activities or relating to accounts or investment vehicles they manage, sponsor or advise. In the event that XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle they manage, sponsor or advise hold securities of a business that we seek to acquire, XP or the relevant XP affiliated entity, on behalf of itself or such account or investment vehicle, may implement an investment decision ahead of, or contemporaneously with, or behind similar investment decisions made by us. The relative timing for the implementation of investment decisions for XP,
or any XP affiliated entity or such accounts or investment vehicles, on the one hand, and by us, on the other hand, may disadvantage us.
Through our position within the XP group, subject to applicable law and ethical wall procedures, we may from time to time have access to certain analyses, information and other investment resources developed by XP and its personnel; however, no one within XP has any obligation or other duty to make such information available to us and, in certain cases, may be prohibited from doing so. In addition, neither XP nor any XP affiliated entity has any obligation or other duty to seek information or to make available to or share with our company any information, investment strategies, opportunities or ideas known to their personnel or developed or used in connection with other clients or activities and, in certain cases, they may be prohibited from doing so. XP and XP affiliated entities and certain of their personnel, including those who are involved with our company, may be in possession of information not available to all XP personnel, and such personnel may act on the basis of such information in connection with the activities relating to XP, any XP affiliated entity and any account or investment vehicle managed, sponsored or advised by them in ways that are adverse to our company.
XP, through its affiliates, is often engaged as a financial advisor, or to provide or arrange financing, including as underwriter or placement agent, to corporations and other entities and their directors and managers in connection with the sale of securities offerings of those entities, their assets or their subsidiaries. Sellers sometimes may require XP to act exclusively on their behalf and, in those cases or for other reasons, there exists the possibility that in certain cases we may occasionally be precluded from attempting to acquire securities of the business being sold or otherwise participate as a buyer in the transaction. XP also represents potential buyer’s businesses. XP may be incentivized to direct an opportunity to one of these buyers or to form a consortium with such buyers to bid for the opportunity, thereby eliminating or reducing the investment opportunity available to us.
Lending and Loan Syndication; Investments in Different Parts of an Issuer’s Capital Structure
XP, through its affiliates, is engaged in the business of making, underwriting and syndicating senior and other loans to corporate and other borrowers, and may seek (but is not obligated) to provide these services to our company or businesses that we seek to acquire. For instance, we or such businesses may borrow money from XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them or any XP affiliated entity or such account or investment vehicles may (but are not obligated to) arrange or underwrite bank or debt financing used by us or such businesses. The interest, fees and other compensation received by any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them in connection with these activities will not be shared with our company or our public shareholders.
XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them may invest in or extend credit to different parts of our capital structure or the capital structure of businesses that we seek to acquire. As a result, XP, any XP affiliated entity or any related account or investment vehicle may take actions that are directly adverse to us, our public shareholders or such businesses. In addition, XP or any XP affiliated entity (including XP Asset Management) may advise any account or investment vehicle related to them with respect to different parts of our capital structure or the capital structure of businesses that we seek to acquire, classes of our securities that are senior to our ordinary shares or classes of such businesses’ securities that are senior to the securities of such businesses owned by us. XP or any XP affiliated entity may pursue rights, provide advice or engage in other activities, or refrain from pursuing rights, providing advice or engaging in other activities, on behalf of itself or any accounts or investment vehicles related to them with respect to our company or businesses that we seek to acquire, and such actions (or refraining from action) may have a material adverse effect on us or such businesses.
For example, in the event that XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them holds loans, securities or other positions in our capital structure that ranks senior in preference to our ordinary shares, and our company experiences financial or operational challenges, XP or the respective XP affiliated entity, acting on behalf of itself or the XP, account or investment vehicle related to them, may seek a liquidation, reorganization or restructuring of our company, or terms in connection with the foregoing, that may have an adverse effect on or otherwise conflict with the interests of our other investors, including our public shareholders. In the event our company becomes financially distressed, we may undertake a restructuring and, as a result, the equity interests in our company may be extinguished or
substantially diluted while the creditors may receive a recovery of some or all of the amounts due to them and may receive equity in the company. In this regard, in the event that XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them are holders of our debt and our company is subject to a restructuring, XP, the XP affiliated entity or the account or investment vehicle related to them may recover amounts owed to them while the interests of public shareholders may be extinguished or substantially diluted. In addition, in connection with lending arrangements involving our company, XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them may seek to exercise its creditors’ rights under the applicable loan agreement or other document, which may be detrimental to our equity holders, including our public shareholders. Similar considerations will apply in the event that XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them hold loans, securities or other positions in the capital structure of businesses that we seek to acquire that rank senior in preference to the securities of such businesses acquired by us.
XP May Act in Multiple Commercial Capacities
To the extent permitted by applicable law, XP affiliated entities may act as broker, dealer, agent, counterparty, lender or advisor or in other commercial capacities for us or businesses that we seek to acquire, among other services they may provide. Prospective investors should not rely on, or have any expectation, that XP or any XP affiliated entities will act in any such capacities. XP and any XP affiliated entities may be entitled to compensation in connection with the provision of such services, and we will not be entitled to any such compensation. XP any such XP affiliated entities will have an interest in obtaining fees and other compensation in connection with such services that are favorable to XP, and in connection with providing such services may take commercial steps in its own interest, or may advise the parties to which it is providing services, or take other actions, any of which may negatively affect us, including, but not limited to, in the form of competition for the same targets we may be interested in. For example, XP or any XP affiliated entity may require repayment of all or part of a loan made to us or to a business we seek to acquire, which could cause us or such business to default or be required to liquidate assets more rapidly, which could adversely affect the value of our company or such business. XP or any XP affiliated entity may also advise us or a business we seek to acquire to make changes to our capital structure or the capital structure of such business, the result of which would be a reduction in the value of our securities or the securities issued by such business. Actions taken or advised to be taken by XP or any XP affiliated entity in connection with other types of transactions may also result in adverse consequences for our company or a business we seek to acquire. In addition, due to its access to and knowledge of funds, markets and securities based on any of its other business lines, XP (on behalf of itself, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them) may make decisions based on information or take (or refrain from taking) actions with respect to us or businesses that we seek to acquire in a manner that may be adverse to us. XP or any XP affiliated entities may also provide various services to us or to businesses that we seek to acquire, which may result in fees, compensation and remuneration, as well as other benefits, to XP or such XP affiliated entities, enhance XP’s relationships with various parties, facilitate additional business development and enable XP or such XP affiliated entities to obtain additional business and generate additional revenue. In addition, while it has no obligation or other duty to do so, XP or certain XP affiliated entities, subject to applicable restrictions on sale, may act as a broker for public shareholders who are interested in selling their units, shares or warrants.
Subject to applicable law, we may acquire a business affiliated with or advised by XP or in which XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them or their respective affiliates have an equity, debt or other interest, or to engage in investment transactions that may result in XP, any XP affiliated entity, such account or investment vehicle, or such affiliates being relieved of obligations or otherwise divested of investments. For example, we may acquire a company affiliated with XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them, or purchase securities from, a business that uses the proceeds to repay loans made by, or otherwise repurchase debt held by, XP, any XP affiliated entity or any such account or investment vehicle. These activities by us may enhance the profitability of XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them with respect to their investment in and activities relating to such companies. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with any XP affiliated entity, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation
opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may invest in money market funds sponsored, managed or advised by XP or any XP affiliated entity. In connection with any such investments, we generally will pay all advisory, administrative or other fees applicable to the investment. In such circumstances, as well as in all other circumstances in which XP receives any fees or other compensation in any form relating to the provision of services, no accounting or repayment to our company will be required.
XP or any XP affiliated entity may create, write, sell, issue, invest in or act as placement agent or distributor of derivative instruments related to us, or with respect to our underlying securities or assets, or which may be otherwise based on or seek to replicate or hedge our performance. Such derivative transactions, and any associated hedging activity, may differ from and be adverse to our interests. For example, XP Investimentos and XP’s U.S. broker-dealer, XP Investments US, LLC, have acted as underwriters and/or placement agent in several transactions where the issuer has been an XP affiliated entity, including investment fund vehicles managed by XP Asset Management entities. Activities in respect of derivative transactions, and any associated hedging activity, may occur as a result of XP’s adjustment in assessment of our business based on various considerations, and neither XP nor any XP affiliated entity will not be under any obligation or other duty to provide notice to us in respect of any such adjustment in assessment. XP, any XP affiliated entity and any accounts or investment vehicle related to them may also have different rights in respect of a business that we seek to acquire, or invest in different classes of securities issued by a business that we seek to acquire that have different rights, including, without limitation, with respect to liquidity. The determination to exercise such rights by XP or any XP affiliated entity on behalf of itself or certain accounts or investment vehicles related to them may have an adverse effect on us.
XP may make loans to clients or enter into margin, asset-based or other credit facilities or similar transactions with clients that may (or may not) be secured by publicly or privately held securities or other assets, including by our units, ordinary shares and warrants. In connection with its rights as lender, XP, acting through its subsidiaries as lender, may act to protect its own commercial interest and may take actions that may adversely affect us (e.g., if a large position in our ordinary shares is liquidated, among the other potential adverse consequences, the value of our ordinary shares may decline rapidly). In addition, XP, through its subsidiaries, may make loans to our public shareholders or enter into similar transactions that are secured by a pledge of, or mortgage over, a public shareholder’s units, ordinary shares and/or warrants, which would provide XP with the right to take possession such securities in the event that such public shareholder defaults on its obligations. These transactions may be significant and may be made without notice to the public securityholders.
XP may have business relationships with, and purchase, or distribute or sell, services or products from or to, distributors, consultants and others who have a relationship with us or businesses that we seek to acquire. As a result, those persons and institutions may have potential conflicts associated with their dealings with us.
XP may, in its discretion, recommend that we, or a business we seek to acquire, have ongoing business dealings, arrangements or agreements with persons who are former employees of XP or are otherwise associated with XP, an investor, a portfolio company, a related account or investment vehicle, or a service provider. We, or a business we seek to acquire, may bear, directly or indirectly, the costs of such dealings, arrangements or agreements. These recommendations, and recommendations relating to continuing any such dealings, arrangements or agreements, may pose conflicts of interest due to XP’s relationships with such former employees or persons otherwise associated with an investor in an account or investment vehicle related to XP, portfolio company or service provider. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with any XP affiliated entity, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Conflicts Resulting from Our Company Being a Public Company
XP, any XP affiliated entity and any account or investment vehicle related to them may directly or indirectly trade our securities. Such trading activities may adversely affect us. For example, XP, any XP
affiliated entity and any account or investment vehicle related to them may establish a short position in our securities. This short position may result in the impairment of the price of our securities or may be designed to profit from a decline in the price of such securities.
XP and its affiliates have adopted internal rules designed to provide that its personnel comply with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to fiduciary duties, including conducting personal securities transactions. Such internal rules impose certain restrictions on securities transactions in the personal accounts of covered persons to help avoid conflicts of interest. Subject to the limitations of the internal rules and applicable laws and regulations, covered persons (including those who are members of our management team) may buy and sell securities or other investments for their personal accounts, including investments in us, and may also take positions that are the same as, different from, or made at different times than, positions taken (directly or indirectly) by us.
Not all Members of Our Management Team are Independent of XP and None of the Members of our Executive Team is Independent of XP Asset Management
Our management team is responsible for the management of our affairs. Our executive team consisting of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira and Fabio Kann as well as our board member, Marcos Peixoto, are all currently associated with XP and are not independent of XP (although there is no assurance that any of them will remain associated with XP). As a result, each of Chu Kong, Guilherme Teixeira, Fabio Kann and Marcos Peixoto has, and in the future may have additional fiduciary, contractual or other obligations or duties, in addition to his obligations and duties as a member of our management team, including as a result of his association with XP, which could result in potential conflicts of interest. Additionally, all XP personnel are subject to firm-wide policies and procedures regarding confidential and proprietary information, information barriers, private investments, outside business activities and personal trading. Please see “Management — Conflicts of Interest” for additional information regarding conflicts of interest relating to our management team.
Affiliated Joint Acquisition
In addition, we may, at our option, pursue a business combination jointly with XP or any XP affiliated entity or any fund or investment vehicle related to them, or their respective affiliates. Any such parties and/or other investors in XP affiliated funds may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by making a specified future issuance to any such parties, which may give rise to certain conflicts of interest. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with any XP affiliated entity, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or an other independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
We may pursue an affiliated joint acquisition if we believe such transaction will help us consummate a specific initial business combination or would be beneficial to the post-business combination company. None of XP, any XP affiliated entity, any account or investment vehicle related to them or any of their respective affiliates has any current commitments to engage in such transactions, and we are not aware of any such parties having any plans or intentions to do so. We have also not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions, and the amount and other terms and conditions of any such transactions would be determined at the time thereof.
Holders of any shares of capital stock issued in an affiliated joint acquisition prior to our initial business combination, will not be entitled to (1) receive funds from the trust account or (2) vote pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association on any initial business combination or any amendments to our amended memorandum and articles of association. However, any such issuance would dilute the interest of our shareholders. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the
time of our initial business combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Any such issuances would dilute the interest of our shareholders and likely present other risks.” Additionally, to the extent any affiliated joint acquisition involves the issuance of notes or other debt securities or we otherwise incur debt in connection therewith, such transaction could have negative effects on us, including those described in “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.”
If our initial business combination involves an affiliated joint acquisition, our tender offer documents or proxy materials disclosing the business combination would disclose the terms of such affiliated joint acquisition and, only if required by applicable law or if we decide to do so for business or other reasons, we would seek shareholder approval of such affiliated joint acquisition.
Selection of Service Providers
We expect to engage service providers (including attorneys and consultants) that may also provide services to XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them. We intend to select these service providers based on a number of factors, including expertise and experience, knowledge of related or similar products, quality of service, reputation in the marketplace, relationships with XP, XP Asset Management or others, and price. These service providers may have business, financial, or other relationships with XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them. These relationships may or may not influence our selection of these service providers. In such circumstances, there may be a conflict of interest between us, on the one hand, and XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them (or their portfolio companies), on the other hand, if we determine not to engage or continue to engage these service providers. The service providers selected by us may charge different rates to different recipients based on the specific services provided, the personnel providing the services, or other factors. As a result, the rates paid with respect to these service providers by us, on the one hand, may be more or less favorable than the rates paid by XP, any XP affiliated entity or any account or investment vehicle related to them, on the other hand.
Indemnity
Our sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriter of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, our sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. We have not independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy their indemnity obligations and believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company and, therefore, our sponsor may not be able to satisfy those obligations. We have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such obligations.
Facilities
We currently maintain our executive offices at 55 West 46th Street, 30th floor, New York, NY 10036. The cost for this space is included in the $10,000 per month fee that we will pay our sponsor for office space, administrative and support services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Employees
We currently have three officers and do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Members of our management team are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our initial business combination. The amount of time that any such person will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for our initial business combination and the current stage of the business combination process.
Periodic Reporting and Financial Information
We will register our units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual reports will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public accounting firm.
We will provide shareholders with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials sent to shareholders to assist them in assessing the target business. These financial statements may be required to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, U.S. GAAP or IFRS, depending on the circumstances and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with PCAOB standards. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may acquire because some targets may be unable to provide such financial statements in time for us to disclose such financial statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame. While this may limit the pool of potential business combination candidates, we do not believe that this limitation will be material.
We will be required to evaluate our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.
Prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we will file a Registration Statement on Form 8-A with the SEC to voluntarily register our securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. As a result, we will be subject to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. We have no current intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other obligations under the Exchange Act prior or subsequent to the consummation of our initial business combination.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” will have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) our annual revenues equaled or exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year or the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
Legal Proceedings
There is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any members of our management team in their capacity as such, and we and the members of our management team have not been subject to any such proceeding in the 12 months preceding the date of this prospectus.
MANAGEMENT
Director and Officers
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Chu Kong
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65
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
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Guilherme Teixeira
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36
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Chief Investment Officer
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Fabio Kann
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33
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Chief Financial Officer
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Marcos Peixoto
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40
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Director
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Denis Pedreira
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44
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Independent Director
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Ana Cabral-Gardner
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51
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Independent Director
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Camilo Tedde
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Independent Director
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Our directors and officers are as follows:
Chu Chiu Kong, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Mr. Kong is based in Brazil and has over 40 years of operational and investment experience in the country. During the last 25 years, he has led the operations of three private equity funds and executed several iconic transactions, including the investments in and successful exits of OdontoPrev S.A. (B3: ODPV3) (dentalcare insurance), Stone Co. (NASDAQ: STNE) (financial services) and XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) (financial services). Mr. Kong is currently a partner of XP Inc. and the head of its Private Equity division, where he led the successful fundraising of XP’s R$1.4 billion first vintage fund with a mid-market investment focus with approximately $30 million to $50 million equity check. In less than one year of operations, XP’s private equity fund has received more than 400 investment opportunities, of which almost 200 originated from XP’s proprietary channels, with approximately 70% of capital already invested in five companies: (1) Brasil Olhos (healthcare), (2) Botoclinic (facial aesthetics), (3) Beyoung (beauty tech), (4) Pottencial Seguradora S.A. (insurance) and (5) BRS Supply (business services). Before that, from 2007 until 2017, Mr Kong founded and was the co-head of Actis Brazil (investment firm), the Brazilian branch of Actis LLP, managing a $2.9 billion fund as of November 2010. Under his tenure, Actis Brazil invested in, among other investments, XP Inc., Stone Co., Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A. (B3: CSED3) (education), It’sSeg Company (insurance services), GTEX Brasil (cleaning supplies), CSD (supermarket chain), CNA Idiomas (language school) and Genesis Certificações Serviços Administrativos Ltda. (business services). Prior to joining Actis Brazil, from 1997 to 2007, Mr Kong was a partner of TMG (investment firm), which, under his supervision, invested in, among other investments, OdontoPrev S.A., Softway (call-center) and Conductor Tecnologia S.A. (financial services). Mr. Kong served on the board of directors of XP Inc., Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A., It’sSeg Company, GTEX Brasil, CDA, Softway and Conductor Tecnologia S.A. and currently serves on the board of directors of Brasil Olhos, Botoclinic, Beyoung and BRS Supply. Mr. Kong holds a B.A. in Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP) and an LL.B. in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
We believe Mr. Kong’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his education, his extensive experience in private equity and his numerous directorships.
Guilherme Teixeira, Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Teixeira is based in Brazil and has over 15 years of equity investment and M&A experience across a wide range of industries. Mr. Teixeira is a partner of XP Inc. and a managing director of the Private Equity division. Previously he was a partner of Vinci Capital Partners (NASDAQ: VINP), a leading alternative asset manager in Brazil. During his tenure at Vinci, he was part of the team that managed Vinci Capital Partners II, a $1.4 billion private equity fund and Vinci Capital Partners III, a $1.0 billion private equity fund. Both funds focused on investments in Brazilian companies. Vinci Capital Partners II invested in eight portfolio companies in the insurance, car rental, retail, real estate, restaurants, industrial, education and O&G sectors, and Vinci Capital Partners III, invested in three portfolio companies in the TMT, healthcare and food service segments. Mr. Teixeira served on the board of directors of Austral Resseguradora S.A. (reinsurance), Cecrisa Revestimentos Cerâmicos S.A. (industrial), Vitru Ltd. (NASDAQ: VTRU) (education) and CURA — Centro de Ultrassonografia e Radiologia S.A. (Grupo Cura) (healthcare) and
currently serves on the board of directors of Brasil Olhos, Botoclinic and Pottencial Seguradora S.A. Mr. Teixeira holds a B.Sc in Engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-RJ) and is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Fabio Kann, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kann is based in Brazil and has over 12 years of private equity experience in several industries. Mr. Kann is a partner of XP Inc. and a director of the Private Equity division. Prior to joining XP in 2020, he was a vice-president at The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), one of the largest alternative investment firms in the world, in its South America team. Throughout his career, Mr. Kann oversaw 12 investments in industries such as e-commerce, business services, healthcare, food services, education, retail, TMT, industrials, consumer goods and financial services, totaling more than $1 billion of capital invested. Mr. Kann served on the board of directors of Ri Happy Brinquedos S.A. (retail), Orguel Indústria e Locação de Equipamentos S.A. (industrial) and Vitru Ltd. (NASDAQ: VTRU) and currently serves on the board of directors of Beyoung, Botoclinic, Brasil Olhos and BRS Supply. Mr. Kann holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, a B.A. in Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP) and an LL.B. in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
Ana Cabral-Gardner, Independent Director
Mrs. Cabral-Gardner is a Managing Partner and co-founder of A10 Investimentos, a Brazilian private equity boutique focused on sustainable investments and M&A advisory in consumer-healthcare, and co-chairman and CSO of Sigma Lithium (CVE: SIGMA), one of the largest hard rock lithium companies in the western hemisphere. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has over 25 years of experience as a senior banker at global investment banks in New York, London and São Paulo and over 15 years of experience as a venture capital investor. Prior to founding A10, she was head of Latin American Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs in New York. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner was also Head of Latin American investment banking consumer & healthcare at Barclays in São Paulo. She has also held senior positions in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in London and New York for over eight years. Along her career, Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has been involved in a number of capital markets and M&A transactions. Mrs. Cabral-Gardner was one of the original members of Mulheres do Brasil (“MB”) with Luiza Trajano. MB is Brazil’s largest female leaders’ organization with over 48,000 active members, focused on women oriented policy-making and advocacy, with branches in ten countries. She has an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and a Masters in Finance degree from London Business School, and currently serves on the Global Board of Advisors of Columbia University Global Centers. We believe Mrs. Cabral-Gardner’s education, significant financial and investment experience, particularly in management and senior executive roles at large financial institutions, and financial expertise make her a valuable member of our board of directors.
Denis Barros Pedreira, Independent Director
Mr. Pedreira has over 20 years of experience in growth equity investments and corporate development in Brazil. He has been the Head of Latin America investments at Prosus since 2016. He currently serves on the board of directors of Movile Mobile Commerce Holdings SL and is an observer on the board of directors of iFood Holdings and Creditas Financial Solutions. Previously, Mr. Pedreira was a principal at Apax Partners (2013-2016) and Actis Brazil (2008-2013) where he led financial and business services growth equity investments. He served on the board of XP Investimentos from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Pedreira was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group from 1999 to 2008 in the corporate development and M&A practice. He received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. We believe Mr. Pedreira’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his education, his investment experience and his numerous directorships.
Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, Independent Director
Mr. Tedde has over 25 years of experience in managing companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and healthcare sectors. He currently serves at GlaxoSmithKline Brasil Ltda., as the CEO/President of the GSK Consumer Healthcare operation in Brazil. Previously, Mr. Tedde was a general manager for GSK Consumer Healthcare in Colombia. Before joining GSK, Mr Tedde held senior positions at Pfizer, Merck,
Newell Brands, Wyeth, Reckitt Benckiser and Pepsico, having worked in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Portugal and Canada. Mr. Tedde received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidade de Sorocaba. We believe Mr. Tedde’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his education and his extensive experience in senior roles in companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and healthcare sectors.
Marcos de Andrade Peixoto Filho, Director
Mr. Peixoto has over 20 years of experience in public equity. He has been head of equity funds at XP Asset Management since 2013 and is also partner and member of the executive board of XP Inc. since 2016. Previously, Mr. Peixoto was an equity portfolio manager at Itaú Asset (2007-2012) and Banco BBM (2001-2007). He received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). We believe Mr. Peixoto’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his education and his investment experience.
Number, Terms of Office and Appointment of Directors and Officers
Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we expect that our board of directors will consist of five members. Prior to our initial business combination, holders of our founder shares will have the right to appoint all of our directors and remove members of the board of directors for any reason, and holders of our public shares will not have the right to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. Each of our directors will hold office for a two-year term. Subject to any other special rights applicable to the shareholders, any vacancies on our board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting at the meeting of our board of directors or by a majority of the holders of our ordinary shares (or, prior to our initial business combination, holders of our founder shares).
Our officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that our officers may consist of a Chairman, a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Investment Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents, a Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors.
Director Independence
The Nasdaq listing rules require that a majority of our board of directors be independent within one year of our initial public offering. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an executive officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we expect to have three “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq rules and applicable SEC rules prior to completion of this offering. Our board has determined that each of Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde is an independent director under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.
Officer and Director Compensation
None of our directors or officers have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Commencing on the date that our securities are first listed on the Nasdaq through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination and our liquidation, we will pay our sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Our sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, directors, officers or our or any of their respective affiliates. In May 2021,
our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, our independent directors, at their original per-share purchase price.
After the completion of our initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other compensation from the combined company. All compensation will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed business combination. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our officers after the completion of our initial business combination will be determined by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors.
We are not party to any agreements with our directors and officers that provide for benefits upon termination of employment. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business, and we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination should be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Upon the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, our board of directors will have three standing committees: an audit committee; a compensation committee; and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Subject to phase-in rules, the Nasdaq listing rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act require that the audit committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors, and the Nasdaq listing rules require that the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors. Each committee will operate under a charter that will be approved by our board of directors and will have the composition and responsibilities described below. The charter of each committee will be available on our website following the closing of this offering.
Audit Committee
Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we will establish an audit committee of the board of directors. The members of our audit committee will be Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde. Denis Barros Pedreira will serve as chairman of the audit committee.
Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise.
We will adopt an audit committee charter, which will detail the purpose and principal functions of the audit committee, including:
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assisting board oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm;
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the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
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pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
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reviewing and discussing with the independent registered public accounting firm all relationships the independent registered public accounting firm has with us in order to evaluate its continued independence;
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setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm;
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monitoring compliance by the independent auditors with the audit partner rotation requirements in accordance with applicable laws and regulations;
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obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (1) the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;
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meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;”
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reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and
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reviewing with management, the independent registered public accounting firm, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
Compensation Committee
Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we will establish a compensation committee of the board of directors. The members of our compensation committee will be Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde. Ana Cabral-Gardner will serve as chairwoman of the compensation committee.
We will adopt a compensation committee charter, which will detail the purpose and responsibility of the compensation committee, including:
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reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;
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reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation, and any incentive-compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to board approval of all of our other officers;
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reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;
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implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
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assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
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approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
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producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
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reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
The charter will also provide that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by the Nasdaq and the SEC.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we will establish a nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors. The members of our nominating and corporate governance committee will be Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde. Camilo de Oliveira Tedde will serve as chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee. We will adopt a nominating and corporate governance committee charter, which will detail the purpose and responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee, including:
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identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors, consistent with criteria approved by the board of directors, and recommending to the board of directors candidates for nomination for appointment at the annual general meeting or to fill vacancies on the board of directors;
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developing and recommending to the board of directors and overseeing implementation of our corporate governance guidelines;
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coordinating and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the board of directors, its committees, individual directors and management in the governance of the company; and
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reviewing on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending improvements as and when necessary.
The charter will also provide that the nominating and corporate governance committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of, and terminate, any search firm to be used to identify director candidates, and will be directly responsible for approving the search firm’s fees and other retention terms.
We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders. Prior to our initial business combination, holders of our public shares will not have the right to recommend director candidates for nomination to our board of directors.
Code of Ethics
Prior to the closing of this offering, we will adopt a code of ethics and business conduct (our “Code of Ethics”) applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We will file a copy of our form of our Code of Ethics as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. You will be able to review this document by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of our Code of Ethics will be provided without charge upon request from us. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
Conflicts of Interest
Under Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties:
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duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole;
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duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose;
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duty to not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion;
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duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders;
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duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and
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duty to exercise independent judgment.
In addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care, which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge, skill and experience which that director has.
As set out above, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders; provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.
Certain of our directors and officers have fiduciary and contractual duties to entities that may compete with us for acquisition opportunities. If these entities decide to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing such opportunities. Subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, none of the members of our management team has any obligation to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware. Our sponsor and directors and officers are also not prohibited from sponsoring, investing or otherwise becoming involved with, any other blank check companies, including in connection with their initial business combinations, prior to us completing our initial business combination. Our management team, in their capacities as directors, officers or employees of XP, our sponsor or their affiliates or in their other endeavors (including other special purpose acquisition companies or funds), may choose to present potential business combinations to the related entities described above, current or future entities affiliated with or managed by our sponsor, or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law and any other applicable fiduciary duties. While we expect that the determination of whether to present a particular business opportunity to us or to any other XP affiliated entity, including any XP affiliated fund, will be made based on the amount of capital needed to consummate such business opportunity and the size of the proposed target, such determination will be made by our sponsor and our directors and officers in their sole discretion, subject to their applicable fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
Our directors and officers presently has, and any of them in the future may have, additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may need to honor these fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. Our directors and officers are also not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs, and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Management Team — Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have potential conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.”
We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue business combination opportunities or complete our initial business combination. You should not rely on the historical record of our founders’ and management’s performance as indicative of our future performance. See “Risk Factors — General Risk Factors — Past performance by any member or members of our management team and their respective affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the company.”
Potential investors should also be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest:
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None of our directors or officers is required to commit his or her full time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating his or her time among various business activities.
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In the course of their other business activities, including in relation to XP Asset Management or otherwise, our directors and officers may become aware of investment and business opportunities that may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated, including other special purpose acquisition companies or funds. Our management may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. For a complete description of our management’s other affiliations, see “— Directors and Officers.”
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Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. Additionally, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares if we fail to consummate our initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period. However, if our initial shareholders, directors and officers acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to consummate our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame. If we do not complete our initial business combination within such applicable time period, the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private placement warrants will expire worthless. With certain limited exceptions, the founder shares will not be transferable, assignable or salable by our initial shareholders until the earlier of: (1) one year after the completion of our initial business combination; and (2) subsequent to our initial business combination (x) if the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. With certain limited exceptions, the private placement warrants and the ordinary shares underlying such warrants, will not be transferable, assignable or salable by our sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. Since our sponsor and directors and officers may directly or indirectly own ordinary shares and warrants following this offering, our directors and officers may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination.
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Our directors and officers may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether to proceed with a particular business combination.
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Our directors and officers may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such directors and officers was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.
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The conflicts described above may not be resolved in our favor.
Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our directors and officers have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. Below is a table summarizing the entities to which our directors and officers currently have fiduciary duties or contractual obligations:
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Individual
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Entity
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Entity’s Business
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Affiliation
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Chu Kong
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XP Inc.
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Holding company of investment services group
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Partner
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XP PE Gestão de Recursos Ltda.
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Investment management
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Officer, Head of Private Equity Division of XP Asset Management
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Beyoung Cosméticos Ltda.
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Beauty tech
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Director
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Botoclinic Franchising Gestão Empresarial S.A.
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Facial aesthetics
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Director
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Brasil Olhos Participações S.A.
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Healthcare company
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Director
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BRS Suprimentos Corporativos S.A.
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Business services
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Director
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Victoria Peak Serviços Administrativos Ltda.
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Office supplies and services
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Partner/Officer
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Oriente Assessoria e Consultoria de Negócios Ltda.
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Office services
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Partner/Officer
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Guilherme Teixeira
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XP Inc.
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Holding company of investment services group
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Partner
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XP PE Gestão de Recursos Ltda.
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Investment management
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Managing Director of Private Equity Division of XP Asset Management
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Botoclinic Franchising Gestão Empresarial S.A.
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Facial aesthetics
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Director
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Brasil Olhos Participações S.A.
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Healthcare
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Director
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Pottencial Seguradora S.A.
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Insurance
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Director
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Fabio Kann
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XP Inc.
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Holding company of investment services group
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Partner
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XP PE Gestão de Recursos Ltda.
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Investment management
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Director of Private Equity Division of XP Asset Management
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Beyoung Cosméticos Ltda.
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Beauty tech
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Director
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Botoclinic Franchising Gestão Empresarial S.A.
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Facial aesthetics
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Director
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Brasil Olhos Participações S.A.
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Healthcare
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Director
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BRS Suprimentos Corporativos S.A.
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Business services
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Director
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Individual
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Entity
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Entity’s Business
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Affiliation
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Marcos Peixoto
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XP Inc.
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Holding company of investment services group
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Partner/Director
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XP Investimentos S.A.
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Investment services
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Director
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XP Gestão de Recursos Ltda.
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Investment management
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Officer, Head of equity funds at XP Asset Management
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Denis Pedreira
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Prosus N.V.
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Investment firm
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Head of Latin America Investments Division
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Movile Mobile Commerce Holdings S.L.
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Investment firm
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Director
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iFood Holdings B.V.
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Online food delivery
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Board of Directors’ Observer
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Creditas Financial Solutions Ltd.
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Financial services
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Board of Directors’ Observer
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Ana Cabral-Gardner
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A10 Investimentos Ltda.
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Investment management and services
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Officer and Founding Partner
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Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation
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Mining
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Co-Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer
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Rix Mineração e Consultoria S.A.
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Consulting services
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Director
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Camilo Tedde
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GlaxoSmithKline Brasil Ltda.
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Healthcare
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General Manager
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Accordingly, if any of the above directors or officers become aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for any of the above entities to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. We do not believe, however, that any of the foregoing fiduciary duties or contractual obligations will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue business combination opportunities or complete our initial business combination.
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with an XP affiliated entity, including current and future portfolio companies of XP. We may, at our option, pursue a business combination jointly with XP or any XP affiliated entity. Any such party and/or other investors in XP affiliated funds may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by borrowing from or issuing to such parties a class of equity or debt securities. The amount and other terms and conditions of any such joint acquisition or specified future issuance would be determined at the time thereof. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with any XP affiliated entity, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context.
In addition, our sponsor or any of its affiliates may make additional investments in the company in connection with the initial business combination, although our sponsor and its affiliates have no obligation
or current intention to do so. If our sponsor or any of its affiliates elects to make additional investments, such proposed investments could influence our sponsor’s motivation to complete an initial business combination.
In the event that we submit our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed, pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote any founder shares (and their permitted transferees will agree) and public shares held by them in favor of our initial business combination.
Also, our officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs.
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide for indemnification of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by law, including for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud, willful neglect or willful default. We will enter into agreements with our directors and officers to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We may purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our directors and officers.
We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of the date of this prospectus, and as adjusted to reflect the sale of our Class A ordinary shares included in the units offered by this prospectus, and assuming no purchase of units in this offering, by:
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each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares;
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each of our directors and officers; and
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all our directors and officers as a group.
Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the private placement warrants as these warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus.
The post-offering ownership percentage column below assumes that the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, that our sponsor forfeits 750,000 founder shares, and that there are 25,000,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding after this offering.
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Approximate Percentage of
Issued and Outstanding
Ordinary Shares
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)
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Before
Offering
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After
Offering(2)
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
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XPAC Sponsor LLC (our sponsor)(3)
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5,660,000
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98.6%
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19.7%
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Chu Kong
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—
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—
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—
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Guilherme Teixeira
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—
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—
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—
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Fabio Kann
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—
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—
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—
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Marcos Peixoto
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—
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—
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—
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Denis Pedreira
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30,000
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*
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*
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Ana Cabral-Gardner
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30,000
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*
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*
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Camilo Tedde
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30,000
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*
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*
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All directors and officers as a group (7 individuals)
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90,000(4)
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1.6%
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*
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*
Less than one percent.
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o XPAC Sponsor LLC, 55 West 46th Street, 30th floor, New York, NY 10036.
(2)
Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares. Such ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, as described in the section entitled “Description of Securities.”
(3)
XPAC Sponsor LLC, our sponsor, is the record holder of the Class B ordinary shares reported herein. The sole member of our sponsor, XP Inc., by virtue of its control over our sponsor, may be deemed to beneficially own shares held by our sponsor.
(4)
Includes up to 750,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised.
Immediately after this offering, our initial shareholders will beneficially own 20.0% of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares (assuming our initial shareholders do not purchase any units in this offering)
and will have the right to appoint all of our directors prior to our initial business combination as a result of holding all of the founder shares. Holders of our public shares will not have the right to appoint any directors to our board of directors prior to our initial business combination. In addition, because of their ownership block, our initial shareholders may be able to effectively influence the outcome of all other matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and approval of significant corporate transactions. If we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a recapitalization or share repurchase, share dividend or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our founder shares immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20.0% of our issued and ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering.
Our sponsor has committed, pursuant to a written agreement, to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) private placement warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant ($6,000,000 in the aggregate or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with the closing of this offering. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. If we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private placement warrants will expire worthless. The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in this offering except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees: (1) they will not be redeemable by us (except as described below under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”); (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by our sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, as described below; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights, as described below.
Our sponsor and our directors and officers are deemed to be our “promoters” as such term is defined under the federal securities laws. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” for additional information regarding our relationships with our promoters.
Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants
The founder shares, private placement warrants and any Class A ordinary shares issued upon conversion or exercise thereof are each subject to transfer restrictions pursuant to lock-up provisions in the letter agreement with us to be entered into by our initial shareholders, directors and officers. Those lock-up provisions provide that such securities are not transferable or salable (1) in the case of the founder shares, until the earlier of: (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination; and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination (x) if the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, and (2) in the case of the private placement warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants, until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, except in each case (a) to our directors or officers, any affiliates or family members of any of our directors or officers, any direct or indirect members of our sponsor, or any affiliates of our sponsor, (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) in the case of a trust, by distribution to one or more of the permissible beneficiaries of such trust; (f) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of a business combination
at prices no greater than the price at which the securities were originally purchased; (g) in the event of our liquidation prior to our completion of our initial business combination; (h) by virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands or our sponsor’s memorandum and articles of association, as amended, upon dissolution of our sponsor; or (i) in the event of our completion of a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (f) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions.
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares, private placement warrants and any warrants that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the working capital loans and upon conversion of the founder shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of this offering requiring us to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to our Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period as described under “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants.” We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In March 2021, our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for the issuance of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. In May 2021, our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, our independent directors. Our initial shareholders will collectively own 20.0% of our issued and outstanding shares after this offering (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering). If we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a recapitalization or share repurchase, share dividend or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our founder shares immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20.0% of our issued and ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering. Up to 750,000 founder shares are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised.
Our sponsor has committed, pursuant to a written agreement, to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) private placement warrants for a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant ($6,000,000 in the aggregate or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with the closing of this offering. Each private placement warrant may be exercised for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. The private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by it until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination.
We have engaged XP Investimentos as our financial advisor to provide financial consulting services, consisting of a review of deal structure and terms and related advice in connection with this offering, for which it will receive a fee up to $3,300,000, of which up to $1,200,000 will be paid upon completion of this offering and up to $2,100,000 will be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein and released to XP Investimentos only upon the completion of an initial business combination (in each case, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option). The underwriter has agreed to reimburse us for the fee that we pay to XP Investimentos in connection with the successful completion of this offering and our initial business combination. For additional information, see “Underwriting.”
As more fully discussed in “Management — Conflicts of Interest,” if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may be required to present such business combination opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us. Our directors and officers currently have certain relevant fiduciary duties or contractual obligations that may take priority over their duties to us.
We will enter into an Administrative Services Agreement with our sponsor, pursuant to which we will pay a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services to such affiliate. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. Accordingly, in the event the consummation of our initial business combination takes 24 months, our sponsor will be paid a total of $240,000 ($10,000 per month) for office space, administrative and support services and will be entitled to be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses.
Our sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, directors, officers or our or any of their respective affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
Our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. As of March 19, 2021, we had not borrowed any amount under the promissory note with our sponsor. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the earlier of December 31, 2021 and the closing of this offering. These loans will be repaid upon completion of this offering out of the $1,000,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) not held in the trust account. The value of our sponsor’s interest in this loan transaction corresponds to the principal amount outstanding under any such loan.
In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants issued to our sponsor. The terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.
After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a general meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive officer and director compensation.
We have entered into a registration rights agreement with respect to the founder shares, private placement warrants and warrants issued upon conversion of working capital loans (if any), which is described under the heading “Principal Shareholders — Registration Rights.”
Related Party Policy
We have not yet adopted a formal policy for the review, approval or ratification of related party transactions. Accordingly, the transactions discussed above were not reviewed, approved or ratified in accordance with any such policy.
Prior to the closing of this offering, we will adopt our Code of Ethics requiring us to avoid, wherever possible, all conflicts of interests, except under guidelines or resolutions approved by our board of directors (or the appropriate committee of our board of directors) or as disclosed in our public filings with the SEC. Under our Code of Ethics, conflict of interest situations will include any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) involving the company.
In addition, our audit committee, pursuant to a written charter that we will adopt prior to the consummation of this offering, will be responsible for reviewing and approving related party transactions to the extent that we enter into such transactions. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the audit committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present will be required in order to approve a related party transaction. A majority of the members of the entire audit committee will constitute a quorum. Without a meeting, the unanimous written consent of all of the members of the audit committee will be required to approve a related party transaction. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, directors or officers, or our or any of their respective affiliates.
These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.
To further minimize conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an XP affiliated entity unless we, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, have obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking or an independent accounting firm that our initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. Furthermore, there will be no finder’s fees, reimbursements or cash payments (such as private placement advisory services or other fees) made by us to our sponsor, directors or officers, or our or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered to us prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, other than the following payments, none of which will be made from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account prior to the completion of our initial business combination:
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Repayment of an aggregate of up to $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses;
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Payment to our sponsor of a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services;
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Payment of customary fees for financial advisory services (for additional information, see “Underwriting”);
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Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination (excluding for the avoidance of doubt any success or finders’ fee of any private placement advisory services or other material fees); and
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Repayment of loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender.
The above payments may be funded using the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not held in the trust account or, upon completion of the initial business combination, from any amounts remaining from the proceeds of the trust account released to us in connection therewith.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and our affairs will be governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act and common law of the Cayman Islands. Pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which will be adopted upon the consummation of this offering, we will be authorized to issue 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value each, 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value each, and 1,000,000 undesignated preference shares, $0.0001 par value each. The following description summarizes the material terms of our shares as set out more particularly in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Because it is only a summary, it may not contain all the information that is important to you.
Units
Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in this prospectus. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of the company’s Class A ordinary shares. This means only a whole warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder.
The Class A ordinary shares and warrants constituting the units will begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus (or, if such date is not a business day, the following business day) unless Citigroup informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our having filed the Current Report on Form 8-K described below and having issued a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Once the Class A ordinary shares and warrants commence separate trading, holders will have the option to continue to hold units or separate their units into the component securities. Holders will need to have their brokers contact our transfer agent in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants. Additionally, the units will automatically separate into their component parts and will not be traded after completion of our initial business combination. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless you purchase at least three units, you will not be able to receive or trade a whole warrant.
In no event will the Class A ordinary shares and warrants be traded separately until we have filed with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet of the company reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds at the closing of this offering. We will file the Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the closing of this offering which will include this audited balance sheet. If the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised following the initial filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, a second or amended Current Report on Form 8-K will be filed to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option.
Ordinary Shares
Upon the closing of this offering, 25,000,000 ordinary shares will be issued and outstanding (assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option and the corresponding forfeiture of 750,000 founder shares by our sponsor), including:
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20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares underlying the units being offered in this offering; and
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5,000,000 Class B ordinary shares held by our initial shareholders.
If we increase or decrease the size of this offering, we will effect a recapitalization or share repurchase, share dividend or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our founder shares immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering.
Class A ordinary shareholders and Class B ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by law; provided, that, prior to our initial business combination, holders of our Class B ordinary
shares will have the right to appoint all of our directors and remove members of the board of directors for any reason, and holders of our Class A ordinary shares will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. Unless specified in the Companies Act, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or applicable stock exchange rules, the affirmative vote of a majority of our ordinary shares that are voted is required to approve any such matter voted on by our shareholders. Approval of certain actions will require a special resolution under Cayman Islands law and pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; such actions include amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and approving a statutory merger or consolidation with another company. Directors are appointed for a term of two years. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the appointment of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of our ordinary shares voted for the appointment of directors can appoint all of the directors. Our shareholders are entitled to receive ratable dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefor.
Because our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize the issuance of up to 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, if we were to enter into a business combination, we may (depending on the terms of such a business combination) be required to increase the number of Class A ordinary shares which we are authorized to issue at the same time as our shareholders vote on the business combination to the extent we seek shareholder approval in connection with our initial business combination.
In accordance with the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing on the Nasdaq. There is no requirement under the Companies Act for us to hold annual or extraordinary general meetings to appoint directors. We may not hold an annual general meeting prior to the consummation of our initial business combination.
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share 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 our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. The amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share. The per-share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter. The redemption rights will include the requirement that a beneficial owner must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares. Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination or certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association as described elsewhere in this prospectus. Permitted transferees of our initial shareholders, directors or officers will be subject to the same obligations.
Unlike some blank check companies that hold shareholder votes and conduct proxy solicitations in conjunction with their initial business combinations and provide for related redemptions of public shares for cash upon completion of such initial business combinations even when a vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, if a shareholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, we will, pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC, and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association require these tender offer documents to contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. If, however, a shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or we decide to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, we will, like some blank check companies, offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands
law, which requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company. However, the participation of our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates in privately-negotiated transactions (as described in this prospectus), if any, could result in the approval of our initial business combination even if a majority of our public shareholders vote, or indicate their intention to vote, against such business combination. For purposes of seeking approval of the majority of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, non-votes will have no effect on the approval of our initial business combination once a quorum is obtained. We intend to give not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior written notice of any such meeting, if required, at which a vote shall be taken to approve our initial business combination. These quorum and voting thresholds, and the voting agreements of our initial shareholders, may make it more likely that we will consummate our initial business combination.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the ordinary shares sold in this offering, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares,” without our prior consent. However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination. Our shareholders’ inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce their influence over our ability to complete our initial business combination, and such shareholders could suffer a material loss in their investment if they sell such Excess Shares on the open market. Additionally, such shareholders will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the Excess Shares if we complete the business combination. As a result, such shareholders will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 15% and, in order to dispose such shares would be required to sell their shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.
If we seek shareholder approval in connection with our initial business combination, our initial shareholders have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote their founder shares and any public shares held by them in favor of our initial business combination. As a result, in addition to our initial shareholders’ founder shares, we would need 7,500,001, or 37.5% (assuming all issued and outstanding shares are voted and the over-allotment option is not exercised), or 1,250,001, or 6.25% (assuming only the minimum number of shares representing a quorum are voted and the over-allotment option is not exercised), of the 20,000,000 public shares sold in this offering to be voted in favor of an initial business combination in order to have such initial business combination approved. Our directors and officers have also entered into the letter agreement, imposing similar obligations on them with respect to public shares acquired by them, if any. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem its public shares without voting and, if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
Pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, if we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, we will (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period. However, if our initial shareholders,
directors and officers acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time period.
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the company after a business combination, our shareholders at such time will be entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of shares, if any, having preference over the ordinary shares. Our shareholders have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the ordinary shares, except that we will provide our shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of 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 us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), upon the completion of our initial business combination, subject to the limitations described herein.
