Cayman Islands
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6770
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98-1594916
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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
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David Ni
George Vlahakos
Sidley Austin LLP
787 7th Avenue
New York, New York
Tel: (212) 839-5900
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Andrew Harper
Sidley Austin LLP
1001 Page Mill Road
Building 1
Palo Alto, California
Tel: (650) 565-7000
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Ari Edelman
Edward Bromley III
Reed Smith LLP
599 Lexington Ave.
New York, New York
Tel: (212) 521 5400
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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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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-half of one redeemable warrant(2)
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23,000,000 Units
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$10.00
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$230,000,000
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$21,321
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Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units(3)
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23,000,000 Shares
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Redeemable warrants included as part of the units(3)
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11,500,000 Warrants
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—(4)
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Total
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$230,000,000
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$21,321
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(1)
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act.
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(2)
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Includes 3,000,000 units, consisting of 3,000,000 Class A ordinary shares and 1,500,000 redeemable warrants, which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriter to cover over-allotments, if any.
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Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from share subdivisions, share dividends or similar transactions.
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(4)
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No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.
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Per Unit
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Total
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Public offering price
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$ 10.00
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$ 200,000,000
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Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)
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$0.55
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$11,000,000
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us
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$9.45
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$189,000,000
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(1)
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$0.20 per unit, or $4,000,000 in the aggregate (or $4,600,000 if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised in full), is payable upon the closing of this offering. Includes $0.35 per unit, or $7,000,000 in the aggregate (or $8,050,000 in the aggregate if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised in full), payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions to be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described in this prospectus and released to the underwriter only upon the completion of an initial business combination. See also “Underwriting” for a description of compensation and other items of value payable to the underwriter.
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“we,” “us,” “our” or our “company” are to Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Company, 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;
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“Companies Act” are to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time;
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“equity-linked securities” are to any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for 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;
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“founder shares” are to our Class B ordinary shares initially issued to our sponsor in a private placement prior to this offering and the Class A ordinary shares that will be issued upon the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder thereof, as described herein (for the avoidance of doubt, such Class A ordinary shares will not be “public shares”);
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“initial shareholders” are to holders of our founder shares prior to this offering;
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“management” or our “management team” are to our executive officers and directors, and “directors” are to our current directors;
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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 to be issued to our sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of this offering and upon conversion of working capital loans, if any;
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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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“public shareholders” are to the holders of our public shares, including our initial shareholders and members of our management team to the extent our initial shareholders or members of our management team purchase public shares, provided that each initial shareholder’s and member of our management team’s status as a “public shareholder” will only exist with respect to such public shares;
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“sponsor” are to BPAC Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is controlled by its members Bullpen Capital V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Bettor Capital LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company; and
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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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Competitive Advantage and Reputation: We intend to seek businesses that we believe have a highly differentiated and unique consumer experience that champions consumer loyalty and repeat customer demand. We believe these criteria will provide the most defensible business models, sustain a competitive advantage and market position, and drive attractive growth to create shareholder value.
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Large Addressable Market Relative to Current Target Size: We intend to seek businesses in the online real money gaming, technology, sports, digital media, hospitality and leisure industries that we believe are on a promising growth path, driven by a sustainable competitive advantage, with opportunities for acceleration by a partnership with us. We expect to target businesses that have experienced significant organic growth, and that we believe are well-positioned to capture additional market share in the rapidly expanding online real money gaming, technology, sports, digital media, hospitality and leisure industries through both accelerated organic and external growth.
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Strong Management Team: We believe our management team’s operating expertise and long-time experience as early-stage venture investors can help drive incremental value to even proven and accomplished management teams. We are eager to devote significant resources to analyzing and reaching alignment among a target’s management and its stakeholders to seek improvements in operational and financial performance.
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Reasonable Entry Valuation: We believe our management team’s past experience in acquiring companies will help us evaluate potential targets within our search criteria at appropriate valuations relative to industry comparables and the ability to help enhance and create value for shareholders over the long term.
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one Class A ordinary share; and
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one-half of one redeemable warrant.
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Assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units and 750,000 founder shares are surrendered to us by our sponsor for no consideration.
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Consists solely of founder shares and includes up to 750,000 founder shares that will be surrendered to us by our sponsor for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised. Founder shares are currently classified as Class B ordinary shares, which shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder thereof, as described below adjacent to the caption “Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights.”
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Includes 20,000,000 public shares and 5,000,000 founder shares.
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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;
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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 a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder, which we refer to as the “30-day redemption period”; and
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as
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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 — 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 — Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants”;
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if, and only if, the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per public 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 — Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading
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if the closing 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 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 — 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.
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prior to our initial business combination, only holders of our Class B ordinary shares have the right to vote on the appointment of directors, including in connection with the completion of our initial business combination and holders of a majority of our Class B ordinary 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 contained in a letter agreement that our initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into with us, as described in more detail below;
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pursuant to such letter agreement, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares held by them, as applicable, in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (a) that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to provide for the redemption of our public shares in connection with an initial
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the founder shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder thereof, as described below adjacent to the caption “Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights”; and
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the founder shares are entitled to registration rights.
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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 $1,850,000 in working capital after the payment of approximately $650,000 in expenses relating to this offering; and
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any loans or additional investments from our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors, although they are under no obligation to advance funds to, or invest in, us, and provided 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.
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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.
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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.
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repayment of up to an aggregate of $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses;
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payment to an affiliate of our sponsor of $2,083 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us;
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reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination; 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 officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.
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We are a newly formed blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
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Past performance by our management team or their respective affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in us.
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Our shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed initial business combination, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our shareholders do not support such a combination.
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Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash.
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If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor and members of our management team have agreed to vote in favor of such initial business combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The requirement that we consummate an initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering 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 could produce value for our shareholders.
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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 (COVID-19) pandemic and the status of debt and equity markets.
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If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, directors, executive officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase public shares or warrants, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares or public warrants.
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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.
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You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss.
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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.
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You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies.
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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 consummated our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.20 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless.
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If the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to operate for 18 months following the closing of this offering, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and our ability to complete our initial business combination, and we will depend on loans from our sponsor, its affiliates or members of our management team to fund our search and to complete our initial business combination.
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Holders of Class A ordinary shares will not be entitled to vote on any appointment of directors we hold prior to our initial business combination.
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The warrants may become exercisable and redeemable for a security other than the Class A ordinary shares, and you will not have any information regarding such other security at this time.
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Unlike some other similarly structured blank check companies, our sponsor will receive additional Class A ordinary shares if we issue shares to consummate an initial business combination.
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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.
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After our initial business combination, it is possible that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the United States and 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.
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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.
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Our warrants and private placement warrants are classified as a liability, and we will have to incur significant expense in valuing such liabilities on a quarterly and annual basis. Such liability will be reflected on our financial statements, and such classification may have an adverse effect on the market price for our Class A ordinary shares or make it more difficult for us to complete an initial business combination.
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September 30, 2021
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Actual
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As Adjusted(6)
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Working Capital (deficiency)(1)
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$(723,610)
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$1,771,035
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Total Assets(2)
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$650,704
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$205,770,960
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Total Liabilities(3)
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$729,669
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$ 19,505,000
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Value of Class A ordinary shares that may be redeemed in connection with our initial business combination ($10.20 per share)(4)
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$—
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$204,000,000
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Shareholder’s Equity(5)
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$(78,965)
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$(17,734,040)
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The “as adjusted” calculation includes $1,850,000 cash held outside the trust account, plus $78,965 of actual shareholder’s deficit at September 30, 2021 (assuming the forfeiture of 750,000 B ordinary shares).
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The “as adjusted” calculation equals $204,000,000 cash held in trust from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, plus $1,850,000 in cash held outside the trust account, plus $78,965 of actual shareholder’s deficit at September 30, 2021 (assuming the forfeiture of 750,000 B ordinary shares).
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The “as adjusted” calculation includes $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and $12,505,000 of derivative warrant liability.
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The “as adjusted” calculation equals calculation equals the 20,000,000 shares of class A ordinary shares sold in this offering, multiplied by the redemption value of $10.20 per share.
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Excludes 20,000,000 class A ordinary shares sold in this offering that 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 ordinary shares that may be redeemed in connection with our initial business combination (approximately $10.20 per share).
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Assumes the full forfeiture of 750,000 shares of B ordinary shares that are subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations;
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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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exchange listing and/or delisting requirements;
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tariffs and trade barriers;
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regulations related to customs and import/export matters;
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local or regional economic policies and market conditions;
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unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
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challenges in managing and staffing international operations;
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longer payment cycles;
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tax issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States;
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currency fluctuations and exchange controls;
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rates of inflation;
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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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underdeveloped or unpredictable legal or regulatory systems;
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corruption;
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protection of intellectual property;
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social unrest, crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances and wars;
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regime changes and political upheaval; and
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deterioration of political relations with the United States.
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restrictions on the nature of our investments; and
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restrictions on the issuance of securities,
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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.
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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 Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares;
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could cause a change in control if a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares are 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 officers and directors;
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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, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants; and
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may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.
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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 Class A 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 Class A 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 or prevailing interest rates; 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.
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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.
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we have a board that includes a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under Nasdaq rules; and
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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.
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the gaming-related governmental or regulatory approvals necessary to complete our initial business combination;
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the gaming regulations and gaming tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we will operate following our initial business combination;
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the level of customer unemployment;
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an inability to compete effectively in a highly competitive environment with many incumbents having substantially greater resources;
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an inability to manage rapid change, increasing consumer expectations, changing gaming regulation and growth;
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an inability to attract and retain customers;
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an inability to build strong brand identity and improve customer satisfaction and loyalty;
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limitations on a target business’ ability to protect its intellectual property rights, including its trade secrets, that could cause a loss in revenue and any competitive advantage; and
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an inability to license or enforce intellectual property rights on which our business may depend.
