UNITED STATES
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PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT —
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited
Unit 1009, ICBC Tower,
Three Garden Road,
Central, Hong Kong
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON [●], 2023
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF MAGNUM
OPUS ACQUISITION LIMITED:
You are cordially invited to attend an extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary Meeting”) of Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited (the “Company,”
“Magnum Opus,” “we,” “us” or “our”), an exempted company incorporated
with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, to be held at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, on [●], 2023. For the purposes
of Cayman Islands law and the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of Magnum Opus, the physical location of the
Extraordinary Meeting shall be at the offices of White & Case LLP at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or
you or your proxyholder will be able to attend and vote at the Extraordinary Meeting online by visiting [●] and using a control
number assigned by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. To register and receive access to the Extraordinary Meeting, registered
shareholders and beneficial shareholders (those holding shares through a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record
and who are granted a proxy by such holder) will need to follow the instructions applicable to them provided in the accompanying proxy
statement. At the Extraordinary Meeting, the shareholders will consider and vote upon the following proposals:
| 1. | A proposal by special resolution, to amend Articles 51.7 and 51.8 of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association (as amended by a special resolution of the Company’s shareholders on March 17, 2023) (our “MAA”),
in accordance with the form set forth in Annex B to the accompanying proxy statement, to extend the date (the “Termination Date”)
by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business
combination involving the Company with one or more businesses, which we refer to as a “business combination,” or (ii) cease
its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination and redeem or repurchase 100% of
the Company’s then issued and outstanding public shares (the “Extension”) for two months, from July 25,
2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to September 25, 2023, and, if the Company does not consummate a business
combination by September 25, 2023, to further extend the Termination Date, without the need for any further approval of the Company’s
shareholders, by resolutions of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) passed at least three days prior
to the applicable Extended Date (as defined below), up to four times, each by an additional month, for an aggregate of four additional
months, until January 25, 2024 (such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). We refer to the period from
July 25, 2023 (exclusive) to September 25, 2023 (inclusive) as the “First-Phase Extension Period,” and each
of the one-month extension periods after September 25, 2023 (exclusive) and until January 25, 2024 (inclusive) as a “Second-Phase
Extension Period.” Each of the First-Phase Extension Period and the Second-Phase Extension Periods is an “Extension
Period.” We refer to September 25, 2023 as the “First-Phase Extended Date,” and the last day of each
Second-Phase Extension Period as a “Second-Phase Extended Date,” with the first Second-Phase Extended Date being October 25,
2023 and the fourth Second-Phase Extended Date being January 25, 2024. Each of the First-Phase Extended Date and the Second-Phase
Extended Dates is an “Extended Date.” For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may, by resolutions of the Board, terminate
any Extension Period at any time before the applicable Extended Date, provided that the Company shall have deposited the applicable
Contribution (as defined below) for the applicable Extension Period. The full wording of the special resolution to approve the Extension
Amendment Proposal is set out in Annex B to the accompanying proxy statement. |
| 2. | A proposal by special resolution, to amend the MAA in the form set forth in Annex B to the accompanying proxy statement to provide
for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Class B
Ordinary Shares” or “Founder Shares”), to convert into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis
at any time before or concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the Company’s business combination at the election
of the holder. We refer to this proposal as the “Founder Share Amendment Proposal.” |
| 3. | A proposal by ordinary resolution, to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary,
to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the Extension (the “Adjournment
Proposal”). The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Extraordinary Meeting if there are not sufficient votes for,
or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal. |
Each of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder
Share Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement.
The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal
is to allow us additional time to complete our previously announced proposed business combination contemplated by the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated September 30, 2022 (Hong Kong Time) (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Asia Innovations Group Limited, an
exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“ASIG”) and Connect Merger
Sub, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASIG
(“Merger Sub”), which provides for the Merger (as defined below) and other transactions in connection therewith (collectively,
the “Business Combination”). The Merger Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby were unanimously approved by
the Board.
The Merger Agreement provides that, among other
things, at the Closing (as defined below), in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman
Islands, Merger Sub will merge with and into Magnum Opus, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and Magnum Opus will
be the surviving entity and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASIG (the “Merger”).
For more information about the Merger Agreement
and the Business Combination, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on September 29, 2022.On March 17, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “First
Extension Meeting”), at which the Company’s shareholders approved (a) a proposal to amend the Company’s then
effective amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the Termination Date from March 25, 2023 to July 25,
2023, through four one-month extension periods (the “First Extension Amendment Proposal”); and (b) a proposal
to amend and restate the investment management trust agreement dated March 23, 2021 entered into by and between the Company and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company to (i) reflect such extension and (ii) allow the Company to maintain the funds held
in its trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”)
in an interest bearing demand deposit account at a bank (the “Trust Amendment Proposal”).
In connection with the First Extension Meeting,
shareholders holding 13,404,883 Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share (each a “Class A
Ordinary Share”) exercised their option to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As
a result, approximately US$137,142,200.05 (approximately US$10.23 per Class A Ordinary Share) was released from the Trust Account
to pay such shareholders and approximately US$67,473,088.35 remained in the Trust Account (the “March Extension Redemption”).
Thereafter, 6,595,117 Class A Ordinary Shares remain issued and outstanding.
In connection with the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, on March 29, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from March 25, 2023 to April 25,
2023, on April 24, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from April 25, 2023 to May 25,
2023, and on May 22, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from May 25, 2023 to June 25,
2023. The Company plans to deposit another US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from June 25, 2023 to July 25, 2023.
Pursuant to the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Trust
Account funds are currently deposited in an interest bearing account at Citibank, N.A. at an interest rate of 4.6% per annum.
As amended pursuant to the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, our MAA provides that the Company has until July 25, 2023 to complete its initial business combination. While the Company
and the other parties to the Merger Agreement are working towards satisfaction of the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination
(the “Closing”) by such deadline, the Board currently believes that there may not be sufficient time before July 25,
2023 to complete the Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order for our shareholders to evaluate the Business
Combination and for us to be able to consummate the Business Combination, it is in the best interests of the Company to obtain the Extension.
Therefore, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date by which the Company has to
consummate a business combination to the Extended Date so that our shareholders have the opportunity to participate in our future investment.
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
a holder (“public shareholder”) of Class A Ordinary Shares, may elect to redeem the public shareholder’s
Class A Ordinary Shares issued in our IPO, which shares we refer to as the “public shares,” for a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the
Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public
shares, regardless of how such public shareholder votes on the Extension Amendment Proposal or whether such public shareholder votes at
all. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders, the remaining public shareholders will retain
their rights to redeem their public shares when a business combination, including the Business Combination, is submitted to the shareholders,
subject to any limitations set forth in our MAA as amended by the Extension Amendment Proposal. In addition, public shareholders who do
not make the election would be entitled to have their public shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed a business combination
by the Extended Date.
Our sponsor, Magnum Opus Holdings LLC (the “Sponsor”)
owns 4,500,000 Magnum Opus’ Founder Shares that were purchased by the Sponsor prior to our IPO, and 6,000,000 warrants, which we
refer to as the “Private Placement Warrants,” that were purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement which occurred
simultaneously with the completion of the IPO. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares concurrently
with the consummation of an initial business combination of the Company on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In addition, as
of the date of this proxy statement, the Company has an aggregate US$2,000,000 of borrowings under an unsecured convertible promissory
notes issued to the Sponsor on September 19, 2022 in the amount of US$200,000 and an unsecured convertible promissory notes issued
to the Sponsor on November 18, 2022 in the amount of US$1,800,000 (collectively, the “Working Capital Loans” and
each, a “Working Capital Loan”), which would either be repaid upon consummation of a business combination, without
interest, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, may be converted into Private Placement Warrants at a price of US$1.00 per warrant, with
each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
Our directors and officers, Alexandre Casin, Dickson Cheng, Frank Han, Johnny Liu, Jonathan Lin, Kevin Lee and Sammy Hsieh, have a direct
or indirect economic interest in an aggregate of 4,975,000 Founder Shares. For a discussion of the interests that our Sponsor, directors
and officers may have in the Business Combination, see “The Extension Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Company’s
Sponsor, Directors and Executive Officers” in the accompanying proxy statement.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
(A) for the First-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall deposit into the Trust Account US$300,000 (the “First-Phase
Contribution”), (B) if the Company does not consummate a business combination by the First-Phase Extended Date and the
Board elects to further extend the period to consummate a business combination, for each Second-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall
deposit into the Trust Account US$150,000 (each such deposit, a “Second-Phase Contribution”, and each of the First-Phase
Contribution and the Second-Phase Contributions, a “Contribution”).
The
First-Phase Contribution will be deposited in the Trust Account in two equal installments of US$150,000, on or before August 1, 2023
and September 1, 2023, respectively. Each Second-Phase Contribution, if applicable, will be deposited into the Trust Account on or
before (x) with respect to the first Second-Phase Extension Period, October 1, 2023, and (y) with respect to each subsequent
Second-Phase Extension Period, the first day of the calendar month in which the immediate subsequent Second-Phase Extended Date falls.
Each of the Contributions is conditioned upon the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and implementation of the Extension.
The Contributions will not occur if the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved.
The amount of the Contributions will be loaned
by ASIG to the Company and the loans will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to ASIG, upon consummation of an initial
business combination. The loans will be forgiven if the Company is unable to consummate an initial business combination except to the
extent of any funds held outside of the Trust Account. If the Company terminates an Extension Period, the Company will liquidate and dissolve
in accordance with the MAA, provided that the Company shall have deposited the applicable Contribution for such Extension Period.
The purpose of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal
is to provide the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares with the flexibility to assist the Company in meeting the listing requirements
of its Class A Ordinary Shares if necessary or desirable in connection with the Extension and the consummation of the Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the conversion, the Sponsor will not be entitled to receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership
of any Class A Ordinary Share.
The purpose of the Adjournment Proposal is to allow
the Company to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates if we determine that additional time is necessary to permit
further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or
the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the Extension.
Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of shareholders
holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person
(including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting at which a quorum is present.
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
each public shareholder may elect to redeem all or a portion of its public shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the
aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously
released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares (a “Redemption Election”),
regardless of how such public shareholder votes on the Extension Amendment Proposal or whether such public shareholder votes at all. The
deadline to make a Redemption Election is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, the date that is two business days prior to
the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting (the “Redemption Deadline”). The public shareholder may tender its
shares by either delivering its share certificate(s) (if any) and other redemption forms to the transfer agent or by delivering its
shares and other redemption forms to the transfer agent electronically using the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)’s
DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system. If the public shareholder holds public shares in street name, such public shareholder will
need to instruct its bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the shares from its account in order to exercise its redemption rights.
A holder of units must elect to separate its units into the underlying public shares and warrants prior to exercising redemption rights
with respect to the public shares. If a holder holds its units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, the holder must notify its broker
or bank that it elects to separate the units into the underlying public shares and warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in
its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (in its capacity as Magnum Opus’ transfer
agent, the “transfer agent”) directly and instruct it to do so.
Prior to the deadline to make a Redemption Election,
public shareholders that desire to indicate their intention to make an Election Reversal (as defined below) are requested to indicate
such intention in the Reversal Commitment Form accompanying the proxy statement as Annex A (“Reversal Commitment Form”),
which should be submitted to the transfer agent prior to the Redemption Deadline. Immediately following the Redemption Deadline and before
the Extraordinary Meeting, a public shareholder that makes a Redemption Election may withdraw its Redemption Election with respect to
all or a portion of its public shares for which it previously submitted a Redemption Election (an “Election Reversal”),
subject to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal. See “The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption
Withdrawal Procedures.”
The Board may elect to postpone the Extraordinary
Meeting in its sole discretion before 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, pursuant to Article 23.9 of the MAA. For the
duration of such postponement, to the extent a public shareholder has made the Redemption Election and has tendered or delivered its share
certificate(s) (if applicable) (physically or electronically) and any other redemption documents through the DWAC system at DTC,
such shareholder will not be able to transfer, assign or sell such public shares. The Company requests that public shareholders indicate
their intention to make an Election Reversal on their Reversal Commitment Form.
The redemption of public shares pursuant to the
Redemption Elections is subject to the Redemption Limitation (as defined in the MAA), such that in no event will the Company redeem public
shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) if such redemption would cause the Company
to have less than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following such redemptions.
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an
ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary
shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting
at which a quorum is present.
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
EACH OF THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL AND THE FOUNDER SHARE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL AND, IF PRESENTED, THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.
The Board has fixed the close of business on June 26,
2023 as the record date for determining the Company’s shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Extraordinary Meeting
and any adjournment thereof (the “Record Date”). Only holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares on the
Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Extraordinary Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
public shareholders may make the Redemption Election, regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal
or whether such public shareholders vote at all. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders,
public shareholders that do not make the Redemption Election, or that make the Redemption Election but make an Election Reversal, subject
to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal, will retain the opportunity to have their public shares redeemed in conjunction
with the consummation of a business combination, subject to any limitations set forth in our MAA, as amended by the Extension Amendment
Proposal. In addition, public shareholders that do not make the Redemption Election, or that make the Redemption Election but make an
Election Reversal, subject to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal, would be entitled to have their public shares
redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed a business combination by the applicable Extended Date.
If properly demanded, the Company will redeem each
public share for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then
issued and outstanding public shares. Based on the amount in the Trust Account as of [●], 2023, [the latest practicable date prior
to the Record Date], this would amount to approximately US$[●] per public share. The closing price of the public shares on the New
York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on [●], 2023, [the most recent practicable trading day prior to the Record Date
of the Extraordinary Meeting], was US$[●]. The Company cannot assure public shareholders that they will be able to sell their public
shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient
liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.
The Adjournment Proposal, if required and approved,
will allow the Board to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation
of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will be presented to our shareholders only in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or
otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved
and the Company does not consummate an initial business combination before July 25, 2023, in accordance with our MAA, the Company
will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than
ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less
taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public
shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the
approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide
for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with
respect to our redeemable warrants (“Warrants”), each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to acquire one public
share at a price of US$11.50 per share (subject to adjustment), including the warrants included in the units sold in the IPO (the “public
warrants”) and the Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless in the event the Company winds up.
You are not being asked to vote on the Business
Combination at this time. If the Extension is approved and you do not elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Extension
Amendment Proposal, or you elect to redeem your public shares but withdraw such Redemption Election, subject to the Board’s determination
to permit such withdrawal, you will retain the right to vote on the Business Combination when it is submitted to our shareholders (provided
that you are a shareholder on the record date for a meeting to consider the Business Combination) and the right to redeem the public
shares then held by you for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account in the event the Business Combination is approved and completed
or the Company has not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.
After careful consideration of all relevant
factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, and, if presented, the
Adjournment Proposal, are advisable and in the best interests of the Company, and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote
“FOR” each of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal.
Enclosed is the proxy statement containing detailed
information concerning the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal and the Extraordinary
Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary Meeting, the Company urges you to read this material carefully and vote your
shares.
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Hou Pu Jonathan Lin |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
Your vote is important. If you are a shareholder
of record, please sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented at the Extraordinary
Meeting. If you are a shareholder of record, you may also cast your vote (including virtually) at the Extraordinary Meeting. If your shares
are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank how to vote your shares, or you may cast your
vote (including virtually) at the Extraordinary Meeting by obtaining a proxy from your brokerage firm or bank. Your failure to vote or
instruct your broker or bank how to vote will have the same effect as abstaining in respect of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is
established for the Extraordinary Meeting but will have no effect on the outcome of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Founder
Share Amendment Proposal.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability
of Proxy Materials for the Extraordinary Meeting to be held on [●], 2023: This notice of meeting and the accompanying proxy statement
are available at [●].
TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST (1) IF
YOU HOLD PUBLIC SHARES THROUGH UNITS, ELECT TO SEPARATE YOUR UNITS INTO THE UNDERLYING PUBLIC SHARES AND PUBLIC WARRANTS PRIOR TO EXERCISING
YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC SHARES, (2) SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TRANSFER AGENT BY 5:00 P.M. EASTERN
TIME ON [●], 2023, THE DATE THAT IS TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING, THAT YOUR PUBLIC
SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR CASH, INCLUDING THE LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THE SHARES FOR WHICH
REDEMPTION IS REQUESTED, AND (3) TENDER OR DELIVER YOUR PUBLIC SHARES (AND SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) IF APPLICABLE) TO THE TRANSFER
AGENT, PHYSICALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN SYSTEM, IN EACH CASE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME,
YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR
REDEMPTION RIGHTS.
TO MAKE AN ELECTION REVERSAL WITH RESPECT TO YOUR
PUBLIC SHARES, YOU MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, AFTER 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON [●], 2023, THE DATE
THAT IS TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING, AND PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY
MEETING, THAT THE ELECTION TO REDEEM YOUR PUBLIC SHARES BE REVERSED, INCLUDING THE LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNER OF THE SHARES FOR WHICH REVERSAL IS REQUESTED AND THE NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF SHARES FOR WHICH REVERSAL IS REQUESTED. IF YOU HOLD
THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO REQUEST REVERSAL OF THE ELECTION
TO REDEEM FROM THE TRANSFER AGENT.
