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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Extension of the Termination Date
On March 28, 2022, Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Integrated Whale Media Investment Inc., a BVI business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“IWM”), in its capacity as the shareholders’ representative, by mutual consent agreed to extend the termination date under that certain business combination agreement dated as of August 26, 2021 by and among the Company, IWM and other parties listed thereto to May 31, 2022.
Important Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company has filed a preliminary proxy statement and plans to file a definitive proxy statement with respect to the shareholders meeting of the Company to vote on the proposed transaction. Shareholders of the Company and other interested persons are encouraged to read the preliminary proxy statement, any amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement as well as other documents to be filed with the SEC because these documents contain, or will contain, important information about the Company, Forbes and the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to shareholders of the Company as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Once available, shareholders of the Company will also be able to obtain a copy of the proxy statements and other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a request to: Unit 1009, ICBC Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong. The preliminary and definitive proxy statements can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and Forbes and their respective directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the potential transaction described in this Current Report under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company and their ownership is set forth in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its final prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated March 23, 2021. Additional information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the potential transaction is set forth in the preliminary proxy statement and will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement when it is filed with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Unit 1009, ICBC Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company or Forbes, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 28, 2022
Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited | ||
By: | /s/ Hou Pu Jonathan Lin | |
Hou Pu Jonathan Lin |