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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 the prospective target business;
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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;
|
•
|
our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination;
|
•
|
our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;
|
•
|
our pool of prospective target businesses;
|
•
|
our ability to consummate an initial business combination due to the uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases);
|
•
|
the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities;
|
•
|
our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
|
•
|
the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;
|
•
|
the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or
|
•
|
our financial performance following this offering.
|
|
| |
Without Option
to Purchase
Additional Units
|
| |
Option to
Purchase
Additional Units
Exercised
|
Gross proceeds
|
| |
|
| |
|
Gross proceeds from units offered to public(1)
|
| |
$200,000,000
|
| |
$230,000,000
|
Gross proceeds from private placement warrants offered in the private Placement
|
| |
10,500,000
|
| |
11,700,000
|
Total gross proceeds
|
| |
$210,500,000
|
| |
$241,700,000
|
Estimated expenses(2)
|
| |
|
| |
|
Underwriting commissions (2.0% of gross proceeds from units offered to public, excluding deferred portion)(3)
|
| |
$4,000,000
|
| |
$4,600,000
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
| |
340,000
|
| |
340,000
|
Printing and engraving expenses
|
| |
40,000
|
| |
40,000
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
| |
37,500
|
| |
37,500
|
SEC/FINRA filing fees
|
| |
56,321
|
| |
56,321
|
Nasdaq listing and filing fees
|
| |
75,000
|
| |
75,000
|
Miscellaneous
|
| |
101,179
|
| |
101,179
|
Total estimated expenses (excluding underwriting commissions and D&O Insurance of $850,000)
|
| |
$650,000
|
| |
$650,000
|
Proceeds after estimated expenses
|
| |
$205,850,000
|
| |
$236,450,000
|
Held in trust account(3)
|
| |
$204,000,000
|
| |
$234,600,000
|
Percentage of public offering size
|
| |
102%
|
| |
102%
|
Not held in trust account
|
| |
$1,850,000
|
| |
$1,850,000
|
|
| |
Amount
|
| |
Percentage of
Total
|
Legal, accounting, due diligence, travel, consulting and other expenses in connection with a search for and consummation of any business combination(6)
|
| |
$200,000
|
| |
10.8%
|
Directors and officers liability insurance premiums(7)
|
| |
850,000
|
| |
45.9%
|
Legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting obligations
|
| |
180,000
|
| |
9.7%
|
Payment for office space, administrative and support services
|
| |
37,500
|
| |
2.0%
|
Nasdaq continued listing fees
|
| |
58,000
|
| |
3.1%
|
Working capital to cover miscellaneous expenses
|
| |
524,500
|
| |
28.5%
|
Total
|
| |
$1,850,000
|
| |
100%
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts payable to public shareholders who properly redeem their shares in connection with our successful completion of our initial business combination.
|
(2)
|
In addition, a portion of the expenses have been paid from the proceeds of loans from our sponsor of up to $300,000 as described in this prospectus. These loans will be repaid upon completion of this offering out of the $650,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of certain expenses related to this offering other than underwriting commissions. In the event that expenses are less than as set forth in this table, any such amounts will be used for post-closing working capital expenses. If expenses are greater than set forth in this table, such excess will reduce amounts available post-closing for working capital expenses.
|
(3)
|
The underwriter has agreed to defer underwriting commissions of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of this offering. Upon and concurrently with the completion of our initial business combination, up to $7,000,000, which constitutes the underwriter’s deferred commissions (or up to $8,050,000 if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised in full) will be paid to the underwriter from the funds held in the trust account. See “Underwriting.” The remaining funds, less amounts released to the trustee to pay redeeming shareholders, will be
|
(4)
|
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 our initial business combination based upon the level of complexity of such business combination. In the event we identify a business combination 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. The proceeds held in the trust account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Assuming an interest rate of 0.10% per year, we estimate the interest earned on the trust account will be approximately $204,000 per year; however, we can provide no assurances regarding this amount. The trust account’s earnings will be lower if interest rates on short-term U.S. government treasury obligations decline.
|
(5)
|
Assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units.
|
(6)
|
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.
|
(7)
|
This amount represents the approximate amount of annualized director and officer liability insurance premiums we anticipate paying following the completion of this offering and until we complete a business combination.
|
|
| |
Without Option to Purchase
Additional Units
|
| |
With Option to Purchase
Additional Units
|
Public offering price
|
| |
$10.00
|
| |
$10.00
|
Net tangible book deficit before this offering
|
| |
(0.13)
|
| |
(0.13)
|
Increase (decrease) attributable to public shareholders
|
| |
(3.42)
|
| |
(3.42)
|
Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants
|
| |
(3.55)
|
| |
(3.55)
|
Dilution to public shareholders
|
| |
$13.55
|
| |
$ 13.55
|
Percentage of dilution to public shareholders
|
| |
135.5%
|
| |
135.5%
|
|
| |
Shares Purchased
|
| |
Total Consideration
|
| |
Average
Price
Per Share
|
||||||
|
| |
Number
|
| |
Percentage
|
| |
Number
|
| |
Percentage
|
| ||
Initial shareholders(1)(2)
|
| |
5,000,000
|
| |
20.00%
|
| |
$25,000
|
| |
0.01%
|
| |
$0.005
|
Public shareholders
|
| |
20,000,000
|
| |
80.00%
|
| |
$200,000,000
|
| |
99.99%
|
| |
$10.00
|
|
| |
25,000,000
|
| |
100.00%
|
| |
$200,025,000
|
| |
100.00%
|
| |
|
(1)
|
Assumes the full forfeiture of 750,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares that are subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised.
|
(2)
|
Assumes conversion of the founder 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 founder shares result in the issuance of shares of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon such conversion.
|
|
| |
Without Option to
Purchase Additional
Units
|
| |
With Option to
Purchase Additional
Units
|
Numerator:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Net tangible book deficit before this offering
|
| |
$(723,610)
|
| |
$(723,610)
|
Net proceeds from this offering and sale of the private placement warrants(1)
|
| |
205,850,000
|
| |
236,450,000
|
Plus: Offering costs paid in advance, excluded from tangible book value before this offering
|
| |
644,645
|
| |
644,645
|
Less: Derivative warranty liability
|
| |
(12,505,000)
|
| |
(14,152,000)
|
Less: Deferred underwriting commissions
|
| |
(7,000,000)
|
| |
(8,050,000)
|
Less: Proceeds held in trust subject to redemption(2)
|
| |
(204,000,000)
|
| |
(234,600,000)
|
|
| |
$(17,733,965)
|
| |
$(20,430,965)
|
Denominator:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Class B ordinary shares outstanding prior to this offering
|
| |
5,750,000
|
| |
5,750,000
|
Class B ordinary shares forfeited if underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is not exercised
|
| |
(750,000)
|
| |
—
|
Class A ordinary shares included in the units offered
|
| |
20,000,000
|
| |
23,000,000
|
Less: Shares subject to redemption
|
| |
(20,000,000)
|
| |
(23,000,000)
|
|
| |
5,000,000
|
| |
5,750,000
|
(1)
|
Expenses applied against gross proceeds include certain expenses related to this offering of $650,000 and underwriting commissions of $4,000,000 or $4,600,000 if the underwriter’s exercise their option to purchase additional units (excluding deferred underwriting fees). See “Use of proceeds.”
|
(2)
|
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 initial shareholders, directors, executive officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination. In the event of any such purchases of our shares prior to the completion of our initial business combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption will be reduced by the amount of any such purchases, increasing the pro forma net tangible book value per share. See “Proposed Business—Permitted Purchases of Our Securities.”
|
|
| |
September 30, 2021
|
|||
|
| |
Actual
|
| |
As Adjusted(1)(3)
|
Note payable to related party(1)
|
| |
$119,125
|
| |
$—
|
Deferred underwriting commissions
|
| |
—
|
| |
7,000,000
|
Derivative warranty liability(2)
|
| |
—
|
| |
12,505,000
|
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; -0-and 20,000,000 shares are subject to possible redemption, actual and as adjusted, respectively(3)
|
| |
$—
|
| |
$204,000,000
|
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding, actual and as adjusted
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding (excluding -0- and 20,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption), actual and as adjusted, respectively
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,750,000 and 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual and as adjusted, respectively(4)
|
| |
575
|
| |
500
|
Additional paid-in capital(5)
|
| |
367,271
|
| |
—
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| |
(446,811)
|
| |
(17,734,540)
|
Total shareholder’s deficit
|
| |
$(78,965)
|
| |
$(17,734,040)
|
Total capitalization
|
| |
$40,160
|
| |
$205,770,960
|
(1)
|
Our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. The as adjusted information gives effect to the repayment of this note out of the proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants. As of September 30, 2021, we have borrowed approximately $119,125 under the promissory note with our sponsor.
|
(2)
|
We will account for the 20,500,000 warrants to be issued in connection with this offering (comprised of 10,000,000 warrants included in the units and 10,500,000 private placement warrants, assuming the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is not exercised) in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 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. 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. The warrants are also subject to re-evaluation of the proper classification and accounting treatment at each reporting period.
|
(3)
|
All of the 20,000,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in the offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares in connection with our liquidation, if there is a Shareholders vote or tender offer in connection with the business combination and in connection with certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with SEC and its guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the 20,000,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in the offering will be issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A ordinary shares classified as temporary equity will be the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. Our Class A ordinary shares is subject to ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, we have the option to either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. We have elected to recognize the changes immediately. The accretion or remeasurement will be treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).
|
(4)
|
Actual share amount is prior to any forfeiture of founder shares and as adjusted shares amount assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units.
|
(5)
|
The “as adjusted” additional paid-in capital includes the proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants over their estimated fair value at issuance as a deemed capital contribution from our sponsor, less the immediate accretion of the carry value of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption to redemption value to reduce additional paid-in capital to zero.
|
(6)
|
As adjusted accumulated deficit includes the immediate accretion of the carry value of Class A ordinary stock subject to redemption to redemption value.
|
•
|
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 Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares;
|
•
|
could cause a change in control if a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares are 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 officers and directors;
|
•
|
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, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants; and
|
•
|
may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.
|
•
|
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 Class A 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 Class A 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 or prevailing interest rates; 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.
|
•
|
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.
|
•
|
solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset; or
|
•
|
dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services.
|
Type of Transaction
|
| |
Whether Shareholder
Approval is Required
|
Purchase of assets
|
| |
No
|
Purchase of stock of target not involving a merger with the company
|
| |
No
|
Merger of target into a subsidiary of the company
|
| |
No
|
Merger of the company with a target
|
| |
Yes
|
•
|
we issue Class A ordinary shares that will be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of our Class A ordinary shares then outstanding (other than in a public offering);
|
•
|
any of our directors, officers or substantial shareholders (as defined by Nasdaq 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 or otherwise and the present or potential issuance of ordinary shares could result in an increase in outstanding ordinary shares or voting power of 5% or more; or
|
•
|
the issuance or potential issuance of ordinary shares will result in our undergoing a change of control.
