QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
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Why am I receiving this proxy statement?
This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are being sent to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held in person or virtually on February 8, 2024, or at any adjournments or postponement thereof. This proxy statement summarizes the information that you need to make an informed decision on the proposals to be considered at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
We are a blank check company incorporated on April 8, 2021 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 (an “initial business combination”).
On May 13, 2021, Data Point Capital III, LP, Data Point Capital III-Q, LP (together with Data Point Capital III, LP, the “Funds”) and DP Investment Management Sponsor I LLC (the “Sponsor”) purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, of the Company (“Class B Ordinary Shares”), for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share.
On November 12, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, which included the exercise in full of the underwriter’s option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 units at the initial offering price to cover over-allotments. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Ordinary Shares” or “public shares,” and together with the Class B Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “public warrants”), each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private placement of 4,733,333 private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”), each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating total proceeds to the Company of $7,100,000. Following the closings of the IPO and the private placement, a total of $234,600,000, comprised of $225,400,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $8,050,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount), $4,600,000 million of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and $4,600,000 of the proceeds from a loan by the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Loan”), was placed in a U.S.-based trust account (“Trust Account”) maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), acting as trustee.
On May 10, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at which our shareholders approved, by special resolution, the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which we must (1) consummate our Business Combination, (2) cease our operations except for the purpose of winding up if we fail to complete such Business Combination, and (3) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares included as part of the Units sold in the Public Offering, from May 12, 2023 to November 12, 2023, with optional additional extensions of up to three times by an additional month each time, at the option of our board of directors, until February 12, 2024 (the “First Extension”). In connection with the First Extension, shareholders holding 18,940,598 Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem such shares at a per share redemption price of $10.51. As a result, approximately $199.0 million was removed from our Trust Account to pay such holders.
On November 8, 2023, our board of directors approved the extension of the date by which we are required to complete our initial business combination until December 12, 2023. On December 8, 2023, our board of directors approved the extension of the date by which we are required to complete our initial business combination until December 12, 2023. On January 8, 2024, our board of directors approved the extension of the date by which we are required to complete our initial business combination until February 12, 2024.
While we are currently in discussions regarding various business combination opportunities, the Board has determined that there may not be sufficient time before February 12, 2024 to complete an initial business combination. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date by which we have to complete an initial business combination to the Extended Date (as defined below).