| March 21, 2023 | | |
By Order of the Board of Directors
/S/ David Gow
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Why am I receiving this Proxy Statement?
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We are a blank check company formed in Delaware on April 19, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. In October 2021, we consummated our IPO from which we derived aggregate gross proceeds of $115,000,000. The amount in the Trust Account was initially $10.20 per public share, including $6,750,000 in gross proceeds from the private placement of Private Placement Units. Like most blank check companies, our charter provides for the return of our IPO proceeds held in trust to the holders of shares of common stock sold in our IPO if there is no qualifying business combination consummated on or before a certain date (in our case, April 20, 2023).
The purpose of the Extension Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow us additional time to complete the Business Combination pursuant to that certain Merger by and among SportsMap, Merger Sub, and ICI, as our Board believes that it is in the best interests of the stockholders to continue our existence until the Extended Date in order to allow us more time to complete the Business Combination.
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What is being voted on?
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You are being asked to vote on:
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a proposal to amend our charter to extend the date by which we have to consummate a business combination from April 20, 2023, monthly for up to eight (8) additional months at the election of the Company, ultimately until as late as December 20, 2023;
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proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement to authorize the Extension and its implementation by the Company; and
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a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
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Why is the Company proposing the Extension Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal?
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| | The purpose of the Extension Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow us additional time to complete a business combination, and more specifically, the Business Combination. However, even if the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate a business combination, given the actions that must occur prior to closing of a business combination. | |
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The Company believes that given its expenditure of time, effort and money on finding a business combination, circumstances warrant providing public stockholders an opportunity to consider the Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board is proposing the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal to amend our charter in the form set forth in Annex A hereto and to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B hereto, respectively, to extend the date by which we must (i) consummate a business combination, (ii) cease our operations if we fail to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of our common stock included as part of the units sold in our IPO from April 20, 2023 for up to eight (8) additional months at the election of the Company, ultimately until as late as December 20, 2023.
You are not being asked to vote on a business combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, provided that you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to consider the Business Combination, you will retain the right to vote on the Business Combination when it is submitted to stockholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash in the event the Business Combination is approved and completed. You will also be entitled to receive your share of the funds in the Trust Account if we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.
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Why should I vote “FOR” the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment
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Our Board believes that our stockholders should have an opportunity to consider a business combination. Accordingly, the Extension is intended to give our stockholders that opportunity, and to give the Company the opportunity to complete a business combination.
Moreover, voting FOR the Extension Proposal or FOR the Trust Amendment Proposal will not affect your right to seek redemption of your public shares in connection with the vote to approve the Business Combination. Our charter provides that if our stockholders approve an amendment to our charter that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our business combination by April 20, 2023 (18 months from the consummation of our IPO), we will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We believe that this charter provision was included to protect our stockholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if we failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the charter.
Our Board recommends that you vote in favor of both the
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| | | | Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
| | | | If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the Extension is implemented, we will, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, remove the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account, deliver to the holders of redeemed public shares their portions of the Withdrawal Amount and retain the remainder of the funds in the Trust Account for our use in connection with consummating a business combination on or before the Extended Date. The removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account in connection with the redemption of public shares will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Election. We cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension is implemented, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $119.7 million that was in the Trust Account as of March 21, 2023. In such event, we may need to obtain additional funds to complete an initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable to the parties or at all. | |
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We will not proceed with the Extension Amendment if redemptions of our public shares cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
If the Extension Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we have not consummated the business combination by April 20, 2023, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the public shares of common stock in consideration of a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (net of taxes payable, less up to $50,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then outstanding public shares of common stock, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of public stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.
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Yes. Unless you elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Extension, you will be able to vote on any business combination when it is submitted to stockholders if you are a stockholder on the record date for
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| | | | a meeting to seek stockholder approval of the Business Combination. You will retain your right to redeem your public shares upon consummation of the Business Combination in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Business Combination, subject to any limitations set forth in our charter. | |
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How do I redeem my shares of common stock in connection with the Extension Proposal?
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In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must, prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 12, 2023 (two business days before the Special Meeting), tender your shares electronically or physically and submit a request in writing that we redeem your public shares for cash to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our transfer agent, at the following address:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street Plaza, 30th Floor New York, New York 10004 Attn: SPAC Redemption Team E-mail: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com
The redemption rights include the requirement that a stockholder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number, and address in order to validly redeem its public shares.
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When would the Board abandon the Extension Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal?
