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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| Eric Blanchard Susan Choy Cooley LLP 500 Boylston Street, 14th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Tel.: (617) 937-2300 |
Alexandra Low Appleby (Cayman) Ltd. 60 Nexus Way, 9th Floor Camana Bay, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands KY1-9009 (345) 949-4900 |
Alan I. Annex Tricia Branker Greenberg Traurig, P.A. 777 S. Flagler Drive Suite 300 East West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 650-7900 |
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
| ☒ | Smaller reporting company | |||||
| Emerging growth company | ||||||
Per Unit |
Total |
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| Public offering price |
$ | 10.00 | $ | 300,000,000 | ||||
| Underwriting discounts and commissions (1) |
$ | 0.60 | $ | 18,000,000 | ||||
| Proceeds, before expenses, to us |
$ | 9.40 | $ | 282,000,000 | ||||
| (1) | Includes (a) $0.20 per unit, or $6,000,000 in the aggregate (or $6,900,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable to the underwriters upon the closing of this offering, of which (i) $0.10 per unit will be paid to the underwriters in cash and (ii) $0.10 per unit will be used by the underwriters to purchase private placement warrants; and (b) up to $0.40 per unit, or up to $12,000,000 in the aggregate (or up to $13,800,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) payable to the underwriters in this offering, for deferred underwriting commissions, to be placed in a trust account located in the United States and released to the underwriters only upon the completion of an initial business combination, but such $0.40 per unit shall be due solely on amounts remaining in the trust account following all properly submitted shareholder redemptions in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. Does not include certain fees and expenses payable to the underwriters in connection with this offering. See also “ Underwriting |
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We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from or inconsistent with that contained in this prospectus. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.
Trademarks
This prospectus contains references to trademarks and service marks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable licensor will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
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| • | “we,” “us,” “company” or “our company” are to Calm Seas Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company; |
| • | “Companies Act” are to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time; |
| • | “completion window” are to (i) the period ending on the date that is 24 months from the closing of this offering, or such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, in which we must complete an initial business combination or (ii) such other time period in which we must complete an initial business combination pursuant to an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Our shareholders can also vote at any time to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to modify the amount of time we will have to complete an initial business combination, in which case our public shareholders will be offered an opportunity to redeem their public shares; |
| • | “Excise Tax” shall mean the 1% U.S. federal excise tax on stock repurchases under Section 4501 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; |
| • | “founder shares” are to Class B ordinary shares initially purchased by our sponsor in a private placement prior to this offering and the Class A ordinary shares that will be issued upon the automatic conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof as described herein (for the avoidance of doubt, such Class A ordinary shares will not be “public shares”); |
| • | “initial shareholders” are to our sponsor and any other holders of our founder shares immediately prior to this offering; |
| • | “management” or our “management team” are to our officers and directors; |
| • | “ordinary shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares and our Class B ordinary shares; |
| • | “permitted withdrawals” are to the amounts withdrawn or eligible to be withdrawn to pay our taxes, such withdrawals can only be made from interest and not from the principal held in the trust account; |
| • | “public shares” are to Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market); |
| • | “public shareholders” are to the holders of our public shares, including our initial shareholders, management team and advisors to the extent our initial shareholders, members of our management team and/or advisors purchase public shares, provided that each initial shareholder’s, member of our management team’s and advisor’s status as a “public shareholder” will only exist with respect to such public shares; |
| • | “public warrants” are to the warrants included as part of the units sold in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market); |
| • | “private placement warrants” are to the warrants issued to our sponsor and in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of this offering; |
| • | “sponsor” are to Calm Seas Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company; and |
| • | “warrants” are to our public warrants and private placement warrants. |
| • | operate in our focus sectors, as described above under “Our Company”; |
| • | are industrial businesses critical to global supply chains, supporting energy security and vital infrastructure; |
| • | have an enterprise value within our target range of approximately $500.0 million to $5.0 billion; |
| • | have a demonstrable private market value, based on tangible asset values, contracted cash flows, liquid assets and/or strategic value, that significantly exceeds the purchase price of the business, consistent with Pilgrim Global’s investment evaluation framework; |
| • | are available at a distressed, dislocated or capital-starved entry point, reflecting businesses that have been overlooked, are operating in an out-of-favor |
| • | upon closing of an initial business combination, have a strong management team prepared to continue with the combined company and to meet the disclosure, governance and investor-communication obligations of a listed issuer; |
| • | have financial reporting maturity, or a credible path to it, including the ability to produce financial statements prepared under an SEC-accepted financial reporting framework and audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. |
Entity/Individual |
Amount of Compensation Received or to be Received or Securities Issued or to be Issued |
Consideration | ||
Sponsor |
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$ | ||||
Up to $ |
Repayment of loans made to us to cover offering related and organizational expenses | |||
Sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates |
Working capital loans by our sponsor, our sponsor’s affiliates and our directors or officers. Such loans may be converted at the option of the lender into private placement warrants at a conversion price of $1.00 per warrant(2) |
Working capital loans to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination | ||
Services in connection with identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination | ||||
| (1) | As described below under “ Offering — Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights one-to-one Offering — Limited payments to insiders Offering Additional financing |
| (2) | The $1.00 per private placement warrant conversion price for such working capital loans may potentially be significantly less than the market price of our warrants at the time the lenders elect to convert their working capital loans into private placement warrants. Therefore, such private placement warrant issuances may result in significant dilution to holders of our shares. For more information also see Risk Factors Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — We may issue shares to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price which is less than $10.00 or the prevailing market price of our shares at that time, which could materially dilute the interests of our existing shareholders and add costs. |
| (3) | For more information, also see “ Effecting Our Initial Business Combination — Sources of Target Businesses, Management — Executive Officer and Director Compensation Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions. |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
Founder Shares |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
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Private Placement Warrants and Underlying Shares |
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Securities offered: |
30,000,000 units (or 34,500,000 units if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), at $10.00 per unit, each unit consisting of: |
| • | one Class A ordinary share; and |
| • | one-third of one redeemable warrant. |
Proposed NYSE symbols: |
Units: CSEA.U |
Class A Ordinary Shares: CSEA |
Warrants: CSEA.WS |
Trading commencement and separation of Class A ordinary shares and warrants: |
The units are expected to begin trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units will begin separate trading on the 52 nd day following the date of this prospectus unless CCM informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our having filed the Current Report on Form 8-K described below and issued a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Once the Class A ordinary shares and warrants commence separate trading, holders will have the option to continue to hold units or separate their units into the component securities. Holders will need to have their brokers contact our transfer agent in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless you purchase at least three units, you will not be able to receive or trade a whole warrant. |
Separate trading of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants is prohibited until we have filed a Current Report on Form 8-K: |
In no event will the Class A ordinary shares and warrants be traded separately until we have filed with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds at the closing of this offering. We will file the Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the closing of this offering. If the over-allotment option is exercised following the initial filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, a second or amended Current Report on Form 8-K will be filed to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise of the over-allotment option. |
Number outstanding before this offering |
0 |
Number outstanding after this offering (1) |
30,000,000 |
Number outstanding before this offering (2) |
11,600,000 |
Number outstanding after this offering (3)(4) |
40,100,000 |
Number of private placement warrants to be sold in a private placement simultaneously with this offering |
8,000,000 |
Number of warrants to be outstanding after this offering and the private placement (5) |
18,000,000 |
Exercisability: |
Each whole warrant offered in this offering is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share. Only whole warrants are exercisable. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. |
We have structured each unit to contain one-third of one warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, as compared to units issued by some other similar SPACs which contain whole warrants exercisable for one share, in order to reduce the dilutive effect of the warrants upon completion of a business combination as compared to units that each contain a whole warrant to purchase one share, thus making us, we believe, a more attractive business combination partner for target businesses. |
| (1) | Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and 1,500,000 founder shares are surrendered to us for no consideration. |
| (2) | Includes up to 1,500,000 founder shares that will be surrendered to us for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised. |
| (3) | Comprised of 30,000,000 Class A ordinary shares included in the units to be sold in this offering and 10,100,000 Class B ordinary shares (or founder shares). Founder shares are currently classified as Class B ordinary shares, which shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares immediately prior to, concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one |
| (4) | Up to 1,500,000 founder shares will be surrendered to us for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised. Assumes surrender of all 1,500,000 founder shares. |
| (5) | Comprised of 10,000,000 public warrants included in the units to be sold in this offering and 8,000,000 private placement warrants to be sold in the private placement. |
Exercise price: |
$11.50 per share, subject to adjustments as described herein. |
In addition, if (x) we issue additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of our initial business combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to our initial shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by our initial shareholders or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds (including from such issuances and this offering), and interest thereon, available for the funding of our initial business combination on the date of the consummation of our initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which we consummate our initial business combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger prices described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. |
Exercise period: |
The warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, provided that no warrant will be exercisable for cash and we will not be obligated to issue ordinary shares upon exercise of a warrant unless the ordinary shares issuable upon such warrant exercise have been registered on a registration statement on Form S-1, Form S-3, Form F-1, or Form F-3, as applicable, following our initial business combination and such ordinary shares have been qualified or deemed exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration or qualification is available. In the event that such condition is not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant for cash and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless, in which case the purchaser of a unit containing public warrants will have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the ordinary shares underlying the unit. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant. |
We are registering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part because the warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, which may be within one year of this offering. However, because the warrants will be exercisable until their expiration date of up to five years after the completion of our initial business combination, in order to comply with the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act following the consummation of our initial business combination, we have agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of our initial business combination, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1, S-3, F-1, or F-3, as applicable, for the registration under the Securities Act of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective following the closing of our initial business combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If any such registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of our initial business combination, then beginning on the 61st business day after the closing of our initial business combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the SEC, and during any other period when we have failed to maintain an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the public warrants, warrant holders will have the right to exercise such public warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if our ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect such registration statement. |
The warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five years after the completion of our initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation; provided, however, that the private placement warrants issued to CCM will not be exercisable more than five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8). On the exercise of any warrant, the warrant exercise price will be paid directly to us and not placed in the trust account. |
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00 |
We may redeem the outstanding warrants: |
| • | in whole and not in part; |
| • | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
| • | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, which we refer to as the 30-day redemption period; and |
| • | if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “ Description of Securities — Warrants — Public Warrants — Redemption Procedures — Anti-dilution Adjustments 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after completion of our initial business combination and ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
We will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the measurement period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may not exercise our redemption right if the issuance of Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or we are unable to effect such registration or qualification. We will use our best efforts to register or qualify such ordinary shares under the blue sky laws of the state of residence in those states in which the warrants were offered by us in this offering. |
Founder shares: |
The founder shares are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units being sold in this offering, except that: |
| • | prior to the closing of our initial business combination, and while any Class B ordinary shares are issued and outstanding, only holders of Class B ordinary shares will be entitled to vote on the appointment and removal of directors or on continuing the company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any special resolution required to amend the constitutional documents of the company or to adopt new constitutional documents of the company, in each case, as a result of the company approving a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands); |
| • | the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below; |
| • | the founder shares are entitled to registration rights; |
| • | the founder shares are automatically convertible into our Class A ordinary shares immediately prior to, concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one |
| • | our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers and directors will enter into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they will agree to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial business combination if we determine it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial business combination; (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame and to liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account; and (iv) vote any founder shares held by them and any public shares purchased during or after this offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of our initial business combination (except with respect to any public shares which may not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act and any SEC interpretations or guidance relating thereto). |
Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights: |
The founder shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares immediately prior to, concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further |
adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with our initial business combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all founder shares will equal, in the aggregate, 25% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding (after giving effect to any redemptions of public shares by public shareholders) after such conversion, plus (ii) the sum of the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities (as defined below) or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial business combination, excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial business combination and any private placement-equivalent shares issued to our sponsor, members of our management team or any of their affiliates upon conversion of working capital loans made to the company; provided that such conversion of founder shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one |
Voting: |
Except as set forth below, holders of record of our Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Unless specified in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or as required by the Companies Act or stock exchange rules, an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company. Approval of certain actions require a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company, and pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, such actions include, but are not limited to, amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and approving a statutory merger or consolidation with another company. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the appointment of directors, meaning, following our initial business combination, the holders of more than 50% of our ordinary shares voted for the appointment of directors can elect all of the directors. Prior to the closing of our initial business combination, |
and while any Class B ordinary shares are issued and outstanding, only holders of our Class B ordinary shares will be entitled to vote on the appointment and removal of directors or on continuing the company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any special resolution required to amend the constitutional documents of the company or to adopt new constitutional documents of the company, in each case, as a result of the company approving a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands). These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may be amended by a special resolution passed by not less than 90% of the votes cast by the shareholders of the issued shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on such matter at a general meeting of the company. |
With respect to any other matter submitted to a vote of our shareholders prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, including any vote in connection with our initial business combination, except as required by law, holders of the founder shares and holders of our public shares will vote together as a single class, with each share entitling the holder to one vote. If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company. Our sponsor and management team will agree to vote their founder shares and any public shares purchased during or after this offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of our initial business combination (except with respect to any public shares which may not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act and any SEC interpretations or guidance relating thereto). |
As a result, in addition to our founder shares, we would need 9,950,001, or approximately 33.2%, of the 30,000,000 public shares included in the units sold in this offering to be voted in favor of an initial business combination in order to have our initial business combination approved, assuming all outstanding shares are voted, the over-allotment option is not exercised and the parties to the letter agreement do not acquire any public shares. Assuming that only the holders of one-third of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, representing a quorum under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, are represented in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the company, our founder shares would be sufficient to approve an initial business combination without any public shares being voted in favor; however, 3,266,667 public shares, or approximately 10.9% of the 30,000,000 public shares included in the units sold in this offering, would need to be represented in person or by proxy to establish a quorum. |