PROXY STATEMENT — DATED [●], 2023
Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited
Unit 1009, ICBC Tower,
Three Garden Road,
Central, Hong Kong
PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON [●], 2023
An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders
(the “Extraordinary Meeting”) of Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited (the “Company,” “Magnum
Opus,” “we,” “us” or “our”), an exempted company incorporated with
limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, on [●], 2023. For the purposes
of Cayman Islands law and the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of Magnum Opus, the physical location of the
Extraordinary Meeting shall be at the offices of White & Case LLP at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or
you or your proxyholder will be able to attend and vote at the Extraordinary Meeting online by visiting [●] and using a control
number assigned by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. To register and receive access to the Extraordinary Meeting, registered
shareholders and beneficial shareholders (those holding shares through a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record)
will need to follow the instructions applicable to them provided herein. At the Extraordinary Meeting, the shareholders will consider
and vote upon the following proposals:
| 1. | A proposal by special resolution, to amend Articles 51.7 and 51.8 of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association (as amended by a special resolution of the Company’s shareholders on March 17, 2023) (our “MAA”),
in accordance with the form set forth in Annex B hereto, to extend the date (the “Termination Date”) by which the Company
must (i) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving
the Company with one or more businesses, which we refer to as a “business combination,” or (ii) cease its operations
except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination and redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s
then issued and outstanding public shares (the “Extension”) for two months, from July 25, 2023 (the “Original
Termination Date”) to September 25, 2023, and, if the Company does not consummate a business combination by September 25,
2023, to further extend the Termination Date, without the need for any further approval of the Company’s shareholders, by resolutions
of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) passed at least three days prior to the applicable Extended
Date (as defined below), up to four times, each by an additional month, for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25,
2024 (such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). We refer to the period from July 25, 2023 (exclusive)
to September 25, 2023 (inclusive) as the “First-Phase Extension Period,” and each of the one-month extension periods
after September 25, 2023 (exclusive) and until January 25, 2024 (inclusive) as a “Second-Phase Extension Period.”
Each of the First-Phase Extension Period and the Second-Phase Extension Periods is an “Extension Period.” We refer
to September 25, 2023 as the “First-Phase Extended Date,” and the last day of each Second-Phase Extension Period
as a “Second-Phase Extended Date,” with the first Second-Phase Extended Date being October 25, 2023 and the fourth
Second-Phase Extended Date being January 25, 2024. Each of the First-Phase Extended Date and the Second-Phase Extended Dates is an
“Extended Date.” For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may, by resolutions of the Board, terminate any Extension
Period at any time up to the applicable Extended Date, provided that the Company shall have deposited the applicable Contribution
(as defined below) for the applicable Extension Period. The full wording of the special resolution to approve the Extension Amendment
Proposal is set out in Annex B hereto. |
| 2. | A proposal by special resolution, to amend the MAA in the form set forth in Annex B to the accompanying proxy statement to provide
for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Class B
Ordinary Shares” or “Founder Shares”), to convert into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis
at any time before or concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the Company’s business combination at the election
of the holder. We refer to this proposal as the “Founder Share Amendment Proposal.” |
| 3. | A proposal by ordinary resolution, to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary,
to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the Extension (the “Adjournment
Proposal”). The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Extraordinary Meeting if there are not sufficient votes for,
or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal. |
The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal
is to allow us additional time to complete our previously announced proposed business combination contemplated by the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated September 30, 2022 (Hong Kong Time) (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Asia Innovations Group Limited, an
exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“ASIG”) and Connect Merger
Sub, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASIG
(“Merger Sub”), which provides for the Merger (as defined below) and other transactions in connection therewith (collectively,
the “Business Combination”). The Merger Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby were unanimously approved by
the Board.
The Merger Agreement provides that, among other
things, at the Closing (as defined below), in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman
Islands, Merger Sub will merge with and into Magnum Opus, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and Magnum Opus will
be the surviving entity and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASIG (the “Merger”).
For more information about the Merger Agreement
and the Business Combination, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on September 29, 2022.
On March 17, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders (the “First Extension Meeting”), at which the Company’s shareholders approved
(a) a proposal to amend the Company’s then effective amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend
the Termination Date from March 25, 2023 to July 25, 2023, through four one-month extension periods (the “First Extension
Amendment Proposal”); and (b) a proposal to amend and restate the investment management trust agreement dated March 23,
2021 entered into by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to (i) reflect such extension
and (ii) allow the Company to maintain the funds held in its trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in
connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”) in an interest bearing demand deposit account at a bank (the “Trust
Amendment Proposal”).
In connection with the First Extension Meeting,
shareholders holding 13,404,883 Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share (each a “Class A
Ordinary Share”) exercised their option to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As
a result, approximately US$137,142,200.05 (approximately US$10.23 per Class A Ordinary Share) was released from the Trust Account
to pay such shareholders and approximately US$67,473,088.35 remained in the Trust Account (the “March Extension Redemption”).
Thereafter, 6,595,117 Class A Ordinary Shares remain issued and outstanding.
In connection with the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, on March 29, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from March 25, 2023 to April 25,
2023, on April 24, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from April 25, 2023 to May 25,
2023, and on May 22, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from May 25, 2023 to June 25,
2023. The Company plans to deposit another US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from June 25, 2023 to July 25, 2023.
Pursuant to the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Trust
Account funds are currently deposited in an interest bearing account at Citibank, N.A. at an interest rate of 4.6% per annum.
As amended pursuant to the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, our MAA provides that the Company has until July 25, 2023 to complete its initial business combination. While the Company
and the other parties to the Merger Agreement are working towards satisfaction of the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination
(the “Closing”) by such deadline, the Board currently believes that there may not be sufficient time before July 25,
2023 to complete the Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order for our shareholders to evaluate the Business
Combination and for us to be able to consummate the Business Combination, it is in the best interests of the Company to obtain the Extension.
Therefore, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date by which the Company has to
consummate a business combination to the Extended Date so that our shareholders have the opportunity to participate in our future investment.
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
a holder (“public shareholder”) of Class A Ordinary Shares, may elect to redeem the public shareholder’s
Class A Ordinary Shares issued in our IPO, which shares we refer to as the “public shares,” for a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the
Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public
shares, regardless of how such public shareholder votes on the Extension Amendment Proposal or whether such public shareholder votes at
all. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders, the remaining public shareholders will retain
their rights to redeem their public shares when a business combination, including the Business Combination, is submitted to the shareholders,
subject to any limitations set forth in our MAA as amended by the Extension Amendment Proposal. In addition, public shareholders who do
not make the election would be entitled to have their public shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed a business combination
by the Extended Date.
Our sponsor, Magnum Opus Holdings LLC (the “Sponsor”)
owns 4,500,000 Magnum Opus’ Founder Shares that were purchased by the Sponsor prior to our IPO, and 6,000,000 warrants, which we
refer to as the “Private Placement Warrants,” that were purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement which occurred
simultaneously with the completion of the IPO. In addition, as of the date of this proxy statement, the Company has an aggregate US$2,000,000
of borrowings under an unsecured convertible promissory notes issued to the Sponsor on September 19, 2022 in the amount of US$200,000
and an unsecured convertible promissory notes issued to the Sponsor on November 18, 2022 in the amount of US$1,800,000 (collectively,
the “Working Capital Loans” and each, a “Working Capital Loan”), which would either be repaid upon
consummation of a business combination, without interest, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, may be converted into Private Placement
Warrants at a price of US$1.00 per warrant, with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price
of US$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Our directors and officers, Alexandre Casin, Dickson Cheng, Frank Han, Johnny Liu, Jonathan
Lin, Kevin Lee and Sammy Hsieh, have a direct or indirect economic interest in an aggregate of 4,975,000 Founder Shares. For a discussion
of the interests that our Sponsor, directors and officers may have in the Business Combination, see “The Extension Amendment
Proposal — Interests of the Company’s Sponsor, Directors and Executive Officers.”
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
(A) for the First-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall deposit into the Trust Account US$300,000 (the “First-Phase
Contribution”), (B) if the Company does not consummate a business combination by the First-Phase Extended Date and the
Board elects to further extend the period to consummate a business combination, for each Second-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall
deposit into the Trust Account US$150,000 (each such deposit, a “Second-Phase Contribution”, and each of the First-Phase
Contribution and the Second-Phase Contributions, a “Contribution”).
The
First-Phase Contribution will be deposited in the Trust Account in two equal installments of US$150,000, on or before August 1, 2023
and September 1, 2023, respectively. Each Second-Phase Contribution, if applicable, will be deposited into the Trust Account on or
before (x) with respect to the first Second-Phase Extension Period, October 1, 2023, and (y) with respect to each subsequent
Second-Phase Extension Period, the first day of the calendar month in which the immediate subsequent Second-Phase Extended Date falls.
Each of the Contributions is conditioned upon the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and implementation of the Extension.
The Contributions will not occur if the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved. The amount of the Contributions will be loaned by
ASIG to the Company and the loans will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to ASIG, upon consummation of an initial
business combination. The loans will be forgiven if the Company is unable to consummate an initial business combination except to the
extent of any funds held outside of the Trust Account. If the Company terminates an Extension Period, the Company will liquidate and dissolve
in accordance with the MAA, provided that the Company shall have deposited the applicable Contribution for such Extension Period.
The purpose of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal
is to provide the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares with the flexibility to assist the Company in meeting the listing requirements
of its Class A Ordinary Shares if necessary or desirable in connection with the Extension and the consummation of the Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the conversion, the Sponsor will not be entitled to receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership
of any Class A Ordinary Share.
The purpose of the Adjournment Proposal is to allow
the Company to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates if we determine that additional time is necessary to permit
further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or
the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the Extension.
Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of shareholders
holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person
(including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting at which a quorum is present.
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
each public shareholder may elect to redeem all or a portion of its public shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the
aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously
released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares (a “Redemption Election”),
regardless of how such public shareholder votes on the Extension Amendment Proposal or whether such public shareholder votes at all. The
deadline to make a Redemption Election is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, the date that is two business days prior to
the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting (the “Redemption Deadline”). The public shareholder may tender its
shares by either delivering its share certificate(s) (if any) and other redemption forms to the transfer agent or by delivering its
shares and other redemption forms to the transfer agent electronically using the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)’s
DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system. If the public shareholder holds public shares in street name, such public shareholder will
need to instruct its bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the shares from its account in order to exercise its redemption rights.
A holder of units must elect to separate its units into the underlying public shares and warrants prior to exercising redemption rights
with respect to the public shares. If a holder hold its units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, the holder must notify its broker
or bank that it elects to separate the units into the underlying public shares and warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in
its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (in its capacity as Magnum Opus’ transfer
agent, the “transfer agent”) directly and instruct it to do so.
Prior to the deadline to make a Redemption Election,
public shareholders that desire to indicate their intention to make an Election Reversal (as defined below) are requested to indicate
such intention in the Reversal Commitment Form accompanying this proxy statement as Annex A (“Reversal Commitment Form”),
which should be submitted to the transfer agent prior to the Redemption Deadline. Immediately following the Redemption Deadline and before
the Extraordinary Meeting, a public shareholder that makes a Redemption Election may withdraw its Redemption Election with respect to
all or a portion of its public shares for which it previously submitted a Redemption Election (an “Election Reversal”),
subject to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal. See “The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption
Withdrawal Procedures.”
The Board may elect to postpone the Extraordinary
Meeting in its sole discretion before 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, pursuant to Article 23.9 of the MAA. For the
duration of such postponement, to the extent a public shareholder has made the Redemption Election and has tendered or delivered such
share certificate(s) (if applicable) (physically or electronically) (and any other redemption documents) through the DWAC system
at DTC, such shareholder will not be able to transfer, assign or sell such public shares. The Company requests that public shareholders
indicate their intention to make an Election Reversal on their Reversal Commitment Form.
The redemption of public shares pursuant to the
Redemption Elections is subject to the Redemption Limitation (as defined in the MAA), such that in no event will the Company redeem public
shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) if such redemption would cause the Company
to have less than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following such redemptions.
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an
ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary
shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting
at which a quorum is present.
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
EACH OF THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL, THE FOUNDER SHARE AMENDEMNT PROPOSAL, AND, IF PRESENTED, THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.
The Board has fixed the close of business on June 26,
2023 as the record date for determining the Company’s shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Extraordinary Meeting
and any adjournment thereof (the “Record Date”). Only holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares on the
Record Date are entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
public shareholders may make the Redemption Election, regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal
or whether such public shareholders vote at all. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders,
public shareholders that do not make the Redemption Election, or that make the Redemption Election but make an Election Reversal, subject
to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal, will retain the opportunity to have their public shares redeemed in conjunction
with the consummation of a business combination, subject to any limitations set forth in our MAA, as amended by the Extension Amendment
Proposal. In addition, public shareholders that do not make the Redemption Election, or that make the Redemption Election but make an
Election Reversal, subject to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal, would be entitled to have their public shares
redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed a business combination by the applicable Extended Date.
The withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account
in connection with the Redemption Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Redemption Election, and the
amount remaining in the Trust Account after such withdrawal may be only a fraction of the US$[●] (including interest) that was in
the Trust Account as of [●], 2023, [the latest practicable date prior to the Record Date]. In such event, the Company may seek to
obtain additional funds to complete the Business Combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms
acceptable to the parties or at all.
The Company estimates that the per-share price
at which the public shares may be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately US$[●] as of [●], 2023,
[the latest practicable date prior to the Record Date of the Extraordinary Meeting]. The closing price of the public shares on the New
York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on [●], 2023, [the latest practicable trading date prior to the Record Date
of the Extraordinary Meeting], was US$[●]. The Company cannot assure public shareholders that they will be able to sell their public
shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price, as there may not be sufficient liquidity
in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.
The Adjournment Proposal, if required and approved,
will allow the Board to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation
of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will be presented to our shareholders only in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or
otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved
and the Company does not consummate an initial business combination before July 25, 2023, in accordance with our MAA, the Company
(i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten
business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less
taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public
shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such
redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject to our obligations under
Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or
liquidating distributions with respect to our redeemable warrants (“Warrants”), each whole warrant entitling the holder
thereof to acquire one public share at a price of US$11.50 per share (subject to adjustment), including the warrants included in the units
sold in the IPO (the “public warrants”) and the Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless in the event
the Company winds up.
The holders of our Founder Shares have agreed to
waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and public shares, if any, in connection with a shareholder vote to
approve an amendment to the MAA.
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to
us if and to the extent any claims by (A) a third-party (other than our independent registered public accounting firm) for services
rendered or products sold to us, or (B) a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a written letter
of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) US$10.00
per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust
Account if less than US$10.00 per public share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest that
may be withdrawn to pay our tax obligations, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third-party or prospective
target business that executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under
our indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third
party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. However, we have not asked the
Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to
satisfy its indemnity obligations, and we believe that the Sponsor’s only material assets are securities of the Company. Therefore,
we cannot assure you that our Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
such approval will constitute consent for the Company to (i) remove from the Trust Account an amount (the “Withdrawal Amount”)
equal to the number of public shares properly redeemed at a per-share price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust
Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes
as of two business days prior to such approval, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares and (ii) deliver
to the holders of such redeemed public shares their portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The remainder of such funds shall remain in the
Trust Account and be available for use by the Company to complete a business combination on or before the applicable Extended Date. If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, public shareholders that do not redeem their public shares now, or that redeem their public
shares but withdraw such redemption, subject to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal, will retain their redemption
rights and their ability to vote on a business combination through the applicable Extended Date.
Only record holders of the Company’s ordinary
shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to vote or have their votes cast at the Extraordinary Meeting. As of [●],
2023 [(the latest practicable date prior to the Record Date)], there were 11,595,117 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Magnum
Opus, including 6,595,117 issued and outstanding public shares and 5,000,000 issued and outstanding Founder Shares. The Company’s
Warrants do not have voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, or, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal.
This proxy statement contains important information
about the Extraordinary Meeting and the proposals to be voted on at the Extraordinary Meeting. Please read it carefully and vote your
shares.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forward-Looking
Statements
This proxy statement contains statements that are
forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. These include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s financial
position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including as they relate to a business combination.
These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. They involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements.
Such statements can be identified by the fact that
they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this proxy statement, words such as “anticipate,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,”
“may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” “strive,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the
absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. When the Company discusses its strategies or plans, including
as they relate to a business combination, it is making projections, forecasts or forward- looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are based on the opinions, estimates and beliefs of the Company’s management as of the date such statements are made, as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company’s management, and they are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to:
| • | our ability to obtain approval for the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal
and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal; |
| • | our ability to complete the initial business combination, including the Business Combination; |
| • | our anticipated benefits of the Business Combination; |
| • | our expectations around the performance of the prospective target; |
| • | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors
following our initial business combination; |
| • | proposed changes in SEC rules related to special purpose acquisition companies; |
| • | the amount of redemptions by our public shareholders; |
| • | our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
| • | the ability of our officers and directors to generate other potential business combination opportunities
if the Business Combination is not completed; |
| • | 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; or |
| • | the Trust Account being subject to claims of third parties. |
Additional
information on these and other factors that may cause actual results and the Company’s performance to differ materially is included
in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, including but not limited to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022, including those factors described under the “Item 1A. Risk Factors” therein, the
Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and this proxy statement. Copies of the Company’s filings with the
SEC are available publicly on SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or may be obtained
by contacting the Company.
Many of the risks and factors that will determine
these results and shareholders’ value are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Should one or more of these
risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from
those projected in these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date made.
All forward-looking statements are made only as
of the date of this proxy statement. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto
or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking
statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by this “Forward-Looking
Statements” section.
Questions
And Answers About The Extraordinary Meeting
These Questions and Answers are only summaries
of the matters they discuss. They do not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read carefully the entire
document, including the annexes to this proxy statement.
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 the Board for use at the Extraordinary Meeting, or at any adjournments
thereof. This proxy statement summarizes the information that you need to make an informed decision on the proposals to be considered
at the Extraordinary Meeting.
The Company is a blank check company incorporated
on January 22, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger,
share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We have
neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenue to date. Based on our business activities, we are a “shell company”
as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) because we have no operations
and nominal assets consisting almost entirely of cash.
On March 25, 2021, Magnum Opus closed its
IPO of 20,000,000 units, with each unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one redeemable public warrant, with
each whole public warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The
units were sold at an offering price of US$10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of US$200,000,000. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC acted as the representative of the underwriters for the IPO and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC acted as co-manager for the
IPO. The Class A Ordinary Shares and public warrants comprising the units commenced separate trading on May 11, 2021.