|
•
|
the timing of the transaction, including in the event we determine shareholder approval would require additional time and there is either not enough time to seek shareholder approval or doing so would place the company at a disadvantage in the transaction or result in other additional burdens on the company;
|
•
|
the expected cost of holding a shareholder vote;
|
•
|
the risk that the shareholders would fail to approve the proposed business combination;
|
•
|
other time and budget constraints of the company; and
|
•
|
additional legal complexities of a proposed business combination that would be time-consuming and burdensome to present to shareholders.
|
•
|
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
|
•
|
file proxy materials with the SEC.
|
•
|
conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and
|
•
|
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.
|
|
| |
Redemptions in Connection With
Our Initial Business
Combination
|
| |
Other Permitted Purchases of
Public Shares by Our Affiliates
|
| |
Redemptions If We Fail to
Complete an Initial Business
Combination
|
Calculation of redemption price
|
| |
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 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 $10.20 per share), including interest (net of taxes paid or payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the
|
| |
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following completion of our initial business combination. There is no limit to the prices that our initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may pay in these transactions. If they engage in such transactions, they will be restricted from making any such purchases when they are in possession of any material nonpublic information not disclosed to the seller or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. We do not currently anticipate
|
| |
If we do not complete our initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, 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 $10.20 per share), including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of taxes paid or payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares.
|
|
| |
Redemptions in Connection With
Our Initial Business
Combination
|
| |
Other Permitted Purchases of
Public Shares by Our Affiliates
|
| |
Redemptions If We Fail to
Complete an Initial Business
Combination
|
|
| |
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 and any limitations (including but not limited to cash requirements) agreed to in connection with the negotiation of terms of a proposed business combination.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
Impact to remaining shareholders
|
| |
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 taxes payable.
|
| |
If the permitted purchases described above are made, there would be no impact to our remaining shareholders because the purchase price would not be paid by us.
|
| |
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.
|
|
| |
Terms of Our Offering
|
| |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
|
Escrow of offering proceeds
|
| |
$204,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants will be deposited into a trust account located in the United States with U.S. Bank acting as trustee.
|
| |
Approximately $170,100,000 of the offering proceeds 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.
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Investment of net proceeds
|
| |
$204,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants held in trust will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
|
| |
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.
|
|
| |
Terms of Our Offering
|
| |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
|
Receipt of interest on escrowed funds
|
| |
Interest income (if any) on proceeds from the trust account to be paid to shareholders is reduced by (i) any income taxes paid or payable and (ii) 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 fund the costs and expenses of our dissolution and liquidation.
|
| |
Interest income 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.
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Limitation on fair value or net assets of target business
|
| |
We must consummate an initial business combination with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the trust account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting commissions held in trust) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination.
|
| |
The fair value or net assets of a target business must represent at least 80% of the maximum offering proceeds.
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Trading of securities issued
|
| |
The units are expected to begin trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units will begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus (or, if such day is not a business day, on the next succeeding business day) unless the underwriter 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 option to purchase additional units 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 option to purchase additional units. The units will automatically separate into their component parts and will not be traded after completion of our initial business combination.
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No trading of the units or the underlying Class A 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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Terms of Our Offering
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Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
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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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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 at a per share price 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 (net of taxes paid or payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, upon the completion of our initial business combination, subject to the limitations described herein. We may not be required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement to hold a shareholder vote. If we are not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement 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 many 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 the approval of an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or vote at all.
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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 45 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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Business combination deadline
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If we do not complete an initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) 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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Terms of Our Offering
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Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
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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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of taxes paid or payable), 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); and (iii) 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 in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law
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Release of funds
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Except for the withdrawal of interest to pay our taxes, if any, none of the funds held in trust will be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law, or (iii) the redemption of our public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (a) that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to provide for the redemption of our public shares in connection with an initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination within 18 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 (including extending the deadline for completing our initial business combination).
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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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Tendering share certificates in connection with a tender offer or
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In connection with any vote held to approve a proposed business combination, public shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record
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Many blank check companies provide that a shareholder can vote against a proposed business combination and check a box on the proxy card indicating that such shareholder
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Terms of Our Offering
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Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
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redemption rights
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holders or hold their shares in “street name,” will be required to either tender their certificates (if any) to our transfer agent 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, in each case no later than two business days prior to the initially scheduled vote on the proposal to approve the business combination. The proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will indicate the applicable delivery requirements, which will include the requirement that any beneficial owner on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised 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 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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is seeking to exercise its redemption rights. After the business combination is approved, the company would contact such shareholder to arrange for delivery of its share certificates to verify ownership.
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Limitation on redemption rights of shareholders holding more than 15% of the Class A ordinary shares that are part of the units 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 will 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 consent. However, we would not restrict our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination.
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Many 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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Name
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Age
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Position
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Paul Martino
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46
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Executive Chairman
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David VanEgmond
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32
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Chief Executive Officer
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Eric Wiesen
|
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46
|
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President
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Duncan Davidson
|
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68
|
| |
Executive Vice President
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Melissa Blau
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52
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Director
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Brett Calapp
|
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46
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Director
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Les Ottolenghi
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59
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Director
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•
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the integrity of our financial statements;
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•
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our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
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•
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the qualifications, engagement, compensation, independence and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm;
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•
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our process relating to risk management and the conduct and systems of internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; and
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•
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the performance of our internal audit function.
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•
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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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•
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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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•
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directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion;
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•
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duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders;
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•
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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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•
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duty to exercise independent judgment.
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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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Paul Martino
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Bankroll Club LLC
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Sports Entertainment
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Executive Chairman
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818 Media Productions LLC
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Film/Television Production
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Managing Partner
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Bullpen Capital
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Venture Capital
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General Partner
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David VanEgmond
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BetSperts Inc.
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Social Media / Sports Gaming
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Board Director
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Bettor Capital
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Venture Capital
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Chief Executive Officer
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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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Eric Wiesen
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AvantStay, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Brightside Health, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Entera Holdings, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Honeybee Health, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Platejoy, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Splitwise, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Starcity Properties, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Suiteness, Inc.
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Venture Company
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Board Director
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Bullpen Capital
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Venture Capital
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General Partner
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Duncan Davidson
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Bullpen Capital
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Venture Capital
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General Partner
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Melissa Blau
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—
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—
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| |
—
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Brett Calapp
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FlatWorld Capital Holding, LLC
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Private Equity
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Executive Consultant/Advisor
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Les Ottolenghi
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Zscaler Inc.
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Cybersecurity Software
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Consulting Contract
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•
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Our executive 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 executive officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our executive officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs.
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•
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Our sponsor purchased founder shares prior to the date of this prospectus and will purchase private placement warrants in a transaction that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering. Our initial shareholders have entered into agreements with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination. The other members of our management team have entered into agreements similar to the one entered into by our sponsor with respect to any public shares acquired by them in or after this offering. Additionally, our initial shareholders 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. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame, the private placement warrants will expire worthless. Our initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares until the earlier to occur of: (i) one year after the completion of our initial business combination; and (ii) subsequent to our initial business combination (x) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property or (y) if the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination (except as described in the section entitled “Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants”). The private placement warrants will not be transferable until 30 days following the completion of our initial business combination. Because each of our executive officers and directors will own ordinary shares or warrants directly or indirectly, they 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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•
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Our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.
|
•
|
each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued outstanding ordinary shares;
|
•
|
each of our executive officers and directors; and
|
•
|
all our executive officers and directors as a group.
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| |
|
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Approximate Percentage of Outstanding
Ordinary Shares
|
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
|
| |
Number of Shares
Owned(2)
|
| |
Before Offering
|
| |
After Offering
|
5% or Greater Shareholders:
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
BPAC Partners LLC(1)
|
| |
5,560,250(4)
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| |
96.7%
|
| |
22.2%
|
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
Directors and Officers:
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
David VanEgmond(3)
|
| |
5,560,250(4)
|
| |
96.7%
|
| |
22.2%
|
Paul Martino(3)
|
| |
5,560,250(4)
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| |
96.7%
|
| |
22.2%
|
Eric Wiesen
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
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Duncan Davidson
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Melissa Blau
|
| |
28,750
|
| |
*
|
| |
*
|
Brett Calapp
|
| |
28,750
|
| |
*
|
| |
*
|
Les Ottolenghi
|
| |
28,750
|
| |
*
|
| |
*
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
All executive officers and directors as a group (seven individuals)
|
| |
5,645,600
|
| |
98.2%
|
| |
22.6%
|
*
|
Less than one percent.
|
(1)
|
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of our 5% or greater shareholders is 215 2nd St, Floor 3, San Francisco, CA 94105.
|
(2)
|
Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares. Such shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder thereof, as described in the section entitled “Description of Securities.”
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(3)
|
Mr. Martino and Mr. VanEgmond are the two managers of sponsor, and as such share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by sponsor and therefore may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares. Each of Mr. Martino and Mr. VanEdgmond disclaims beneficial ownership in excess of his pecuniary interest in such shares.