Private placement warrants: |
Our sponsor and CCM will commit, pursuant to written agreements, to purchase an aggregate of 8,000,000 private placement warrants (or 8,900,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, or $8,000,000 (or $8,900,000 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) in the aggregate, in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering. Of those 8,000,000 private placement warrants (or 8,900,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), our sponsor has agreed to purchase 5,000,000 private placement warrants (or 5,450,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) and CCM has agreed to use a portion of their underwriting discount and commission to purchase 3,000,000 private placement warrants (or 3,450,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). The private placement warrants will also be worthless if we do not complete our initial business combination. A portion of the purchase price of the private placement warrants will be added to the proceeds from this offering to be held in the trust account such that at the time of closing of this offering $300,000,000 (or $345,000,000 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) will be held in the trust account. The private placement warrants will be identical to the warrants sold in this offering except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees, the private placement warrants (i) may not (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) will be entitled to registration rights and (iii) with respect to private placement warrants held by CCM and/or its designees, will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in this offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8). If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the private placement warrants will expire worthless. |
The private placement warrants to be purchased by CCM or its affiliates are deemed underwriters’ compensation by FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110. |
Transfer restrictions on founder shares, private placement warrants and Class A ordinary shares underlying private placement warrants: |
Our initial shareholders will agree not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares until the earlier to occur of: (i) 180 days after the completion of our initial business combination; and (ii) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction after our initial business combination that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A |
ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property; except to certain permitted transferees and under certain circumstances as described herein under “ Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants lock-up. |
The private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, except as described herein under “ Principal Shareholders — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants |
Proceeds to be held in trust account: |
NYSE rules provide that at least 90% of the gross proceeds from this offering and the concurrent sale of the private placement warrants be deposited in a trust account. Of the net proceeds we will receive from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants described in this prospectus, $300,000,000, or $345,000,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($10.00 per unit in either case), will be deposited into a segregated trust account located in the United States at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, after deducting $6,000,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions (or $6,900,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) payable upon the closing of this offering and an aggregate of $2,000,000, of which an estimated $800,000 is to pay fees and expenses in connection with the closing of this offering and the remaining estimated $1,200,000 is for working capital following the closing of this offering. The proceeds to be placed in the trust account include $12,000,000 (or up to $13,800,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) in deferred underwriting commissions, subject to adjustment as described in this prospectus. |
Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us as permitted withdrawals, if any, the proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants deposited into the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of our initial business combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial business combination if we determine it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of our public shares if we are unable to complete our initial business combination |
within the completion window, subject to applicable law, or (iii) the redemption of our public shares properly submitted in connection with an amendment of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to (A) modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public shareholders. |
Ability to extend time to complete business combination: |
We have until the date that is 24 months from the closing of this offering or until such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, to consummate our initial business combination. If we anticipate that we may be unable to consummate our initial business combination within such completion window, we may seek shareholder approval to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. If we seek shareholder approval for an extension, public shareholders will be offered an opportunity to redeem their public shares at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account as of two days prior to the effective date of such extension, including interest earned thereon and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then-outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law, if such extension is implemented. There is no limit on the number or length of extensions that we may seek; however, we do not expect to extend the time period to consummate our initial business combination beyond 36 months from the closing of this offering. If we determine not to or are unable to extend the time period to consummate our initial business combination or fail to obtain shareholder approval to extend, our sponsor, management team and other initial shareholders will lose their entire investment in our founder shares and our private placement warrants, except to the extent they entitle the holders thereof to receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account. For more information, also see “ Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Securities — Since our sponsor, management team and other initial shareholders will likely lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed (other than with respect to public shares they may acquire during or after this offering), a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business combination and in negotiating or accepting the terms of the transaction because of their financial interest in completing an initial business combination within the completion window. |
If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering and do not amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the amount of time we will have to consummate an initial business combination, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, we will redeem 100% of the public shares at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned thereon and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation expenses), divided by the number of then-outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and certain conditions as further described herein. |
Anticipated expenses and funding sources: |
Except in connection with completion of our initial business combination, no proceeds held in the trust account will be available for our use, except the withdrawal of interest as permitted withdrawals and/or to redeem our public shares in connection with an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as described above. The proceeds held in the trust account will be held as cash or invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations; the holding of these assets in this form is intended to be temporary and for the sole purpose of facilitating the intended business combination and may at any time be held as cash or cash items, including in demand deposit accounts at a bank. We will disclose in each quarterly and annual report filed with the SEC prior to our initial business combination whether the proceeds deposited in the trust account are invested in U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds or a combination thereof or as cash or cash items, including in demand deposit accounts. Unless and until we complete our initial business combination, we may pay our expenses only from: |
| • | the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not held in the trust account, which initially will be approximately $1,200,000 in working capital after the payment of approximately $800,000 in expenses relating to this offering; and |
| • | any loans or additional investments from our sponsor, members of our management team or their affiliates or other third parties, although they are under no obligation to advance funds or invest in us; provided that any such loans will not have any claim on the proceeds held in the trust account unless such proceeds are released to us upon completion of our initial business combination. Such loans may be convertible into private placement warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. |
Conditions to completing our initial business combination: |
NYSE rules require that we must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination. Our board of directors will make the determination as to the fair market value of our initial business combination. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of our initial business combination (including with the assistance of financial advisors), we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm which is a member of FINRA or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. While we consider it likely that our board of directors will be able to make an independent determination of the fair market value of our initial business combination, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the business of a particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value of the target’s assets or prospects. |
Additionally, pursuant to NYSE rules, any initial business combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors. We will complete our initial business combination only if the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own or acquire 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or is otherwise not required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to our initial business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post business combination company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity interests of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders immediately prior to our initial business combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination. |
If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be taken into account for purposes of the 80% of net assets test described above, provided that in the event that the business combination involves more than one target business, the aggregate |
value of all of the target businesses will be taken into account for purposes of the 80% fair market value test and we will treat the transactions together as our initial business combination for purposes of seeking shareholder approval or conducting a tender offer, as applicable. |
Permitted purchases of public shares and public warrants by our affiliates: |
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares or public warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination. Additionally, at any time at or prior to our initial business combination, subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may enter into transactions with investors and others to provide them with incentives to acquire public shares, vote their public shares in favor of our initial business combination or not redeem their public shares. There is no limit on the number of shares our initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase in such transactions, subject to compliance with applicable law and NYSE rules. |
However, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. None of the funds held in the trust account will be used to purchase shares or public warrants in such transactions. If they engage in such transactions, they will not make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information not disclosed to the seller or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. We do not currently anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply with such rules. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting requirements. See “Proposed Business — Effecting Our Initial Business Combination — Permitted Purchases of Our Securities 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. |
Additionally, in the event our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates were to purchase shares or warrants from public shareholders such purchases would be structured in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act including, in pertinent part, through adherence to the following: |
| • | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would disclose the possibility that our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares or warrants from public shareholders outside the redemption process, along with the purpose of such purchases; |
| • | if our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates were to purchase shares or warrants from public shareholders, they would do so at a price no higher than the price offered through our redemption process; |
| • | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would include a representation that any of our securities purchased by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates would not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction; |
| • | our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates would not possess any redemption rights with respect to our securities or, if they do acquire and possess redemption rights, they would waive such rights; and |
| • | we would disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K, before our security holder meeting to approve the business combination transaction, the following material items: |
| • | the amount of our securities purchased outside of the redemption offer by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates, along with the purchase price; |
| • | the purpose of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates; |
| • | the impact, if any, of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates on the likelihood that the business combination transaction will be approved; |
| • | the identities of our security holders who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates (if not purchased on the open market) or the nature of our security holders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates; and |
| • | the number of our securities for which we have received redemption requests pursuant to our redemption offer. |
Please see “ Proposed Business — Permitted Purchases of Our Securities |
The purpose of any such transaction could be to (1) increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the business combination, (2) reduce the number of public warrants outstanding and/or increase the likelihood of approval on any matters submitted to the public warrant holders for approval in connection with our initial business combination or (3) satisfy a closing condition in an agreement with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our initial business combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of our initial business combination that may not otherwise have been possible. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our securities may be reduced and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, which may make it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange. Please see “ Risk Factors — If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may elect to purchase public shares or warrants, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our securities |
Redemption rights for public shareholders upon completion of our initial business combination: |
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein. The amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share. The per share amount we will distribute to public shareholders who properly redeem their public shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriters. There will be no redemption rights in connection with the completion of our initial business combination with respect to our warrants. Our sponsor and management team will enter into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they will agree to waive their |
redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and any public shares they may acquire during or after this offering in connection with the completion of our initial business combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial business combination if we determine it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial business combination. |
Manner of conducting redemptions: |
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the initial business combination or (ii) without a shareholder vote by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed initial business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would require us to seek shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. Asset acquisitions and share purchases would not typically require shareholder approval while direct mergers with our company where we do not survive and any transactions where we issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares or seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association would require shareholder approval. So long as we obtain and maintain a listing for our securities on NYSE, we will be required to comply with NYSE’s shareholder approval rules. |
The requirement that we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares by one of the two methods listed above will be contained in provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and will apply whether or not we maintain our registration under the Exchange Act or our listing on NYSE. Such provisions may be amended if approved by a special resolution under Cayman Islands law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds majority of the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares present in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company. |
If we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares in connection with a general meeting, we will: |
| • | conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and |
| • | file proxy materials with the SEC. |
If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company. A quorum for such meeting will be present if the holders of one third of the total issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting are represented in person or by proxy. Our sponsor and management team will count toward this quorum and, pursuant to the letter agreement, they will agree to vote their founder shares, and any public shares purchased during or after this offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of our initial business combination (except with respect to any public shares which may not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act and any SEC interpretations or guidance relating thereto). For purposes of seeking approval of an ordinary resolution, non-votes will have no effect on the approval of our initial business combination once a quorum is obtained. As a result, in addition to our founder shares, we would need 9,950,001, or approximately 33.2%, of the 30,000,000 public shares included in the units sold in this offering to be voted in favor of an initial business combination in order to have our initial business combination approved, assuming all outstanding shares are voted, the over-allotment option is not exercised and the parties to the letter agreement do not acquire any public shares. Assuming that only the holders of one-third of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, representing a quorum under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, are represented in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the company, our founder shares would be sufficient to approve an initial business combination without any public shares being voted in favor; however, 3,266,667 public shares, or approximately 10.9% of the 30,000,000 public shares included in the units sold in this offering, would need to be represented in person or by proxy to establish a quorum. However, if our initial business combination is structured as a statutory merger or consolidation with another company under Cayman Islands law, the approval of our initial business combination will require a special resolution under Cayman Islands law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company. |
These quorum and voting thresholds, and the voting agreements of our initial shareholders, may make it more likely that we will consummate our initial business combination. Each public shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares irrespective of |
whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction, or whether they do not vote or abstain from voting on the proposed transaction, or whether they were a public shareholder on the record date for the general meeting held to approve the proposed transaction. |
If a shareholder vote is not required and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will: |
| • | conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers, and |
| • | file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about our initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies. |
In the event we conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial business combination until the expiration of the tender offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on public shareholders not tendering more than the number of shares we are permitted to redeem. If public shareholders tender more shares than we have offered to purchase, we will withdraw the tender offer and not complete such initial business combination. |
Upon the public announcement of our initial business combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, we or our sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase our Class A ordinary shares in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act. |
We intend to require our public shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,” to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their share certificates to our transfer agent or deliver their shares to our transfer agent electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system, prior to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date may be up to two business days prior to the initial scheduled date of the general meeting to approve the initial business combination. In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection with a shareholder vote, we intend to require a public shareholder seeking redemption of its public shares to also submit a written request for redemption to our transfer agent not later than two business days prior to the initial scheduled date of the general meeting to approve the initial business combination in which |