Founder Shares
The founder shares are designated as Class B ordinary shares and are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units being sold in this offering, and holders of founder shares have the same shareholder rights as public shareholders, except that: (1) prior to our initial business combination, only holders of the founder shares have the right to vote on the appointment of directors and holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason; (2) the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below; (3) our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive: (i) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them, as applicable, in connection with the completion of our initial business combination; (ii) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (iii) their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any founder shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame); (4) the founder shares will automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, as described in more detail below; and (5) the founder shares are entitled to registration rights. If we submit our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholders have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote their founder shares and any public shares held by them purchased during or after this offering in favor of our initial business combination.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in this offering and related to the closing of our initial business combination, the ratio at which the Class B ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of all ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the completion of this offering plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with our initial business combination, excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in our initial business combination. The term “equity-linked securities” refers to any debt or equity
securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for our Class A ordinary shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with our initial business combination, including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt.
With certain limited exceptions, the founder shares are not transferable, assignable or salable (except to our directors and officers and other persons or entities affiliated with our sponsor, each of whom will be subject to the same transfer restrictions) until the earlier of: (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination; and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination (x) if the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
Register of Members
Under Cayman Islands law, we must keep a register of members and there shall be entered therein:
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the names and addresses of the members, a statement of the shares held by each member, and of the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member and the voting rights of the shares of each member;
•
whether voting rights are attached to the share in issue;
•
the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and
•
the date on which any person ceased to be a member.
Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members of our company is prima facie evidence of the matters set out therein (i.e., the register of members will raise a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a member registered in the register of members shall be deemed as a matter of Cayman Islands law to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Upon the closing of this public offering, the register of members shall be immediately updated to reflect the issue of shares by us. Once our register of members has been updated, the shareholders recorded in the register of members shall be deemed to have legal title to the shares set against their name. However, there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position. Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. If an application for an order for rectification of the register of members were made in respect of our ordinary shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands court.
Preference Shares
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize 1,000,000 preference shares and provide that preference shares may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our board of directors will be authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. Our board of directors will be able to, without shareholder approval, issue preference shares with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of the ordinary shares and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of our board of directors to issue preference shares without shareholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or the removal of existing management. We have no preference shares issued and outstanding at the date hereof. Although we do not currently intend to issue any preference shares, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the future. No preference shares are being issued or registered in this offering.
Redeemable Warrants
Public Shareholders’ Warrants
Each whole warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering, except as described below. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of Class A ordinary shares. This means only a whole warrant may be exercised at a given time by a warrant holder. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless you purchase at least three units, you will not be able to receive or trade a whole warrant. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of our initial business combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
We will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating thereto is available, subject to our satisfying our obligations described below with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available, including in connection with a cashless exercise permitted as a result of a notice of redemption described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00.” No warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised warrants, the purchaser of a unit containing such warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the Class A ordinary share underlying such unit.
We are not registering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants at this time. However, we have agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of our initial business combination, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance, under the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of our initial business combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If any such registration statement has not been declared effective by the 60th business day following the closing of the initial business combination, holders of the warrants will have the right, during the period beginning on the 61st business day after the closing of the initial business combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the SEC, and during any other period when the company fails to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, to exercise such warrants on a “cashless basis.” Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A ordinary shares are, at the time of any exercise of a warrant, not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will use our commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. In the case of a cashless exercise, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) less the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value and (B) 0.361. The “fair market value” as used in the preceding sentence shall mean the volume weighted average price of the Class A ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described herein with respect to the private placement warrants):
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in whole and not in part;
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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
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upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (which we refer to as the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “— Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”).
We will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
We have established the last of the redemption criterion discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise his, her or its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A ordinary shares may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “— Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”) as well as the $11.50 (for whole shares) warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding warrants:
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in whole and not in part;
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at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to the table below, based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of our Class A ordinary shares (as defined below) except as otherwise described below;
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if, and only if, the Reference Value (as defined above under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00”) equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “— Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”); and
•
if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “—Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”), the private placement warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding public warrants, as described above.
During the period beginning on the date the notice of redemption is given, holders may elect to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The numbers in the table below represent the number of Class A ordinary shares that a warrant holder will receive upon such cashless exercise in connection with a redemption by us pursuant to this redemption feature, based on the “fair market value” of our Class A ordinary shares on the corresponding redemption date (assuming holders elect to exercise their warrants
and such warrants are not redeemed for $0.10 per warrant), determined for these purposes based on volume weighted average price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants, and the number of months that the corresponding redemption date precedes the expiration date of the warrants, each as set forth in the table below. We will provide our warrant holders with the final fair market value no later than one business day after the 10-trading day period described above ends.
Pursuant to the warrant agreement, references above to Class A ordinary shares shall include a security other than Class A ordinary shares into which the Class A ordinary shares have been converted or exchanged for in the event we are not the surviving company in our initial business combination. The numbers in the table below will not be adjusted when determining the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued upon exercise of the warrants if we are not the surviving entity following our initial business combination.
The share prices set forth in the column headings of the table below will be adjusted as of any date on which the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant or the exercise price of a warrant is adjusted as set forth under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments” below. If the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant is adjusted, the adjusted share prices in the column headings will equal the share prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a warrant as so adjusted. The number of shares in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant. If the exercise price of a warrant is adjusted, (a) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to the fifth paragraph under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments” below, the adjusted share prices in the column headings will equal the unadjusted share price multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price as set forth under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments” and the denominator of which is $10.00 and (b) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to the second paragraph under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments” below, the adjusted share prices in the column headings will equal the unadjusted share price less the decrease in the exercise price of a warrant pursuant to such exercise price adjustment.
Redemption Date
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Fair Market Value of Class A Ordinary Shares
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(period to expiration of warrants)
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≤10.00
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11.00
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12.00
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13.00
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14.00
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15.00
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16.00
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17.00
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≥18.00
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60 months
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0.261
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0.281
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|
|
|
|
|
0.297
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|
|
|
|
|
0.311
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|
|
|
|
|
0.324
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.337
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|
|
|
|
|
0.348
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|
|
|
|
|
0.358
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|
|
|
|
|
0.361
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57 months
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|
|
|
|
0.257
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|
|
|
|
|
0.277
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|
|
|
|
|
0.294
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|
|
|
|
|
0.310
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|
|
|
|
|
0.324
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.337
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|
|
|
|
|
0.348
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0.358
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0.361
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54 months
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|
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0.252
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|
|
|
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|
0.272
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|
|
|
|
|
0.291
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|
|
|
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|
0.307
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|
|
|
|
|
0.322
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|
|
|
|
|
0.335
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|
|
|
|
|
0.347
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|
|
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|
0.357
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|
|
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0.361
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51 months
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|
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0.246
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|
|
|
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|
0.268
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|
|
|
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|
0.287
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|
|
|
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|
0.304
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|
|
|
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|
0.320
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|
|
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|
0.333
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|
|
|
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0.346
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|
|
|
0.357
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|
|
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0.361
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48 months
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|
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0.241
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|
|
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0.263
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|
|
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|
0.283
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|
|
|
|
|
0.301
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|
|
|
|
|
0.317
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.332
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|
|
|
|
|
0.344
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|
|
|
|
|
0.356
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|
|
|
|
|
0.361
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|
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45 months
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|
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0.235
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|
|
|
|
|
0.258
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|
|
|
|
|
0.279
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|
|
|
|
|
0.298
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|
|
|
|
|
0.315
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.330
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.343
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|
|
|
|
|
0.356
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|
|
|
|
|
0.361
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|
|
42 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.228
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.252
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.274
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.294
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.312
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.328
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.342
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.355
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
39 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.221
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|
|
|
|
|
0.246
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.269
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.290
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.309
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.325
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.340
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|
|
|
|
|
0.354
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
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|
|
36 months
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|
|
|
|
0.213
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|
|
|
|
|
0.239
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.263
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.285
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.305
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.323
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.339
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|
|
|
|
|
0.353
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
33 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.205
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|
|
|
|
|
0.232
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.257
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.280
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.301
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.320
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.337
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.352
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
30 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.196
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.224
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.250
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.274
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.297
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.316
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.335
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.351
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
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|
|
27 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.185
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.214
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.242
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.268
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.291
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.313
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.332
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.350
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
24 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.173
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.204
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.233
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.260
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.285
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.308
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.329
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.348
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
21 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.161
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.193
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.223
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.252
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.279
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.304
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.326
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.347
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
18 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.146
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.179
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.211
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.242
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.271
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.298
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.322
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.345
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
15 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.130
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.164
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.197
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.230
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.262
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.291
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.317
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.342
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
12 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.111
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.146
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.181
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.216
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.250
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.282
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.312
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.339
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
9 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.090
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.125
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.162
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.199
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.237
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.272
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.305
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.336
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
Redemption Date
|
|
|
Fair Market Value of Class A Ordinary Shares
|
|
6 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.065
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.099
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.137
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.178
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.219
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.259
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.296
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.331
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
3 months
|
|
|
|
|
0.034
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.065
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.104
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.150
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.197
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.243
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.286
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.326
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
|
|
0 months
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.042
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.115
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.179
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.233
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.281
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.323
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.361
|
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The exact fair market value and redemption date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the fair market value is between two values in the table or the redemption date is between two redemption dates in the table, the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued for each warrant exercised will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of shares set forth for the higher and lower fair market values and the earlier and later redemption dates, as applicable, based on a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable. For example, if the volume weighted average price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the warrants is $11.00 per share, and at such time there are 57 months until the expiration of the warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their warrants for 0.277 Class A ordinary shares for each whole warrant. For an example where the exact fair market value and redemption date are not as set forth in the table above, if the volume weighted average price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the warrants is $13.50 per share, and at such time there are 38 months until the expiration of the warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their warrants for 0.298 Class A ordinary shares for each whole warrant. In no event will the warrants be exercisable in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment). Finally, as reflected in the table above, if the warrants are out of the money and about to expire, they cannot be exercised on a cashless basis in connection with a redemption by us pursuant to this redemption feature, since they will not be exercisable for any Class A ordinary shares.
This redemption feature differs from the typical warrant redemption features used in many other blank check offerings, which typically only provide for a redemption of warrants for cash (other than the private placement warrants) when the trading price for the Class A ordinary shares exceeds $18.00 per share for a specified period of time. This redemption feature is structured to allow for all of the outstanding warrants to be redeemed when the Class A ordinary shares are trading at or above $10.00 per share, which may be at a time when the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares is below the exercise price of the warrants. We have established this redemption feature to provide us with the flexibility to redeem the warrants without the warrants having to reach the $18.00 per share threshold set forth above under “— Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00.” Holders choosing to exercise their warrants in connection with a redemption pursuant to this feature will, in effect, receive a number of shares for their warrants based on an option pricing model with a fixed volatility input as of the date of this prospectus. This redemption right provides us with an additional mechanism by which to redeem all of the outstanding warrants, and therefore have certainty as to our capital structure as the warrants would no longer be outstanding and would have been exercised or redeemed. We will be required to pay the applicable redemption price to warrant holders if we choose to exercise this redemption right and it will allow us to quickly proceed with a redemption of the warrants if we determine it is in our best interest to do so. As such, we would redeem the warrants in this manner when we believe it is in our best interest to update our capital structure to remove the warrants and pay the redemption price to the warrant holders.
As stated above, we can redeem the warrants when the Class A ordinary shares are trading at a price starting at $10.00, which is below the exercise price of $11.50, because it will provide certainty with respect to our capital structure and cash position while providing warrant holders with the opportunity to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis for the applicable number of shares. If we choose to redeem the warrants when the Class A ordinary shares are trading at a price below the exercise price of the warrants, this could result in the warrant holders receiving fewer Class A ordinary shares than they would have received if they had chosen to wait to exercise their warrants for Class A ordinary shares if and when such Class A ordinary shares were trading at a price higher than the exercise price of $11.50.
No fractional Class A ordinary shares will be issued upon exercise. If, upon exercise, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will round down to the nearest whole number of the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued to the holder. If, at the time of redemption, the warrants are
exercisable for a security other than the Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the warrant agreement (for instance, if we are not the surviving company in our initial business combination), the warrants may be exercised for such security. At such time as the warrants become exercisable for a security other than the Class A ordinary shares, the company (or surviving company) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register under the Securities Act the security issuable upon the exercise of the warrants.
Redemption procedures. A holder of a warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the warrant agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
Anti-dilution Adjustments. If the number of issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares is increased by a capitalization or share dividend payable in Class A ordinary shares, or by a split-up of Class A ordinary shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such capitalization or share dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable on exercise of each warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares. A rights offering made to all or substantially all holders of Class A ordinary shares entitling holders to purchase Class A ordinary shares at a price less than the “historical fair market value” (as defined below) will be deemed a share dividend of a number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the product of (1) the number of Class A ordinary shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A ordinary shares) and (2) one minus the quotient of (x) the price per Class A ordinary share paid in such rights offering and (y) the historical fair market value. For these purposes, (1) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A ordinary shares, in determining the price payable for Class A ordinary shares, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (2) “historical fair market value” means the volume weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares during the 10 trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Class A ordinary shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
In addition, if we, at any time while the warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay to all or substantially all of the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A ordinary shares on account of such Class A ordinary shares (or other securities into which the warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above, (b) any cash dividends or cash distributions which, when combined on a per share basis with all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the Class A ordinary shares during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution does not exceed $0.50 (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) but only with respect to the amount of the aggregate cash dividends or cash distributions equal to or less than $0.50 per share, (c) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A ordinary shares in connection with a proposed initial business combination, (d) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A ordinary shares in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, or (e) in connection with the redemption of our public shares upon our failure to complete our initial business combination, then the warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each Class A ordinary share in respect of such event.
If the number of issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share split or reclassification of Class A ordinary shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split, reclassification or similar event, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable on exercise of each warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares.
Whenever the number of Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of Class A ordinary shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In addition, if (x) we issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of our initial business combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to our sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by our sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of our initial business combination on the date of the completion of our initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which we consummate our initial business combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above under “— Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00” and “— Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described above under “— Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such Class A ordinary shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a merger or consolidation in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of our Class A ordinary shares immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares, stock or other equity securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their warrants immediately prior to such event. However, if such holders were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such merger or consolidation, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets for which each warrant will become exercisable will be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by such holders in such merger or consolidation that affirmatively make such election, and if a tender, exchange or redemption offer has been made to and accepted by such holders (other than a tender, exchange or redemption offer made by the company in connection with redemption rights held by shareholders of the company as provided for in the company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or as a result of the redemption of Class A ordinary shares by the company if a proposed initial business combination is presented to the shareholders of the company for approval) under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares, the holder of a warrant will be entitled to receive the highest amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a shareholder if such warrant holder had exercised the warrant prior to the expiration of such
tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the Class A ordinary shares held by such holder had been purchased pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, subject to adjustment (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in the warrant agreement. Additionally, if less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A ordinary shares in such a transaction is payable in the form of ordinary shares in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within 30 days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the warrant agreement based on the per share consideration minus Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined in the warrant agreement) of the warrant.
The warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. You should receive a copy of the warrant agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the warrants. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any shareholder or warrant holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity or defective provision or correcting any mistake, including to conform the provisions of the warrant agreement to the description of the terms of the warrants and the warrant agreement set forth in this prospectus, (ii) adding or changing any provisions that are necessary in the good faith determination of our board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements or (iii) modifying or adding any provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the warrant agreement as the parties to the warrant agreement may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely affect the rights of the registered holders of the warrants. However, the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then-issued and outstanding public warrants is required to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants (except for provisions of the warrant agreement enabling amendments without shareholder or warrant holder approval that are necessary in the good faith determination of our board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements). You should review a copy of the warrant agreement, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the warrants. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Securities — We may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders of public warrants with the approval by the holders of atleast 65% of the then-outstanding public warrants, and we may make such amendments to the terms of the warrants as our board of directors determines are necessary for the warrants to be classified as equity in our financial statements. As a result, the exercise price of your warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of our Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant could be decreased, all without your approval."
The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of ordinary shares and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive Class A ordinary shares. After the issuance of Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by shareholders.
No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade.
We have agreed that, subject to applicable law, any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the warrant agreement will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction will be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Securities — Our warrant agreement will designate the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by holders of our warrants, which could limit the ability of warrant holders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with our company.” This provision applies to claims under the Securities Act but does not apply to claims under the Exchange Act or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum.
Private Placement Warrants
The private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination (except, among other limited exceptions as described under “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants,” to our directors and officers and other persons or entities affiliated with our sponsor) and they will not be redeemable by us (except as described under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”) so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees. Our sponsor, or its permitted transferees, has the option to exercise the private placement warrants on a cashless basis and have certain registration rights described herein. Otherwise, the private placement warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the warrants being sold as part of the units in this offering. If the private placement warrants are held by holders other than our sponsor or its permitted transferees, the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the units being sold in this offering.
Except as described under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00,” if holders of the private placement warrants elect to exercise them on a cashless basis, they would pay the exercise price by surrendering his, her or its warrants for that number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “sponsor fair market value” (defined below) less the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the sponsor fair market value. For these purposes, the “sponsor fair market value” shall mean the average last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of warrant exercise is sent to the warrant agent. The reason that we have agreed that these warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by our sponsor and its permitted transferees is because it is not known at this time whether they will be affiliated with us following a business combination. If they remain affiliated with us, their ability to sell our securities in the open market will be significantly limited. We expect to have policies in place that restrict insiders from selling our securities except during specific periods of time. Even during such periods of time when insiders will be permitted to sell our securities, an insider cannot trade in our securities if he or she is in possession of material non-public information. Accordingly, unlike public shareholders who could exercise their warrants and sell the Class A ordinary shares received upon such exercise freely in the open market in order to recoup the cost of such exercise, the insiders could be significantly restricted from selling such securities. As a result, we believe that allowing the holders to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis is appropriate.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may loan us funds as may be required, although they are under no obligation to advance funds or invest in us. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post business combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants.
Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of our initial business combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of our initial business combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to our initial business combination will be within the discretion of our board of directors at such time. In addition, our board of directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any share dividends in the foreseeable future, except if we increase the size of this offering, in which case we will effect a recapitalization or other appropriate mechanism immediately prior to the consummation of this offering in such amount as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering. Further, if we incur any indebtedness in connection
with our initial business combination, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to in connection therewith.
Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent for our ordinary shares and warrant agent for our warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. We have agreed to indemnify Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company in its roles as transfer agent and warrant agent, its agents and each of its shareholders, directors, officers and employees against all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees that may arise out of acts performed or omitted for its activities in that capacity, except for any liability due to any gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the indemnified person or entity.
Certain Differences in Corporate Law
Cayman Islands companies are governed by the Companies Act. The Companies Act is modeled on English Law but does not follow recent English Law statutory enactments, and differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the material differences between the provisions of the Companies Act applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.
Mergers and Similar Arrangements. In certain circumstances, the Companies Act allows for mergers or consolidations between two Cayman Islands companies, or between a Cayman Islands exempted company and a company incorporated in another jurisdiction (provided that is facilitated by the laws of that other jurisdiction).
Where the merger or consolidation is between two Cayman Islands companies, the directors of each company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation containing certain prescribed information. That plan of merger or consolidation must then be authorized by either (a) a special resolution (usually a majority of 66 2∕3% in value who attend and vote at a general meeting) of the shareholders of each company; or (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. No shareholder resolution is required for a merger between a parent company (i.e., a company that owns at least 90% of the issued shares of each class in a subsidiary company) and its subsidiary company. The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest of a constituent company must be obtained, unless the court waives such requirement. If the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies is satisfied that the requirements of the Companies Act (which includes certain other formalities) have been complied with, the Registrar of Companies will register the plan of merger or consolidation.
Where the merger or consolidation involves a foreign company, the procedure is similar, save that with respect to the foreign company, the directors of the Cayman Islands exempted company are required to make a declaration to the effect that, having made due enquiry, they are of the opinion that the requirements set out below have been met: (1) that the merger or consolidation is permitted or not prohibited by the constitutional documents of the foreign company and by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the foreign company is incorporated, and that those laws and any requirements of those constitutional documents have been or will be complied with; (2) that no petition or other similar proceeding has been filed and remains outstanding or order made or resolution adopted to wind up or liquidate the foreign company in any jurisdictions; (3) that no receiver, trustee, administrator or other similar person has been appointed in any jurisdiction and is acting in respect of the foreign company, its affairs or its property or any part thereof; and (4) that no scheme, order, compromise or other similar arrangement has been entered into or made in any jurisdiction whereby the rights of creditors of the foreign company are and continue to be suspended or restricted.
Where the surviving company is the Cayman Islands exempted company, the directors of the Cayman Islands exempted company are further required to make a declaration to the effect that, having made due enquiry, they are of the opinion that the requirements set out below have been met: (1) that the foreign company is able to pay its debts as they fall due and that the merger or consolidated is bona fide and not intended to defraud unsecured creditors of the foreign company; (2) that in respect of the transfer of any security interest granted by the foreign company to the surviving or consolidated company (a) consent or approval to the transfer has been obtained, released or waived; (b) the transfer is permitted by and has been
approved in accordance with the constitutional documents of the foreign company; and (c) the laws of the jurisdiction of the foreign company with respect to the transfer have been or will be complied with; (3) that the foreign company will, upon the merger or consolidation becoming effective, cease to be incorporated, registered or exist under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction; and (4) that there is no other reason why it would be against the public interest to permit the merger or consolidation.
Where the above procedures are adopted, the Companies Act provides for a right of dissenting shareholders to be paid a payment of the fair value of his or her shares upon their dissenting to the merger or consolidation if they follow a prescribed procedure. In essence, that procedure is as follows: (a) the shareholder must give his or her written objection to the merger or consolidation to the constituent company before the vote on the merger or consolidation, including a statement that the shareholder proposes to demand payment for his or her shares if the merger or consolidation is authorized by the vote; (b) within 20 days following the date on which the merger or consolidation is approved by the shareholders, the constituent company must give written notice to each shareholder who made a written objection; (c) a shareholder must within 20 days following receipt of such notice from the constituent company, give the constituent company a written notice of his or her intention to dissent including, among other details, a demand for payment of the fair value of his or her shares; (d) within seven days following the date of the expiration of the period set out in paragraph (b) above or seven days following the date on which the plan of merger or consolidation is filed, whichever is later, the constituent company, the surviving company or the consolidated company must make a written offer to each dissenting shareholder to purchase his or her shares at a price that the company determines is the fair value and if the company and the shareholder agrees to the price within 30 days following the date on which the offer was made, the company must pay the shareholder such amount; and (e) if the company and the shareholder fails to agree to a price within such 30-day period, within 20 days following the date on which such 30-day period expires, the company (and any dissenting shareholder) must file a petition with the Cayman Islands Grand Court to determine the fair value and such petition must be accompanied by a list of the names and addresses of the dissenting shareholders with whom agreements as to the fair value of their shares have not been reached by the company. At the hearing of that petition, the court has the power to determine the fair value of the shares together with a fair rate of interest, if any, to be paid by the company upon the amount determined to be the fair value. Any dissenting shareholder whose name appears on the list filed by the company may participate fully in all proceedings until the determination of fair value is reached. These rights of a dissenting shareholder are not to be available in certain circumstances, for example, to dissenters holding shares of any class in respect of which an open market exists on a recognized stock exchange or recognized interdealer quotation system at the relevant date or where the consideration for such shares to be contributed are shares of any company listed on a national securities exchange or shares of the surviving or consolidated company.
Moreover, Cayman Islands law also has separate statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction or amalgamation of companies in certain circumstances, such schemes of arrangement will generally be more suited for complex mergers or other transactions involving widely held companies, commonly referred to in the Cayman Islands as a “scheme of arrangement” which may be tantamount to a merger. In the event that a merger was sought pursuant to a scheme of arrangement (the procedures of which are more rigorous and take longer to complete than the procedures typically required to consummate a merger in the United States), the arrangement in question must be approved by a majority in number of each class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made and who must in addition represent three-fourths in value of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a general meeting summoned for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the terms of the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder would have the right to express to the court the view that the transaction should not be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it is satisfied that: we are not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of our corporate authority and we have complied with the statutory provisions as to majority vote;
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the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question;
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the arrangement is such as a business-person would reasonably approve; and
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the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act or that would amount to a “fraud on the minority.”
If a scheme of arrangement or takeover offer (as described below) is approved, any dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of U.S. corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.
Squeeze-out Provisions. When a takeover offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares to whom the offer relates within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, but this is unlikely to succeed unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith, collusion or inequitable treatment of the shareholders.
Further, transactions similar to a merger, reconstruction and/or an amalgamation may in some circumstances be achieved through other means to these statutory provisions, such as a share capital exchange, asset acquisition or control, through contractual arrangements, of an operating business.
Shareholders’ Suits. Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, our Cayman Islands legal counsel, is not aware of any reported class action having been brought in a Cayman Islands court. Derivative actions have been brought in the Cayman Islands courts, and the Cayman Islands courts have confirmed the availability of such actions. In most cases, we will be the proper plaintiff in any claim based on a breach of duty owed to us, and a claim against (for example) our directors or officers usually may not be brought by a shareholder. However, based both on Cayman Islands authorities and on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority and applied by a court in the Cayman Islands, exceptions to the foregoing principle apply in circumstances in which: a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority;
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the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could be effected if duly authorized by more than the number of votes that have actually been obtained; or
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those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”
A shareholder may have a direct right of action against us where the individual rights of that shareholder have been infringed or are about to be infringed.
Enforcement of Civil Liabilities. The Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides less protection to investors. Additionally, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.
We have been advised by Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, our Cayman Islands legal counsel, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (1) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state and (2) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, and or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
Special Considerations for Exempted Companies. We are an exempted company with limited liability (meaning our public shareholders have no liability, as members of the company, for liabilities of the company over and above the amount paid for their shares) under the Companies Act. The Companies Act distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. Any company that is registered
in the Cayman Islands but conducts business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an exempted company are essentially the same as for an ordinary company except for the exemptions and privileges listed below: annual reporting requirements are minimal and consist mainly of a statement that the company has conducted its operations mainly outside of the Cayman Islands and has complied with the provisions of the Companies Act;
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an exempted company’s register of members is not open to inspection;
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an exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
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an exempted company may issue negotiable or bearer shares or shares with no par value;
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an exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance);
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an exempted company may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
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an exempted company may register as a limited duration company; and
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an exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio company.
“Limited liability” means that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid by the shareholder on the shares of the company (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association contain certain requirements and restrictions relating to this offering that will apply to us until the completion of our initial business combination. These provisions cannot be amended without a special resolution. As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a resolution is deemed to be a special resolution where it has been approved by either (1) holders of at least two-thirds (or any higher threshold specified in a company’s articles of association) of a company’s ordinary shares at a general meeting for which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given or (2) if so authorized by a company’s articles of association, by a unanimous written resolution of all of the company’s shareholders. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that special resolutions must be approved either by holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting (i.e., the lowest threshold permissible under Cayman Islands law), or by a unanimous written resolution of all of our shareholders.
Our initial shareholders, who collectively will beneficially own 20% of our ordinary shares upon the closing of this offering (assuming they do not purchase any units in this offering), may participate in any vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and will have the discretion to vote in any manner they choose. Specifically, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide, among other things, that:
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if we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or during any Extension Period, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of 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 us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law;
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prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional ordinary shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (1) receive funds from the trust account or (2) vote as a class with our public shares on any initial business combination;
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although we do not intend to enter into a business combination with a target business that is an XP affiliated entity, we are not prohibited from doing so. In the event we enter into such a transaction, we, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm that such a business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view;
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if a shareholder vote on our initial business combination is not required by law and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, we will offer to redeem our public shares pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, and will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about our initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act;
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as long as our securities are listed on the Nasdaq, our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination;
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if our shareholders approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares; and
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we will not effectuate our initial business combination solely with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations.
In addition, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that under no circumstances will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions.
The Companies Act permits a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands to amend its memorandum and articles of association with the approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of such company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares attending and voting at a general meeting. A company’s articles of association may specify that the approval of a higher majority is required but, provided the approval of the required majority is obtained, any Cayman Islands exempted company may amend its memorandum and articles of association regardless of whether its memorandum and articles of association provide otherwise. Accordingly, although we could amend any of the provisions relating to our proposed offering, structure and business plan which are contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, we view all of these provisions as binding obligations to our shareholders and neither we, nor our directors or officers, will take any action to amend or waive any of these provisions unless we provide dissenting public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares.
Anti-Money Laundering — Cayman Islands
If any person in the Cayman Islands knows or suspects or has reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaged in criminal conduct, money laundering or is involved with terrorism or terrorist financing and property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of business in the regulated sector, or other trade, profession, business or employment, the person will be required to report such knowledge or suspicion to (1) the Financial Reporting
Authority of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act of the Cayman Islands, as revised, if the disclosure relates to criminal conduct or money laundering or (2) a police officer of the rank of constable or higher, or the Financial Reporting Authority, pursuant to the Terrorism Act of the Cayman Islands, as revised, if the disclosure relates to involvement with terrorism or terrorist financing and property. Such a report shall not be treated as a breach of confidence or of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise.
Data Protection — Cayman Islands
We have certain duties under the Data Protection Act, 2017 of the Cayman Islands (the “Data Protection Act”) based on internationally accepted principles of data privacy.
In this subsection, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refers to XPAC Acquisition Corp. or our affiliates and/or delegates, except where the context requires otherwise.
Privacy Notice
Introduction
This privacy notice puts our shareholders on notice that through your investment in the Company you will provide us with certain personal information which constitutes personal data within the meaning of the Data Protection Act (“personal data”).
Investor Data
We will collect, use, disclose, retain and secure personal data to the extent reasonably required only and within the parameters that could be reasonably expected during the normal course of business. We will only process, disclose, transfer or retain personal data to the extent legitimately required to conduct our activities of on an ongoing basis or to comply with legal and regulatory obligations to which we are subject. We will only transfer personal data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, and will apply appropriate technical and organizational information security measures designed to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of the personal data and against the accidental loss, destruction or damage to the personal data.
In our use of this personal data, we will be characterized as a “data controller” for the purposes of the Data Protection Act, while our affiliates and service providers who may receive this personal data from us in the conduct of our activities may either act as our “data processors” for the purposes of the Data Protection Act or may process personal information for their own lawful purposes in connection with services provided to us.
We may also obtain personal data from other public sources. Personal data includes, without limitation, the following information relating to a shareholder and/or any individuals connected with a shareholder as an investor: name, residential address, email address, contact details, corporate contact information, signature, nationality, place of birth, date of birth, tax identification, credit history, correspondence records, passport number, bank account details, source of funds details and details relating to the shareholder’s investment activity.
Who this Affects
If you are a natural person, this will affect you directly. If you are a corporate investor (including, for these purposes, legal arrangements such as trusts or exempted limited partnerships) that provides us with personal data on individuals connected to you for any reason in relation your investment in the Company, this will be relevant for those individuals and you should transmit the content of this Privacy Notice to such individuals or otherwise advise them of its content.
How the Company May Use a Shareholder’s Personal Data
The Company, as the data controller, may collect, store and use personal data for lawful purposes, including, in particular:
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where this is necessary for the performance of our rights and obligations under any purchase agreements;
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where this is necessary for compliance with a legal and regulatory obligation to which we are subject (such as compliance with anti-money laundering and FATCA/CRS requirements); and/or
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where this is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests and such interests are not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms.
Should we wish to use personal data for other specific purposes (including, if applicable, any purpose that requires your consent), we will contact you.
Why We May Transfer Your Personal Data
In certain circumstances we may be legally obliged to share personal data and other information with respect to your shareholding with the relevant regulatory authorities such as the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority or the Tax Information Authority. They, in turn, may exchange this information with foreign authorities, including tax authorities.
We anticipate disclosing personal data to persons who provide services to us and their respective affiliates (which may include certain entities located outside the US, the Cayman Islands or the European Economic Area), who will process your personal data on our behalf.
The Data Protection Measures We Take
Any transfer of personal data by us or our duly authorized affiliates and/or delegates outside of the Cayman Islands shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
We and our duly authorized affiliates and/or delegates shall apply appropriate technical and organizational information security measures designed to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of personal data, and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data.
We shall notify you of any personal data breach that is reasonably likely to result in a risk to your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms or those data subjects to whom the relevant personal data relates.
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
Our authorized but unissued ordinary shares and preference shares are available for future issuances without shareholder approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved ordinary shares and preference shares could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Securities Eligible for Future Sale
Immediately after this offering we will have 25,000,000 (or 28,750,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Of these shares, the 20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares (or 23,000,000 shares if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by one of our affiliates within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. All of the remaining 5,000,000 (or 5,750,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) founder shares and all 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) private placement warrants are restricted securities under Rule 144, in that they were issued in private transactions not involving a public offering, and are subject to transfer restrictions as set forth elsewhere in this prospectus.
Rule 144
Pursuant to Rule 144, a person who has beneficially owned restricted ordinary shares or warrants for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (1) such person is not deemed to
have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and (2) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale and have filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months (or such shorter period as we were required to file reports) preceding the sale.
Persons who have beneficially owned restricted ordinary shares or warrants for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of:
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1% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding, which will equal 250,000 shares immediately after this offering (or 287,500 if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full); or
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the average weekly reported trading volume of the ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.
Sales by our affiliates under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Rule 144 is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by shell companies (other than business combination related shell companies) or issuers that have been at any time previously a shell company. However, Rule 144 also includes an important exception to this prohibition if the following conditions are met: the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company;
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the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
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the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Current Reports on Form 8-K; and
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at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.
As a result, our initial shareholders will be able to sell their founder shares and our sponsor will be able to sell its private placement warrants, pursuant to Rule 144 without registration, one year after we have completed our initial business combination.
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares, private placement warrants and any warrants that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the working capital loans and upon conversion of the founder shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of this offering requiring us to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to our Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period as described under “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants.” We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Listing of Securities
We intend to apply to list our units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants on Nasdaq under the symbols “XPAXU,” “XPAX” and “XPAXW,” respectively. We expect that our units will be listed on the Nasdaq promptly on or after the effective date of the registration statement. Following the date the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are eligible to trade separately, we anticipate that the Class A ordinary shares and warrants will be listed separately and as a unit on Nasdaq. We cannot guarantee that our securities will be approved for listing on Nasdaq.
INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following summary of certain Cayman Islands and U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to an investment in our units, ordinary shares and warrants is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our ordinary shares and warrants, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws.
Prospective investors should consult their professional advisors on the possible tax consequences of buying, holding or selling any securities under the laws of their country of citizenship, residence or domicile.
Cayman Islands Taxation
The following is a discussion on certain Cayman Islands income tax consequences of an investment in our securities. The discussion is a general summary of present law, which is subject to prospective and retroactive change. It is not intended as tax advice, does not consider any investor’s particular circumstances, and does not consider tax consequences other than those arising under Cayman Islands law.
Under Existing Cayman Islands Laws
Payments of dividends and capital in respect of our securities will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of the securities nor will gains derived from the disposal of the securities be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporate tax. The Cayman Islands currently have no income, corporate or capital gains tax and no estate duty, inheritance tax or gift tax.
No stamp duty is payable in respect of the issue of our securities or on an instrument of transfer in respect of our securities.
The Company has been incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability and, as such, has applied for and received an undertaking from the Financial Secretary of the Cayman Islands in the following form:
The Tax Concessions Act
Undertaking as to Tax Concessions
In accordance with the Tax Concessions Act, the following undertaking is hereby given to XPAC Acquisition Corp. (“the Company”).
(a) That no law which is hereafter enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to the Company or its operations; and
(b) In addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable:
(i) on or in respect of the shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company; or
(ii) by way of the withholding in whole or part, of any relevant payment as defined in the Tax Concessions Act.
These concessions shall be for a period of 20 years from the 17th day of March 2021.
U.S. Federal Income Taxation
General
The following discussion summarizes U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the ownership and disposition of our units (each consisting of one ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant) that are purchased in this offering by U.S. Holders (as defined below) and Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below). Because the components of a unit are generally separable at the option of the holder, the
holder of a unit generally should be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as the owner of the underlying ordinary share and warrant components of the unit.
This discussion is limited to certain U.S. federal income tax considerations to beneficial owners of our securities who are initial purchasers of a unit pursuant to this offering and hold the unit and each component of the unit as capital assets within the meaning of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). This discussion assumes that the ordinary shares and warrants will trade separately and that any distributions made (or deemed made) by us on our ordinary shares and any consideration received (or deemed received) by a holder in consideration for the sale or other disposition of our securities will be in U.S. dollars. This discussion is a summary only and does not consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to the ownership and disposition of a unit by a prospective investor in light of its particular circumstances, including:
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financial institutions or financial services entities;
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partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or persons holding our ordinary shares or warrants through such entities;
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broker-dealers;
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taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market accounting rules;
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tax-exempt entities;
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governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;
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insurance companies;
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regulated investment companies;
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real estate investment trusts;
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controlled foreign corporations;
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passive foreign investment companies;
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expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;
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persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more of our voting shares;
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persons that acquired our securities pursuant to an exercise of employee share options, in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation;
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persons that hold our securities as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction; or
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U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
The discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as of the date of this prospectus, and such provisions may be repealed, revoked, modified or subject to differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. Furthermore, this discussion does not address any aspect of U.S. federal non-income tax laws, such as gift, estate or Medicare contribution tax laws, or state, local or non-U.S. tax laws.
We have not sought, and will not seek, a ruling from the IRS as to any U.S. federal income tax consequence described herein. The IRS may disagree with the discussion herein, and its determination may be upheld by a court. Moreover, there can be no assurance that future legislation, regulations, administrative rulings or court decisions will not adversely affect the accuracy of the statements in this discussion.
As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of units, ordinary shares or warrants who or that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (1) an individual citizen or resident of the United States; (2) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (3) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income
taxation regardless of its source; or (4) a trust if (A) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (B) it has in effect a valid election to be treated as a U.S. person.
If a beneficial owner of our securities is not described as a U.S. Holder and is not an entity treated as a partnership or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such owner will be considered a “Non-U.S. Holder.” The U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable specifically to Non-U.S. Holders are described below under the heading “Non-U.S. Holders.”
This discussion does not consider the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold our securities through such entities. If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is the beneficial owner of our securities, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding our securities and partners in such partnerships are urged to consult their own tax advisors.
THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR SECURITIES. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IN OUR SECURITIES IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH INVESTOR OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR SECURITIES, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY U.S. FEDERAL NON-INCOME STATE, LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.
Allocation of Purchase Price and Characterization of a Unit
There is no statutory, administrative or judicial authority directly addressing the treatment, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of securities with terms substantially the same as the units, and, therefore, that treatment is not entirely clear. The acquisition of a unit should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the acquisition of one ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant to acquire one ordinary share. We intend to treat the acquisition of a unit in this manner and, by purchasing a unit, you agree to adopt such treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each holder of a unit must allocate the purchase price paid by such holder for such unit between the ordinary share and the fraction of a warrant that comprise the unit based on their respective relative fair market values at the time of issuance. A holder’s initial tax basis in the ordinary share and the fraction of a warrant included in each unit should equal the portion of the purchase price of the unit allocated thereto. Any disposition of a unit should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a disposition of the ordinary share and the fraction of a warrant comprising the unit, and the amount realized on the disposition should be allocated between the ordinary share and the fraction of a warrant based on their respective relative fair market values at the time of disposition. The separation of the ordinary share and the fraction of a warrant comprising a unit should not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The foregoing treatment of our ordinary shares and warrants and a holder’s purchase price allocation are not binding on the IRS or the courts. Because there are no authorities that directly address instruments that are similar to the units, no assurance can be given that the IRS or the courts will agree with the characterization described above or the discussion below. Accordingly, each holder is advised to consult its own tax advisor regarding the risks associated with an investment in a unit (including alternative characterizations of a unit) and regarding an allocation of the purchase price among the ordinary share and the fraction of a warrant that comprise a unit. The balance of this discussion generally assumes that the characterization of the units described above is respected for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
U.S. Holders
Taxation of Distributions
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder will generally be required to include in gross income as dividends the amount of any distribution paid on our ordinary shares. A distribution on such shares will generally be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Such dividends paid by us will be taxable to a corporate U.S. Holder at regular rates and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to domestic corporations in respect of dividends received from other domestic corporations.
Distributions in excess of such earnings and profits will generally be applied against and reduce the U.S. Holder’s basis in its ordinary shares (but not below zero) and, to the extent in excess of such basis, will be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such ordinary shares.
With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, dividends will be taxed at the lower applicable long-term capital gains rate (see “— Taxation on the Disposition of Ordinary Shares and Warrants” below) only if our ordinary shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States (which they will generally be if our shares are traded on the Nasdaq) and certain other requirements are met, including that we are not classified as a PFIC during the taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for any dividends paid with respect to our ordinary shares.
Possible Constructive Distributions
The terms of each warrant provide for an adjustment to the number of shares for which the warrant may be exercised or to the exercise price of the warrant in certain events. An adjustment which has the effect of preventing dilution generally is not taxable. However, the U.S. Holders of the warrants would be treated as receiving a constructive distribution from us if, for example, the adjustment increases the warrant holders’ proportionate interest in our assets or earnings and profits (e.g., through an increase in the number of ordinary shares that would be obtained upon exercise or through a decrease to the exercise price) as a result of a distribution of cash or other property to the holders of our ordinary shares which is taxable to the holders of such ordinary shares as a distribution. Such constructive distribution would be subject to tax as if the U.S. Holders of the warrants received a cash distribution from us equal to the fair market value of such increased interest.
Taxation on the Disposition of Ordinary Shares and Warrants
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, upon a sale or other taxable disposition of our ordinary shares or warrants which, in general, would include a redemption of ordinary shares as described below, and including as a result of a dissolution and liquidation in the event we do not consummate an initial business combination within the required time period, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss. The amount of gain or loss recognized will generally be equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received in such disposition (or, if the ordinary shares or warrants are held as part of units at the time of the disposition, the portion of the amount realized on such disposition that is allocated to the ordinary shares or warrants based upon the then fair market values of the ordinary shares and the warrants included in the units) and (2) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its ordinary shares or warrants so disposed of. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its ordinary shares or warrants will generally equal the U.S. Holder’s acquisition cost (that is, the portion of the purchase price of a unit allocated to an ordinary share or warrant, as described above under “— Allocation of Purchase Price and Characterization of a Unit”) reduced by any prior distributions treated as a return of capital. See “— Exercise, Lapse or Redemption of a Warrant” below for a discussion regarding a U.S. Holder’s basis in an ordinary share acquired pursuant to a warrant.
Long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax at a reduced rate of tax. Capital gain or loss will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares or warrants exceeds one year. It is unclear whether the
redemption rights with respect to the ordinary shares described in this prospectus may prevent a U.S. Holder from satisfying the applicable holding period requirements for this purpose. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to various limitations that are not described herein because a discussion of such limitations depends on each U.S. Holder’s particular facts and circumstances.
Redemption of Ordinary Shares
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, if a U.S. Holder’s ordinary shares are redeemed pursuant to the exercise of a shareholder redemption right or if we purchase a U.S. Holder’s ordinary shares in an open market transaction (in either case referred to herein as a “redemption”), for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such redemption will be subject to the following rules. If the redemption qualifies as a sale of the ordinary shares under Section 302 of the Code, the tax treatment of such redemption will be as described under “— Taxation on the Disposition of Ordinary Shares and Warrants” above. Whether a redemption of our shares qualifies for sale treatment will depend largely on the total number of our ordinary shares treated as held by such U.S. Holder (including any shares constructively owned as a result of, among other things, owning warrants). The redemption of ordinary shares will generally be treated as a sale or exchange of the ordinary shares (rather than as a distribution) if the receipt of cash upon the redemption (1) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to a U.S. Holder, (2) results in a “complete termination” of such holder’s interest in us or (3) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to such holder. These tests are explained more fully below.
In determining whether any of the foregoing tests are satisfied, a U.S. Holder must take into account not only our ordinary shares actually owned by such holder, but also our ordinary shares that are constructively owned by such holder. A U.S. Holder may constructively own, in addition to our ordinary shares owned directly, ordinary shares owned by related individuals and entities in which such holder has an interest or that have an interest in such holder, as well as any ordinary shares such holder has a right to acquire by exercise of an option, which would generally include ordinary shares which could be acquired pursuant to the exercise of the warrants. In order to meet the substantially disproportionate test, the percentage of our outstanding voting shares actually and constructively owned by a U.S. Holder immediately following the redemption of our ordinary shares must, among other requirements, be less than 80% of the percentage of our outstanding voting shares actually and constructively owned by such holder immediately before the redemption. Prior to our initial business combination the ordinary shares may not be treated as voting shares for this purpose and, consequently, this substantially disproportionate test may not be applicable. There will be a complete termination of a U.S. Holder’s interest if either (1) all of our ordinary shares actually and constructively owned by such U.S. Holder are redeemed or (2) all of our ordinary shares actually owned by such U.S. Holder are redeemed and such holder is eligible to waive, and effectively waives, in accordance with specific rules, the attribution of shares owned by family members and such holder does not constructively own any other of our shares. The redemption of the ordinary shares will not be essentially equivalent to a dividend if such redemption results in a “meaningful reduction” of a U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in us. Whether the redemption will result in a meaningful reduction in a U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in us will depend on the particular facts and circumstances. However, the IRS has indicated in a published ruling that even a small reduction in the proportionate interest of a small minority shareholder in a publicly held corporation who exercises no control over corporate affairs may constitute such a “meaningful reduction.” U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of an exercise of the redemption right.
If none of the foregoing tests are satisfied, then the redemption may be treated as a distribution and the tax effects will be as described under “— Taxation of Distributions,” above. After the application of those rules, any remaining tax basis a U.S. Holder has in the redeemed ordinary shares will be added to the adjusted tax basis in such holder’s remaining ordinary shares. If there are no remaining ordinary shares, a U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors as to the allocation of any remaining basis.
Exercise, Lapse or Redemption of a Warrant
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below and except as discussed below with respect to the cashless exercise of a warrant, a U.S. Holder will generally not recognize gain or loss upon the exercise of a warrant for cash. An ordinary share acquired pursuant to the exercise of a warrant for cash will generally have a
tax basis equal to the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the warrant, increased by the amount paid to exercise the warrant. It is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary share will commence on the date of exercise of the warrant or the day following the date of exercise of the warrant; in either case, the holding period will not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the warrant. If a warrant is allowed to lapse unexercised, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize a capital loss equal to such holder’s tax basis in the warrant.
The tax consequences of a cashless exercise of a warrant are not clear under current U.S. federal income tax law. A cashless exercise may be tax-free, either because the exercise is not a realization event or because the exercise is treated as a “recapitalization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code.
