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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
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Commitments and Contingencies

Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights and Shareholder Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants, the Forward Purchase Securities and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Note, the Extension Loans and the Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, Forward Purchase Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of such loans) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial 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.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on November 15, 2021.

The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4.6 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

On November 9, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with one of the underwriters, Cowen and Company, LLC, as advisors in connection with the Company’s Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with the shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities in connection with the potential Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining shareholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay a fee for such services (the “Marketing Fee”) upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or approximately $8.1 million in the aggregate. As a result, the underwriters will not be entitled to such fee unless the Company consummates its initial Business Combination. As of June 30, 2022, the Company determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable.

Forward Purchase Agreement

Franklin Strategic Series — Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund (“Franklin”) entered into a forward purchase agreement (“Forward Purchase Agreement”) with the Company that provides for the purchase by Franklin, in the aggregate, of 6,000,000 forward purchase securities (“Forward Purchase Securities”), for an aggregate purchase price of $40.0 million, with each Forward Purchase Security consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant in each case, for an aggregate of 4,000,000 Class A ordinary shares and 2,000,000 redeemable warrants, for $10.00 per Forward Purchase Security, in a private placement to close substantially concurrently with the closing of the initial Business Combination. The obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement will not depend on whether any Class A ordinary shares are redeemed by the Public Shareholders.

The Forward Purchase Securities will not have any redemption rights in connection with the initial Business Combination and will not be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame. The Forward Purchase Securities, to the extent issued prior to the record date for a shareholder vote on the initial Business Combination or any other matter, will have the right to vote on such matter with all other holders of the outstanding Class A ordinary shares; provided that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination after Franklin has purchased the Forward Purchase Securities, Franklin agreed under the forward purchase agreement to vote any of the Class A ordinary shares owned by Franklin in favor of any proposed initial Business Combination.

The Forward Purchase Securities sold pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement will be identical to the Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants included in the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except as described herein. In addition, the Forward Purchase Securities will have certain registration rights, so long as such Forward Purchase Securities are held by Franklin or any third party to which Franklin transfers any portion of its obligation under the Forward Purchase Agreement.

The capital from such private placement would be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in the initial Business Combination, and any excess capital from such private placement would be used for working capital in the post-transaction company.