the name of the beneficial owner of such shares is included. The proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring public shareholders to satisfy such delivery requirements. We believe that this will allow our transfer agent to efficiently process any redemptions without the need for further communication or action from the redeeming public shareholders, which could delay redemptions and result in additional administrative cost. If the proposed initial business combination is not approved and we continue to search for a target company, we will promptly return any certificates or shares delivered by public shareholders who elected to redeem their public shares. |
Our proposed initial business combination may impose a minimum cash requirement for (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash for working capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all Class A ordinary shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed initial business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the initial business combination or redeem any shares, and all Class A ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof. We may, however, raise funds through the issuance of equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, including pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop arrangements we may enter into following consummation of this offering, in order to, among other reasons, satisfy such net tangible assets or minimum cash requirements. |
Limitation on redemption rights of shareholders holding 15% or more of the then-outstanding public shares if we hold shareholder vote: |
Notwithstanding the foregoing redemption rights, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the then-outstanding public shares without our prior consent. We believe the restriction described above will discourage shareholders from accumulating large blocks of shares, and subsequent attempts by such holders to use their ability to redeem their public shares as a means to force us, our sponsor or our management team to purchase |
their shares at a significant premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. Absent this provision, a public shareholder holding more than an aggregate of 15% of the then-outstanding public shares could threaten to exercise its redemption rights against a business combination if such holder’s shares are not purchased by us, our sponsor or our management team at a premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. By limiting our shareholders’ ability to redeem to no more than 15% of the then-outstanding public shares, we believe we will limit the ability of a small group of shareholders to unreasonably attempt to block our ability to complete our initial business combination, particularly in connection with a business combination with a target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including all shares held by those shareholders that hold more than 15% of the then-outstanding public shares) for or against our initial business combination. |
Release of funds in trust account in connection with closing of our initial business combination: |
In connection with the completion of the initial business combination, the funds held in the trust account will be used to pay amounts due to any public shareholders who exercise their redemption rights as described above under “ Redemption rights for public shareholders upon completion of our initial business combination |
Additional financing: |
We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of this offering, the sale of the private placement warrants, our equity, debt or a combination of these as the consideration to be paid in our initial business combination. Generally, the issuance of additional shares in a business combination: |
| • | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one |
| • | may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded to Class A ordinary shares; |
| • | could cause a change in control if a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, the post-business combination company’s ability to use its net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of officers and directors; |
| • | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of the post-business combination company by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of the post-business combination company; and |
| • | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants. |
We may issue shares to investors in PIPE transactions in order to complete an initial business combination and provide sufficient liquidity and capital to the post-business combination entity. As of the date of this prospectus, we have no commitments to issue any shares in connection with such a transaction. We expect that the terms of any such PIPE transaction will be negotiated with the applicable business combination target and investors, at the time a business combination agreement is signed. The price of the shares so issued in connection with an initial business combination may be less, and potentially significantly less, than $10.00 per share or the market price for our shares at such time. |
Any such issuances of equity securities at a price that is less than $10.00 or the prevailing market price of our shares at that time could be structured to ensure a return on investment to the investors and could materially dilute the interests of our existing shareholders in a manner that would not ordinarily occur in a traditional initial public offering and could result in both a reduction in the trading price of our shares to the price at which we issue such equity securities and fluctuations in the net tangible book value per share of the combined company’s securities following the completion of our initial business combination. We may also provide price protection or other incentives, or issue convertible securities such as preferred equity or convertible debt, and the exercise or conversion price of those securities may be fixed or adjustable, and may be less, and potentially significantly less, than $10.00 per share or the market price for our shares at such time. Such issuances could also result in additional transaction costs related to our initial business combination compared to a traditional initial public offering, including the placement fees associated with the engagement of a placement agent in connection with PIPE transactions. Therefore, any such PIPE transaction may result in material dilution to holders of our shares. |
Although we have no commitments as of the date of this prospectus to issue any notes or other debt, or to otherwise incur debt following this offering, we may choose to pursue a business combination in connection with which we incur substantial debt. No issuance of debt will affect the per share amount available for redemption from the trust account. However, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant debt to banks or other lenders or the owners of a target, it could result in: |
| • | default and foreclosure on the assets of the post-business combination company if its operating revenues are insufficient to repay its debt obligations; |
| • | acceleration of the post-business combination company’s obligations to repay such indebtedness, even if it makes all principal and interest payments when due, if it breaches certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
| • | the post-business combination company’s immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
| • | the post-business combination company’s inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting its ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
| • | using a substantial portion of the post-business combination company’s cash flow to pay principal and interest on its debt, which will reduce the funds available for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
| • | limitations on the post-business combination company’s flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in its business and in the industry in which it operates; and |
| • | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and limitations on the post-business combination company’s ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of its strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to its competitors who have less debt. |
For more information also see “ Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio |
greater than one-to-one We may issue shares to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price which is less than $10.00 or the prevailing market price of our shares at that time, which could materially dilute the interests of our existing shareholders and add costs We may issue notes or other debt, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination. If we do not complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account |
Redemption of public shares and distribution and liquidation if no initial business combination: |
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that we will have only the completion window to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, we will, 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 us for permitted withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will constitute full and complete payment for the public shares and completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation or other distributions, if any), subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and subject to the 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 our initial business combination within the completion window. |
Our sponsor and management team will enter into written agreements with us, pursuant to which they will waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account. However, if our sponsor or management team acquire public shares in or after this |
offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the completion window. |
The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission held in the trust account in the event we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the trust account that will be available to fund the redemption of our public shares. |
Our sponsor and management team will agree, pursuant to a letter agreement, that they will not propose any amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares upon implementation of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described above adjacent to “— Limitations on redemptions Ability to extend time to complete business combination |
Limited payments to insiders: |
Prior to or in connection with our initial business combination, we expect to make certain payments and reimbursements, to our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers or directors, or our or their affiliates, including but not limited to the following, which, if made prior to our initial business combination will be made from funds held outside the trust account: |
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Repayment of up to an aggregate of $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses; |
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Payment of consulting, success or finder fees to our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers, directors, advisors, or their respective affiliates in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination; |
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We may engage our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as an advisor or otherwise in connection with our initial business combination and certain other transactions and pay such person or entity a salary or fee in an amount that constitutes a market standard for comparable transactions; |
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Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket |
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Repayment of loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Such loans may be convertible into private placement warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. |
Audit committee: |
We will establish and maintain an audit committee, which will be composed entirely of independent directors as and when required by the rules of NYSE and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. Among its responsibilities, the audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers or directors, or our or their affiliates and monitor compliance with the other terms relating to this offering. If any noncompliance is identified, then the audit committee will be charged with the responsibility to promptly take all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise to cause compliance with the terms of this offering. For more information, see the section titled “Management — Committees of the Board of Directors — Audit Committee. |
Conflicts of Interest: |
such entity. Accordingly, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such other entity, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. In addition, our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or our officers and/or our directors may sponsor or form other SPACs similar to ours or may pursue other business or investment ventures during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. |
Our officers and our directors may have interests that differ from you in connection with the business combination, including the fact that they will lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed, except to the extent they entitle the holders thereof to receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account, and accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination and in negotiating or accepting the terms of the transaction because of their financial interest in completing an initial business combination within the completion window. |
Additionally, the personal and financial interests of our directors and officers may influence their motivation in timely identifying and pursuing an initial business combination or completing our initial business combination and in negotiating or accepting the terms of the transaction. For example, our directors and officers may prioritize a prospective initial business combination with a shorter timeline to completion over another acquisition target which may be more difficult or time-intensive to consummate. Consequently, our |
directors’ and officers’ discretion in identifying and selecting a suitable target business may result in a conflict of interest when determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a particular business combination are appropriate and in our shareholders’ best interest, which could negatively impact the timing for a business combination. |
In addition to the above, our officers and directors are not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs, and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including selecting a business combination target and monitoring the related due diligence. See “ Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Management Team — Our officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination. |
Additionally, our sponsor and management team will agree to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and any public shares held by them in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial business combination if we determine it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial business combination. Further, our sponsor and management team will agree to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares held by them if we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the completion window. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private placement warrants may expire worthless, except to the extent they entitle the holders thereof to receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account. With certain limited exceptions, the founder shares will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 180 days after the completion of our initial business combination. With certain limited exceptions, the private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares underlying the private placement warrants), will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. Since our sponsor and certain of our officers and directors will directly or indirectly own founder shares and private placement warrants following this offering, our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination and in negotiating or accepting the terms of the transaction because of their financial interest in completing an initial business combination within the completion window. Our sponsor paid a nominal aggregate purchase price of $25,000 for the founder |
shares, or approximately $0.002 per share. Accordingly, our sponsor and those members of our management team who directly or indirectly own founder shares may be more willing to pursue a business combination with a riskier or less-established target business than would be the case if our sponsor had paid the same per share price for the founder shares as our public shareholders paid for their public shares. |
In the event our sponsor or members of our management team provide loans to us to finance transaction costs and/or incur expenses on our behalf in connection with an initial business combination, such persons may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination and in negotiating or accepting the terms of the transaction as such loans may not be repaid and/or such expenses may not be reimbursed unless we consummate such business combination. We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers or directors, or completing an initial business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers or directors; accordingly, such affiliated person(s) may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination and in negotiating or accepting the terms of the transaction as such affiliated person(s) would have interests different from our public shareholders and would likely not receive any financial benefit unless we consummated such business combination. In the event we seek to complete an initial business combination with a target that is affiliated (as defined in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association) with our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm which is a member of FINRA or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions stating that the consideration to be paid by us in such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context. |
Indemnity by the sponsor in the event of liquidation without a business combination: |
Our sponsor will agree that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement (except for the Company’s independent auditors), reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below the lesser of (i) $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 $10.00 per share due to |
| reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes paid or payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation expenses, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the trust account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. However, we have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and we believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made against the trust account, the funds available for our initial business combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per public share. |
September 1, 2026 |
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Actual |
As Adjusted |
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(audited) |
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| Balance Sheet Data: |
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| Working (deficiency) capital (1) |
$ |
(11,147 |
) |
$ |
931,896 |
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| Total assets (2) |
$ |
42,743 |
$ |
301,206,596 |
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| Total liabilities (3) |
$ |
36,147 |
$ |
12,274,700 |
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| Value of ordinary share subject to possible redemption (4) |
$ |
— |
$ |
300,000,000 |
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| Shareholders’ equity (deficit) (5) |
$ |
6,596 |
$ |
(11,068,104 |
) | |||
(1) |
The “as adjusted” calculation includes $1,200,000 of cash held outside the trust account, plus $6,596 of actual shareholders’ equity on September 1, 2026, less $274,700 of over-allotment liability. |
(2) |
The “as adjusted” calculation equals $300,000,000 of cash held in trust from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, plus $1,200,000 in cash held outside the trust account, plus $6,596 of actual shareholders’ equity on September 1, 2026. |
(3) |
The “as adjusted” calculation equals $12,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions, assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised, plus the over-allotment liability of $274,700. |
(4) |
The “as adjusted” calculation equals 30,000,000 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at $10.00 per share. |
(5) |
Excludes 30,000,000 Class A ordinary shares sold in this offering that are subject to possible redemption. The “as adjusted” calculation equals the “as adjusted” total assets, less the “as adjusted” total liabilities, less the value of ordinary shares that may be redeemed in connection with our initial business combination ($10.00 per share). |
| • | We are a SPAC with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective. |
| • | Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed initial business combination, and even if we hold a vote, holders of our founder shares will participate in such vote, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our public shareholders do not support such a combination. |
| • | Your only opportunity to effect your investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your public shares from us for cash. |
| • | Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern.” |
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| • | The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their public shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target. |
| • | The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our public shares and the amount of deferred underwriting compensation may not allow us to complete the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure, and may substantially dilute your investment in us. |
| • | The requirement that we complete our initial business combination within the completion window may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our liquidation deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders. |
| • | Our search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by events that are outside of our control, such as increased geopolitical unrest, pandemic outbreaks and volatility in the debt and equity markets. |
| • | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and/or their affiliates may elect to purchase public shares or public warrants from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares or public warrants. |
| • | Our officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination. |
| • | You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss. |
| • | NYSE may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions. |
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The nominal purchase price paid by our sponsor for the founder shares may result in significant dilution to the implied value of your public shares upon the consummation of our initial business combination. |