Although we expect a U.S. Holder’s cashless exercise of our warrants (including after we provide notice of our intent to redeem warrants for cash) to be treated as a recapitalization, a cashless exercise could alternatively be treated as a taxable exchange in which gain or loss would be recognized.
In either tax-free situation, a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the ordinary shares received generally would equal the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the warrants. If the cashless exercise is not treated as a realization event, it is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares received would be treated as commencing on the date of exercise of the warrant or the following day. If a cashless exercise were treated as a recapitalization, the holding period of the ordinary shares would include the holding period of the warrants.
If a cashless exercise is treated as a taxable exchange, a U.S. Holder could be deemed to have surrendered warrants with an aggregate fair market value equal to the exercise price for the total number of warrants to be exercised. The U.S. Holder would recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the warrants deemed surrendered and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in such warrants. In this case, a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the ordinary shares received would equal the sum of the U.S. Holder’s initial investment in the warrants exercised (i.e., the portion of the U.S. Holder’s purchase price for the units that is allocated to the warrant, as described above under “— Allocation of Purchase Price and Characterization of a Unit”) and the exercise price of such warrants. It is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares would commence on the date of exercise of the warrant or the day following the date of exercise of the warrant.
Because there is an absence of authority on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise, there can be no assurance which, if any, of the alternative tax consequences and holding periods described above would be adopted by the IRS or a court of law. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of a cashless exercise.
Subject to the PFIC rules described below, if we redeem warrants for cash pursuant to the redemption provisions described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00” or if we purchase warrants in an open market transaction, such redemption or purchase will generally be treated as a taxable disposition to the U.S. Holder, taxed as described above under “— Taxation on the Disposition of Ordinary Shares and Warrants.”
Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules
A foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) corporation will be a PFIC for U.S. tax purposes if at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year, including its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, is passive income. Alternatively, a foreign corporation will be a PFIC if at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year of the foreign corporation, ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year, including its pro rata share of the assets of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.
Because we are a blank check company, with no current active business, we believe that it is likely that we will meet the PFIC asset or income test for our current taxable year. However, pursuant to a start-up
exception, a corporation will not be a PFIC for the first taxable year the corporation has gross income (the “start-up year”), if (1) no predecessor of the corporation was a PFIC; (2) the corporation satisfies to the IRS that it will not be a PFIC for either of the two taxable years following the start-up year; and (3) the corporation is not in fact a PFIC for either of those years. The applicability of the start-up exception to us will not be known until after the close of our current taxable year and, possibly, after the close of our two subsequent taxable years. After the acquisition of a company or assets in a business combination, we may still meet one of the PFIC tests depending on the timing of the acquisition and the amount of our passive income and assets as well as the passive income and assets of the acquired business. If the company that we acquire in a business combination is a PFIC, then we will likely not qualify for the start-up exception and will be a PFIC for our current taxable year. Our actual PFIC status for our current taxable year or any future taxable year, however, will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any future taxable year.
If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder of our ordinary shares or warrants and, in the case of our ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder did not make either a timely qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election or a mark-to-market election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) ordinary shares, as described below, such holder will generally be subject to special rules with respect to:
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any gain recognized by the U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its ordinary shares or warrants; and
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any “excess distribution” made to the U.S. Holder (generally, any actual or constructive distributions to such U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such U.S. Holder in respect of the ordinary shares during the three preceding taxable years of such U.S. Holder or, if shorter, such U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares).
Under these rules,
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the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares and warrants;
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the amount allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of our first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;
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the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in its holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder; and
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the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. Holder.
In general, if we are determined to be a PFIC, a U.S. Holder may avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above with respect to our ordinary shares (but not our warrants) by making a timely QEF election (if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and other earnings and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of the U.S. Holder in which or with which our taxable year ends.
A U.S. Holder generally may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge. A U.S. Holder may not make a QEF election with respect to its warrants to acquire our ordinary shares. As a result, if a U.S. Holder sells or otherwise disposes of such warrants (other than upon exercise of such warrants), any gain recognized will generally be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above, if we were a PFIC at any time during the period the U.S. Holder held the warrants. If a U.S. Holder that exercises such warrants properly makes a QEF election with respect to the newly acquired ordinary shares (or has previously made a QEF election with respect to our ordinary shares), the QEF election will apply to the newly acquired ordinary shares, but the adverse tax
consequences relating to PFIC shares, adjusted to take into account the current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election, will continue to apply with respect to such newly acquired ordinary shares (which will generally be deemed to have a holding period for purposes of the PFIC rules that includes the period the U.S. Holder held the warrants), unless the U.S. Holder makes a purging election. One type of purging election creates a deemed sale of such shares at their fair market value. Any gain recognized on this deemed sale will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of this election, the U.S. Holder will have additionally basis (to the extent of any gain recognized on the deemed sale) and, solely for purposes of the PFIC rules, a new holding period in the ordinary shares acquired upon the exercise of the warrants. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the application of the rules governing purging elections to their particular circumstances (including a potential separate “deemed dividend” purging election that may be available if we are a controlled foreign corporation).
The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC Annual Information Statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.
In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election, a U.S. Holder must receive a PFIC Annual Information Statement from us. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide to a U.S. Holder such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC Annual Information Statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and maintain a QEF election. However, there is no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of our status as a PFIC in the future or of the required information to be provided.
If a U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to our ordinary shares, and the special tax and interest charge rules do not apply to such shares (because of a timely QEF election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares or a purge of the PFIC taint pursuant to a purging election, as described above), any gain recognized on the sale of our ordinary shares will generally be taxable as capital gain and no interest charge will be imposed under the PFIC rules. As discussed above, U.S. Holders of a QEF are currently taxed on their pro rata shares of its earnings and profits, whether or not distributed. In such case, a subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable as a dividend to such U.S. Holders. The tax basis of a U.S. Holder’s shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above rules.
Although a determination as to our PFIC status will be made annually, an initial determination that our company is a PFIC will generally apply for subsequent years to a U.S. Holder who held ordinary shares or warrants while we were a PFIC, whether or not we meet the test for PFIC status in those subsequent years. A U.S. Holder who makes the QEF election discussed above for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our ordinary shares, however, will not be subject to the PFIC tax and interest charge rules discussed above in respect to such shares. In addition, such U.S. Holder will not be subject to the QEF inclusion regime with respect to such shares for any taxable year of us that ends within or with a taxable year of the U.S. Holder and in which we are not a PFIC. On the other hand, if the QEF election is not effective for each of our taxable years in which we are a PFIC and the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our ordinary shares, the PFIC rules discussed above will continue to apply to such shares unless the holder makes a purging election, as described above, and pays the tax and interest charge with respect to the gain inherent in such shares attributable to the pre-QEF election period.
Alternatively, if a U.S. Holder, at the close of its taxable year, owns shares in a PFIC that are treated as marketable stock, the U.S. Holder may make a mark-to-market election with respect to such shares for such taxable year. If the U.S. Holder makes a valid mark-to-market election for the first taxable year of the U.S. Holder in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) ordinary shares in us and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, such holder will generally not be subject to the PFIC rules described above in
respect to its ordinary shares. Instead, in general, the U.S. Holder will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its ordinary shares at the end of its taxable year over the adjusted basis in its ordinary shares. Such a U.S. Holder also will be allowed to take an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of its ordinary shares over the fair market value of its ordinary shares at the end of its taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). Such U.S. Holder’s basis in its ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts, and any further gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of the ordinary shares will be treated as ordinary income. Currently, a mark-to-market election may not be made with respect to our warrants.
The mark-to-market election is available only for stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC, including the Nasdaq, or on a foreign exchange or market that the IRS determines has rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market value. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a mark-to-market election in respect to our ordinary shares under their particular circumstances.
If we are a PFIC and, at any time, have a foreign subsidiary that is classified as a PFIC, U.S. Holders generally would be deemed to own a portion of the shares of such lower-tier PFIC, and generally could incur liability for the deferred tax and interest charge described above if we receive a distribution from, or dispose of all or part of our interest in, the lower-tier PFIC or the U.S. Holders otherwise were deemed to have disposed of an interest in the lower-tier PFIC. We will endeavor to cause any lower-tier PFIC to provide to a U.S. Holder the information that may be required to make or maintain a QEF election with respect to the lower-tier PFIC. However, there is no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of the status of any such lower-tier PFIC. In addition, we may not hold a controlling interest in any such lower-tier PFIC and thus there can be no assurance we will be able to cause the lower-tier PFIC to provide the required information. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax issues raised by lower-tier PFICs.
A U.S. Holder that owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the U.S. Holder, may have to file an IRS Form 8621(whether or not a QEF or mark-to-market election is made) and such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department.
The rules dealing with PFICs and with the QEF and mark-to-market elections are very complex and are affected by various factors in addition to those described above. Accordingly, U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares or warrants should consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of the PFIC rules to our ordinary shares or warrants under their particular circumstances.
Tax Reporting
Certain U.S. Holders may be required to file an IRS Form 926 (Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation) to report a transfer of property (including cash) to us. Substantial penalties may be imposed on a U.S. Holder that fails to comply with this reporting requirement. Furthermore, certain U.S. Holders who are individuals and certain entities will be required to report information with respect to such U.S. Holder’s investment in “specified foreign financial assets,” which may include an interest in us, on IRS Form 8938 (Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets), subject to certain exceptions. Persons who are required to report specified foreign financial assets and fail to do so may be subject to substantial penalties. Potential investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the foreign financial asset and other reporting obligations and their application to an investment in our securities.
Non-U.S. Holders
Dividends (including constructive distributions treated as dividends) paid or deemed paid to a Non-U.S. Holder in respect to its ordinary shares will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, unless the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains in the United States).
In addition, a Non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain attributable to a sale or other disposition of our ordinary shares and warrants (including a redemption or cashless exercise of warrants to the extent such disposition may otherwise be treated as taxable) unless such gain is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains in the United States) or the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of sale or other disposition and certain other conditions are met (in which case, such gain from United States sources generally is subject to tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate).
Dividends (including constructive distributions treated as dividends) and gains that are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States) will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the same regular U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to a comparable U.S. Holder and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, also may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate.
The terms of each warrant provide for an adjustment to the number of shares for which the warrant may be exercised or to the exercise price of the warrant in certain events. An adjustment which has the effect of preventing dilution generally is not taxable. However, the Non-U.S. Holders of the warrants would be treated as receiving a constructive distribution from us if, for example, the adjustment increases the warrant holders’ proportionate interest in our assets or earnings and profits (e.g., through an increase in the number of ordinary shares that would be obtained upon exercise or through a decrease to the exercise price) as a result of a distribution of cash to the holders of our ordinary shares which is taxable to the holders of such ordinary shares as a distribution. Such constructive distribution would be subject to tax as if the Non-U.S. Holders of the warrants received a cash distribution from us equal to the fair market value of such increased interest.
UNDERWRITING
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in an underwriting agreement dated , 2021 we have agreed to sell to the underwriter named below the following number of units:
Underwriter
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Number of
Units
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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Total
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20,000,000
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The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriter is obligated to purchase all the units in this offering if any are purchased, other than those units covered by the over-allotment option described below.
We have granted to the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase on a pro rata basis up to 3,000,000 additional units at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The option may be exercised only to cover any over-allotments of units.
The following table summarizes the compensation and estimated expenses we will pay.
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Per Unit(1)
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Total(1)
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Without
Over-allotment
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With
Over-allotment
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Without
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With
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Underwriting Discounts and Commissions paid
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$
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0.55
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0.55
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11,000,000
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12,650,000
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Includes $0.35 per unit, or $7,000,000 (or $8,050,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) in the aggregate, payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions to be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein. The deferred commissions will be released to the underwriter only on completion of an initial business combination, in an amount equal to $0.35 multiplied by the number of Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in this offering, as described in this prospectus.
We estimate that our non-reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses for this offering will be approximately $1,000,000. We have agreed to pay for the FINRA-related fees and expenses of the underwriter’s legal counsel, not to exceed $40,000.
XP Investimentos is acting as our financial advisor in connection with this offering. We expect to pay XP Investimentos, upon the successful completion of this offering, a fee of up to $3,300,000 for its services, which includes up to $2,100,000 to be placed in a trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, as described herein, and released to XP Investimentos only upon the completion of an initial business combination (in each case, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option). The services provided to us by XP Investimentos include, among other things, assisting in drafting our positioning and investment thesis; assisting us in our interactions with the underwriter; and assisting us in crafting an appropriate aftermarket trading and investor relations strategy. XP Investimentos will not sell or offer to sell any securities in this offering and will not identify, solicit or engage directly with potential investors in this offering. In addition, XP Investimentos will not purchase any of the offered units. The underwriter has agreed to reimburse us for the fee that we pay to XP Investimentos in connection with the successful completion of this offering and our initial business combination.
The representative has informed us that the underwriter does not intend to make sales to discretionary accounts.
We, our sponsor and our directors and officers have agreed that we will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Citigroup for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus, any units, warrants, ordinary shares or any other securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, ordinary shares; provided, however, that we may (1) issue and sell the private placement warrants; (2) issue and sell the additional units to cover our
underwriter’s over-allotment option (if any); (3) register with the SEC pursuant to an agreement to be entered into concurrently with the issuance and sale of the securities in this offering, the resale of the private placement warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and the founder shares; and (4) issue securities in connection with our initial business combination. However, the foregoing shall not apply to the forfeiture of any founder shares pursuant to their terms or any transfer of founder shares to any current or future independent director of the company (as long as such current or future independent director transferee is subject to the letter agreement, filed herewith, or executes an agreement substantially identical to the letter agreement, as applicable to directors and officers at the time of such transfer; and as long as, to the extent any Section 16 reporting obligation is triggered as a result of such transfer, any related Section 16 filing includes a practical explanation as to the nature of the transfer). Citigroup in its discretion may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice.
Our initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination; and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination (x) if the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property (except with respect to permitted transferees as described herein under “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants”). Any permitted transferees would be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of our initial shareholders with respect to any founder shares.
The private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination (except with respect to permitted transferees as described herein under “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants”).
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriter against certain liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribute to payments that the underwriter may be required to make in that respect.
We expect our units to be listed on the Nasdaq, under the symbol “XPAXU” and, once the Class A ordinary shares and warrants begin separate trading, to have our Class A ordinary shares and warrants listed on the Nasdaq under the symbols “XPAX” and “XPAXW,” respectively.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our securities. Consequently, the initial public offering price for the units was determined by negotiations between us and the representative.
The determination of our per unit offering price was more arbitrary than would typically be the case if we were an operating company. Among the factors considered in determining the initial public offering price were the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies, prior offerings of those companies, our management, our capital structure, and currently prevailing general conditions in equity securities markets, including current market valuations of publicly traded companies considered comparable to our company. We cannot assure you, however, that the price at which the units, Class A ordinary shares or warrants will sell in the public market after this offering will not be lower than the initial public offering price or that an active trading market in our units, Class A ordinary shares or warrants will develop and continue after this offering.
If we do not complete our initial business combination within the allotted time frame, the trustee and the underwriter has agreed that: (1) they will forfeit any rights or claims to their deferred underwriting discounts and commissions, including any accrued interest thereon, then in the trust account; and (2) the deferred underwriter’s discounts and commissions will be distributed on a pro rata basis, together with any accrued interest thereon (which interest shall be net of taxes payable) to the public shareholders.
In connection with this offering, the underwriter may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act:
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Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum;
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Over-allotment involves sales by the underwriter of units in excess of the number of units the underwriter is obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of units over-allotted by the underwriter is not greater than the number of units that it may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of units involved is greater than the number of units in the over-allotment option. The underwriter may close out any covered short position by either exercising its over-allotment option and/or purchasing units in the open market. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the units in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of units to close out the short position, the underwriter will consider, among other things, the price of units available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase units through the over-allotment option. If the underwriter sells more units than could be covered by the over-allotment option, a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying units in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriter is concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the units in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering;
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Penalty bids permit the representative to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the units originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.
These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our units or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the units. As a result, the price of our units may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
We are not under any contractual obligation to engage the underwriter to provide any services for us after this offering, and have no present intent to do so. However, the underwriter may introduce us to potential target businesses or assist us in raising additional capital in the future. If the underwriter provides services to us after this offering, we may pay the underwriter fair and reasonable fees that would be determined at that time in an arm’s length negotiation; provided that no agreement will be entered into with the underwriter and no fees for such services will be paid to the underwriter prior to the date that is 60 days from the date of this prospectus, unless FINRA determines that such payment would not be deemed underwriter’s compensation in connection with this offering, and we may pay the underwriter of this offering or any entity with which it is affiliated, a finder’s fee or other compensation for services rendered to us in connection with the completion of a business combination.
The underwriter and its affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriter and its affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. The underwriter and its affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.
A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by the underwriter, or selling group members, if any, participating in this offering and the underwriter may distribute prospectuses electronically. The underwriter may allocate a number of units to its online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be on the same basis as other allocations.
The units are offered for sale in the United States, Europe, Asia and other jurisdictions where it is lawful to make such offers.
The underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or delivered and will not offer, sell or deliver any of the units directly or indirectly, or distribute this prospectus or any other offering material relating to the units, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations thereof and that will not impose any obligations on us except as set forth in the underwriting agreement.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Chile
Pursuant to the Chilean Securities Market Law and the CMF Rule 336, the units may be privately offered in Chile to certain “qualified investors” identified as such by CMF Rule 336 (which in turn are further described in Rule No. 216, dated June 12, 2008, and Rule No. 410, dated July 27, 2016, both of the CMF, as defined below). CMF Rule 336 requires the following information to be provided to prospective investors in Chile:
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Date of commencement of the offer: , 2021. The offer of the units is subject to Rule (Norma de Carácter General) No. 336, dated June 27, 2012, issued by the Chilean Financial Markets Commission (Comisión para el Mercado Financiero, the “CMF”).
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The subject matter of this offer are securities not registered with the Securities Registry (Registro de Valores) of the CMF, nor with the foreign securities registry (Registro de Valores Extranjeros) of the CMF, due to the units not being subject to the oversight of the CMF.
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Since the units are not registered in Chile there is no obligation by the issuer to make publicly available information about the units in Chile.
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The units shall not be subject to public offering in Chile unless registered with the relevant Securities Registry of the CMF.
Información a los Inversionistas Chilenos
De conformidad con la ley N° 18.045, de Mercado de Valores y la Norma de Carácter General N° 336 (la “NCG 336”), de 27 de junio de 2012, de la Comisión para elMercado Financiero (la “CMF”), las unidades pueden ser ofrecidos privadamente a ciertos “inversionistas calificados,” a los que se refiere la NCG 336 y que se definen como tales en la Norma de Carácter General N° 216, de 12 de junio de 2008, y la Norma de Carácter General N° 410 de fecha 27 de julio de 2016, ambas de la CMF. La siguiente información se proporciona a potenciales inversionistas de conformidad con la NCG 336:
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La oferta de las unidades comienza el de 2021, y se encuentra acogida a la Norma de Carácter General N° 336, de fecha 27 de junio de 2012, de la CMF.
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La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el Registro de Valores o en el Registro de Valores Extranjeros que lleva la CMF, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de esa Superintendencia.
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Por tratarse de valores no inscritos en Chile no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en Chile información pública sobre los mismos.
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Estos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública en Chile mientras no sean inscritos en el Registro de Valores correspondiente.
European Economic Area
This prospectus has been prepared on the basis that any offer of units in any Member State of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Regulation
(EU) 2017/ 1129 (as amended or superseded, the “Prospectus Regulation”) from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of units. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in that Member State of units which are the subject of the offering contemplated in this prospectus may only do so to legal entities which are qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of units shall require the company or Citigroup to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the
Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation, in each case in relation to such offer.
Neither the company nor the underwriter has authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of units to any legal entity which is not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Neither the company nor Citigroup have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of units through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by Citigroup, which constitute the final placement of the units contemplated in this prospectus.
The units are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive
(EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “IDD”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the units or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the units or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
The units have not been offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA. For the purposes of this provision:
(a)
the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i)
a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II;
(ii)
a customer within the meaning of the IDD, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or
(iii)
not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; and
(b)
the expression “an offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the units to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the units.
Each person in a Member State of the EEA who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any units under, the offers to the public contemplated in this prospectus, or to whom the units are otherwise made available, will be deemed to have represented, warranted, acknowledged and agreed to and with Citigroup and the company that it and any person on whose behalf it acquires units is: (1) a “qualified investor” within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation; and (2) not a “retail investor” (as defined above).
Notice to Investors in the United Kingdom
This prospectus has been prepared on the basis that any offer of units in the United Kingdom (“UK”) will be made pursuant to an exemption under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”) by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”) and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of units. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in the UK of units which are the subject of the offering contemplated in this prospectus may only do so to legal entities which are qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of units shall require the company or Citigroup to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the UK Prospectus Regulation or section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation, in each case in relation to such offer.
Neither the company nor Citigroup have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of units to any legal entity which is not a qualified investor as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation. Neither the company nor Citigroup have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of units
through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by Citigroup, which constitute the final placement of the units contemplated in this prospectus.
The units are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For these purposes, a “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the units or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the units or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
The units have not been offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the UK. For the purposes of this provision:
(a)
the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i)
a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA;
(ii)
a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or
(iii)
not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation; and
(b)
the expression “an offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the units to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the units.
(a)
Each person in the UK who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any units under, the offers to the public contemplated in this prospectus, or to whom the units are otherwise made available, will be deemed to have represented, warranted, acknowledged and agreed to and with Citigroup and the company that it and any person on whose behalf it acquires units is: (1) a “qualified investor” within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation; and (2) not a “retail investor” (as defined above).
Notice to Residents of Japan
The underwriter will not offer or sell any of our units directly or indirectly in Japan or to, or for the benefit of any Japanese person or to others, for re-offering or re-sale directly or indirectly in Japan or to any Japanese person, except in each case pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and any other applicable laws and regulations of Japan. For purposes of this paragraph, “Japanese person” means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan.
Notice to Residents of Hong Kong
The underwriter and each of its affiliates have not (1) offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, in Hong Kong, by means of any document, our units other than (A) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance or (B) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32 of Hong Kong) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the
meaning of that Ordinance or (2) issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere any advertisement, invitation or document relating to our units which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to our securities which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance. The contents of this document have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice.
Notice to Residents of Singapore
This prospectus or any other offering material relating to our units has not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the units will be offered in Singapore pursuant to exemptions under Section 274 and Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “Securities and Futures Act”). Accordingly our units may not be offered or sold, or be the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material relating to our units be circulated or distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to the public or any member of the public in Singapore other than (a) to an institutional investor or other person specified in Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, (b) to a sophisticated investor, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act or (c) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the Securities and Futures Act.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the Cayman Islands
No invitation, whether directly or indirectly, may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for our securities.
Notice to Canadian Residents
Resale Restrictions
The distribution of units in Canada is being made only in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia on a private placement basis exempt from the requirement that we prepare and file a prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each province where trades of these securities are made. Any resale of the units in Canada must be made under applicable securities laws which may vary depending on the relevant jurisdiction, and which may require resales to be made under available statutory exemptions or under a discretionary exemption granted by the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authority. Purchasers are advised to seek legal advice prior to any resale of the securities.
Representations of Canadian Purchasers
By purchasing units in Canada and accepting delivery of a purchase confirmation, a purchaser is representing to us and the dealer from whom the purchase confirmation is received that:
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the purchaser is entitled under applicable provincial securities laws to purchase the units without the benefit of a prospectus qualified under those securities laws as it is an “accredited investor” as defined under National Instrument 45 – 106 — Prospectus Exemptions;
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the purchaser is a “permitted client” as defined in National Instrument 31 – 103 — Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations;
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where required by law, the purchaser is purchasing as principal and not as agent; and
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the purchaser has reviewed the text above under Resale Restrictions.
Conflicts of Interest
Canadian purchasers are hereby notified that Citigroup is relying on the exemption set out in section 3A.3 or 3A.4, if applicable, of National Instrument 33 – 105 — Underwriting Conflicts from having to provide certain conflict of interest disclosure in this document.
Statutory Rights of Action
Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if the prospectus (including any amendment thereto) such as this document contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser of these securities in Canada should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Enforcement of Legal Rights
All of our directors and officers as well as the experts named herein may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible for Canadian purchasers to effect service of process within Canada upon us or those persons. All or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of those persons may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible to satisfy a judgment against us or those persons in Canada or to enforce a judgment obtained in Canadian courts against us or those persons outside of Canada.
Taxation and Eligibility for Investment
Canadian purchasers of units should consult their own legal and tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the units in their particular circumstances and about the eligibility of the units for investment by the purchaser under relevant Canadian legislation.
LEGAL MATTERS
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, São Paulo, Brazil, is acting as counsel in connection with the registration of our securities under the Securities Act, and as such, will pass upon the validity of the securities offered in this prospectus with respect to units and warrants. Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, Cayman Islands, will pass upon the validity of the securities offered in this prospectus with respect to the ordinary shares and matters of Cayman Islands law. In connection with this offering, Shearman & Sterling LLP, São Paulo, Brazil and Houston, Texas, is acting as counsel to the underwriter.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of XPAC Acquisition Corp. as of March 19, 2021 and for the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021 appearing in this prospectus have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of XPAC Acquisition Corp. to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the financial statements), appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and are included in reliance on such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities we are offering by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information about us and our securities, you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed with the registration statement. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are materially complete but may not include a description of all aspects of such contracts, agreements or other documents, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract, agreement or other document.
Upon completion of this offering, we will be subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act and will file annual, quarterly and current event reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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F-2
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Financial Statements:
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F-3
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F-4
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F-5
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F-6
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F-7
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholder and Board of Directors of
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) as of March 19, 2021, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 19, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory Paragraph — Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s ability to execute its business plan is dependent upon its completion of the proposed initial public offering described in Note 3 to the financial statements. The Company has a working capital deficiency as of March 19, 2021 and lacks the financial resources it needs to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans with regard to these matters are also described in Notes 1 and 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might become necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Marcum llp
Marcum LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
San Francisco, CA
April 8, 2021, except for Notes 2 and 7, as to which the date is May 13, 2021
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
As of March 19, 2021
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ASSETS:
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Deferred offering costs associated with the proposed public offering
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$
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107,281
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Total Assets
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$
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107,281
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY:
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Current liabilities:
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Accrued offering costs
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$
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93,350
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Total liabilities
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$
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93,350
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
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Shareholder’s Equity:
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Preference shares, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
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—
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Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
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—
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Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,750,000 shares issued
and outstanding(1)
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575
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Additional paid-in capital
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24,425
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Accumulated deficit
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(11,069)
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Total shareholder’s equity
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13,931
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Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity
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$
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107,281
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(1)
Includes up to 750,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021
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Formation, general and administrative expenses
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$
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(11,069)
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Net loss
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$
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(11,069)
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding(1)
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555,556
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Basic and diluted net loss per Class B ordinary share
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$
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—
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(1)
Excludes up to 750,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
For the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021
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Class B
Ordinary shares(1)
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Additional
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Total
Shareholder’s
Equity
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No. of
Shares
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Amount
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Balance – March 11, 2021 (inception)
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—
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$
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$
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$
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$
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—
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Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor(1)
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5,750,000
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575
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24,425
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—
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25,000
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Net loss during the period
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—
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—
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—
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(11,069)
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(11,069)
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Balance as of March 19, 2021
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5,750,000
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|
|
|
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$
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575
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|
|
|
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$
|
24,425
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|
|
|
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$
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(11,069)
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|
|
|
|
$
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13,931
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|
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(1)
Includes up to 750,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021
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Cash Flow from Operating Activities:
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Net loss
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|
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$
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(11,069)
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|
|
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Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Formation costs paid by sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares
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|
|
|
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11,069
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|
|
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Net cash used in operating activities
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|
|
|
|
—
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|
|
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Net Change in Cash
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Cash – Beginning of period
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|
|
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—
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Cash – End of period
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|
|
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$
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—
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|
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs
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|
|
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$
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93,350
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|
|
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Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares
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|
|
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$
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13,931
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|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND
XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 11, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, amalgamation, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of March 19, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the proposed initial public offering (“Proposed Public Offering”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Proposed Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s ability to commence operations is contingent upon obtaining adequate financial resources through a Proposed Public Offering of 20,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit (or 23,000,000 units if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), which is discussed in Note 3, and the sale of 4,000,000 warrants (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) (the “Private Placement Warrants”), at $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, in a private placement to XPAC Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”) that will close simultaneously with the Proposed Public Offering.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Proposed Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination with one or more operating businesses or assets that together have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the Company’s signing a definitive agreement in connection with its initial Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Upon the closing of the Proposed Public Offering, management has agreed that an amount equal to at least $10.00 per Unit sold in the Proposed Public Offering, including the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, will be held in a trust account (“Trust Account”), located in the United States and invested only in U.S. government treasury bills, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account, as described below.
The Company will provide its public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the initial business combination at a per-share 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 initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds
held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein.
The amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share. The per-share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter. The redemption rights will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of our initial business combination with respect to our warrants. Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination.
The Company will only proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange rules and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Association (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Association”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange rules, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Proposed Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or do not vote at all.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.
The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
The Company will have until 24 months from the closing of the Proposed Public Offering to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) 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 to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject
in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the Proposed Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriter has agreed to waive it right to its deferred underwriting commission (see Note 7) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Proposed Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.00 per Public Share or (2) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay franchise and income taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriter of the Proposed Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Going Concern Consideration
At March 19, 2021, the Company had no cash and a working capital deficit of $93,350. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Management plans to address this uncertainty through the Proposed Public Offering as discussed in Note 3. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise capital or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful or successful within the Combination Window. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, close of the Proposed Public Offering, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying audited financial statements are presented in in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the accompanying audited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the period presented. The results for the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Under the asset and liability method, as required by this accounting standard, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to the period when assets are realized or liabilities are settled. Any effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the operation of statement in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties for the period from March 11, 2021
(inception) through March 19, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in their financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740, tax positions must initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions must initially and subsequently be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority assuming full knowledge of the position and relevant facts.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented.
Deferred Offering Costs
Deferred offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Proposed Public Offering and that will be charged to shareholder’s equity if attributable to stock or expensed if attributable to warrant liabilities upon the completion of the Proposed Public Offering. Should the Proposed Public Offering prove to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, will be charged to operations.
Net Loss Per Ordinary Share
Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding shares of ordinary shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 750,000 shares of ordinary shares that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriter (see Note 6). At March 19, 2021, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into shares of ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the period presented.
Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Warrant Liability
The Company accounts for warrants for the Company’s ordinary shares that are not indexed to its own shares as liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet. The warrants are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date and any change in fair value is recognized as a component of other income (expense), net on the statement of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the ordinary share warrants. At that time, the portion of the warrant liability related to the ordinary share warrants will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital.
Related Parties
Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has considered all new accounting pronouncements and has concluded that there are no new pronouncements that may have a material impact on the results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows, based on the current information.
NOTE 3 — PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Proposed Public Offering, the Company intends to offer for sale up to 20,000,000 Units (or 23,000,000 Units if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit is expected to consist of one share of Class A ordinary shares and one-third of one warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant is anticipated to entitle the holder to purchase one share of Class A ordinary shares at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6).
NOTE 4 — PRIVATE PLACEMENT
The Company anticipates entering into an agreement with the Sponsor pursuant to which the Sponsor will purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, or $6,000,000 in the aggregate (or $6,600,000 if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with the closing of the Proposed Public Offering. Each Private Placement Warrant is anticipated to be exercisable to purchase one share of ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6). A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants will be added to the proceeds from the Proposed Public Offering to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.
NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
In March 2021, the Sponsor purchased 5,750,000 shares of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. This amount was paid on behalf of the Company to cover certain expenses. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriter’s overallotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the number of Founder Shares will collectively represent approximately 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Proposed Public Offering.
The Sponsor and the Company’s directors and executive officers have agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory Note — Related Party
In March 2021, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of December 31, 2021 or the consummation of the Proposed Public Offering. As of March 19, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under the Promissory Note.
Related Party Loans
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the
Company. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. At the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of March 19, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.
Administrative Support Agreement
The Company will agree, commencing on the date that the Company’s securities are first listed on a U.S. national securities exchange through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial, and administrative support.
Advisory Services Agreement
The Company has engaged XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of XP, Inc. and an affiliate of the Sponsor, to provide financial consulting services, consisting of a review of deal structure and terms and related advice in connection with this offering, for which it will receive a fee of up to $3,300,000, of which up to $1,200,000 will be paid upon completion of this offering and up to $2,100,000 will be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein and released to XP Investimentos only upon the completion of an initial business combination (in each case, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option).
NOTE 6 — SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
Preference shares — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At March 19, 2021, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.
Class A ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 19, 2021, there were no shares of Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding.
Class B ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. At March 19, 2021, there were 5,750,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, of which an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part, so that such shares will collectively represent 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Proposed Public Offering.
Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders except as required by law.
The shares of Class B ordinary shares (founder shares) will automatically convert into shares of Class A ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the Proposed Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B ordinary shares shall convert into shares of Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of ordinary shares outstanding upon the completion of the Proposed Public Offering plus all shares of Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a
Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination).
NOTE 7 — WARRANTS
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 12 months from the closing of the Proposed Public Offering and (b) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. No warrant will be exercisable, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of a warrant unless the share of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement; provided that if the Class A ordinary shares is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but it will use its commercially reasonably efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption, but the Company will use its commercially reasonably efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
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in whole and not in part;
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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
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upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company will send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (referred to as the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “— Redeemable Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”).
If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, it may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
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in whole and not in part;
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at $0.10 per warrant;
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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Class A ordinary shares;
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if, and only if, the Reference Value (as defined above under “— Redemption of warrants when the price per share of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00”) equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments”); and
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if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments”), the private placement warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding public warrants, as described above.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A ordinary shares (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the shares of Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price and the “Redemption of Warrants when the price per share of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00” described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described above.
The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Proposed Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees (except for a number of shares of Class A ordinary shares as described above under Redemption of warrants for Class A ordinary shares). If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
The Company will account for the 10,666,667 warrants to be issued in connection with the Proposed Public Offering (comprised of the 6,666,667 warrants included in the units and the 4,000,000 private placement warrants, assuming the underwriter’s over-allotment option is not exercised) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a liability.
The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record a derivative liability upon the closing of the Proposed Public Offering. Accordingly, the Company will classify each warrant as a liability at its fair value and the warrants will be allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units equal to its fair value. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance
sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The Company will reassess the classification at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.
NOTE 8 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration and Shareholder Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants (and any shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights and shareholder agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Proposed Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders will have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriter Agreement
The Company will grant the underwriter a 45-day option from the date of the Proposed Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Proposed Public Offering price less the underwriting discount. The underwriter will be entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4,000,000 in the aggregate (or $4,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable upon the closing of the Proposed Public Offering. In addition, the underwriter will be entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $7,000,000 in the aggregate (or $8,050,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full). The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
NOTE 9 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurred after the balance sheet date up to May 13, 2021, the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements which have not been previously adjusted or disclosed within the financial statements.
20,000,000 Units
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
, 2021
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Financial Advisor
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Citigroup
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XP Investimentos
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Until , 2021 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our units, public warrants or Class A ordinary shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13.
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the offering described in this registration statement (other than the underwriting discount and commissions) will be as follows:
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Item 14.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, willful neglect, civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide for indemnification of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by law, including for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud, willful default or willful neglect.
We will enter into agreements with our directors and officers to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We may purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our directors and officers.
We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 15.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
In March 2021, our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for the issuance of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. In May 2021, our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde, our independent directors. The number of founder shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would represent 20% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon completion of this offering. Such securities were issued in connection with our incorporation pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Our sponsor is an accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D.
In addition, our sponsor has committed, pursuant to a written agreement, to purchase from us an aggregate of 4,000,000 (or 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full)
private placement warrants at $1.50 per warrant (for an aggregate purchase price of $6,000,000 or $6,600,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full). This purchase will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the completion of our initial public offering. This issuance will be made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.
Item 16.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)
Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
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(b)
Financial Statements. See page F-1 for an index to the financial statements and schedules included in the registration statement.
Item 17
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
(b)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(c)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(4) For the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by an undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of São Paulo, Country of Brazil, on the 13th day of May, 2021.
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
/s/ Chu Chiu Kong
Name: Chu Chiu Kong
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Chu Chiu Kong acting alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form S-1 (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Chu Chiu Kong
Chu Chiu Kong
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman
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May 13, 2021
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/s/ Guilherme Teixeira
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Chief Investment Officer
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May 13, 2021
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/s/ Fabio Kann
Fabio Kann
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May 13, 2021
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/s/ Marcos Peixoto
Marcos Peixoto
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Director
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/s/ Denis Pedreira
Denis Pedreira
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Director
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May 13, 2021
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/s/ Ana Cabral-Gardner
Ana Cabral-Gardner
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Director
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/s/ Camilo de Oliveira Tedde
Camilo de Oliveira Tedde
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Director
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed this registration statement, solely in its capacity as the duly authorized representative of XPAC Acquisition Corp., in the City of New York, New York, on the 13th day of May, 2021.
XP INVESTMENTS US, LLC
By:
/s/ Jared Wilson
Name: Jared Wilson
Title: Compliance Officer
Exhibit 1.1
XPAC
ACQUISITION CORP.
20,000,000 Units
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
New York, New York
[●], 2021
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
As the sole Underwriter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted
company (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell to the underwriter listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriter"),
an aggregate of 20,000,000 units of the Company (the "Underwritten Securities") (the "Offering"). The
Company also proposes to grant to the Underwriter an option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional units to cover over-allotments (the
"Option Securities"; the Option Securities, together with the Underwritten Securities, being hereinafter called the "Securities").
Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined are defined in Section 23 hereof.
Each Security consists of one Class A ordinary
share, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the "Class A Ordinary Share(s)") and one-third of one redeemable
warrant, where each whole warrant (the "Warrant(s)") entitles the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share.
The Class A Ordinary Shares and the Warrants included in the Securities will not trade separately until the 52nd day following
the date of the Prospectus (as defined herein) (or, if such date is not a business day, the following business day) unless the Underwriter
informs the Company of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to (a) the preparation of an audited balance sheet
of the Company reflecting receipt by the Company of the proceeds of the Offering, (b) the filing by the Company of such audited balance
sheet with the Commission (as defined herein) on a Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Closing Form 8-K") and
(c) the issuance by the Company of a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. No fractional Warrants will
be issued upon separation of the units and only whole Warrants will trade. Each whole Warrant entitles its holder, upon exercise, to purchase
one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50, subject to certain adjustments, during the period commencing on the later of thirty (30) days
after the completion by the Company of its Initial Business Combination (as defined below) and twelve (12) months from the date of the
consummation of the Offering and terminating on the five-year anniversary of the completion by the Company of its Initial Business Combination
or earlier upon redemption or liquidation of the Trust Account (as defined herein). As used herein, the term "Initial Business
Combination" (as described more fully in the Registration Statement) shall mean any merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses involving the Company (collectively,
a "Target Business").
Pursuant to the Securities Subscription Agreement,
dated March 19, 2021 (the "Securities Subscription Agreement"), the Company issued to XPAC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman
Islands limited liability company (the "Sponsor") an aggregate of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001
per share (such shares, as well as the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion thereof, where applicable, the "Founder
Shares") in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 in cash. Up to 750,000 of the Founder Shares are subject
to forfeiture to the extent the Underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option.
The Company has entered into a Sponsor
Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the "Warrant Purchase Agreement"), with the Sponsor, a
form of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to purchase from the
Company an aggregate of 4,000,000 warrants (or up to 4,400,000 warrants depending on the extent to which the Underwriter exercises
its right to purchase Option Securities), each entitling the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share (the
"Private Placement Warrants") at a price of $1.50 per warrant ($6,000,000 in the aggregate, or $6,600,000 in the
aggregate if the Underwriter exercises its right to purchase Option Securities in full) in a private placement that will occur
simultaneously with the consummation of the Offering. The Private Placement Warrants are substantially similar to the Warrants
included in the Securities, except as described in the Prospectus.
The Company has entered into a Warrant Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, with respect to the Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants and certain warrants that may be issued to the
Company's officers or directors, the Sponsor or their permitted transferees or affiliates upon conversion of working capital loans made
to the Company (the "Working Capital Warrants") with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant
agent, in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the "Warrant Agreement"), pursuant
to which Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company will act as warrant agent in connection with the issuance, registration,
transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants, Private Placement Warrants and Working Capital Warrants.
The Company has entered into an Investment Management
Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"),
in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the "Trust Agreement"), pursuant to which
a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and certain proceeds of the Offering will be deposited and held
in a trust account (the "Trust Account") for the benefit of the Company, the Underwriter and holders of the Securities.
The Company has issued a non-interest bearing,
unsecured promissory note for an aggregate amount of up to $300,000 to the Sponsor dated March 19, 2021 (as amended, the "Promissory
Note"), in exchange for the payment of the equivalent amount by the Sponsor to the Company. These monies may be used to cover
a portion of the expenses relating to the Offering. The Promissory Note will be payable on the earlier to occur of December 31, 2021
or the date of the closing of the Offering.
The Company has entered into a Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company has granted certain registration rights in respect of the Founder Shares, the
Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants (and any Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private
Placement Warrants or the Working Capital Warrants and upon the conversion of the Founder Shares).
The Company has caused the Sponsor and each of
the Company's directors and officers to enter into a letter agreement, in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement (the "Insider Letter").
The Company has entered into an Administrative
Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, with the Sponsor, in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
(the "Administrative Services Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company will pay to the Sponsor an aggregate monthly
fee of $10,000 for certain office space, administrative and support services and other expenses and obligations of the Sponsor from the
Effective Date until the earlier of the consummation of an Initial Business Combination and the Company's liquidation.
1. Representations
and Warranties.
(a) The
Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1(a).
(1) Effectiveness
of Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission the Registration Statement (file number
333-[●]) on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement"), including the related Preliminary Prospectus, for
registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto
filed prior to the Execution Time, has become effective. The Company [may have/has] filed one or more amendments thereto, including
the related Preliminary Prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to the Underwriter. The Company will file with the
Commission the Prospectus in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such Prospectus shall contain all information required by
the Act and, except to the extent the Underwriter shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in
the form furnished to the Underwriter prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall
contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the latest Preliminary Prospectus) as
the Company has advised the Underwriter, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. The Company has complied to
the Commission's satisfaction with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information.
(2) Effective
Date. On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and
on the Closing Date (as defined herein) and on any date on which Option Securities are purchased, if such date is not the Closing Date
(a "settlement date"), the Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Act; on the Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and any settlement date, the Prospectus
(together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration
Statement, or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement
thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of the Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(3) Statutory
Prospectus. At the Execution Time, the Statutory Prospectus and each "road show" as defined in Rule 433(h) of
the Act when taken together as a whole with the Statutory Prospectus and any individual Written Testing-the-Waters Communication (as defined
below), when taken together as a whole with the Statutory Prospectus, do not, and, on the Closing Date or any settlement date, will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes
no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from such road show, Testing the Water Communications or
the Statutory Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the
Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the Statutory Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished
by or on behalf of the Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(4) Compliance
with Exchange Act. The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form 8-A (file number 001-[●])
providing for the registration under the Exchange Act of the Securities, the Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the Securities
and the Warrants included as part of the Securities. The registration of such securities under the Exchange Act has been declared effective
by the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement. The Securities have been authorized for listing, subject to official notice
of issuance and evidence of satisfactory distribution, on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq"), and the Company knows
of no reason or set of facts that is likely to adversely affect such authorization.
(5) No
Stop Orders, Etc.Neither the Commission nor, to the Company's knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any order or threatened
to issue any order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of any Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus or any part thereof, or has instituted or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened to institute any proceedings with respect
to such an order including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 8A of the Act.
(6) Disclosure
of Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Statutory Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein. There is no franchise, contract or other document of
a character required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus or the Prospectus, or to be filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement, which is not described or filed as required (and the Statutory Prospectus contains in all
material respects the same description of the foregoing matters contained in the Prospectus); and the statements in the Statutory
Prospectus and the Prospectus under the headings "Principal Shareholders," "Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions," and "Description of Securities," insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings discussed therein, are in all material respects accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters,
agreements, documents or proceedings. There are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any
other person required by the Act to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus that have not been described as
required.
(7) Capitalization.
The Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Statutory Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
The share capital of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Statutory Prospectus, the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(8) Securities
Sold Pursuant to this Agreement.
(i) The
Securities have been duly authorized and when issued and delivered against payment therefor by the Underwriter pursuant to this Agreement,
will be validly issued.
(ii) The
Class A Ordinary Shares included in the Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment for
the Securities by the Underwriter pursuant to this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company, and upon registration in the Register of Members of the Company, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The
holders of such Class A Ordinary Shares are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; such
Class A Ordinary Shares are not and will not be subject to any preemptive or other similar contractual rights granted by the Company.
(iii) The
Warrants included in the Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in the manner set forth in the Warrant Agreement
against payment for the Securities by the Underwriter pursuant to this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general
applicability.
(iv) The
Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants included in the Securities have been duly authorized and reserved
for issuance and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor pursuant to the Warrants and the Warrant Agreement and the Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, and upon registration in the Register of Members of the Company, will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of such Class A Ordinary Shares are not and will not be subject to
personal liability by reason of being such holders; such Class A Ordinary Shares are not and will not be subject to any preemptive
or other similar contractual rights granted by the Company.
(9) Registration
Rights of Third Parties. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, no holders
of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the
right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Act or to include any such securities in a registration
statement to be filed by the Company.
(10) Prior
Securities Transactions.
(i) No
securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with the Company from its inception through and including the date hereof, except as disclosed
in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(ii) Neither
the Company nor any of its affiliates has, prior to the date hereof, made any offer or sale of any securities that are required to be
"integrated" pursuant to the Act with the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(11) Securities
Sold to Founders, Sponsor and Insiders. The Founder Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and, except
with respect to the forfeiture of certain Founder Shares as described in the Registration Statement upon the failure by the Underwriter
to purchase any or all of the Option Securities, non-assessable. The Private Placement Warrants have been duly authorized and, when delivered
upon the consummation of the Offering, will be duly issued and delivered, and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general applicability.