Prior to the consummation of the IPO, on January 26,
2021, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 Founder Shares for US$25,000, or US$0.004 per share, to cover certain of Magnum
Opus’ offering costs. On March 22, 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 500,000 Founder Shares to certain officers,
directors and advisory board member. On May 11, 2021, 750,000 Founder Shares were forfeited by the Sponsor, resulting in the Sponsor
holding 4,500,000 Founder Shares.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, Magnum
Opus completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants to
the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to Magnum Opus of US$6,000,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the public warrants,
except that the Private Placement Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) are
not redeemable by Magnum Opus, (ii) may not (including the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such Private Placement
Warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by such holders until 30 days after the completion
of Magnum Opus’ initial business combination, (iii) may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (iv) will
be entitled to registration rights. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. If the Private Placement
Warrants are held by holders other than Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by Magnum
Opus and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the public warrants. If Magnum Opus does not consummate its initial business
combination by July 25, 2023 (or, if the Extension is effected, by the applicable Extended Date) from the closing of the IPO, the
Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The issuance of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from
registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon the closing of the IPO and the Private Placement, US$200,000,000
was placed in the Trust Account.
On September 19, 2022, the
Company has borrowed US$200,000 of Working Capital Loan from the Sponsor. On November 18, 2022, the Company has borrowed US$1,800,000
of Working Capital Loan from the Sponsor. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a business combination,
without interest, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, may be converted into Private Placement Warrants at a price of US$1.00 per warrant,
with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
As of the date of this proxy statement, the Working Capital Loans in the amount of US$2,000,000 remain outstanding.
On September 29, 2022, the Company announced
its entry into the Merger Agreement. For more information about the Merger Agreement and the Business Combination, see our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29, 2022.
On March 17, 2023, the Company held the First
Extension Meeting, at which the Company’s shareholders approved the First Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
As a result of the March Extension Redemption, approximately US$137,142,200.05 (approximately US$10.23 per Class A Ordinary
Share) was released from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders and approximately US$67,473,088.35 remained in the Trust Account.
Thereafter, 6,595,117 Class A Ordinary Shares remain issued and outstanding.
In connection with the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, on March 29, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from March 25, 2023 to April 25,
2023, on April 24, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from April 25, 2023 to May 25,
2023, and on May 22, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from May 25, 2023 to June 25,
2023. The Company plans to deposit another US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from June 25, 2023 to July 25, 2023.
Pursuant to the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Trust
Account funds are currently deposited in an interest bearing account at Citibank, N.A. at an interest rate of 4.6% per annum.
As amended pursuant to the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, the MAA provides that the Company has until July 25, 2023 to complete its initial business combination.
The Company believes that given its continued expenditure
of time, effort and money on finding business combination opportunities and its entry into the Merger Agreement, circumstances warrant
providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the Business Combination. Therefore, the Board is submitting the Extension Amendment
Proposal described in this proxy statement for the shareholders to vote upon, to allow the Company additional time to complete the Business
Combination. Even if the Extension is approved, however, there is no assurance that the Business Combination will be consummated prior
to the applicable Extended Date.
What is being voted on?
You are being asked to vote on each of the Extension
Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal. The proposals are listed below:
| 1. | Extension
Amendment Proposal: A proposal by special resolution, to amend our MAA, in accordance with
the form set forth in Annex B attached hereto, to extend the date by which the Company must
consummate (i) consummate a business combination, or (ii) cease its operations
except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination and
redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding public shares,
from July 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023 and, to further extend the Termination
Date, if the Company does not consummate a business combination by September 25, 2023,
without the need for any further approval of the Company’s shareholders, by resolutions
of the Board passed at least three days prior to the applicable Extended Date, up to four
times, each by an additional month, for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25,
2024. |
| 2. | Founder
Share Amendment Proposal: A proposal by special resolution, to amend our MAA, in accordance
with the form set forth in Annex B attached hereto, to provide for the right of a holder
of the Company’s Class B Ordinary Shares to convert into Class A Ordinary
Shares on a one-for-one basis at any time before or concurrently with or immediately following
the consummation of the Company’s business combination at the election of the holder. |
| 3. | Adjournment
Proposal: A proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the Extraordinary
Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of
proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment
Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time
is necessary to effectuate the Extension. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented
at the Extraordinary Meeting if there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection
with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal. |
What are the purposes of the proposals?
The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal
is to provide the Company with sufficient time to complete the Business Combination. Our MAA currently provides that the Company must
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 issued and outstanding public shares, if it has not consummated
its initial business combination by July 25, 2023. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate the Business
Combination by July 25, 2023, given the actions that must occur prior to the Closing.
The Company believes that given its expenditure
of time, effort and money on finding a potential business combination and our entry into the Merger Agreement with respect to the Business
Combination, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the Business Combination.
The purpose of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal
is to provide the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares with the flexibility to assist the Company in meeting the listing requirements
of its Class A Ordinary Shares if necessary or desirable in connection with the Extension and the consummation of the Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the conversion, the Sponsor will not be entitled to receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership
of any Class A Ordinary Share.
The purpose of the Adjournment Proposal is to allow
the Company to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates if we determine that additional time is necessary to permit
further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or
the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the Extension. The Adjournment
Proposal will be presented at the Extraordinary Meeting only if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the Extension.
You are not being asked to vote on the Business
Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Extension
Amendment Proposal, or you elect to redeem your public shares but withdraw such Redemption Election, subject to the Board’s determination
to permit such withdrawal, you will retain the right to vote on the Business Combination when it is submitted to the public shareholders
(provided that you are a shareholder on the record date for a meeting to consider a business combination) and the right to redeem
the public shares then held by you for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account in the event the Business Combination is approved
and completed or the Company has not consummated a business combination by the applicable Extended Date.
Why should I vote for the Extension Amendment Proposal?
The Board believes the Company’s shareholders
will benefit from the Company consummating the Business Combination and is proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal to extend the date
by which the Company must complete the Business Combination from July 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023 and, to further extend
the Termination Date, if the Company does not consummate a business combination by September 25, 2023, without the need for any further
approval of the Company’s shareholders, by resolutions of the Board passed at least three days prior to the applicable Extended
Date, up to four times, each by an additional month, for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25, 2024. The Extension
would give the shareholders the time to evaluate the Business Combination and the Company the opportunity to complete the Business Combination,
which the Board believes is in the best interests of the Company and the shareholders.
Our MAA provides that if our shareholders approve
an amendment to our MAA that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem the Company’s public
shares if the Company does not complete a business combination before July 25, 2023, the Company will provide our public shareholders
with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public 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 earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not
previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. This MAA provision
was included to protect the Company’s shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the
Company failed to find a suitable business combination in the time frame contemplated by the MAA. The Company believes that given its
expenditure of time, effort and money on finding a potential business combination and our entry into the Merger Agreement with respect
to the Business Combination, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the Business Combination.
The Board recommends that you vote in favor of
the Extension Amendment Proposal but expresses no opinion as to whether you should redeem your public shares.
What amount will public shareholders receive upon consummation
of a subsequent business combination or liquidation if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved?
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
(A) for the First-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall deposit into the Trust Account US$300,000, (B) if the Company does
not consummate a business combination by the First-Phase Extended Date and the Board elects to further extend the period to consummate
a business combination, for each Second-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall deposit into the Trust Account US$150,000.
The
First-Phase Contribution will be deposited in the Trust Account in two equal installments of US$150,000, on or before August 1, 2023
and September 1, 2023, respectively. Each Second-Phase Contribution, if applicable, will be deposited into the Trust Account on or
before (x) with respect to the first Second-Phase Extension Period, October 1, 2023, and (y) with respect to each subsequent
Second-Phase Extension Period, the first day of the calendar month in which the immediate subsequent Second-Phase Extended Date falls.
Each of the Contributions is conditioned upon the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and implementation of the Extension.
The Contributions will not occur if the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved. The amount of the Contributions will be loaned by
ASIG to the Company and the loans will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to ASIG, upon consummation of an initial
business combination. The loans will be forgiven if the Company is unable to consummate an initial business combination except to the
extent of any funds held outside of the Trust Account. If the Company terminates an Extension Period, the Company will liquidate and dissolve
in accordance with the MAA, provided that the Company shall have deposited the applicable Contribution for such Extension Period.
Why should I vote for the Founder Share Amendment Proposal?
The Company believes that shareholders will benefit
from the Company consummating the Business Combination and is proposing the Founder Share Amendment Proposal to allow increased flexibility
for the holders of Founder Shares to convert its Class B Ordinary Shares which is in the best interest of the Company and may aid
the Company in retaining investors and meeting continued listing requirements necessary to continue to pursue the Business Combination.
Holders of the Founder Shares agree to waive their redemption rights with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares that they will receive
in connection with the conversion of their Class B Ordinary Shares.
The Board recommends that you vote in favor of
the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
Why should I vote for the Adjournment Proposal?
If the Adjournment Proposal is presented and not
approved by our shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date in the event that there are
insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment
Proposal.
If presented, the Board recommends that you vote
in favor of the Adjournment Proposal.
When would the Board postpone the Extraordinary Meeting?
The Board may elect to postpone the Extraordinary
Meeting in its sole discretion before 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, pursuant to Article 23.9 of the MAA. For the
duration of such postponement, to the extent a public shareholder has made the Redemption Election and has tendered or delivered such
share certificate(s) (if applicable) (physically or electronically) and any other redemption documents through the Deposit Withdrawal
at Custodian (“DWAC”) system at DTC, such shareholder will not be able to transfer, assign or sell such shares.
The redemption of public shares pursuant to the
Redemption Elections is subject to the Redemption Limitation (as defined in the MAA), such that in no event will the Company redeem public
shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) if such redemption would cause the Company
to have less than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following such redemptions.
The Company requests that public shareholders (i) indicate
their intention to make an Election Reversal on their Reversal Commitment Form and (ii) make Election Reversals.
Notwithstanding shareholder approval of the Extension
Amendment Proposal or the number of Redemption Elections (taking into account any Election Reversals) by our public shareholders, the
Board will retain the right to postpone the Extraordinary Meeting at any time and for any reason without any further action by our shareholders,
pursuant to Article 23.9 of the MAA.
How do the Company insiders intend to vote their shares?
Holders of the Founder Shares are expected to vote
any ordinary shares over which they have voting control (including any public shares owned by them) in favor of all proposals.
Holders of the Founder Shares are not entitled
to redeem the Founder Shares or any public shares held by them. As of [●], 2023 [(the latest practicable date prior to the Record
Date)], holders of the Founder Shares in the aggregate are entitled to vote 5,000,000 Founder Shares, which represents 43.1% of the Company’s
issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Holders of the Founder Shares include our Sponsor, which owns 4,500,000 Founder Shares and our
directors and officers have a direct or indirect economic interest in an aggregate of 4,975,000 Founder Shares. In addition, as
of the date of this proxy statement, the Company has borrowed US$2,000,000 of Working Capital Loans from the Sponsor, which would either
be repaid upon consummation of a business combination, without interest, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, may be converted into
Private Placement Warrants at a price of US$1.00 per warrant, with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary
Share at a price of US$11.50 per share.
In addition, subject to Rule 14e-5 of the
Exchange Act, during a period when they are not aware of any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or its securities or
otherwise, the Sponsor, the Company’s directors, executive officers, advisors or their affiliates (the “insiders”)
may purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market prior to the Extraordinary Meeting, although they are under
no obligation to do so. Any such purchases that are completed after the Record Date for the Extraordinary Meeting may include a contractual
acknowledgment with a selling shareholder that such shareholder, although still the record holder of our shares, is no longer the beneficial
owner thereof and therefore, for so long as it remains the record holder of the shares in question, will not be voted in favor of the
Extension Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal and/or will not exercise its redemption rights with respect to the
shares so purchased. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to reduce the number of public shares that are
redeemed. In the event that such purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders that would otherwise
have voted against the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal and elected to redeem their shares for a portion
of the Trust Account. Any public shares held by or subsequently purchased by our affiliates will not be voted in favor of the Extension
Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal. None of the insiders may make any such purchases when they are in possession
of any material nonpublic information not disclosed to the seller or during a restricted period under Regulation M under the Exchange
Act. Prior to the Extraordinary Meeting, with respect to any arrangement or significant purchase made by any of the insiders, the Company
will file a Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose (i) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares so purchased; (ii) the
purpose of such transactions; (iii) the impact, if any, of such transactions on the likelihood that the Extension Amendment Proposal
will be approved, (iv) the identities or the nature of the public shareholders who sold their Class A Ordinary Shares in such
transactions, and (v) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares for which the Company has received redemption requests.
Does the Board recommend voting for the approval of the Extension
Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal?
Yes. After careful consideration of the terms and
conditions of the proposals, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, and,
if presented, the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board unanimously recommends
that shareholders vote “FOR” each of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, and, if presented,
the Adjournment Proposal.
What vote is required to adopt the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal?
Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of shareholders
holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person
(including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting at which a quorum is present.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
any public shareholder may redeem all or a portion of its public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released
to the Company to pay its taxes, as of two business days prior to such approval, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding
public shares. The Board may elect to postpone the Extraordinary Meeting in its sole discretion before 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on
[●], 2023, pursuant to Article 23.9 of the MAA.
In no event will the Company proceed with the Extension
if the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) of our public shares would cause the Company to have less
than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
What vote is required to adopt the Adjournment Proposal?
If presented, approval of the Adjournment Proposal
requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s
ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary
Meeting at which a quorum is present.
What happens if I sell my public shares or units before the Extraordinary
Meeting?
The Record Date is earlier than the date of the
Extraordinary Meeting. If you transfer your public shares, including those shares held as a constituent part of our units, after the Record
Date, but before the Extraordinary Meeting, unless the transferee obtains from you a proxy to vote those shares, you will retain your
right to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting. If you transfer your public shares prior to the Record Date, you will have no right to vote
those shares at the Extraordinary Meeting. If you acquire your public shares after the Record Date, you will still have an opportunity
to redeem them if you so decide.
What if I don’t want a proposal to be approved?
If you do not want a proposal to be approved, you
must vote against the proposal. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established
for the Extraordinary Meeting but will have no effect on the outcome of the proposals. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
and the Extension is implemented, then the Withdrawal Amount will be withdrawn from the Trust Account and paid to the redeeming public
shareholders.
Will you seek any further extensions to liquidate the Trust Account?
Other than the Extension and the extension in connection
with the First Extension Amendment Proposal as described in this proxy statement, the Company has not determined whether it may seek any
further extension to consummate the Business Combination, although it may determine to do so in the future. In the event that the Company
determines to seek a further extension, the Company would be required to obtain the votes of two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s public
shares and Founder Shares, voting together as a single class, issued and outstanding as of the applicable record date, and if such extension
request is approved, holders of public shares as of the applicable record date may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares
for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned
on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, as of two business days prior to such
approval, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares.
What happens if the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved?
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved
and the Company has not consummated an initial business combination before July 25, 2023, the Company will (i) cease all operations
except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem
the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including
interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000
of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely
extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any),
subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our
remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims
of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to
our Warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete an initial business combination before July 25, 2023.
Holders of the Founder Shares have agreed to waive
their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and public shares, if any, in connection with a shareholder vote to approve
an amendment to the MAA. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our Warrants, which will expire worthless
in the event we wind up.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, what happens
next?
On September 29, 2022, we entered into the
Merger Agreement with respect to the Business Combination. We are seeking the Extension to provide time and opportunity for our shareholders
to evaluate and for us to complete the Business Combination. Our efforts to complete the Business Combination will involve, among
other things:
| • | working with ASIG to prepare and file the registration statement on Form F-4, or other appropriate
form (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto, and the proxy statements/prospectus included therein)
with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination; |
| • | establishing a meeting date and record date for an extraordinary general meeting for considering the Business
Combination, and distributing proxy materials to shareholders; |
| • | attempting to ensure that the conditions to the Closing are satisfied; and |
| • | holding an extraordinary meeting to consider the Business Combination. |
We are seeking approval of the Extension Amendment
Proposal because we may not be able to complete all the tasks prior to July 25, 2023. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
we expect to seek shareholder approval of the Business Combination. If shareholders approve the Business Combination, we expect to consummate
the Business Combination as soon as practicable following such shareholder approval. The Company can provide no assurances, however, that
the Business Combination will be consummated prior to the applicable Extended Date.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
the Company will file the amendment to the MAA with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands in accordance with Cayman Islands
law, such amendment being in the form set forth in Annex B hereto. The Company will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act,
and its units, public shares, and public warrants will remain publicly traded.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage
interest of the Company’s ordinary shares held by the holders of Founder Shares through the Founder Shares.
If I do not redeem my shares now, would I still be able to vote
on the Business Combination and exercise my redemption rights with respect to the Business Combination?
Yes. If you do not redeem your shares in connection
with the Extension Amendment Proposal, or if you elect to redeem your shares but withdraw such Redemption Election, subject to the Board’s
determination to permit such withdrawal, then, assuming you are a shareholder as of the record date for voting on the Business Combination,
you will be able to vote on the Business Combination when it is submitted to shareholders. You will also retain your right to redeem the
public shares then held by you upon consummation of the Business Combination, subject to any limitations set forth in the MAA, as amended.
When and where is the Extraordinary Meeting?
For the purposes of Cayman Islands law and the
MAA, the physical location of the Extraordinary Meeting shall be at the offices of White & Case LLP at 1221 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10020, or you or your proxyholder will be able to attend and vote at the Extraordinary Meeting online by visiting [●]
and using a control number assigned by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. To register and receive access to the Extraordinary
Meeting, registered shareholders and beneficial shareholders (those holding shares through a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other
holder of record) will need to follow the instructions applicable to them.