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| | Our Board will abandon the Extension if our stockholders do not approve the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. In addition, notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension at any time without any further action by our stockholders. | |
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Why should I vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal?
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| | If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our stockholders, our Board may not be able to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
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How do the Company insiders intend to vote their shares?
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| | All of our Company insiders, including our directors, executive officers and their respective affiliates, have agreed to vote all shares of common stock over which they have voting control (including any public shares owned by them) in favor of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. Currently, our Sponsor, our officers and directors, and the other Initial Stockholders and own 3,550,000 shares of common stock, representing approximately 23.6% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Our Sponsor and our directors, executive officers and their affiliates do not intend to purchase shares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in connection with the stockholder vote on the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. | |
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What vote is required to adopt the proposals?
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| | The approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal will each require the affirmative vote | |
| | | | of holders of at least 65% of our shares of common stock outstanding on the record date. | |
| | | | The approval of the Adjournment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by stockholders represented in person or by proxy. | |
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What if I don’t want to vote “FOR” the Extension Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal?
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| | If you do not want the Extension Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote “AGAINST” such proposal. You will be entitled to redeem your public shares for cash in connection with the Extension Proposal whether or not you vote on the Extension Proposal so long as you make a timely election to redeem your public shares as described under “How do I redeem my shares of common stock in connection with the Extension Proposal?” If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, and the Extension is implemented, then the Withdrawal Amount will be withdrawn from the Trust Account and paid to the redeeming holders. | |
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What happens if either the Extension Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved?
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Our Board will abandon the Extension if our stockholders do not approve both the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
If the Extension Proposal is not approved and we have not consummated the Business Combination by April 20, 2023, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the public shares of common stock in consideration of a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (net of taxes payable, less up to $50,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then outstanding public shares of common stock, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of public stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.
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| | | | There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event we wind up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, officers and directors will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares and warrants. | |
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If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are both is approved, what happens next?
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We are seeking the Extension to provide us time to complete the Business Combination. Our efforts to complete the Business Combination will involve:
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completing proxy materials;
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establishing a meeting date and record date for considering the Business Combination, and distributing proxy materials to stockholders; and
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holding a special meeting of stockholders to consider the Business Combination.
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| | | | We are seeking approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal because we will not be able to complete all of the tasks listed above prior to April 20, 2023. If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, we expect to seek stockholder approval of a business combination at a later date. | |
| | | | Upon approval of the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal by holders of at least 65% of the common stock outstanding as of the record date, we will file an amendment to the charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in the form set forth in Annex A hereto. We will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act and our common stock, public warrants will remain publicly traded. | |
| | | | We cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account following the redemption if the Extension Proposal is approved, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $119.7 million that was in the Trust Account as of the Record Date. In such event, we may need to obtain additional funds to complete an initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable to the parties or at all. | |
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If the Extension Proposal is approved, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of our common stock held by our Sponsor, our directors and our officers as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares.
Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension at any time without any further action by our stockholders.
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What happens to the Company’s warrants if the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved?
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| | If the Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we have not consummated the Business Combination by April 20, 2023, there will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. | |
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What happens to the Company’s warrants if the Extension Proposal is approved?
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| | | | us and continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the Extended Date. The public warrants will remain outstanding and only become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a business combination, provided there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or we permit holders to exercise warrants on a cashless basis). | |
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How do I attend the meeting?
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As a registered shareholder, you received a Proxy Card from Broadridge Financial Solutions. The form contains instructions on how to attend the virtual Special Meeting including the URL address, along with your sixteen digit control number. You will need your sixteen digit control number for access. If you do not have your control number, contact Broadridge at the phone number or e-mail address below. Broadridge’s contact information for our Special Meeting is as follows: call (631) 257-4187, or email Andrew.Dewar@broadridge.com.
The meeting website will be available for access 15 minutes prior to the start of the Special Meeting. Enter the URL address into your browser www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SMAPU2023SM, and enter your sixteen digit control number, name and email address.
Beneficial investors, who own their investments through a bank or broker, will need to contact their bank or broker to receive their sixteen digit control number. If you plan to vote at the meeting you will need to have a legal proxy from your bank or broker.
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How do I change or revoke my vote?
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| | You may change your vote by timely submitting a proxy with new voting instructions online or by telephone or by timely delivering a later-dated, signed proxy card so that it is received prior to the Special Meeting, or by attending the Special Meeting online and voting. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to our Secretary, which must be received by our Secretary prior to the Special Meeting. | |
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How are votes counted?