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The value of the founder shares following completion of our initial business combination is likely to be substantially higher than the nominal price paid for them, even if the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares at such time is substantially less than $10.00 per share. |
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You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies. |
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Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may receive only their pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account that are available for distribution to public shareholders, and our warrants will expire worthless. |
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If the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the duration of the completion window, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete our initial business combination, and we will depend on loans from our sponsor, its affiliates or our management team to fund our search and to complete our initial business combination. |
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Past performance by our management team, our advisors and their respective affiliates, including investments and transactions in which they have participated and businesses with which they have been associated, may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the company. |
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Our sponsor has the ability to remove itself as the Company’s sponsor or to substantially reduce its interests in the Company before identifying an initial business combination, which may result in change in the strategy and focus of our Company in pursuing an initial business combination. |
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We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one |
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We may issue our shares to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price which is less than $10.00 or the prevailing market price of our shares at that time, which could materially dilute the interests of our existing shareholders and add costs. |
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We may be a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors. |
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We may reincorporate in or transfer by way of continuation, merger or another type of transaction to another jurisdiction, which may result in taxes imposed on shareholders or warrant holders. |
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An investment in this offering may result in uncertain U.S. federal income tax consequences. |
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In recent years, the number of SPACs that have been formed has increased substantially, potentially resulting in more competition for attractive targets. This could increase the cost of our initial business combination and could even result in our inability to find a target or to consummate an initial business combination. |
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Our initial business combination and our structure thereafter may not be tax-efficient to our shareholders and warrant holders. As a result of our business combination, our tax obligations may be more complex, burdensome and/or uncertain. |
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Our officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests. |
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Because we are incorporated in the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. Federal courts may be limited. |
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The other risks and uncertainties discussed in “ Risk Factors |
| • | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would disclose the possibility that our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants from public shareholders outside the redemption process, along with the purpose of such purchases; |
| • | if our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates were to purchase public shares or warrants from public shareholders, they would do so at a price no higher than the price offered through our redemption process; |
| • | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would include a representation that any of our securities purchased by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and/or their affiliates would not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction; |
| • | our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates would not possess any rights to redeem any of our securities so acquired in connection with the business combination transaction and, if they do acquire and possess redemption rights, they would waive such rights with respect to the business combination transaction; and |
| • | we would disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K, before our security holder meeting to approve the business combination transaction, the following material items: |
| • | the amount of our securities purchased outside of the redemption offer by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates, along with the purchase price; |
| • | the purpose of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates; |
| • | the impact, if any, of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates on the likelihood that the business combination transaction will be approved; |
| • | the identities of our security holders who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates (if not purchased on the open market) or the nature of our security holders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates; and |
| • | the number of our securities for which we have received redemption requests pursuant to our redemption offer. |
| • | restrictions on the nature of our investments; and |
| • | restrictions on the issuance of securities, each of which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. |
| • | registration as an investment company with the SEC; |
| • | adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
| • | reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations. |
| • | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one |
| • | may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares; |
| • | could cause a change in control if a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; |
| • | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; |
| • | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our securities; and |
| • | may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants. |
| • | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
| • | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
| • | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
| • | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
| • | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
| • | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
| • | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and |
| • | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
| • | solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset, or |
| • | dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services. |
| • | costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations; |
| • | rules and regulations regarding currency redemption; |
| • | complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
| • | laws governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected; |
| • | exchange listing and/or delisting requirements; |
| • | tariffs and trade barriers; |
| • | regulations related to customs and import/export matters; |
| • | local or regional economic policies and market conditions; |
| • | unexpected changes in regulatory requirements; |
| • | challenges in managing and staffing international operations; |
| • | longer payment cycles; |
| • | tax issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
| • | currency fluctuations and exchange controls; |
| • | rates of inflation; |
| • | challenges in collecting accounts receivable; |
| • | cultural and language differences; |
| • | employment regulations; |
| • | underdeveloped or unpredictable legal or regulatory systems; |
| • | corruption; |
| • | protection of intellectual property; |
| • | social unrest, crime, strikes, riots and civil disturbances; |
| • | regime changes and political upheaval; |
| • | terrorist attacks, natural disasters, widespread health emergencies and wars; and |
| • | deterioration of political relations with the United States. |
| • | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
| • | reduced liquidity for our securities; |
| • | a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; |
| • | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
| • | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
Public shares |
30,000,000 | |||
Founder shares |
10,100,000 | |||
Total shares |
40,100,000 | |||
Total funds in trust available for initial business combination (1) |
$ | 288,000,000 | ||
Public shareholders’ investment per Class A ordinary share |
$ | 10.00 |
Sponsor’s investment per Class B ordinary share (2) |
$ | 0.002 | ||
Initial implied value per public share |
$ | 9.60 | ||
Implied value per share upon consummation of initial business combination (3) |
$ | 7.18 |
| (1) | Assumes payment of $6,000,000 of upfront underwriting commissions at the closing of this offering and offering expenses of $800,000. Does not take into account other potential impacts on our valuation at the time of the business combination, such as the trading price of our public shares, the terms of the business combination transaction (including any equity issued to or retained by, or cash or other consideration paid to, the target’s shareholder or other third parties), the business combination transaction costs (except for the payment of up to $12,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions), or the target’s business itself, including its assets, liabilities, management and prospects. For instance, the potential dilution experienced by holders of our ordinary shares may be mitigated if the business combination agreement is structured such that the potential dilutive impact of the founder shares is borne by all shareholders in the pro forma company. |
| (2) | The total investment in the equity of the company by the sponsor is $5,025,000, consisting of (i) $25,000 paid by the sponsor for the founder shares and (ii) $5,000,000 paid by the sponsor for 5,000,000 private placement warrants. For purposes of this table, the full investment amount is ascribed to the founder shares only. |
| (3) | While the public shareholders’ investment is in both the public shares and the public warrants, for purposes of this table the full investment amount is ascribed to the public shares only. |
| • | the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies; |
| • | prior offerings of those companies; |
| • | our prospects for acquiring an operating business at attractive values; |
| • | a review of debt to equity ratios in leveraged transactions; |
| • | our capital structure; |
| • | an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies; |
| • | general conditions of the securities markets at the time of this offering; and |
| • | other factors as were deemed relevant. |
| • | our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses; |
| • | our ability to complete our initial business combination; |
| • | our expectations around the performance of the prospective target business or businesses; |
| • | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
| • | our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination; |
| • | our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
| • | our pool of prospective target businesses; |
| • | our ability to consummate an initial business combination due to the uncertainty resulting from geopolitical events like the conflicts in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza and Iran and economic impacts such as inflation and rising interest rates; |
| • | the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities; |
| • | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
| • | the lack of a market for our securities; |
| • | the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; |
| • | the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or |
| • | our financial performance following this offering. |
Without Over-allotment Option |
Over-allotment Option Exercised |
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Gross proceeds |
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Gross proceeds from units offered to public (1) |
$ | 300,000,000 | $ | 345,000,000 | ||||
Gross proceeds from private placement warrants offered in the private placement |
$ | 8,000,000 | $ | 8,900,000 | ||||
Total gross proceeds |
$ | 308,000,000 | $ | 353,900,000 | ||||
Offering expenses (2) |
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Underwriting commissions (2.0% of gross proceeds from units offered to public, excluding deferred portion) (3) |
$ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,900,000 | ||||
Legal fees and expenses |
$ | 400,000 | $ | 400,000 | ||||
Printing and engraving expenses |
$ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | ||||
Trustee fees and expenses |
$ | 40,000 | $ | 40,000 | ||||
Accounting fees and expenses |
$ | 60,000 | $ | 60,000 | ||||
SEC/FINRA expenses |
$ | 116,000 | $ | 116,000 | ||||
Travel and road show expenses |
$ | 7,000 | $ | 7,000 | ||||
NYSE listing fees |
$ | 75,000 | $ | 75,000 | ||||
Miscellaneous |
$ | 52,000 | $ | 52,000 | ||||
Total offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) |
$ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | ||||
Proceeds after offering expenses |
$ | 301,200,000 | $ | 346,200,000 | ||||
Held in trust account (3) |
$ | 300,000,000 | $ | 345,000,000 | ||||
% of public offering size |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||
Not held in trust account |
$ | 1,200,000 | $ | 1,200,000 | ||||
Amount |
% of Total |
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Legal, accounting, due diligence, travel, and other expenses in connection with any business combination (5)(6) |
$ | 300,000 | 25.0 | % | ||||
Legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting obligations |
$ | 75,000 | 6.3 | % | ||||
NYSE and other regulatory fees |
$ | 75,000 | 6.3 | % | ||||
Consulting, travel and miscellaneous expenses incurred during search for initial business combination |
$ | 40,000 | 3.3 | % | ||||
Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance premiums |
$ | 400,000 | 33.3 | % | ||||
Working capital to cover miscellaneous |
$ | 310,000 | 25.8 | % | ||||
Total |
$ | 1,200,000 | 100.0 | % | ||||
| * | Percentages may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding. |
| (1) | Includes amounts payable to public shareholders who properly redeem their public shares in connection with our successful completion of our initial business combination. |
| (2) | A portion of the offering expenses have been paid from the proceeds of loans from our sponsor of up to $300,000 as described in this prospectus. These loans will be repaid upon completion of this offering out of the $800,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses other than underwriting commissions. In the event that offering expenses are less than set forth in this table, any such amounts will be used for post-closing working capital expenses. |
| (3) | The underwriters have agreed to defer underwriting commissions equal to up to 4.0% of the gross proceeds of this offering. In connection with the completion of our initial business combination, up to $12,000,000, which constitutes the underwriters’ deferred commissions (or up to $13,800,000 if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional units is exercised in full) will be paid to the underwriters from the funds held in the trust account, but any such amounts shall be due solely on amounts remaining in the trust account following all properly submitted shareholder redemptions in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. The remaining funds, less amounts released to the trustee to pay redeeming shareholders, will be released to us and can be used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the business or businesses with which our initial business combination occurs or for general corporate purposes, including payment of principal or interest on indebtedness incurred in connection with our initial business combination, to fund the purchases of other companies, or for working capital. The underwriters will not be entitled to any interest accrued on the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions. |
| (4) | These expenses are estimates only. Our actual expenditures for some or all of these items may differ from the estimates set forth herein. For example, we may incur greater legal and accounting expenses than our current estimates in connection with negotiating and structuring our initial business combination based upon the level of complexity of such business combination. In the event we identify a business combination target in a specific industry subject to specific regulations, we may incur additional expenses associated with legal due diligence and the engagement of special legal counsel. In addition, our staffing needs may vary and as a result, we may engage a number of consultants to assist with legal and financial due diligence. We do not anticipate any change in our intended use of proceeds, other than fluctuations among the current categories of allocated expenses, which fluctuations, to the extent they exceed current estimates for any specific category of expenses, would not be available for our expenses. |
| (5) | Includes estimated amounts that may also be used in connection with our initial business combination to fund a “no shop” provision and commitment fees for financing. |
| (6) | Includes amounts that we may elect to pay consultants and/or advisors. |
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| $7.21 | $ | 6.66 | $ | 3.34 | $ | 5.78 | $ | 4.22 | $ | 4.15 | $ | 5.85 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||||||||||||
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| $7.21 | $ | 6.65 | $ | 3.35 | $ | 5.77 | $ | 4.23 | $ | 4.14 | $ | 5.86 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 9.91 | ||||||||||||||||
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7.21 | 7.21 | 6.65 | 6.66 | 5.77 | 5.78 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 0.09 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7.21 | 6.65 | 6.66 | 5.77 | 5.78 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27.9 | % | 27.9 | % | 33.5 | % | 33.4 | % | 42.3 | % | 42.2 | % | 58.6 | % | 58.5 | % | 99.1 | % | 99.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants (1) |
346,200,000 | 301,200,000 | 346,200,000 | 301,200,000 | 346,200,000 | 301,200,000 | 346,200,000 | 346,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plus: Offering costs accrued for or paid in advance, excluded from tangible book value |
17,743 | 17,743 | 17,743 | 17,743 | 17,743 | 17,743 | 17,743 | 17,743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Less: Amounts paid for redemptions (2) |
— | (75,000,000 | ) | (86,250,000 | ) | (150,000,000 | ) | (172,500,000 | ) | (225,000,000 | ) | (258,750,000 | ) | ( |
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| 332,406,596 | 216,931,896 | 249,606,596 | 144,931,896 | 166,806,596 | 72,931,896 | 84,006,596 | 1,206,596 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordinary shares outstanding prior to this offering |
11,600,000 | 11,600,000 | 11,600,000 | 11,600,000 | 11,600,000 | 11,600,000 | 11,600,000 | 11,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | (7,500,000 | ) | (8,625,000 | ) | (15,000,000 | ) | (17,250,000 | ) | (22,500,000 | ) | (25,875,000 | ) | ( |
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| (1) | Expenses applied against gross proceeds include offering expenses of approximately $800,000 and underwriting commissions of $0.20 per unit, or $6,000,000 (or $6,900,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) in the aggregate, payable to CCM (excluding deferred underwriting commissions). See “ Use of Proceeds |
| (2) | Upon the consummation of our initial business combination, the deferred underwriting commissions would be paid as follows: up to $0.40 per unit, or up to $12,000,000 in the aggregate or up to $13,800,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full payable to the underwriters, for deferred underwriting commissions. See also “ Underwriting |
| (3) | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers or their affiliates may purchase shares or public warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination. In the event of any such purchases of our shares prior to the completion of our initial business combination, the number of ordinary shares subject to redemption will be reduced by the amount of any such purchases, increasing the pro forma net tangible book value per share. See “ Proposed Business — Effecting Our Initial Business Combination — Permitted Purchases of Our Securities |
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| (1) | Assumes that 1,500,000 founder shares are surrendered to us for no consideration after the closing of this offering in the event the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. |
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$ | 12,420 | $ | — | ||||
| Deferred underwriting commissions (2) |
$ | — | $ | 12,000,000 | ||||
| Over-allotment liability (3) |
$ | — | $ | 274,700 | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares, subject to redemption, 0 and 30,000,000 shares which are subject to possible redemption, actual and as adjusted, respectively (4) |
— | 300,000,000 | ||||||
| Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding, actual and as adjusted, respectively |
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| Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued or outstanding, actual and as adjusted, excluding 0 and 30,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption, respectively |
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| Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 11,600,000 and 10,100,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual and as adjusted, respectively (5) |
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| (1) | Our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 under an unsecured promissory note to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. The “as adjusted” information gives effect to the repayment of any loans received from our sponsor out of the proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants. As of September 1, 2026, we had $12,420 borrowings under the promissory note. |
| (2) | Up to $0.40 per unit, or up to $12,000,000 in the aggregate, will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred underwriting commissions will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that we complete an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement, but any such amounts shall be due solely on amounts remaining in the trust account following all properly submitted shareholder redemptions in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. We record deferred underwriting commissions upon the closing of this offering as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. Since the actual additional paid-in capital was reduced by the recording of the accrued deferred underwriting commission, total capitalization, as adjusted, includes the amount of the deferred underwriting commission to reflect total capitalization. |
| (3) | The underwriters’ over-allotment option is deemed to be a freestanding financial instrument indexed on the shares subject to redemption and will be accounted for as a liability pursuant to ASC 480 if not fully exercised at the time of the initial public offering. |