How do I attend the virtual Extraordinary Meeting, and will I
be able to ask questions?
If you are a registered shareholder, you received
a proxy card from the Company’s transfer agent. The form contains instructions on how to attend the virtual Extraordinary Meeting
including the URL address, along with your control number. You will need your control number for access. If you do not have your control
number, please contact the transfer agent at the phone number or email address below. The transfer agent support contact information is
as follows: +1 (917) 262-2373, and email proxy@continentalstock.com.
Beneficial holders that own their investments through
a bank or broker will need to contact the transfer agent to receive a control number. If you plan to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting,
you will need to have a legal proxy from your bank or broker or if you would like to join and not vote, the transfer agent will issue
you a guest control number with proof of ownership. Either way you must contact the transfer agent at the number or email address above
for specific instructions on how to receive the control number. Please allow up to 72 hours prior to the Extraordinary Meeting for processing
your control number.
If you do not have internet capabilities, you can
listen only to the Extraordinary Meeting by dialing [●] (toll-free within the United States and Canada), or: [●] (standard
rates apply outside the United States and Canada); when prompted enter the pin number [●]. This is listen-only; you will not be
able to vote or enter questions during the Extraordinary Meeting.
How do I vote?
If you are a holder of record of Company’s
ordinary shares, including those shares held as a constituent part of our units, you may vote either in person (including virtually) at
the Extraordinary Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Extraordinary Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary
Meeting, the Company urges you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating
and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid envelope. You may still attend the Extraordinary
Meeting and vote in person (including virtually) if you have already voted by proxy.
If your shares, including those shares held as
a constituent part of our units, are held in “street name” by a broker or other agent, you have the right to direct your broker
or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Extraordinary Meeting. However, since you
are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person (including virtually) at the Extraordinary Meeting unless you
request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.
How do I change my vote?
If you have submitted a proxy to vote your shares
and wish to change your vote, you may do so by delivering a later-dated, signed proxy card prior to the date of the Extraordinary Meeting
or by voting in person (including virtually) at the Extraordinary Meeting. Attendance at the Extraordinary Meeting alone will not change
your vote. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to the Company, at Unit 1009, ICBC Tower, Three Garden
Road, Central, Hong Kong.
How are votes counted?
Votes will be counted by the inspector of election
appointed for the Extraordinary Meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes, abstentions and
broker non-votes.
The approval of each of the Extension Amendment
Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of
shareholders holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution
(in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting at which a quorum is presented. Abstentions will be counted
in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on the outcome of the Extension
Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an
ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary
shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting
at which a quorum is present. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established
but will have no effect on the outcome of the Adjournment Proposal.
If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker
automatically vote them for me?
No. Under the rules governing banks and
brokers who submit a proxy card with respect to shares held in street name, such banks and brokers have the discretion to vote on routine
matters, but not on non- routine matters. It is expected that all proposals to be voted on at the Extraordinary Meeting will be treated
as “non-routine” matters and therefore, we do not expect there to be any broker non-votes at the Extraordinary Meeting.
Your bank, broker, or other nominee can vote your
shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to vote your shares in
accordance with directions you provide. If your shares are held by your broker as your nominee, which we refer to as being held in “street
name,” you may need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that
form regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares.
What is a quorum requirement?
A quorum of shareholders is necessary to hold a
valid extraordinary general meeting of the Company. A quorum will be present if the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company on the Record Date, including those shares held as a constituent part of our units, are represented in person (including
virtually) or by proxy at the Extraordinary Meeting.
Your shares will be counted towards the quorum
only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person (including
virtually) at the Extraordinary Meeting. Because all of the proposals to be voted on at the Extraordinary Meeting are expected to be treated
as “non-routine” matters, banks, brokers and other nominees will not have authority to vote on any proposals unless instructed,
so we do not expect there to be any broker non-votes at the Extraordinary Meeting. If there is no quorum, the presiding officer of the
Extraordinary Meeting may adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to another date.
Who can vote at the Extraordinary Meeting?
Only holders of record of the Company’s ordinary
shares, including those shares held as a constituent part of our units, at the close of business on June 26, 2023, are entitled to
have their vote counted at the Extraordinary Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. As of [●], 2023, 6,595,117 public
shares and 5,000,000 Founder Shares were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, and 797,559 public shares would be required to achieve
a quorum.
Shareholder
of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the Record Date your shares were registered directly in your name with the
Company’s transfer agent, then you are a shareholder of record. As a shareholder of record, you may vote in person (including virtually)
at the Extraordinary Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary Meeting in person (including virtually),
the Company urges you to fill out and return the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.
Beneficial
Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank. If on the Record Date your shares or units were held, not in your
name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of
shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. As a beneficial owner,
you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the
Extraordinary Meeting in person (including virtually). However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares
in person (including virtually) at the Extraordinary Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.
What interests do the Company’s Sponsor, directors and
executive officers have in the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal?
The Company’s Sponsor, directors and executive
officers have interests in the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal that may be different from, or in
addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include ownership by them or their affiliates of Founder Shares, Private
Placement Warrants that may become exercisable in the future, loans by them that will not be repaid in the event of our winding up and
the possibility of future compensatory arrangements. For detailed discussions, see “ The Extension Amendment Proposal —
Interests of the Company’s Sponsor, Directors and Executive Officers.”
What if I object to the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder
Share Amendment Proposal, and/or the Adjournment Proposal? Do I have appraisal rights?
Shareholders do not have appraisal rights in connection
with either the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, or, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal under Cayman
Islands law.
What happens to the Company’s Warrants if the Extension
Amendment Proposal is not approved?
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved
and the Company has not consummated an initial business combination before July 25, 2023, the Company will (i) cease all operations
except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem
the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including
interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000
of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely
extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any),
subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our
remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims
of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our Warrants,
which will expire worthless in the event the Company winds up.
What happens to the Company Warrants if the Extension Amendment
Proposal is approved?
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
the Company will continue its efforts to consummate a business combination until the applicable Extended Date and will retain the blank
check company restrictions previously applicable to it. The Warrants will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms.
How are the funds in the Trust Account currently being held?
On March 21, 2023, the Company instructed
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the trustee with respect to the Trust Account, to liquidate the U.S. government treasury
obligations or money market funds held in the Trust Account and thereafter to hold all funds in the Trust Account in an interest bearing
demand deposit accounts at banks, until the earlier of consummation of an initial business combination and liquidation of the Company.
The funds in the Trust Account are currently deposited in an interest bearing account at Citibank, N.A. at an interest rate of 4.6% per
annum.
The funds will remain in the Trust Account, except
for the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes, if any, until the earliest of (i) the completion of a business combination (including
the Closing), (2) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the MAA to
modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the public shares if it does not complete a business
combination by the applicable Extended Date, assuming the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the Board will take appropriate
actions accordingly, and (3) the redemption of all of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete a business combination
by the applicable Extended Date, assuming the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the Board will take appropriate actions accordingly,
subject to applicable law.
How do I redeem my public shares?
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved
or the Extension is implemented, each public shareholder may seek to redeem all or a portion of its public shares at a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the
Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, as of two business days prior to the approval of the Extension,
divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. You will also be able to redeem your public shares in connection with
any shareholder vote to approve a business combination, or if the Company has not consummated a business combination by the applicable
Extended Date.
Pursuant to our MAA, a public shareholder may request
that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s shares for cash if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved.
You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:
| (1) | (a) hold public shares or (b) hold public shares through units and you elect to separate your units into the underlying
public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and |
| (2) | prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on [●], 2023 (two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting),
(a) submit a written request, including the name, phone number, and address of the beneficial owner of the shares for which redemption
is requested, to the Company’s transfer agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street, 30th Floor,
New York, New York 10004, Attn: SPAC Redemption Team (email: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com), that the Company redeem your public
shares for cash and (b) deliver your public shares to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through DTC. |
Holders of units must elect to separate the underlying
public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units
in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying
public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its own name, the holder must contact the transfer agent directly
and instruct it to do so. Public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares regardless of whether they
vote for or against the Extension Amendment Proposal and regardless of whether they hold public shares on the Record Date.
If you hold your shares through a bank or broker,
you must ensure your bank or broker complies with the requirements identified herein, including submitting a written request that your
shares be redeemed for cash to the transfer agent and delivering your shares to the transfer agent prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
on [●], 2023 (two business days before the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting). You will only be entitled to receive cash
in connection with a redemption of these shares if you continue to hold them until the date of implementation of the Extension.
Through DTC’s DWAC system, this electronic
delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, whether or not it is a record holder or its shares are held in “street
name,” by contacting the transfer agent or its broker and requesting delivery of its shares through the DWAC system. Tendering or
delivering share certificates physically (if any) may take significantly longer. In order to obtain a physical share certificate, a shareholder’s
broker and/or clearing broker, DTC, and the Company’s transfer agent will need to act together to facilitate this request. There
is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced redemption process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through
the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker US$100 and the broker would determine whether or not to
pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. It is the Company’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two
weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. The Company does not have any control over this process or over the brokers
or DTC, and it may take longer than two weeks to obtain a physical share certificate. Such shareholders will have less time to make their
investment decision than those shareholders that deliver their shares through the DWAC system. Shareholders that request physical share
certificates and wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for tendering their shares before exercising their redemption rights
and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.
Share certificates that have not been tendered
or delivered in accordance with these procedures prior to the vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal will not be redeemed for cash held
in the Trust Account. In the event that a public shareholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the vote at the Extraordinary
Meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the shareholder may withdraw the tender immediately following the deadline to make
a Redemption Election. If you delivered your share certificate(s) (if applicable) for redemption to our transfer agent and decide
prior to the vote at the Extraordinary Meeting not to redeem your public shares, you may request that our transfer agent return the shares
(physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at the address listed above. For additional
information, see “How do I make an Election Reversal with respect to my public shares?” In the event that a public
shareholder tenders shares and the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, these shares will not be redeemed and the physical certificates
representing these shares will be returned to the shareholder promptly following the determination that the Extension Amendment Proposal
will not be approved. The Company anticipates that a public shareholder that tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote
to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of
the Extension. The transfer agent will hold the certificates of public shareholders that make the Redemption Election until such shares
are redeemed for cash or returned to such shareholders.
If I am a unit holder, can I exercise redemption rights with
respect to my units?
No. Holders of outstanding units must separate
the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares.
If you hold units registered in your own name,
you must deliver the certificate for such units to our transfer agent with written instructions to separate such units into public shares
and public warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit the mailing of the public share certificates back to you (if
applicable) so that you may then exercise your redemption rights upon the separation of the public shares from the units. See “How
do I redeem my public shares?” above.
How do I make an Election Reversal with respect to my public
shares?
The Board may elect to postpone the Extraordinary
Meeting in its sole discretion before 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, pursuant to Article 23.9 of the MAA. The redemption
of public shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections is subject to the Redemption Limitation (as defined in the MAA), such that in no
event will the Company redeem public shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) if
such redemption would cause the Company to have less than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following such redemptions. Prior to the
deadline to make a Redemption Election (which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, the date that is two business days prior
to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting), public shareholders that desire to indicate their intention to make an Election Reversal
should indicate such intention in the Reversal Commitment Form accompanying this proxy statement as Annex A, which should be submitted
to the transfer agent. Such Reversal Commitment Form should contain the public shareholder’s legal name, phone number and address
of the beneficial owner of the shares for which the Election Reversal is committed.
Immediately following the deadline to make a Redemption
Election (which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, the date that is two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the
Extraordinary Meeting) and before the Extraordinary Meeting, a public shareholder that desires to withdraw its Redemption Election may
effectuate an Election Reversal. In order to effectuate an Election Reversal, you must request that our transfer agent return the shares
(physically or electronically) as soon as possible after the deadline to make a Redemption Election. Such written request shall include
your legal name, phone number and address of the beneficial owner of the shares for which reversal is requested. If you hold the shares
in street name, you will need to instruct the account executive at your bank or broker to request reversal of the tender from the transfer
agent.
What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?
You may receive more than one set of voting materials,
including multiple copies of this proxy statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards, if your shares are registered
in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account,
you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. Please complete, sign, date and
return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your ordinary shares.
Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?
The Company is responsible for the costs and expenses
in connection with the Extension, including the cost of soliciting proxies.
The Company has engaged Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow
Sodali”) to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary Meeting. The Company has agreed to pay Morrow Sodali
a fee of US$20,000 plus associated disbursements. The Company will also reimburse Morrow Sodali for reasonable and customary out-of-pocket
expenses.
In addition to the mailed proxy materials, our
directors and executive officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will
not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. The Company may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents
for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.
Where do I find the voting results of the Extraordinary Meeting?
We will announce preliminary voting results at
the Extraordinary Meeting. The final voting results will be tallied by the inspector of election and published in the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, which the Company is required to file with the SEC within four business days following the Extraordinary
Meeting.
Who can help answer my questions?
If you have questions about the proposals or if
you need additional copies of the proxy statement or the enclosed proxy card you should contact the Company’s proxy solicitor at:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400
Email: OPA.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
If you have questions regarding the certification
of your position or delivery of your ordinary shares, please contact the Company’s transfer agent at:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attention: SPAC Redemption Team
Email: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com
You may also contact the Company at:
Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited
Unit 1009, ICBC Tower,
Three Garden Road,
Central, Hong Kong
You may also obtain additional information about
the Company from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
Risk
Factors
You should consider carefully all of the risks
described in (i) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 4,
2023, (ii) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on May 22,
2023, and in other reports we file with the SEC before making a decision with respect to our securities. Furthermore, if any of the following
events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected or we could face liquidation.
In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. The risks and uncertainties
described in the aforementioned filings and below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware
of, or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business, financial condition
and operating results or result in our liquidation.
There are no assurances that the Extension will enable us to
complete an initial business combination.
Approving the Extension involves a number of risks.
Even if the Extension is approved, the Company can provide no assurances that an initial business combination will be consummated prior
to the applicable Extended Date. Our ability to consummate any initial business combination, including the Business Combination, is dependent
on a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. If the Extension is approved, the Company expects to seek shareholder approval
of the Business Combination. We are required to offer shareholders the opportunity to redeem shares in connection with the Extension Amendment
Proposal, and we will be required to offer shareholders redemption rights again in connection with any shareholder vote to approve the
Business Combination. Even if the Extension or the Business Combination are approved by our shareholders, it is possible that redemptions
will leave us with insufficient cash to consummate an initial business combination on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. The fact
that we will have separate redemption periods in connection with the Extension and the Business Combination vote could exacerbate these
risks. Other than in connection with a redemption offer or liquidation, our shareholders may be unable to recover their investment except
through sales of our shares on the open market. The price of our shares may be volatile, and there can be no assurance that shareholders
will be able to dispose of our shares at favorable prices, or at all.
NYSE may delist Securities of the Company from trading on its
exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in the securities of the Company and subject us to additional
trading restrictions.
The Company’s units, Class A Ordinary
Shares and Public Warrants are separately listed on NYSE. In order to continue listing the Company’s securities on NYSE, the Company
must maintain certain financial and distribution requirements. For a special purpose acquisition company like the Company, the Company
will need to have average aggregate global market capitalization of US$50 million, with US$40 million average aggregate global market
capitalization attributable to its publicly-held shares. The Company will also need to meet the following distribution requirements: (a) more
than 300 public shareholders, (b) 1,200 total shareholders and the average monthly trading volume being more than 100,000 shares
(for the most recent 12 months), and (c) 600,000 publicly held shares.
The Company cannot assure you that its securities
will continue to be listed on NYSE after the Extension Meeting given public shareholders’ redemption rights in connection with the
Extension Amendment Proposal.
If NYSE delists the Company’s securities
from trading on its exchange and the Company is not able to list its securities on another national securities exchange, the Company expects
its securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, the Company could face significant material adverse
consequences, including:
| • | a limited availability of market quotation for its securities; |
| • | reduced liquidity for its securities; |
| • | a determination that Class A Ordinary Shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in 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 its securities; |
| • | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
| | |
| • | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financings in the future. |
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a
federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered
securities.” Because the Company’s units, Class A Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants are listed on NYSE, they qualify
as covered securities under the statute. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of the Company’s securities,
the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and if there is a finding of fraudulent
activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While the Company is not aware of a
state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by special purpose acquisition companies, other than
the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view special purpose acquisition companies unfavorably and might use these powers,
or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of special purpose acquisition companies in their states. Further, if
the Company were to delist from NYSE, its securities would not qualify as covered securities under the statute and it would be subject
to regulation in each state in which it offer its securities.
The initial business combination may be delayed or ultimately
prohibited since such business combination may be subject to regulatory review and approval requirements, including pursuant to foreign
investment regulations and review by governmental entities such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”).
Certain investments that involve, directly or indirectly,
the acquisition of, or investment in, a U.S. business by a non-U.S. investor may be subject to review and approval by CFIUS. Whether CFIUS
has jurisdiction to review an acquisition or investment transaction depends on, among other factors, the nature and structure of the transaction,
including the level of beneficial ownership interest and the nature of any information or governance rights involved. For example, investments
that result in “control” of a U.S. business by a foreign person always are subject to CFIUS jurisdiction. Significant CFIUS
reform legislation, which was fully implemented through regulations that became effective on February 13, 2020, expanded the scope
of CFIUS’ jurisdiction to investments that do not result in control of a U.S. business by a foreign person but afford certain foreign
investors certain information or governance rights in a U.S. business that has a nexus to “critical technologies,” certain
“critical infrastructure” and/or “sensitive personal data.”