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Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes and abstentions. The Extension Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least 65% of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of the record date, including the Founder Shares. Accordingly, a Company stockholder’s failure to vote by proxy or online at the Special Meeting or an abstention with respect to the Extension Proposal will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” such proposal.
The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by stockholders represented in person or by proxy.
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Accordingly, a Company stockholder’s failure to vote by proxy or online at the Special Meeting will not be counted towards the number of shares of common stock required to establish a quorum, and if a valid quorum is otherwise established, it will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal.
Abstentions will be counted in determining whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Adjournment Proposal.
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If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker automatically vote them for me?
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| | No. Under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares with respect to non-discretionary matters unless you provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures provided to you by your broker, bank, or nominee. We believe both of the proposals presented to the stockholders at the Special Meeting will be considered non-discretionary and therefore your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance with directions you provide. If your shares are held by your broker as your nominee, which we refer to as being held in “street name”, you may need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares. | |
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Who can vote at the Special Meeting?
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Only holders of record of our common stock at the close of business on March 21, 2023, are entitled to have their vote counted at the Special Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. On this record date, 15,050,000 shares of our common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the record date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote online at the Special Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting online, we urge you to submit your proxy vote either online, by telephone, or by filling out and returning the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.
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| | | | Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank. If on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Special Meeting if your bank or broker provides you with a sixteen digit control number. | |
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Does the Board recommend voting for the approval of the proposals?
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| | Yes. After careful consideration of the terms and conditions of these proposals, our Board has determined that the Extension Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Board recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR” the Extension Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. | |
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What interests do the Company’s Sponsor, directors and officers, and the other Initial Stockholders have in the approval of the proposals?
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| | Our Sponsor, directors and officers, and the other Initial Stockholders have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder. These interests include ownership of 2,875,000 Founder Shares, and 675,000 shares from Private Placement Units, which unlike public shares have no redemption rights. These shares and any warrants and would expire worthless if a business combination is not consummated. See the section entitled “PROPOSAL 1 — THE EXTENSION PROPOSAL — Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers”. | |
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Do I have appraisal rights if I object to the proposals?
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| | Our stockholders do not have appraisal rights in connection with any of the proposals under the DGCL. | |
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What do I need to do now?
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| | We urge you to read carefully and consider the information contained in this Proxy Statement, including the annex, and to consider how the proposals will affect you as our stockholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this Proxy Statement and on the enclosed proxy card. | |
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How do I vote?
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If you are a holder of record of our common stock, you may vote online at the Special Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting online, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid envelope. You may still attend the Special Meeting and vote online if you have already voted by proxy.
If your shares of our common stock are held in “street name” by a broker or other agent, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Special Meeting if your bank or broker provides you with a sixteen digit control number.
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What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?
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| | You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this Proxy Statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards, if your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your Company shares. | |
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Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?
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| | We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies from our working capital. We have engaged D.F. King to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. We have agreed to pay D.F. King a fee of $15,000. We will also reimburse D.F. King for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify D.F. King and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners. While the payment of these expenses will reduce the cash available to us to consummate an initial business combination if the Extension Proposal is approved, we do not expect such payments to have a material effect on our ability to consummate an initial business combination. | |
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Who can help answer my questions?
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If you have questions about the proposals or if you need additional copies of the Proxy Statement or the enclosed proxy card you should contact our proxy solicitor, D.F. King, at (800) 820-2416 (toll free), or brokers and banks may call collect at (212) 269 5550.
You may also obtain additional information about the Company from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information”.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
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SportsMap, LLC
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| | | | 2,840,000 | | | | | | 18.9% | | |
David Gow(4)
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| | | | 2,840,000 | | | | | | 18.9% | | |
Jacob Swain(5)
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Lawson Gow(5)
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David Graff(5)
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Oliver Luck(5)
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Reid Ryan(5)
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Steve Webster(5)
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All directors and officers (7 individuals) as a group
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| | | | 2,840,000 | | | | | | 18.9% | | |
Periscope Capital Inc.(6)
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| | | | 931,619 | | | | | | 6.2% | | |
Barclays PLC(7)
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| | | | 774,624 | | | | | | 5.1% | | |
| SPORTSMAP TECH ACQUISITION CORP. | | ||||||
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| Name: | | | David Gow | | | | |
| Title: | | | Chief Executive Officer | | | | |