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(4)
|
Includes up to 750,000 founder shares that will be surrendered to us for no consideration by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is exercised.
|
(5)
|
Does not include any shares indirectly owned by this individual as a result of his or her partnership interest in our sponsor or its affiliates.
|
•
|
20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares underlying the units issued as part of this offering; and
|
•
|
5,000,000 Class B ordinary shares held by our initial shareholders.
|
•
|
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 shares;
|
•
|
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.
|
•
|
in whole and not in part;
|
•
|
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
|
•
|
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
|
•
|
if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares 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 “— Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
|
•
|
in whole and not in part;
|
•
|
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;
|
•
|
if, and only if, the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per public 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 “— Warrants — Public Shareholders’ Warrants — Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
|
•
|
if the closing 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 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 “— 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.
|
|
| |
Fair Market Value of Class A Ordinary Shares
|
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Redemption Date
(period to expiration of warrants)
|
| |
≤10.00
|
| |
11.00
|
| |
12.00
|
| |
13.00
|
| |
14.00
|
| |
15.00
|
| |
16.00
|
| |
17.00
|
| |
≥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
|
•
|
we are not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of our corporate authority and the statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with;
|
•
|
the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question;
|
•
|
the arrangement is such as a businessman would reasonably approve; and
|
•
|
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.”
|
•
|
a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority;
|
•
|
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 which have actually been obtained; or
|
•
|
those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”
|
•
|
an exempted company does not have to file an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies;
|
•
|
an exempted company’s register of members is not open to inspection;
|
•
|
an exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
|
•
|
an exempted company may issue shares with no par value;
|
•
|
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);
|
•
|
an exempted company may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
|
•
|
an exempted company may register as a limited duration company; and
|
•
|
an exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio company.
|
•
|
If we do not complete our initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) 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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of taxes paid or payable), 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); and (iii) 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 in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law;
|
•
|
Prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account or (ii) vote as a class with our public shares (a) on any initial business combination or (b) to approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the time we have to consummate a business combination beyond 18 months from the closing of this offering;
|
•
|
In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor or any of our founders, officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA or an independent accounting firm that such initial business combination or transaction is fair to our company from a financial point of view;
|
•
|
If a shareholder vote on our initial business combination 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 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;
|
•
|
We must consummate an initial business combination with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the trust account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount held in trust) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination;
|
•
|
If our shareholders approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (i) that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to provide for the redemption of our public shares in connection with an initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity (including extending the deadline for completing our initial business combination), 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 (net of taxes paid or payable) divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein; and
|
•
|
We will not effectuate our initial business combination solely with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations.
|
(i)
|
where this is necessary for the performance of our rights and obligations under any purchase agreements;
|
(ii)
|
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
|
(iii)
|
where this is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests and such interests are not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms.
|
•
|
1% of the total number of ordinary shares then outstanding, which will equal 250,000 shares immediately after this offering (or 287,500 if the underwriter exercises in full its option to purchase additional units); or
|
•
|
the average weekly reported trading volume of the Class A ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.
|
•
|
the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company;
|
•
|
the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
|
•
|
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 Form 8-K reports; and
|
•
|
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.
|
1.
|
That no law which is hereafter enacted in the Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to the Company or its operations; and
|
2.
|
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:
|
2.1
|
On or in respect of the shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company; or
|
2.2
|
by way of the withholding in whole or part, of any relevant payment as defined in Section 6(3) of the Tax Concessions Act (2018 Revision).
|
•
|
our sponsor, founders, officers or directors or other holders of our Class B ordinary shares or private placement warrants;
|
•
|
banks, financial institutions or financial services entities;
|
•
|
broker-dealers;
|
•
|
taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market accounting rules;
|
•
|
tax-exempt entities;
|
•
|
S-corporations;
|
•
|
governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;
|
•
|
insurance companies;
|
•
|
regulated investment companies;
|
•
|
real estate investment trusts;
|
•
|
expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;
|
•
|
persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more of our shares;
|
•
|
persons that acquired our securities pursuant to an exercise of employee share options, in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation or in connection with services;
|
•
|
persons that hold our securities as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction; or
|
•
|
U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
|
•
|
the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A ordinary shares or warrants;
|
•
|
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;
|
•
|
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
|
•
|
an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder with respect to the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. Holder.
|
•
|
a non-resident alien individual (other than certain former citizens and residents of the United States subject to U.S. tax as expatriates);
|
•
|
a foreign corporation; or
|
•
|
an estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder;
|
Underwriter
|
| |
Number of Units
|
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
|
| |
20,000,000
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
Total
|
| |
20,000,000
|
|
| |
Paid by us
|
|||
|
| |
No Exercise
|
| |
Full Exercise
|
Per Unit(1)
|
| |
$0.55
|
| |
$0.55
|
Total(1)
|
| |
$11,000,000
|
| |
$12,650,000
|
(1)
|
$0.20 per unit, or $4,000,000 in the aggregate (or $4,600,000 in the aggregate if the option to purchase additional units is exercised in full), is payable upon the closing of this offering. $0.35 per unit, or $7,000,000 in the aggregate (or $8,050,000 in the aggregate if the option to purchase additional units is exercised in full) payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions will 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 and concurrently with completion of an initial business combination.
|
•
|
Short sales involve secondary market sales by the underwriter of a greater number of units than it is required to purchase in the offering.
|
•
|
“Covered” short sales are sales of units in an amount up to the number of units represented by the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units.
|
•
|
“Naked” short sales are sales of units in an amount in excess of the number of units represented by the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units.
|
•
|
Covering transactions involve purchases of units either pursuant to the option to purchase additional units or in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions.
|
•
|
To close a naked short position, the underwriter must purchase units in the open market after the distribution has been completed. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriter is concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the units in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
|
•
|
To close a covered short position, the underwriter must purchase units in the open market after the distribution has been completed or must exercise the option to purchase additional units. In determining the source of units to close the covered 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 it may purchase units through the option to purchase additional units.
|
•
|
Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase units so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.
|
•
|
released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France; or
|
•
|
used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the units to the public in France.
|
•
|
to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) and/or to a restricted circle of investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Article L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier;
|
•
|
to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties; or
|
•
|
in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1°-or-2°-or 3° of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations (Règlement Général) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, does not constitute a public offer (appel public à l’épargne).
|
|
| |
September 30, 2021
|
| |
April 8, 2021
|
|
| |
(Unaudited)
|
| |
|
ASSETS:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| |
$6,059
|
| |
$16,936
|
Deferred offering costs
|
| |
644,645
|
| |
84,699
|
Total assets
|
| |
$650,704
|
| |
$101,635
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Current liabilities:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| |
$610,544
|
| |
$167,274
|
Note payable
|
| |
119,125
|
| |
—
|
Total current liabilities
|
| |
$729,669
|
| |
$167,274
|
Commitments (Note 5)
|
| |
|
| |
|
Shareholder’s Deficit:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,750,000 shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
| |
$575
|
| |
$575
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| |
367,271
|
| |
24,425
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| |
(446,811)
|
| |
(90,639)
|
Total shareholder’s deficit
|
| |
(78,965)
|
| |
(65,639)
|
Total liabilities and shareholder’s deficit
|
| |
$650,704
|
| |
$101,635
|
(1)
|
Includes an aggregate of up to 750,000 Class B shares subject to forfeiture if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (see Note 4).
|
|
| |
For the period
from April 1,
2021 (inception)
through September 30,
2021 (Unaudited)
|
| |
For the period
from April 1,
2021 (inception)
through April 8,
2021
|
Formation costs
|
| |
$446,811
|
| |
$90,639
|
Net loss
|
| |
$(446,811)
|
| |
$(90,639)
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted(1)
|
| |
5,000,000
|
| |
5,000,000
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share
|
| |
$(0.09)
|
| |
$(0.02)
|
(1)
|
This number excludes an aggregate of up to 750,000 Class B shares subject to forfeiture if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (see Note 4).
|
|
| |
Ordinary Shares
|
| |
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
| |
Accumulated
Deficit
|
| |
Shareholder’s
Deficit
|
|||||||||
|
| |
Class A
|
| |
Class B
|
| ||||||||||||||
|
| |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| ||||||||
Balance as of April 1, 2021 (inception)
|
| |
—
|
| |
$—
|
| |
—
|
| |
$—
|
| |
$—
|
| |
$—
|
| |
$—
|
Issuance of ordinary shares to Sponsor(1)
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
5,750,000
|
| |
575
|
| |
24,425
|
| |
—
|
| |
25,000
|
Net loss
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
(90,639)
|
| |
(90,639)
|
Balance as of April 8, 2021
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
5,750,000
|
| |
$575
|
| |
$24,425
|
| |
$(90,639)
|
| |
$(65,639)
|
Share based compensation
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
79,058
|
| |
—
|
| |
79,058
|
Net loss
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
(92,384)
|
| |
(92,384)
|
Balance as of June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
5,750,000
|
| |
575
|
| |
103,483
|
| |
(183,023)
|
| |
(78,965)
|
Compensation expense
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
263,788
|
| |
—
|
| |
263,788
|
Net loss
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
| |
(263,788)
|
| |
(263,788)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
|
| |
—
|
| |
$—
|
| |
5,750,000
|
| |
$ 575
|
| |
$367,271
|
| |
$(446,811)
|
| |
$(78,965)
|
(1)
|
Includes an aggregate of up to 750,000 Class B shares subject to forfeiture if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriter (see Note 4).
|
|
| |
For the period
from April 1,
2021 (inception)
through September 30,
2021 (Unaudited)
|
| |
For the period
from April 1,
2021 (inception)
through April 8,
2021
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Net loss
|
| |
$(446,811)
|
| |
$(90,639)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Formation and operating expenses funded by note payable through Sponsor
|
| |
375
|
| |
—
|
Share based compensation expense
|
| |
342,846
|
| |
—
|
Formation and operating expenses paid in exchange for Founder Shares
|
| |
18,941
|
| |
8,064
|
Accrued offering and formation costs
|
| |
84,649
|
| |
82,575
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Cash - beginning of the period
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Change in net cash
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Cash - end of the period
|
| |
$—
|
| |
$—
|
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses
|
| |
$525,895
|
| |
$84,699
|
Deferred offering costs paid through promissory note - related party
|
| |
$118,750
|
| |
$—
|
Prepaid offering costs funded by sponsor in exchange for Founder shares
|
| |
$6,059
|
| |
$—
|
•
|
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
|
•
|
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
|
•
|
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
|
•
|
in whole and not in part;
|
•
|
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
|
•
|
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and
|
•
|
if, and only if the last reported sale price of 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 sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted).
|
•
|
in whole and not in part;
|
•
|
at a price of $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 after receiving notice of redemption but prior to redemption and receive that number of Class A ordinary shares to be determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of Class A ordinary shares;
|
•
|
if, and only if the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted); and
|
•
|
if, and only if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted), the private placement warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding public warrants. The “fair market value” of Class A ordinary shares shall mean the volume-weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares for the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. 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).
|
Item 13.
|
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
|
SEC expenses
|
| |
$21,321
|
FINRA filing fees
|
| |
35,000
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
| |
37,500
|
Printing and engraving expenses
|
| |
40,000
|
Nasdaq listing and filing fees
|
| |
75,000
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
| |
340,000
|
Miscellaneous
|
| |
101,179
|
Total
|
| |
$650,000
|
Item 14.
|
Indemnification of Directors and officers.
|
Item 15.
|
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
|
Item 16.
|
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
|
Exhibit
|
| |
Description
|
| |
Form of Underwriting Agreement
|
|
| |
Memorandum and Articles of Association
|
|
| |
Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
|
|
| |
Specimen Unit Certificate
|
|
| |
Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate
|
|
| |
Specimen Warrant Certificate (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.4)
|
|
| |
Form of Warrant Agreement between American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC and the Registrant
|
|
| |
Form of Opinion of Maples and Calder
|
|
| |
Form of Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP
|
|
| |
Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant and its officers, directors and the Sponsor
|
|
| |
Promissory Note, dated April 8, 2021 issued to the Registrant
|
|
| |
Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between U.S. Bank and the Registrant
|
|
| |
Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and certain security holders
|
|
| |
Form of Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and the Sponsor
|
|
| |
Form of Indemnity Agreement
|
|
| |
Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2021, between the Registrant and the Sponsor
|
|
| |
Form of Administrative Support Agreement by and between the Registrant and Bullpen Capital
|
|
| |
Form of Code of Ethics
|
|
| |
Consent of Marcum LLP
|
|
| |
Consent of Maples and Calder (included in Exhibit 5.1)
|
|
| |
Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
|
|
| |
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the initial filing of this Registration Statement)
|
|
| |
Form of Audit Committee Charter
|
Item 17.
|
Undertakings.
|
(a)
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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.