Neither the Founder Shares nor the Private Placement Warrants were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any
security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The offers and sales of the Founder Shares and Private Placement
Warrants were at all relevant times, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such securities, exempt
from registration requirements under the Act. The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants are not entitled to preemptive
or other rights to subscribe for the Securities arising by operation of law or under the Company's Amended and Restated Memorandum and
Articles of Association (as amended from time to time, the "Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association");
and, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights
to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares
or other ownership interests in the Company are outstanding. The Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement
Warrants have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor pursuant to the Warrant
Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Warrants, the Warrant Agreement and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
of the Company, and upon registration in the Register of Members of the Company, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The Sponsor and the Company's officers and directors have agreed to:
(a) waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Class A Ordinary Shares sold as part of the Securities
in the Offering (the "Public Shares") held by them in connection with the completion of an Initial Business Combination;
(b) waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder
vote to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to modify the substance or timing of the
Company's obligation to provide for the redemption of the Public Shares in connection with an Initial Business Combination or to redeem
100% of its Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an Initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association; (c) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with
respect to any Founder Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete an Initial Business Combination within the time period set
forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions
from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete an Initial Business Combination
within the time period set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association); and (d) vote any Founder Shares
and any Public Shares held by them in favor of an Initial Business Combination if the Company submits an Initial Business Combination
to its public shareholders for a vote.
(12) Due
Incorporation; Power and Authority. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as an exempted company in good
standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate
its properties and conduct its business as described in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(13) Validity
and Binding Effect of Agreements.
(i) This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general applicability.
(ii) The
Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general applicability.
(iii) The
Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general applicability.
(iv) The
Warrant Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, to the Company's knowledge, the Sponsor,
and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company and, to the Company's knowledge, the Sponsor, enforceable against the Company and,
to the Company's knowledge, the Sponsor in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general applicability.
(v) The
Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general applicability,
and except that the indemnification and contribution provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement may be unenforceable.
(vi) The
Administrative Services Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general applicability.
(vii) The
Insider Letter has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and, to the Company's knowledge, the Sponsor each of
the Company's directors and officers, respectively, and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, and, to the Company's knowledge,
the Sponsor each of the Company's directors and officers respectively, enforceable against the Company, and, to the Company's knowledge,
the Sponsor each of the Company's directors and officers, respectively, in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable
principles of general applicability.
(viii) The
Securities Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles of general
applicability.
(14) Consents,
Approvals, Etc. No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body is
required in connection with the performance by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein or in the Trust Agreement, the
Warrant Agreement, the Securities Subscription Agreement, the Warrant Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Administrative Services Agreement, the Promissory Note or the Insider Letter, except, as applicable, for the registration under the
Act and the Exchange Act of the Securities, the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Warrants and such as may be required under the
state securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the
Underwriter in the manner contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(15) No
Breach or Violation. Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated
nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof or of the Trust Agreement, the Warrant Agreement, the Securities Subscription Agreement, the Warrant
Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, Administrative Services Agreement, the Promissory Note or the Insider Letter will
conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the
Company pursuant to (i) the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract,
lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which
the Company is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order
or decree applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority
having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties; except in the case of clause (iii) above for any such conflict, breach
or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions
in the ordinary course of business (a "Material Adverse Effect") and that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Underwriter to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(16) No
Conflicts, Etc. The Company is not in violation or default of (i) any provision of its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
of Association, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other
agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any
statute, law, rule, regulation, or judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company; except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above
for any such conflict, breach or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(17) Investment
Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving pro forma effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as
described in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, will not be required to register as an "investment company" under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act").
(18) Financial
Statements. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and the supporting schedules, if any, of the Company included in
the Statutory Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements
of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout
the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). There are no pro forma or as adjusted financial statements that are required
to be included in the Statutory Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement in accordance with Regulation S-X that have
not been included as so required.
(19) Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements. The Company is not party to any off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent
obligations), or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on
the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources,
or significant components of revenues or expenses.
(20) Other
Data. The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and
the Prospectus, if any, are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate,
and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived.
(21) Independent
Accountants. Marcum LLP ("Independent Accountant"), who have certified certain financial statements of the Company
and delivered their report with respect to the audited financial statements and schedules included in the Registration Statement, Statutory
Prospectus and the Prospectus, is a registered public accounting firm that is independent with respect to the Company within the meaning
of the Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and the rules of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (including the rules and regulations promulgated by such entity). The Independent Accountant has not,
during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Statutory Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement,
provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.
(22) Disclosure
Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains effective "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of
the Exchange Act) to the extent required by such rule.
(23) Sarbanes-Oxley.
Solely to the extent that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission
thereunder (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act") have been applicable to the Company, there is and has been no failure on the part
of the Company to comply in all material respects with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company has taken all necessary
actions to ensure that it is in compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that are in effect and with which the Company
is required to comply and is making commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that it will be in compliance with other provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act not currently in effect and which will become applicable to the Company.
(24) Transfer
Taxes. There are no transfer, stamp, issue, registration, documentary or other similar taxes, duties, fees or charges under U.S. federal
law or the laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof, or under the laws of the Cayman Islands, required to be paid in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance or sale by the Company of the Securities.
(25) Ownership.
The Company owns or leases all such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently conducted.
(26) Litigation;
Government Proceedings. No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator
involving the Company, or, to the Company's knowledge, the Sponsor, any officer or director of the Company, or its or their property is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company or (ii) would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Statutory
Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(27) Tax
Returns. The Company has filed all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof
and has paid all taxes required to be paid thereon, and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company (nor does the Company
have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company ), except
in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(28) Licenses
and Permits. The Company possesses all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the appropriate U.S. federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business, and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate,
if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(29) Stabilization.
None of the Company, the Sponsor or any of their affiliates has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute
or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(30) Certain
Regulatory Matters.
(i) Anticorruption
Laws. Neither the Company, the Sponsor, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or
other person acting on behalf of the Company or the Sponsor is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that could result
in a violation or a sanction for violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010,
each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction to which the Company is subject, including Brazil, or the rules or
regulations thereunder; and the Company and the Sponsor have instituted and maintain, and will continue to maintain, policies and procedures
to ensure compliance therewith. No part of the proceeds of the Offering will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction
to which the Company is subject, including Brazil, or the rules or regulations thereunder.
(ii) Money
Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and the Sponsor are and have been conducted
at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and applicable anti-money laundering statutes
of jurisdictions where the Company conducts business and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder or any applicable related
or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the "Money
Laundering Laws") and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator
involving the Sponsor or the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(iii) OFAC.
Neither the Company nor the Sponsor, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of
the Company or any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Sponsor (i) is, or is controlled or 50% or more owned
in the aggregate by or is acting on behalf of, one or more individuals or entities that are currently the subject of any sanctions
administered or enforced by the United States (including any administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of
Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant
sanctions authority (collectively, "Sanctions" and such persons, "Sanctioned Persons" and each
such person, a "Sanctioned Person"), (ii) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is,
or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (collectively,
"Sanctioned Countries" and each, a "Sanctioned Country") or (iii) will (either directly or
through the Trust Account), directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make
available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity in any manner that would result in a
violation of any Sanctions by, or could result in the imposition of Sanctions against, any individual or entity (including any
individual or entity participating in the Offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). Since its
incorporation or formation, as applicable, except as has been disclosed to the Underwriter or is not material to the analysis under
any Sanctions, neither the Company nor any Sponsor has engaged in any dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a
Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country, nor does the Company or the Sponsor
has any plans to engage in dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned
Country.
(iv) Bank
Secrecy Act; Money Laundering; Patriot Act. None of the Company, the Sponsor or, to the knowledge of the Company, any officer or director
of the Company has violated: (a) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (b) the Money Laundering Laws, or (c) the Uniting and
Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, and/or
the rules and regulations promulgated under any such law, or any successor law.
(31) D&O
Questionnaires. To the Company's knowledge, all information contained in the questionnaires (the "Questionnaires")
completed by each of the Company's officers and directors and provided to the Underwriter is true and correct in all material respects
and the Company has not become aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in the Questionnaires completed by
the Company's officers or directors to become inaccurate and incorrect in any material respect.
(32) Initial
Business Combination. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, prior to the
date hereof, the Company has not identified any business combination target and it has not, nor has anyone on its behalf, engaged or initiated
any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target.
(33) FINRA
Matters.
(i) Except
as described in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, contracts, agreements or understandings
relating to the payment of a brokerage commission or finder's, consulting, origination or similar fee by the Company, the Sponsor or any
officer or director of the Company, or their respective affiliates, with respect to the sale of the Securities hereunder or any other
arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Sponsor or any officer or director
of the Company, or their respective affiliates, that may affect the Underwriter's compensation, as determined by the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA").
(ii) The
Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or any other "type of underwriting compensation"
as defined in FINRA Rule 5110(j)(22) of FINRA's Conduct Rules and Supplementary Material .01 thereunder) to: (i) any
person, as a finder's fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or
introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) to any person that, to the Company's
knowledge, is within the definition of "participating member" as defined in FINRA Rule 5110(j)(15) as a member of FINRA (a
"Member"); or (iii) to any person or entity that, to the Company's knowledge, has any direct or indirect
affiliation or association with any Member, within the 180-day period prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement
other than payments to the Underwriter pursuant to this Agreement.
(iii) Except
as described in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, during the period beginning 180 days prior to the initial confidential submission
of the Registration Statement and ending on the Effective Date, no Member and/or any person associated or affiliated with a Member has
provided any investment banking, financial advisory and/or consulting services to the Company. No Participating Member (as defined in
FINRA Rule 5110(j)(15)) in the Offering has received any underwriting compensation in connection with a public offering that has
not been completed according to the terms of an agreement entered into by the Company and a Participating Member in the Offering.
(iv) Except
as disclosed in the FINRA questionnaires provided to the Underwriter, to the Company's knowledge, no officer, director, or beneficial
owner of any class of the Company's securities (whether debt or equity, registered or unregistered, regardless of the time acquired or
the source from which derived) (any such individual or entity, a "Company Affiliate") is a Member or a person associated
or affiliated with a Member.
(v) Except
as disclosed in the FINRA questionnaires provided to the Underwriter, to the Company's knowledge, no affiliate of the Company is an owner
of stock or other securities of any Member (other than securities purchased on the open market).
(vi) Except
as described in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, no proceeds from the sale of the Securities (excluding
underwriting compensation as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus) will be paid by the Company
to any Member, or any persons associated or affiliated with a Member.
(vii) The
Company has not issued any warrants or other securities, or granted any options, directly or indirectly to anyone who is a potential underwriter
in the Offering or a related person (as defined by FINRA rules) of such an underwriter within the 180-day period prior to the initial
confidential submission date of the Registration Statement.
(viii) No
person to whom securities of the Company have been privately issued within the 180-day period prior to the initial confidential submission
date of the Registration Statement has, to the Company's knowledge, any relationship or affiliation or association with any Member intending
to participate in the Offering.
(ix) To
the Company's knowledge, no Member intending to participate in the Offering has a conflict of interest with the Company. For this purpose,
a "conflict of interest" means, if at the time of the Member's participation in the Offering, any of the following applies:
(A) the securities are to be issued by the Member; (B) the Company controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
the Member or the Member's associated persons; (C) at least 5% of the net offering proceeds, not including underwriting compensation,
are intended to be: (i) used to reduce or retire the balance of a loan or credit facility extended by the Member, its affiliates
and its associated persons, in the aggregate; or (ii) otherwise directed to the Member, its affiliates and associated persons, in
the aggregate; or (D) as a result of the Offering and any transactions contemplated at the time of the Offering: (i) the Member
will be an affiliate of the Company; (ii) the Member will become publicly owned; or (iii) the Company will become a Member or
form a broker-dealer subsidiary. "Member intending to participate in the Offering" includes any associated person of
a Member that is participating in the Offering, any members of such associated person's immediate family, and any affiliate of a Member
that is participating in the Offering.
(34) Non-Competition
Agreements. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement under the heading “Conflicts of Interest - General”,
none of the Sponsor, directors or officers of the Company is subject to a non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with
any employer or prior employer which could materially affect his, her or its ability to be and act in the capacity of shareholder, officer
or director of the Company, as applicable.
(35) Subsidiaries.
The Company does not own an interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other entity.
(36) Related
Party Transactions. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any of the Company or any affiliate of the Company,
on the one hand, and the Sponsor or any director, officer, shareholder, special advisor, customer or supplier of the Company or any affiliate
of the Company, on the other hand, which is required by the Act or the Exchange Act to be described in the Registration Statement, Statutory
Prospectus or the Prospectus that is not described as required. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business
expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company to or for the benefit of any of the officers
or directors of the Company or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Statutory Prospectus
and the Prospectus. The Company has not extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of
credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or officer of the Company.
(37) Free
Writing Prospectus. The Company has not prepared or used a Free Writing Prospectus.
(38) Rule 419.
Upon delivery and payment for the Underwritten Securities on the Closing Date, the filing of the Closing Form 8-K and any
settlement date, as applicable, the Company will not be subject to Rule 419 under the Act and none of the Company's outstanding
securities will be deemed to be a "penny stock" as defined in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act.
(39) Compliance
with Exchange Rules. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company's
officers or directors, in their capacities as such, to comply with (as and when applicable), and immediately following the Effective Date
the Company will be in compliance with, the applicable requirements of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Further, there is and has been no
failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company's officers or directors, in their capacities
as such, to comply with (as and when applicable), and immediately following the Effective Date the Company will be in compliance with,
the phase-in requirements and all other applicable provisions of the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements set forth in the Nasdaq
Marketplace Rules.
(40) Emerging
Growth Company. From the time of the initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier,
the first date on which the Company engaged, directly or through any person authorized to act on its behalf, in any Testing-the-Waters
Communication) through the Execution Time, the Company has been and is an "emerging growth company," as defined in Section 2(a) of
the Act (an "Emerging Growth Company"). "Testing-the-Waters Communication" means any oral or written
communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) or Rule 163B of the Act.
(41) Testing-the-Waters.
The Company has not (i) alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the
consent of the Underwriter with entities that are qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Act or
institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Act and (ii) authorized anyone other than
the Underwriter to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company reconfirms that the Underwriter has been authorized to act
on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications
other than those listed on Schedule Iii hereto. "Written Testing-the-Waters
Communication" means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405
under the Act.
(42) Ineligible
Issuer. (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used
as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was and is an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405).
(43) Immunity
of Jurisdiction(44) . Neither the Company nor any of its properties
or assets has any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment
prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
(45)
Cybersecurity; Data Protection The Company's information technology
assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively,
“IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with
the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted, and is not known by the Company to contain any material bugs,
errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other similar corruptants. The Company has implemented and maintained
commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information
and the integrity, operation, redundancy and security of its IT Systems and data including “Personal Data,” used in
connection with their businesses. “Personal Data” means: (i) a natural person’s name, street address,
telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number or tax identification number, driver’s license number,
passport number, credit card number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify
as “personally identifying information” under the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) “personal
data” as defined by the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) (“GDPR”); and
(iv) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the
collection or analysis of any data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. The Company is unaware of
anybreaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to the same (an “Incident”), except for
those that have been remedied without material cost or liability and there have been no Incidents that are currently under internal
review or investigations. The Company is currently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments,
orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and
contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT
Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, encryption or destruction, except where
the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(47) Smaller
Reporting Company As of the time of filing of the Registration Statement, the Company was a "smaller reporting
company," as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
(49) Local
Qualification. It is not necessary under the laws of the Cayman Islands (i) to enable the Underwriter to enforce its rights under
this Agreement, provided that it is not otherwise engaged in business in the Cayman Islands, or (ii) solely by reason of the
execution, delivery or consummation of this Agreement, for the Underwriter to be qualified or entitled to carry out business in the Cayman
Islands.
(50) Enforcement
of Foreign Judgments. Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the courts of the
State of New York, a judgment will be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any re-examination
of the merits of the underlying dispute, by an action commenced on the foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands,
provided such judgment is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction, imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay
a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given, is final, is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty, and was not obtained
in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands.
(51) Payments
in Foreign Currency. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, in any case under
the heading “Income Tax Considerations”, under current laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands and any political subdivision
thereof, all dividends and other distributions declared and payable on the Securities may be paid by the Company to the holder thereof
in United States dollars and all such payments made to holders thereof or therein who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands will not
be subject to income, withholding or other taxes under laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands or any political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof or therein and will otherwise be free and clear of any other tax, duty, withholding or deduction in the Cayman Islands
or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein and without the necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization
in the Cayman Islands or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.
Any certificate signed by any officer or director
of the Company and delivered to the Underwriter or its counsel in connection with the Offering shall be deemed a representation and warranty
by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to the Underwriter.
2. Purchase
and Sale.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the
Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of $9.80 per Underwritten Security, the amount
of the Underwritten Securities set forth opposite the Underwriter's name in Schedule I hereto.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Company hereby grants an option
to the Underwriter to purchase up to 3,000,000 Option Securities at the same purchase price per Security as the Underwriter shall pay
for the Underwritten Securities. This option may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Underwritten Securities
by the Underwriter. This option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time on or before the 45th day after the date of
the Prospectus upon written or telegraphic notice by the Underwriter to the Company setting forth the number of Option Securities as to
which the Underwriter is exercising the option and the settlement date.
(c) In
addition to the discount from the public offering price represented by the purchase price set forth in the first sentence of Section 2(a) of
this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to pay to the Underwriter in its capacity as Underwriter and not on behalf of the Underwriter
a deferred discount of $0.35 per Security purchased hereunder (the "Deferred Discount"). The Deferred Discount will
be paid directly to the Underwriter by the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Trust Account by wire transfer if and when the Company
consummates an Initial Business Combination in the same percentages of the total number of Underwritten Securities the Underwriter purchased
and as set forth in Schedule I hereto. The Underwriter hereby agrees that if no Initial Business Combination is consummated within
the time period provided in the Trust Agreement and the funds held under the Trust Agreement are distributed to the holders of the Class A
Ordinary Shares included in the Securities sold pursuant to this Agreement (the "Public Shareholders"), (i) the
Underwriter will forfeit any rights or claims to the Deferred Discount and (ii) the Trustee under the Trust Agreement is authorized
to distribute the Deferred Discount to the Public Shareholders on a pro rata basis.
3. Delivery
and Payment.
(a) Delivery
of and payment for the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities (if the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof
shall have been exercised on or before the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the Closing Date) shall be made at [●]
[a.m./p.m.], New York City time, on [●], 2021, or at such time on such later date at least two (2) Business Days after the
foregoing date as the Underwriter shall designate, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Underwriter and the Company
(such date and time of delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the "Closing Date"). Delivery of the
Securities shall be made to the Underwriter against payment by the Underwriter of the purchase price thereof by wire transfer payable
in same-day funds to an account specified by the Company and to the Trust Account as described below in this Section 3. Delivery
of the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
unless the Underwriter shall otherwise instruct.
(b) Payment
for the Underwritten Securities shall be made as follows: $[●] of the proceeds received by the Company for the Underwritten Securities
(including $[●] of Deferred Discount) shall be deposited in the Trust Account pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement along
with such portion of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants in order for the Trust Account to equal the product
of the number of Securities sold and the public offering price per Security as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus upon delivery
to the Underwriter of the Underwritten Securities through the facilities of DTC or, if the Underwriter has otherwise instructed, upon
delivery to the Underwriter of certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter) representing the Underwritten Securities,
in each case for the account of the Underwriter. The Underwritten Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denominations as the Underwriter may request in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. If delivery is
not made through the facilities of DTC, the Company will permit the Underwriter to examine and package the Underwritten Securities for
delivery, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Underwritten
Securities except upon tender of payment by the Underwriter for all the Underwritten Securities. Payment by the Underwriter for the Underwritten
Securities is contingent on the payment by the Sponsor to the Trust Account for the Private Placement Warrants at least one (1) Business
Day prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Payment
for the Option Securities shall be made as follows: $9.80 per Option Security (including $0.35 per Option Security of Deferred
Discount), shall be deposited in the Trust Account pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement along with such portion of the gross
proceeds of the Private Placement Warrants in order for the Trust Account to equal the product of the number of Securities sold and
the public offering price per Security as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus upon delivery to the Underwriter of the Option
Securities through the facilities of DTC or, if the Underwriter has otherwise instructed, upon delivery to the Underwriter of
certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter) representing the Option Securities (or through the facilities
of DTC) for the account of the Underwriter. The Option Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denominations as the Underwriter may request in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior to the settlement date of such
Option Securities. If delivery is not made through the facilities of DTC, the Company will permit the Underwriter to examine and
package the Option Securities for delivery, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the settlement date of such Option
Securities. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Option Securities except upon tender of payment by the
Underwriter for all the Option Securities. Payment by the Underwriter for the Option Securities is contingent on the payment by the
Sponsor to the Trust Account for the Private Placement Warrants at least one (1) Business Day prior to the applicable
settlement date.
(d) If
the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised after the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the Closing
Date, the Company will deliver the Option Securities (at the expense of the Company) to the Underwriter, at c/o Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, on the date specified by the Underwriter (which shall be
within three (3) Business Days after exercise of said option) for the account of the Underwriter, against payment by the Underwriter
of the purchase price thereof to the Trust Account as described above in Section 3(c). If settlement for the Option Securities occurs
after the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to the Underwriter on the settlement date for the Option Securities, and the obligation
of the Underwriter to purchase the Option Securities shall be conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental opinions, certificates and letters
confirming as of such date the opinions, certificates and letters delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
4. Offering
by the Underwriter. It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in
the Prospectus.
5. Agreements.
The Company agrees with the Underwriter that:
(a) Filing
of Prospectus; Notice to the Underwriter; Stop Orders. Prior to the termination of the Offering, the Company will not file any amendment
to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement unless the Company has
furnished you a copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Underwriter
reasonably object. The Company will cause the Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved
by the Underwriter with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed
and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Underwriter of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Underwriter (i) when
the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or
when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication shall have been filed with the Commission,
(ii) when, prior to termination of the Offering, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective,
(iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information,
(iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice
objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, including, without limitation, pursuant to
Section 8A of the Act, and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will
use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of
the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of
such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement
or a new registration statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as
soon as practicable.
(b) Statutory
Prospectus. If, at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which
the Statutory Prospectus would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary
to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Statutory Prospectus to comply with the Act or the rules thereunder, the Company
will (i) notify promptly the Underwriter so that any use of the Statutory Prospectus may cease until it is amended or supplemented;
(ii) amend or supplement the Statutory Prospectus to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement
to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
(c) Amendment
to Prospectus. If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including
in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the
Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it
shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the
rules thereunder, the Company promptly will (i) notify the Underwriter of any such event; (ii) prepare and file with
the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement which will
correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and (iii) supply any supplemented Prospectus to you in such
quantities as you may reasonably request.
(d) Delivery
of Earnings Statements. As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Underwriter
an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of
the Act and Rule 158; provided that the Company will be deemed to have furnished such statements to its security holders and
the Underwriter to the extent they are filed on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system ("EDGAR")
or any successor system.
(e) Delivery
of Documents. The Company will furnish to the Underwriter and its counsel, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement
(including exhibits thereto) and a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus
by the Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to
Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Underwriter may reasonably
request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the Offering.
(f) Qualification
of Securities. The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale under the securities laws
of such jurisdictions as the Underwriter may reasonably designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required
for the distribution of the Securities; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those
arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, or to taxation as a foreign corporation doing business in such jurisdiction, in
any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(g) Lock-Up.
The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, (x) offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge,
or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction that is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition
(whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate
of the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or indirectly, including the filing
(or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent
position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to,
any other Securities, Class A Ordinary Shares, Warrants or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for,
Class A Ordinary Shares or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction during the period commencing on the date
hereof and ending 180 days after the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may (1) issue and
sell the Private Placement Warrants, (2) issue and sell the Option Securities on exercise of the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof,
(3) issue securities in connection with the Initial Business Combination, and (4) register with the Commission pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the resale of the Founder Shares, the
Private Placement Warrants, warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans and any Class A Ordinary Shares
issuable upon exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the working capital loans and upon
conversion of the Founder Shares; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to the forfeiture of any Founder Shares
pursuant to their terms or any transfer of Founder Shares to a current or future independent director of the Company (as long as such
current or future independent director is subject to the terms of the Insider Letter with respect to such Founder Shares. or executes
an agreement substantially identical to the Insider Letter, as applicable to directors and officers, at the time of such transfer; and
as long as, to the extent any Section 16 of the Exchange Act reporting obligation is triggered as a result of such transfer, any
related Section 16 of the Exchange Act filing includes a practical explanation of the transfer) or (y) release the Sponsor or
any officer or director from the 180-day lock-up contained in the Insider Letter.
(h) No
Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute
or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(i) Payment
of Expenses. (a) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i) the
preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements
and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the
printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such
copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments or supplements to any of them,
as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii) the
preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates, if any, for the Securities, including any stamp or
transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and
delivery of this Agreement, and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the
Offering; (v) the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Securities on the Nasdaq;
(vi) the printing and delivery of a preliminary blue sky memorandum, any registration or qualification of the Securities for
offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several U.S. states (including filing fees and the reasonable and
documented fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriter relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings
required to be made with FINRA (including filing fees and the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriter relating to such filings in an aggregate amount up to $40,000); (viii) the transportation and other expenses
incurred by the Company and its officers (and not the Underwriter) in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the
Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Company's accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including U.S. and
Cayman Islands counsel) for the Company; and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder; (b) if the Offering is consummated and any Securities are issued pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, the Underwriter shall reimburse the Company in an amount equal to 30% of the underwriting discounts and commissions
payable to the Underwriter under this Agreement which is equal to the financial advisory fee payable by the Company to XP
Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. ("XP Investimentos") with
such amounts payable, net of applicable taxes, if any, in two parts: (1) $1,200,000 (or up to $1,380,000 if the Underwriter
exercises its over-allotment option in full), will be paid upon the closing of the Offering, which is equal to the initial amount of
the financial advisory fee payable by the Company to XP Investimentos (less (A) 30% of the Underwriter’s reasonable and
documented expenses in connection with the Offering not covered or otherwise reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 5(i)(a)
of this Agreement, and (B) 30% of the fees paid by the Underwriter to its counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP, in
connection with the Offering) and (2) $2,100,000 (or up to $2,415,000 if the Underwriter exercises its over-allotment option
in full) will be paid upon the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, if any, which is equal to the remaining amount of
the financial advisory fee payable by the Company to XP Investimentos, such amount to be paid from the Deferred Compensation held in
the Trust Account. If the Company fails to consummate its Initial Business Combination within the time period prescribed in
the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Deferred Discount will not be paid to the Underwriter and will,
instead, be included in the liquidation distribution of the proceeds held in the Trust Account made to the Public
Shareholders. In connection with any such liquidation distribution, the Underwriter will forfeit any rights or claims to the
Deferred Discount. Accordingly, if the Company fails to consummate its Initial Business Combination, the remaining financial
advisory fee will not be payable by the Company to XP Investimentos and, accordingly, no reimbursement of the remaining financial
advisory fee shall be made by the Underwriter to the Company.
(j) Use
of Free Writing Prospectus. The Company agrees that it will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a "free writing prospectus" (as defined in Rule 405)
required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433.
(k) Maintenance
of Registration. For a period of five (5) years from the Effective Date, or until such earlier time upon which the Company
is required to be liquidated, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the registration of the Class A
Ordinary Shares (or such other security into which such Class A Ordinary Shares may be exchanged in connection with an Initial
Business Combination) under the provisions of the Exchange Act, except after giving effect to a going private transaction after the
completion of an Initial Business Combination. During such applicable period, the Company will not deregister the Securities,
Class A Ordinary Shares or Warrants under the Exchange Act (except in connection with an exchange pursuant to an Initial
Business Combination or a going private transaction after the completion of an Initial Business Combination) without the prior
consent of the Underwriter.
(l) Form 8-K.
The Company shall, on the date hereof, retain its independent registered public accounting firm to audit the balance sheet of the Company
as of the Closing Date (the "Audited Balance Sheet") reflecting the receipt by the Company of the proceeds of the Offering
on the Closing Date. As soon as the Audited Balance Sheet becomes available, the Company shall promptly, but not later than four (4) Business
Days after the Closing Date, file the Closing Form 8-K with the Commission, which shall contain the Company's Audited Balance Sheet.
Additionally, if not disclosed on the Closing Form 8-K, upon the Company's receipt of the proceeds from the exercise of all or any
portion of the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof, the Company shall promptly, but not later than four (4) Business
Days after the receipt of such proceeds, file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission, which report shall disclose the Company's
sale of the Option Securities and its receipt of the proceeds therefrom.
(m) Review
of Financial Statements. For a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending five (5) years from the date of the consummation
of the Initial Business Combination or until such earlier time at which the Company is required to be liquidated or the Class A Ordinary
Shares and Warrants cease to be publicly traded, the Company, at its expense, shall cause its regularly engaged independent registered
public accounting firm to review (but not audit) the Company's financial statements for each of the first three fiscal quarters prior
to the announcement of quarterly financial information, the filing of the Company's Form 10-Q quarterly report and the mailing, if
any, of quarterly financial information to shareholders.
(n) Publicly
Available Statements and Reports. For a period of five (5) years from the Effective Date or until such earlier time that the
Company is required to be liquidated or the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants cease to be publicly traded, the Company will furnish
to the Underwriter such copies of financial statements and other periodic and special reports as the Company from time to time furnishes
generally to holders of any class of its securities and such additional documents and information with respect to the Company as the Underwriter
may from time to time reasonably request. Any financial statements and reports filed on the Commission's EDGAR website or otherwise available
on the Company's website will be considered furnished for purposes of this section.
(o) Affiliate
Transactions. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Company shall not pay the Sponsor, any of the Company's directors
or officers, or any of the Company's or their respective affiliates any fees or compensation of any kind (including finder's and consulting
fees reimbursement, monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation paid by the Company to the Sponsor, the Company's
officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement) for services rendered
to the Company prior to, or in connection with, the consummation of the Initial Business Combination.
(p) Net
Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants received by it
in a manner consistent with the applications described under the caption "Use of Proceeds" in the Statutory Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
(q) Notice.
(1) For
a period of 60 days following the Effective Date, in the event any person or entity (regardless of any FINRA affiliation or
association) is engaged to assist the Company in its search for a merger candidate or to provide any other merger and acquisition
services, or has provided or will provide any investment banking, financial, advisory and/or consulting services to the Company, the
Company agrees that it shall promptly provide to the Underwriter and its counsel a notification
prior to entering into the agreement or transaction relating to a potential Initial Business Combination: (i) the identity of
the person or entity providing any such services; (ii) complete details of all such services and copies of all agreements
governing such services; and (iii) justification as to why the value received by any person or entity for such services is not
underwriting compensation for the Offering. The Company also agrees that proper disclosure of such arrangement or potential
arrangement will be made in the tender offer materials or proxy statement, as applicable, which the Company may file in connection
with the Initial Business Combination for purposes of offering redemption of shares held by its shareholders or for soliciting
shareholder approval, as applicable.
(2) The
Company shall advise the Underwriter and its counsel if it is aware that any 10% or greater shareholder of the Company becomes
an affiliate or associated person of a Member participating in the distribution of the Company's Securities.
(r) Investment
Company. The Company shall cause the proceeds of the Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants to be held in the Trust Account
to be invested only in United States "government securities" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company
Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the
Investment Company Act that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as set forth in the Trust Agreement and disclosed
in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus. The Company will otherwise conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
required to register under the Investment Company Act. Furthermore, once the Company consummates the Initial Business Combination, it
will be engaged in a business other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading securities.
(s) Reservation
of Shares. The Company will reserve and keep available that maximum number of its authorized but unissued securities which are issuable
upon the exercise of any of the Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants outstanding from time to time and the conversion of the Founder
Shares.
(t) Issuance
of Shares. Prior to the earlier of the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or the liquidation of the Trust Account, the
Company shall not issue (other than in replacement for lost, stolen or mutilated certificates, if applicable) any Class A Ordinary
Shares, Warrants or any options or other securities convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares, or any preferred shares, in each case,
which participate in any manner in the Trust Account or which vote as a class with the Class A Ordinary Shares on an Initial Business
Combination.
(u) Independent
Director Review of Expenses. Prior to the earlier of the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or the liquidation of the
Trust Account, the Company's audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments made to the Sponsor, any of the Company's directors
or officers, or any of the Company's or their respective affiliates, with any interested directors abstaining from such review and approval.
(v) Rule 419.
The Company agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the Company from becoming subject to Rule 419 under
the Act prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including, but not limited to, using commercially reasonable efforts
to prevent any of the Company's outstanding securities from being deemed to be a "penny stock" as defined in Rule 3a-51-1
under the Exchange Act during such period.
(w) Internal
Controls. To the extent required by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, the Company will maintain "disclosure controls
and procedures" (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) and a system of internal accounting controls sufficient
to provide reasonable assurances that: (1) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization,
(2) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to
maintain accountability for assets, (3) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization,
and (4) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences.
(x) Sarbanes-Oxley,
Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. As soon as legally required to do so, the Company and its directors and officers, in their capacities as
such, shall take all actions necessary to comply with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including Section 402 related
to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications, and to comply with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
(y) No
Violation of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Company shall not take any action or omit to take any
action that would cause the Company to be in breach or violation of its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
(z) Transfer
and Warrant Agent. For a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending five (5) years from the date of the consummation
of the Initial Business Combination or until such earlier time at which the Company is required to be liquidated or the Class A Ordinary
Shares and Warrants cease to be publicly traded, the Company shall retain a transfer and warrant agent.
(aa) Initial
Business Combination.
(1) Trust
Account Waiver Acknowledgment. The Company will seek to have all vendors, service providers (other than independent accountants),
prospective target businesses or other entities with which it does business enter into agreements waiving any right, title, interest or
claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account for the benefit of the Public Shareholders. If a prospective target business
or vendors, service providers or third party were to refuse to enter into such a waiver, management may enter into an agreement with a
third party that has not executed a waiver if management believes that such third party's engagement would be significantly more beneficial
than any alternative.
(2) Initial
Business Combination/Distribution Procedure. The Company, subject to any applicable provision of Amended and Restated Memorandum
and Articles of Association, may consummate the Initial Business Combination and conduct redemptions of Class A Ordinary Shares
for cash upon consummation of such Initial Business Combination without a shareholder vote pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and
Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, including the filing of tender offer documents with the Commission. Such tender offer documents
will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the Initial Business Combination and the redemption rights
as is required under the Commission's proxy rules and will provide each shareholder of the Company with the opportunity prior
to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination to redeem the Class A Ordinary Shares held by such shareholder for an
amount of cash equal to (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two (2) Business Days prior to
the consummation of the Initial Business Combination representing (x) the proceeds held in the Trust Account from the Offering
and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and (y) any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not
previously released to pay taxes, divided by (B) the total number of Public Shares then outstanding. In the event the Company
conducts redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company's offer to redeem will remain open for at least twenty (20)
Business Days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and the Company will not be permitted to complete
the Initial Business Combination until the expiration of the tender offer period. If, however, the Company elects not to file such
tender offer documents, a shareholder vote is required by law or stock exchange listing requirement in connection with the Initial
Business Combination, or the Company decides to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will submit
such Initial Business Combination to the Company's shareholders for their approval ("Business Combination Vote").
The Company intends to give not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior written notice of any such meeting,
if required, at which a Business Combination Vote shall be taken. With respect to the Business Combination Vote, the Sponsor and the
Company's initial shareholders, officers and directors have agreed to vote all of their Founder Shares and Public Shares in favor of
the Company's Initial Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination, the
Company will offer to each Public Shareholder holding shares of Class A Ordinary Shares the right to have its shares redeemed
in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules of the Commission at a per share redemption price (the
"Redemption Price") equal to (I) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two
(2) Business Days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination representing (1) the proceeds held in the
Trust Account from the Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and (2) any interest earned on the funds held in
the Trust Account and not previously released to pay taxes, divided by (II) the total number of Public Shares then outstanding.
If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination, the Company may proceed with such Initial Business
Combination only if a majority of the shares voted are voted to approve such Initial Business Combination. If, after seeking and
receiving such shareholder approval, the Company elects to so proceed, it will redeem shares, at the Redemption Price, from those
Public Shareholders who validly and affirmatively requested (and did not validly withdraw) such redemption. Only Public Shareholders
holding Class A Ordinary Shares who properly exercise their redemption rights, in accordance with the applicable tender offer
or proxy materials related to such Initial Business Combination, shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account
in connection with an Initial Business Combination, and the Company shall pay no distributions with respect to any other holders or
shares of the Company in connection therewith. In the event that the Company does not effect an Initial Business Combination within
the time period set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Company will (i) cease all
operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten
(10) Business Days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously
released to pay taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding
Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders' rights as shareholders (including the right to
receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible
following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining shareholders and the Company's board of directors,
dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company's obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of
creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. Only Public Shareholders holding Class A Ordinary Shares included in
the Securities shall be entitled to receive such redemption amounts and the Company shall pay no such redemption amounts or any
distributions in liquidation with respect to any other shares of the Company. The Company will not propose any amendment to the
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to provide
for the redemption of the Public Shares in connection with an Initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if
it does not complete its Initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and
Articles of Association, unless it provides its public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval
of any such amendment, as described in the Statutory Prospectus and Prospectus.
(3) In
the event that the Company desires or is required by an applicable law or regulation to cause an announcement ("Business Combination
Announcement") to be placed in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times or any other news or media publication or outlet or
to be made via a public filing or submission with the Commission announcing the consummation of the Initial Business Combination that
indicates that the Underwriter was the underwriter in the Offering, the Company shall supply the Underwriter with a draft of the Business
Combination Announcement and provide the Underwriter with a reasonable advance opportunity to comment thereon, subject to the agreement
of the Underwriter to keep confidential such draft announcement in accordance with the Underwriter's standard policies regarding confidential
information.
(bb) Deferred
Compensation. Upon the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, the Company will cause the Trustee to pay to the
Underwriter, the Deferred Discount. Payment of the Deferred Discount will be made with proceeds of the Offering held in the Trust
Account. Subject to the mechanisms set forth in Section 5(i)(b) hereof, the Underwriter shall have no claim to payment of any
interest earned on the portion of the proceeds held in the Trust Account representing the Deferred Discount. If the Company fails to
consummate its Initial Business Combination within the time period prescribed in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
Association, the Deferred Discount will not be paid to the Underwriter and will, instead, be included in the liquidation
distribution of the proceeds held in the Trust Account made to the Public Shareholders. In connection with any such liquidation
distribution, the Underwriter will forfeit any rights or claims to the Deferred Discount.
(cc) The
Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect and maintain the listing of (1) the Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq
(or another national securities exchange) for a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending five (5) years from the date of
the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or until such earlier time at which the liquidation occurs or the Class A Ordinary
Shares ceases to be publicly traded, and (2) maintain the listing of the Securities on Nasdaq (or another national securities exchange)
until the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or until such earlier time at which the liquidation of the Trust Account occurs.
(dd) If
at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, any event occurs as a result of which such Written
Testing-the-Waters Communication would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, the Company will
(i) notify promptly the Underwriter so that use of the Written Testing-the-Waters Communication may cease until it is amended or
supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply
any amendment or supplement to the Underwriter in such quantities as may be reasonably requested.
(ee) The
Company will promptly notify the Underwriter if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of
(a) completion of the distribution of the Securities within the meaning of the Act and (b) completion of the 180-day restricted
period referred to in Section 5(g) hereof.
(ff) Upon
the earlier to occur of the expiration or termination of the Underwriter's over-allotment option, the Company shall cancel or otherwise
effect the forfeiture of Founder Shares from the Sponsor, in an aggregate amount equal to the number of Founder Shares determined by multiplying
(a) 750,000 by (b) a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is 3,000,000 minus the number of Option Securities purchased
by the Underwriter upon the exercise of its over-allotment option, and (ii) the denominator of which is 3,000,000. For the avoidance
of doubt, if the Underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full, the Company shall not cancel or otherwise effect the forfeiture
of the Founder Shares pursuant to this subsection.
(gg) The
Company will deliver to the Underwriter executed copies of the Trust Agreement, the Warrant Agreement, the Securities Subscription Agreement,
the Warrant Purchase Agreement, the Administrative Services Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Insider Letter.
(hh) In
no event will the amounts payable by the Company under the Administrative Services Agreement be more than $10,000 per month in the aggregate
for office space, administrative and support services from the date hereof until the earlier of the consummation of an Initial Business
Combination and the Company's liquidation.
6. Conditions
to the Obligations of the Underwriter. The obligations of the Underwriter to purchase the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities,
as the case may be, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein
as of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, to the accuracy of the statements
of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder
and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Filing
of Prospectus; No Stop Order. The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and within the time period
required by Rule 424(b); any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act shall
have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened, including, without limitation in each case pursuant to Section 8A of the
Act.
(b) Opinion
of U.S. Counsel for the Company. The Company shall have requested and caused Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel
for the Company, to have furnished to the Underwriter its opinions dated the Closing Date and any settlement date, as applicable, and
addressed to the Underwriter in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriter.
(c) Opinion
of Cayman Islands Counsel for the Company. The Company shall have requested and caused Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, Cayman Islands
counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Underwriter its opinions dated the Closing Date and any settlement date, as applicable,
and addressed to the Underwriter in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriter.
(d) Opinion
of Counsel for the Underwriter. The Underwriter shall have received from Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the Underwriter,
such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and any settlement date, as applicable, and addressed to the Underwriter, with respect
to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus, the Prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) and other related matters as the Underwriter may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such
documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(e) Officer's
Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter a certificate of the Company, signed by the Chief Executive Officer
and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date and any settlement date, as applicable, to the
effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus
and any amendment or supplement thereto, as well as each "road show" as defined in Rule 433(h) of the Act used in
connection with the Offering, and this Agreement and that:
(i) the
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of such date with the same effect as if
made on such date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied at or prior to such date;
(ii) no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, including without limitation in each case pursuant to
Section 8A of the Act; and
(iii) since
the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto), there has been no Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Statutory Prospectus
and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(f) Secretary's
Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter a certificate signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or an
executive officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date and any settlement date, as applicable, certifying (i) that the Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect, (ii) that
the resolutions relating to the Offering contemplated by this Agreement are in full force and effect and have not been modified, (iii) copies
of all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the Commission, and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the
Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.
(g) Comfort
Letters. The Company shall have requested and caused the Independent Accountant to have furnished to the Underwriter, at the Execution
Time and at the Closing Date and any settlement date, as applicable, letters, dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the
Closing Date and any settlement date, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(h) Material
Change. Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement
(exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there shall not
have been any change, or any development, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects,
management, earnings, business or properties of the Company, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business,
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) the effect
of which, is, in the sole judgment of the Underwriter, so material and adverse
as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration
Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(i) Further
Information. Prior to the Closing Date or a settlement date, as applicable, the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter such
further information, certificates and documents as the Underwriter may reasonably request that are necessary to effect the closing of the Offering.
(j) FINRA.
FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness or reasonableness of the underwriting or other arrangements of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Nasdaq.
The Securities shall be duly listed, subject to notice of issuance, on the Nasdaq, satisfactory evidence of which shall have been provided
to the Underwriter.
(l) Delivery
of Agreements. On the Effective Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Underwriter executed copies of the Trust Agreement,
the Warrant Agreement, the Securities Subscription Agreement, the Warrant Purchase Agreement, the Administrative Services Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Insider Letter.
(m) No
Brokers. On the Closing Date or a settlement date, as applicable, the Company shall have executed and furnished to the
Underwriter and shall have requested and caused the Sponsor to have executed and furnished to the Underwriter a certificate, dated
the Closing Date or such settlement date, as applicable, and addressed to the Underwriter, to the effect that, except as described
in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, contracts,
agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a brokerage commission or finder's, consulting, origination or similar fee
by the Company or the Sponsor with respect to the sale of the Securities hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or
understandings by the Company or the Sponsor that may affect the Underwriter's compensation, as determined by FINRA.
(n) Trust
Account. On the Closing Date or a settlement date, as applicable, the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter one or more
certificates signed by an authorized officer of the Trustee to the effect of certifying that the cumulative amount deposited into the
Trust Account as of such Closing Date or such settlement date, as applicable, shall equal the product of the number of Securities issued
in the Offering as of such Closing Date or settlement date, as applicable, and the public offering price per Security, as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus.
(o) No
Stop Orders. No order preventing or suspending the sale of the Securities in any jurisdiction designated by the Underwriter shall
have been issued as of the Closing Date or a settlement date, as applicable, and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted
or shall have been threatened.
(p) Deposit.
At least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date or a settlement date, as applicable, the Sponsor shall have paid to the Company
the purchase price for the Private Placement Warrants, including the deposit of the net proceeds thereof into the Trust Account.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6
shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and its counsel, this Agreement and all
obligations of the Underwriter hereunder may be cancelled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date or any settlement date, as applicable,
by the Underwriter. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this
Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the Underwriter, at 599 Lexington Avenue,
New York, NY 10022, on the Closing Date or any settlement date, as applicable, or by electronic means.
7. Reimbursement
of Underwriter's Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations
of the Underwriter set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof
or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision
hereof other than by reason of a default by the Underwriter, the Company will reimburse the Underwriter on demand for all reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been reasonably
incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.
8. Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of the
Underwriter, each person who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other U.S. federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus, any "road show" as defined in Rule 433(h) of the Act or any Written
Testing-the-Waters Communication, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or
is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for inclusion
therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Underwriter consists of the information
described in the last sentence of Section 8(b) hereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that
the Company may otherwise have.
(b) The
Underwriter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration
Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to the Underwriter furnished
to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity.
This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that
the statements set forth in [●] constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriter for inclusion
in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under
paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying
party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above.
In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof and appoint
counsel of the indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying party's expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which
indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate
counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall
be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified
party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying
party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying
party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants
in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional
to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified
party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying
party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party
will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with
respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise
or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on
behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) In
the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriter severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same)
(collectively, "Losses") to which the Company and the Underwriter may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Underwriter on the other from the Offering. If the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriter severally shall
contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company
on the one hand and of the Underwriter on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds
from the Offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to
the total underwriting discounts and commissions actually received by the Underwriter, as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus.
Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the
Underwriter on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriter agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), in no event shall the Underwriter be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriter with respect to the Offering
exceeds the amount of any damages that the Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee, affiliate and agent of the Underwriter shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each
officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. [RESERVED]
10. Termination.
This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Underwriter, by notice given to the Company prior
to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading in the Company's
Securities, Class A Ordinary Shares or Warrants shall have been suspended by the Commission or the Nasdaq (or successor trading
market) or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq (or successor trading market) shall have
been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange or trading market, (ii) the Company
shall not have obtained authorization for quotation of the Securities, Class A Ordinary Shares, or Warrants on the Nasdaq (or
successor trading market), (iii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by U.S. federal or New York State
authorities, (iv) there shall have occurred a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance
services or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a
national emergency or war, or other national or international calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as
to make it, in the sole judgment of the Underwriter, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the
Securities as contemplated by the Statutory Prospectus or the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
11. Recognition
of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(a) In
the event that the Underwriter is a Covered Entity and becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer
from the Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent
as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were
governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In
the event that the Underwriter is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of the Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S.
Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against the Underwriter are permitted to be exercised
to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed
by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
12. Representations
and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company
or its officers and of the Underwriter set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates
or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions
of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
13. Notices.
All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Underwriter, will be mailed,
delivered or telefaxed to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, Attention: General Counsel (fax
No.: (646) 291-1469) and confirmed to Shearman & Sterling LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Roberta
Cherman and Bill Nelson (fax no.: (646) 848-5313); or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to XPAC
Acquisition Corp., 55 West 46th Street, 30th floor, New York, NY 10036, with copy to Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 1909, 25th
floor, Torre Sul, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 04543-907, Attention: Chu Chiu Kong, xpac@xpi.com.br, and confirmed to Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3311, 7th Floor, 04538-133 São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Attention:
J. Mathias von Bernuth (fax No.: (55) 11 3708-1845).
14. Successors.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors,
employees, agents and controlling persons and their affiliates referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any
right or obligation hereunder.
15. No
Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this
Agreement is an arm's-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter and any affiliate through
which it may be acting, on the other, (b) in connection with the Offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction,
the Underwriter is acting as principal and not as an agent, financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any other person, (c) the
Underwriter is not advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any
jurisdiction with respect to the Offering contemplated hereby, and (d) the Company's engagement of the Underwriter in connection
with the Offering and the process leading up to the Offering is as an independent contractor and not in any other capacity. Furthermore,
the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the Offering (irrespective of whether
the Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim
that the Underwriter has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company,
in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
16. Integration.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriter, or
any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
17. Applicable
Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
made and to be performed within the State of New York.
18. Jurisdiction.
Each of the Company and the Underwriter agrees that any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, and any
claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related thereto or the transactions contemplated hereby must be instituted in any State
or U.S. federal court in the City of New York and County of New York, and waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any suit, action or proceeding.
19. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE UNDERWRITER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
20. USA
PATRIOT ACT. In accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26,
2001)), the Underwriter is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies its respective clients, including the Company,
which information may include the name and address of its respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriter
to properly identify its respective clients.
21. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by
the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable
law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and
validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
22. Headings.
The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
23. Definitions.
The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
"Act" shall mean the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"BHC Act Affiliate" shall mean
"affiliate" as defined in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
"Business Day" shall mean any
day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated
by law to close in New York City.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
"Covered Entity" shall mean any
of the following: (i) a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §
252.82(b), (ii) a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b) or
(iii) a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
"Default Right" shall mean default
right as defined and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
"Effective Date" shall mean each
date and time that the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement became or becomes effective.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Execution Time" shall mean [●],
at [●] [a.m./p.m.], New York City time.
"Issuer Free Writing Prospectus"
shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
"Preliminary Prospectus" shall
mean the preliminary prospectus referred to in Section 1(a) above and any preliminary prospectus included in the Registration
Statement at the Effective Date that omits Rule 430A Information.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus
relating to the Securities that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time.
"Registration Statement" shall
mean the registration statement referred to in Section 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any information
deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430A, as amended or supplemented at the Execution Time and, in the event
any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement becomes effective prior to the Closing Date,
shall also mean such registration statement as so amended or such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, as the case may be.
"Rule 158," "Rule 172,"
"Rule 405," "Rule 415," "Rule 419," "Rule 424,"
"Rule 430A," "Rule 430B," "Rule 433" and "Rule 462"
refer to such rules under the Act.
"Rule 430A Information" shall
mean information with respect to the Securities and the Offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the Registration Statement when
it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A.
"Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"
shall mean a registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating to the Offering covered
by the registration statement referred to in Section 1(a) hereof.
"Statutory Prospectus" shall mean
(i) the Preliminary Prospectus dated [●], 2021, relating to the Securities and (ii) the Time of Delivery Information,
if any, set forth on Schedule Ii hereto.
"U.S. Special Resolution Regime"
shall mean each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding
of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent
a binding agreement among the Company and the Underwriter.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Signature Page to
Underwriting Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Tile:
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For itself, as the sole Underwriter.
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SCHEDULE
I
Underwriter
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Number of
Underwritten
Securities to
be Purchased
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc
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[●]
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SCHEDULE
II
Time
of Delivery Information
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The initial price to the public of the Securities: $[●] per Security.
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2.
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Number of Underwritten Securities offered: [●].
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3.
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The Company has granted an option to the Underwriter to purchase an aggregate of not more than [●] Option Securities.
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SCHEDULE
I
Schedule
of Written Testing-the-Waters Communications
Reference is made to the materials used in the
testing-the-waters presentation made to potential investors by the Company, to the extent such materials are deemed to be a "written
communication" within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Act.
Exhibit
3.1
THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
Auth Code: G48949832337
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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
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The name of the Company is XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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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 Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings
given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company.
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WE, the subscriber to this Memorandum of Association, wish to form
a company pursuant to this Memorandum of Association, and we agree to take the number of shares shown opposite our name.
Dated this 11 day of March 2021.
Signature and Address of Subscriber
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Number of Shares Taken
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Maples Corporate Services Limited
of PO Box 309, Ugland House
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One Class B ordinary share
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Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
acting by:
/s/ Maggie Ebanks
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Maggie Ebanks
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/s/ Ella Ebanks
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Ella Ebanks
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Witness to the above signature
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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
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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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"Articles"
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means these articles of association of the Company.
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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, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company,
with one or more businesses or entities (the "target business"), which Business Combination: (a) must occur with
one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust
Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of
the agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be effectuated with another blank cheque company or a
similar company with nominal operations.
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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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"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 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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"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 memorandum of association
of 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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"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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"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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"Seal"
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means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.
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"Share"
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means a Class A Share, a Class B Share or a Preference Share
and includes a fraction of a share in the Company.
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"Special Resolution"
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has the same meaning as in the
Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.
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"Statute"
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means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
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"Subscriber"
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means the subscriber to the Memorandum.
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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 its 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 warrants simultaneously with the closing date of
the IPO, will be deposited.
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(a)
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words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
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(b)
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words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
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(c)
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words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
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(d)
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"written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words
in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;
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(e)
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"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
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(f)
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references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions
as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;
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any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular"
or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;
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the term "and/or" is used herein to mean both "and" as well as "or." The
use of "and/or" in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms "and" or "or"
in others. The term "or" shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term "and" shall not be interpreted to require
the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);
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(i)
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headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
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(j)
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any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;
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(k)
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any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles
themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act;
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(l)
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sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;
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(m)
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the term "clear days" in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the
day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and
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the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register
of Members as the holder of such Share.
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Commencement
of Business
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2.1
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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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3.1
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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 without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options
over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions,
whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, 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 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 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 of Shares or other securities in the Company, upon such terms as the Directors may from
time to time determine.
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The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.
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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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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 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
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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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Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable
subject to the approval of the Directors by resolution who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares
without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal.
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The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing 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). 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
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Subject to the provisions of the Statute 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 shall be effected in such manner and upon such
other terms as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares.
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Subject to the provisions of the Statute, 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.
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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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The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.
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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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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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Variation
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If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes 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, 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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For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of
Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class 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 of Shares.
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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 the creation
or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.
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The Company may, in so far as the Statute
permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally)
or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied
by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage
as may be lawful.
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The Company shall not be bound by or
compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except
only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to
the entirety thereof in the holder.
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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 his 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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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 fourteen 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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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 his nominee shall be registered as the
holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall
his 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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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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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 fourteen 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 him notwithstanding the subsequent
transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.
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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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The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
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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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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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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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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 him, 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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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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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 fourteen 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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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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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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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 him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest
at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full
of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.
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A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company 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 his 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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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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Transmission
of Shares
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If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder) or his legal personal representatives
(where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased
Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder.
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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 him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered
as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he 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 his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution,
as the case may be.
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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 he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he 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 himself or to have some person nominated by him
be 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 his 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 ninety 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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Class B
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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) 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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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; and (b) automatically
on the day of the closing of a Business Combination.
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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 related to the
closing of a Business Combination, all Class B Shares in issue shall automatically convert into Class A Shares at the time of
the closing 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, 20 per cent 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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Amendments
of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
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The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:
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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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consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing
Shares;
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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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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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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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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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Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to
be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:
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alter or add to the Articles;
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alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein;
and
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reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
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Subject to the provisions of the Statute,
the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered
Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.
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All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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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 and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at
the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten o'clock in the morning. At these meetings the report
of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.
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The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members' requisition forthwith proceed to
convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.
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A Members' requisition is a requisition of Members holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not
less than ten per cent. in par value of the issued Shares which as at that date carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company.
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The Members' requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists
and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.
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If there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Members' requisition or if the Directors
do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the Members' requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be
held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights
of all of the requisitionists, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day
which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period.
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A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly
as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors.
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Notice
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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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in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
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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 ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right.
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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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No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members 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 unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member
present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by its duly authorised representative or proxy.
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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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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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If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or
if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a Members' requisition, shall be dissolved and in
any other case it 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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The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person
to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of
the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present
within fifteen 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 chairman of the meeting.
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If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after
the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
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The chairman 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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When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty 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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A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the
declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person
or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) and holding
at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll.
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Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn a declaration by the chairman that a resolution
has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that
effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion
of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.
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The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.
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Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall
be taken as the chairman 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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A poll demanded on the election of a chairman 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 chairman 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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In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled
to a second or casting vote.
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Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being
an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative
or by proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he
is the holder.
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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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A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction
in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his 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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No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the
record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.
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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 chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
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On a poll or on a show of hands 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 state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show
of hands and shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.
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On a poll, a Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his 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 him, a proxy appointed under one
or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is 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 he is appointed.
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The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor
or of his 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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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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The chairman may in any event at his 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 chairman, shall be invalid.
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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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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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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 he represents as the corporation could
exercise if it were an individual Member.
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Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or
indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
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There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate
Directors) provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
The first Directors of the Company shall be determined in writing by, or appointed by a resolution of, the Subscriber.
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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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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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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 his widow 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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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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Appointment
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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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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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The office of a Director shall be vacated
if:
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the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or
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the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate
Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors,
and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or
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the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;
or
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the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
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all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he 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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The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless
so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as
an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director
shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum.
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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 chairman shall
have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate
vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote.
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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 chairman is located at the start of the meeting.
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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 (an alternate Director being entitled
to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor and if such alternate Director is also a Director, being entitled to sign such resolution
both on behalf of his appointer and in his capacity as a Director) 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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A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the direction of a Director or
alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days' notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director
which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their
alternates) 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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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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The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office;
but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman 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 chairman of the meeting.
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All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person
acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment
of any Director or alternate 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 or alternate
Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be.
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A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors
by a proxy appointed in writing by him. 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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A Director or alternate Director who
is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to
the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such
action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent
by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director
or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action.
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A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other
than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise
as the Directors may determine.
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A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional
capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or
alternate Director.
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A Director or alternate 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 or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a
director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.
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No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate 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 or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable
to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate 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 or alternate Director
holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at
liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director
or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.
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A general notice that a Director or alternate 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 he has 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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The Directors shall cause minutes to
be made in books kept for the purpose of recording all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of
the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the
Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
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Delegation of Directors' Powers
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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. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other
executive office such of their powers, authorities and discretions as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an
alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases
to be a Director. 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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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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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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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 him.
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The Directors may appoint such officers of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without
limitation, any secretary) 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 his appointment
an officer of the Company may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An officer of the Company may vacate his office at
any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office.
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Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person
willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him.
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An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings
of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing
him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor
as a Director in his absence.
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An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director.
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Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director
making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors.
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Subject to the provisions of the Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be
a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing
him.
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The Company in general meeting may fix
a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is
not required to hold Shares.
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Remuneration of Directors
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The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall
determine. The Directors shall also 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 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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The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which
in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his 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 his remuneration as a Director.
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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 of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors
for the purpose.
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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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A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the
Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to
be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.
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Dividends,
Distributions and Reserve
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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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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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The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money
(if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
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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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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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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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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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No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
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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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The Directors may at any time capitalise
any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company's reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption
reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such
sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of
profits by way of Dividend
or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution
credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid.
In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the
Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby
the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company
rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on
behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or
relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.
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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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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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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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The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors
determine.
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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 of the Company such information and explanation as may
be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.
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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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Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending
it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is
given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to
be sent by airmail.
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Where a notice is sent by 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. Where a notice is sent by 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. Where a notice is sent by cable, 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. Where a notice is given by
e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail 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 e-mail to
be acknowledged by the recipient.
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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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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 by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but
for his 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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45.1
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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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45.2
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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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Indemnity
and Insurance
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46.1
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Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors
of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (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 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 or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall
be found to have committed actual fraud 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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46.2
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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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46.3
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The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director
or other officer of the Company 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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Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe,
the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on
1st January in each year.
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48
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Transfer by Way of Continuation
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If the Company is exempted as defined
in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register
by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the
Cayman Islands.
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49
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Mergers and Consolidations
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The Company shall have the power to
merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Statute) upon such terms as the Directors may determine
and (to the extent required by the Statute) with the approval of a Special Resolution.
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Dated this 11 day of March 2021.
Signature and Address of Subscriber
Maples Corporate Services Limited
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of PO Box 309, Ugland House
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Grand Cayman
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KY1-1104
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Cayman Islands
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acting by:
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/s/ Maggie Ebanks
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Maggie Ebanks
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/s/ Ella Ebanks
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Ella Ebanks
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Witness to the above signature
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Exhibit 3.2
THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
(adopted
by special resolution dated [ ] 2021 and effective on [ ] 2021)
THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
(adopted
by special resolution dated [ ] 2021 and effective on [ ] 2021)
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1
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The name of the Company is XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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2
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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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3
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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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4
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The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member's shares.
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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
(adopted
by special resolution dated [ ] 2021 and effective on [ ] 2021)
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1.1
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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, reorganisation 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 Company’s securities are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, must occur with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80 per cent of the value of the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriting commission and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of signing the agreement to enter into the Business Combination; and (b) must not be effectuated solely 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 Capital 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"
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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 U.S. 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 per cent 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 a fraction of a share in the Company.
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"Special Resolution"
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has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.
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"Sponsor"
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means XPAC Sponsor 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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"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 warrants simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO, 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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(a)
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words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
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(b)
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words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
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(c)
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words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
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(d)
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"written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words
in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;
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(e)
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"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
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(f)
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references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions
as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;
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(g)
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any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular"
or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;
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(h)
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the term "and/or" is used herein to mean both "and" as well as "or." The
use of "and/or" in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms "and" or "or"
in others. The term "or" shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term "and" shall not be interpreted to require
the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);
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(i)
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headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
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(j)
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any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;
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(k)
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any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles
themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act;
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(l)
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sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;
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(m)
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the term "clear days" in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the
day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and
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(n)
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the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register
of Members as the holder of such Share.
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Commencement of Business
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2.1
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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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2.2
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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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3
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Issue of Shares and other Securities
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3.1
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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 (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 Share Conversion set out in the Articles.
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3.2
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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 of Shares or other securities in the Company
on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine.
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3.3
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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 of Shares or other securities in the Company, upon such terms as the Directors may from
time to time determine.
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3.4
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The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.
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4.1
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The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
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4.2
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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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5
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Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date
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5.1
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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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5.2
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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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5.3
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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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6
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Certificates for Shares
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6.1
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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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6.2
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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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6.3
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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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6.4
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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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6.5
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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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7.1
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Subject to the terms of the Articles, any Member may transfer all or any of his 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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7.2
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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
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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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(b)
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Class B Shares held by the Founders shall be surrendered by the Founders for no consideration to the extent
that the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised in full so that the number of Class B Shares will equal 20 per cent of the Company's issued
Shares after the IPO; and
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(c)
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Public Shares shall be repurchased by way of a tender offer in the circumstances set out in the Business
Combination Article hereof.
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8.2
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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
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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
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The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.
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9.1
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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
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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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Variation of Rights of Shares
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10.1
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Subject to Article 3.1, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes
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 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
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For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of
Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class 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 of Shares.
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10.3
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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 the creation
or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith or Shares issued with preferred or other rights.
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11
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Commission on Sale of Shares
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The Company may, in so far as the Statute
permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally)
or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied
by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage
as may be lawful.
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12
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Non Recognition of Trusts
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The Company shall not be bound by or
compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except
only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to
the entirety thereof in the holder.
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13.1
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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 his 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
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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 fourteen 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
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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 his nominee shall be registered as the
holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall
his 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
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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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14.1
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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 fourteen 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 him notwithstanding the subsequent
transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.
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14.2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 him, 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
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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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15.1
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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 fourteen 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
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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
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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
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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 him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the
Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and
payable by him in respect of those Shares.
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15.5
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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 his 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
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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
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Transmission of Shares
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16.1
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If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder), or his legal personal representatives
(where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased
Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder.
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16.2
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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 him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some
person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such
Share he 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 his
death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.
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16.3
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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 he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he 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 himself or to have some person nominated by him
be 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 his 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 ninety 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
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Class B Share Conversion
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17.1
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The rights attaching to the Class A Shares and the 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) 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
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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, and (b) automatically on the
day of the consummation of a Business Combination.
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17.3
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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 related to the consummation
of a Business Combination, all Class B Shares in issue shall automatically convert into Class A Shares at the time of 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, 20 per cent of the sum of all Class A Shares outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions
of Class A Shares pursuant to the Business Combination Article hereof), including the total number of Class A Shares issued or deemed
issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any Equity-linked Securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection
with or in relation to the consummation of the Business Combination,
excluding any Class A Shares or Equity-linked Securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A Shares issued, or to be issued, to
any seller in a Business Combination and any private placement warrants issued to the Sponsor or its Affiliates upon conversion of working
capital loans made to the Company.
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17.4
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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
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The foregoing conversion ratio shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share split,
subdivision, exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or combination (by reverse share
split, 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
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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
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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
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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
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Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
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18.1
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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
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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
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Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to
be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:
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(b)
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alter or add to the Articles;
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(c)
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alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein;
and
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(d)
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reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
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19
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Offices and Places of Business
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Subject to the provisions of the Statute,
the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered
Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.
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20.1
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All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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20.2
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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
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The Directors, the chief executive officer or the chairman (or any co-chairman, if applicable) of the
board of Directors may call general meetings, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Members shall not have the ability to call general meetings.
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20.4
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Members seeking to bring business before the annual general meeting or to nominate candidates for appointment
as Directors at 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 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
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Notice of General Meetings
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21.1
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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)
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in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
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(b)
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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 ninety-five per cent in par value of the Shares giving that right.
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21.2
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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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22
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Proceedings at General Meetings
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22.1
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No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of a majority
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
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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
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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
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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
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The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person
to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman (or any co-chairman,
if applicable), if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman (or co-chairman, if applicable) at such general meeting. If
there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen 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 chairman of the meeting.
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22.6
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If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after
the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
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22.7
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The chairman 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
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When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty 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
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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
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When a general meeting is postponed for thirty 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
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A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.
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22.12
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A poll shall be taken as the chairman 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
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A poll demanded on the election of a chairman 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 chairman 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
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In the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
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23.1
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Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, every Member present in any such manner
shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.
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23.2
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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
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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 his 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
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No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the
record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.
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23.5
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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 chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
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23.6
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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
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A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his 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 him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments
may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is 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 he is appointed.
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24.1
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The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor
or of his 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
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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
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The chairman may in any event at his 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 chairman, shall be invalid.
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24.4
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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
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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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25.1
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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 he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual
Member.
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25.2
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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 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
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Shares that May Not be Voted
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Shares in the Company that are beneficially
owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number
of outstanding Shares at any given time.
There shall be a board
of Directors consisting of not less than one person provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the
limits in the number of Directors.
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28.1
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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
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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
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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 his widow 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
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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
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Appointment and Removal of Directors
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29.1
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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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29.2
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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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30
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Vacation of Office of Director
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The office of a Director shall be vacated
if:
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(a)
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the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or
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(b)
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the Director absents himself (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 he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or
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(c)
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the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;
or
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(d)
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the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
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(e)
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all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he 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
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Proceedings of Directors
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31.1
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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
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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 chairman (or any
co-chairman, if applicable) shall have a second or casting vote.
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31.3
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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 chairman (or any co-chairman, if applicable) is located
at the start of the meeting.
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31.4
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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
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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
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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
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The Directors may elect a chairman (or co-chairmen, if desired) of their board and determine the period
for which he is (or they are) to hold office; but if no such chairman is (or co-chairmen if applicable, are) elected, or if at any meeting
the chairman (or any co-chairman, if applicable) 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 chairman of the meeting.
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31.8
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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
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A Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing
by him. 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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A Director who is present at a meeting
of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless
his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person
acting as the chairman (or any co-chairman, if applicable) or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward
such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply
to a Director who voted in favour of such action.
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33.1
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A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor)
in conjunction with his 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
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A Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the
Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director.
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33.3
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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 him as a director or officer of, or from his interest
in, such other company.
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33.4
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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 he is interested provided that the nature of the interest
of any Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.
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33.5
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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 he has 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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The Directors shall cause minutes to
be made in books kept for the purpose of recording all appointments of Officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of
the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the
Directors present at each meeting.
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35
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Delegation of Directors' Powers
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35.1
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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
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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
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The Directors may adopt formal written charters for committees. 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).
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35.4
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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
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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 him.
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35.6
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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 his appointment an Officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An Officer may vacate his
office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office.
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36
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No Minimum Shareholding
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The Company in general meeting may fix
a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is
not required to hold Shares.
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37
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Remuneration of Directors
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37.1
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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 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
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The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which
in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his 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 his remuneration as a Director.
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38.1
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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
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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
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A Director or Officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the
Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to
be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.
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39
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Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
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39.1
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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
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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
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The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money
(if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
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39.4
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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
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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
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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
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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
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No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
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39.9
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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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The Directors may at any time capitalise
any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company's reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption
reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such
sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of
profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment
and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts
and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think
fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue
to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members
interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement
made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.
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41.1
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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
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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
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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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42.1
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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
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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.
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42.3
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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
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The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists).
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42.5
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If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by his becoming incapable
of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when his services are required, the Directors shall fill the vacancy and
determine the remuneration of such Auditor.
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42.6
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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
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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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43.1
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Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending
it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is
given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail 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
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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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cable, 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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e-mail or other Electronic Communication; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting
the e-mail to the e-mail 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 e-mail 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
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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
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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 by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but
for his 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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44.1
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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
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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
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Indemnity and Insurance
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45.1
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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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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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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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Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe,
the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st
January in each year.
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Transfer by Way of Continuation
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If the Company is exempted as defined
in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register
by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the
Cayman Islands.
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48
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Mergers and Consolidations
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The Company shall
have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Statute) upon such terms as the
Directors may determine and (to the extent required by the Statute) with the approval of a Special Resolution.
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49.1
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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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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 (which interest shall be net
of taxes paid or payable, if any), divided by the number of then issued Public Shares, provided that the Company shall not repurchase
Public Shares in an amount that would cause the Company's net tangible assets to be less than US$5,000,001 following such repurchases.
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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 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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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 has net tangible assets of at
least US$5,000,001 following the redemptions described below, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement
that may be contained in the agreement relating to, such Business Combination.
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Any Member holding Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director may, in connection
with 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 "IPO Redemption"), provided that no such Member acting together with
any Affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other
group for the purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 15 per
cent or more of the Public Shares in the aggregate without the prior consent of the Company. If so demanded, the Company shall pay any
such redeeming Member, regardless of whether he votes on such proposed Business Combination, and if he does vote, regardless of whether
he is 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable) earned on the Trust Account 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 consummated. The Company shall
not redeem Public Shares that would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than US$5,000,001 following such redemptions
(the "Redemption Limitation").
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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).
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In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 24 months from the consummation
of the IPO, or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall:
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cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;
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(b)
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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 the rights
of the holders of Public Shares 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, subject in each case,
to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law.
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49.8
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In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles:
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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 per cent of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 24 months
from the consummation of the IPO; or
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(b)
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with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity,
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the Company shall
provide the holders of Public Shares with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval of any such amendment at a per-Share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be
net of taxes payable) earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided
by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. The Company’s ability to provide such redemption in this Article is subject to
the Redemption Limitation.
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49.9
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A holder of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account only in the
event of an IPO 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
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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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(b)
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vote as a class with Public Shares on a Business Combination.
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49.11
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The uninterested Independent Directors shall approve any transaction or transactions between the Company
and any of the following parties:
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(a)
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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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(b)
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any Director or Officer and any Affiliate of such Director or Officer.
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49.12
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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
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As long as the securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company must complete
the Business Combinations with one or more target businesses having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the value
of the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income on 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
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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 such a Business Combination is fair to the Company
from a financial point of view.
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Business Opportunities
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50.1
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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, himself or herself,
directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the
Company.
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50.2
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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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50.3
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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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Exhibit 4.1
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NUMBER UNITS
U-
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SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
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CUSIP
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XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
UNITS CONSISTING OF ONE CLASS A ORDINARY SHARE
AND ONE-THIRD OF ONE REDEEMABLE WARRANT, EACH WHOLE WARRANT ENTITLING THE HOLDER TO PURCHASE ONE CLASS A ORDINARY SHARE
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
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is the owner of
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Units.
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Each Unit (“Unit”) consists of one (1) Class
A Ordinary Share, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), of XPAC Acquisition Corp., a
Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and one-third (1/3) of one redeemable warrant (the “Warrant”).
Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one (1) Class A Ordinary Share (subject to adjustment) for $11.50 per share (subject
to adjustment). Only whole Warrants are exercisable. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the
Company’s completion of a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar
business combination with one or more businesses (each a “Business Combination”), and (ii) twelve (12) months
from the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, and will expire, unless exercised before 5:00 p.m., New York City Time,
on the date that is five (5) years after the date on which the Company completes its initial Business Combination, or earlier upon redemption
or liquidation. The Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants comprising the Units represented by this certificate will begin separate
trading on ,
2021 unless Citigroup Global Markets Inc. elects to allow separate trading earlier, subject to the Company’s filing of a Current
Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission containing an audited balance sheet reflecting the Company’s receipt
of the gross proceeds of its initial public offering and issuing a press release announcing when separate trading will begin. No fractional
Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units. The terms of the Warrants are governed by a Warrant Agreement, dated as of , 2021,
between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, and are subject to the terms and provisions
contained therein, all of which terms and provisions the holder of this certificate consents to by acceptance hereof. Copies of the Warrant
Agreement are on file at the office of the Warrant Agent at One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004, and are available
to any Warrant holder on written request and without cost.
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination,
the Units represented by this certificate will automatically separate into the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants comprising such Units.
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned
by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar of the Company.
This certificate shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Witness the facsimile signature of its duly authorized
officers.
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
The Company will furnish without charge to each
unitholder who so requests, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of shares or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences
and/or rights.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription
on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM
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— as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —
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________Custodian
________
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TEN ENT
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— as tenants by the entireties
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(Cust)
(Minor)
under Uniform Gifts to Minors
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JT TEN
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— as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
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Act ______________
(State)
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For value received, ______________ hereby sell, assign and transfer
unto ______________
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
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___ Units represented by the within Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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______________________ Attorney to transfer the said Units on
the register of members of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Dated:______________
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Notice:
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The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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Signature(s) Guaranteed:
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THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED).
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In each case, as more fully described in the Company’s final
prospectus dated , 2021, the holder(s) of this certificate
shall be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of certain funds held in the trust account established in connection with its initial
public offering only in the event that (i) the Company redeems the Class A Ordinary Shares sold in its initial public offering and liquidates
because it does not consummate an initial business combination by ,
2023, or by such later date approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association, (ii) the Company redeems the Class A Ordinary Shares sold in its initial public offering in connection with
a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial business combination or
to redeem 100% of the Class A Ordinary Shares if it does not complete its initial business combination by ,
2023, or by such later date approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association, or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the holder(s)’(s) rights or pre-initial business
combination activity, or (iii) if the holder(s) seek(s) to redeem for cash his, her, its or their respective Class A Ordinary Shares in
connection with a tender offer (or proxy solicitation, solely in the event the Company seeks shareholder approval of the proposed initial
business combination) setting forth the details of a proposed initial business combination. In no other circumstances shall the holder(s)
have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account.
Exhibit 4.2
NUMBER
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NUMBER
C
SHARES
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
CUSIP
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XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES
This Certifies that
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is the owner of
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FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE
OF U.S.$0.0001 EACH OF
XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
(THE “COMPANY”)
transferable on the register of members of the Company in person or
by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
The Company will be forced to redeem all of its Class A Ordinary Shares
if it is unable to complete a business combination by ,
2023, or such by later date approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association, all as more fully described in the Company’s final prospectus dated , 2021.
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer
Agent and registered by the Registrar of the Company.
Witness the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
The Company will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so
requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of shares
or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate
and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities
(copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Company), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof
assents.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription
on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM
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— as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —
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________Custodian
________
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TEN ENT
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— as tenants by the entireties
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(Cust)
(Minor)
under Uniform Gifts to Minors
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JT TEN
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— as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
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Act ________
(State)
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
For value received, __________________ hereby sells, assigns and
transfers unto
(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S)
OF ASSIGNEE(S))
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(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE(S))
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___Shares represented by the within Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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Attorney to transfer the said shares on the register of members of the within
named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Dated:
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Notice: The
signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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Signature(s) Guaranteed:
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THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS,
STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM,
PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED).
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In each case, as more fully described in the Company’s final
prospectus dated , 2021, the holder(s) of this certificate
shall be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of certain funds held in the trust account established in connection with its initial
public offering only in the event that (i) the Company redeems the Class A Ordinary Shares sold in its initial public offering and liquidates
because it does not consummate an initial business combination by ,
2023, or by such later date approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association, (ii) the Company redeems the Class A Ordinary Shares sold in its initial public offering in connection
with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial business combination or
to redeem 100% of the Class A Ordinary Shares if it does not complete its initial business combination by ,
2023, or by such later date approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association, or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the holder(s)’(s) rights or pre-initial
business combination activity, or (iii) if the holder(s) seek(s) to redeem for cash his, her, its or their respective Class A Ordinary
Shares in connection with a tender offer (or proxy solicitation, solely in the event the Company seeks shareholder approval of the proposed
initial business combination) setting forth the details of a proposed initial business combination. In no other circumstances shall the
holder(s) have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account.
Exhibit 4.4
WARRANT AGREEMENT
XPAC ACQUISITION CORP.
and
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
Dated
[•], 2021
THIS
WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated [•], 2021, is by and between XPAC Acquisition Corp.,
a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
a New York corporation, as warrant agent (in such capacity, the “Warrant Agent”).
WHEREAS, it is proposed that the Company enter
into that certain Sponsor Warrants Purchase Agreement, with XPAC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Island limited liability company (the “Sponsor”),
pursuant to which the Sponsor will purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 warrants (or up to 4,400,000 warrants if the underwriter in the
Offering (defined below) exercise its Over-allotment Option (as defined below) in full) simultaneously with the closing of the Offering
(and the closing of the Over-allotment Option, if applicable), bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto (the “Private
Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles
the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share (as defined below) at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described
herein; and
WHEREAS, in order to finance the Company’s
transaction costs in connection with an intended initial merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”),
the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan
the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into up to an additional 1,000,000
Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant; and
WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in an initial
public offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company’s equity securities, each such unit comprised
of one Ordinary Share and one-third of one Public Warrant (as defined below) (the “Units”) and, in connection
therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up to 7,666,667 redeemable warrants (including up to 1,000,000 redeemable warrants subject
to the Over-allotment Option) to public investors in the Offering (the “Public Warrants” and, together with
the Private Placement Warrants, the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase
one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), for $11.50
per share, subject to adjustment as described herein. Only whole Warrants are exercisable. A holder of the Public Warrants will not be
able to exercise any fraction of a Warrant; and
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statements on Form S-1, No. 333-[•]
and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”), for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), of the Units, the Public Warrants and the Ordinary Shares included in the Units; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent
to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer,
exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the
form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of
rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the holders of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and
performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant
Agent (if a physical certificate is issued), as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment
of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant
Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Warrants.
2.1 Form of
Warrant. Each Warrant shall initially be issued in registered form only.
2.2 Effect
of Countersignature. If a physical certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement,
a certificated Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
2.3 Registration.
2.3.1 Warrant
Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”), for the registration of original
issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants in book-entry form, the Warrant
Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance
with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Public Warrants shall be shown
on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by institutions that have accounts with The Depository
Trust Company (the “Depositary”) (such institution, with respect to a Warrant in its account, a “Participant”).
If the Depositary subsequently ceases to make
its book-entry settlement system available for the Public Warrants, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent regarding making other
arrangements for book-entry settlement. In the event that the Public Warrants are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have
the Public Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall provide written instructions to the Depositary to deliver
to the Warrant Agent for cancellation each book-entry Public Warrant, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to
the Depositary definitive certificates in physical form evidencing such Warrants (“Definitive Warrant Certificates”)
which shall be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
Physical certificates, if issued, shall be signed
by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Operating Officer, General Counsel, Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature
has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant
is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.
2.3.2 Registered
Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat
the person in whose name such Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”) as the
absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby, for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes,
and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
2.4 Detachability
of Warrants. The Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants comprising the Units shall begin separate trading on the 52nd day following
the date of the Prospectus or, if such 52nd day is not on a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, on which banks in
New York City are generally open for normal business (a “Business Day”), then on the immediately succeeding
Business Day following such date, or earlier (the “Detachment Date”) with the consent of Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., but in no event shall the Ordinary Shares and the Public Warrants comprising the Units be separately traded until (A) the
Company has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission containing an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by
the Company of the gross proceeds of the Offering, including the proceeds then received by the Company from the exercise by the underwriter
of its right to purchase additional Units in the Offering (the “Over-allotment Option”), if the Over-allotment
Option is exercised prior to the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K, and (B) the Company issues a press release announcing
when such separate trading shall begin.
2.5 Fractional
Warrants. The Company shall not issue fractional Warrants other than as part of the Units, each of which is comprised of one Ordinary
Share and one-third of one whole Public Warrant. If, upon the detachment of Public Warrants from the Units or otherwise, a holder of
Warrants would be entitled to receive a fractional Warrant, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the number of Warrants
to be issued to such holder.
2.6 Private
Placement Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants shall be identical to the Public Warrants, except that so long as they are held
by the Sponsor or any of its Permitted Transferees (as defined below) the Private Placement Warrants: (i) may be exercised for cash
or on a “cashless basis,” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(b) hereof, (ii) including the Ordinary Shares issuable
upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, may not be transferred, assigned or sold until thirty (30) days after the completion
by the Company of an initial Business Combination, (iii) shall not be redeemable by the Company pursuant to Section 6.1
hereof and (iv) shall only be redeemable by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 if the Reference Value (as defined
below) is less than $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof); provided, however,
that in the case of (ii), the Private Placement Warrants and any Ordinary Shares issued upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants
may be transferred by the holders thereof:
(a) to
the Company’s directors or officers, any affiliates or family members of the Company’s directors or officers, any members
of the Sponsor or any affiliates of the Sponsor;
(b) in
the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family, or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is
a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization;
(c) in
the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual;
(d) in
the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order;
(e) in
the case of a trust, by distribution to one or more of the permissible beneficiaries of such trust;
(f) by
private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination at prices no greater
than the price at which the securities were originally purchased;
(g) in
the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the Company’s completion of its initial Business Combination;
(h) by
virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands or the Sponsor’s organizational documents, upon dissolution of the Sponsor; and
(i) in
the event of the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction
which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other
property subsequent to the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination; provided, however, that, in
the case of clauses (a) through (f), these permitted transferees (the “Permitted Transferees”) must enter
into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions in this Agreement.
3. Terms
and Exercise of Warrants.
3.1 Warrant
Price. Each whole Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement,
to purchase from the Company the number of Ordinary Shares stated therein, at the price of $11.50 per share, subject to the adjustments
provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price”
as used in this Agreement shall mean the price per share (including in cash or by payment of Warrants pursuant to a “cashless exercise,”
to the extent permitted hereunder) described in the prior sentence at which Ordinary Shares may be purchased at the time a Warrant is
exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below)
for a period of not less than twenty (20) Business Days (unless otherwise required by the Commission, any national securities exchange
on which the Warrants are listed or applicable law); provided that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written
notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be identical among
all of the Warrants.
3.2 Duration
of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) (A) commencing
on the later of: (i) the date that is thirty (30) days after the first date on which the Company completes a Business Combination,
and (ii) the date that is twelve (12) months from the date of the closing of the Offering, and (B) terminating at the earliest
to occur of (x) 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the date that is five (5) years after the date on which the Company completes
its initial Business Combination, (y) the liquidation of the Company in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time, if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination, and (z) other
than with respect to the Private Placement Warrants then held by the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees with respect to a redemption
pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof or, if the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance
with Section 4 hereof), Section 6.2 hereof, 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Redemption Date (as defined
below) as provided in Section 6.4 hereof (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however,
that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2
below, with respect to an effective registration statement or a valid exemption therefrom being available. Except with respect to
the right to receive the Redemption Price (as defined below) (other than with respect to a Private Placement Warrant then held by the
Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof or, if the Reference
Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof), Section 6.2
hereof) in the event of a redemption (as set forth in Section 6 hereof), each Warrant (other than a Private Placement
Warrant then held by the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees in the event of a redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof
or, if the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof),
Section 6.2 hereof) not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights
in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole
discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided that the Company shall provide at
least twenty (20) days prior written notice of any such extension to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further
that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the Warrants.
3.3 Exercise
of Warrants.
3.3.1 Payment.
Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering
to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust department (i) the Definitive Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be exercised,
or, in the case of a Warrant represented by a book-entry, the Warrants to be exercised (the “Book-Entry Warrants”)
on the records of the Depositary to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depositary designated for such purposes in writing by the
Warrant Agent to the Depositary from time to time, (ii) an election to purchase (“Election to Purchase”)
any Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly completed and executed by the Registered Holder on the reverse of
the Definitive Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance with
the Depositary’s procedures, and (iii) the payment in full of the Warrant Price for each Ordinary Share as to which the Warrant
is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the
Ordinary Shares and the issuance of such Ordinary Shares, as follows:
(a) in
lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Warrant Agent;
(b) with
respect to any Private Placement Warrant, so long as such Private Placement Warrant is held by the Sponsor or a Permitted Transferee,
by surrendering the Warrants for that number of Ordinary Shares equal to (i) if in connection with a redemption of Private Placement
Warrants pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, as provided in Section 6.2 hereof with respect to a Make-Whole Exercise
(as defined below) and (ii) in all other scenarios the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Ordinary
Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the Sponsor Exercise Fair Market Value (as defined in this subsection
3.3.1(b)) less the Warrant Price by (y) the Sponsor Exercise Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection 3.3.1(b),
the “Sponsor Exercise Fair Market Value” shall mean the average last reported sale price of the Ordinary Shares for the ten
(10) trading days ending on the third (3rd) trading day prior to the date on which notice of exercise of the Private
Placement Warrant is sent to the Warrant Agent;
(c) as
provided in Section 6.2 hereof with respect to a Make-Whole Exercise; or
(d) as
provided in Section 7.4 hereof.
3.3.2 Issuance
of Ordinary Shares on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment
of the Warrant Price (if payment is pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(a)), the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such
Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of Ordinary Shares to which he, she or it is entitled, registered
in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it on the register of members of the Company, and if such Warrant shall not have
been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned Warrant, as applicable, for the number of shares as to which such
Warrant shall not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Ordinary Shares
pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under
the Securities Act with respect to the Ordinary Shares underlying the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto
is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under Section 7.4 or a valid exemption from registration
is available. No Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue Ordinary Shares upon exercise of a Warrant
unless the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration
or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the Warrants. Subject to Section 4.6
of this Agreement, a Registered Holder of Warrants may exercise its Warrants only for a whole number of Ordinary Shares. The Company
may require holders of Public Warrants to settle the Warrant on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 7.4. If,
by reason of any exercise of Warrants on a “cashless basis”, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise
of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in an Ordinary Share, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number, the
number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to such holder.
3.3.3 Valid
Issuance. All Ordinary Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.
3.3.4 Date
of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for Ordinary Shares is issued and who
is registered in the register of members of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such
Ordinary Shares on the date on which the Warrant, or book-entry position representing such Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the
Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated Warrant, except that,
if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the register of members of the Company or book-entry system of the Warrant Agent
are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date
on which the share transfer books or book-entry system are open.
3.3.5 Maximum
Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained
in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she
or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s
Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise,
such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in
excess of 9.8% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect
to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by such person and
its affiliates shall include the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination
of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Ordinary Shares that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised
portion of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or
unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation,
any convertible notes or convertible preferred shares or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the
limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall
be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares, the holder may rely on the
number of outstanding Ordinary Shares as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission as the case may be, (2) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, as transfer agent (in such capacity, the “Transfer Agent”), setting forth the number of Ordinary Shares
outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) Business
Days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of issued
and outstanding Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company
by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares was reported. By written
notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder
to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until
the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.
4. Adjustments.
4.1 Share
Capitalizations.
4.1.1 Sub-Divisions.
If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of issued and outstanding Ordinary
Shares is increased by a capitalization or share dividend of Ordinary Shares, or by a sub-division of Ordinary Shares or other similar
event, then, on the effective date of such share capitalization, sub-division or similar event, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable
on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares. A rights
offering made to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary Shares entitling holders to purchase Ordinary Shares at a price less than
the “Historical Fair Market Value” (as defined below) shall be deemed a capitalization of a number of Ordinary Shares equal
to the product of (i) the number of Ordinary Shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities
sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for the Ordinary Shares) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus
the quotient of (x) the price per Ordinary Share paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the Historical Fair Market Value.
For purposes of this subsection 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Ordinary
Shares, in determining the price payable for Ordinary Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights,
as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Historical Fair Market Value” means the
volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the
first date on which the Ordinary Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right
to receive such rights. No Ordinary Shares shall be issued at less than their par value.
4.1.2 Extraordinary
Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays to all or substantially all of the
holders of the Ordinary Shares a dividend or makes a distribution in cash, securities or other assets on account of such Ordinary Shares
(or other shares into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described in subsection 4.1.1 above, (b) Ordinary
Cash Dividends (as defined below), (c) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of the Ordinary Shares in connection with
a proposed initial Business Combination, (d) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of the Ordinary Shares in connection
with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (i) to modify the
substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination
or to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete its initial Business Combination within the time period
required by the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time, or (ii) with
respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, (e) as a result
of the repurchase of Ordinary Shares by the Company if a proposed initial Business Combination is presented to the shareholders of the
Company for approval, or (f) in connection with the redemption of public shares upon the failure of the Company to complete its
initial Business Combination and any subsequent distribution of its assets upon its liquidation (any such non-excluded event being referred
to herein as an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately
after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Company’s
board of directors (the “Board”), in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each Ordinary Share
in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.2, “Ordinary Cash Dividends”
means any cash dividend or cash distribution which, when combined on a per share basis, with the per share amounts of all other cash
dividends and cash distributions paid on the Ordinary Shares during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend
or distribution to the extent it does not exceed $0.50 (which amount shall be adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred
to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment
to the Warrant Price or to the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant).
4.2 Aggregation
of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof, the number of issued and outstanding
Ordinary Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share split or reclassification of Ordinary Shares or other similar
event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split, reclassification or similar event, the number
of Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in issued and outstanding Ordinary
Shares.
4.3 Adjustments
in Exercise Price. Whenever the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided
in subsection 4.1.1 or Section 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying
such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Ordinary
Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall
be the number of Ordinary Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
4.4 Raising
of the Capital in Connection with the Initial Business Combination. If (x) the Company issues additional Ordinary Shares or
equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial Business Combination at an issue
price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Ordinary Share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined
in good faith by the Board and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Class B
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance)
(the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60%
of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Company’s initial Business Combination on
the date of the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume-weighted
average trading price of Ordinary Shares during the twenty (20) trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which
the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per
share, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly
Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 shall be
adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price and the $10.00 per share
redemption trigger price described in Section 6.2 shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the
Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
4.5 Replacement
of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the issued and outstanding Ordinary
Shares (other than a change under Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such
Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger
or consolidation in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization
of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets
or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the
holders of the Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified
in the Warrants and in lieu of the Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise
of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares, stock or other equity securities or property (including cash) receivable
upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that
the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such
event (the “Alternative Issuance”); provided, however, that (i) if the holders of the Ordinary
Shares were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such
merger or consolidation, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets constituting the Alternative Issuance for which
each Warrant shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by the holders
of the Ordinary Shares in such merger or consolidation that affirmatively make such election, and (ii) if a tender, exchange or
redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the Ordinary Shares (other than a tender, exchange or redemption
offer made by the Company in connection with redemption rights held by shareholders of the Company as provided for in the Company’s
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or as a result of the redemption of Ordinary Shares by the Company if a proposed
initial Business Combination is presented to the shareholders of the Company for approval) under circumstances in which, upon completion
of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under
the Exchange Act) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2
under the Exchange Act) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, the holder of a Warrant
shall be entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the highest amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder
would actually have been entitled as a shareholder if such Warrant holder had exercised the Warrant prior to the expiration of such tender
or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the Ordinary Shares held by such holder had been purchased pursuant to such tender
or exchange offer, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as
possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided further that if less than 70% of the consideration
receivable by the holders of the Ordinary Shares in the applicable event is payable in the form of shares in the successor entity that
is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed
for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the Registered Holder properly exercises the Warrant within thirty (30)
days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars) equal to the difference of (i) the Warrant
Price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) (but in no event less
than zero) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value”
means the value of a Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event based on the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for
a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (assuming zero dividends) (“Bloomberg”). For purposes
of calculating such amount, (i) Section 6 of this Agreement shall be taken into account, (ii) the price of each
Ordinary Share shall be the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares during the ten (10) trading day period ending on
the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event, (iii) the assumed volatility shall be the 90 day volatility
obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg determined as of the trading day immediately prior to the day of the announcement of the
applicable event and (iv) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the
remaining term of the Warrant. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid to holders
of the Ordinary Shares consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per Ordinary Share, and (ii) in all other cases, the
volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the
effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in Ordinary Shares covered
by subsection 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, 4.3
and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications,
reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event shall the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the
par value per share issuable upon exercise of such Warrant.
4.6 Notices
of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the
Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment
and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth
in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified
in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 or 4.9, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence
of such event to each holder of a Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date
or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of
such event.