| (4) | In connection with the completion of our initial business combination, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash at a per share price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then-outstanding public shares. |
| (5) | Actual share amount is prior to any forfeiture of founder shares and as adjusted amount assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and forfeiture of an aggregate of 1,500,000 founder shares. |
| • | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one |
| • | may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares; |
| • | could cause a change in control if a substantial number of our Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; |
| • | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and |
| • | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants. |
| • | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
| • | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
| • | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
| • | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
| • | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
| • | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
| • | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and |
| • | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
| • | staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties; |
| • | reconciliation of accounts; |
| • | proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate; |
| • | evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions; |
| • | documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates; and |
| • | documentation of accounting policies and procedures. |
| • | operate in our focus sectors, as described above under “Our Company”; |
| • | are industrial businesses critical to global supply chains, supporting energy security and vital infrastructure; |
| • | have an enterprise value within our target range of approximately $500.0 million to $5.0 billion; |
| • | have a demonstrable private market value, based on tangible asset values, contracted cash flows, liquid assets and/or strategic value, that significantly exceeds the purchase price of the business, consistent with Pilgrim Global’s investment evaluation framework; |
| • | are available at a distressed, dislocated or capital-starved entry point, reflecting businesses that have been overlooked, are operating in an out-of-favor |
| • | upon closing of an initial business combination, have a strong management team prepared to continue with the combined company and to meet the disclosure, governance and investor-communication obligations of a listed issuer; |
| • | have financial reporting maturity, or a credible path to it, including the ability to produce financial statements prepared under an SEC-accepted financial reporting framework and audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. |
| • | Pilgrim Global’s experience in our focus sectors. |
| • | Balance sheet influence and first-call relationships. mid-size corporate balance sheets during periods of distress. Through its relationships with portfolio companies and management teams, Pilgrim may be among the first investors approached when a company is considering a significant financing or requires capital on short notice. We believe this experience, together with Pilgrim’s ability to evaluate and execute such investments quickly and with certainty, represents a differentiated capability relative to other SPACs. |
| • | Board seats and governance experience. |
| • | Flexibility on the form of consideration and structure. |
Entity/Individual |
Amount of Compensation Received or to be Received or Securities Issued or to be Issued |
Consideration | ||
Sponsor |
11,525,000 founder shares (1) (of which 1,500,000 are subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option) |
$25,000 or approximately $0.002 per founder share | ||
5,000,000 private placement warrants (or 5,450,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) |
$5,000,000 (or $5,450,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) or $1.00 per private placement warrant | |||
Up to $300,000 |
Repayment of loans made to us to cover offering related and organizational expenses | |||
Sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates |
Working capital loans by our sponsor, our sponsor’s affiliates and our directors or officers. Such loans may be converted at the option of the lender into private placement warrants at a conversion price of $1.00 per warrant (2) |
Working capital loans to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination | ||
Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket out-of-pocket (3) |
Services in connection with identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination | |||
| (1) | As described above under “ Offering — Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights one-to-one |
dilution to our public shareholders. Our sponsor, directors and officers and their affiliates may receive additional compensation and/or may be issued additional securities in connection with an initial business combination, including securities that may result in material dilution to public shareholders. For more information also see below under “ Offering — Limited payments to insiders Offering Additional financing Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one — Risks Relating to our Securities — The nominal purchase price paid by our sponsor for the founder shares may significantly dilute the implied value of your public shares in the event we consummate an initial business combination, and our sponsor is likely to make a substantial profit on its investment in us in the event we consummate an initial business combination, even if the business combination causes the trading price of our ordinary shares to materially decline” Risks Relating to our Securities — Our initial shareholders paid an aggregate of $25,000, or approximately $0.002 per founder share and, accordingly, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution from the purchase of our Class A ordinary shares |
| (2) | The $1.00 per private placement warrant conversion price for such working capital loans may potentially be significantly less than the market price of our warrants at the time the lenders elect to convert their working capital loans into private placement warrants. Therefore, such private placement warrant issuances may result in significant dilution to holders of our shares. For more information also see “ Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — We may issue shares to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price which is less than $10.00 or the prevailing market price of our shares at that time, which could materially dilute the interests of our existing shareholders and add costs. |
| (3) | For more information, also see “ Effecting Our Initial Business Combination — Sources of Target Businesses, Management — Executive Officer and Director Compensation Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions. |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
Founder Shares |
Agreement not to (a) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b) (each of the foregoing, a “Transfer”), until the earlier of (A) 180 days after the completion of our |
Our sponsor, officers and directors |
Restrictions are not applicable to transfers (a) to our officers, directors, advisors or consultants, any affiliate or family member of any of our officers, directors, advisors or consultants, any members or partners of the sponsor or their affiliates and funds and accounts advised by such members or partners, any affiliates of the sponsor, or any employees of such affiliates, (b) in the case of an individual, as a gift to such person’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such person’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such person; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
initial business combination; and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. |
made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement, in connection with an extension of the completion window or in connection with the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares or warrants were originally purchased; (f) distributions from our sponsor to its members, partners or stockholders pursuant to our sponsor’s limited liability company agreement; (g) by virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands or our sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of our sponsor, (h) in the event of our liquidation prior to our consummation of our initial business combination; (i) in the event that, subsequent to our consummation of an initial business combination, we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property or (j) to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
whom a transfer would be permissible under clauses (a) through (g) (such transactions described in clauses (a) through (j), collectively “permitted transfers”); provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (g) and clause (j) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions and the other restrictions contained in the agreement. | ||||||
Private Placement Warrants and Underlying Shares |
No Transfer until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. |
Our sponsor, officers, directors, other initial shareholders and CCM |
Same as above (other than clause (g) with respect to the inclusion of CCM). | |||
| • | subject us to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after our initial business combination, and |
| • | cause us to depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services. |
| • | We issue ordinary shares that will be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of our ordinary shares then outstanding (other than in a public offering); |
| • | Any of our directors, officers or substantial shareholders (as defined by NYSE rules) has a 5% or greater interest (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater interest), directly or indirectly, in the target business or assets to be acquired or otherwise and the present or potential issuance of ordinary shares could result in an increase in outstanding ordinary shares or voting power of 5% or more; or |
| • | The issuance or potential issuance of ordinary shares will result in our undergoing a change of control. |
| • | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would disclose the possibility that our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and/or their affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants from public shareholders outside the redemption process, along with the purpose of such purchases; |
| • | if our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and/or their affiliates were to purchase public shares or warrants from public shareholders, they would do so at a price no higher than the price offered through our redemption process; |
| • | our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our business combination transaction would include a representation that any of our securities purchased by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates would not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction; |
| • | our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates would not possess any rights to redeem any of our securities so acquired in connection with the business combination transaction and, if they do acquire and possess redemption rights, they would waive such rights with respect to the business combination transaction; and |
| • | we would disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K, before our security holder meeting to approve the business combination transaction, the following material items: |
| • | the amount of our securities purchased outside of the redemption offer by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates, along with the purchase price; |
| • | the purpose of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates; |
| • | the impact, if any, of the purchases by our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates on the likelihood that the business combination transaction will be approved; |
| • | the identities of our security holders who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates (if not purchased on the open market) or the nature of our security holders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold to our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates; and |
| • | the number of our securities for which we have received redemption requests pursuant to our redemption offer. |
| • | conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and |
| • | file proxy materials with the SEC. |
| • | conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers, and |
| • | file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies. |
Redemptions in Connection with our Initial Business Combination |
Other Permitted Purchases of Public Shares by our Affiliates |
Redemptions if we fail to Complete an Initial Business Combination | ||||
Calculation of redemption price |
Redemptions at the time of our initial business combination may be made pursuant to a tender offer or in connection with a shareholder vote. The redemption price will be the same whether we conduct redemptions pursuant to a tender offer or in connection with a shareholder vote. In either case, our public shareholders may redeem their public shares for cash equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitation that no redemptions will take place if all of the redemptions would cause us to be unable to satisfy any limitations (including but not limited to cash requirements) agreed to |
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following completion of our initial business combination. If our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates were to purchase shares or warrants from public shareholders, they would do so at a price no higher than the price offered through our redemption process. If they engage in such transactions, they will not make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material nonpublic information not disclosed to the seller or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. We do not currently anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction |
If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, we will redeem all public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount, then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation expenses) divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. |
Redemptions in Connection with our Initial Business Combination |
Other Permitted Purchases of Public Shares by our Affiliates |
Redemptions if we fail to Complete an Initial Business Combination | ||||
in connection with the negotiation of terms of a proposed business combination. |
subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply with such rules. |
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Impact to remaining shareholders |
The redemptions in connection with our initial business combination will reduce the book value per share for our remaining shareholders, who will bear the burden of the deferred underwriting commissions and interest withdrawn in order to pay our taxes (to the extent not paid from amounts accrued as interest on the funds held in the trust account). |
If the permitted purchases described above are made, there would be no impact to our remaining shareholders because the purchase price would not be paid by us. |
The redemption of our public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination will reduce the book value per share for the shares held by our initial shareholders, who will be our only remaining shareholders after such redemptions. | |||
Terms of Our Offering |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||
Escrow of offering proceeds |
$300,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants will be deposited into a trust account located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. |
Approximately $253,800,000 of the offering proceeds, representing the gross proceeds of this offering, would be required to be deposited into either an escrow account with an insured depositary institution or in a separate bank account established by a broker-dealer in which the broker-dealer acts as trustee for persons having the beneficial interests in the account. |
Terms of Our Offering |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||
Investment of net proceeds |
$300,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants held in trust will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations; the holding of these assets in this form is intended to be temporary and for the sole purpose of facilitating the intended business combination and may at any time be held as cash or cash items, including in demand deposit accounts at a bank. We will disclose in each quarterly and annual report filed with the SEC prior to our initial business combination whether the proceeds deposited in the trust account are invested in U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds or a combination thereof or as cash or cash items, including in demand deposit accounts. |
Proceeds could be invested only in specified securities such as a money market fund meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act or in securities that are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States. | ||
Receipt of interest on escrowed funds |
Interest on proceeds from the trust account to be paid to shareholders is reduced by (i) any taxes paid or payable and (ii) in the event of our liquidation for failure to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time, up to $100,000 of net interest that may be released to us should we have no or insufficient working capital to fund the costs and expenses of our dissolution and liquidation. |
Interest on funds in escrow account would be held for the sole benefit of investors, unless and only after the funds held in escrow were released to us in connection with our completion of a business combination. | ||
Limitation on fair value or net assets of target business |
NYSE rules require that we must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of our assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the |
The fair value or net assets of a target business must represent at least 80% of the maximum offering proceeds. | ||
Terms of Our Offering |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||
time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination. |
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Trading of securities issued |
The units are expected to begin trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units will begin separate trading on the 52 nd day following the date of this prospectus unless CCM informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our having filed the Current Report on Form 8-K described below and having issued a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. We will file the Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the closing of this offering, which closing is anticipated to take place three business days from the date of this prospectus. If the over-allotment option is exercised following the initial filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, a second or amended Current Report on Form 8-K will be filed to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise of the over-allotment option. |
No trading of the units or the underlying Class A ordinary shares and warrants would be permitted until the completion of a business combination. During this period, the securities would be held in the escrow or trust account. | ||
Exercise of the warrants |
The warrants cannot be exercised until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. |
The warrants could be exercised prior to the completion of a business combination, but securities received and cash paid in connection with the exercise would be deposited in the escrow or trust account. | ||
Election to remain an investor |
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash at a per share price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and |
A prospectus containing information pertaining to the business combination required by the SEC would be sent to each investor. Each investor would be given the opportunity to notify the company in writing, within a period of no less than 20 business days and no more than 45 business days from the effective date of a post-effective amendment to the | ||
Terms of Our Offering |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||
not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein. We may not be required by law to hold a shareholder vote. If we are not required by law and do not otherwise decide to hold a shareholder vote, we will, pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC which will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. If, however, we hold a shareholder vote, we will, like many blank check companies, offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company. However, if our initial business combination is structured as a statutory merger or consolidation with another company under Cayman Islands law, the approval |
company’s registration statement, to decide if he, she or it elects to remain a shareholder of the company or require the return of his, her or its investment. If the company has not received the notification by the end of the 45 business day, funds and interest or dividends, if any, held in the trust or escrow account are automatically returned to the shareholder. Unless a sufficient number of investors elect to remain investors, all funds on deposit in the escrow account must be returned to all of the investors and none of the securities are issued. |
Terms of Our Offering |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||
of our initial business combination will require a special resolution, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the company. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction, or whether they do not vote or abstain from voting on the proposed transaction, or whether they were a public shareholder on the record date for the general meeting held to approve the proposed transaction. |
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Business combination deadline |
If we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the completion window, we will, as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will constitute full and complete payment for the public shares and completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation or other distributions, if any), subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to |
If an acquisition has not been completed within 24 months after the effective date of the company’s registration statement, funds held in the trust or escrow account are returned to investors. | ||
Terms of Our Offering |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||
provide for claims of creditors and subject to the other requirements of applicable law. |
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Delivering share certificates in connection with the exercise of redemption rights |
We intend to require our public shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,” to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their share certificates to our transfer agent or deliver their shares to our transfer agent electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system, prior to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date may be up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the proposal to approve the initial business combination. In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection with a shareholder vote, we intend to require a public shareholder seeking redemption of its public shares to also submit a written request for redemption to our transfer agent two business days prior to the scheduled vote in which the name of the beneficial owner of such shares is included. The proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring public shareholders to satisfy such delivery requirements. Accordingly, a public shareholder would have up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the initial business combination if we distribute proxy materials, or from the time we send out our tender offer materials until the |
