(which may be by working capital loan) funds necessary to make any such potential Excise Tax payment without using proceeds (including interest income) from the trust account.
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Why is the Company proposing the Adjournment Proposal?
A.
To allow the Company more time to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal, in the event the Company does not receive the requisite stockholder vote to approve the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
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How do the Company’s executive officers, directors and affiliates intend to vote their shares?
A.
All of the Company’s directors, executive officers and their respective affiliates, as well as the Sponsor, are expected to vote any shares of Common Stock over which they have voting control (including any Public Shares owned by them) in favor of the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.
Our executive officers and directors are not entitled to redeem such shares in connection with the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal. On the Record Date, they held 9,487,500 shares of Class B common stock and 898,250 shares of Class A common stock representing approximately 60% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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What vote is required to adopt the proposals?
A.
Charter Amendment Proposals. The Charter Amendment Proposals must be approved by the affirmative vote of more than 65% of the holders of Common Stock who, being present in person (including virtually) or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting.
Trust Amendment Proposal. The Trust Amendment Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of more than 65% of the holders of Common Stock who, being present in person (including virtually) or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting.
Adjournment Proposal. The Adjournment Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of more than 65% of the holders of Common Stock who, being present in person (including virtually) or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting.
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What if I do not want to approve the Charter Amendment Proposals, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal?
A.
If you do not want to approve the Charter Amendment Proposals, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal, you must vote against each proposal. The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal are essential to the implementation of our board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Therefore, our board will abandon and not implement the Charter Amendment Proposals unless our stockholders approve both the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal. This means that if one proposal is approved by the stockholders and the other proposal is not, neither proposal will take effect.
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Will you seek any further extensions to liquidate the trust account?
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Other than the twelve (12) month-to-month Extensions from December 15, 2023 until December 15, 2024, the Extended Termination Date, as applicable, as of the date of this proxy statement, we do not anticipate seeking any further extension to consummate a business combination, although we may determine to do so in the future, if necessary.
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What happens if the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved?
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If the Charter Amendment Proposals and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved at the Special Meeting, and we have not consummated a Business Combination by December 15, 2023, it will trigger our automatic winding up, liquidation and dissolution of the Company pursuant to the terms of our Charter. No vote would be required from our stockholders to commence such a voluntary winding up, liquidation and dissolution under the terms of our Charter.
If we are forced to liquidate the Trust Account, we anticipate that we would distribute to our Public Stockholders the amount in the trust account calculated as of the date that is two days prior to the