4.7 No
Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional
shares upon the exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any
Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such
exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to such holder.
4.8 Form of
Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued
after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant
to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form
of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or
countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
4.9 Other
Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of the preceding subsections of this
Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid
an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case,
the Company shall appoint a firm of independent registered public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized
national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary
to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms
of such adjustment; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall the Warrants be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4.9
as a result of any issuance of securities in connection with a Business Combination. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants
in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.
5. Transfer
and Exchange of Warrants.
5.1 Registration
of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register,
upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions
for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant
shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant
Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.
5.2 Procedure
for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer,
and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the
Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise
provided herein or with respect to any Book-Entry Warrant, each Book-Entry Warrant may be transferred only in whole and only to the Depositary,
to another nominee of the Depositary, to a successor depository, or to a nominee of a successor depository; provided further,
however that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend (as in the case of the Private Placement
Warrants), the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange thereof until the Warrant Agent has received
an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a
restrictive legend.
5.3 Fractional
Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result in the issuance
of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant, except as part of the Units.
5.4 Service
Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
5.5 Warrant
Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever
required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
5.6 Transfer
of Warrants. Prior to the Detachment Date, the Public Warrants may be transferred or exchanged only together with the Unit in which
such Warrant is included, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction with, a transfer or exchange of such Unit. Furthermore,
each transfer of a Unit on the register relating to such Units shall operate also to transfer the Warrants included in such Unit. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.6 shall have no effect on any transfer of Warrants on and after the Detachment
Date.
6. Redemption.
6.1 Redemption
of Warrants for Cash. Subject to Section 6.6 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at
the option of the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the Registered
Holders of the Warrants, as described in Section 6.4 below, at a Redemption Price of $0.01 per Warrant, provided that
(a) the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof)
and (b) there is an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants, and a current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout the 30-day Redemption Period (as defined in Section 6.4
below).
6.2 Redemption
of Warrants for Ordinary Shares. Subject to Section 6.6 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be
redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the
Registered Holders of the Warrants, as described in Section 6.4 below, at a Redemption Price of $0.10 per Warrant, provided
that (i) the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4
hereof) and (ii) if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4
hereof), the Private Placement Warrants are also concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants.
During the 30-day Redemption Period in connection with a redemption pursuant to this Section 6.2, Registered Holders of the
Warrants may elect to exercise their Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1 and receive a number
of Ordinary Shares determined by reference to the table below, based on the Redemption Date (calculated for purposes of the table as
the period to expiration of the Warrants) and the “Redemption Fair Market Value” (as such term is defined in this Section 6.2)
(a “Make-Whole Exercise”). Solely for purposes of this Section 6.2, the “Redemption
Fair Market Value” shall mean the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares during the ten (10) trading
days immediately following the date on which notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 6.2 is sent to the Registered
Holders. In connection with any redemption pursuant to this Section 6.2, the Company shall provide the Registered Holders
with the Redemption Fair Market Value no later than one (1) Business Day after the ten (10) trading day period described above
ends.
Redemption Date
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|
Redemption
Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares
|
(period to expiration of warrants)
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≤10.00
|
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11.00
|
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12.00
|
|
13.00
|
|
14.00
|
|
15.00
|
|
16.00
|
|
17.00
|
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≥18.00
|
60 months
|
|
0.261
|
|
0.281
|
|
0.297
|
|
0.311
|
|
0.324
|
|
0.337
|
|
0.348
|
|
0.358
|
|
0.361
|
57 months
|
|
0.257
|
|
0.277
|
|
0.294
|
|
0.310
|
|
0.324
|
|
0.337
|
|
0.348
|
|
0.358
|
|
0.361
|
54 months
|
|
0.252
|
|
0.272
|
|
0.291
|
|
0.307
|
|
0.322
|
|
0.335
|
|
0.347
|
|
0.357
|
|
0.361
|
51 months
|
|
0.246
|
|
0.268
|
|
0.287
|
|
0.304
|
|
0.320
|
|
0.333
|
|
0.346
|
|
0.357
|
|
0.361
|
48 months
|
|
0.241
|
|
0.263
|
|
0.283
|
|
0.301
|
|
0.317
|
|
0.332
|
|
0.344
|
|
0.356
|
|
0.361
|
45 months
|
|
0.235
|
|
0.258
|
|
0.279
|
|
0.298
|
|
0.315
|
|
0.330
|
|
0.343
|
|
0.356
|
|
0.361
|
42 months
|
|
0.228
|
|
0.252
|
|
0.274
|
|
0.294
|
|
0.312
|
|
0.328
|
|
0.342
|
|
0.355
|
|
0.361
|
39 months
|
|
0.221
|
|
0.246
|
|
0.269
|
|
0.290
|
|
0.309
|
|
0.325
|
|
0.340
|
|
0.354
|
|
0.361
|
36 months
|
|
0.213
|
|
0.239
|
|
0.263
|
|
0.285
|
|
0.305
|
|
0.323
|
|
0.339
|
|
0.353
|
|
0.361
|
33 months
|
|
0.205
|
|
0.232
|
|
0.257
|
|
0.280
|
|
0.301
|
|
0.320
|
|
0.337
|
|
0.352
|
|
0.361
|
30 months
|
|
0.196
|
|
0.224
|
|
0.250
|
|
0.274
|
|
0.297
|
|
0.316
|
|
0.335
|
|
0.351
|
|
0.361
|
27 months
|
|
0.185
|
|
0.214
|
|
0.242
|
|
0.268
|
|
0.291
|
|
0.313
|
|
0.332
|
|
0.350
|
|
0.361
|
24 months
|
|
0.173
|
|
0.204
|
|
0.233
|
|
0.260
|
|
0.285
|
|
0.308
|
|
0.329
|
|
0.348
|
|
0.361
|
21 months
|
|
0.161
|
|
0.193
|
|
0.223
|
|
0.252
|
|
0.279
|
|
0.304
|
|
0.326
|
|
0.347
|
|
0.361
|
18 months
|
|
0.146
|
|
0.179
|
|
0.211
|
|
0.242
|
|
0.271
|
|
0.298
|
|
0.322
|
|
0.345
|
|
0.361
|
15 months
|
|
0.130
|
|
0.164
|
|
0.197
|
|
0.230
|
|
0.262
|
|
0.291
|
|
0.317
|
|
0.342
|
|
0.361
|
12 months
|
|
0.111
|
|
0.146
|
|
0.181
|
|
0.216
|
|
0.250
|
|
0.282
|
|
0.312
|
|
0.339
|
|
0.361
|
9 months
|
|
0.090
|
|
0.125
|
|
0.162
|
|
0.199
|
|
0.237
|
|
0.272
|
|
0.305
|
|
0.336
|
|
0.361
|
6 months
|
|
0.065
|
|
0.099
|
|
0.137
|
|
0.178
|
|
0.219
|
|
0.259
|
|
0.296
|
|
0.331
|
|
0.361
|
3 months
|
|
0.034
|
|
0.065
|
|
0.104
|
|
0.150
|
|
0.197
|
|
0.243
|
|
0.286
|
|
0.326
|
|
0.361
|
0 months
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
0.042
|
|
0.115
|
|
0.179
|
|
0.233
|
|
0.281
|
|
0.323
|
|
0.361
|
The exact Redemption Fair Market Value and Redemption
Date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the Redemption Fair Market Value is between two values in the table or
the Redemption Date is between two redemption dates in the table, the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued for each Warrant exercised
in a Make-Whole Exercise shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of shares set forth for the higher and
lower Redemption Fair Market Values and the earlier and later redemption dates, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable.
6.3 The
share prices set forth in the column headings of the table above shall be adjusted as of any date on which the number of shares issuable
upon exercise of a Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof. If the number of shares issuable
upon exercise of a Warrant is adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the adjusted share prices in the column headings shall
equal the share prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares
deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number of shares deliverable
upon exercise of a Warrant as so adjusted. The number of shares in the table above shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same
time as the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant. If the Exercise Price is adjusted, (a) in the case of an adjustment
pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof, the adjusted share prices in the column headings shall equal the share prices immediately
prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price
and the denominator of which is $10.00 and (b) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Section 4.1.2 hereof, the adjusted
share prices in the column headings shall equal the share prices immediately prior to such adjustment less the decrease in the Exercise
Price pursuant to such Exercise Price adjustment. In no event shall the Warrants be exercisable in connection with a Make-Whole Exercise
for more than 0.361 Ordinary Shares per Warrant (subject to adjustment).
6.4 Date
Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption; Redemption Price; Reference Value. In the event that the Company elects to redeem the Warrants
pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”).
Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the
Redemption Date (the period lasting from such time until the Redemption Date, the “30-day Redemption Period”)
to the Registered Holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any
notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder
received such notice. As used in this Agreement, (a) “Redemption Price” shall mean the price per Warrant
at which any Warrants are redeemed pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2 and (b) “Reference Value”
shall mean the last reported sales price of the Ordinary Shares for any twenty (20) trading days within the thirty (30) trading-day period
ending on the third (3rd) trading day prior to the date on which notice of the redemption is given.
6.5 Exercise
After Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 6.2
of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.4
hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights
except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption Price.
6.6 Exclusion
of Private Placement Warrants. The Company agrees that (a) the redemption rights provided in Section 6.1 hereof
shall not apply to the Private Placement Warrants if at the time of the redemption such Private Placement Warrants continue to be
held by the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees and (b) if the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to
adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof), the redemption rights provided in Section 6.2 hereof shall
not apply to the Private Placement Warrants if at the time of the redemption such Private Placement Warrants continue to be held by
the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees. However, once such Private Placement Warrants are transferred (other than to Permitted
Transferees in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof), the Company may redeem the Private Placement Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1
or 6.2 hereof, provided that the criteria for redemption are met, including the opportunity of the holder of such Private
Placement Warrants to exercise the Private Placement Warrants prior to redemption pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof.
Private Placement Warrants that are transferred to persons other than Permitted Transferees shall upon such transfer cease to be
Private Placement Warrants and shall become Public Warrants under this Agreement, including for purposes of Section 9.8
hereof.
7. Other
Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.
7.1 No
Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company,
including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent
or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other
matter.
7.2 Lost,
Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent
may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant,
include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated,
or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly
lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
7.3 Reservation
of Ordinary Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares
that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
7.4 Registration
of Ordinary Shares; Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option.
7.4.1 Registration
of the Ordinary Shares. The Company agrees that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after
the closing of its initial Business Combination, it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission a registration
statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within sixty (60) Business Days following the closing
of its initial Business Combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating
thereto, until the expiration or redemption of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If any such registration
statement has not been declared effective by the sixtieth (60th) Business Day following the closing of the Business Combination,
holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during the period beginning on the sixty-first (61st) Business Day after the
closing of the Business Combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the Commission, and during
any other period when the Company shall fail to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the Ordinary
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by exchanging the Warrants
(in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption) for that number of Ordinary Shares equal to
the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants,
multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below) less the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market
Value and (B) 0.361. Solely for purposes of this subsection 7.4.1, “Fair Market Value” shall mean
the volume-weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading
day prior to the date that notice of exercise is received by the Warrant Agent from the holder of such Warrants or its securities broker
or intermediary. The date that notice of “cashless exercise” is received by the Warrant Agent shall be conclusively determined
by the Warrant Agent. In connection with the “cashless exercise” of a Public Warrant, the Company shall, upon request, provide
the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience) stating
that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with this subsection 7.4.1 is not required
to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) the Ordinary Shares issued upon such exercise shall be freely tradable under
United States federal securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities
Act) of the Company and, accordingly, shall not be required to bear a restrictive legend. Except as provided in subsection 7.4.2,
for the avoidance of doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised or have expired, the Company shall continue to be
obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences of this subsection 7.4.1.
7.4.2 Cashless
Exercise at Company’s Option. If the Ordinary Shares are at the time of any exercise of a Public Warrant not listed on a national
securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the
Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, (i) require holders of Public Warrants who exercise Public Warrants to exercise
such Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act as described
in subsection 7.4.1 and (ii) in the event the Company so elects, the Company shall (x) not be required to file or maintain
in effect a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and (y) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register
or qualify for sale the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrant under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an
exemption is not available.
8. Concerning
the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.
8.1 Payment
of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant
Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated
to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.
8.2 Resignation,
Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
8.2.1 Appointment
of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged
from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office
of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor
Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after
it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of a Warrant (who shall, with
such notice, submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court
of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any
successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation or other entity organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the United States of America, and authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment,
any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor
Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason
it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument
transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon
request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for
more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities,
duties, and obligations.
8.2.2 Notice
of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the
predecessor Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent for the Ordinary Shares not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
8.2.3 Merger
or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or
any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent
under this Agreement without any further act.
8.3 Fees
and Expenses of Warrant Agent.
8.3.1 Remuneration.
The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall, pursuant
to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably
incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
8.3.2 Further
Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and
delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying
out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4 Liability
of Warrant Agent.
8.4.1 Reliance
on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or
desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact
or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established
by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, the General
Counsel, the Secretary or the Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon
such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4.2 Indemnity.
The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith. The Company agrees
to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, out-of-pocket costs and reasonable
outside counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the
Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith.
8.4.3 Exclusions.
The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution
of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any breach by the Company of any
covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible to make any adjustments
required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment
or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to
make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement
or any Warrant or as to whether any Ordinary Shares shall, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.
8.5 Acceptance
of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms
and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and
concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of Ordinary Shares through
the exercise of the Warrants.
8.6 Waiver.
The Warrant Agent has no right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”)
in, or to any distribution of, the Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee thereunder) and hereby agrees not
to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. The Warrant
Agent hereby waives any and all Claims against the Trust Account and any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account.
9. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
9.1 Successors.
All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to
the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
9.2 Notices.
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant
to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private
courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
with copies to: Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 1909,
25th floor, Torre Sul
São Paulo, SP, Brazil 04543-907
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be
given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered
if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such
notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Compliance Department
9.3 Applicable
Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the
laws of the State of New York, including, without limitation, Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law and
New York Civil Practice Laws and Rule 327(b). The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising
out of, or otherwise based on, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive.
The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
9.4 Persons
Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, corporation
or other entity other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason
of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations,
promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors
and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.
9.5 Examination
of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent
in the United States of America, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder
to submit such holder’s Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.
9.6 Counterparts;
Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts
shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
A signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature.
9.7 Effect
of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation
thereof.
9.8 Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of (i) curing any
ambiguity or correcting any mistake, including conforming the provisions hereof to the description of the terms of the Warrants and this
Agreement set forth in the Prospectus, or defective provision contained herein, (ii) adding or changing any provisions with respect
to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not
adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders under this Agreement, or (iii) to make any amendments that are necessary
in the good faith determination of the Company’s board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow
for the Warrants to be classified as equity in the Company’s financial statements. All other modifications or amendments, including
any modification or amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period and any amendment to the terms of only the
Private Placement Warrants, shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 65% of the then outstanding Public
Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant
to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, or make any amendment necessary in the good faith determination of the Company’s
board of directors (taking into account then existing market precedents) to allow for the Warrants to be classified as equity in the
Company’s financial statements, in each case, without the consent of the Registered Holders.
9.9 Severability.
This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable
term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to
such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
Exhibit A Form of Warrant Certificate
Exhibit B Legend — Private Placement Warrants
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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CONTINENTAL STOCK
TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent
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[Signature Page to
Warrant Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
[FACE]
Number
Warrants
THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED
PRIOR TO
THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR
IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
Incorporated Under the Laws of the Cayman Islands
CUSIP [•]
Warrant Certificate
This
Warrant Certificate certifies that ,
or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) (the
“Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001
par value (“Ordinary Shares”), of XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”).
Each Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from
the Company that number of fully paid and nonassessable Ordinary Shares as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Exercise
Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise”
as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the
Exercise Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the
Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Warrant Agreement.
Each whole Warrant is initially exercisable for
one fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Share. Fractional shares shall not be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise
of Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in an Ordinary Share, the Company shall, upon exercise, round
down to the nearest whole number the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Warrant holder. The number of Ordinary Shares issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
The initial Exercise Price per one Ordinary Share
for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set
forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant
Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise
Period, such Warrants shall become void. The Warrants may be redeemed, subject to certain conditions, as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions
of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as
though fully set forth at this place.
This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless
countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement.
This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
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CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY,
AS WARRANT AGENT
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[Form of Warrant Certificate]
[Reverse]
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate
are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive
Ordinary Shares and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of , 2021 (the “Warrant Agreement”),
duly executed and delivered by the Company to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant
agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part
of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities
thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder”
meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by
the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.
Warrants may be exercised at any time during the
Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by
surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of Election to Purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together
with payment of the Exercise Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as
provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise
of Warrants evidenced hereby, the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there
shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant
Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering
the issuance of the Ordinary Shares to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder
relating to the Ordinary Shares is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant
Agreement.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence
of certain events the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain
conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in an
Ordinary Share, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to the holder
of the Warrant.
Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the
principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney
duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without
payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like
number of Warrants.
Upon due presentation for registration of transfer
of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing
in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject
to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection
therewith.
The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and
treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof,
and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the
Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a shareholder of the Company.
Election to Purchase
(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise
the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive Ordinary
Shares and herewith tenders payment for such Ordinary Shares to the order of XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”)
in the amount of $ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests
that a certificate for such Ordinary Shares be registered in the name of ,
whose address is and that such Ordinary Shares be delivered to
whose address is .
If said number of Ordinary Shares is less than all of the Ordinary Shares purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new
Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such Ordinary Shares be registered in the name of ,
whose address is and that such Warrant Certificate
be delivered to , whose address is .
In the event that the Warrant has been called
for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement and a holder thereof elects to exercise its
Warrant pursuant to a Make-Whole Exercise, the number of Ordinary Shares that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in
accordance with subsection 3.3.1(c) or Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement, as applicable.
In the event that the Warrant is a Private Placement
Warrant that is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(b) of the Warrant Agreement,
the number of Ordinary Shares that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b) of
the Warrant Agreement.
In the event that the Warrant is to be exercised
on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of Ordinary Shares that this
Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.
In the event that the Warrant may be exercised,
to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of Ordinary Shares that this Warrant is
exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless exercise
and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented
by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive Ordinary Shares. If said number
of shares is less than all of the Ordinary Shares purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the cashless exercise), the undersigned
requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such Ordinary Shares be registered in the name of ,
whose address is and that such Warrant Certificate
be delivered to , whose address is .
[Signature Page Follows]
Date: ,
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Signature Guaranteed:
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THE
SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT
UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED).
EXHIBIT B
LEGEND
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, SUBJECT TO ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND
AMONG XPAC ACQUISITION CORP. CORP. (THE “COMPANY”), XPAC SPONSOR LLC AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMPANY
COMPLETES ITS INITIAL BUSINESS COMBINATION (AS DEFINED IN THE RECITALS OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN) EXCEPT TO A PERMITTED
TRANSFEREE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT) WHO AGREES IN WRITING WITH THE COMPANY TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TRANSFER
PROVISIONS.
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND CLASS A ORDINARY
SHARES OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY.
NO. WARRANT
Exhibit 5.1
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
PO Box 309, Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
We have acted as counsel as to Cayman Islands
law to XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") in connection with the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, including
all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") (including its exhibits, the "Registration
Statement") for the purposes of, registering with the Commission under the Act, the offering and sale to the public of:
(a)
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up to 23,000,000 units (including 3,000,000 units, which Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the "Underwriter"),
will have a 45-day option to purchase from the Company to cover over-allotments, if any) ("Units") at an offering price
of US$10 per Unit, each Unit consisting of:
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one Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 of the Company ("Ordinary Shares");
and
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one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Ordinary Share at
a price of US$11.50 per Ordinary Share ("Warrants"); and
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all Ordinary Shares and Warrants issued as part of the Units.
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This opinion letter is given in accordance with
the terms of the Legal Matters section of the Registration Statement.
We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or
conformed copies of the following documents:
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The certificate of incorporation dated 11 March 2021 and the memorandum and articles of association of
the Company as registered or adopted on 11 March 2021 (the "Memorandum and Articles").
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The written resolutions of the sole director of the Company dated 19 March 2021 and 11 May 2021 (the "Resolutions")
and the corporate records of the Company maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands.
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A certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies (the "Certificate
of Good Standing").
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A certificate from a director of the Company a copy of which is attached to this opinion letter (the "Director's
Certificate").
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The Registration Statement.
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A draft of the form of the unit certificate representing the Units (the "Unit Certificate").
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A draft of the form of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate constituting the Warrants (the
"Warrant Documents").
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A draft of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the Underwriter (the "Underwriting
Agreement").
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The documents listed in paragraphs
1.6 to 1.8 inclusive above shall be referred to collectively herein as the "Documents".
The following opinions are given only as to, and
based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to
the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. In giving the following opinions, we have relied
(without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy, as at the date of this opinion letter, of the Director's Certificate
and the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:
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The Documents have been or will be authorised and duly executed and unconditionally delivered by or on
behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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The Documents are, or will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance
with their terms under the laws of the State of New York (the "Relevant Law") and all other relevant laws (other than,
with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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The choice of the Relevant Law as the governing law of the Documents has been made in good faith and would
be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld by the courts of the State of New York and any other relevant jurisdiction
(other than the Cayman Islands) as a matter of the Relevant Law and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies
of, or in the final forms of, the originals.
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All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.
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The capacity, power, authority and legal right of all parties under all relevant laws and regulations
(other than, with respect to the Company, the laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands) to enter into, execute, unconditionally deliver
and perform their respective obligations under the Documents.
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No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands
to subscribe for any of the Units, the Warrants or the Ordinary Shares.
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There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands
law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Documents.
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No monies paid to or for the account of any party under the Documents or any property received or disposed
of by any party to the Documents in each case in connection with the Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby
represent or will represent proceeds of criminal conduct or criminal property or terrorist property (as defined in the Proceeds of Crime
Act (As Revised) and the Terrorism Act (As Revised), respectively).
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There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect
the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the Relevant Law.
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The Company will receive money or money's worth in consideration for the issue of the Ordinary Shares
and none of the Ordinary Shares were or will be issued for less than par value.
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Save as aforesaid we have not been instructed
to undertake and have not undertaken any further enquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction the subject of this opinion letter.
Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions
and the qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
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The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing
and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
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The Ordinary Shares to be offered and issued by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement
have been duly authorised for issue, and when issued by the Company against payment in full of the consideration as set out in the Registration
Statement and in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement, such Ordinary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable. As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders).
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The execution, delivery and performance of the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have been authorised
by and on behalf of the Company and, once the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have been executed and delivered by any director
or officer of the Company, the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents
will be duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their terms.
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The opinions expressed above are subject to the
following qualifications:
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The obligations assumed by the Company under the Documents will not necessarily be enforceable in all
circumstances in accordance with their terms. In particular:
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enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, readjustment of debts
or moratorium or other laws of general application relating to protecting or affecting the rights of creditors;
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enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity. For example, equitable remedies such as specific
performance may not be available, inter alia, where damages are considered to be an adequate remedy;
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where obligations are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, they may not be enforceable
in the Cayman Islands to the extent that performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction; and
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some claims may become barred under relevant statutes of limitation or may be or become subject to defences
of set off, counterclaim, estoppel and similar defences.
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To maintain the Company in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman
Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Companies within the time frame prescribed by law.
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Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members (shareholders) is prima facie evidence of title
to shares and this register would not record a third party interest in such shares. However, there are certain limited circumstances where
an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal
position. Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified
where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. As far as we are aware, such applications
are rarely made in the Cayman Islands and for the purposes of the opinion given in paragraph 3.2, there are no circumstances or matters
of fact known to us on the date of this opinion letter which would properly form the basis for an application for an order for rectification
of the register of members of the Company, but if such an application were made in respect of the Ordinary Shares, then the validity of
such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands court.
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In this opinion letter, the phrase "non-assessable" means, with respect to the issuance of shares,
that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant shares and in the absence of a contractual arrangement, or an obligation pursuant
to the memorandum and articles of association, to the contrary, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company's assets
(except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose
or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion
letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm under the headings "Legal Matters", "Risk
Factors", "Shareholders' Suits" and "Enforcement of Civil Liabilities" in the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement. In providing our consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under section
7 of the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.
We express no view as to the commercial terms
of the Documents or whether such terms represent the intentions of the parties and make no comment with regard to warranties or representations
that may be made by the Company.
The opinions in this opinion letter are strictly
limited to the matters contained in the opinions section above and do not extend to any other matters. We have not been asked to review
and we therefore have not reviewed any of the ancillary documents relating to the Documents and express no opinion or observation upon
the terms of any such document.
This opinion letter is addressed to you and may
be relied upon by you, your counsel and purchasers of Units pursuant to the Registration Statement. This opinion letter is limited to
the matters detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP
Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
PO Box 309, Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
13 May, 2021
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XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the "Company")
I, the undersigned, being a director of the Company,
am aware that you are being asked to provide an opinion letter (the "Opinion") in relation to certain aspects of Cayman
Islands law. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used in this certificate have the respective meanings given to them in
the Opinion. I hereby certify that:
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The Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended.
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The Company has not entered into any mortgages or charges over its property or assets other than those
entered in the register of mortgages and charges of the Company.
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The Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles (including, without
limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of the Company) and have not been amended, varied or revoked
in any respect.
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The authorised 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. The issued share capital of the Company is 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, which have been duly authorised
and are validly issued as fully-paid and non-assessable.
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The shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") have not restricted the powers of
the directors of the Company in any way.
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The sole director of the Company at the date of the Resolutions was as follows: Chu Chiu Kong. The directors
of the Company at the date of this certificate are as follows: Chu Chiu Kong, Marcos de Andrade Peixoto Filho, Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis
Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde.
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The minute book and corporate records of the Company as maintained at its registered office in the Cayman
Islands and made available to you are complete and accurate in all material respects, and all minutes and resolutions filed therein represent
a complete and accurate record of all meetings of the Shareholders and directors (or any committee thereof) of the Company (duly convened
in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles) and all resolutions passed at the meetings or passed by written resolution or consent,
as the case may be.
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Prior to, at the time of, and immediately following the approval of the transactions contemplated by the
Registration Statement, the Company was, or will be, able to pay its debts as they fell, or fall, due and has entered, or will enter,
into the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement for proper value and not with an intention to defraud or wilfully defeat
an obligation owed to any creditor or with a view to giving a creditor a preference.
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Each director of the Company considers the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement to
be of commercial benefit to the Company and has acted in good faith in the best interests of the Company, and for a proper purpose of
the Company, in relation to the transactions which are the subject of the Opinion.
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To the best of my knowledge and belief, having made due inquiry, the Company is not the subject of legal,
arbitral, administrative or other proceedings in any jurisdiction. Nor have the directors or Shareholders taken any steps to have the
Company struck off or placed in liquidation, nor have any steps been taken to wind up the Company. Nor has any receiver been appointed
over any of the Company's property or assets.
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To the best of my knowledge and belief, having made due inquiry, there are no circumstances or matters
of fact existing which may properly form the basis for an application for an order for rectification of the register of members of the
Company.
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The Registration Statement has been, or will be, authorised and duly executed and delivered by or on behalf
of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws.
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No invitation has been made or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman
Islands to subscribe for any of the Ordinary Shares.
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The Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement have been, or will be, duly registered,
and will continue to be registered, in the Company's register of members (shareholders).
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The Company is not a central bank, monetary authority or other sovereign entity of any state and is not
a subsidiary, direct or indirect, of any sovereign entity or state.
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There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands
law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Documents.
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I confirm that you may continue to rely on this
certificate as being true and correct on the day that you issue the Opinion unless I shall have previously notified you in writing personally
to the contrary.
Signature:
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Exhibit 5.2
EXECUTION VERSION
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom llp
Av.
Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3311 7° andar
04.538-133
São Paulo - SP - Brazil
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+55 11 3708 1820
FAX: +55 11 3708 1845
www.skadden.com
May 13, 2021
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York,
NY 10036
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RE:
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special United States counsel
to XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), in connection with the initial public
offering by the Company of (a) up to 23,000,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) (including up to 3,000,000 Units
subject to an over-allotment option), each such Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share
(each, a “Class A Ordinary Share”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a
“Warrant”), each Warrant exercisable for the purchase of one Class A Ordinary Share, and (b) all Class A Ordinary
Shares and all Warrants to be issued as part of the Units. The Units and the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants, in each case, included
as part of the Units, are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”
This opinion is being furnished in accordance
with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).
In rendering the opinions stated herein, we have
examined and relied upon the following:
(a)
the registration statement on Form S-1 of the Company relating to the Securities to be filed on the date hereof with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act (such registration statement being hereinafter
referred to as the “Registration Statement”);
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(b)
the form of Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by and between
the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as underwriter (the “Underwriter”), relating to the sale by the Company
to the Underwriter of the Units, filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement;
(c)
the form of Unit certificate to be used to evidence the Units, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement (the “Unit
Certificate”);
(d)
the form of Warrant certificate to be used to evidence the Warrants, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement (the “Warrant
Certificate”); and
(e)
the form of Warrant Agreement proposed to be entered into by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, a New York corporation (“CST”), as warrant agent, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement (the
“Warrant Agreement”).
We have also examined originals or copies, certified
or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public
officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary
or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below.
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness
of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic,
certified or photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated
herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives
of the Company and others and of public officials.
We do not express any opinion with respect to
the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York (the “Opined-on Law”).
As used herein, “Transaction Documents”
means the Underwriting Agreement, the Unit Certificate, the Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications
and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that, when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary
post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) the Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto, that:
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1. When
the Units are delivered by the Company in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement upon payment of the agreed upon consideration
therefor, the Unit Certificate will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms under the laws of the State of New York.
2. When
the Units are delivered by the Company in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement upon payment of the agreed upon consideration
therefor, the Warrants included in the Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York.
The opinions stated herein are subject to the
following qualifications:
(a) we
do not express any opinion with respect to the effect on the opinions stated herein of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws or governmental orders affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the opinions
stated herein are limited by such laws and orders and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in
equity or at law);
(b) we
do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to any of the Transaction Documents
or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any
such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates;
(c) we
do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document relating to any
indemnification, contribution, non-reliance, exculpation, release, limitation or exclusion of remedies, waiver or other provisions having
similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violative of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or to the
extent any such provision purports to, or has the effect of, waiving or altering any statute of limitations;
(d) we
call to your attention that irrespective of the agreement of the parties to any Transaction Document, a court may decline to hear a case
on grounds of forum non conveniens or other doctrine limiting the availability of such court as a forum for resolution of disputes; in
addition, we call to your attention that we do not express any opinion with respect to the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal
courts of the United States of America in any action arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document;
(e) we
call to your attention that the opinions stated herein are subject to possible judicial action giving effect to governmental actions
or laws of jurisdictions other than those with respect to which we express our opinion;
(f) we
have assumed that the Warrant Agreement will constitute the valid and binding obligation of CST, enforceable against CST in accordance
with its terms; and
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(g) to
the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions contained
in any of the Transaction Documents, the opinions stated herein are subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject
to, in each case, (i) the exceptions and limitations in New York General Obligations Law sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 and (ii) principles
of comity and constitutionality.
In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinions
we have assumed that:
(a) the
Company (i) is duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing, (ii) has requisite legal status and legal capacity under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (iii) has complied and will comply with all aspects of the laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization in connection with the transactions contemplated by, and the performance of its obligations under, the Transaction
Documents;
(b) the
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all its obligations under the Transaction Documents;
(c) each
of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all requisite corporate action on part of the Company;
(d) neither
the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder,
including the issuance and sale of the Securities, (i) conflicts or will conflict with the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
of Association of the Company, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, agreement
or other instrument to which the Company or its property is subject (except that we do not make this assumption with respect to those
agreements or instruments expressed to be governed under the laws of the State of New York which are listed in Part II of the Registration
Statement), (iii) contravenes or will contravene any order or decree of any governmental authority to which the Company or its property
is subject, or (iv) violates or will violate any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or its property is subject (except that
we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (iv) with respect to the Opined-on Law); and
(e) neither
the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder,
including the issuance and sale of the Securities, requires or will require the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or
any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm
under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to
the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby
admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Act.
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Very truly yours,
/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (THIS “NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PROMISSORY NOTE
Principal Amount: Up to U.S.$300,000
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Dated as of March 19, 2021
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Maker”), promises to pay to XPAC Sponsor
LLC (“Payee”), or order, the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$300,000) or such lesser amount
as shall have been advanced by Payee to Maker and shall remain unpaid under this Note on the Maturity Date (as defined below) in lawful
money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or
wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by Maker to such account as Payee may from time to time designate
by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.
1. Principal.
The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full on the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2021,
and (ii) the date on which Maker consummates an initial public offering of its securities (such earlier date of (i) and (ii), the
“Maturity Date”), unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below). The principal
balance may be prepaid at any time by Maker, at its election and without penalty. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including
but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder of Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities
of Maker hereunder.
2. Drawdown
Requests. Maker and Payee agree that Maker may request, from time to time, up to Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$300,000)
in drawdowns under this Note to be used for costs and expenses related to Maker’s proposed initial public offering of its securities
(the “IPO”), including its formation. The principal of this Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the
Maturity Date upon request from Maker to Payee (each, a “Drawdown Request”). Each Drawdown Request must state the
amount to be drawn down, and must not be an amount less than Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$10,000) unless agreed upon by Maker and
Payee. Payee shall fund each Drawdown Request no later than three (3) business days after receipt of a Drawdown Request; provided,
however, that the maximum amount of drawdowns outstanding under this Note at any time may not exceed Three Hundred Thousand U.S.
Dollars (U.S.$300,000). No fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to Payee in connection with, or as a result of, any Drawdown
Request by Maker.
3. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
4. Application
of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under
this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally
to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
5. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):
(a)
Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note on the Maturity
Date.
(b)
Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it
of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking
of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(c)
Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in
respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty
(60) consecutive days.
6. Remedies.
(a)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this
Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder,
shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 5(b) or 5(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all
other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action
on the part of Payee.
7. Waivers.
Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor,
protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee
under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property,
real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution,
or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real
estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold
upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.
8. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default,
or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any
other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or
consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee
with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may
become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
9. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing
and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission
to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address
or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently
provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication
so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt
of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier
service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.
10. Construction.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK.
11. Severability.
Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
12. Trust
Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind
(“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account to be established in which proceeds of the IPO (including
the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions) and proceeds of the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement to occur
in connection with the IPO are to be deposited, as described in greater detail in the registration statement and prospectus to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment
or satisfaction for any Claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever.
13. Amendment;
Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of Maker and
Payee.
14. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required
consent shall be void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be
legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
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XPAC Sponsor LLC
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Exhibit 10.2
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
Re: Initial Public Offering
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter (this “Letter Agreement”)
is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered
into or proposed to be entered into by and between XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”),
and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Underwriter”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the
“Public Offering”), of 23,000,000 of the Company’s units (including up to 3,000,000 units that may
be purchased to cover over-allotments, if any) (the “Units”), each comprised of one Class A ordinary share of
the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, an “Ordinary Share”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant
(each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at
a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units shall be sold in the Public Offering pursuant to a registration statement
on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 11 hereof.
In order to induce the Company and the Underwriter
to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, XPAC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”),
and the other undersigned persons (each, an “Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”),
each hereby agrees, severally but not jointly, with the Company as follows:
1.
The Sponsor and each Insider agrees with the Company that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination,
then in connection with such proposed Business Combination, it, he or she shall (i) vote any Shares owned by it, him or her in favor of
any proposed Business Combination (including any proposals recommended by the Company’s board of directors in connection with such
Business Combination) and (ii) not redeem any Shares owned by it, him or her in connection with such shareholder approval.
2.
The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees with the Company that in the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business
Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, or such later period approved by the Company’s shareholders
in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time, the
Sponsor and each Insider shall take all reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding
up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Ordinary Shares sold
as part of the Units in the Public Offering (the “Offering Shares”), at a per share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution
expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Offering Shares, which
redemption will completely extinguish all Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation
distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s
remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s
obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. The Sponsor and
each Insider agrees to not propose any amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (i)
to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial
Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within
24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights
or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless the Company provides its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their
Offering Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding
Offering Shares.
The Sponsor and each Insider acknowledges that
it, he or she has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other asset of the
Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares held by it. The Sponsor and each Insider hereby
further waives, with respect to any Shares held by it, him or her, if any, any redemption rights it, he or she may have in connection
with (x) the consummation of a Business Combination, including, without limitation, any such rights available in the context of a
shareholder vote to approve such Business Combination or in the context of a tender offer made by the Company to purchase Ordinary Shares
and (y) a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (i) to modify
the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business
Combination or to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within 24 months
from the closing of the Public Offering, or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
Business Combination activity (although the Sponsor and the Insiders shall be entitled to redemption and liquidation rights with respect
to any Offering Shares it or they hold if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 24 months from the date of the
closing of the Public Offering).
3. Notwithstanding
the provisions set forth in paragraphs 7(a) and (b) below, during the period commencing on the effective date of the Underwriting
Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the Sponsor and each Insider shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Underwriter, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction that is designed to, or
might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to
cash settlement or otherwise)), directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease
a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 (“Section 16”) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to, any Units, Shares,
Warrants or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares, or publicly announce an intention
to effect any such transaction; provided, however, that the foregoing does not apply to the forfeiture of any Founder
Shares pursuant to their terms or any transfer of Founder Shares to any current or future independent director of the company (as
long as such current or future independent director transferee is subject to this Letter Agreement or executes an agreement
substantially identical to the terms of this Letter Agreement, as applicable to directors and officers at the time of such transfer;
and as long as, to the extent any Section 16 reporting obligation is triggered as a result of such transfer, any related Section 16
filing includes a practical explanation as to the nature of the transfer). The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if the
release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound
by the same terms described in this Letter Agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time
of the transfer.
4.
In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account, the Sponsor (which for purposes of clarification shall not extend to any
other shareholders, members or managers of the Sponsor) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss, liability,
claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) to which the Company may become
subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services rendered (other than the Company’s independent registered public
accountants) or products sold to the Company or (ii) a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into
a transaction agreement (a “Target”); provided, however, that such indemnification of the Company
by the Sponsor shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by a third party for services rendered (other than
the Company’s independent registered public accountants) or products sold to the Company or a Target do not reduce the amount of
funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.00 per Offering Share or (ii) such lesser amount per Offering Share held in the Trust Account
as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case, net of the amount
of interest earned on the property in the Trust Account which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party
who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s
indemnity of the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the event
that any such executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against such third party, the Sponsor shall not be responsible to the extent
of any liability for such third party claims. The Sponsor shall have the right to defend against any such claim with counsel of its choice
reasonably satisfactory to the Company if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the claim to the Sponsor, the Sponsor
notifies the Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense.
5. To
the extent that the Underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 Units within
45 days from the date of the Prospectus (and as further described in the Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees that it shall forfeit, at
no cost, a number of Founder Shares in the aggregate equal to 750,000 multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is
3,000,000 minus the number of Units purchased by the Underwriter upon the exercise of their over-allotment option, and (ii) the
denominator of which is 3,000,000. All references in this Letter Agreement to Founder Shares of the Company being forfeited shall
take effect as surrenders for no consideration of such Founder Shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law. The forfeiture will be
adjusted to the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full by the Underwriter so that the number of Founder
Shares will equal an aggregate of 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares after the Public Offering.
6.
The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees and acknowledges that: (i) the Underwriter and the Company would be irreparably injured
in the event of a breach by such Sponsor or Insider of its, his or her obligations under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7(a), 7(b), and 9 of
this Letter Agreement (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the non-breaching party shall be entitled
to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of such breach.
7.
(a) The Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer (as defined below) any Founder Shares (or Ordinary
Shares issuable upon conversion thereof) until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the Company’s initial Business
Combination and (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds
$12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations
and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after the Company’s
initial Business Combination or (y) the date following the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination on which the
Company completes a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all
of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property (the “Founder
Shares Lock-up Period”).
(b)
The Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Private Placement Warrants (or Ordinary Shares issued
or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants), until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination
(the “Private Placement Warrants Lock-up Period”, together with the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the “Lock-up
Periods”).
(c) Notwithstanding
the provisions set forth in paragraphs 7(a) and (b), transfers of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Ordinary Shares
issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Shares, are permitted
(a) to the Company’s directors or officers, any affiliates or family members of the Company’s directors or
officers, any direct or indirect members of the Sponsor or any affiliates of the Sponsor; (b) in the case of an individual, by
gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family, or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the
individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an
individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual,
pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) in the case of a trust, by distribution to one or more of the permissible
beneficiaries of such trust; (f) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Company’s
Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the securities were originally purchased; (g) in the event of
the Company’s liquidation prior to the Company’s completion of its initial Business Combination; (h) by virtue of
the laws of the Cayman Islands or the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement, as amended, upon dissolution of the
Sponsor; and (i) in the event of the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange,
reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange
their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the Company’s initial Business
Combination; provided, however, that, in the case of clauses (a) through (f), these permitted transferees must enter
into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions in this Agreement.
8.
The Sponsor and each Insider represents and warrants that it, he or she has never been suspended or expelled from membership in
any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or
revoked. Each Insider’s biographical information furnished to the Company, if any (including any such information included in the
Prospectus), is true and accurate in all respects and does not omit any material information with respect to such Insider’s background.
Each Insider’s questionnaire furnished to the Company, if any, is true and accurate in all respects. Each Insider represents and
warrants that: it is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation
to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; it has never been convicted
of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person,
or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and it is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding.
9.
Except as disclosed in, or as expressly contemplated by, the Prospectus (including, without limitation, in relation to the role
of XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. as the Company's financial advisor), neither
the Sponsor nor any Insider nor any affiliate of the Sponsor or any Insider, nor any director or officer of the Company, shall receive
from the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation
prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of the Company’s initial Business
Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).
10.
The Sponsor and each Insider has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound (including, without
limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement
and, as applicable, to serve as a director on the board of directors of the Company and hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus
as a director of the Company.
11. As
used herein, (i) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses; (ii)
“Shares” shall mean, collectively, the Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares; (iii) “Founder
Shares” shall mean the 5,750,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the consummation of the Public Offering; (iv) “Initial Shareholders” shall mean the
Sponsor and any other person that holds Founder Shares; (v) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the
Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company (or up to 4,400,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company
depending on the extent to which the Underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement)
that the Sponsor has agreed to purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $6,000,000 (or up to $6,600,000 depending on the extent
to which the Underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement), or $1.50 per Warrant,
in a private placement that shall occur simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering; (vi) “Public
Shareholders” shall mean the holders of securities issued in the Public Offering; (vii) “Trust
Account” shall mean the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering shall be deposited;
and (viii) “Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell,
hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or
establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position
within the meaning of Section 16, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such
securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a)
or (b).
12.
This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the
extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may not be changed,
amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument
executed by (1) each Insider that is the subject of any such change, amendment, modification or waiver and (2) the Sponsor.
13.
No party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not
operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor and
each Insider and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.
14.
This Letter Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of this Letter Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such
invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Letter Agreement a provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
15.
This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The
parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Letter Agreement
shall be brought and enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction and
venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such
courts represent an inconvenient forum.
16.
Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand
delivery or facsimile or other electronic transmission.
17.
Each party hereto shall not be liable for any breaches or misrepresentations contained in this Letter Agreement by any other party
to this Letter Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Insider with respect to any other Insider), and no party shall be
liable or responsible for the obligations of another party, including, without limitation, indemnification obligations and notice obligations.
18.
This Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods and (ii) the liquidation
of the Company; provided, however, that this Letter Agreement shall earlier terminate in the event that the Public Offering
is not consummated and closed by December 31, 2021; provided further that paragraph 4 of this Letter Agreement shall survive such
liquidation.
19.
This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for
all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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Exhibit 10.3
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This Investment Management Trust Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made effective as of [•], 2021, by and between XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands
exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation
(the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, the Company’s registration
statements on Form S-1, File Nos. 333-[•] and 333-[•] (together, the “Registration Statement”),
and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for the initial public offering of the Company’s units (the “Units”),
each of which consists of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (each, an “Ordinary
Share”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary
Share (such initial public offering hereinafter referred to as the “Offering”), has been declared effective
as of the date hereof by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an
Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as underwriter (the
“Underwriter”); and
WHEREAS, as described in the Prospectus,
$200,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement)
(or $230,000,000 if the Underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited
and held in a segregated trust account located at all times in the United States (the “Trust Account”) for the
benefit of the Company and the holders of Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Offering as hereinafter provided (the amount
to be delivered to the Trustee (and any interest subsequently earned thereon) is referred to herein as the “Property,”
the shareholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public Shareholders,”
and the Public Shareholders and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement,
a portion of the Property equal to $7,000,000, or $8,050,000 if the Underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, is
attributable to deferred underwriting discounts and commissions that may be payable by the Company to the Underwriter upon the consummation
of the Business Combination (as defined below) (the “Deferred Discount”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire
to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold the Property.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1.