If a potential initial business combination falls
within CFIUS’ jurisdiction, the parties may be required to make a mandatory filing or determine to submit a voluntary notice to
CFIUS, or to proceed with the initial business combination without notifying CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing
the initial business combination. The Sponsor, Magnum Opus Holdings LLC, is a Cayman Islands limited liability company whose sole member
is Magnum Opus Sponsors LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company controlled by Jonathan Lin, our principal executive officer and
director. Jonathan Lin is a foreign person under the CFIUS regulations. The capital contributions made to the Sponsor are also from foreign
persons, including from Jonathan Lin and a minority member of Magnum Opus Sponsors LLC. Except as disclosed herein, the Sponsor has no
other substantial ties with a non-U.S. person. While ASIG and Magnum Opus do not believe that the Business Combination would be subject
to the jurisdiction of CFIUS because, post-closing, neither Magnum Opus nor its investors will have any rights that trigger CFIUS’
jurisdiction (under 31 C.F.R. 800.208, 211), if CFIUS decides to make an inquiry regarding the Business Combination and determines that
it has jurisdiction over the Business Combination, CFIUS may decide to block or delay the Business Combination, impose conditions to mitigate
national security concerns with respect to such business combination or order it to divest all or a portion of a U.S. business of the
combined company if it had proceeded without first obtaining CFIUS clearance. The likelihood of a CFIUS inquiry concerning a potential
business combination transaction generally tends to be higher if one or more “control” persons of a sponsor is from Hong Kong
or mainland China, as is the case with Magnum Opus; Mr. Lin is a citizen of Canada and permanent resident of Hong Kong.
The process of government review, whether by CFIUS
or otherwise, could be lengthy. Because Magnum Opus has only a limited time to complete its initial business combination, its failure
to obtain any required approvals within the requisite time period may require it to liquidate. If Magnum Opus liquidates, its public shareholders
may only receive the redemption value per share, and its Warrants will expire worthless. This will also cause investors to lose any potential
investment opportunity in a target company and the chance of realizing future gains on Magnum Opus shareholders’ investment through
any price appreciation in the combined company.
If we are deemed to be an investment company for purposes of
the Investment Company Act, we would be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities would be severely
restricted and, as a result, we may abandon our efforts to consummate a business combination, including the Business Combination, and
liquidate the Company.
If the Company is deemed to be an investment company
under the Investment Company Act, its activities may be restricted, including:
| • | restrictions on the nature of our investments; and |
| | |
| • | restrictions on the issuance of securities, |
each of which may make it difficult for the Company
to complete a business combination. In addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome requirements, including:
| • | restrictions as an investment company; |
| • | adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
| • | reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations. |
In order not to be regulated as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act, unless the Company can qualify for an exclusion, it must ensure that it is engaged primarily in a business
other than investing, reinvesting or trading of securities and that its activities do not include investing, reinvesting, owning, holding
or trading “investment securities” constituting more than 40% of its assets on an unconsolidated basis. The Company’s
business is to identify and complete a business combination and thereafter to operate the post-business combination business or assets
for the long term. The Company does not plan to buy businesses or assets with a view to resale or profit from their resale, and it does
not plan to buy unrelated businesses or assets or to be a passive investor.
On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed
rules (the “SPAC Rule Proposals”) relating, among other matters, to the circumstances in which special purposes
acquisition companies (“SPACs”) such as us could potentially be subjected to the Investment Company Act and the regulations
thereunder. The SPAC Rule Proposals would provide a safe harbor for such companies from the definition of “investment company”
under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act, provided that a SPAC satisfies certain criteria. To comply with
the duration limitation of the proposed safe harbor, a SPAC would have a limited time period to announce and complete a de-SPAC transaction.
Specifically, to comply with the safe harbor, the SPAC Rule Proposals would require the company to file a Current Report on Form 8-K
with the SEC announcing that it has entered into an agreement with the target company (or companies) to engage in an initial business
combination no later than 18 months after the effective date of its registration statement for its initial public offering. The company
would then be required to complete its initial business combination no later than 24 months after the effective date of the IPO Registration
Statement.
There is currently uncertainty concerning the applicability
of the Investment Company Act to a SPAC, including a company like us, that has not entered into a definitive agreement within 18 months
after the effective date of its IPO registration statement or that does not complete its initial business combination within 24 months
after such date. Our IPO Registration Statement became effective on March 22, 2022 and the Merger Agreement was entered into on September 29,
2022, which exceeds the 18-month threshold, and we have not completed our initial business combination within 24 months after the effective
date of the IPO Registration Statement. As a result, it is possible that a claim could be made that we have been operating as an unregistered
investment company.
If we are deemed to be an investment company for
purposes of the Investment Company Act, our activities would be severely restricted. In addition, we would be subject to additional burdensome
regulatory requirements and expenses for which we have not allotted funds. As a result, unless the Company is able to modify its activities
so that we would not be deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may abandon our efforts to consummate a business
combination and instead liquidate the Company. If we are required to liquidate the Company, our investors would not be able to realize
the benefits of owning shares or investing in a successor operating business, including the potential appreciation in the value of our
shares and warrants following such a transaction, and our warrants would expire worthless.
In order to mitigate the risk of being viewed as
operating an unregistered investment company, on March 21, 2023, the Company instructed Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, the trustee with respect to the trust account, to liquidate the U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds held
in the Trust Account and thereafter to hold all funds in the trust account in cash items, which may include interest bearing demand deposit
accounts at banks, until the earlier of consummation of an initial business combination and liquidation of the Company. As a result, the
Trust Account funds are currently deposited in an interest bearing account at Citibank, N.A. at an interest rate of 4.6% per annum, but
such deposit account carries a viable rate and the Company cannot assure you that such rate will not change significantly. The Company
may receive minimal interest, if interest rates decrease significantly, which, would reduce the dollar amount the public shareholders
would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of the Company.
The
Extraordinary Meeting
Date, Time, Place and Purpose of the Extraordinary Meeting
The Extraordinary Meeting will be held at 9:30
a.m. Eastern Time, on [●], 2023. For the purposes of Cayman Islands law and the MAA, the physical location of the Extraordinary
Meeting shall be at the offices of White & Case LLP at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or you or your
proxyholder will be able to attend and vote at the Extraordinary Meeting online by visiting [●] and using a control number assigned
by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. To register and receive access to the Extraordinary Meeting, registered shareholders
and beneficial shareholders (those holding shares through a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record) will need
to follow the instructions applicable to them. At the Extraordinary Meeting, the shareholders will consider and vote upon the following
proposals.
| 1. | Extension
Amendment Proposal: A proposal by special resolution to amend Articles 51.7 and 51.8 of the
MAA, in the form set forth in Annex B attached hereto, to extend the date by which the Company
must (i) consummate a business combination, or (ii) cease its operations except
for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination and redeem
or repurchase 100% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding public shares for two
months, from July 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023, and, if the Company does not
consummate a business combination by September 25, 2023, to further extend the Termination
Date, without the need for any further approval of the Company’s shareholders, by resolutions
of the Board passed at least three days prior to the applicable Extended Date, up to four
times, each by an additional month, for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25,
2024. |
| 2. | Founder
Share Amendment Proposal: A proposal by special resolution, to amend our MAA, in accordance
with the form set forth in Annex B attached hereto, to provide for the right of a holder
of the Company’s Class B Ordinary Shares to convert into Class A Ordinary
Shares on a one-for-one basis at any time before or concurrently with or immediately following
the consummation of the Company’s business combination at the election of the holder. |
| 3. | Adjournment
Proposal: A proposal to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date
or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that
there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share
Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the
Extension. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Extraordinary Meeting if
there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the
Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal. |
Voting Power; Record Date
You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to
be cast at the Extraordinary Meeting if you owned our ordinary shares, including as a constituent part of a unit, at the close of business
on June 26, 2023, the Record Date for the Extraordinary Meeting. You will have one vote per share for each ordinary share you owned
at that time. Our Warrants do not carry voting rights.
At the close of business on [●], 2023 [(the
latest practicable date prior to the Record Date)], there were 6,595,117 public shares and 5,000,000 Founder Shares issued and outstanding,
each of which entitles its holder to cast one vote per share.
Votes Required
Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of shareholders
holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person
(including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting at which a quorum is present.
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an
ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary
shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting
at which a quorum is present.
Abstentions will be counted in connection with
the determination of whether a valid quorum is established for the Extraordinary Meeting but will have no effect on the outcome of the
Extension Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
If you do not want the Extension Amendment Proposal
and/or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must vote against such proposal. The Company anticipates that a public
shareholder that tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal would receive payment
of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension.
If you do not want the Adjournment Proposal to
be approved, you must vote against the proposal. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum
is established but will have no effect on the outcome of the Adjournment Proposal.
Voting
You can vote your shares at the Extraordinary Meeting
in person, by proxy, or virtually.
You can vote by proxy by having one or more individuals
who will be at the Extraordinary Meeting vote your shares for you. These individuals are called “proxies” and using them to
cast your vote at the Extraordinary Meeting is called voting “by proxy.”
If you wish to vote by proxy, you must (a) complete
the enclosed form, called a “proxy card,” and mail it in the envelope provided or (b) submit your proxy by telephone
or over the Internet (if those options are available to you) in accordance with the instructions on the enclosed proxy card or voting
instruction card.
If you complete the proxy card and mail it in the
envelope provided or submit your proxy by telephone or over the Internet as described above, you will designate Hou Pu Jonathan Lin, our
chief executive officer and director, to act as your proxy at the Extraordinary Meeting. Your proxy will then vote your shares at the
Extraordinary Meeting in accordance with the instructions you have given in the proxy card or voting instructions, as applicable, with
respect to the proposals presented in this proxy statement. Proxies will extend to, and be voted at, any adjournment(s) of the Extraordinary
Meeting.
Alternatively, you can vote your shares in person
by attending the Extraordinary Meeting (including virtually).
A special note for those who plan to attend
the Extraordinary Meeting and vote (including virtually): If your shares or units are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee,
please follow the instructions you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee holding your shares. You will not be able to vote at
the Extraordinary Meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy from the record holder of your shares.
The Board is asking for your proxy. Giving the
Board your proxy means you authorize it to vote your shares at the Extraordinary Meeting in the manner you direct. You may vote for or
against any proposal or you may abstain from voting. All valid proxies received prior to the Extraordinary Meeting will be voted. All
shares represented by a proxy will be voted, and where a shareholder specifies by means of the proxy a choice with respect to any matter
to be acted upon, the shares will be voted in accordance with the specification so made. If no choice is indicated on the proxy, the shares
will be voted “FOR” each of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, and, if presented, the
Adjournment Proposal, and as the proxy holders may determine in their discretion with respect to any other matters that may properly come
before the Extraordinary Meeting.
Shareholders that have questions or need assistance
in completing or submitting their proxy cards should contact our proxy solicitor, Morrow Sodali, at 800-662-5200 (call toll-free) or 203-658-9400
(call collect).
Shareholders that hold their shares in “street
name,” meaning the name of a broker or other nominee who is the record holder, must either direct the record holder of their shares
to vote their shares or obtain a legal proxy from the record holder to vote their shares at the Extraordinary Meeting.
Revocability of Proxies
Any proxy may be revoked by the person giving it
at any time before the polls close at the Extraordinary Meeting. A proxy may be revoked by filing with the Company at Unit 1009, ICBC
Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong, either a written notice of revocation bearing a date later than the date of such proxy or
a subsequent proxy relating to the same shares or by attending the Extraordinary Meeting and voting (including virtually).
Simply attending the Extraordinary Meeting will
not constitute a revocation of your proxy. If your shares are held in the name of a broker or other nominee who is the record holder,
you must follow the instructions of your broker or other nominee to revoke a previously given proxy.
Attendance at the Extraordinary Meeting
Only holders of ordinary shares, their proxy holders
and guests the Company may invite may attend the Extraordinary Meeting. If you wish to attend the Extraordinary Meeting but you hold your
shares or units through someone else, such as a broker, please follow the instructions you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee
holding your shares. You must bring a legal proxy from the broker to the Extraordinary Meeting, bank or other nominee holding your shares,
confirming your beneficial ownership of the shares and giving you the right to vote your shares.
Solicitation of Proxies
Your proxy is being solicited by the Board on the
proposals being presented to the shareholders at the Extraordinary Meeting. The Company has agreed to pay Morrow Sodali a fee of US$20,000
plus associated disbursements. The Company will also reimburse Morrow Sodali for reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses. In addition
to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and executive officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means
of communication. These parties will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. The Company may also reimburse brokerage
firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners. You may contact Morrow Sodali at:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400
Email: OPA.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
The cost of preparing, assembling, printing and
mailing this proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy, and the cost of soliciting proxies relating to the Extraordinary Meeting,
will be borne by the Company.
Some banks and brokers have customers who beneficially
own ordinary shares listed of record in the names of nominees. The Company intends to request banks and brokers to solicit such customers
and will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for such solicitations. If any additional solicitation of the holders
of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares is deemed necessary, the Company (through our directors and executive officers) anticipates
making such solicitation directly.
Redemption Rights
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares, for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the
aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously
released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares. If the Extension Amendment
Proposal is approved, public shareholders that do not redeem their public shares now, or that redeem their public shares but withdraw
such redemption, subject to the Board’s determination to permit such withdrawal, will retain their redemption rights and their ability
to vote on a business combination through the applicable Extended Date. See “The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption
Rights.”
No Right of Appraisal
The Company’s shareholders do not have appraisal
rights under the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands in connection with the proposals to be voted on at the Extraordinary
Meeting. Accordingly, our shareholders have no right to dissent and obtain payment for their shares.
Other Business
The Company is not currently aware of any business
to be acted upon at the Extraordinary Meeting other than the matters discussed in this proxy statement. The form of proxy accompanying
this proxy statement confers discretionary authority upon the named proxy holders with respect to amendments or variations to the matters
identified in the accompanying Notice of Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders and with respect to any other matters which may properly
come before the Extraordinary Meeting. If other matters do properly come before the Extraordinary Meeting, or at any adjournment(s) of
the Extraordinary Meeting, the Company expects that the ordinary shares represented by properly submitted proxies will be voted by the
proxy holders in accordance with the recommendations of the Board.
Principal Executive Offices
Our principal executive offices are located at
Unit 1009, ICBC Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong. Our telephone number at such address is +852 3757 9857.
The
Extension AMENDMENT Proposal
Background
We are a blank check company incorporated on January 22,
2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger,
share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We have
neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenue to date. Based on our business activities, we are a “shell company”
as defined under the Exchange Act because we have no operations and nominal assets consisting almost entirely of cash.
Our executive offices are located at Unit 1009, ICBC
Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong and our telephone number is +852 3757 9857. Our corporate website address is https://www.opusacquisition.com/.
Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference
in, and is not considered part of, this proxy statement.
On March 25, 2021, Magnum Opus closed its
IPO of 20,000,000 units, with each unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one redeemable public warrant, with
each whole public warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The
units were sold at an offering price of US$10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of US$200,000,000. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC acted as the representative of the underwriters for the IPO and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC acted as co-manager for the
IPO. The Class A Ordinary Shares and public warrants comprising the units commenced separate trading on May 11, 2021.
Prior to the consummation of the IPO, on January 26,
2021, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 Founder Shares for US$25,000, or US$0.004 per share, to cover certain of Magnum
Opus’ offering costs. On March 22, 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 500,000 Founder Shares to certain officers,
directors and advisory board member. On May 11, 2021, 750,000 Founder Shares were forfeited by the Sponsor, resulting in the Sponsor
holding 4,500,000 Founder Shares.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, Magnum
Opus completed the Private Placement of an aggregate of 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds
to Magnum Opus of US$6,000,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Magnum Opus public warrants, except that the Private
Placement Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) are not redeemable by Magnum Opus,
(ii) may not (including the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such Private Placement Warrants), subject to certain
limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by such holders until 30 days after the completion of Magnum Opus’ initial
business combination, (iii) may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (iv) will be entitled to registration rights.
No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other
than Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by Magnum Opus and exercisable by the holders
on the same basis as the Magnum Opus public warrants. If Magnum Opus does not consummate its initial business combination by July 25,
2023 (or if the Extension is effected, by the applicable Extended Date), the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The issuance
of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities
Act.
On September 19, 2022, the
Company has borrowed US$200,000 of Working Capital Loan from the Sponsor. On November 18 ,2022, the Company has borrowed US$1,800,000
of Working Capital Loan from the Sponsor. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a business combination,
without interest, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, may be converted into Private Placement Warrants at a price of US$1.00 per warrant,
with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
Upon the closing of the IPO and the Private Placement,
US$200,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. Our units, public shares and public warrants are currently listed on the NYSE under the
symbols “OPA.U,” “OPA” and “OPA WS,” respectively. As of [●], 2023, [the latest practicable
date prior to the Record Date for the Extraordinary Meeting], approximately US$[●] from the proceeds from our IPO and the Private
Placement (including interest) were held in our Trust Account in the United States maintained by Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, acting as trustee, in an interest bearing demand deposit account at Citibank, N.A..
As of March 31, 2023, we had cash of approximately
US$516,532 held outside of the Trust Account. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Working Capital
Loans in the amount of US$2,000,000 remain outstanding. If our cash is insufficient to cover the working capital requirements of
the Company, the Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time
or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. If
the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include,
but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses.
The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing, if required, will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if
at all.
The Extension
On September 29, 2022, the Company announced
its entry into the Merger Agreement.
On March 17, 2023, the Company held the First
Extension Meeting, at which the Company’s shareholders approved the First Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
As a result of the March Extension Redemption, approximately US$137,142,200.05 (approximately US$10.23 per Class A Ordinary
Share) was released from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders and approximately US$67,473,088.35 remained in the Trust Account.
Thereafter, 6,595,117 Class A Ordinary Shares remain issued and outstanding.
In connection with the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, on March 29, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from March 25, 2023 to April 25,
2023, on April 24, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from April 25, 2023 to May 25,
2023, and on May 22, 2023, the Company deposited US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from May 25, 2023 to June 25,
2023. The Company plans to deposit another US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from June 25, 2023 to July 25, 2023.