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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
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
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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.
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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.
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Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Company
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By:
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/s/ David VanEgmond
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David VanEgmond
Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ David VanEgmond
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Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive and Financial Officer)
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November 17, 2021
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David VanEgmond
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/s/ Paul Martino
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Executive Chairman
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November 17, 2021
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Paul Martino
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/s/ Melissa Blau
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Director
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November 17, 2021
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Melissa Blau
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/s/ Brett Calapp
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Director
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November 17, 2021
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Brett Calapp
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/s/ Les Ottolenghi
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Director
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Les Ottolenghi
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Plus an option to purchase from the Company up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any.
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Note to Draft: To be confirmed.
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Underwriters
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Number of
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Purchased
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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20,000,000
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Total
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20,000,000
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The initial price to the public of the Securities: $10.00 per Unit.
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Number of Underwritten Securities offered: 20,000,000.
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The Company has granted an option to the Underwriters to purchase an aggregate of not more than 3,000,000 Option Securities.
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The Sponsor and the Company’s executive officers and directors have agreed to purchase additional Private Placement Warrants if and when the Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option as necessary to maintain 102% of the Offering
proceeds in the Trust Account.
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The name of the Company is Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Company
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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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Signature and Address of Subscriber
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Number of Shares Taken
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Maples Corporate Services Limited
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One Class B ordinary share
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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/ Anadra McLaughlin
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Anadra McLaughlin
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/s/ Satina Whittaker
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Satina Whittaker
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Witness to the above signature
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Interpretation
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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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"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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In the Articles:
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words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
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(b) |
words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
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(c) |
words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
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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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"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
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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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headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
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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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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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sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;
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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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The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.
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The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.
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Issue of Shares and other Securities
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Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and 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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Register of Members
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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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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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Transfer of Shares
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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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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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Treasury Shares
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9.1 |
The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.
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9.2 |
The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).
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Variation of Rights of Shares
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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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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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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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Lien on Shares
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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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Call on Shares
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14.1 |
Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to
receiving at least 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 |
A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.
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14.3 |
The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
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14.4 |
If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in
addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.
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14.5 |
An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the
Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.
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14.6 |
The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.
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14.7 |
The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by 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 |
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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Forfeiture of Shares
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15.1 |
If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than 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 |
If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other
distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.
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15.3 |
A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the
Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.
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15.4 |
A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all
monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by 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 |
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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15.6 |
The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium
as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
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Transmission of Shares
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16.1 |
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 |
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 |
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 Ordinary Share Conversion
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17.1 |
The rights attaching to the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall rank pari passu in all respects, and the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall vote together as a single class on all matters
(subject to the Variation of Rights of Shares Article) with the exception that the holder of a Class B Share shall have the conversion rights referred to in this Article.
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17.2 |
Class B Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the "Initial Conversion Ratio"): (a) at any time and from time to time at the option of the holders thereof; and
(b) automatically on the day of the closing of a Business Combination.
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17.3 |
Notwithstanding the Initial Conversion Ratio, in the case that additional Class A Shares or any other Equity-linked Securities, are issued, or deemed issued, by the Company in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and 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, excluding any Shares or Equity-linked Securities 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 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing adjustment to the Initial Conversion Ratio may be waived as to any particular issuance or deemed issuance of additional Class A Shares or Equity-linked Securities by
the written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Class B Shares then in issue consenting or agreeing separately as a separate class in the manner provided in the Variation of Rights of Shares Article hereof.
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17.5 |
The foregoing conversion ratio shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share subdivision, exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or combination (by share consolidation,
exchange, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class A Shares in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original filing of the Articles without a
proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class B Shares in issue.
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17.6 |
Each Class B Share shall convert into its pro rata number of Class A Shares pursuant to this Article. The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Shares will be determined as follows: each Class B Share shall convert into such number of
Class A Shares as is equal to the product of 1 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of Class A Shares into which all of the Class B Shares in issue shall be converted pursuant to this Article and the
denominator of which shall be the total number of Class B Shares in issue at the time of conversion.
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17.7 |
References in this Article to "converted", "conversion" or "exchange" shall mean the compulsory redemption without notice
of Class B Shares of any Member and, on behalf of such Members, automatic application of such redemption proceeds in paying for such new Class A Shares into which the Class B Shares have been converted or exchanged at a price per Class B Share
necessary to give effect to a conversion or exchange calculated on the basis that the Class A Shares to be issued as part of the conversion or exchange will be issued at par. The Class A Shares to be issued on an exchange or conversion shall be
registered in the name of such Member or in such name as the Member may direct.
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17.8 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, in no event may any Class B Share convert into Class A Shares at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.
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18 |
Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
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18.1 |
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:
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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) |
consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;
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(c) |
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) |
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) |
cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.
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18.2 |
All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the
Shares in the original share capital.
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18.3 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute 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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(a) |
change its name;
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(b) |
alter or add to the Articles;
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(c) |
alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and
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(d) |
reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
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19 |
Offices and Places of Business
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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 |
General Meetings
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20.1 |
All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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20.2 |
The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting
shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint 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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20.3 |
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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20.4 |
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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20.5 |
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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20.6 |
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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20.7 |
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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21 |
Notice of General Meetings
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21.1 |
At least five clear days' notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be
given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether
or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:
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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) |
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 |
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 |
Proceedings at General Meetings
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22.1 |
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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22.2 |
A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general
meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.
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22.3 |
A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being
corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.
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22.4 |
If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence 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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22.5 |
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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22.6 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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22.10 |
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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22.11 |
The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.
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22.12 |
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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22.13 |
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 |
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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23 |
Votes of Members
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23.1 |
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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23.2 |
In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to
the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.
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23.3 |
A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, 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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23.4 |
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 |
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 |
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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23.7 |
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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24 |
Proxies
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24.1 |
The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of 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 |
The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time
(being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the
Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the
time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.
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24.3 |
The 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 |
The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument
appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.
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24.5 |
Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the
transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or
adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.
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25 |
Corporate Members
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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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26 |
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.
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27 |
Directors
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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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28 |
Powers of Directors
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28.1 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No
alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of
Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.
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28.2 |
All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in
such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.
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28.3 |
The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to 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 |
The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock,
mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
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29 |
Appointment and Removal of Directors
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29.1 |
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.
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29.2 |
The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the
Articles as the maximum number of Directors.
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30 |
Vacation of Office of Director
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The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
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(a) |
the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or
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(b) |
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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(c) |
the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or
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(d) |
the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
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(e) |
all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that 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 |
Proceedings of Directors
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31.1 |
The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be 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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31.2 |
Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the 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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31.3 |
A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or any committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at
the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is
located at the start of the meeting.
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31.4 |
A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office
by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution (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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31.5 |
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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31.6 |
The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the
necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
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31.7 |
The Directors may elect a 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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31.8 |
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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31.9 |
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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Presumption of Assent
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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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33 |
Directors' Interests
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33.1 |
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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33.2 |
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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33.3 |
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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33.4 |
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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33.5 |
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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34 |
Minutes
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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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35 |
Delegation of Directors' Powers
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35.1 |
The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. 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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35.2 |
The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or
agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject
to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
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35.3 |
The Directors may 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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35.4 |
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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35.5 |
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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36 |
Alternate Directors
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36.1 |
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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36.2 |
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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36.3 |
An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director.
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36.4 |
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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36.5 |
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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37 |
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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38 |
Remuneration of Directors
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38.1 |
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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38.2 |
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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39 |
Seal
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39.1 |
The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed
shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.
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39.2 |
The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face
of the name of every place where it is to be used.
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39.3 |
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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40 |
Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
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40.1 |
Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or
other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically
state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by law.
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40.2 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank
for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.
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40.3 |
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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40.4 |
The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any
other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for
distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets
in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.
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40.5 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how
any costs involved are to be met.
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40.6 |
The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company
and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.
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40.7 |
Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in
the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be
made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint
holders.
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40.8 |
No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
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40.9 |
Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid
into a separate account in the Company's name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other
distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.
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41 |
Capitalisation
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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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42 |
Books of Account
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42.1 |
The Directors shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the
matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five years from
the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions.
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42.2 |
The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being
Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.
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42.3 |
The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.
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43 |
Audit
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43.1 |
The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.
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43.2 |
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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43.3 |
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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44 |
Notices
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44.1 |
Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, 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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44.2 |
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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44.3 |
A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required
to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming
to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.
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44.4 |
Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the
notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves 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 |
Winding Up
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45.1 |
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors' claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding
up:
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(a) |
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) |
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 |
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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46 |
Indemnity and Insurance
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46.1 |
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 |
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 |
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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47 |
Financial Year
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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 |
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 |
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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Signature and Address of Subscriber
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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/ Anadra McLaughlin
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Anadra McLaughlin
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/s/ Satina Whittaker
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Satina Whittaker
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Witness to the above signature
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1 |
The name of the Company is Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Company.
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2 |
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 |
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 |
The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member's shares.
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5 |
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 |
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 |
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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1 |
Interpretation
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1.1 |
In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:
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"Affiliate"
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in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the case
of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such
person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a
corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity.
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"Applicable Law"
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means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to
such person.
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"Articles"
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means these amended and restated articles of association of the Company.
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"Audit Committee"
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means the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
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"Auditor"
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means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).
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"Business Combination"
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means a merger, 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 securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, 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 signing of the definitive agreement to
enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be solely effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
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"business day"
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means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City.
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"Clearing House"
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means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such
jurisdiction.
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"Class A Share"
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means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Class B Share"
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means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Company"
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means the above named company.
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"Company’s Website"
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means the website of the Company and/or its web-address or domain name (if any).