Agreements and Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:
(a) Hold
the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the Trust Account established by the
Trustee located in the United States at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (or at another U.S. chartered commercial bank with consolidated
assets of $100 billion or more) and at a brokerage institution selected by the Trustee that is reasonably satisfactory to the
Company;
(b)
Manage, supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
(c)
In a timely manner, upon the written instruction of the Company, invest and reinvest the Property in United States government securities
within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, having a maturity of 185 days or less, or in
money market funds meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company; it being
understood that the Trust Account will earn no interest while account funds are uninvested awaiting the Company’s instructions hereunder;
while on deposit invested or uninvested, the Trustee may earn bank credits or other consideration;
(d)
Collect and receive, when due, all interest or other income arising from the Property, which shall become part of the “Property,”
as such term is used herein;
(e)
Promptly notify the Company and the Underwriter of all communications received by the Trustee with respect to any Property requiring
action by the Company;
(f)
Supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company (or its authorized agents) in connection with
the Company’s preparation of tax returns relating to assets held in the Trust Account or in connection with the preparation or completion
of the audit of the Company’s financial statements by the Company’s auditors;
(g)
Participate in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when
instructed by the Company to do so;
(h)
Render to the Company monthly written statements of the activities of, and amounts in, the Trust Account reflecting all receipts
and disbursements of the Trust Account;
(i) Commence
liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter
from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either
Exhibit A or Exhibit B signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, General Counsel, Secretary or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) or
other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust
Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses and
which interest shall be net of any taxes payable, it being understood that the Trustee has no obligation to monitor or question the
Company’s position that an allocation has been made for taxes payable), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the
other documents referred to therein; provided, that, in the case a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit A is received,
or (y) upon the date which is twenty-four (24) months after the closing of the Offering, or such later date as may be approved by
the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association,
as amended from time to time, if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the
Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and
the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay
dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of any taxes payable), shall be distributed to the Public Shareholders as of
such date;
(j)
Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto
as Exhibit C (a “Tax Payment Withdrawal Instruction”), withdraw from the Trust Account and distribute to the
Company the amount of interest earned on the Property requested by the Company to cover any tax obligation owed by the Company as a result
of assets of the Company or interest or other income earned on the Property, which amount shall be delivered directly to the Company by
electronic funds transfer or other method of prompt payment, and the Company shall forward such payment to the relevant taxing authority;
provided, however, that to the extent there is not sufficient cash in the Trust Account to pay such tax obligation, the
Trustee shall liquidate such assets held in the Trust Account as shall be designated by the Company in writing to make such distribution
so long as there is no reduction in the principal amount per share initially deposited in the Trust Account; provided, further,
however, that if the tax to be paid is a franchise tax, the written request by the Company to make such distribution shall be accompanied
by a copy of the franchise tax bill for the Company (it being acknowledged and agreed that any such amount in excess of interest income
earned on the Property shall not be payable from the Trust Account). The written request of the Company referenced above shall constitute
presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to said funds, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request;
(k)
Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto
as Exhibit D (a “Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction”), the Trustee shall distribute on behalf of
the Company the amount requested by the Company to be used to redeem Ordinary Shares from Public Shareholders properly submitted in connection
with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to
modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial merger,
amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company
and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”) or to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares
if it does not complete its initial Business Combination within twenty-four (24) months from the closing of the Offering or (B) with respect
to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The written request of the
Company referenced above shall constitute presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to distribute said funds, and the Trustee
shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request; and
(l)
Not make any withdrawals or distributions from the Trust Account other than pursuant to Section 1(i), (j) or (k) above.
2.
Agreements and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:
(a)
Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President, Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel or Secretary. In addition, except with respect to
its duties under Sections 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected
in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it, in good faith and with reasonable care, believes to be given by
any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions
in writing;
(b)
Subject to Section 4 hereof, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all reasonable
and documented expenses, including reasonable outside counsel fees and disbursements, or losses suffered by the Trustee in connection
with any action taken by it hereunder and in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving
any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand, which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the
Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any interest earned on the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s
gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement
of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this Section 2(b), it shall
notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee
shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim; provided that the Trustee shall obtain the
consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee may not
agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;
(c)
Pay to the Trustee the fees set forth on Schedule A hereto, including an initial acceptance fee, annual administration fee, and
transaction processing fee which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood that
the Property shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until it is distributed to the Company pursuant to Sections 1(i) through
1(j) hereof. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and the first annual administration fee at the consummation
of the Offering. The Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as set forth in this Section
2(c) and as may be provided in Section 2(b) hereof;
(d)
In connection with any vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding a Business Combination, provide to the Trustee an affidavit
or certificate of the inspector of elections for the shareholder meeting verifying the vote of such shareholders regarding such Business
Combination;
(e)
Provide the Underwriter with a copy of any Termination Letter(s) and/or any other correspondence that is sent to the Trustee with
respect to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it issues the same;
(f)
Expressly provide in any Instruction Letter (as defined in Exhibit A) delivered in connection with a Termination Letter in the
Form of Exhibit A that the Deferred Discount be paid directly to the account or accounts directed by the Underwriter; and
(g)
Instruct the Trustee to make only those distributions that are permitted under this Agreement, and refrain from instructing the
Trustee to make any distributions that are not permitted under this Agreement.
3.
Limitations of Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:
(a)
Imply obligations, perform duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or document other than this
Agreement and that which is expressly set forth herein;
(b)
Take any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in Section 1 hereof, and the Trustee shall have no
liability to any party except for liability arising out of the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct;
(c)
Institute any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or institute, appear in or defend any proceeding
of any kind with respect to, any of the Property unless and until it shall have received instructions from the Company given as provided
herein to do so and the Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses incident thereto;
(d)
Refund any depreciation in principal of any Property;
(e)
Assume that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless
provided otherwise in such designation, or unless the Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee;
(f)
The other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted,
in good faith and in the Trustee’s best judgment, except for the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.
The Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel
(including counsel chosen by the Trustee with written notification to the Company, which counsel may be the Company’s counsel),
statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions,
but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which the Trustee believes, in good faith and with reasonable
care, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or demand,
or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced by a written instrument
delivered to the Trustee, signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall
give its prior written consent thereto;
(g)
Verify the accuracy of the information contained in the Registration Statement;
(h)
Provide any assurance that any Business Combination entered into by the Company or any other action taken by the Company is as
contemplated by the Registration Statement;
(i)
File information returns with respect to the Trust Account with any local, state or federal taxing authority or provide periodic
written statements to the Company documenting the taxes payable by the Company, if any, relating to any interest income earned on the
Property;
(j)
Prepare, execute and file tax reports, income or other tax returns and pay any taxes with respect to any income generated by, and
activities relating to, the Trust Account, regardless of whether such tax is payable by the Trust Account or the Company, including, but
not limited to, franchise and income tax obligations, except pursuant to Section 1(j) hereof; or
(k)
Verify calculations, qualify or otherwise approve the Company’s written requests for distributions pursuant to Sections
1(i), 1(j) or 1(k) hereof.
4.
Trust Account Waiver. The Trustee has no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”)
to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it
may have now or in the future. In the event the Trustee has any Claim against the Company under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
under Section 2(b) or Section 2(c) hereof, the Trustee shall pursue such Claim solely against the Company and its assets
outside the Trust Account and not against the Property or any monies in the Trust Account.
5.
Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as follows:
(a)
If the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable
efforts to locate a successor trustee, pending which the Trustee shall continue to act in accordance with this Agreement. At such time
that the Company notifies the Trustee that a successor trustee has been appointed and has agreed to become subject to the terms of this
Agreement (whether following the Trustee giving notice that it desires to resign under this Agreement or the Company otherwise electing
to replace the Trustee under this Agreement), the Trustee shall transfer the management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee,
including but not limited to the transfer of copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this Agreement
shall terminate; provided, however, that in the event that the Company does not locate a successor trustee within ninety
(90) days of receipt of the resignation notice from the Trustee, the Trustee may submit an application to have the Property deposited
with any court in the State of New York or with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and upon such deposit,
the Trustee shall be immune from any liability whatsoever;
(b)
At such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account and its obligations in accordance with the provisions
of Section 1(i) hereof and distributed the Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this Agreement
shall terminate except with respect to Section 2(b); or
(c)
If the Offering is not consummated within ten (10) business days of the date of this Agreement, in which case any funds received
by the Trustee from the Company or XPAC Sponsor LLC for purposes of funding the Trust Account shall be promptly returned to the Company
or XPAC Sponsor LLC, as applicable.
6.
Miscellaneous.
(a)
The Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security procedures set forth below with respect
to funds transferred from the Trust Account. The Company and the Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating
to such security procedures to authorized persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized
persons may have obtained access to such confidential information, or of any change in its authorized personnel. In executing funds transfers,
the Trustee shall rely upon all information supplied to it by the Company, including, account names, account numbers, and all other identifying
information relating to a Beneficiary, Beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank. Except for any liability arising out of the Trustee’s
gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct, the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or out-of-pocket expense resulting
from any error in the information or transmission of the funds.
(b)
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(c)
This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Except for Section 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof (which sections may not be modified, amended or deleted without the
affirmative vote of sixty five percent (65%) of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per
share, of the Company voting together as a single class; provided that no such amendment will affect any Public Shareholder who
has otherwise indicated his, her or its election to redeem his, her or its Ordinary Shares in connection with a shareholder vote sought
to amend this Agreement), this Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified (other than to correct a typographical
error) by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.
(d)
The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, State of
New York, for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. AS TO ANY CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
(e)
Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery,
by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission:
if to the Trustee, to:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez
Email: fwolf@continentalstock.com
Email: cgonzalez@continentalstock.com
if to the Company, to:
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Email: chu.kong@xpasset.com.br
with copies to: Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 1909, 25th floor,
Torre Sul, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 04543-907
in each case, with copies to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3311, 7th Floor
04538-133 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Attn: J. Mathias von Bernuth, Esq.
Fax No.: +55 (11) 3708-1845
and
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Attn: General Counsel
and
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400, 17th Floor
04538-132 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Attn: Roberta Cherman, Esq.
Fax No.: +55 (11) 3702 2200
Bank of America Tower, 800 Capitol Street, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77002
Attn: William B. Nelson, Esq.
Fax No.: +1 (713) 354-4900
(f)
This Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior consent of the Company.
(g)
Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby represents that it has the full right and power and has been duly authorized to enter
into this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations as contemplated hereunder. The Trustee acknowledges and agrees that it shall
not make any claims or proceed against the Trust Account, including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds in the Trust
Account under any circumstance.
(h)
This Agreement is the joint product of the Trustee and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation,
negotiation and agreement of such parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.
(i)
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other
form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such
signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
(j)
Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriter is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
(k)
Except as specified herein, no party to this Agreement may assign its rights or delegate its obligations hereunder to any other
person or entity.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly
executed this Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company,
as Trustee
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Name: Francis Wolf
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Title: Vice President
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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[Signature Page to Investment
Management Trust Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
Fee Item
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Time and method of payment
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Amount
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Initial acceptance fee
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Initial closing of the Offering by wire transfer.
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$
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3,500.00
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Annual fee
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First year fee payable at initial closing of the Offering by wire transfer, thereafter on the anniversary of the effective date of the Offering by wire transfer or check.
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$
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10,000.00
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Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Sections 1(i) and 1(j)
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Billed to Company following disbursement made to Company under Sections 1(i) and 1(j)
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$
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250.00
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Paying Agent services as required pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)
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Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)
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Prevailing rates
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EXHIBIT A
[Letterhead of Company]
[Insert date]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez
Re: Trust Account – Termination Letter
Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:
Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust
Agreement between XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(the “Trustee”), dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise
you that the Company has entered into an agreement with (the “Target Business”)
to consummate a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
with the Target Business (the “Business Combination”) on or about [insert date]. The Company shall notify
you at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the actual date (or such shorter time period as you may agree) of the consummation of
the Business Combination (“Consummation Date”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.
In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement,
we hereby authorize you to commence to liquidate all of the assets of the Trust Account and to transfer the proceeds into the above-referenced
trust operating account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of the funds held in the Trust
Account will be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts that Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Underwriter”)
(with respect to the Deferred Discount) and the Company shall direct on the Consummation Date. It is acknowledged and agreed that while
the funds are on deposit in the trust operating account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. awaiting distribution, neither the Company nor the
Underwriter will earn any interest.
On the Consummation Date (i) counsel for the
Company shall deliver to you written notification that the Business Combination has been consummated, or will be consummated
substantially, concurrently with your transfer of funds to the accounts as directed by the Company (the
“Notification”) and (ii) the Company shall deliver to you (a) a certificate of the Chief Executive
Officer, which verifies that the Business Combination has been approved by a vote of the Company’s shareholders, if a vote is
held and (b) joint written instruction signed by the Company and the Underwriter with respect to the transfer of the funds held in
the Trust Account, including payment of the Deferred Discount from the Trust Account (the “Instruction
Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized to transfer the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your
receipt of the Notification and the Instruction Letter, in accordance with the terms of the Instruction Letter. In the event that
certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be liquidated by the Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the
Company in writing of the same and the Company shall direct you as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust Account and be
distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds, net of any payments necessary for
reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be
terminated.
In the event that the Business Combination is not
consummated on the Consummation Date described in the notice thereof and we have not notified you on or before the original Consummation
Date of a new Consummation Date, then upon receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from the Company, the funds held in the Trust
Account shall be reinvested as provided in Section 1(c) of the Trust Agreement on the business day immediately following the Consummation
Date as set forth in the notice as soon thereafter as possible.
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Very truly yours,
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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EXHIBIT B
[Letterhead of Company]
[Insert date]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez
Re: Trust Account – Termination Letter
Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:
Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment
Management Trust Agreement between XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination with a target business (the “Business Combination”) within the
time frame specified in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as described in the Company’s
Prospectus relating to the Offering. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.
In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement,
we hereby authorize you to liquidate all of the assets in the Trust Operating Account and to transfer the total proceeds into the trust
operating account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to await distribution to the Public Shareholders. The Company has selected [•] as
the effective date for the purpose of determining when the Public Shareholders will be entitled to receive their share of the liquidation
proceeds. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and, in your separate capacity as Paying Agent, agree to distribute said funds directly
to the Company’s Public Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association of the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be
terminated, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1(j) of the Trust Agreement.
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EXHIBIT C
[Letterhead of Company]
[Insert date]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez
Re: Trust Account – Tax Payment Withdrawal Instruction
Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:
Pursuant to Section 1(j) of the Investment
Management Trust Agreement between XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $
of the interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in the Trust Agreement.
The Company needs such funds to pay for the tax
obligations as set forth on the attached tax return or tax statement. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you are hereby
directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s operating
account at:
[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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EXHIBIT D
[Letterhead of Company]
[Insert date]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez
Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:
Re: Trust Account – Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal
Instruction
Pursuant to Section 1(k) of the Investment
Management Trust Agreement between XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the redeeming Public Shareholders on behalf of the Company $ of
the principal and interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.
The Company needs such funds to pay its Public
Shareholders who have properly elected to have their Ordinary Shares redeemed by the Company in connection with a shareholder vote to
approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or
to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete its initial Business Combination within such time as is described
in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of memorandum and articles of association or (B) with respect to any other provision
relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. As such, you are hereby directed and authorized to
transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the redeeming Public Shareholders in accordance with
your customary procedures.
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Exhibit 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated as of [●], 2021, is made and entered into by and among XPAC Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”),
and XPAC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor” and, together with any person
or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, the “Holders”
and, each, a “Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor have
entered into that certain Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2021, pursuant to which the Sponsor subscribed for
an aggregate of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Founder Shares”), of the
Company (which includes up to 750,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture by our Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’
over-allotment option is exercised);
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2021 the Sponsor
entered into that certain Securities Assignment Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor assigned an aggregate of 90,000 of its Founder
Shares to Ana Cabral-Gardner, Denis Barros Pedreira and Camilo de Oliveira Tedde.
WHEREAS, the Founder Shares are convertible
into the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), at the
time of the initial Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, on the
terms and conditions provided in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as may be amended from
time to time;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company
and the Sponsor entered into that certain Sponsor Warrants Purchase Agreement (the “Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement”),
pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to purchase 4,000,000 warrants (or up to 4,400,000 warrants depending on the extent to which the
underwriters in the Company’s initial public offering exercise their over-allotment option) (the “Private Placement
Warrants”), in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial
public offering, each Private Placement Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire
to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain
securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Article
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings
set forth below:
“Adverse Disclosure”
shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive
Officer, the President or the principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would
be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not
to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein
(in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading,
(ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed and (iii) the Company has a bona
fide business purpose for not making such information public.
“Agreement” shall have
the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Board” shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business Combination”
shall mean any merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination
with one or more businesses, involving the Company.
“Commission” shall mean
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” shall have
the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Demand Registration”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
“Demanding Holder” shall
have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
“Exchange Act” shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Form S-1” shall have
the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
“Form S-3” shall have
the meaning given in subsection 2.3.
“Founder Shares” shall
have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto and shall be deemed to include the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion thereof.
“Founder Shares Lock-up
Period” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, the period ending on the earlier of (A) one year after the
completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (B) subsequent to the Company’s initial Business
Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for
share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar
transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after the Company’s
initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share
exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to
exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.
“Holders” shall have
the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Insider Letter” shall
mean that certain letter agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and each of the Company’s officers,
directors and director nominees.
“Maximum Number of Securities”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.
“Misstatement” shall
mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement
or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
“Ordinary Shares” shall
have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Permitted Transferees”
shall mean a person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to
the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, under the Insider Letter
and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company and to any transferee thereafter.
“Piggyback Registration”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.
“Private Placement Lock-up Period”
shall mean, with respect to Private Placement Warrants that are held by the initial purchasers of such Private Placement Warrants or their
Permitted Transferees, and any of the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants
and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days
after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination.
“Private Placement Warrants”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Private Placement Warrants Purchase
Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Prospectus” shall mean
the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and
all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Registrable
Security” shall mean (a) the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the conversion of any Founder Shares, (b) the
Private Placement Warrants (including any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement
Warrants), (c) any outstanding Ordinary Shares or any other equity security (including the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon
the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement, (d) any equity
securities (including the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of the Company issuable
upon conversion of any working capital loans in an amount up to $1,500,000 made to the Company by a Holder, and (e) any other equity
security of the Company sold or issued or issuable with respect to any such Ordinary Share by way of a share dividend or share
sub-division or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, spin-off or
reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be
Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective
under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such
Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing
a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities
shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such
securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no volume or other
restrictions or limitations); or (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public
distribution or other public securities transaction.
“Registration” shall
mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements
of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.
“Registration Expenses”
shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all
registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed;
(B) fees
and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of outside counsel for the Underwriters
in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing,
messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
(E) reasonable
fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration;
and
(F) reasonable
fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration
to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.
“Registration Statement”
shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the
Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration
statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Requesting Holder” shall
have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
“Securities Act” shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Sponsor” shall have
the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Underwriter” shall mean
a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s
market-making activities.
“Underwritten Registration”
or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter
in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
Article
II
REGISTRATIONS
2.1
Demand Registration.
2.1.1 Request
for Registration. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or
after the date the Company consummates the initial Business Combination, the Holders of at least thirty percent (30%) in interest of
the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities (the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand
for Registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the
amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written
demand a “Demand Registration”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of
the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of
Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a
Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable
Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within
five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written
notification from a Requesting Holder(s), such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included
in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, the
Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holder(s) and Requesting Holder(s) pursuant to such Demand
Registration, including by filing a Registration Statement relating thereto as soon as practicable, but not more than forty five
(45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be
obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under
this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, that a Registration
shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at
such time (“Form S-1”) has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the
Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance
with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.
2.1.2
Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement,
a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed
with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and
(ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further,
that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant
to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or
any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective,
unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of
the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly
notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided, further, that the Company
shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed
with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.
2.1.3
Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of
the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant
to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder
(if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such
Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided
herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3
shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest
of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration, provided, however, that such Demanding Holders shall endeavor to appoint
XP Investments US, LLC, XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A or their affiliates
as an Underwriter for any such Underwritten Offering.
2.1.4 Reduction
of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand
Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the
dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell,
taken together with all other Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Ordinary Shares,
if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held
by any other shareholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be
sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or
the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the
“Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows:
(i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective
number of Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate
number of Registrable Securities that such Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is
referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
(ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the
Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number
of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses
(i) and (ii), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register
in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the
Maximum Number of Securities.
2.1.5
Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest
of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration
pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters
(if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the
Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the Company may effect any Underwritten Registration pursuant to any then effective Registration
Statement, including a Form S-3, that is then available for such offering and (ii) the Company shall be responsible for the Registration
Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection
2.1.5.
2.2
Piggyback Registration.
2.2.1 Piggyback
Rights. If, at any time on or after the date the Company consummates an initial Business Combination, the Company proposes to
file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other
obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of
shareholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the shareholders of the Company), other than a Registration Statement (i)
filed in connection with any employee share option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities
solely to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the
Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the
Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such
Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the
intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and
(B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable
Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a
“Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be
included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a
proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be
included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such
Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of
distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under
this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such
Underwritten Offering by the Company.
2.2.2
Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is
to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback
Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the Ordinary Shares that the Company desires to sell, taken together with
(i) the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with
persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration
has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which Registration has been requested
pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number
of Securities, then:
(a)
If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first,
the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number
of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the
Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1
hereof, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has so requested exercising its rights to
register its Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number
of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A)
and (B), the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration
rights of other shareholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
(b)
If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the
Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons
or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B)
second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities
of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the
respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate
number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under
the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold
without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached
under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities
that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can
be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
2.2.3
Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback
Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of
his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed
with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration (or in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act, at least two business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering). The Company (whether on its own
good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations)
may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness
of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration
Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.
2.2.4
Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2
hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.
2.3 Registrations
on Form S-3. The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, request in writing that the Company,
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale
of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement that may be available at
such time pursuant to this Section 2.3 (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that the
Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) days of the Company’s
receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall
promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each
Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in
such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the
notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial
receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall file a Registration Statement relating to all or
such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such
portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written
notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any
such Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof if (i) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) the Holders of
Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such
Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the
public of less than $10,000,000.
2.4
Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (A) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s
good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of,
a Company initiated Registration and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand
Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the
applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (B) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and
the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (C) in the good faith judgment of the
Board, such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer
the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case, the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed
by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for
such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration
Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; provided,
however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to effect or permit any Registration or cause
any Registration Statement to become effective, with respect to any Registrable Securities held by any Holder, until after the expiration
of the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period or the Private Placement Lock-Up Period, as the case may be.
Article
III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General
Procedures. If at any time on or after the date the Company consummates an initial Business Combination the Company is required
to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect such Registration to permit
the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the
Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
3.1.1
prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities
and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;
3.1.2
prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements
to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by the majority-in-interest of the Holders with Registrable Securities registered on
such Registration Statement or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions
applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration
Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan
of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
3.1.3
prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters,
if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such
Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each
preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Holders;
3.1.4
prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States
as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may
request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered
with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and
do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required
to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it
is not then otherwise so subject;
3.1.5
cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities
issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.6
provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the
effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.7
advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance
of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal
if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.8
at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration
Statement or Prospectus furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel;
3.1.9
notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in
effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;
3.1.10
permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter
to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s
officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or
accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into
a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such
information; and provided further, the Company may not include the name of any Holder or Underwriter or any information regarding
any Holder or Underwriter in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or
Prospectus without the prior consent of such Holder or Underwriter.
3.1.11
obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an
Underwritten Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters
as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;
3.1.12
on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date,
of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent,
if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is
being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such
opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;
3.1.13
in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and
customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;
3.1.14
make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least
twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration
Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
3.1.15
if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000, use
its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations
that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.16
otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders,
in connection with such Registration.
3.2
Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged
by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’
commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration
Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.
3.3
Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity
securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s
securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
3.4 Suspension
of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus
contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it
has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby
covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she
or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or
continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse
Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company
for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders,
delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in
no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the
Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the
notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell
Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised
its rights under this Section 3.4.
3.5
Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall
be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable
grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall
take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell
Ordinary Shares held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall
deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
Article
IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1
Indemnification.
4.1.1
The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors
and agents and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and out-of-pocket expenses (including without limitation reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged
untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof
or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing
to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and
each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing
with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.
4.1.2 In
connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish
to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors, officers and
agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including without limitation reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any
untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or
any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained
in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however,
that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the
liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such
Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall
indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the
Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.
4.1.3
Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with
respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to
indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified
party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such
claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.
If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party
without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not
to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified
by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest
may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall,
without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled
in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement)
or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party
of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
4.1.4
The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made
by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the
transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions
as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s
indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
4.1.5 If
the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses referred to herein,
then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or
indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder
under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering
giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to
above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3
above, any legal or other fees, charges or out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any
investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection
4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who
was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Article
V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1
Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States
mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery
in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile.
Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given,
served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in
the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the
addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation.
Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: XPAC Acquisition Corp., 55 West 46th Street,
30th floor, New York, NY 10036, with copy to Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 1909, 25th floor, Torre Sul, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04543-907, Attention: Chu Chiu Kong, xpac@xpi.com.br and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number as set
forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written
notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as
provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2
Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1
This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company
in whole or in part.
5.2.2
Prior to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or the Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Holder
may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection
with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee.
5.2.3
This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors
and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.
5.2.4
This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set
forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.
5.2.5
No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate
the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof
and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions
of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made
other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of
which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4
Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES
EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS
AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF
SUCH JURISDICTION. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
MAY BE INSTITUTED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK, AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
5.5 Amendments
and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable
Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may
be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in his, her or its
capacity as a holder of the shares of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such
capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other
party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any
rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or
remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.6
Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities,
has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in
any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further,
the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms
and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement
shall prevail.
5.7
Term. This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable
Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused
this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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XPAC Sponsor LLC
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a Cayman Islands limited liability company
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[Signature Page to Registration
Rights Agreement]
Exhibit 10.5
EXECUTION VERSION
XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
XPAC Sponsor LLC
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March 19, 2021
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55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
RE: Securities
Subscription Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
XPAC
Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), is pleased to accept the offer XPAC Sponsor
LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Subscriber” or “you”), has made to subscribe
for 5,750,000 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares (the “Shares”), US$0.0001 par value per share (the
“Class B Shares”), up to 750,000 of which are subject to forfeiture by you if the underwriters of the Company’s
initial public offering of its securities (“IPO”), if any, do not fully exercise their over-allotment option (the “Over-allotment
Option”). For the purposes of this agreement (this “Agreement”), references to “Ordinary Shares”
are to, collectively, the Class B Shares and the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, US$0.0001 par value per share (the “Class
A Shares”). Upon certain terms and conditions, the Class B Shares will automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used herein “Shares” shall be deemed to include
any Class A Shares issued upon conversion of the Class B Shares comprising the Shares. The terms on which the Company is willing to issue
the Shares to the Subscriber, and the Company and the Subscriber’s agreements regarding such Shares, are as follows:
1. Subscription of Shares.
For the sum of US$25,000, which the Company acknowledges
receiving in cash, the Company hereby issues the Shares to the Subscriber, and the Subscriber hereby subscribes for the Shares from the
Company, subject to forfeiture, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Concurrently with the Subscriber’s
execution of this Agreement, the Company shall register the Shares in the name of the Subscriber on the register of members of the Company
and, at its option, deliver to the Subscriber a certificate registered in the Subscriber’s name representing the Shares (the “Original
Certificate”), or effect such delivery in book-entry form. All references in this Agreement to Shares being forfeited shall
take effect as surrenders for no consideration of such shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law.
2. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements.
2.1
Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
To induce the Company to issue the Shares to the Subscriber, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company and agrees with
the Company as follows:
2.1.1
No Government Recommendation or Approval. The Subscriber understands that no federal or state agency has passed upon or
made any recommendation or endorsement of the offering of the Shares.
2.1.2
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the formation and governing documents of the
Subscriber, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Subscriber is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation
to which the Subscriber is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Subscriber is subject.
2.1.3
Incorporation and Authority. The Subscriber is a Cayman Islands limited liability company, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Upon execution and delivery by you, this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber,
enforceable against the Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
2.1.4
Experience, Financial Capability and Suitability. The Subscriber is: (i) sophisticated in financial matters and is
able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Shares and (ii) able to bear the economic risk of its investment
in the Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act (as defined below)
and therefore cannot be sold unless such transaction is registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
available. The Subscriber is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect
its own interests. The Subscriber must bear the economic risk of this investment until the Shares are sold pursuant to: (i) an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) an exemption from registration available with respect to such sale. The Subscriber
is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Shares and to afford a complete loss of the Subscriber’s investment in
the Shares.
2.1.5 Access
to Information; Independent Investigation. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber has had the opportunity to
ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company concerning an investment in the Company, as well as the
finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company, and the opportunity to obtain additional information to verify the
accuracy of all information so obtained. In determining whether to make this investment, the Subscriber has relied solely on the
Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based upon the Subscriber’s own due
diligence investigation and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. The Subscriber understands that no person has been
authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this Section 2 and the
Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or information in making its investment decision, whether written or oral,
relating to the Company, its operations and/or its prospects.
2.1.6
Private Placement. The Subscriber represents that it is an “accredited investor”
as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
and acknowledges the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption applicable to “accredited
investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or similar exemptions under state law.
2.1.7
Investment Purposes. The Subscriber is purchasing the Shares solely for investment purposes, for the Subscriber’s
own account and not for the account or benefit of any other person, and not with a view towards the distribution or dissemination thereof.
The Subscriber did not decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning
of Rule 502 under the Securities Act.
2.1.8
Restrictions on Transfer; Shell Company. The Subscriber understands the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving
a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Subscriber understands the Shares will be “restricted securities”
within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act and the Subscriber understands that any certificates or book-entries representing
the Shares will contain a legend in respect of such restrictions. If in the future the Subscriber decides to offer, resell, pledge or
otherwise transfer the Shares, such Shares may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only pursuant to: (i) registration
under the Securities Act, or (ii) an available exemption from registration. The Subscriber agrees that if any transfer of its Shares or
any interest therein is proposed to be made, as a condition precedent to any such transfer, the Subscriber may, at the Company’s
option, be required to deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company. Absent registration or an exemption,
the Subscriber agrees not to resell the Shares. The Subscriber further acknowledges that because the Company is a shell company, Rule
144 may not be available to the Subscriber for the resale of the Shares until at least one year following consummation of the initial
business combination of the Company (which may not occur), despite technical compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 and the release
or waiver of any contractual transfer restrictions.
2.1.9
No Governmental Consents. No governmental, administrative or other third party consents or approvals are required, necessary
or appropriate on the part of the Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.2 Company’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
To induce the Subscriber to subscribe for the Shares, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber and agrees with the
Subscriber as follows:
2.2.1 Incorporation
and Corporate Power. The Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in
which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating
results or assets of the Company. The Company possesses all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.2.2
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association,
as amended to the date hereof (the "Memorandum and Articles"), (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the
Company is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment
or decree to which the Company is subject.
2.2.3
Title to Shares. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Memorandum and Articles,
and registration in the register of members of the Company, the Shares will be duly and validly issued as fully paid and nonassessable.
Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Memorandum and Articles, the Subscriber will have
or receive good title to the Shares, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (a) transfer restrictions
hereunder and under the other agreements to which the Shares may be subject, (b) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities
laws, and (c) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of the Subscriber.
2.2.4
No Adverse Actions. There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending, threatened against or affecting
the Company which: (i) seek to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise affect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (ii) question the validity or legality of any transactions or seeks to recover damages or to obtain other relief in connection
with any transactions.
2.2.5
Authorization. The Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance upon such conversion.
3.
Forfeiture of Shares.
3.1 Partial or No Exercise of the Over-allotment Option.
In the event the Over-allotment Option granted to the underwriters of the IPO is not exercised in full, the Subscriber acknowledges and
agrees that it (or, if applicable, it and any transferees of Shares) shall forfeit at the time such Over-allotment Option expires (or
earlier if the underwriters of the IPO waive their ability to exercise such Over-allotment Option) any and all rights to such number of
Shares (up to an aggregate of 750,000 Shares and pro rata based upon the percentage of the Over-allotment Option exercised) such that
immediately following such forfeiture, the number of Shares will equal 20% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares immediately following
the IPO (in each case, not including Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of ay warrants). Such forfeiture shall take effect as
a surrender for no consideration as a matter of Cayman Islands law, and shall occur upon the expiration of the Over-allotment Option.
3.2
Termination of Rights as Shareholder. If any
of the Shares are forfeited in accordance with this Section 3, then after such time the Subscriber (or successor in interest), shall no
longer have any rights as a holder of such forfeited Shares, and the Company shall take such action as is appropriate to cancel such forfeited
Shares.
3.3
Share Certificates. In the event an adjustment
to the Original Certificate, if any, is required pursuant to this Section 3, then the Subscriber shall return such Original Certificate
to the Company or its designated agent as soon as practicable upon its receipt of notice from the Company advising the Subscriber of such
adjustment, following which a new certificate (the “New Certificate”), if any, shall be issued in such amount representing
the adjusted number of Shares held by the Subscriber. The New Certificate, if any, shall be returned to the Subscriber as soon as practicable.
Any such adjustment for any uncertificated securities held by the Subscriber shall be made in book-entry form or the register of members
of the Company (as applicable).
4. Waiver of Liquidation Distributions; Redemption Rights.
In connection with the Shares purchased pursuant to this Agreement, the Subscriber hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or
claim of any kind in or to any distributions by the Company from the trust account which will be established for the benefit of the Company’s
public shareholders and into which substantially all of the proceeds of the IPO will be deposited (the “Trust Account”),
in the event of a liquidation of the Company upon the Company’s failure to timely complete an initial business combination. For
purposes of clarity, in the event the Subscriber purchases securities in the IPO or in the aftermarket, any Class A Shares so purchased
shall be eligible to receive any liquidating distributions by the Company. However, in no event will the Subscriber have the right to
redeem any shares of Ordinary Shares held by it into funds held in the Trust Account upon the successful completion of an initial business
combination.
5. Restrictions on Transfer.
5.1
Securities Law Restrictions. In addition to any
restrictions to be contained in that certain letter agreement (commonly known as an “Insider Letter”) dated on or prior
to the closing of the IPO by and among the Subscriber, the Company and the other parties thereto, the Subscriber agrees not to sell, transfer,
pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Shares unless, prior thereto (a) a registration statement on the appropriate
form under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Shares proposed to be transferred shall then be
effective or (b) the Company has received, if requested by the Company, an opinion from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
that such registration is not required because such transaction is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and with all applicable state securities laws.
5.2 Lock-up.
The Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares will be subject to lock-up provisions (the “Lock-up”) contained in
the Insider Letter. Pursuant to the Insider Letter, the Subscriber will agree (subject to certain customary exceptions) not to sell,
transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Shares until the earliest to occur of: (a) one
year after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination (b), if the last sale price of the Class A Shares
equals or exceeds US$12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions,
reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least
150 days after the Company’s initial business combination and (c) the date on which the Company consummates a
liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the Company’s initial business
combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Shares for cash, securities
or other property.
5.3
Restrictive Legends. Any certificates representing
the Shares shall have endorsed thereon legends substantially as follows:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THE SECURITIES
NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL
(IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), IS AVAILABLE.”
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
ARE SUBJECT TO A LOCKUP AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED DURING THE TERM OF THE LOCKUP.”
5.4
Additional Shares or Substituted Securities. In
the event of the declaration of a share dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Ordinary Shares,
a spin-off, a share split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s
outstanding Ordinary Shares without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which are
by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to this Section 5 or into which such Shares thereby become
convertible shall immediately be subject to this Section 5 and Section 3. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such
securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of Ordinary Shares subject to this Section 5 and Section 3.
5.5
Registration Rights. The Subscriber acknowledges
that the Shares are being purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become
freely tradable only after certain conditions are met or they are registered pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be entered
into with the Company prior to the closing of the IPO (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
6.
Other Agreements.
6.1
Further Assurances. The Subscriber agrees to execute
such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
6.2 Notices.
All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered
(i) personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic
transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such
other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party, or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail
address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party.
Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally,
on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day
after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.
6.3
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with
that certain Insider Letter to be entered into between the Subscriber and the Company and the Registration Rights Agreement, each substantially
in the form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Subscriber
and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating
to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of any kind not expressly set forth in this
Agreement shall affect, or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement.
6.4
Modifications and Amendments. The terms and provisions
of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by all parties hereto.
6.5
Waivers and Consents. The terms and provisions
of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled
to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with
respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.
6.6
Assignment. The rights and obligations under this
Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.
6.7
Benefit. All statements, representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the respective successors
and permitted assigns of each party hereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any rights or obligations except among
the parties hereto, and no person or entity shall be regarded as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.
6.8
Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of New York applicable to contracts
wholly performed within the borders of such state.
6.9
Severability. In the event that any court of competent
jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement shall be unreasonable or unenforceable
in any respect, then such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it reasonable and enforceable, and as
so limited shall remain in full force and effect.
In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion
thereof, wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
6.10
No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No
failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the
parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right,
power or remedy under this Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power
or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder.
The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies.
No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand
to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such
notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
6.11
Survival of Representations and Warranties. All
representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Agreement or in any other agreement, certificate or instrument provided
for or contemplated hereby, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and any investigations made by or on behalf of the parties.
6.12
No Broker or Finder. Each of the parties hereto
represents and warrants to the other that no broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on its behalf in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the other. Each of the parties hereto agrees
to indemnify and save the other harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial
consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred
in defending against any such claim.
6.13
Headings and Captions. The headings and captions
of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or
construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.
6.14
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the
same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the
same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
6.15 Construction.
The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or
burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by
“without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender,
and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The
words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and
words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The
parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any
party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists
another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity)
which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first
representation, warranty, or covenant.
6.16
Mutual Drafting. This Agreement is the joint product
of the Subscriber and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of
such parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.
6.17
Surrender of Class B Ordinary Share. The Subscriber hereby surrenders to the Company for cancellation and for nil consideration
one Class B ordinary share of a par value US$0.0001 standing in its name in the register of members of the Company.
7. Voting and Tender of Shares. The Subscriber agrees
to vote the Shares in favor of an initial business combination that the Company negotiates and submits for approval to the Company’s
shareholders and shall not seek redemption with respect to any of the Shares in connection with an initial business combination or any
amendment to the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended, prior to an initial business combination. Additionally,
the Subscriber agrees not to tender any Shares in connection with a tender offer presented to the Company’s shareholders in connection
with an initial business combination negotiated by the Company.
8. Indemnification. Each party shall indemnify the
other against any loss, cost or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred as a result of such party’s
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
If the foregoing accurately sets forth our understanding
and agreement, please sign the enclosed copy of this Agreement and return it to us.
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Very truly yours,
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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By:
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/s/ Chu Chiu Kong
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Name:
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Chu Chiu Kong
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Title:
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Director
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XPAC Sponsor LLC
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Chu Chiu Kong
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Exhibit 10.6
SPONSOR WARRANTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SPONSOR WARRANTS PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, dated as of [•], 2021 (as it may from time to time be amended, this “Agreement”), is entered into by
and between XPAC Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and XPAC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman
Islands limited liability company (the “Purchaser”).
WHEREAS:
The Company intends to consummate
an initial public offering of the Company’s units (the “Public Offering”), each unit consisting of one Class
A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, an “Ordinary Share”), and one-third of one redeemable
warrant;
Each whole warrant entitles
the holder to purchase one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per Ordinary Share; and
The Purchaser has agreed to
purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 warrants (or up to 4,400,000 warrants depending on the extent to which the underwriter in the Public
Offering exercises its over-allotment option) (the “Sponsor Warrants”), each Sponsor Warrant entitling the holder to
purchase one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per Ordinary Share.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Section 1. Authorization,
Purchase and Sale; Terms of the Sponsor Warrants.
A. Authorization
of the Sponsor Warrants. The Company has duly authorized the issuance and sale of the Sponsor Warrants to the Purchaser.
B. Purchase
and Sale of the Sponsor Warrants.
(i) On the date of the consummation
of the Public Offering or on such earlier time and date as may be mutually agreed by the Purchaser and the Company (the “Initial
Closing Date”), the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, 4,000,000
Sponsor Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $6,000,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”),
which shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company at least one day prior to the Initial Closing Date
in accordance with the Company’s wiring instructions. On the Initial Closing Date, following the payment by the Purchaser of the
Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, the Company, at its option, shall deliver a certificate
evidencing the Sponsor Warrants purchased by the Purchaser on such date duly registered in the Purchaser’s name to the Purchaser
or effect such delivery in book-entry form.
(ii) On the date of any closing
of the over-allotment option in connection with the Public Offering or on such earlier time and date as may be mutually agreed by the
Purchaser and the Company (each such date, an “Over-allotment Closing Date,” and each Over-allotment Closing Date (if
any) and the Initial Closing Date being sometimes referred to herein as a “Closing Date”), the Company shall issue
and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, up to an aggregate of 400,000 Sponsor Warrants, in the same
proportion as the amount of the option that is then so exercised, at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of up
to $600,000 (if the over-allotment option in connection with the Public Offering is exercised in full) (the “Over-allotment Purchase
Price”), which shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company at least one day prior to such Over-allotment
Closing Date in accordance with the Company’s wiring instructions. On the Over-allotment Closing Date, following the payment by
the Purchaser of the Over-allotment Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, the Company, at its
option, shall deliver a certificate evidencing the Sponsor Warrants purchased by the Purchaser on such date duly registered in the Purchaser’s
name to the Purchaser, or effect such delivery in book-entry form.
C. Terms of
the Sponsor Warrants.
(i) Each Sponsor Warrant shall
have the terms set forth in a Warrant Agreement to be entered into by the Company and a warrant agent, in connection with the Public Offering
(a “Warrant Agreement”).
(ii) At the time of, or prior
to, the closing of the Public Offering, the Company and the Purchaser shall enter into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will grant certain registration rights to the Purchaser relating to the Sponsor
Warrants and the Ordinary Shares underlying the Sponsor Warrants.
Section 2. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. As a material inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and purchase the Sponsor Warrants,
the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser (which representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date) that:
A. Organization
and Corporate Power. The Company is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the Cayman Islands and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the Company. The Company possesses all requisite
corporate power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement.
B. Authorization;
No Breach.
(i) The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Sponsor Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company as of each Closing
Date. This Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Upon
issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms of the Warrant Agreement and this Agreement, the Sponsor Warrants
will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms as of each Closing
Date.
(ii) The execution and delivery
by the Company of this Agreement and the Sponsor Warrants, the issuance and sale of the Sponsor Warrants, the issuance of the Ordinary
Shares upon exercise of the Sponsor Warrants and the fulfillment, of and compliance with, the respective terms hereof and thereof by the
Company, do not and will not as of each Closing Date (a) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of,
(b) constitute a default under, (c) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Company’s
share capital or assets under, (d) result in a violation of, or (e) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action
by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any court or administrative or governmental body or agency pursuant to, the amended and
restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company (in effect on the date hereof or as may be amended prior to completion
of the contemplated Public Offering), or any material law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement,
order, judgment or decree to which the Company is subject, except for any filings required after the date hereof under federal or state
securities laws.
C. Title to
Securities. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, and registration in the register of members of the Company,
the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Sponsor Warrants will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement,
the Purchaser will have good title to the Sponsor Warrants and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such Sponsor Warrants, free
and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (i) transfer restrictions hereunder and under the other agreements
contemplated hereby, (ii) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (iii) liens, claims or encumbrances
imposed due to the actions of the Purchaser.
D. Governmental
Consents. No permit, consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental authority is required
in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of any
other transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3. Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser. As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and issue and sell the Sponsor
Warrants to the Purchaser, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company (which representations and warranties shall survive
each Closing Date) that:
A. Organization
and Requisite Authority. The Purchaser possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
B. Authorization;
No Breach.
(i) This Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law).
(ii) The execution and delivery
by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms hereof by the Purchaser does not and shall not
as of each Closing Date conflict with or result in a breach by the Purchaser of the terms, conditions or provisions of any agreement,
instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser is subject.
C. Investment
Representations.
(i) The Purchaser is acquiring
the Sponsor Warrants and, upon exercise of the Sponsor Warrants, the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such exercise (collectively, the “Securities”),
for the Purchaser’s own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, any
public sale or distribution thereof.
(ii) The Purchaser is an “accredited
investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and the Purchaser has not experienced a disqualifying event as enumerated pursuant to Rule 506(d) of Regulation D under
the Securities Act.
(iii) The Purchaser understands
that the Securities are being offered and will be sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of
the United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s
compliance with, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions
and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire such Securities.
(iv) The Purchaser did not
decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of
Regulation D under the Securities Act.
(v) The Purchaser has been
furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and
sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Purchaser. The Purchaser has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of
the executive officers and directors of the Company. The Purchaser understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree
of risk and it has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision
with respect to the acquisition of the Securities.
(vi) The Purchaser understands
that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities by the Purchaser nor have such authorities
passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(vii) The Purchaser
understands that: (a) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities
laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (1) in a registered transaction or (2) sold in reliance
on an exemption therefrom; and (b) except as specifically set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, neither the Company nor
any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to
comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. In this regard, the Purchaser understands that the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has taken the position that promoters or affiliates of a blank check company and
their transferees, both before and after a Business Combination, are deemed to be “underwriters” under the Securities
Act when reselling the securities of a blank check company. Based on that position, Rule 144 adopted pursuant to the Securities Act
would not be available for resale transactions of the Securities despite technical compliance with the requirements of such Rule,
and the Securities can be resold only through a registered offering or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
(viii) The Purchaser has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, knows of the high degree of risk associated with investments in the securities
of companies in the development stage such as the Company, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities
and is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities in the amount contemplated hereunder for an indefinite period
of time. The Purchaser has adequate means of providing for its current financial needs and contingencies and will have no current or anticipated
future needs for liquidity which would be jeopardized by the investment in the Securities. The Purchaser can afford a complete loss of
its investments in the Securities.
(ix) The Purchaser understands
that the Sponsor Warrants shall bear the legend substantially in the form set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Section 4. Conditions of
the Purchaser’s Obligations. The obligations of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Sponsor Warrants are subject to the
fulfillment, on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
A. Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct at and as of such
Closing Date as though then made.
B. Performance.
The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required
to be performed or complied with by it on or before such Closing Date.
C. No Injunction.
No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated
or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority
over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Warrant Agreement.
D. Warrant Agreement.
The Company shall have entered into a Warrant Agreement with a warrant agent on terms satisfactory to the Purchaser.
Section 5. Conditions of
the Company’s Obligations. The obligations of the Company to the Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment,
on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
A. Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct at and as of
such Closing Date as though then made.
B. Performance.
The Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required
to be performed or complied with by the Purchaser on or before such Closing Date.
C. No Injunction.
No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated
or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority
over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Warrant Agreement.
D. Warrant Agreement.
The Company shall have entered into a Warrant Agreement with a warrant agent on terms satisfactory to the Company.
Section 6. Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time after December 31, 2021 upon the election by either the Company or the Purchaser upon
written notice to the other party if the closing of the Public Offering does not occur prior to such date.
Section 7. Survival of Representations
and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive each Closing Date.
Section 8. Definitions.
Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the registration statement on
Form S-1 the Company has filed with the SEC, under the Securities Act.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
A. Successors
and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf
of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors of the parties hereto whether so expressed
or not. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the parties may not assign this Agreement, other than assignments
by the Purchaser to affiliates thereof.
B. Severability.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective
only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.
C. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, none of which need contain the signatures of more than one
party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
D. Descriptive
Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive
part of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by
limitation.
E. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be construed
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
F. Amendments.
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties
hereto.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
to be effective as of the date first set forth above.
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COMPANY:
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XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
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By:
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Name:
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PURCHASER:
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XPAC
Sponsor LLC
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[Signature page to Sponsor Warrants
Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit 10.7
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of [•], 2021.
Between:
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XPAC Acquisition Corp., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the
Cayman Islands with registered office at PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (the “Company”);
and
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the undersigned individual (“Indemnitee”).