As amended pursuant to the First Extension Amendment
Proposal, the MAA provides that the Company has until July 25, 2023 to complete its initial business combination. While the Company
and the other parties to the Merger Agreement are working towards satisfaction of the conditions to the Closing by the deadline, the Board
currently believes that there may not be sufficient time before July 25, 2023 to complete the Business Combination. Accordingly,
the Board believes that in order for our shareholders to evaluate the Business Combination and for us to be able to consummate the Business
Combination, it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to obtain the Extension.
The Company is proposing to amend its MAA to extend
the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination for two months, from July 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023,
and if the Company does not consummate a business combination by September 25, 2023, to further extend the Termination Date, without
the need for any further approval of the Company’s shareholders, by resolutions of the Board passed at least three days prior to
applicable Extended Date, up to four times, each by an additional month, for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25,
2024.
The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal
is to provide sufficient time for the shareholders to evaluate and the Company to complete the Business Combination.
Without the Extension, we believe that we may not
be able to complete the Business Combination on or before July 25, 2023. If that were to occur, we would be precluded from completing
the Business Combination and would be forced to liquidate even if our shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating the Business
Combination. For more information about the Business Combination, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29,
2022.
You are not being asked to vote on the Business
Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, provided that you are a shareholder
on the record date for a meeting to consider the Business Combination, you will retain the right to vote on the Business Combination when
it is submitted to shareholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash in the event the Business Combination is approved
and completed or we have not consummated a business combination by the applicable Extended Date.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved
and the Company has not consummated an initial business combination before July 25, 2023, the Company will (i) cease all operations
except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem
the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including
interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000
of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely
extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any),
subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our
remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims
of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to
our Warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete an initial business combination before July 25, 2023.
A copy of the proposed amendment to the MAA is
attached to this proxy statement as Annex B.
Reasons for the Extension Amendment Proposal
The MAA provides that the Company must consummate
a business combination by July 25, 2023. The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal is to provide sufficient time for our shareholders
to evaluate and for us to complete the Business Combination, which the Board believes is in the best interest of the Company and our shareholders.
The Company believes that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on pursuing on finding a potential business
combination and our entry into the Merger Agreement with respect to the Business Combination, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders
an opportunity to consider the Business Combination through the applicable Extended Date.
As previously announced, we entered into the Merger
Agreement on September 29, 2022. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the parties agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Merger Agreement, to effect the Business Combination. While the Company and the other parties to the Merger Agreement are working towards
satisfaction of the conditions to the Closing by the deadline, the Board currently believes that there may not be sufficient time before
July 25, 2023 to complete the Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order for our shareholders to be able
to evaluate and for us to be able to consummate the Business Combination, it is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders
to obtain the Extension.
Without the Extension, we believe that we may not
be able to complete the Business Combination on or before July 25, 2023. If that were to occur, we would be precluded from completing
the Business Combination and would be forced to liquidate even if our shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating the Business
Combination. For more information about the Business Combination, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29,
2022.
Accordingly, the Company has determined to seek
shareholder approval to extend the time for closing the initial business combination from July 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023,
and, if the Company does not consummate a business combination by September 25, 2023, to further extend the Termination Date, without
the need for any further approval of the Company’s shareholders, by resolutions of the Board passed at least three days prior to
the applicable Extended Date, up to four times, each by an additional month, for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25,
2024. The Company and its officers and directors agreed that they would not seek to amend the Company’s
MAA to allow for a longer period of time to complete a business combination or to amend any other material provisions related to shareholders’
rights unless the Company provided holders of public shares with the right to redeem their public shares in connection therewith.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is Not Approved
Shareholder approval of the Extension Amendment
Proposal is required for the implementation of the Board’s plan to extend the Termination Date. The Board will not implement the
Extension unless our shareholders approve the Extension Amendment Proposal.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved
and the Company does not consummate the Business Combination before July 25, 2023, in accordance with our MAA, the Company will (i) cease
all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days
thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per- share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust
Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable
and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which
redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation
distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject
to the approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law
to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions
with respect to our Warrants, which will expire worthless in the event the Company winds up.
The holders of the Founder Shares have waived their
rights to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to such shares. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account
with respect to the Company’s Warrants, which will expire worthless in the event the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved.
The Company will pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the Trust Account. If such funds are insufficient,
the Sponsor has agreed to advance us the funds necessary to complete such liquidation and has agreed not to seek repayment of such expenses.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is Approved
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
the Company will file the amendment to the MAA with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands in accordance with Cayman Islands
law, such amendment being in the form set forth in Annex B hereto. The Company will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act,
and its units, public shares, and public warrants will remain publicly traded. The Company will then continue to work to consummate a
business combination by September 25, 2023, and, if the Company does not consummate a business combination by September 25,
2023, the Company will further extend such deadline, without the need for any further approval of the Company’s shareholders, by
resolutions of the Board passed at least three days prior to the applicable Extended Date, up to four times, each by an additional month,
for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25, 2024.
You are not being asked to vote on the Business
Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Extension
Amendment Proposal, or you elect to redeem your public shares but withdraw such Redemption Election, subject to the Board’s determination
to permit such withdrawal, you will retain the right to vote on a business combination in the event one is submitted to the public shareholders
(provided that you are a shareholder on the record date for a meeting to consider the Business Combination) and the right to redeem
the public shares then held by you for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account in the event the Business Combination is approved
and completed or the Company has not consummated a business combination by the applicable Extended Date.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved
and the Extension is implemented, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account in connection with the Redemption Election
will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Redemption Election. The Company cannot predict the amount that will remain
in the Trust Account after such withdrawal if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account
may be only a fraction of the US$[●] that was in the Trust Account as of [●], 2023, [the latest practicable date prior to
the Record Date]. In such event, the Company may still seek to obtain additional funds to complete the Business Combination, and there
can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable to the parties or at all.
The redemption of public shares pursuant to
the Redemption Elections is subject to the Redemption Limitation (as defined in the MAA), such that in no event will the Company redeem
public shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) if such redemption would cause the
Company to have less than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following such redemptions.
Redemption Rights
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal,
public shareholders may elect to redeem all of their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then
on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company
to pay its taxes, as of two business days prior to such approval, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares,
regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal or whether such public shareholders vote at all.
The redemption of public shares pursuant to the
Redemption Elections is subject to the Redemption Limitation (as defined in the MAA), such that in no event will the Company redeem public
shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) if such redemption would cause the Company
to have less than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following such redemptions.
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved,
(A) for the First-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall deposit into the Trust Account US$300,000, (B) if the Company does
not consummate a business combination by the First-Phase Extended Date and the Board elects to further extend the period to consummate
a business combination, for each Second-Phase Extension Period, the Company shall deposit into the Trust Account US$150,000.
The First-Phase Contribution will be deposited
in the Trust Account in two equal installments of US$150,000, on or before August 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023, respectively.
Each Second-Phase Contribution, if applicable, will be deposited into the Trust Account on or before (x) with respect to the first
Second-Phase Extension Period, October 1, 2023, and (y) with respect to each subsequent Second-Phase Extension Period, the first
day of the calendar month in which the immediate subsequent Second-Phase Extended Date falls.
Each of the Contributions is conditioned upon the
approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and implementation of the Extension. The Contributions will not occur if the Extension Amendment
Proposal is not approved. The amount of the Contributions will be loaned by ASIG to the Company and the loans will not bear interest and
will be repayable by the Company to ASIG, upon consummation of an initial business combination. The loans will be forgiven if the Company
is unable to consummate an initial business combination except to the extent of any funds held outside of the Trust Account. If the Company
terminates an Extension Period, the Company will liquidate and dissolve in accordance with the MAA, provided that the Company shall
have deposited the applicable Contribution for such Extension Period.
TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST OR
YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, INCLUDING SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST
THAT YOUR SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR CASH TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, INCLUDING THE LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNER OF THE SHARES FOR WHICH REDEMPTION IS REQUESTED, AND DELIVERING YOUR SHARES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. EASTERN
TIME, ON [●], 2023 [(TWO BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING)]. YOU WILL ONLY BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
CASH IN CONNECTION WITH A REDEMPTION OF THESE SHARES IF YOU CONTINUE TO HOLD THEM UNTIL THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXTENSION.
Pursuant to our MAA, a public shareholder may request
that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if the Extension Amendment Proposal
is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:
| (1) | (a) hold public shares or (b) hold public shares through units and you elect to separate your
units into the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares;
and |
| (2) | prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023 (two business days prior to the scheduled vote
at the Extraordinary Meeting), (a) submit a written request, including the name, phone number, and address of the beneficial owner
of the shares for which redemption is requested, to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer
agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attn: SPAC Redemption
Team (email: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com), that the Company redeem your public shares for cash and (b) deliver your public
shares to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through DTC. |
Holders of units must elect to separate the underlying
public shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the public shares. If holders hold their units
in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the units into the underlying
public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its own name, the holder must contact the transfer agent directly
and instruct it to do so. Public shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their public shares regardless of whether they
vote for or against the Extension Amendment Proposal and regardless of whether they hold public shares on the Record Date.
If you hold your shares through a bank or broker,
you must ensure your bank or broker complies with the requirements identified herein, including submitting a written request that your
shares be redeemed for cash to the transfer agent and delivering your shares to the transfer agent prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
on [●], 2023 (two business days before the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting). You will only be entitled to receive cash
in connection with a redemption of these shares if you continue to hold them until the date of implementation of the Extension.
Through DTC’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal at
Custodian) System, this electronic delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, whether or not it is a record holder or its
shares are held in “street name,” by contacting the transfer agent or its broker and requesting delivery of its shares through
the DWAC system. Delivering shares physically may take significantly longer. In order to obtain a physical share certificate, a shareholder’s
broker and/or clearing broker, DTC, and the Company’s transfer agent will need to act together to facilitate this request. There
is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through
the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker US$100, and the broker would determine whether or not to
pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. It is the Company’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two
weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. The Company does not have any control over this process or over the brokers
or DTC, and it may take longer than two weeks to obtain a physical share certificate. Such shareholders will have less time to make their
investment decision than those shareholders that deliver their shares through the DWAC system. Shareholders that request physical share
certificates and wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for tendering their shares before exercising their redemption rights
and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.
Share certificates that have not been tendered
in accordance with these procedures prior to the vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal will not be redeemed for cash held in the Trust
Account on the redemption date. In the event that a public shareholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the vote at the Extraordinary
Meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the shareholder may withdraw the tender. If you delivered your shares for redemption
to our transfer agent and decide prior to the vote at the Extraordinary Meeting not to redeem your public shares, you may request that
our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at the
address listed above. In the event that a public shareholder tenders shares and the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, these
shares will not be redeemed and the physical certificates representing these shares will be returned to the shareholder promptly following
the determination that the Extension Amendment Proposal will not be approved. The Company anticipates that a public shareholder that tenders
shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal would receive payment of the redemption
price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension. The transfer agent will hold the certificates of public shareholders
that make the Redemption Election until such shares are redeemed for cash or returned to such shareholders.
If properly demanded, the Company will redeem each
public share for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then
issued and outstanding public shares. Based on the amount in the Trust Account as of [●], 2023, [the latest practicable date prior
to the Record Date,] this would amount to approximately US$[●] per public share. The closing price of the public shares on the NYSE
on [●], 2023[, the latest practicable trading date prior to the Record Date,] was US$[●]. The Company cannot assure public
shareholders that they will be able to sell their public shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than
the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their
shares.
If you exercise your redemption rights, you will
be exchanging your Company’s ordinary shares for cash and will no longer own the shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for
these shares only if you properly demand redemption and tender your share certificate(s) to the Company’s transfer agent prior
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023 (two business days before the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting). The Company
anticipates that a public shareholder that tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment
Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension.
Redemption Withdrawal Procedures
The Board may elect to postpone the Extraordinary
Meeting in its sole discretion before 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, pursuant to Article 23.9 of the MAA.
The redemption of public shares pursuant to the
Redemption Elections is subject to the Redemption Limitation (as defined in the MAA), such that in no event will the Company redeem public
shares pursuant to the Redemption Elections (after taking into account any Election Reversals) if such redemption would cause the Company
to have less than US$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following such redemptions. Prior to the deadline to make a Redemption Election
(which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, the date that is two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary
Meeting), public shareholders that desire to indicate their intention to make an Election Reversal should indicate such intention in the
Reversal Commitment Form accompanying this proxy statement, which should be submitted to the transfer agent. Such Reversal Commitment
Form should contain the public shareholder’s legal name, phone number and address of the beneficial owner of the shares for
which an Election Reversal is committed.
Immediately following the deadline to make a Redemption
Election (which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2023, the date that is two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the
Extraordinary Meeting) and before the Extraordinary Meeting, a public shareholder that desires to withdraw its Redemption Election may
effectuate an Election Reversal. In order to effectuate an Election Reversal, including one for which a commitment has previously been
made on the Reversal Commitment Form, you must request that our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically) as soon
as possible after the deadline to make a Redemption Election. Such written request shall include your legal name, phone number and address
of the beneficial owner of the shares for which reversal is requested. If you hold the shares in street name, you will need to instruct
the account executive at your bank or broker to request reversal of the tender from the transfer agent.
TO MAKE AN ELECTION REVERSAL WITH RESPECT TO
YOUR PUBLIC SHARES, YOU MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, AFTER 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON [●], 2023, THE
DATE THAT IS TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING, AND PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY
MEETING, THAT THE TENDER OF YOUR PUBLIC SHARES BE REVERSED, INCLUDING THE LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNER OF THE SHARES FOR WHICH REVERSAL IS REQUESTED AND THE NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF SHARES FOR WHICH REVERSAL IS REQUESTED. IF YOU HOLD
THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO REQUEST REVERSAL OF THE ELECTION
TO REDEEM FROM THE TRANSFER AGENT.
Interests of the Company’s Sponsor, Directors and Executive
Officers
When you consider the recommendation of the Board,
you should keep in mind that the Company’s Sponsor, directors, executive officers, and their respective affiliates, have interests
that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among other things:
| • | Prior to the IPO, on January 26, 2021, the Sponsor purchased 5,750,000 Founder Shares for an aggregate
purchase price of US$25,000, or approximately US$0.004 per Founder Share. On March 22, 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate
of 500,000 Founder Shares to certain officers, directors and advisory board member of the Company. On May 11, 2021, 750,000 Founder
Shares were forfeited by the Sponsor, resulting in the Sponsor holding 4,500,000 Founder Shares. Our directors and officers, Alexandre
Casin, Dickson Cheng, Frank Han, Johnny Liu, Jonathan Lin, Kevin Lee and Sammy Hsieh, have a direct or indirect economic interest in an
aggregate of 4,975,000 Founder Shares. If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved and the Company does not consummate an initial
business combination before July 25, 2023, in accordance with our MAA, the 5,000,000 Founder Shares will be worthless. As a result
of the significantly lower investment per Founder Share of the holders as compared with the investment per public share of public shareholders,
a transaction which results in an increase in the value of the investment of the holders of Founder Shares may result in a decrease in
the value of the investment of public shareholders. The Founder Shares had an aggregate market value (assuming they have the same value
per share as public shares) of approximately US$[●] based on the last sale price for the Company’s public shares of US$[●]
on the NYSE on [●], 2023 [(the latest practicable trading date prior to the Record Date)]. |
| • | If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved and the Company does not consummate an initial business
combination before July 25, 2023, in accordance with our MAA, the 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants purchased by the Sponsor for
an aggregate investment of US$6,000,000, or US$1.00 per warrant and the 2,000,000 Private Placement Warrants converted from the Working
Capital Loans, if so elected by the Sponsor, at US$1.00 per warrant, will be worthless, as they will expire. The Private Placement Warrants
had an aggregate market value (assuming they have the same value per warrant as the public warrants and assuming 2,000,000 Private Placement
Warrants are converted from the Working Capital Loans) of US$[●] based on the last sale price for the public warrants of US$[●]
on the NYSE on [●], 2023 [(the latest practicable trading date for public warrants prior to the Record Date)]. |
| • | The aggregate market value of the Sponsor’s Founder Shares alone (without taking into account the
value of the Private Placement Warrants) would be approximately equal to the initial investment in the Company by the Sponsor. As a result,
if an initial business combination is completed, the Sponsor, the director and executive officers and their respective affiliates are
likely to be able to make a substantial profit on their investment in us even at a time when the public shares has lost significant value.