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"Compensation Committee"
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means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
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"Designated Stock Exchange"
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means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including the Nasdaq 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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"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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1.2 |
In the Articles:
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(a) |
words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
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(b) |
words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
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(c) |
words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
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(d) |
"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) |
"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
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(f) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
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(j) |
any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;
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(k) |
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) |
sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;
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(m) |
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) |
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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2 |
Commencement of Business
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2.1 |
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 |
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 |
Issue of Shares and other Securities
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3.1 |
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 Ordinary Share Conversion set out in the Articles.
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3.2 |
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 |
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. The securities comprising any such units which are issued pursuant to the
IPO can only be traded separately from one another on the 52nd day following the date of the prospectus relating to the IPO unless the Representative(s) determines that an earlier date is acceptable, subject to the Company having filed a
current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Prior to such date, the units can be traded, but the securities comprising such units cannot be
traded separately from one another.
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3.4 |
The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.
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4 |
Register of Members
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4.1 |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
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4.2 |
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 |
Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date
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5.1 |
For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a
determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which
shall not in any case exceed forty days.
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5.2 |
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 |
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 |
Certificates for Shares
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6.1 |
A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share
certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for
Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and, subject to the Articles, no new certificate
shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.
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6.2 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Transfer of Shares
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7.1 |
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 |
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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8 |
Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares
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8.1 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law, the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares, except Public Shares, shall be effected in such manner and upon such
other terms as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of such Shares. With respect to redeeming or repurchasing the Shares:
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(a) |
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) |
Class B Shares held by the Sponsor shall be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration to the extent that the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised in full so that the Sponsor will own 20 per cent of the Company's issued Shares after
the IPO (exclusive of any securities purchased in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO); and
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(c) |
Public Shares shall be repurchased by way of tender offer in the circumstances set out in the Business Combination Article hereof.
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8.2 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Directors may agree with the relevant Member. For the avoidance of doubt, redemptions, repurchases and
surrenders of Shares in the circumstances described in the Article above shall not require further approval of the Members.
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8.3 |
The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.
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8.4 |
The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.
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9 |
Treasury Shares
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9.1 |
The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.
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9.2 |
The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).
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10 |
Variation of Rights of Shares
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10.1 |
Subject to Article 3.1, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes 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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10.2 |
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 |
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 |
Commission on Sale of Shares
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12 |
Non Recognition of Trusts
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13 |
Lien on Shares
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13.1 |
The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company
(whether presently payable or not) by such Member or 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 |
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 |
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 |
The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently
payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.
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14 |
Call on Shares
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14.1 |
Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to
receiving at least 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 |
A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.
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14.3 |
The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
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14.4 |
If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and
in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.
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14.5 |
An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the
Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.
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14.6 |
The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.
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14.7 |
The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by 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 |
No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment,
become payable.
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15 |
Forfeiture of Shares
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15.1 |
If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than 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 |
If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other
distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.
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15.3 |
A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the
Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.
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15.4 |
A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all
monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by 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 |
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 |
The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of
premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
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16 |
Transmission of Shares
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16.1 |
If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors (where 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 |
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 |
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 |
Class B Ordinary Share Conversion
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17.1 |
The rights attaching to the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall rank pari passu in all respects, and the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall vote together as a single class on all matters
(subject to the Variation of Rights of Shares Article and the Appointment and Removal of Directors Article hereof) with the exception that the holder of a Class B Share shall have the conversion rights referred to in this Article.
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17.2 |
Class B Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the "Initial Conversion Ratio"): (a) at any time and from time to time at the option of the holders thereof; or
(b) automatically on the day of the consummation of a Business Combination.
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17.3 |
Notwithstanding the Initial Conversion Ratio, in the case that additional Class A Shares or any other Equity-linked Securities, are issued, or deemed issued, by the Company in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and 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 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 excluding any Shares or Equity-linked Securities 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 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing adjustment to the Initial Conversion Ratio may be waived as to any particular issuance or deemed issuance of additional Class A Shares or Equity-linked Securities by
the written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Class B Shares then in issue consenting or agreeing separately as a separate class in the manner provided in the Variation of Rights of Shares Article hereof.
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17.5 |
The foregoing conversion ratio shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share subdivision, exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or combination (by share consolidation,
exchange, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class A Shares in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original filing of the Articles without a
proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class B Shares in issue.
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17.6 |
Each Class B Share shall convert into its pro rata number of Class A Shares pursuant to this Article. The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Shares will be determined as follows: each Class B Share shall convert into such number of
Class A Shares as is equal to the product of 1 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of Class A Shares into which all of the Class B Shares in issue shall be converted pursuant to this Article and the
denominator of which shall be the total number of Class B Shares in issue at the time of conversion.
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17.7 |
References in this Article to "converted", "conversion" or "exchange" shall mean the compulsory redemption without notice of Class B Shares of any Member and, on behalf of such Members, automatic application of such redemption proceeds in
paying for such new Class A Shares into which the Class B Shares have been converted or exchanged at a price per Class B Share necessary to give effect to a conversion or exchange calculated on the basis that the Class A Shares to be issued
as part of the conversion or exchange will be issued at par. The Class A Shares to be issued on an exchange or conversion shall be registered in the name of such Member or in such name as the Member may direct.
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17.8 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, in no event may any Class B Share convert into Class A Shares at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.
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18 |
Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
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18.1 |
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:
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(a) |
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) |
consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;
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(c) |
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) |
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) |
cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.
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18.2 |
All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as
the Shares in the original share capital.
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18.3 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution and Article 29.4, the Company may by Special Resolution:
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(a) |
change its name;
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(b) |
alter or add to the Articles;
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(c) |
alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and
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(d) |
reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
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19 |
Offices and Places of Business
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20 |
General Meetings
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20.1 |
All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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20.2 |
The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting
shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.
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20.3 |
The Directors, the chief executive officer or the chairman 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 |
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 annual general meeting, then the deadline shall be set by the board of Directors with such deadline being a reasonable
time before the Company begins to print and send its related proxy materials.
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21 |
Notice of General Meetings
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21.1 |
At least five clear days' notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be
given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether
or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:
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(a) |
in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
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(b) |
in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety-five per cent in par value of the Shares giving that right.
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21.2 |
The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.
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22 |
Proceedings at General Meetings
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22.1 |
No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of one-third of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly
authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum.
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22.2 |
A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general
meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.
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22.3 |
A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being
corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.
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22.4 |
If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as
the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum.
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22.5 |
The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as 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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22.6 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
If, prior to a Business Combination, a notice is issued in respect of a general meeting and the Directors, in their absolute discretion, consider that it is impractical or undesirable for any reason to hold that general meeting at the
place, the day and the hour specified in the notice calling such general meeting, the Directors may postpone the general meeting to another place, day and/or hour provided that notice of the place, the day and the hour of the rearranged
general meeting is promptly given to all Members. No business shall be transacted at any postponed meeting other than the business specified in the notice of the original meeting.
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22.10 |
When a general meeting is postponed for 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 |
A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.
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22.12 |
A poll shall be taken as the 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 |
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 |
In the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
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23 |
Votes of Members
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23.1 |
Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, including as set out at Article 29.4, every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.
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23.2 |
In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted
to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.
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23.3 |
A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote by 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 |
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 |
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 |
Votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more
instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.
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23.7 |
A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of 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 |
Proxies
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24.1 |
The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of 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 |
The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time
(being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the
Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before
the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.
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24.3 |
The 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 |
The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument
appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.
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24.5 |
Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the
transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or
adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.
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25 |
Corporate Members
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25.1 |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it
thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation
could exercise if it were an individual Member.
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25.2 |
If a Clearing House (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise such persons as it sees fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that the
authorisation shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised without
further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the Clearing House (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of such Shares held by the Clearing House (or its
nominee(s)).
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26 |
Shares that May Not be Voted
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27 |
Directors
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27.1 |
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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27.2 |
The Directors shall be divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The number of Directors in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. Commencing at the Company’s first annual general meeting, and at each annual
general meeting thereafter, Directors appointed to succeed those Directors whose terms expire shall be appointed for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual general meeting after their appointment. Except as the Statute or
other Applicable Law may otherwise require, in the interim between annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings called for the appointment of Directors and/or the removal of one or more Directors and the filling of any vacancy in
that connection, additional Directors and any vacancies in the board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of Directors for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in
office, although less than a quorum (as defined in the Articles), or by the sole remaining Director. All Directors shall hold office until the expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been appointed
and qualified. A Director appointed to fill a vacancy resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the Director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such
vacancy and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified.
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28 |
Powers of Directors
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28.1 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No
alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of
Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.
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28.2 |
All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be
in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.
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28.3 |
The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to 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 |
The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock,
mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
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29 |
Appointment and Removal of Directors
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29.1 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares remove
any Director. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, holders of Class A Shares shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any Director.
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29.2 |
The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the
Articles as the maximum number of Directors.
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29.3 |
After the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.
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29.4 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, Article 29.1 may only be amended by a Special Resolution passed by at least 90 per cent of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by
proxy at a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given, or by way of unanimous written resolution.
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30 |
Vacation of Office of Director
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(a) |
the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or
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(b) |
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) |
the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or
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(d) |
the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
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(e) |
all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that 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 |
Proceedings of Directors
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31.1 |
The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be a majority of the Directors then in office.
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31.2 |
Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall
have a second or casting vote.
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31.3 |
A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or any committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other
at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors, the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is
located at the start of the meeting.
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31.4 |
A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of
office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be,
duly convened and held.
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31.5 |
A Director may, or other Officer on the direction of a Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days' notice in writing to every Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be
considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to
the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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31.6 |
The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the
necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
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31.7 |
The Directors may elect a 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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31.8 |
All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director, and/or that they or any of them were
disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled
to vote, as the case may be.
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31.9 |
A Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by 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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32 |
Presumption of Assent
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33 |
Directors' Interests
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33.1 |
A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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34 |
Minutes
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35 |
Delegation of Directors' Powers
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35.1 |
The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors (including, without limitation, the Audit Committee, the Compensation
Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee). Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation
may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
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35.2 |
The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or
agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject
to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
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35.3 |
The Directors may adopt formal written charters for committees. 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 |
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be
revoked by the Directors at any time.
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35.5 |
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose
and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or
other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised
signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.