Many blank check companies provide that a shareholder can vote against a proposed business combination and check a box on the proxy card indicating that such shareholder is seeking to exercise its redemption rights. After the business combination is approved, the company would contact such shareholder to arrange for delivery of its share certificates to verify ownership. | ||
Terms of Our Offering |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering | |||
close of the tender offer period, as applicable, to submit or tender its shares if it wishes to seek to exercise its redemption rights. |
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Limitation on redemption rights of shareholders holding more than 15% of the shares sold in this offering if we hold a shareholder vote |
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to Excess Shares without our prior consent. However, we would not restrict our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination. |
Many blank check companies provide no restrictions on the ability of shareholders to redeem shares based on the number of shares held by such shareholders in connection with an initial business combination. | ||
Name |
Age |
Position | ||
| Procter Hug IV | 40 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||
| Michael Marietta | 41 | Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||
| General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn | 62 | Chairman | ||
| Mark L. Mey | 63 | Director | ||
| Major General (Ret.) Robert G.F. Lee | 78 | Director |
| • | assisting board oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm; the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us; |
| • | pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures; reviewing and discussing with the independent registered public accounting firm all relationships the independent registered public accounting firm has with us in order to evaluate their continued independence; |
| • | setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (1) the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the independent registered public accounting firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues; |
| • | meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”; reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and |
| • | reviewing with management, the independent registered public accounting firm, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with |
regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. |
| • | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our chief executive officer’s compensation, evaluating our chief executive officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our chief executive officer based on such evaluation; |
| • | reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation, and any incentive compensation and equity based plans that are subject to board approval of all of our other officers; |
| • | reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans; |
| • | implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans; |
| • | assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements; |
| • | approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees; |
| • | producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and |
| • | reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. |
| (i) | duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; |
| (ii) | duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; |
| (iii) | directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion; |
| (iv) | duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders; |
| (v) | duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and |
| (vi) | duty to exercise independent judgment. |
Individual |
Entity |
Entity’s Business |
Affiliation | |||
Procter Hug IV |
Pilgrim Global Advisors, LLC (and affiliates) |
Investment management |
Chief Executive Officer, Manager, Owner and member of Investment Committee | |||
Pilgrim Global Advisors Corporation (and affiliates) |
Investment management |
Director, member of Investment Committee and owner | ||||
Eldorado Drilling Ltd. (and subsidiaries/affiliates) |
Offshore drilling |
Director | ||||
Maupin, Cox & LeGoy |
Legal services |
Shareholder and Director | ||||
QS, LLC (and affiliates) |
Investment company |
Founding owner and Manager | ||||
Built Investments, LLC (and affiliates) |
Real estate investment and management |
Founding owner and Manager | ||||
Individual |
Entity |
Entity’s Business |
Affiliation | |||
The Wray Family Foundation |
Private foundation |
Officer and Director | ||||
Michael Marietta |
Pilgrim Global Advisors, LLC |
Investment management |
General Counsel, Manager and member of Investment Committee | |||
General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn |
Flynn Advisors, LLC |
Strategic advisory and consulting services |
Founder and Principal | |||
Manifest Industries |
Strategic advisory and consulting services |
Partner | ||||
Pilgrim Global Advisors, LLC |
Investment management |
Strategic Advisor /consultant through Flynn Advisors, LLC | ||||
| • | Our officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. |
| • | Our initial shareholders purchased founder shares prior to the date of this prospectus and will purchase private placement warrants in a transaction that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering. Our sponsor and management team will enter into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they will agree to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial business combination if we determine it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial business combination. Additionally, our sponsor and management team will agree to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame, the private placement warrants will expire worthless, except to the extent they entitle the holders thereof to receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account. Furthermore, our sponsor, management team and other initial shareholders will agree not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion thereof until the earlier to occur of: (i) 180 days after the completion of our |
initial business combination; and (ii) the date following the completion of our initial business combination on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. The private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares underlying the private placement warrants) will not be transferable until 30 days following the completion of our initial business combination. Because each of our officers and directors will own ordinary shares or rights directly or indirectly, they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination and in negotiating or accepting the terms of the transaction because of their financial interest in completing an initial business combination within the completion window. Our sponsor paid a nominal aggregate purchase price of $25,000 for the founder shares, or approximately $0.002 per share. Accordingly, our sponsor and those members of our management team who directly or indirectly own founder shares may be more willing to pursue a business combination with a riskier or less-established target business than would be the case if our sponsor had paid the same per share price for the founder shares as our public shareholders paid for their public shares. The low price that our sponsor and management team (directly or indirectly) paid for the founder shares creates an incentive whereby our officers and directors could potentially make a substantial profit even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the founder shares and private placement warrants may expire worthless, except to the extent they entitle the holders thereof to receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account, which could create an incentive for our sponsor, Pilgrim Global and/or officers and directors to complete a transaction even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. |
| • | In the event our sponsor or members of our management team provide loans to us to finance transaction costs and/or incur expenses on our behalf in connection with an initial business combination, such persons may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination as such loans may not be repaid and/or such expenses may not be reimbursed unless we consummate such business combination. |
| • | Our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. |
| • | each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares; |
| • | each of our officers and directors; and |
| • | all our officers and directors as a group. |
Number of Class A Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned |
Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares |
Number of Class B Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned |
Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
Before Offering |
After Offering |
Before Offering |
After Offering |
Before Offering |
After Offering |
Before Offering |
After Offering |
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Calm Seas Sponsor LLC |
— | — | — | — | 11,525,000 | (2)(3)(4) |
10,025,000 | (2)(3) |
99.4 | % | 99.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Procter Hug IV |
— | — | — | — | 11,525,000 | (2)(3)(4) |
10,025,000 | (2)(3) |
99.4 | % | 99.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Marietta |
— | — | — | — | 11,525,000 | (2)(3)(4) |
10,025,000 | (2)(3) |
99.4 | % | 99.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn |
— | — | — | — | 25,000 | (2) |
25,000 | (2) |
* | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark L. Mey |
— | — | — | — | 25,000 | (2) |
25,000 | (2) |
* | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Major General (Ret.) Robert G.F. Lee |
— | — | — | — | 25,000 | (2) |
25,000 | (2) |
* | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All officers and directors as a group (5 individuals) |
— | — | — | — | 11,600,000 | (2)(3)(4) |
10,100,000 | (2)(3) |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (*) | Less than one percent. |
| (1) | Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following is c/o Calm Seas Acquisition Corp., 4785 Caughlin Parkway, Reno, NV 89519. |
| (2) | Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares. Such shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares immediately prior to, concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one |
| (3) | Calm Seas Sponsor LLC, our sponsor, is the record holder of such shares. Procter Hug IV and Michael Marietta are the managers of Calm Seas Sponsor LLC and, in that capacity, have full and complete discretion to manage and control its business and affairs, including voting and investment discretion over the securities of our company held by our sponsor. Accordingly, each of Mr. Hug and Mr. Marietta may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Calm Seas Sponsor LLC. |
| (4) | Includes up to 1,500,000 founder shares that will be surrendered for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised. |
| • | 30,000,000 Class A ordinary shares underlying units issued as part of this offering; and |
| • | 10,100,000 Class B ordinary shares held by our initial shareholders. |
| • | the names and addresses of the members, a statement of the shares held by each member, which: |
| • | distinguishes each share by its number (so long as the share has a number), |
| • | confirms the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member, |
| • | confirms the number and category of shares held by each member, and |
| • | confirms whether each relevant category of shares held by a member carries voting rights under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and if so, whether such voting rights are conditional; |
| • | the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and |
| • | the date on which any person ceased to be a member. |
| • | in whole and not in part; |
| • | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”); and |
| • | if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “— Redemption Procedures — Anti-dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after completion of our initial business combination and ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
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we are not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of our corporate authority and the statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with; |
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the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question; |
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the arrangement is such as a businessman would reasonably approve; and |
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the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act or that would amount to a “fraud on the minority.” |
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a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority; |
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the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could be effected if duly authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained; or |
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those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.” |
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an exempted company does not have to file an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies; |
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an exempted company’s register of members is not open to inspection; |
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an exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting; |
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an exempted company may issue shares with no par value; |
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an exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 30 years in the first instance); |
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an exempted company may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands; |
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an exempted company may register as a limited duration company; and |
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an exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio company. |
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If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, we will as promptly as reasonably possible but no 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 us for permitted withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will constitute full and complete payment for the public shares and completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation or other distributions, if any), subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and subject to the other requirements of applicable law; |
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Prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional securities that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account or (ii) vote on our initial business combination; |
| • | Although we do not intend to enter into a business combination with a target business that is affiliated (as defined in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association) with our sponsor, our directors or our officers, we are not prohibited from doing so. In the event we enter into such a transaction, we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm which is a member of FINRA or a valuation or appraisal firm that the consideration to be paid by us in such initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view; |
| • | If a shareholder vote on our initial business combination is not required by law and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will offer to redeem our public shares pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, and will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about our initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act; |
| • | If our shareholders approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A ordinary shares upon the effectiveness of such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for permitted withdrawals, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein; |
| • | We will not effectuate our initial business combination solely with another special purpose acquisition or a similar company with nominal operations; and |
| • | Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or otherwise related in any way to each shareholder’s shareholding in us, including but not limited to (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of any fiduciary or other duty owed by any of our current or former director, officer or other employee to us or our shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Companies Act or our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine (as such concept is recognized under the laws of the United States of America) and that each shareholder irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands over all such claims or disputes. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association also provide that, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that we may have, each of our shareholders acknowledges that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum and that accordingly we shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum. The forum selection provision in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will not apply to actions or suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are, as a matter of the laws of the United States of America, the sole and exclusive forum for determination of such a claim. This choice of forum provision may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits. The enforceability of similar exclusive forum provisions (including exclusive federal forum provisions for actions, suits or |
proceedings asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act) in other companies’ organizational documents has been challenged in legal proceedings, and there is uncertainty as to whether courts would enforce the exclusive forum provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Additionally, our shareholders cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. |
| (i) | where this is necessary for the performance of our rights and obligations under any purchase agreements; |
| (ii) | where this is necessary for compliance with a legal and regulatory obligation to which we are subject (such as compliance with anti-money laundering and FATCA/CRS requirements); and/or |
| (iii) | where this is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests and such interests are not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms. |
| • | 1% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares then outstanding, which will equal 300,000 shares immediately after this offering (or 345,000 if the underwriters exercise in full their over-allotment option); or |
| • | the average weekly reported trading volume of the Class A ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
| • | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
| • | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
| • | the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Current Reports on Form 8-K; and |
| • | at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
Founder Shares |
Agreement not to (a) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, |
Our sponsor, officers and directors |
Restrictions are not applicable to transfers (a) to our officers, directors, advisors or |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b) (each of the foregoing, a “Transfer”), until the earlier of (A) 180 days after the completion of our initial business combination; and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to |
consultants, any affiliate or family member of any of our officers, directors, advisors or consultants, any members or partners of the sponsor or their affiliates and funds and accounts advised by such members or partners, any affiliates of the sponsor, or any employees of such affiliates, (b) in the case of an individual, as a gift to such person’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such person’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such person; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement, in connection with an extension of the completion window or in connection with the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares or warrants were originally purchased; (f) distributions from our sponsor to its members, partners or stockholders pursuant to our sponsor’s |
Subject Securities |
Transfer Restrictions |
Natural persons and entities subject to transfer restrictions |
Exceptions to transfer restrictions | |||
exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. |
limited liability company agreement; (g) by virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands or our sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of our sponsor, (h) in the event of our liquidation prior to our consummation of our initial business combination; (i) in the event that, subsequent to our consummation of an initial business combination, we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property or (j) to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a transfer would be permissible under clauses (a) through (g) (such transactions described in clauses (a) through (j), collectively “permitted transfers”); provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (g) and clause (j) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions and the other restrictions contained in the agreement. | |||||
Private Placement Warrants and Underlying Shares |
No Transfer until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. |
Our sponsor, officers, directors, other initial shareholders and CCM |
Same as above (other than clause (g) with respect to the inclusion of CCM). |
| (a) | That no law which is hereafter enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to the Company or its operations; and |
| (b) | In addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable: |
| (i) | on or in respect of the shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company; or |
| (ii) | by way of the withholding in whole or part, of any relevant payment as defined in the Tax Concessions Act (As Revised). |
| • | banks, insurance companies, financial institutions or financial services entities; |
| • | brokers, dealers, or broker-dealers; |
| • | taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market |
| • | tax-exempt entities (including private foundations); |
| • | governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof; |
| • | insurance companies; |
| • | regulated investment companies; |
| • | real estate investment trusts; |
| • | expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States; |
| • | except as specifically provided below, persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more (by voting power or value) of our shares; |
| • | persons that acquired our securities pursuant to an exercise of employee share options, in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation; |