On the other hand, if the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved and the Company liquidates and dissolves without completing its
initial business combination before July 25, 2023, the Sponsor, the director and executive officers and their respective affiliates
will lose their entire investment in us. |
| • | The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by (A) a third-party
(other than our independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to us, or (B) a prospective
target business with which we have discussed entering into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement, reduce
the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) US$10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public
share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than US$10.00 per public share due to reductions
in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay our tax obligations, provided that
such liability will not apply to any claims by a third-party or prospective target business that executed a waiver of any and all
rights to seek access to the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. |
| • | Pursuant to that certain letter agreement, dated as of March 23, 2021, by and among the Company,
its executive officers, its directors, its advisory board member and the Sponsor, in connection with the IPO, the Sponsor and other signatories
(each of whom is a member of the Board, advisory board member and/or executive officers) have agreed not to redeem any ordinary shares
of the Company they hold in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the MAA or a proposed initial business combination. |
| • | Holders of Founder Shares have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust
Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a business combination by July 25, 2023 (or the applicable
Extended Date). |
| • | The Company’s existing directors and officers will be eligible for continued indemnification and
continued coverage under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy after a business combination. |
| • | On September 19, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note to the Sponsor,
pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to US$200,000 for general corporate purpose. Furthermore, on November 18, 2022, the Company
issued an unsecured convertible promissory note to the Sponsor pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to US$1,800,000 for general
corporate purpose. Following the business combination, the Sponsor would be entitled to the repayment of any Working Capital Loan and
advances that have been made to the Company and remain outstanding. If the Company does not complete an initial business combination within
the required period, the Company may use a portion of its working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital
Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used for this purpose. |
| • | All current members of the Board are expected to continue to serve as directors at least through the date
of the Extraordinary Meeting to approve a business combination. |
| • | In connection with the First Extension Amendment Proposal, on March 29, 2023, the Company deposited
US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from March 25, 2023 to April 25, 2023, on April 24, 2023, the Company deposited
US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from April 25, 2023 to May 25, 2023, and on May 22, 2023, the Company deposited
US$150,000 to the Trust Account for the period from May 25, 2023 to June 25, 2023. The Company plans to deposit another US$150,000
to the Trust Account for the period from June 25, 2023 to July 25, 2023. |
| • | The Company’s executive officers and directors, and their respective affiliates, are entitled to
reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on the Company’s behalf, such as
identifying and investigating possible business targets and business combinations. However, if the Company fails to obtain the Extension
and consummate a business combination, they will not have any claim against the Trust Account for reimbursement. Accordingly, the Company
will most likely not be able to reimburse these expenses if a business combination is not completed. As of the date of this proxy statement,
there are no outstanding out-of-pocket expenses for which the Company’s executive officers or directors, or their respective affiliates,
are awaiting reimbursement. |
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following is a discussion of certain material
U.S. federal income tax considerations for U.S. holders and Non-U.S. holders (each as defined below) of public shares (i) with respect
to the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal and (ii) whose public shares are redeemed for cash if
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the Extension is implemented. This discussion applies only to U.S. holders and Non-U.S.
holders that hold public shares as “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (as defined below)
(generally, property held for investment). This discussion is based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”),
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (“Treasury Regulations”), rulings and other published positions of the
Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and judicial decisions, all as in effect as of the date hereof, and all of which
are subject to change and differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change or differing interpretation could
affect the accuracy of the statements and conclusions set forth in this discussion. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert,
or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax considerations described in this discussion. No advance ruling
has been or will be sought from the IRS regarding any matter discussed below.
This discussion is for general information purposes
only and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all of the U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to particular
holders in light of their particular facts and circumstances, or to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income
tax laws, including, for example, but not limited to:
| • | our Sponsor, founders, officers or directors; |
| • | banks and other financial institutions; |
| • | mutual funds; |
| • | insurance companies; |
| • | brokers or dealers in securities, currencies or commodities; |
| • | dealers or traders in securities subject to a mark-to-market method of accounting; |
| • | regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts; |
| • | retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and other deferred accounts; |
| • | tax-exempt organizations, governmental agencies, instrumentalities or other governmental organizations
and pension funds; |
| • | persons holding public shares as part of a “straddle,” hedge, constructive sale, or other
integrated or conversion transaction or similar transaction; |
| • | U.S. holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
| • | Partnerships, other entities or arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
“S corporations,” or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes (or investors in such entities); |
| • | expatriated entities subject to Section 7874 of the Code; |
| • | persons required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income as a result of such income
being recognized on an “applicable financial statement”; |
| • | persons subject to any alternative minimum tax; |
| • | persons subject to the applicable financial statement accounting rules of Section 451(b) of
the Code; |
| • | U.S. expatriates and former citizens or long-term residents of the United States; |
| • | holders owning or treated as owning 5% or more of our public shares (by vote or value); |
| • | grantor trusts; and |
| • | controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, and corporations that accumulate
earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax. |
This discussion does not address any U.S. federal
tax considerations other than those pertaining to the income tax (such as estate, gift or other non-income tax considerations) or any
state, local or foreign income or non-income tax considerations. In addition, this discussion does not address any considerations arising
under the unearned income Medicare contribution tax, or any considerations in respect of any withholding required pursuant to the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (including the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and intergovernmental agreements entered
into in connection therewith and any laws, regulations or practices adopted in connection with any such agreement).
If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement
classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds public shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the partners
in the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner, the activities of the partner and the partnership and certain
determinations made at the partner level. Accordingly, partnerships and partners in partnerships holding public shares should consult
their tax advisors as to the particular tax consequences to them of the redemption of public shares.
THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF THE
EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHTS DISCUSSED HEREIN TO ANY PARTICULAR SHAREHOLDER WILL DEPEND ON THE SHAREHOLDER’S PARTICULAR TAX CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOU ARE URGED TO CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU
OF A REDEMPTION OF YOUR PUBLIC SHARES IN LIGHT OF YOUR PARTICULAR INVESTMENT OR TAX CIRCUMSTANCES.
Tax Treatment of Non-Redeeming Shareholders
A public shareholder that does not elect to redeem
its public shares if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the Extension is implemented will continue to own its public shares,
and will not recognize any income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes solely as a result of the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
Tax Treatment of Redeeming Shareholders
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below,
in the event that a holder’s public shares are redeemed pursuant to the redemption provisions described in this proxy statement
under “The Extension Amendment Proposal — Redemption Rights,” the treatment of the redemption for U.S. federal
income tax purposes will depend on whether the redemption qualifies as a sale of public shares under Section 302 of the Code. If
the redemption qualifies as a sale of public shares, the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. holder (as defined below)
generally will be as described below under the section entitled “U.S. Holders — Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale
of Public Shares,” and the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to a Non-U.S. holder (as defined below) generally will
be as described under the section entitled “Non-U.S. Holders — Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale of Public Shares.”
Whether a redemption of a holder’s public
shares qualifies for sale treatment will depend largely on the total number of shares treated as held, directly, indirectly or constructively,
by such redeemed holder before and after the redemption (including any shares treated as held by such holder under applicable constructive
ownership rules, including any shares constructively owned by the holder as a result of owning public warrants) relative to all of our
shares outstanding both before and after the redemption. The redemption of a holder’s public shares generally will be treated as
a sale of public shares by such holder (rather than as a corporate distribution) under Section 302 of the Code if the redemption:
(i) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the holder; (ii) results in a “complete termination”
of the holder’s interest in us; or (iii) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the holder.
These tests are explained more fully below.
In determining whether any of the foregoing tests
result in a redemption qualifying for sale treatment, a holder takes into account not only shares actually owned by the holder, but also
shares that are constructively owned by the holder under certain attribution rules set forth in the Code. Among other things, a holder
may constructively own, in addition to shares owned directly, shares owned by certain related individuals and entities in which the holder
has an interest or that have an interest in such holder, as well as any shares that the holder has a right to acquire pursuant to the
exercise of an option, which would generally include public shares that could be acquired pursuant to the exercise of the public warrants.
In order to meet the substantially disproportionate test, the percentage of our outstanding voting shares actually and constructively
owned by the holder immediately following the redemption of such holder’s public shares must, among other requirements, be less
than 80% of the percentage of our outstanding voting shares actually and constructively owned by the holder immediately before the redemption
(taking into account redemptions by other holders of public shares). There will be a complete termination of a holder’s interest
if either (i) all of the shares actually and constructively owned by the holder are redeemed or (ii) all of the shares actually
owned by the holder are redeemed and the holder is eligible to waive, and effectively waives in accordance with specific rules, the attribution
of shares owned by certain family members and the holder does not constructively own any other shares. The redemption of public shares
will not be essentially equivalent to a dividend if the redemption results in a “meaningful reduction” of the holder’s
proportionate interest in us. Whether the redemption will result in a meaningful reduction in a holder’s proportionate interest
in us will depend on the particular facts and circumstances. However, the IRS has indicated in a published ruling that even a small reduction
in the proportionate interest of a small minority shareholder in a publicly held corporation who exercises no control over corporate affairs
may constitute such a “meaningful reduction.”
If none of the foregoing tests is satisfied, then
the redemption of a holder’s public shares will be treated as a corporate distribution to the redeemed holder and the material U.S.
federal income tax consequences of the redemption to such holder that is a U.S. holder generally will be as described below under the
section entitled “U.S. Holders — Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Distribution,” and the material U.S. federal
income tax consequences of the redemption to such holder that is a Non-U.S. holder generally will be as described below under the section
entitled “Non-U.S. Holders — Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Distribution.” After the application of those
rules, any remaining tax basis of the holder in the redeemed public shares will be added to the holder’s adjusted tax basis in its
remaining shares, or, if it has none, to the holder’s adjusted tax basis in its public warrants or possibly in other shares constructively
owned by it.
A holder of public shares should consult its tax
advisors as to the tax consequences of a redemption.
U.S. Holders
This section applies to “U.S. holders.”
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of public shares that is, for U.S. federal income
tax purposes:
| • | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
| • | a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) created or organized in or under the laws of
the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
| • | an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or |
| • | a trust, if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of such trust and one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code) have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust validly elected to be treated as a United
States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Distribution
If the redemption of a U.S. holder’s public
shares is treated as a distribution, as discussed above under the section entitled “Tax Treatment of Redeeming Shareholders,”
then subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, such a distribution generally will constitute a dividend for U.S. federal income
tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles.
Such amount will be includable in gross income by such U.S. holder who actually or constructively receives the distribution in accordance
with the U.S. Holder’s regular method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Dividends will be taxable to a corporate
U.S. holder at regular rates and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to domestic corporations
in respect of dividends from other domestic corporations. Subject to the PFIC rules described below, distributions in excess of our
current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that will be first applied against and reduce (but not
below zero) the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in its public shares. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain recognized on
the sale or other taxable disposition of the public shares and will be treated as described below under the section entitled “U.S.
Holders — Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale of Public Shares.”
With respect to non-corporate U.S. holders, under
tax laws currently in effect and subject to certain exceptions (including, but not limited to, dividends treated as investment income
for purposes of investment interest deduction limitations), dividends generally will be taxed at the lower applicable long-term capital
gains rate only if the public shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, the Company is not
treated as a PFIC at the time the dividend was paid or in the preceding year and provided certain holding period requirements are met.
It is unclear whether the redemption rights with respect to our public shares may suspend the running of the applicable holding period
for this purpose.
Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale of Public Shares
If the redemption of a U.S. holder’s public
shares is treated as a sale, as discussed above under the section entitled “Tax Treatment of Redeeming Shareholders,”
then subject to the PFIC rules discussed below a U.S. holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to
the difference between the amount of cash received and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the public shares redeemed. Any such
capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period for the public shares
so disposed of exceeds one year. It is unclear, however, whether the redemption rights with respect to the public shares may suspend the
running of the applicable holding period for this purpose. Long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate
U.S. holders are generally eligible to be taxed at preferential rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
U.S. holders who hold different blocks of public shares (public shares purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices)
should consult their tax advisors to determine how the above rules apply to them.
Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules
A foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) corporation will be
classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if either (i) at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year, including
its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value,
is passive income or (ii) at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year (ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged
quarterly over the year), including its pro rata share of the assets of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least
25% of the shares by value, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest,
rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition
of passive assets. The determination of whether a foreign corporation is a PFIC is made annually. Pursuant to a “startup exception,”
a foreign corporation will not be a PFIC for the first taxable year the foreign corporation has gross income (the “startup year”)
if (i) no predecessor of the foreign corporation was a PFIC; (ii) the foreign corporation satisfies the IRS that it will not
be a PFIC for either of the first two taxable years following the startup year; and (iii) the foreign corporation is not in fact
a PFIC for either of those years.
Based upon the composition of our income and assets,
and upon a review of our financial statements, we believe that we likely will not be eligible for the startup exception and therefore
likely have been a PFIC since our first taxable year. No assurances can be made with respect to our status as a PFIC for the current taxable
year or any future taxable year.
Although our PFIC status is determined annually,
an initial determination that our company is a PFIC will generally apply for subsequent years to a U.S. holder who held public shares
or warrants while we were a PFIC, whether or not we meet the test for PFIC status in those subsequent years. If we are determined to be
a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. holder of our public shares and the
U.S. holder did not make either a timely and valid qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election for our first taxable year
as a PFIC in which the U.S. holder held (or was deemed to hold) public shares, a QEF election along with a purging election, or a mark-to-market
election, each as described below, such U.S. holder generally will be subject to special rules with respect to (i) any gain
recognized by the U.S. holder on the sale or other disposition of its public shares (which may include gain realized by reason of transfer
of public shares that would otherwise qualify as non-recognition transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and (ii) any
“excess distribution” made to the U.S. holder (generally, any distributions to such U.S. holder during a taxable year of the
U.S. holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such U.S. holder in respect of the public shares
during the three preceding taxable years of such U.S. holder or, if shorter, such U.S. holder’s holding period for the public shares).
Under these rules:
| • | the U.S. holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. holder’s
holding period for the public shares; |
| • | 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. |
In general, if we are determined to be a PFIC,
a U.S. holder may avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above in respect of our public shares by making a timely and valid QEF election
(if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and other earnings
and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case, whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of the U.S. holder
in which or with which our taxable year ends. A U.S. holder generally may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed
income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.
The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder
basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed
IRS Form 8621 (Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including
the information provided in a PFIC Annual Information Statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to
which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and
if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the
availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.
In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF
election, a U.S. holder must receive a PFIC Annual Information Statement from us. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year,
upon written request, we will endeavor to provide to a U.S. holder such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC Annual Information
Statement, in order to enable the U.S. holder to make and maintain a QEF election, but there is no assurance that we will timely provide
such required information. There is also no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of our status as a PFIC in the future or of the
required information to be provided.
If a U.S. holder has made a QEF election with respect
to our public shares, and the excess distribution rules discussed above do not apply to such shares (because of a timely QEF election
for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares or a purge of the PFIC taint pursuant
to a purging election, as described above), any gain recognized on the sale of our public shares generally will be taxable as capital
gain and no additional tax or interest charge will be imposed under the PFIC rules. As discussed above, if we are a PFIC for any taxable
year, a U.S. holder of our public shares that has made a QEF election will be currently taxed on its pro rata share of our earnings
and profits, whether or not distributed for such year. A subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included
in income generally should not be taxable when distributed to such U.S. holder. The tax basis of a U.S. holder’s shares in a QEF
will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above
rules. In addition, if we are not a PFIC for any taxable year, such U.S. holder will not be subject to the QEF inclusion regime with respect
to our public shares for such taxable year.
Alternatively, if we are a PFIC and our public
shares constitute “marketable stock,” a U.S. holder may avoid the adverse PFIC tax consequences discussed above if such U.S.
holder, at the close of the first taxable year in which it holds (or is deemed to hold) our public shares, makes a mark-to-market election
with respect to such shares for such taxable year. Such U.S. holder generally will include for each of its taxable years as ordinary income
the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its public shares at the end of such year over its adjusted basis in its public shares.
The U.S. holder also will recognize an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis of its public shares over
the fair market value of its public shares at the end of its taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included
income as a result of the mark-to-market election). The U.S. holder’s basis in its public shares will be adjusted to reflect any
such income or loss amounts, and any further gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of its public shares will be treated
as ordinary income.
The mark-to-market election is available only
for “marketable stock,” generally, stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Nasdaq (on which we intend to list the public shares), or on a foreign exchange or
market that the IRS determines has rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market
value. If made, a mark-to-market election would be effective for the taxable year for which the election was made and for all subsequent
taxable years unless the ordinary shares ceased to qualify as “marketable stock” for purposes of the PFIC rules or the
IRS consented to the revocation of the election. U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the availability and
tax consequences of a mark-to-market election with respect to our public shares under their particular circumstances.
If we are a PFIC and, at any time,
have a foreign subsidiary that is classified as a PFIC, U.S. holders generally would be deemed to own a portion of the shares of such
lower-tier PFIC, and generally could incur liability for the deferred tax and interest charge described above if we receive a distribution
from, or dispose of all or part of our interest in, the lower-tier PFIC or the U.S. holders otherwise were deemed to have disposed of
an interest in the lower-tier PFIC. We will endeavor to cause any lower-tier PFIC to provide to a U.S. holder the information that may
be required to make or maintain a QEF election with respect to the lower-tier PFIC. There can be no assurance that we will have timely
knowledge of the status of any such lower-tier PFIC. In addition, we may not hold a controlling interest in any such lower-tier PFIC
and thus there can be no assurance we will be able to cause the lower-tier PFIC to provide such required information.
U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisors
regarding the tax issues raised by lower-tier PFICs.
A U.S. holder that owns (or is deemed to own)
shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the U.S. holder, may have to file an IRS Form 8621 (whether or not a QEF or mark-to-market
election is made) and such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department. Failure to do so, if required, will
extend the statute of limitations until such required information is furnished to the IRS.
The rules dealing with PFICs and with the
QEF and mark-to-market elections are very complex and are affected by various factors in addition to those described above. Accordingly,
U.S. holders of our public shares are urged to consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of the PFIC rules to our
securities under their particular circumstances.
Non-U.S. Holders
This section applies to “Non-U.S. holders.”
For purposes of this discussion, a “Non-U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of public shares that is neither a U.S. holder
nor an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Taxation of Redemption as a Distribution
If the redemption of a Non-U.S. holder’s
public shares is treated as a distribution, as discussed above under the section entitled “Tax Treatment of Redeeming Shareholders,”
such a distribution generally will constitute a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid out of our current or
accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Unless such dividend is effectively connected
with the Non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax
treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. holder), such dividend will generally
not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits
and that exceed the Non-U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in its public shares will similarly not be generally subject to U.S. federal
income or withholding tax unless effectively connected with the Non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United
States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained
by the Non-U.S. holder).
Dividends paid to a Non-U.S. holder that are effectively
connected with the Non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable
income tax treaty, are attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. holder), will be subject
to regular U.S. federal income tax as if the Non-U.S. holder were a U.S. resident, subject to an applicable income tax treaty providing
otherwise. A Non-U.S. holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes may also be subject to an additional “branch
profits tax” imposed at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on its “effectively
connected earnings and profits” for the taxable year, as adjusted for certain items.