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Whereas:
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(A)
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The Company is contemplating an initial public offering;
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Highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held corporations as directors, officers or in other capacities
unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and
actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of such corporations;
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The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified
individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving
the Company and any of its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread
practice among publicly traded corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions
and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors,
officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming
litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise
itself. The amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company (the “Articles”) provide for
the indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. The Articles expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set
forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board
of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement and reimbursement rights;
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The uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such
persons;
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The Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests
of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such
protection in the future;
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It is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate and
to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles so that they will serve
or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so protected against liabilities;
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This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Articles and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be
deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;
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Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as an officer or director, advisor or in another capacity without adequate protection, and
the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional
service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
contained herein and subject to the provisions of any letter agreement to be entered into between the Company, Indemnitee and other
parties in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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SERVICES TO THE COMPANY
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In consideration of the Company’s covenants and obligations
hereunder, Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve as an officer, director, advisor, key employee or in any other capacity of
the Company, as applicable, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected, appointed or retained or until Indemnitee tenders Indemnitee’s
resignation or until Indemnitee is removed. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect after
Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director, officer, advisor, key employee or in any other capacity of the Company, as provided in Section 17.
This Agreement, however, shall not impose any obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company
beyond any period otherwise required by law or by other agreements or commitments of the parties, if any.
As used in this Agreement:
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References to “agent” shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary
of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a
director, officer, employee, advisor, fiduciary or other official of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a subsidiary
of the Company.
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The terms “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings set forth in
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below) as in effect on the date hereof.
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A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any
of the following events:
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Acquisition of Shares by Third Party. Other than an affiliate of XPAC Sponsor LLC, any Person (as defined below) is or becomes
the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the
change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate
number of outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was approved in advance
by the Continuing Directors (as defined below) and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in Control under part (c) of this
definition;
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Change in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election
by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved (collectively,
the “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;
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(c)
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Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”), in each
case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial
Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially
own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation,
a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either
directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business
Combination, of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) other than an affiliate of XPAC Sponsor
LLC, no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors of the surviving corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (3) at
least a majority of the Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the
time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors, providing for such Business Combination;
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Liquidation. The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series
of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring
the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with
such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or
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(e)
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Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act,
whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.
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2.4
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“Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner,
manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise (as defined below) which such person
is or was serving at the request of the Company.
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2.5
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“Delaware Court” shall mean the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.
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2.6
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“Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding
(as defined below) in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
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2.7
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“Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including any constituent
of a constituent) absorbed in a merger or consolidation to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent.
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2.8
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“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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2.9
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“Expenses” shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, including,
without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel
expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage,
delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses in connection
with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal
of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding, including reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which Indemnitee is
not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal
resulting from any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost
bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee
or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
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2.10
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“Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm or a member of a law firm with significant experience in matters of
corporate law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee
in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other
indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or
Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
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2.11
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References to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit
plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee,
agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary
with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall
be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.
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2.12
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The term “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act
as in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude: (i) the Company;
(ii) any Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Company; (iii) any employment benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary
of the Company or of any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions
as their ownership of shares of the Company; and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit
plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary of the Company or of a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.
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2.13
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The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation,
alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding,
whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims),
criminal, administrative, or investigative or related nature, in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or otherwise
by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken
by Indemnitee or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or
by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner,
manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at
the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under
this Agreement.
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2.14
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The term “Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned,
directly or indirectly, by that Person.
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3
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INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS
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To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company
shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee was, is,
or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding
by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this
Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines,
penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or
in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee
or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good
faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of
a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
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4
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INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY
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To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the
Articles, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4
if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding
by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this
Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee
acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification,
hold harmless or exoneration for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which
Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which
the Proceeding was brought or the Delaware Court shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view
of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, to be held harmless or to
exoneration.
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5
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INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement except
for Section 27, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to (or a participant
in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or
in part, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate
Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful
in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such
Proceeding, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate
Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each
successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with a claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which Indemnitee was successful.
For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal,
with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
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6
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INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement except
for Section 27, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or deponent in any
Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party or threatened to be made a party, Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law and the Articles, be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.
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7
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ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS
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7.1
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Notwithstanding any limitation in Section 3, 4, or 5, and subject to Section 27, the Company shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law and the Articles, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened
to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against
all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or
payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights shall be available under
this Section 7.1 on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which constitutes a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the
Company or its shareholders or is an act or omission not in good faith or which involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of applicable law.
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7.2
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Notwithstanding any limitation in Section 3, 4, 5 or 7.1, and subject to Section 27, the Company shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law and the Articles, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened
to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against
all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or
payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.
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8
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CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY
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8.1
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To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law and the Articles, if the indemnification, hold harmless and/or exoneration
rights provided for in this Agreement are unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu
of indemnifying, holding harmless or exonerating Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee,
whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with
any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of
contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.
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8.2
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The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would
be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.
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8.3
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The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be
brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.
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The Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to
make any indemnification, advance expenses, hold harmless or exoneration payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:
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(a)
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for which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity or advancement
provision and which payment has not subsequently been returned, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount actually received
under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity or advancement provision or otherwise;
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(b)
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for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (or any successor rule) or similar provisions of state statutory law or common
law; or
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(c)
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prior to a Change in Control, other than as provided in Sections 14.5 and 14.6 hereof, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part
of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the
Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of
any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment, in
its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.
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10
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ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; DEFENSE OF CLAIM
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10.1
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Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary except for Section 27, and to the fullest extent not prohibited
by applicable law or the Articles, the Company shall pay the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to
be incurred by Indemnitee within three months) in connection with any Proceeding within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company
of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, prior to the final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability
to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to be indemnified, held harmless or exonerated under
the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing a Proceeding to enforce
this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed.
To the fullest extent required by applicable law, such payments of Expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall
be made only upon the Company’s receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of Indemnitee, to repay the advance to the extent that
it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the
Articles, applicable law or otherwise. This Section 10.1 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which an indemnification,
hold harmless or exoneration payment is excluded pursuant to Section 9.
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10.2
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The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.
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10.3
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The Company shall not settle any action, claim or Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, judgment, fine,
penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent.
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11
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION
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11.1
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Indemnitee agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment,
information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration
rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company
of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise.
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11.2
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Indemnitee may deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with
this Agreement. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in
Indemnitee’s sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s entitlement
to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 12.1 of this Agreement.
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12
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PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION
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12.1
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A determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made in
the specific case by one of the following methods, which shall be at the election of Indemnitee: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested
Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board (ii) by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which
shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (iii) by vote of the shareholders by ordinary resolution. The Company will promptly advise Indemnitee
in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any
reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment
to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person,
persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to
such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected
from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making
such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification)
and the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
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12.2
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In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12.1
hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 12.2. The Independent Counsel shall be selected by
Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the
Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets
the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. If the Independent Counsel is selected
by the Board, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected
and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2
of this Agreement. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written
notice of selection shall have been received, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such
selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected
does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection
shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall
act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve
as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such objection
is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11.2
hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware
Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent
Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Delaware Court, and the person with respect to whom
all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12.1 hereof. Upon the due
commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14.1 of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall
be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct
then prevailing).
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12.3
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The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such Independent
Counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant
hereto.
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13
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PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
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13.1
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In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination
shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification
in accordance with Section 11.2 of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in
connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of
the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant
to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor
an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
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13.2
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If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor,
the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such
indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make
Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a final judicial
determination that any or all such indemnification is expressly prohibited under applicable law; provided, however, that
such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person, persons or entity
making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining
or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.
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13.3
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The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely
affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding,
that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
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13.4
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For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s
action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee
by the directors, managers, managing members, or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel
for the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member or on
information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general
partner, manager or managing member by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Enterprise,
its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member. The provisions of this Section 13.4
shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have
met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.
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13.5
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The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary,
agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under
this Agreement.
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14
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REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE
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14.1
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In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles,
is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall
have been made pursuant to Section 12.1 of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request for
indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 5, 6, 7 or the last sentence of Section 12.1
of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) a contribution payment
is not made in a timely manner pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (vi) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3
or 4 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
or (vii) payment to Indemnitee pursuant to any hold harmless or exoneration rights under this Agreement or otherwise is not made
within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication
by the Delaware Court to such indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or advancement rights. Alternatively, Indemnitee,
at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration
Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Delaware law
(without regard to its conflict of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right
to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
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14.2
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In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12.1 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled
to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects
as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any
judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to be
indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advances of Expenses under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden
of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advances of Expenses, as the case may
be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 12.1 of this Agreement adverse
to Indemnitee for any purpose. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee
shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 10 until a final determination is made with respect
to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).
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If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12.1 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14,
absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s
statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification
under applicable law.
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14.4
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The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14
that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or
before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
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The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles against
all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of such written request)
pay to Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee
in connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee (i) to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or
to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement or contribution
agreement or provision of the Articles now or hereafter in effect; or (ii) for recovery or advances under any insurance policy maintained
by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of the outcome and whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled
to such indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration right, advancement, contribution or insurance recovery, as the case may be (unless
such judicial proceeding or arbitration was not brought by Indemnitee in good faith).
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Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at a rate to be agreed between the Company and Indemnitee for amounts which the
Company indemnifies, holds harmless or exonerates, or is obliged to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate for the period commencing with
the date on which Indemnitee requests indemnification, to be held harmless, exonerated, contribution, reimbursement or advancement of
any Expenses and ending with the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary except for
Section 27, to the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide
security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other
collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.
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NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION
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The rights of Indemnitee as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at
any time be entitled under applicable law, the Articles, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.
No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under
this Agreement in respect of any Proceeding (regardless of when such Proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out
of, or related to, any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration
or repeal. To the extent that a change in applicable law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification, hold
harmless or exoneration rights or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Articles or this Agreement, then
this Agreement (without any further action by the parties hereto) shall automatically be deemed to be amended to require that the Company
indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other
right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder
or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise,
shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
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The Articles permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including,
but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond (“Indemnification Arrangements”) on behalf
of Indemnitee against any liability asserted against Indemnitee or incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee or in such capacity as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or arising out of Indemnitee’s status as such, whether or not the Company would have
the power to indemnify Indemnitee against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement, as it may then be in effect. The purchase,
establishment, and maintenance of any such Indemnification Arrangement shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations
of the Company or of Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Company and Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties
thereto under any such Indemnification Arrangement.
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To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees,
partners, managers, managing members, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person serves
at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the
maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee
or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee
is a party or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect,
the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective
policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee,
all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
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In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights
of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution
of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
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The Company’s obligation to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any
other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payments
or advancement of expenses from such Enterprise. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary except for Section 27,
(i) Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reduce, offset, allocate, pursue or apportion any indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration,
advancement, contribution or insurance coverage among multiple parties possessing such duties to Indemnitee prior to the Company’s
satisfaction and performance of all its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) the Company shall perform fully its obligations
under this Agreement without regard to whether Indemnitee holds, may pursue or has pursued any indemnification, advancement, hold harmless,
exoneration, contribution or insurance coverage rights against any person or entity other than the Company.
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All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein
shall continue during the period Indemnitee serves as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner,
manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan
or other Enterprise which Indemnitee serves at the request of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be
subject to any possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14
of this Agreement) by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, whether or not Indemnitee is acting in any such capacity at the time
any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement can be provided under this Agreement.
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing
any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions
shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties
hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of
any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that
is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
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ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT
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19.1
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The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby
in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee
is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or key employee of the Company.
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19.2
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Without limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Articles as they may be amended from time to time, this Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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19.3
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The indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration and advancement of expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement
shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect
successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), shall
continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, officer, trustee,
general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise at the Company’s request, and shall
inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal
representatives.
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19.4
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The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to
all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
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19.5
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The Company and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate,
impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties
hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking, among other things, injunctive relief and/or specific performance
hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee
shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which Indemnitee may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further
agree that Indemnitee shall be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary
injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company
acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a Court of competent jurisdiction
and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking.
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MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
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No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement
shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Company and Indemnitee. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall
be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) if delivered by hand and received for by the party
to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, on such delivery, or (ii) if mailed by certified or registered
mail with postage prepaid, on the third (3rd) business day after the date on which it is so mailed:
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(a)
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If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement or such other address as Indemnitee shall
provide in writing to the Company.
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(b)
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If to the Company, to:
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
With
copies to: Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 1909, 25th floor, Torre Sul,
São Paulo, SP, Brazil 04543-907
With copies, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3311, 7th Floor
04538-133 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Attn: J. Mathias von Bernuth, Esq.
or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee
in writing by the Company.
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APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
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This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties
shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict
of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14.1 of this Agreement, the Company
and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with
this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America
or any court in any other country; (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any
action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such
action or proceeding in the Delaware Court; and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding
brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum, or is subject (in whole or in part) to a jury trial.
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IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS
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This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of
this Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the
same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage
of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall
not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall
be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal
representatives after the expiration of two (2) years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of
action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year
period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action
such shorter period shall govern.
If for the validation of any of the provisions in this Agreement
any act, resolution, approval or other procedure is required, the Company undertakes to cause such act, resolution, approval or other
procedure to be affected or adopted in a manner that will enable the Company to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement.
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WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO TRUST ACCOUNT
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Indemnitee
hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (each, a “Claim”) in or to any
monies in the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering for the benefit of the Company
and holders of shares issued in such offering, and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of,
any services provided to the Company and will not seek recourse against such trust account for any reason whatsoever.
In this Agreement:
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(a)
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“written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including
in the form of an Electronic Record;
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(b)
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“shall” shall be construed as imperative and “may” shall be construed as permissive;
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(c)
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references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted
or replaced;
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(d)
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any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression
shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;
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(e)
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the term “and/or” is used herein to mean both “and” as well as “or.” The use of “and/or”
in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms “and" or “or" in others. The term
"or" shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term “and” shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive
(in each case, unless the context otherwise requires).
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[Signature Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indemnity Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Signature Page to D&O’s
Indemnity Agreement]
Exhibit 10.8
XPAC
Acquisition Corp.
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
[•], 2021
XPAC Sponsor LLC
55 West 46th Street, 30th floor
New York, NY 10036
Re: Administrative Services Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Administrative Services Agreement (this “Agreement”)
by and between XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and XPAC Sponsor LLC (the “Provider”), dated as of the date
hereof, will confirm our agreement that, commencing on the date the securities of the Company are first listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market
(the “Nasdaq”) (the “Listing Date”) and continuing until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an
initial business combination and the Company’s liquidation (in each case as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-[•]) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) (such earlier date hereinafter referred to as the “Termination
Date”), the Provider shall make available to the Company, at 55 West 46th Street, 30th floor, New York, NY 10036 (or any successor
location or other existing office locations of the Provider or any of its affiliates), certain office space, administrative and support
services as may be reasonably requested by the Company. In exchange therefor, the Company shall pay the Provider the sum of $10,000 per
month on the Listing Date and continuing monthly thereafter until the Termination Date.
The Provider hereby irrevocably waives any and
all right, title, interest, causes of action and claims of any kind (each, a “Claim”) in or to, and any and all right to seek
payment of any amounts due to it out of, the trust account established for the benefit of the public shareholders of the Company and into
which substantially all of the proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering will be deposited (the “Trust Account”),
and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Agreement, which Claim would
reduce, encumber or otherwise adversely affect the Trust Account or any monies or other assets in the Trust Account, and further agrees
not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction of any Claim against the Trust Account or any monies or other assets in the
Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations
by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or
waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.
No party hereto may assign either this Agreement
or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other party. Any purported assignment
in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the
purported assignee.
Any litigation between the parties (whether grounded
in contract, tort, statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant to the laws of
the State of New York.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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Very truly yours,
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XPAC Acquisition Corp.
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By:
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Name:
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AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
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XPAC Sponsor LLC
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By:
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[Signature Page to Administrative Services Agreement]
Exhibit 14
CODE OF ETHICS AND BUSINESS CONDUCT
OF
XPAC Acquisition Corp.
XPAC
Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is committed to the highest ethical conduct standards. This code of ethics and business
conduct (this "Code") applies to your role as a member, executive, director, or employee of the Company and its subsidiaries,
if any.
You are responsible for
reading and reviewing the Code and internal rules of the Company applicable to you, in addition to complying with the Code in your daily
activities and conduct. You must also immediately communicate any violations of the Code that you become aware of. You may be subject
to disciplinary measures or termination of your employment contract if you violate the Code or fail to report violations of the Code.
The Code governs the conduct
associated with the development of personal or professional relations of the Company by determining behavioral standards with the purpose
of (i) promoting practices to prevent and fight illegal activities; (ii) guaranteeing the confidentiality of information; and (iii) resolving
Conflicts of Interest.
The Code shall become effective
on the date of its disclosure and communication to the respective Collaborator.
The Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Board") has adopted this Code and it may be amended and modified by the Board.
Collaborators: All
the members of the Board, members of any committee of the Board, if convened, or other bodies with technical or consulting roles, executive
officers and employees of the Company.
Company: XPAC Acquisition
Corp., and, in appropriate context, the Company’s subsidiaries, if any.
Conflict of
Interest: A situation in which a person is involved in a decision-making process which he/she has the power to influence and/or
direct, guaranteeing a gain and/or benefit for himself/herself, a Close Family Member, a company controlled thereby or a third party
that he/she is involved with, or a situation that can interfere with his/her capacity to make an exempt judgment. This definition
also includes situations in which the objectives or motivations of the decision-makers are not aligned with the objectives and
interests of the Company and the respective shareholders in specific matters.
Privileged Information:
All relevant information related to the Company, any entity controlled by the Company, or any of its affiliates, which can influence,
in a significant manner, the quotation of the Securities and which has not been disclosed to investors.
Close Family Member:
Family members who are expected to have influence on or be influenced by the person in the businesses of these members with the Company,
namely: (i) children and/or dependents; (ii) spouse or partner; and (iii) children and/or dependents of the spouse or partner.
Securities: Any shares,
warrants, subscription warrants, debt securities, subscription rights, promissory notes, stock options, indexes and derivatives of any
kind, or any other securities issued by the Company, or referenced thereby, which are considered to be securities by legal determination.
Undue Advantage:
Special treatment to obtain undue personal or business advantage such as for: a scholarship, discounts, any undue compensation or benefit,
even if not of an economic or equity nature, presents, gifts, trips, meals, hospitality, entertainment and work opportunities. Even low-cost
benefits or benefits with no apparent cost may represent an undue advantage if, in exchange, they entail a personal or business advantage.
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5.
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Responsibilities of Leadership
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The following are responsibilities
of the Company's directors and executive officers:
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Create an environment of ethical behavior and compliance, including by communicating and promoting compliance with the Code and
other applicable conduct and ethics standards of the Company.
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Provide Collaborators with information on the Code and all other applicable standards, policies, procedures and rules.
•
Identify and address any behavior that indicates that a Collaborator may not understand or may not be in compliance with the Code.
•
Answer Collaborators’ questions on business conduct and seek guidance from others within the Company, as described in this
Code.
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Report conduct that violates the Code or any other applicable policy, regulation or rule in a timely and adequate manner.
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Take decisions and actions to address bad conduct in a manner that is free from discrimination or favoritism.
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Compliance with Laws and Regulations
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The activities of the Company
are subject to the numerous laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to, rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”), as well as certain federal, state
and municipal laws.
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Work Relations and General Principles
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The Company’s work
relations policies reflect the highest standards in its business practices and its respect for coworkers.
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7.1.
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Internal Relationships
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All Collaborators must adopt
a responsible attitude towards their activities and must proceed with respect, cooperation, caution, dedication and honesty. They must
also exercise their activities with care for the Company's resources and assets.
All decisions and professional
activities of the Company should be based on fairness with respect to rights, treatment and opportunities. No Collaborator is permitted
to engage in acts that may constitute retaliation, abuse of power, disrespect, unjustified benefit, any form of racial, sexual or religious
discrimination or discrimination that relates to disability, violence, or, any other activities that may offend co-workers or cause a
situation that could lead to physical or verbal confrontation, bullying or sexual or other form of harassment.
Any conduct that is not
in compliance with market norms or that violates the Code or any other applicable internal policy is prohibited and is subject to appropriate
punishment as set out in the relevant policy.
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External Relationships
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Any failure or misconduct
in relationships with third parties can have media repercussions, damage the Company's image and lead to possible legal implications.
Thus, the disciplinary rules for such relationships should be adhered to and given due attention.
All interactions and relationships
with third parties should be guided by integrity, honesty, trust, quality, promptness and respect.
Collaborators
may not misuse anyone through misrepresentation or any unfair business practices and may not use the Company’s name, or the name
of any of its affiliates (including XP Inc.), for their own benefit.
The Company must protect
the interests of its shareholders and investors, and always strives to maintain its financial soundness. The following concepts are an
important part of how to achieve this goal:
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Contact the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") whenever there is a request for communication
with shareholders or investors. The CFO is prepared to communicate accurately, transparently and in a timely and appropriate manner;
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Carefully protect material non-public information and ensure confidentiality in order to avoid insider
trading; and
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Respect the rules of the Trading Policy.
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7.4.
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Suppliers and Partners
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The Company strives to maintain
a respectful and trusting relationship with its partners and all other third party collaborators by:
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i.
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Pushing for constant improvement in the quality of work of partners and all other third party collaborators
and the continuous improvement of their relationship with the Company;
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ii.
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Being an example by encouraging the Company’s partners and all other third party collaborators to
adopt practices that respect human dignity, ethics and the preservation of the environment; and
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Seeking out partners and third party collaborators who adhere to the Company's ethical standards.
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Be ethical. Do not communicate
with third parties, directly or indirectly, on matters that relate to competitors, competing products or services that are not based on
actual or proven facts or that are intended to publicly discredit the image of competitors.
Knowing how to base
the Company’s relationship with the press on transparency and respect is fundamental to maintaining an image that is
consistent with the Company's values, as well as ensuring the correct dissemination of data and other information. Collaborators’
conduct should follow the following standards:
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Never give information and / or interviews without prior permission from the Company's Chief Executive
Officer ("CEO") or the CFO;
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ii.
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Whenever contacted by the press, transfer the call to the CEO or CFO, who will handle requests in accordance
with the Company's internal rules;
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iii.
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Do not express opinions in the media or social media that may be interpreted as an official position of
the Company;
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iv.
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Inform other Collaborators about press service procedures; and
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v.
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Remind other Collaborators that no Collaborator is allowed to give information and / or interviews without
prior permission from the CEO or CFO.
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7.7.
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Regulators, Self-Regulators and Government Agencies
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The Company aims to contribute
to a fairer and more transparent market through the implementation of compliance programs. The Company's conduct should follow the following
standards:
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i.
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Stay informed, and respect the laws, rules and applicable policies of the Company that apply to and guide
relationships with public officials; and
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ii.
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Do not permit the promise, offering or delivery, directly or indirectly, of any Undue Advantage, contribution,
donation, favor, or gift to government agencies or public officials to induce them to act or use their influence to help the Company win
business or gain an improper advantage.
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7.8.
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Equal Opportunities and Promotion of Diversity
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It is the Company’s
policy to engage, retain, promote, train, develop and treat employees and candidates based on meritocracy, qualifications, performance
and competence. The Company believes in respecting the dignity of all Collaborators and expects that everyone shows respect for all Collaborators
and third parties. Respectful and professional conduct promotes productivity and minimizes disputes.
No practice of the Company
should discriminate based on race, color, gender (including pregnancy or related medical conditions and gender identity), religion, age,
nationality, disability, legally protected medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation or any other individual status.
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7.9.
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Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination
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Any type of discrimination
or harassment, including verbal, written (such as emails, social media posts, instant messages and other means of communication) or physical
harassment that violates the dignity and integrity of an individual is prohibited. The Company expects its directors and executive officers
to reinforce these policies and to create a work environment that benefits performance and promotes growth opportunities and professional
progress. Discrimination or harassment acts based on the categories set out above are subject to disciplinary measures, including termination,
depending on the seriousness of the case. All Collaborators are required to comply with the Company’s policy on equal opportunity,
nondiscrimination and fair employment. If you are aware of the occurrence of discriminatory or harassment acts, you must report the event
promptly to a member of the Board or an executive officer.
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7.10.
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Family and Close Relationships
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The appointment and contracting
of relatives, spouses and partners (including common-law marriage and relationships) are allowed, but can result in actual or presumed
Conflicts of Interest, if they are not properly managed.
This group of relations
includes relatives by blood or marriage, relatives by adoption in a straight line of ascendance (parents, grandparents), descendants (children,
grandchildren), or by collateral relation (brothers- and sisters-in-law, cousins, nephews and nieces, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, etc.),
in addition to the other direct relations already defined above. If any Collaborator identifies a family or close relationship during
the analysis of a candidate, he / she must send the case to the Board for analysis of the conflicts.
No Collaborator may appoint
a spouse, partner or other person that has a family or other close relationship with such Collaborator without the explicit approval of
the Board.
The Company is committed
to providing a healthy and safe work environment. You are responsible for learning the safety procedures applicable to your work and area,
and for reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe practices and conditions to the member of the Board or any executive officer. The Company
strives to provide a safe and healthy work environment and to avoid adverse impact and injury to the environment and communities in which
the Company conducts its business.
Achieving this goal is the
responsibility of all Collaborators.
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7.12.
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Workplace Free from Drugs and Alcohol
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It is expected that Collaborators
work in adequate conditions to carry out their duties. Any person that is under the influence of substances may impact others’ and
their own safety as well as adversely affect their good judgment. Such individuals will be subject to disciplinary measures, including
termination.
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8.1.
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Conflicts of Interest
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Collaborators shall avoid
Conflicts of Interest, wherever possible, except as may be allowed under guidelines or resolutions approved by the Board (or the appropriate
committee of the Board) or as disclosed in the Company’s public filings with the SEC. Anything that would be a conflict for a person
subject to this Code also will be a conflict for a member of his or her immediate family or any other close relative. Examples of Conflict
of Interest situations include, but are not limited to, the following, all of which must be disclosed to the Company:
·
any significant ownership interest in any target, supplier or customer of the Company;
·
any consulting or employment relationship with any target, supplier or customer of the Company;
·
the receipt of any money, non-nominal gifts or excessive entertainment from any entity with which the Company has current or prospective
business dealings;
·
selling anything to the Company or buying anything from the Company, except on the same terms and conditions as comparable officers
or directors are permitted to so purchase or sell (and, in the absence of any such comparable officer or director, on the same terms and
conditions as a third party would buy or sell a comparable item in an arm’s-length transaction);
·
any other financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) involving
the Company; and
·
any other circumstance, event, relationship or situation in which the personal interest of a person subject to this Code interferes
— or even appears to interfere — with the interests of the Company as a whole.
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8.2.
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Corporate Opportunities
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Any and every business
opportunity that draws your attention in view of your connection with the Company is deemed a corporate opportunity. Examples
include situations where a business opportunity was offered to the Company; or the Company has sought a business opportunity; the
products, facilities or personnel of the Company were used in the search for a business opportunity;
or the opportunity involves an investment in an asset or business that would be advantageous to the business of the Company. Each
Collaborator owes a duty to the Company and must, until the earliest of (i) the Company’s initial business combination (as
such term is defined in the Company’s initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC), (ii) the
Company’s liquidation, and (iii) such time that such person ceases to be a Collaborator, first present to the Company for the
Company’s consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity or third person, any business opportunity, but only if such
opportunity is suitable for the Company, subject to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
in effect (as amended from time to time) at such time and subject to any other fiduciary, contractual or other obligations such
officer or director may have to other entities.
The negotiation of securities
of any company based on non-public (or internal) material information or disclosure of such information to other persons who may profit
therefrom is illegal. Hence, it is also illegal and against this Code to negotiate Securities while you have knowledge of insider information
until this information is disclosed by the Company. Generally, material information is any information that an investor would deem important
in the decision to buy, sell, or keep securities or that may affect the price of the securities in the market. Examples include actual
or estimated financial results or non-public information with respect to dividends; significant discoveries or product development; possible
consolidations, acquisitions or dispositions (e.g., the Company's initial business combination); significant changes in business strategies;
and obtaining or loss of significant contracts. You may not disclose insider information to any person, except to those who need to know
with a view to fulfill their responsibilities to the Company. You are also required to take measures to protect the confidentiality of
insider information. If you have or receive information and is not certain if it is within the definition of insider information or its
disclosure may be in violation of your fiduciary or other obligation, contact the CFO prior to disclosing such information.
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8.4.
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Acceptance of gifts or entertainment
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Non-nominal giveaways or
gifts or excessive entertainment from clients, suppliers, competitors, or other employees may not be accepted. Nominal gifts and entertainment
may be accepted when the Collaborator is convinced that the gift or entertainment does not influence his/her judgment or performance of
duties. Under no circumstance whatsoever, you may accept gifts or entertainment that may give rise to a Conflict of Interests. Gifts or
entertainment that may result in a feeling of, or can expected to create, a personal obligation may not be accepted.
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8.5.
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Class Associations and Entities
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The Company does not belong
to any type of political organization, but recognizes the legitimacy of such entities and respect their initiatives and activities. The
Company is always willing to keep an open dialog in any situation and is constantly seeking a solution that serves all involved parties.
The Company does
not expect to make donations to political parties. Any solicitations for political contributions of any kind must be lawful and in compliance
with all applicable rules, regulations and policies.
The Company respects
the right of Collaborators to affiliate themselves with political parties and make donations to such entities if they so desire. Donations
must always be carried out in a Collaborator’s own name and not on behalf of the Company. The donations must be communicated the
respective Collaborator to the CFO. No Collaborator may be reimbursed directly or indirectly by the Company for personal political contributions.
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9.
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Confidentiality of Information and Protection of Assets
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9.1.
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Confidentiality of Information
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Collaborators have responsibilities
to maintain the confidentiality of proprietary information of the Company. Collaborators must always be aware of these responsibilities
when using the phone, email and other electronic means for information storage and transmission and must not discuss confidential information
in public areas, read confidential documents in public places or leave or dispose of confidential documents where they may be retrieved
by others.
Confidential
proprietary information generated by and gathered in the Company's business is a valuable Company asset. Protecting this information
plays a vital role in the Company’s ability to successfully operate, and all proprietary information should be maintained in
strict confidence, except when disclosure is authorized by the Company or required by law. Proprietary information includes all
non-public information that might be useful to competitors or that could be harmful to the Company, its customers, its suppliers or
a potential target, if disclosed. Intellectual property such as trade secrets, patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as
business, research and new product plans, objectives and strategies, records, databases, salary and benefits data, employee medical
information, customer, employee and suppliers lists, and any unpublished financial or pricing information must also be protected.
Unauthorized use or distribution of proprietary information violates the Company’s policy and could be illegal. Such use or
distribution could result in negative consequences for both the Company and the individuals involved, including potential legal and
disciplinary actions. The Company respects the property rights of other companies and their proprietary information, and require all
Collaborators to observe such rights.
Collaborators have the responsibility
of protecting the information of the Company and complying with the confidentiality policies, the terms of which are a condition to their
admission to the Company. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, any information presented orally or by other means,
tangible or not, and may include, but is not limited to, technical, operational, commercial, financial or legal information, know-how,
inventions, processes, formula and design, business plans, accounting methods, techniques and accrued experience, commercial plans, budgets,
prices, expansion plans, commercial strategies, findings, ideas, concepts, techniques, projects, specifications, diagrams, models, samples,
flowcharts, computer program, codes, data, source codes, disks, diskettes, tapes, marketing and sales plans, any client information and
any other technical, financial, legal and/or commercial information sent by any means. If you have any questions on what constitutes proprietary
information or if you believe such information has been compromised, please contact the CFO. Your obligation to protect the Company’s
proprietary and confidential information continues even after you leave the Company, and you must return all proprietary information in
your possession upon leaving the Company. The provisions of this section are qualified in their entirety by the section entitled “Reporting
Violations to a Governmental Agency” below.
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9.2.
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Protection and Use of the Company’s Assets
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Collaborators are responsible
for protecting the assets of the Company and for guaranteeing their efficient use. Theft, mishandling and waste have a direct impact on
the Company’s activities. The purpose of the Company’s equipment, supplies and electronic resources (including hardware, software
and the data thereon) is the conduct of its business. Such resources may only be used for the Company’s business consistent with
all applicable rules, regulations and guidelines.
In the Company’s commercial
dealings, it interacts with other collaborators, clients, suppliers and other third parties in a fair and equitable manner.
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10.1.
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Financial Disclosures and Public Disclosures
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The Company is
committed to providing full, fair, accurate, timely and comprehensible disclosure in reports and documents that are filed with or
submitted to the SEC and other regulatory or self-regulatory agencies, in addition to other public communications made by the
Company to investors and other interested parties in all matters relating to accounting, financial controls, internal reporting and
taxation. You are responsible for complying with the policies and procedures of the Company to compile these disclosures and
guarantee that they are full, fair, accurate, timely and comprehensible. All financial books, records and accounts should accurately
reflect transactions and events and conform both to required accounting principles and to the Company’s system of internal
controls. Records may not be distorted in any way to hide, disguise or alter the Company’s true financial position.
The Company has the responsibility
of providing full and accurate information in its public disclosures in all relevant aspects, on the financial conditions, and the operating
results of the Company.
Neither you nor any other
person acting under your direction may, directly or indirectly, take any action in a fraudulent manner to influence, coerce, manipulate
or deceive any person involved in an audit or review of the financial statements of the Company. Offering a job or future contracts that
are not audit services and providing inaccurate or deceitful information to an auditor, or threatening to cancel or cancelling audit works,
are not allowed.
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10.3.
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Maintenance of Records
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Honest, clear and accurate
reports of information are important to maintaining the integrity of the Company’s commercial records and to make responsible commercial
decisions. The books, records and accounts of the Company must (i) accurately reflect all of its transactions and all other events that
are the object of a specific requirement to maintain regulatory records; (ii) be kept in reasonable detail; and (iii) comply with the
applicable legal requirements and the internal control system of the Company. Unregistered or “off the books” funds or assets
are only allowed in the event provided for in applicable laws or regulations. Business records must not contain exaggerations, depreciative
notes, guesses or inadequate characterizations of persons and companies. This also applies to emails, internal memoranda, formal reports
and all other forms of commercial records. In the event of litigation, governmental inquiry or threat of such action, you must consult
the Board.
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10.4.
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Competition and Fair Negotiation
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The Company strives to
operate its businesses in a fair and honest manner at all times. The Company must seek competitive advantage through performance and
dedication and not through unethical or illegal practices. It is the duty of the Company to ensure that there is no agreement with
competitors that affects or restricts full and fair competition in an unreasonable manner. It is the responsibility of Collaborators
to always respect the rights of clients, suppliers, the public and competitors of the Company and treat them fairly. You must never
take undue advantage of anyone through manipulation, deceit, abuse of Privileged Information, misrepresentation of relevant facts or
any other unfair negotiation practice. The antitrust laws prohibit agreements among competitors on certain matters. Antitrust laws
can be complex, and violations may subject the Company and its employees to criminal sanctions, including fines, imprisonment and
civil liability. If you have any questions on what constitutes an unfair commercial practice, please consult the Board.
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10.5.
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Public Relations and Media
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Media coverage can have
a significant impact on the brand and reputation of the Company. It is important to guarantee accurate and coordinated communication of
information on the Company and its businesses. When you are using social media and identify yourself as a Collaborator or mention the
Company incidentally, for instance on a Facebook page or professional networking site, please observe the following guidelines:
•
Never disclose confidential information about the Company or its business, customers or suppliers.
•
Make clear that any views expressed are your own and not those of the Company.
•
Remember that all applicable policies apply to social media sites.
•
Be respectful of all Collaborators and all persons associated with the Company, including customers and suppliers.
•
Promptly report to the Board any social media content which inaccurately or inappropriately discusses the Company.
•
Never respond to any information on the Company that may be inaccurate and refer it to the Board or an executive officer.
•
Never post documents, parts of documents, images, or video or audio recordings that have been made with Company property or of
Company products, services or people, or at Company functions or events.
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10.6.
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Professional Networking
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Online networking on professional
or industry sites, such as LinkedIn, has become an important and effective way for colleagues to stay in touch and exchange information.
Collaborators should use good judgment when posting information about themselves or the Company on any of these sites.
What you post about the
Company or yourself will reflect on the Company. When using professional networking sites, you should observe the same standards of professionalism
and integrity described in the Code and follow the social media guidelines outlined above.
In
addition, the legal and regulatory requirements restrict the information that may be provided to the media. The Company’s directors
and executive officers work as a liaison between the Company and the press and are responsible for answering press inquiries. All questions
from the press must be forwarded to the CEO or the CFO before providing a direct response.
The Company is committed
to preserving its reputation by assisting in efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Money laundering is the practice
of disguising the ownership or source of illegally obtained funds through a series of transactions to “clean” the funds so
they appear to be proceeds from legal activities.
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11.
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Compliance Procedures and Reporting
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The Code must be complied
with and immediate measures must be taken to report actual or suspected violations of the Code. Being involved in any conduct to circumvent
the Code is forbidden (for example, asking family members to accept gifts on your behalf that you would otherwise be forbidden from accepting
under the Code).
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11.1.
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Always Seek Guidance
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If you are not certain of
what to do in a certain situation, always seek guidance before acting. For guidance you should contact the CEO, CFO or the Chairman of
the Board. Remember that you must report all incidents of bad conduct and that you may do so without fear of retaliation. However, if
you have violated the Code, reporting such violation will not protect you from the consequences of your actions.
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11.2.
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Reporting a Possible Violation to the Code
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These procedures relate
to complaints by any Collaborator relating to any questionable accounting and other matters or violations of the Code, including, without
limitation, the following:
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fraud or deliberate error in the preparation, evaluation, review or audit of any financial statement of the Company;
•
fraud or deliberate error in the recording and maintaining of financial books and/or records of the Company;
•
deficiencies in or noncompliance with the Company’s internal controls;
•
misrepresentation or false statement to or by a senior officer or accountant regarding a matter contained in the financial records,
financial reports or audit reports of the Company;
•
any attempts to mislead or improperly influence the Company’s independent auditor in the course of the performance of their
audit;
•
deviation from full and fair reporting of the Company’s financial condition, such as material misrepresentations or omissions
with respect to the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, in public disclosures of the Company’s
financial position and prospective reports;
•
improper expenditure of Company funds;
•
improper use of Company property (including disclosure of proprietary information);
•
use of non-public Company or client information to trade in securities; or
•
any other violations of the Code.
Collaborators are encouraged
to follow these procedures and report any suspected violations or questionable matters that have occurred, are ongoing or are about to
occur. The Company’s Audit Committee will oversee treatment of concerns in this area:
Conduct
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Report to
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Any type of violation of the Code
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Chairman: Chu Chiu Kong
Chu.kong@xpasset.com.br
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All other matters, including work relations (discrimination, harassment, conflicts of interest), money laundering, fraud, corruption, safety, and confidentiality of information
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CFO: Fabio Kann
fabio.kann@xpasset.com.br
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Any concerns about a violation
of ethics, laws, rules, regulations or this Code by the CFO or any senior financial officer, any senior executive officer or any director
should be reported promptly to the Chairman of the Board, who shall notify the Board of Directors with responsibility for corporate governance.
It is the responsibility
of the Collaborator to report any violations of the Code when he/she has reason to believe that a violation may have occurred or may occur
in the future. It is the Company’s policy that no Collaborator or other person shall suffer retaliation for a complaint made in
good faith or for communicating undue conduct to the Company, for helping another Collaborator or other person to make a report, for cooperating
with an investigation, or for submitting a complaint or report. Any Collaborator that is involved in retaliatory conduct is subject to
disciplinary actions, including contractual termination. If you believe that retaliation has occurred, you must communicate such conduct
to the Chairman of the Board.
The treatment, report and
record of complaints will follow internal procedures to guarantee the proper and appropriate treatment of any complaints.
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11.3.
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Consequences for Non-Compliance and for Not Reporting Certain Conduct
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If you hear or
suspect that any violation of this Code has occurred, you must immediately inform the Chairman of the Board. You must not conduct preliminary
investigations. It is the Company's policy that any person that raises a matter related to a possible violation of applicable law, regulation
or policy of the Company or any suspected illegal or unethical behavior in good faith shall be protected from any kind of retaliation.
If you have violated
the Code, the fact that you assume responsibility for the act will not protect you from consequences for your actions. You may be subject
to disciplinary measures that can range from a warning to contractual termination if you violate the Code or fail to report violations
that you become aware of.
If concerns or
complaints require confidentiality, including maintaining anonymity, the Company will endeavor to protect this confidentiality, subject
to applicable laws, regulations or legal proceedings.
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11.4.
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Reporting Violations to a Governmental Agency
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Collaborators
are entitled to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations to governmental agencies or entities and self-regulatory
organizations. As such, nothing in this Code is intended to prohibit any Collaborator from disclosing or reporting violations to, or from
cooperating with, a governmental agency or entity or self-regulatory organization, and Collaborators may do so without notifying the Company.
The Company may not retaliate against a Collaborator for any of these activities, and nothing in this Code or otherwise requires a Collaborator
to waive any monetary award or other payment that he or she might become entitled to from a governmental agency or entity, or self-regulatory
organization.
All Collaborators
have the right to:
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Report possible violations of state or federal law or regulation that have occurred, are occurring, or are about to occur to any
governmental agency or entity, or self-regulatory organization;
•
Cooperate voluntarily with, respond to any inquiry from, or provide testimony before any self-regulatory organization or any other
federal, state or local regulatory or law enforcement authority;
•
Make reports or disclosures to law enforcement or a regulatory authority without prior notice to, or authorization from, the Company;
and
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Respond truthfully to a valid subpoena.
All
Collaborators have the right to not be retaliated against for reporting, either internally to the Company or to any governmental agency
or entity or self-regulatory organization, information which the Collaborator reasonably believes relates to a possible violation of law.
It is a violation (i) of U.S. federal law to retaliate against anyone and (ii) of the Whistleblower Protection Law (as it may be amended
or revised) of the Cayman Islands to retaliate against anyone who has reported such potential misconduct either internally or to any governmental
agency or entity or self-regulatory organization. Retaliatory conduct includes discharge, demotion, suspension, threats, harassment, and
any other manner of discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act the Collaborator may have performed.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Code or otherwise, Collaborators may disclose confidential Company information, including the existence and
terms of any confidential agreements between the Collaborator and the Company (including employment or severance agreements) to any governmental
agency or entity or self-regulatory organization.
The Company cannot
require a Collaborator to withdraw reports or filings alleging possible violations of federal, state or local law or regulation, and the
Company may not offer Collaborators any kind of inducement, including payment, to do so.
Even if a Collaborator
has participated in a possible violation of law, the Collaborator may be eligible to participate in the confidentiality and retaliation
protections afforded under applicable whistleblower laws, and the Collaborator may also be eligible to receive an award under such laws.
The Company is committed
to cooperation with applicable government agencies and authorities. Forward all requests for information to the Board, the CEO or the
CFO immediately to ensure that the Company responds appropriately.
All information provided must be truthful and
accurate. Never mislead any investigator. Do not ever alter or destroy documents or records subject to an investigation.
The rules described in this
Code are not definitive and may be updated by the Board.
Collaborators undertake
to comply with all updates and changes that may be made to this Code.
In case of questions with
respect to the provisions of the Code and its interpretation, including what might be considered a violation, the Collaborator must contact
the Board.
Regarding any potential
exception to compliance with the rules of the Code, the requesting party must submit a written exception request to the Chairman of the
Board providing an explanation why an exception should be granted, and an exception must be approved and granted by at least three directors
of the Company.
PROVISIONS FOR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS
The CEO and all senior financial
officers, including the CFO and principal accounting officer, are bound by the provisions set forth herein relating to ethical conduct,
Conflicts of Interest, and compliance with law. In addition to this Code, the CEO and senior financial officers are subject to the following
additional specific policies:
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A.
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Act with honesty and integrity, avoiding actual or apparent conflicts between personal, private interests
and the interests of the Company, including receiving improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.
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B.
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Disclose to the CEO and the Board any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected
to give rise to a Conflict of Interest.
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C.
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Perform responsibilities with a view to causing periodic reports and documents filed with or submitted
to the SEC and all other public communications made by the Company to contain information that is accurate, complete, fair, objective,
relevant, timely and understandable, including full review of all annual and quarterly reports.
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D.
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Comply with laws, rules and regulations of federal, state and local governments applicable to the Company
and with the rules and regulations of private and public regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the Company.
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E.
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Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting or omitting
material facts or allowing independent judgment to be compromised or subordinated.
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F.
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Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of performance of his or her responsibilities
except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose any such information; not use confidential information acquired in the
course of performing his or her responsibilities for personal advantage.
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G.
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Share knowledge and maintain skills important and relevant to the needs of the Company, its shareholders
and other constituencies and the general public.
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H.
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Proactively promote ethical behavior among subordinates and peers in his or her work environment and community.
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I.
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Use and control all corporate assets and resources employed by or entrusted to him or her in a responsible
manner.
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J.
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Not use corporate information, corporate assets, corporate opportunities or his or her position with the
Company for personal gain; not compete directly or indirectly with the Company.
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K.
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Comply in all respects with this Code.
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L.
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Advance the Company’s legitimate interests when the opportunity arises.
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The
Board will investigate any reported violations and will oversee an appropriate response, including corrective action and preventative
measures. Any officer who violates this Code will face appropriate, case specific disciplinary action, which may include demotion or discharge.
Any request for a waiver
of any provision of this Code must be in writing and addressed to the Chairman (or any Co-Chairman, if applicable) of the Board and an
exception must be approved and granted by at least three directors of the Company. Any waiver of this Code may be publicly disclosed.
It is the policy of the
Company that each officer covered by this Code shall acknowledge and certify to the foregoing and file a copy of such certification with
the Chairman (or any Co-Chairman, if applicable) of the Board.
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION
I have read and understand the foregoing Code.
I hereby certify that I am in compliance with the foregoing Code and I will comply with the Code in the future. I understand that any
violation of the Code will subject me to appropriate disciplinary action, which may include demotion or discharge.
Dated:
Signature:
Name:
Title:
Exhibit 23.1
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent
We consent to the inclusion in this
Registration Statement of XPAC Acquisition Corp. (the Company) on Form S-1 of our report dated April 8, 2021, except for Notes 2 and
7, as to which the date is May 13, 2021, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern, with respect to our audits of the financial statements of the Company as of March 19, 2021
and for the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through March 19, 2021, which report appears in the Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading “Experts” in such
Prospectus.
/s/ Marcum llp
Marcum llp
San Francisco, CA
May 13, 2021