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35.6 |
The Directors may appoint such Officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless
otherwise specified in the terms of 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 |
No Minimum Shareholding
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37 |
Remuneration of Directors
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37.1 |
The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine, provided that no cash remuneration shall be paid to any Director by the Company prior to the consummation of a Business
Combination. The Directors shall also, whether prior to or after the consummation of a Business Combination, be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at
meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the
discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.
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37.2 |
The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond 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 |
Seal
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38.1 |
The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed
shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some Officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.
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38.2 |
The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face
of the name of every place where it is to be used.
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38.3 |
A Director or Officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over 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 |
Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
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39.1 |
Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or
other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically
state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by law.
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39.2 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall
rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.
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39.3 |
The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
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39.4 |
The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any
other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for
distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets
in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.
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39.5 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how
any costs involved are to be met.
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39.6 |
The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company
and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.
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39.7 |
Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or,
in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant
shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by
them as joint holders.
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39.8 |
No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
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39.9 |
Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid
into a separate account in the Company's name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other
distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.
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40 |
Capitalisation
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41 |
Books of Account
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41.1 |
The Directors shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the
matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five years from
the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions.
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41.2 |
The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being
Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.
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41.3 |
The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.
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42 |
Audit
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42.1 |
The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.
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42.2 |
Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committee, if the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are
listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other
competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Directors shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a committee of the Directors and shall adopt a formal written Audit Committee charter and review and assess
the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis. The composition and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission
and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law.
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42.3 |
If the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilise the Audit
Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.
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42.4 |
The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists).
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42.5 |
If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by 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 |
Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and Officers such information and explanation as may be
necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.
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42.7 |
Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with
the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other
time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.
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42.8 |
At least one member of the Audit Committee shall be an "audit committee financial expert" as determined by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent
regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The "audit committee financial expert" shall have such past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable
experience or background which results in the individual’s financial sophistication.
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43 |
Notices
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43.1 |
Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, 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 |
Where a notice is sent by:
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(a) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
placing it on the Company’s Website; service of the notice shall be deemed to have been effected one hour after the notice or document was placed on the Company’s Website.
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43.3 |
A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required
to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming
to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.
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43.4 |
Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders
the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves 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 |
Winding Up
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44.1 |
If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors' claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding
up:
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(a) |
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) |
if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members
in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or
otherwise.
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44.2 |
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the approval of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other approval required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in
kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the
Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like approval, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like approval, shall think
fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.
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45 |
Indemnity and Insurance
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45.1 |
Every Director and Officer (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former Officer (each an "Indemnified Person") shall
be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure
to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage
incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be
found to have committed actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.
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45.2 |
The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for
which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or
other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to
indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the
Indemnified Person.
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45.3 |
The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any
negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.
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46 |
Financial Year
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47 |
Transfer by Way of Continuation
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48 |
Mergers and Consolidations
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49 |
Business Combination
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49.1 |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles, this Article shall apply during the period commencing upon the adoption of the Articles and terminating upon the first to occur of the consummation of a Business Combination and the full
distribution of the Trust Account pursuant to this Article. In the event of a conflict between this Article and any other Articles, the provisions of this Article shall prevail.
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49.2 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall either:
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(a) |
submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or
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(b) |
provide Members with the opportunity to have their Shares repurchased by means of a tender offer for a per-Share repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two
business days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (net of taxes paid or payable, if any), divided by the number of then issued Public Shares, 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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49.3 |
If the Company initiates any tender offer in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act in connection with a proposed Business Combination, it shall file tender offer documents with the Securities and Exchange
Commission prior to completing such Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about such Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act.
If, alternatively, the Company holds a general meeting to approve a proposed Business Combination, the Company will conduct any redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, and not
pursuant to the tender offer rules, and file proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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49.4 |
At a general meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Article, in the event that such Business Combination is approved by Ordinary Resolution, the Company shall be authorised to consummate such
Business Combination, provided that the Company shall not consummate such Business Combination unless the Company has net tangible assets of at least US$5,000,001 immediately prior to, or upon such consummation of, 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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49.5 |
Any Member holding Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director may, at least two business days’ prior to any vote on a Business Combination, elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash, in accordance with
any applicable requirements provided for in the related proxy materials (the "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 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 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 earned on the Trust Account (such interest shall
be net of taxes payable) and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued Public Shares (such redemption price being referred to herein as the "Redemption Price"),
but only in the event that the applicable proposed Business Combination is approved and 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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49.6 |
A Member may not withdraw a Redemption Notice once submitted to the Company unless the Directors determine (in their sole discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which they may do in whole or in part).
|
49.7 |
In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 18 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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|
(a) |
cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;
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(b) |
as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue, which redemption
will completely extinguish public Members' rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and
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(c) |
as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve,
|
49.8 |
In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles:
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(a) |
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 18
months from the consummation of the IPO or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles; or
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(b) |
with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity,
|
49.9 |
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 |
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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(a) |
receive funds from the Trust Account; or
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(b) |
vote as a class with Public Shares on a Business Combination.
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49.11 |
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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49.12 |
As long as the securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company must complete one or more Business Combinations having 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 Company's signing a definitive agreement in connection with a Business Combination. A Business
Combination must not be effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
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49.13 |
The Company may enter into a Business Combination with a target business that is Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer. In the event the Company seeks to consummate a Business Combination with a target that is
Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer, the Company, or a committee of Independent Directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another valuation or appraisal firm that regularly
renders fairness opinions on the type of target business the Company is seeking to acquire that is a member of the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an independent accounting firm that such a Business Combination is
fair to the Company from a financial point of view.
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50 |
Business Opportunities
|
50.1 |
To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no individual serving as a Director or an Officer ("Management") shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to
refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company
in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for Management, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other. Except to the extent expressly assumed by
contract, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, Management shall have no duty to communicate or offer any such corporate opportunity to the Company and shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for breach of any fiduciary
duty as a Member, Director and/or Officer solely by reason of the fact that such party pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, 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 |
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 |
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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By:
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Chief Executive Officer
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[President]
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TEN COM
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—
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as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT
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—
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Custodian
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(Cust)
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(Minor)
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TEN ENT
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—
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as tenants by the entireties
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under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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(State)
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JT TEN
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—
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as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in
common
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
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For value received, ___________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
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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 hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Attorney to transfer said Units on the books 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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Shareholder
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 OR ANY SUCCESSOR
RULES).
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NUMBER
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SHARES |
Date:
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Chief Executive Officer
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[President]
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Cayman Islands
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TEN COM
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—
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as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT
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—
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Custodian
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(Cust)
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(Minor)
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TEN ENT
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—
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as tenants by the entireties
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under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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(State)
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JT TEN
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—
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as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in
common
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Dated:
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Shareholder
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NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) 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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By
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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 OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE). |
Fair Market Value of Class A Ordinary Shares
|
||||||||||||||||||
Redemption Date
(period to expiration of warrants)
|
≤10.00
|
11.00
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12.00
|
13.00
|
14.00
|
15.00
|
16.00
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17.00
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≥18.00
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|||||||||
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
|
BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC,
as Warrant Agent
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC,
AS WARRANT AGENT
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
Date: [ ], 20
|
|
(Signature)
|
|
(Address)
|
|
(Tax Identification Number)
|
(a) |
up to 23,000,000 units (including 3,000,000 units, for which Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as underwriter (“Underwriter”) and 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:
|
|
(i) |
one Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 of the Company (“Class A Ordinary Shares”); and
|
|
(ii) |
one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per Class A Ordinary Share (“Warrants”);
|
(b) |
all Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants issued as part of the Units.
|
1 |
Documents Reviewed
|
1.1 |
The certificate of incorporation dated 1 April 2021 and the memorandum and articles of association of the Company as registered or adopted on 1 April 2021 (the “Memorandum and Articles”).
|
1.2 |
The written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 6 April 2021 and 9 November 2021 (the “Resolutions”) and the corporate records of the Company maintained at its registered
office in the Cayman Islands.
|
1.3 |
A certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies (the “Certificate of Good Standing”).
|
1.4 |
A certificate from a director of the Company a copy of which is attached to this opinion letter (the “Director’s Certificate”).
|
1.5 |
The Registration Statement.
|
1.6 |
A draft of the form of the unit certificate representing the Units (the “Unit Certificate”).
|
1.7 |
A draft of the form of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate constituting the Warrants (the “Warrant Documents”).
|
1.8 |
A draft of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the Underwriter.
|
2 |
Assumptions
|
2.1 |
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).
|
2.2 |
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).
|
2.3 |
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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2.4 |
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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2.5 |
All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.
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2.6 |
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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2.7 |
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 Class A Ordinary Shares.
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2.8 |
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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2.9 |
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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2.10 |
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 Class A Ordinary Shares and none of the Class A Ordinary Shares were or will be issued for less than par value.
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Opinions
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3.1 |
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 Class A Ordinary Shares to be offered and issued by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement (including the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant
Documents) 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
(including the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Documents), such Class A 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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Qualifications
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4.1 |
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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(b) |
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 Class A 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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Yours faithfully
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/s/ Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP
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Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP
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1 |
The Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended.
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2 |
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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3 |
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 6 April 2021 was Paul Martino.
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The directors of the Company at 8 November 2021 and at the date of this certificate were and are as follows: Paul Martino, Brett Calapp, David VanEgmond, Les M. Ottolenghi and Melissa Blau.
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8 |
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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9 |
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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13 |
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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14 |
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 Class A Ordinary Shares.