| • | persons that hold our securities as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedge, wash sale, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction; |
| • | U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
| • | controlled foreign corporations; |
| • | passive foreign investment companies; |
| • | corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; and |
| • | partnerships (or entities or arrangements classified as partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and any beneficial owners of such partnerships. |
| • | 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 the trust and one or more United States persons (as defined in the Code) have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. |
| • | the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A ordinary shares or warrants; |
| • | the amount allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the portion of 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 each other taxable year (or portion 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 without regard to the U.S. Holder’s other items of income and loss for that year; and |
| • | an additional amount equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder with respect to the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. Holder. |
| • | a non-resident alien individual (other than certain former citizens and residents of the United States subject to U.S. tax as expatriates); |
| • | a foreign corporation; or |
| • | an estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder; |
Underwriter |
Number of Units |
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Cohen & Company Capital Markets |
30,000,000 | |||
Total |
30,000,000 | |||
Per Unit |
Total |
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Without Over-allotment |
With Over-allotment |
Without Over-allotment |
With Over-allotment |
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Underwriting Discounts and Commissions paid by us |
$ | 0.60 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 18,000,000 | $ | 20,700,000 | ||||||||
| (1) | Includes (a) $0.20 per unit, or $6,000,000 in the aggregate (or $6,900,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable to the underwriters upon the closing of this offering, of which (i) $0.10 per unit will be paid to the underwriters in cash and (ii) $0.10 per unit will be used by the underwriters to purchase private placement warrants; and (b) up to $0.40 per unit, or up to $12,000,000 in the aggregate (or up to $13,800,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) payable to the underwriters in this offering, for deferred underwriting commissions, to be placed in a trust account located in the United States and released to the underwriters only upon the completion of an initial business combination, but such $0.40 per unit shall be due solely on amounts remaining in the trust account following all properly submitted shareholder redemptions in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. Does not include certain fees and expenses payable to the underwriters in connection with this offering. |
| • | Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. |
| • | Over-allotment involves sales by the underwriters of units in excess of the number of units the underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of units over-allotted by the underwriters is not greater than the number of units that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of units involved is greater than the number of units in the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option and/or purchasing units in the open market. |
| • | Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the units in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of units to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of units available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase units through the over-allotment option. If the underwriters sell more units than could be covered by the over-allotment option, a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying units in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the units in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering. |
| • | Penalty bids permit the representative to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the units originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. |
| (a) | to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under the Prospectus Regulation; |
| (b) | to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriters for any such offer; or |
| (c) | in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, |
| (a) | to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the U.K. Prospectus Regulation; |
| (b) | to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in Article 2 of the U.K. Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Representative for any such offer; or |
| (c) | in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”), |
| • | the purchaser is entitled under applicable provincial securities laws to purchase the units without the benefit of a prospectus qualified under those securities laws as it is an “accredited investor” as defined under National Instrument 45 – 106 — Prospectus Exemptions or Section 73.3 of the Securities Act (Ontario), as applicable; |
| • | the purchaser is a “permitted client” as defined in National Instrument 31 – 103 — Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations; |
| • | where required by law, the purchaser is purchasing as principal and not as agent; and |
| • | the purchaser has reviewed the text above under Resale Restrictions. |
30,000,000 Units
Calm Seas Acquisition Corp.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
, 2026
Sole Book-Running Manager
Cohen & Company Capital Markets
Until , 2026 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our units, Class A ordinary shares or public warrants, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
CALM SEAS ACQUISITION CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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| Audited Financial Statements of Calm Seas Acquisition Corp.: |
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| F-2 | ||||
| F-3 | ||||
| Statement of Operations for the Period from August 28, 2026 (Inception) Through September 1, 2026 |
F-4 | |||
| F-5 | ||||
| Statement of Cash Flows for the period from August 28, 2026 (Inception) Through September 1, 2026 |
F-6 | |||
| F-7 | ||||
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholder and the Board of Directors of Calm Seas Acquisition Corp.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Calm Seas Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) as of September 1, 2026, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the period from August 28, 2026 (inception) through September 1, 2026, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 1, 2026, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from August 28, 2026 (inception) through September 1, 2026, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company that was formed for the purpose of completing a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses within an expected period of twenty-four months from the date of a successful completed proposed initial public offering. The Company lacks the capital resources it needs to fund its operations for a reasonable period of time, which is generally considered to be one year from the issuance of the financial statements. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans with regard to these matters are also described in Note 1 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2026.
New York, New York
September 28, 2026
F-2
CALM SEAS ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
| ASSETS |
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| Current assets |
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| Prepaid expenses |
$ | 25,000 | ||
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| Total current assets |
25,000 | |||
| Deferred offering costs |
17,743 | |||
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| TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 42,743 | ||
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| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY |
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| Current liabilities |
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| Accrued expenses |
$ | 5,984 | ||
| Accrued offering costs |
17,743 | |||
| Promissory note – related party |
12,420 | |||
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| Total Liabilities |
$ | 36,147 | ||
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| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6) |
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| Shareholder’s Equity |
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| Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding |
— | |||
| Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding |
— | |||
| Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 11,600,000 shares issued and outstanding(1)(2) |
1,160 | |||
| Additional paid-in capital |
23,840 | |||
| Accumulated deficit |
(18,404 | ) | ||
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| Total Shareholder’s Equity |
6,596 | |||
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY |
$ | 42,743 | ||
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| (1) | Includes up to 1,500,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 7). |
| (2) | In September 2026, the Company issued 100,000 Class B ordinary shares to the Sponsor by way of a share capitalization, resulting in the total number of issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares increasing to 11,600,000. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-3
CALM SEAS ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 28, 2026 (INCEPTION) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
| Formation, general, and administrative costs |
$ | 18,404 | ||
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| Net loss |
$ | (18,404 | ) | |
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| Basic and diluted weighted average Class B ordinary shares outstanding(1)(2) |
10,100,000 | |||
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| Basic and diluted net loss per Class B ordinary share |
$ | (0.00 | ) | |
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| (1) | Excludes up to 1,500,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 7). |
| (2) | In September 2026, the Company issued 100,000 Class B ordinary shares to the Sponsor by way of a share capitalization, resulting in the total number of issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares increasing to 11,600,000. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-4
CALM SEAS ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 28, 2026 (INCEPTION) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
| Class B Ordinary Shares |
Additional Paid-In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Shareholder’s Equity |
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| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of August 28, 2026 (inception) |
— | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares issued(1) (2) |
11,600,000 | 1,160 | 23,840 | — | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss |
— | — | — | (18,404 | ) | (18,404 | ) | |||||||||||||
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| Balance as of September 1, 2026 |
11,600,000 | $ | 1,160 | $ | 23,840 | $ | (18,404 | ) | $ | 6,596 | ||||||||||
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| (1) | Includes up to 1,500,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 7). |
| (2) | In September 2026, the Company issued 100,000 Class B ordinary shares to the Sponsor by way of a share capitalization, resulting in the total number of issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares increasing to 11,600,000. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-5
CALM SEAS ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 28, 2026 (INCEPTION) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
| Cash flows from operating activities: |
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| Net loss |
$ | (18,404 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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| Formation, general, and administrative costs paid through promissory note – related party |
12,420 | |||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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| Accrued expenses |
5,984 | |||
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| Net cash used in operating activities |
— | |||
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| Net change in cash |
— | |||
| Cash, beginning of the period |
— | |||
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| Cash, end of the period |
$ | — | ||
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| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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| Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs |
$ | 17,743 | ||
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| Prepaid expenses paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares |
$ | 25,000 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-6
CALM SEAS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
Calm Seas Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 28, 2026, for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
As of September 1, 2026, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from August 28, 2026 (inception) through September 1, 2026 relates to the Company’s formation and the proposed public offering (“Proposed Public Offering”), which is described below. Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Proposed Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s ability to commence operations is contingent upon obtaining adequate financial resources through a Proposed Public Offering of 30,000,000 units (each, a “Unit” and collectively, the “Units”) at $10.00 per Unit (or 34,500,000 Units if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), and the sale of 8,000,000 private placement warrants (or 8,900,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) (the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to Calm Seas Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC (“CCM”), the representative of the underwriters, that will close simultaneously with the Proposed Public Offering. Of those 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 8,900,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), the Sponsor has agreed to purchase 5,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 5,450,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) and CCM has agreed to purchase 3,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 3,450,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”). The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Proposed Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business Combination (less deferred underwriting commissions).
The Company’s Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of signing an agreement to enter into a Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
Upon the closing of the Proposed Public Offering, management has agreed that an aggregate of $10.00 per Unit sold in the Proposed Public Offering will be held in a Trust Account (the “Trust Account”) and may only be invested in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, if any, the proceeds from the Proposed Public Offering and
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the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of the Company’s public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Proposed Public Offering or by such earlier liquidation date as the Company’s board of directors may approve (the “Completion Window”), subject to applicable law, or (iii) the redemption of the Company’s public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to (A) modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the Completion Window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public shareholders.
The Company will provide the Company’s public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the initial Business Combination or (ii) without a shareholder vote by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company for Permitted Withdrawals, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations. The amount in the Trust Account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share.
The ordinary shares subject to redemption will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Proposed Public Offering, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
The Company will have only the duration of the Completion Window to complete the initial Business Combination. However, if the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, the Company will 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 for permitted withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will constitute full and complete payment for the public shares and completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation or other distributions, if any), subject to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and subject to the other requirements of applicable law.
The Sponsor, officers and directors will enter into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they will agree to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial Business Combination if the Company determines it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial Business Combination; (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with a shareholder vote to
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approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their founder shares if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any public shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Completion Window and to liquidating distributions from assets outside the Trust Account; and (iv) vote any founder shares held by them and any public shares purchased during or after the Proposed Public Offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of the initial Business Combination.
The Company’s Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company (except for the Company’s independent auditors), or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement (except for the Company’s independent auditors), reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $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 $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Proposed Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and the Company believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations.
Going Concern Consideration
As of September 1, 2026, the Company had no cash and a working capital deficit of $11,147 (excluding deferred offering costs). In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Financial Statement Presentation — Going Concern,” the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date these financial statements are available to be issued. Management plans to address this uncertainty through a Proposed Public Offering as discussed in Note 3. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise capital or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Completion Window. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (the “US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
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Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash or cash equivalents as of September 1, 2026.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering.” Deferred offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are related to the Proposed Public Offering. FASB ASC Topic 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” addresses the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt into its equity and debt components. The Company applies this guidance to allocate Proposed Public Offering proceeds from the Units between Class A ordinary shares and warrants, using the residual method by allocating Proposed Public Offering proceeds first to assigned value of the warrants and then to the Class A ordinary shares. Offering costs allocated to the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption will be charged to temporary equity and offering costs allocated to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants
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will be charged to shareholder’s equity as Public and Private Placement Warrants after management’s evaluation will be accounted for under equity treatment. Should the Proposed Public Offering prove to be unsuccessful, these deferred offering costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, will be charged to operations.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to its short-term nature.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statement of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The underwriters’ over-allotment option is deemed to be a freestanding financial instrument indexed on the contingently redeemable shares and will be accounted for as a liability pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 480 if not fully exercised at the time of the Proposed Public Offering.
Warrant Instruments
The Company will account for the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to be issued in connection with the Proposed Public Offering and the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815. Accordingly, the Company evaluated and will classify the warrant instruments under equity treatment at their assigned values. As of September 1, 2026, there are no Public or Private Placement Warrants issued or outstanding.
Net Loss Per Class B Ordinary Share
Net loss per Class B ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 1,500,000 Class B ordinary shares that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters (see Note 7). As of September 1, 2026, the Company did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per Class B ordinary share is the same as basic loss per Class B ordinary share for the period presented.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
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expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
FASB ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 1, 2026, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note 3 — Proposed Public Offering
In the Proposed Public Offering, the Company will offer for sale up to 30,000,000 Units, (or 34,500,000 Units if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable Public Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Each Public Warrant will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination and will expire five years after the completion of the initial Business Combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Warrants — Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed herein. The warrants cannot be exercised until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination, and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five years after the completion of the initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A ordinary share upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A ordinary share issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company
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be required to net cash settle any warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised warrants, the purchaser of a Unit containing such warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the Unit solely for the Class A ordinary share underlying such Unit.
Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company has agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days, after the closing of its Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the registration statement for the Proposed Public Offering or a new registration statement covering the registration under the Securities Act of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and thereafter will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days following the Company’s initial Business Combination and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the sixtieth (60th) business day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
If the holders exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis, they would pay the warrant exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” of the Class A ordinary shares over the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” is the average reported closing price of the Class A ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent or on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants, as applicable.
Redemption of Warrants When the Price per Class A Ordinary Share Equals or Exceeds $18.00:
The Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:
| • | in whole and not in part; |
| • | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
| • | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”); and |
| • | if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
Additionally, if the number of outstanding Class A ordinary shares is increased by a share capitalization payable in Class A ordinary shares, or by a subdivision of ordinary shares or other similar event, then, on the
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effective date of such share capitalization, subdivision or similar event, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable on exercise of each warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding ordinary shares. A rights offering made to all or substantially all holders of ordinary shares entitling holders to purchase Class A ordinary shares at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a share capitalization of a number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A ordinary shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A ordinary shares) and (ii) the quotient of (x) the price per Class A ordinary share paid in such rights offering and (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A ordinary shares, in determining the price payable for Class A ordinary shares, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Class A ordinary shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
Note 4 — Private Placement
The Sponsor and CCM have committed to purchase an aggregate of 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 8,900,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the Proposed Public Offering. Of those 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 8,900,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), the Sponsor has agreed to purchase 5,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 5,450,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) and CCM has agreed to purchase 3,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 3,450,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). Each whole Private Placement Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Each Private Placement Warrant will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination and will expire five years after the completion of the initial Business Combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants sold in the Proposed Public Offering except that, so long as they are held by the Sponsor, CCM or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants (i) may not (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these Private Placement Warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) will be entitled to registration rights and (iii) with respect to Private Placement Warrants held by CCM and/or its designees, will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in the Proposed Public Offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8).
Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On September 1, 2026, the Sponsor made a capital contribution of $25,000, or approximately $0.002 per share, to cover certain of the Company’s expenses, for which the Company issued 11,500,000 founder shares to the Sponsor. Up to 1,500,000 of the founder shares may be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised. To maintain the ownership of the Sponsor, on an as-converted basis, at 25% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the
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consummation of the Proposed Public Offering, in September 2026, the Company effected a share capitalization for which an additional 100,000 founder shares were issued to the Sponsor. Subsequently, the Sponsor transferred 25,000 founder shares to each of Mr. Mey, General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn and Major General (Ret.) Lee. Following the share capitalization and transfer, the Sponsor holds 11,525,000 founder shares (of which 1,500,000 are subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option) and Mr. Mey, General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn and Major General (Ret.) Lee each hold 25,000 founder shares.
The Company’s initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares and any Class A ordinary shares issued upon conversion thereof until the earlier to occur of (i) 180 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the Company’s initial shareholders with respect to any founder shares (the “Lock-up”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company consummates a transaction after the initial Business Combination which results in the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property, the founder shares will be released from the Lock-up.
The Sponsor, officers and directors will enter into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they will agree to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial Business Combination if the Company determines it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial Business Combination; (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the Completion Window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity; (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their founder shares if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any public shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Completion Window and to liquidating distributions from assets outside the Trust Account; and (iv) vote any founder shares held by them and any public shares purchased during or after the Proposed Public Offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of the initial Business Combination.
Promissory Note — Related Party
On September 1, 2026, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Proposed Public Offering. The loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due at the earlier of December 31, 2026 or the closing of the Proposed Public Offering. As of September 1, 2026, the Company had borrowed $12,420 under the promissory note.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the
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Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use amounts held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Private Placement Warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of September 1, 2026, no such Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares, Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares underlying such Private Placement Warrants and Private Placement Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans will have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s securities held by them and any other securities of the Company acquired by them prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Proposed Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short-form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriters Agreement
The underwriters will have a 45-day option from the date of the Proposed Public Offering to purchase up to an additional 4,500,000 Units to cover over-allotments, if any.
The underwriters will be entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $6,000,000 (or $6,900,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional units is exercised in full) (2.0% of the gross proceeds of the Units offered in the Proposed Public Offering). In addition, the underwriters will be entitled to deferred underwriting commissions of $0.40 per Unit or up to $12,000,000 in the aggregate (or up to $13,800,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable to the underwriters in this offering based on the percentage of funds remaining in the Trust Account after redemptions of public shares, for deferred underwriting commissions to be placed in a Trust Account located in the United States and released to the underwriters only upon the completion of an initial Business Combination.
Risks and Uncertainties
The United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the conflicts between the United States and Iran, as well as recent developments to U.S. tariff policies. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Israel-Hamas conflict, the conflict between the United States and Iran and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyber-attacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict, the conflict between the United States and Iran and subsequent sanctions or related actions, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial Business Combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial Business Combination.
Note 7 — Shareholder’s Equity
Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue a total of 1,000,000 preference shares at a par value of $0.0001 each. As of September 1, 2026, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.
Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue a total of 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares at a par value of $0.0001 each. As of September 1, 2026, there were no Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding.
Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue a total of 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares at a par value of $0.0001 each. As of September 1, 2026, there were 11,600,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding to the Sponsor. The Sponsor’s Class B ordinary shares include an aggregate of up to 1,500,000 shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters in full.
Prior to the closing of the initial Business Combination, only holders of the Class B ordinary shares will be entitled to vote on the appointment and removal of directors or on continuing the Company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any special resolution required to amend the constitutional documents of the Company or to adopt new constitutional documents of the Company, in each case, as a result of the Company approving a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands). On any other matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders prior to or in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination, holders of the Class B ordinary shares and holders of the Class A ordinary shares will vote together as a single class, except as required by law.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares immediately prior to, concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all founder shares will equal, in the aggregate, 25% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of Class A ordinary shares by public shareholders), plus (ii) the sum of the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement equivalent shares issued to the Sponsor, members of the management team or any of their affiliates upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans; provided that such conversion of founder shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis.
Holders of record of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders.
Note 8 — Segment Information
FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, and for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The Company’s CODM has been identified as the Chief Financial Officer, who reviews the operating results for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that the Company only has one reportable segment.
The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that is reported on the statement of operations as net income or loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation the CODM reviews several key metrics, which include the following:
| September 1, 2026 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses |
$ | 25,000 | ||
| Deferred offering costs |
$ | 17,743 | ||
| For the Period from August 28, 2026 (Inception) Through September 1, 2026 |
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| Formation, general, and administrative costs |
$ | 18,404 | ||
The CODM reviews formation, general, and administrative costs to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a Business Combination or similar transaction within the Completion Window. The CODM also reviews formation, general, and administrative costs to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. Formation, general, and administrative costs, as reported on the statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
The CODM reviews the position of total assets as reported in the Company’s balance sheet to assess if the Company has sufficient resources available to discharge its liabilities. The CODM is provided with details of cash and liquid resources available with the Company. Additionally, the CODM regularly reviews the status of deferred offering costs incurred to assess if these are in line with the planned use of proceeds to be raised from the Proposed Public Offering.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
Note 9 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through September 28, 2026, the date that the financial statements were available to be issued. Based upon this review, other than noted below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
On September 14, 2026, the Company issued 100,000 Class B ordinary shares to the Sponsor by way of a share capitalization, resulting in the total number of issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares increasing to 11,600,000. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented.
On September 15, 2026, the Sponsor transferred 25,000 founder shares to each of the three outside directors. Following the share capitalization and the transfer, the Sponsor holds 11,525,000 founder shares.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the offering described in this registration statement (other than the underwriting discount and commissions) will be as follows:
| SEC expenses |
$ | 55,000 | ||
| FINRA expenses |
61,000 | |||
| Accounting fees and expenses |
60,000 | |||
| Trustee fees and expenses |
40,000 | |||
| Printing and engraving expenses |
50,000 | |||
| Travel and road show expenses |
7,000 | |||
| Legal fees and expenses |
400,000 | |||
| NYSE listing and filing fees |
75,000 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
52,000 | |||
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| Total |
$ | 800,000 | ||
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Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, willful neglect, civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide for indemnification of our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by law, including for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud, willful default or willful neglect. We may purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our officers and directors against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our officers and directors.
Our officers and directors have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the trust account, and have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any services provided to us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever. Accordingly, any indemnification provided will only be able to be satisfied by us if (i) we have sufficient funds outside of the trust account or (ii) we consummate an initial business combination.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
On September 1, 2026, Calm Seas Sponsor LLC, our sponsor, paid $25,000, or approximately $0.002 per share, to cover certain of our offering costs in exchange for 11,500,000 Class B ordinary shares. To maintain the ownership of our sponsor, on an as-converted basis, at 25% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering, in September 2026, we effected a share capitalization for which an additional 100,000 founder shares were issued to our sponsor. Subsequently, our sponsor transferred 25,000 founder shares to each of Mr. Mey, General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn and Major General (Ret.) Lee. Following the share
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capitalization and transfer, our sponsor now holds 11,525,000 founder shares (of which 1,500,000 are subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option) and Mr. Mey, General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn and Major General (Ret.) Lee each hold 25,000 founder shares. Such securities were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The number of founder shares outstanding was determined based on the expectation that the total size of this offering would be a maximum of 34,500,000 units if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full and therefore that such founder shares to be held by our sponsor would represent 25% of the outstanding shares after this offering. Up to 1,500,000 of these shares will be surrendered for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised.
Our sponsor is an accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D. Each of the equity holders in our sponsor is an accredited investor under Rule 501 of Regulation D. The sole business of our sponsor is to act as the company’s sponsor in connection with this offering. The limited liability company agreement of our sponsor provides that its membership interests may only be transferred to our officers or directors or other persons affiliated with our sponsor, or in connection with estate planning transfers.
Our sponsor and CCM, the representative of the underwriters, will commit, pursuant to written agreements, to purchase from us an aggregate of 8,000,000 private placement warrants (or 8,900,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) at $1.00 per warrant (for an aggregate purchase price of $8,000,000, or $8,900,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full). Of those 8,000,000 private placement warrants (or 8,900,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), our sponsor has agreed to purchase 5,000,000 private placement warrants (or 5,450,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) and CCM has agreed to use a portion of their underwriting discount and commission to purchase 3,000,000 private placement warrants (or 3,450,000 private placement warrants if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full). The private placement warrants will also be worthless if we do not complete our initial business combination. This purchase will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the completion of our initial public offering. The private placement warrants will be identical to the warrants sold in this offering except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees, the private placement warrants (i) may not (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) will be entitled to registration rights and (iii) with respect to private placement warrants held by CCM and/or its designees, will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in this offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8). If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the private placement warrants will expire worthless. This issuance will be made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1* | ||
| 3.1* | ||
| 3.2** | Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. | |
| 4.1* | ||
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| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.2* | ||
| 4.3* | ||
| 4.4* | Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant. | |
| 5.1* | ||
| 5.2* | Opinion of Appleby (Cayman) Ltd., Cayman Islands legal counsel to the Registrant. | |
| 10.1* | ||
| 10.2* | ||
| 10.3* | ||
| 10.4* | ||
| 10.5* | Form of Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and CCM. | |
| 10.6* | ||
| 10.7* | ||
| 10.8* | Securities Subscription Agreement between Calm Seas Sponsor LLC and the Registrant. | |
| 14.1* | ||
| 23.1* | ||
| 23.2* | ||
| 23.3* | ||
| 24.1* | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement). | |
| (101.INS) | Interactive Data File - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. | |
| (101.SCH) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | |
| 107* | ||
| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | To be filed by amendment. |
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Item 17. Undertakings.
| (a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser. |
| (b) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
| (c) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that: |
| (1) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
| (2) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (3) | For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 of any purchaser, if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
| (4) | For the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
| (i) | any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
| (ii) | any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by an undersigned registrant; |
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| (iii) | the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
| (iv) | any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Reno, Nevada, on the 28th day of September, 2026.
| Calm Seas Acquisition Corp. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Procter Hug IV | |
| Name: |
Procter Hug IV | |
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer | |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Procter Hug IV and Michael Marietta his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments including post-effective amendments to this registration statement and any and all registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitute, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Name |
Position |
Date | ||
| /s/ Procter Hug IV Procter Hug IV |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) |
September 28, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Michael Marietta Michael Marietta |
Chief Financial Officer and Director (principal financial and accounting officer) |
September 28, 2026 | ||
| /s/ General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn |
Chair | September 28, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Mark L. Mey Mark L. Mey |
Director | September 28, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Major General (Ret.) Robert G.F. Lee Major General (Ret.) Robert G.F. Lee |
Director | September 28, 2026 | ||
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed this registration statement, solely in its capacity as the duly authorized representative of Calm Seas Acquisition Corp., in Reno, Nevada, on the 28th day of September, 2026.
| By: |
/s/ Procter Hug IV | |
| Name: |
Procter Hug IV | |
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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