Taxation of Redemption as a Sale of Public Shares
If the redemption of a Non-U.S. holder’s
public shares is treated as a sale, as discussed above under “Tax Treatment of Redeeming Shareholders,” a Non-U.S.
holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of gain recognized in connection with such
redemption, unless:
| • | the
gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-U.S. holder
within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable
to a United States permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. holder);
or |
| • | the
Non-U.S. holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more
during the taxable year of the redemption and certain other requirements are met. |
Unless an applicable treaty provides otherwise,
gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates
as if the Non-U.S. holder were a U.S. resident. A Non-U.S. holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes may also
be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax
treaty) on its “effectively connected earnings and profits” for the taxable year, as adjusted for certain items.
Gain described in the second bullet point above
generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty),
which generally may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of the Non-U.S. holder, provided the Non-U.S. holder has timely filed
U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Generally, information reporting requirements
may apply in connection with payments made to U.S. holders or Non-U.S. holders in connection with a redemption of public shares.
Backup withholding of tax (currently at a rate
of 24%) generally will apply to cash payments to which a U.S. holder is entitled in connection with a redemption of public shares, unless
the U.S. holder provides the applicable withholding agent with a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 providing such U.S.
holder’s correct taxpayer identification number and certifying that such holder is not subject to backup withholding, or otherwise
establishes an exemption. A Non-U.S. holder generally will eliminate the requirement for information reporting and backup withholding
by providing certification of its foreign status, under penalties of perjury, on a duly executed applicable IRS Form W-8 or by otherwise
establishing an exemption.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The
amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a U.S. holder or Non-U.S. holder generally will be allowed as a credit against such
holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required
information is timely furnished to the IRS.
THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS BASED ON CURRENT LAW.
LEGISLATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL CHANGES OR INTERPRETATIONS, WHICH CAN APPLY RETROACTIVELY, COULD AFFECT THE ACCURACY OF THE STATEMENTS
SET FORTH THEREIN. THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. IT DOES NOT ADDRESS TAX CONSIDERATIONS THAT MAY VARY
WITH, OR ARE CONTINGENT ON, A HOLDER’S INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES NOR THE APPLICATION OF ANY U.S. NON-INCOME TAX LAWS OR THE LAWS
OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. JURISDICTION. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING SUCH MATTERS AND THE TAX CONSEQUENCES
OF A REDEMPTION OF THEIR PUBLIC SHARES TO THEM IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Required Vote
Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires
a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of shareholders holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s
ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary
Meeting at which a quorum is present.
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires
an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary
shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting
at which a quorum is present.
Holders of the Founder Shares are expected to
vote any ordinary shares owned by them in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal. As of [●], 2023 [(the latest practicable date
prior to the Record Date)], holders of the Founder Shares in the aggregate are entitled to vote 5,000,000 Founder Shares, which represents
43.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares.
In addition, subject to Rule 14e-5, during
the period when they are not aware of any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or its securities or otherwise, the insiders
may purchase public shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market prior to or following the Extraordinary Meeting,
although they are under no obligation to do so. Any such purchases that are completed after the Record Date for the Extraordinary Meeting
may include a contractual acknowledgment with a selling shareholder that such shareholder, for so long as it remains the record holder
of the shares in question, will not be voted in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal and/or will not exercise its redemption rights
with respect to the shares so purchased. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to reduce the number of
public shares that are redeemed. In the event that such purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders
that would otherwise have voted against the Extension Amendment Proposal and elected to redeem their shares for a portion of the Trust
Account. Any public shares held by or subsequently purchased by our affiliates will not be voted in favor of the Extension Amendment
Proposal. None of the insiders may make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material nonpublic information not disclosed
to the seller or during a restricted period under Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Prior to the Extraordinary Meeting, with respect
to any arrangement or significant purchase made by any of the insiders, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose
(i) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares so purchased; (ii) the purpose of such transactions; (iii) the impact,
if any, of such transactions on the likelihood that the Extension Amendment Proposal will be approved, (iv) the identities or the
nature of the public shareholders who sold their Class A Ordinary Shares in such transactions, and (v) the number of Class A
Ordinary Shares for which the Company has received redemption requests.
Recommendation
As discussed above, after careful consideration
of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal is in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders. The Board has approved and declared advisable adoption of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR”
THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL. THE BOARD EXPRESSES NO OPINION AS TO WHETHER YOU SHOULD REDEEM YOUR PUBLIC SHARES.
The existence of financial and personal interests
of our directors and officers may result in a conflict of interest on the part of one or more of the directors or officers between what
he, she or they may believe is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and what he, she or they may believe is best
for himself, herself or themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. See “ The Extension
Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Company’s Sponsor, Directors and Executive Officers” for a further discussion.
The
founder share AMENDMENT Proposal
Overview
The Founder Share Amendment Proposal asks the
Company’s shareholders to approve an amendment to the MAA in the form set forth in Annex B attached hereto, by way of special resolution,
to provide for the right of a holder of the Class B Ordinary Shares to convert into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one
basis at any time before or concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the Company’s business combination at
the election of the holder.
Upon conversion of the Class B Ordinary Shares
to Class A Ordinary Shares, such Class A Ordinary Shares converted from Class B Ordinary Shares shall not be entitled
to receive funds from the Trust Account through redemptions or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement. Additionally,
the Class A Ordinary Shares converted from Class B Ordinary Shares will be subject to all of the restrictions applicable to
Class B Ordinary Shares under the terms of the Letter Agreement, including the prohibition on transferring, assigning or selling
Class B Ordinary Shares until the earlier to occur of: (i) one year after the completion of a business combination or (ii) subsequent
of the Company’s initial business combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds
US$12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading
days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s initial business combination, or (y) the
date following the completion of the Company’s initial business combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger,
amalgamation, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having
the right to exchange their Class A Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.
Reasons for the Founder Share Amendment Proposal
The purpose of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal
is to provide the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares with the flexibility to assist the Company in retaining investors and meeting
the listing requirements of its Class A Ordinary Shares if necessary or desirable in connection with the Extension and the consummation
of the Business Combination.
If the Founder Share Amendment Proposal Is Not Approved
If the Founder Share Amendment Proposal is not
approved and there are significant requests for redemption, such redemptions may prevent the Company from being able to consummate the
Business Combination. The Company believes that the Founder Share Amendment Proposal allows increased flexibility for the Sponsor to
convert its shares in the best interest of the Company and may aid the Company in retaining investors and meeting continued listing requirements
necessary to continue to pursue the Business Combination. If the Company were not able to complete a business combination, it would be
forced to liquidate and dissolve.
If the Founder Share Amendment Proposal is Approved
If the Founder Share Amendment Proposal is approved,
the Company will file the amendment to the MAA with the Cayman Registrar in the form of Annex B to allow the holders of Class B
Ordinary Shares to convert the Class B Ordinary Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis at any time before,
upon or immediately following the consummation of a business combination. Holders of the Founder Shares agree to waive their redemption
rights with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares that they will receive in connection with the conversion of their Class B
Ordinary Shares.
Required Vote
Approval of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal
requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of shareholders holding at least two-thirds (2/3)
of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by
proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting at which a quorum is present. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of
whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on the outcome of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
Holders of the Founder Shares are expected to
vote any ordinary shares owned by them in favor of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal. As of [●], 2023 (the latest practicable
date prior to the Record Date), holders of the Founder Shares in the aggregate are entitled to vote 5,000,000 Founder Shares, which represents
43.12% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares.
Recommendation
As discussed above, after careful consideration
of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Founder Share Amendment Proposal is in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders. The Board has approved and declared advisable the adoption of the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE FOUNDER
SHARE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.
The existence of financial and personal interests
of our directors and officers may result in a conflict of interest on the part of one or more of the directors or officers between what
he, she or they may believe is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and what he, she or they may believe is best
for himself, herself or themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the Founder Share Amendment Proposal. See “The
Extension Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Company’s Sponsor, Directors and Executive Officers” for a further
discussion.
THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
Overview
The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow
the Board to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation
of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the Extension Amendment Proposal or the
Founder Share Amendment Proposal. The Adjournment Proposal will be presented to our shareholders only in the event that there are insufficient
votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal Is Not Approved
If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by
our shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date in the event that there are insufficient
votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.
Required Vote
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires
an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary
shares entitled to vote and which are voted on such resolution (in person (including virtually) or by proxy) at the Extraordinary Meeting
at which a quorum is present. Accordingly, if a valid quorum is otherwise established, a shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy
or in person (including virtually) at the Extraordinary Meeting or an abstention will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the
Adjournment Proposal. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will
have no effect on the outcome of the Adjournment Proposal.
Recommendation
As discussed above, after careful consideration
of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Adjournment Proposal is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
The Board has approved and declared advisable the adoption of the Adjournment Proposal.
IF PRESENTED, THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU
VOTE “FOR” THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.
Principal
Shareholders
The following table sets forth information regarding
the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of [●], 2023, the latest practicable date prior to the Record Date of the Extraordinary
Meeting, by:
| • | each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding
ordinary shares; |
| • | each
of our executive officers and directors; and |
| • | all
our executive officers and directors as a group. |
Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all
persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them. The
following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the public warrants or Private Placement Warrants as these Warrants
are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this proxy statement.
As of [●], 2023, there were a total of 11,595,117
ordinary shares, of which 6,595,117 were public shares and 5,000,000 were Founder Shares. Unless otherwise indicated, all persons named
in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | |
Number of Class A
Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned | | |
Percentage of Issued
and Outstanding
Ordinary Shares | | |
Number of Class B
Ordinary Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2) | | |
Percentage
of Issued and Outstanding Ordinary Shares | |
Alexandre Casin | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 50,000 | | |
| * | |
Dickson Cheng | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 25,000 | | |
| * | |
Frank Han | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 162,500 | | |
| * | |
Johnny Liu | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 25,000 | | |
| * | |
Jonathan Lin(3) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,500,000 | | |
| 38.8 | % |
Kevin Lee | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 162,500 | | |
| * | |
Sammy Hsieh | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 50,000 | | |
| * | |
All officers and directors as a group (seven individuals) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,975,000 | | |
| 42.9 | % |
Greater than 5% Holders: | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Magnum Opus Holdings LLC(3) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,500,000 | | |
| 38.8 | % |
* Less than 1 %
| (1) | Unless otherwise noted, the business address
of each of the following is Unit 1009, ICBC Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong
Kong. |
| (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 on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, or, if
the Founder Share Amendment Proposal is approved, on a one-for-one basis, at any earlier
time at the option of the holders thereof. |
| (3) | The Sponsor is the record holder of such
shares. Magnum Opus Sponsor LLC holds 100% of the voting securities of the Sponsor, may be
entitled to distribution of the Founder Shares and has voting and investment discretion with
respect to the Founder Shares held of record by the Sponsor. Magnum Opus Sponsors LLC is
controlled by Jonathan Lin, who is the chief executive officer and director of the Company.
Mr. Lin disclaims beneficial ownership over any securities owned by the Sponsor other
than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly. |
Delivery
of Documents to Shareholders
Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, the Company
and its agents that deliver communications to its shareholders are permitted to deliver to two or more shareholders sharing the same
address a single copy of the Company’s proxy statement. Upon written or oral request, the Company will deliver a separate copy
of the proxy statement to any shareholder at a shared address that wishes to receive separate copies of such documents in the future.
Shareholders receiving multiple copies of such documents may likewise request that the Company deliver single copies of such documents
in the future. Shareholders may notify the Company of their requests by calling or writing the Company at the Company’s principal
executive offices at Unit 1009, ICBC Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong or at +852 3757 9857.
Where
You Can Find More Information
The Company files annual, quarterly and current
reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet web site that contains reports, proxy and
information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The public can
obtain any documents that we file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
You may obtain additional copies of this proxy
statement, at no cost, and you may ask any questions you may have about the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment
Proposal, or the Adjournment Proposal by contacting us at the following address or email or call:
Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited
Unit 1009, ICBC Tower,
Three Garden Road,
Central, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3757 9857
Email: jonathan.lin@l2capm.com
You may also obtain these documents at no cost
by requesting them in writing or by telephone from the Company’s proxy solicitation agent at the following address and telephone
number:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400
Email: OPA.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
In order to receive timely delivery of the documents
in advance of the Extraordinary Meeting, you must make your request for information no later than [●], 2023 [(one week prior to
the date of the Extraordinary Meeting)].
Annex A
REVERSAL COMMITMENT FORM1
The Company requests that each public shareholder
complete this Reversal Commitment Form to indicate its intention to make an Election Reversal with respect to such shareholder’s
public shares.
The undersigned, [●] (the “Shareholder”),
is the beneficial owner of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company (“Beneficial Holdings”). The Shareholder represents
and warrants that such Shareholder has full power and authority with respect to its Beneficial Holdings for the purposes set forth herein.
The Shareholder hereby irrevocably gives notice
to the Company of its intention to make an Election Reversal with respect to the percentage of such Beneficial Holdings as set forth
below. By executing this form, the Shareholder agrees to tender for redemption all of its Beneficial Holdings as of the Record Date and
to subsequently withdraw tender with respect to the percentage of its Beneficial Holdings as of the Record Date as set forth below.
Please return this form prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, on [●], 2023 (two business days prior to the scheduled vote at the Extraordinary Meeting) to Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attn: SPAC Redemption Team (email: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com).
Shareholder Account Name(s):
Non-Redemption Percentage:
Record Date:
Signature of Shareholder:
Signed By (Legal Name):
Title:
Address:
1 Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have
the meanings ascribed to such terms in the proxy statement.
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Annex B
MAGNUM OPUS ACQUISITION LIMITED (THE “COMPANY”)
RESOLUTIONS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
Extension Amendment Proposal
It is resolved as a special resolution that the
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited be amended by deleting Articles 51.7 and
51.8 in their entirety and replacing them with the following:
“51.7 In the event that the Company does
not consummate a Business Combination on or before September 25, 2023, the Board may, not less than three days prior to the applicable
Extended Date, pass a resolution to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination, up to four times, each by an additional
month, for an aggregate of four additional months, until January 25, 2024. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business
Combination on or before the First-Phase Extended Date, or, if the Board has resolved to extend the period of time to consummate a Business
Combination beyond the First-Phase Extended Date, as permitted by this Article 51.7, by the applicable Second-Phase Extended Date,
or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall:
| (a) | cease all operations except for the purpose
of winding up; |
| (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 distribution 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 |
| (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, |
subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to
provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law.
For the purpose of this Article 51.7 and
Article 51.8, the period from July 25, 2023 (exclusive) to September 25, 2023 (inclusive) is being referred to as the
“First-Phase Extension Period,” and each of the one-month extension periods after September 25, 2023 (exclusive)
and until January 25, 2024 (inclusive) as a “Second-Phase Extension Period.” Each of the First-Phase Extension
Period and the Second-Phase Extension Periods is an “Extension Period.” September 25, 2023 is being referred
as the “First-Phase Extended Date,” and the last day of each Second-Phase Extension Period is being referred to as
a “Second-Phase Extended Date,” with the first Second-Phase Extended Date being October 25, 2023 and the fourth
Second-Phase Extended Date being January 25, 2024. “Extended Date” means each of the First-Phase Extended Date
and the Second-Phase Extended Date, as appropriate.
In connection with the extensions, the Company
shall deposit in the Trust Account: (A) for the First-Phase Extension Period, US$300,000 (the “First-Phase Contribution”),
and (B) if the Company does not consummate a business combination by the First-Phase Extended Date and the Board elects to extend
the period to consummate a business combination beyond the First-Phase Extension Period, as permitted under this Article 51.7, for
each applicable Second-Phase Extension Period, US$150,000 (each such deposit, a “Second-Phase Contribution”). The
First-Phase Contribution shall be deposited in the Trust Account in two equal installments of US$150,000, on or before August 1,
2023 and September 1, 2023, respectively. Each Second-Phase Contribution, if applicable, shall be deposited into the Trust Account
on or before (x) with respect to the first Second-Phase Extension Period, October 1, 2023, and (y) with respect to each
subsequent Second-Phase Extension Period, the first day of the calendar month in which the immediate subsequent Second-Phase Extended
Date falls. Each of the First-Phase Contribution and Second-Phase Contributions is being referred to as a “Contribution.”
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Board may, prior
to the last day of an Extension Period, pass a resolution to terminate such Extension Period, provided that the Company shall
have deposited into the Trust Account the Contribution for such Extension Period.
51.8 In the event that any amendment is made to
the Articles:
| (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 on or before the First-Phase Extended Date (or, if
the Board has resolved to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination
as described in Article 51.7, by the applicable Second-Phase Extended Date); or |
| (b) | with
respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination
activity, |
each holder of Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer
or Director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval or effectiveness of any such amendment
at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned
on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued
and outstanding Public Shares. The Company’s ability to provide such redemption in this Article is subject to the Redemption
Limitation.”
Founder Share Amendment Proposal
It is resolved as a special resolution that the
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company be amended by deleting Article 17.2 in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
“17.2 Class B
Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the “Initial Conversion Ratio”)
at any time before or concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of a Business Combination at the option of the holders
thereof.”
It is further resolved as a special resolution
that the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company be amended by deleting Article 51.10 in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“51.10 Except in circumstances
where Class A Shares are issued in connection with a conversion pursuant to Article 17.2 hereof where the holders of such shares
have waived any right to receive funds from the Trust Account, 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:
(a) receive
funds from the Trust Account; or
(b) vote
as a class with Public Shares on a Business Combination.”
Adjournment Proposal
“It is resolved to direct the chairman of
the Extraordinary Meeting to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation
and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Extraordinary Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve
the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.”
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