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15 |
The Class A 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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16 |
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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Signature:
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/s/ David VanEgmond
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Name:
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David VanEgmond
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Title:
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Director
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SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
787 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
+1 212 839 5300
+1 212 839 5599 FAX
AMERICA • ASIA PACIFIC • EUROPE
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Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Company – Registration Statement on Form S-1
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Very truly yours,
/s/ Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
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Sincerely,
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BPAC PARTNERS LLC
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By:
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Name: Paul Martino
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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a Cayman Islands exempted company
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BPAC PARTNERS LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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as Trustee
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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 IPO by wire transfer
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Annual fee
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First year, initial closing of IPO by wire transfer; thereafter on the anniversary of the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or check
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$[●]
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Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Sections 1(i), 1(j), and 1(k)
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$[●]
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Paying Agent services as required pursuant to Sections 1(i) and 1(k)
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Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to Sections 1(i) and 1(k)
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Prevailing rates
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Very truly yours,
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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Title:
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Very truly yours,
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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Title:
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Very truly yours,
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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Title:
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Very truly yours,
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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By:
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COMPANY:
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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HOLDERS:
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BPAC PARTNERS LLC
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IGAMING CAPITAL LLC
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Brett Calapp
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Les Ottolenghi
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Manu Gambhir
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Derrick Brooks
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Jacob Kleiner
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Tom Griffiths
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Bertrand Navarrete
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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BPAC PARTNERS LLC
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1. |
SERVICES TO THE COMPANY
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2. |
DEFINITIONS
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3. |
INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS
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4. |
INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY
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5. |
INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL
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6. |
INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS
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7. |
ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS
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8. |
CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY
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9. |
EXCLUSIONS
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10. |
ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; DEFENSE OF CLAIM
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11. |
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION
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12. |
PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION
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13. |
PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
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14. |
REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE
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15. |
SECURITY
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NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION; PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS
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17. |
DURATION OF AGREEMENT
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18. |
SEVERABILITY
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19. |
ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT
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20. |
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
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21. |
NOTICES
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22. |
APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
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23. |
IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS
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MISCELLANEOUS
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25. |
PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS
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26. |
ADDITIONAL ACTS
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27. |
WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO TRUST ACCOUNT
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28. |
MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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INDEMNITEE
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Name:
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Address:
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Very truly yours,
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Paul Martino | ||
Name: Paul Martino
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Title: Director
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BPAC PARTNERS LLC
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By:
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/s/ David VanEgmond | ||
Name: David VanEgmond
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Title: Manager
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Re: | Administrative Support Agreement |
Very truly yours,
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BULLPEN PARLAY ACQUISITION COMPANY
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
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BULLPEN MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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1.
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Introduction
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promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
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promote the full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”), as well as in other public communications made by or on behalf of the Company;
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promote compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
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deter wrongdoing; and
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require prompt internal reporting of breaches of, and accountability for adherence to, this Code.
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Honest, Ethical and Fair Conduct
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act with integrity, including being honest and candid while still maintaining the confidentiality of the Company’s information where required or when in the Company’s
interests;
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observe all applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
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comply with the requirements of applicable accounting and auditing standards, as well as Company policies, in order to maintain a high standard of accuracy and completeness
in the Company’s financial records and other business-related information and data;
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adhere to a high standard of business ethics and not seek competitive advantage through unlawful or unethical business practices;
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deal fairly with any customers, suppliers, competitors, employees and independent contractors of the Company;
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refrain from taking advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other unfair-dealing
practice;
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protect the assets of the Company and ensure their proper use;
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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 an officer or director of the Company, in each case, to first present to the Company for the Company’s consideration, prior to presentation to any other
entity, 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; and
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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:
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any significant ownership interest in any target, supplier or customer of the Company;
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any consulting or employment relationship with any target, supplier or customer of the Company;
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the receipt of any money, non-nominal gifts or excessive entertainment from any entity with which the Company has current or prospective business dealings;
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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;
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any other financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) involving the Company; and
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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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Disclosure
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not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Company to others, whether within or outside the Company, including to the Company’s
independent registered public accountants, governmental regulators, self-regulating organizations and other governmental officials, as appropriate; and
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in relation to his or her area of responsibility, properly review and critically analyze proposed disclosure for accuracy and completeness.
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Compliance
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5.
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Reporting and Accountability
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notify the Chairman of the Board promptly of any existing or potential violation of this Code; and
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not retaliate against any other person for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith.
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the Board will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential or actual breaches reported to it; and
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upon determination by the Board that a breach has occurred, the Board (by majority decision) will take or authorize such disciplinary or preventive action as it deems
appropriate, after consultation with the Company’s internal or external legal counsel, up to and including dismissal or, in the event of criminal or other serious violations of law, notification of the SEC or other appropriate law enforcement
authorities.
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Waivers and Amendments
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7.
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Insider Information and Securities Trading
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8.
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Financial Statements and Other Records
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9.
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Improper Influence on Conduct of Audits
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offering or paying bribes or other financial incentives, including future employment or contracts for non-audit services;
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providing an auditor with an inaccurate or misleading legal analysis;
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threatening to cancel or canceling existing non-audit or audit engagements if the auditor objects to the Company’s accounting;
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seeking to have a partner removed from the audit engagement because the partner objects to the Company’s accounting;
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blackmailing; and
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making physical threats.
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Anti-Corruption Laws
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11.
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Violations
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12.
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Other Policies and Procedures
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13.
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Inquiries
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A. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Proactively promote ethical behavior among subordinates and peers in his or her work environment and community.
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I. |
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. |
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. |
Comply in all respects with this Code.
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L. |
Advance the Company’s legitimate interests when the opportunity arises.
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Dated: , 2021
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Name:
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Title:
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1. |
Be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention, oversight of the work and termination of the Independent Auditor and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or
issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company. The Committee shall also be responsible for the resolution of disagreements between management and the Independent Auditor, or any other such firm,
regarding accounting and financial reporting. The Independent Auditor and any other such firm shall report directly to the Committee.
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2. |
Obtain and review, at least annually, a report by the Independent Auditor describing: (i) the Independent Auditor’s internal quality control procedures; (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review or
peer review of the Independent Auditor, 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 Independent Auditor; (iii)
any steps taken to deal with any such issues; (iv) all relationships between the Independent Auditor and the Company; and (v) any other information pertaining to the independence of the Independent Auditor. Discuss with the Independent
Auditor any issues or relationships disclosed in such report that, in the judgment of the Committee, may have an impact on the competence or independence of the Independent Auditor.
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3. |
Review and evaluate the lead audit partner of the Independent Auditor (taking into account the opinions of management and Internal Audit) and assure the regular rotation of the lead audit partner, the concurring partner and other audit
partners engaged in the Independent Auditor’s annual audit of the Company’s year-end financial statements (the “Annual Audit”), to the extent required by law.
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4. |
Discuss with Internal Audit and management their views as to the competence, performance and independence of the Independent Auditor.
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5. |
Pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit and tax services to be provided to the Company by the Independent Auditor, in accordance with a pre-approval policy adopted by the Committee.
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6. |
Meet to review and discuss the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the Independent Auditor, including the annual and quarterly report disclosures under the caption “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The Committee shall make a recommendation to the Board as to whether the annual audited financial statements should be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K.
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7. |
Review and discuss earnings press releases as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and ratings agencies.
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8. |
Review reports to management prepared by the Independent Auditor or Internal Audit and any responses by management.
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9. |
Obtain and review annually, prior to the completion of the Annual Audit, a report from the Independent Auditor describing: (i) all critical accounting policies and practices to be reflected in the Annual Audit; (ii) (a) all alternative
treatments of financial information within generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for policies and procedures related to material items that have been discussed with management, (b) ramifications of the use of such
alternative disclosures and treatments and (c) the treatment preferred by the Independent Auditor; and (iii) other material written communications between the Independent Auditor and management, such as any management letter or schedule of
unadjusted differences. Review any reports on such topics or similar topics prepared by management. Discuss with the Independent Auditor any material issues raised in such reports.
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10. |
Review the Company’s financial reporting processes and internal controls in consultation with the Independent Auditor and Internal Audit. Such review shall include a consideration of major issues regarding accounting principles and
financial statement presentations, including any significant changes in the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles, major issues as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in
light of identified deficiencies. Review any analyses prepared by management and/or the Independent Auditor setting forth significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the financial
statements, including analyses of the effects of alternative GAAP methods on the financial statements.
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11. |
Discuss with the Independent Auditor the Independent Auditor’s judgment about the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles applied in the Company’s financial reporting.
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Review with the Independent Auditor any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response thereto. Such review shall include a review of any difficulties the Independent Auditor encountered in the course of the audit work,
including any restrictions on the scope of the Independent Auditor’s activities or access to requested information, and any significant disagreements with management.
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Review with the Independent Auditor, Internal Audit and management the extent to which changes or improvements in financial or accounting practices and internal controls that were previously reviewed and/or approved by the Audit Committee
have been implemented.
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Review annually the effect of legal, regulatory and accounting initiatives on the Company’s financial statements.
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Review annually the effect of off-balance sheet arrangements, if any, on the Company’s financial statements.
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Review and discuss with the Independent Auditor any critical audit matter (“CAM”) addressed in the audit of the Company’s financial statements and the relevant financial statement accounts and disclosures that relate to each CAM.
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Review and discuss with the Independent Auditor the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to,
review of the external audit plan and revisions thereto.
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Approve hiring policies for employees or former employees of the Independent Auditor and oversee the hiring of any personnel from the Independent Auditor in accordance with applicable law.
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Review and assess the annual internal audit plan, the process used to develop the plan and the status of activities, significant findings, recommendations and management’s response. Provide oversight of Internal Audit, including by
reviewing and discussing with management reports and other communications prepared by Internal Audit.
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Oversee Internal Audit’s structure, objectivity, responsibilities, staffing, resources and budget. Discuss with the Independent Auditor the Independent Auditor’s judgment about the competence, performance and cooperation of Internal Audit
and management and Internal Audit’s responsibilities, budget and staffing. Recommend for Board approval (i) the appointment and, if appropriate, replacement of (A) the head of Internal Audit, where the head of Internal Audit is a Company
employee, or (B) any third party service provider (other than the Independent Auditor) that is providing Internal Audit services to the Company, and (ii) the Internal Audit budgets.
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Review and approve any transaction between the Company and any related person (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K) in accordance with the Company’s related person transaction approval policy.
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Discuss policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, the Company’s major litigation and financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.
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Establish procedures for (i) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and (ii) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of
the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. Review periodically with management and Internal Audit these procedures and review all complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal controls
or auditing matters.
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Recommend amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as appropriate for its consideration.
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Review and grant, if deemed appropriate by the Committee, any requested waiver of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for an officer or a director. Any such waivers must be granted in writing.
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Review periodically with the Company’s chief legal officer, or appropriate delegates, the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
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Prepare the report of the Committee required to be included in the Company’s annual report and proxy statement.
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Report regularly to the Board on the activities of the Committee.
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Conduct an annual evaluation assessing the Committee’s performance with respect to its purpose, duties and responsibilities set forth in this Charter and report the results of such evaluation to the Board.
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Review the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.
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Perform such other duties and responsibilities as reasonably determined by the Committee to be consistent with its mandate (under this Charter, the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, governing law, the rules and regulations
of Nasdaq, the federal securities laws and such other requirements applicable to the Company) or as further delegated to the Committee by the Board. This includes the authority to conduct or authorize investigations into any matter,
including, but not limited to, complaints relating to accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters within the scope of duties and responsibilities delegated to the Committee, as it deems appropriate.
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