Disruptive
We are a blank check company incorporated on December 29, 2020, as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
On March 26, 2021, we consummated the IPO of our units, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-third of one warrant. In connection with the IPO, the underwriters were granted the Over-Allotment Option. On May 5, 2021, the underwriters purchased an additional 2,500,000 units pursuant to the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option. The units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating additional gross proceeds to the Company of $25,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we completed the private sale of 7,000,000 private placement warrants, at a purchase price of $1.50 per private placement warrant, to our Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to us of $7,000,000. Also in connection with the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Sponsor purchased an additional 333,333 private placement warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant. The aggregate number of private placement warrants outstanding as a result of the IPO and the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option is 5,000,000 and the aggregate proceeds are $7,500,000. The private placement warrants are substantially identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in the IPO, except that our Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the private placement warrants (except to certain permitted transferees) until 30 days after the completion of our business combination. The private placement warrants are also not redeemable by us so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees and they may be exercised by our Sponsor and its permitted transferees on a cashless basis.
Following the closing of the IPO and the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, a total of $275,000,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the units in the IPO and the private placement warrants was placed in the Trust Account. The Trust Account may be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred and eighty-five (185) days or less or in money market funds investing solely in United States Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which invest only in direct U.S. government obligations. At December 31, 2022, funds in the Trust Account totaled $278,984,823.69 and were held in money market funds.
Our Sponsor, directors and officers have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include: (i) in the case of the Sponsor, ownership of founder shares and warrants that may become exercisable in the future; (ii) in the event any funds are loaned to us to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with any proposed business combination, loans by them, a portion of which may not be repaid in the event of our winding up and (iii) the possibility of future compensatory arrangements. See the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1 – The Extension Amendment Proposal—Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers” and “Proposal No. 2 – The Trust Amendment Proposal—Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement.
On the record date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there were 34,375,000 ordinary shares outstanding, of which 27,500,000 were public shares and 6,875,000 were founder shares. The founder shares carry voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Auditor Ratification Proposal, the Director Election Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal, and we have been informed by our Sponsor and directors, which hold all 6,875,000 founder shares in the aggregate, that they intend to vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Auditor Ratification Proposal, the Director Election Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.
Our principal executive offices are located at 11501 Rock Rose Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758, and our telephone number is (424) 205-6858.
Proposed Business Combination
Disruptive believes it will not be able to complete any proposed business combination by March 26, 2023. The Extension Amendment Proposal is essential to allowing Disruptive more time to obtain approval for any proposed business combination at an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders and consummate any proposed business combination prior to the Extended Date. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a