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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Arisz Acquisition Corp. (“Arisz” or the “Company”) held an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on February 5, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting was held via teleconference. There were 5,155,754 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (the “Common Stock”) outstanding on the record date, January 16, 2024. There were 3,997,927 shares of common stock of the Company present at the Annual Meeting in person or represented by proxy, which is 77.54 % of the total shares of Common Stock outstanding, thereby constituting a quorum. Summarized below are the results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting.
1. Charter Amendment
Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to extend the date by which Arisz must consummate a business combination up to nine (9) times (the “Charter Amendment”), each such extension for an additional one (1) month period (each an “Extension”), from February 22, 2024 to November 22, 2024. We refer to this proposal as the “Charter Amendment Proposal.” Adoption of the Charter Amendment Proposal required approval by the affirmative vote of at least 50% of the holders of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 3,997,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Company will file the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
2. Trust Amendment
Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the investment management trust agreement, dated as of November 17, 2021 (as amended on May 12, 2023, the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), allowing the Company to extend the date by which Arisz must consummate a business combination up to nine (9) times, each such Extension for an additional one (1) month period, until November 22, 2024, by depositing into the Trust Account $120,000 (the “Extension Payment”) for each one-month Extension (the “Trust Amendment”) (we refer to this proposal as the “Trust Amendment Proposal”). Adoption of the Trust Amendment Proposal required approval by the affirmative vote of at least 50% of the holders of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 3,997,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A copy of the Trust Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
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3. Director Election
Stockholders approved the proposal to reelect the current Class A director, Romain Guerel, to Arisz’s board of directors (we refer to this proposal as the “Director Election Proposal”). Adoption of the Director Election Proposal required approval by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of Arisz’s common stock, represented in person by virtual attendance or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||
| 3,997,927 | 0 | 0 |
4. Auditor Ratification
Stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP, as Arisz’s independent auditors, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 (we refer to this proposal as the “Auditor Ratification Proposal”). Adoption of the Charter Amendment Proposals required approval by the affirmative vote of at least 50% of the holders of Arisz’s outstanding shares of Common Stock. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 3,997,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held by the Company on February 5, 2024, 777,050 shares of Common Stock were tendered for redemption. As a result, approximately $8.66 million (approximately $11.14 per share) will be removed from the Company’s trust account to pay such holders, without taking into account additional allocation of payments to cover any tax obligation of the Company, such as franchise taxes, but not including any excise tax, since that date. Following redemptions, the Company will have 2,377,315 shares of Common Stock outstanding, and approximately $26.5 million will remain in the Company’s trust account.
In connection with the first one (1) month period Extension, Arisz Investments LLC, the Company's sponsor, will deposit $120,000 into Arisz's trust account prior to February 22, 2024, on behalf of the Company. Arisz will issue a press release the day after the applicable deadline announcing that the funds have been timely deposited.
In addition, on February 2, 2024, Arisz irrevocably waived Finfront Holding Company's obligation under Section 9.8 of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 21, 2022 and as amended as of April 4, 2022, October 10, 2022, April 24, 2023 and July 28, 2023, by and between Arisz and Finfront Holding Company, Bitfufu Inc. and Boundary Holding Company to fund to Arisz the amount of $450,000 by February 2, 2024, and agreed to accept the amount of $210,000 in lieu thereof, of which $120,000 shall be used to fund Arisz’s extension through March 22, 2023 and the remainder for working capital purposes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arisz Acquisition Corp. | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: February 6, 2024 | ||
| ARISZ ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Fang Hindle-Yang | |
| Name: | Fang Hindle-Yang | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
ARISZ ACQUISITION CORP.
February 5, 2024
Arisz Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:
1. The name of the Corporation is “Arisz Acquisition Corp.” The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 21, 2021.
2. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 23, 2021 (the “First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).
3. An Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 12, 2023 (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).
4. This Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
5. The text of Article SIXTH (E) is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
“E. In the event that the Corporation does not consummate a Business Combination by (x) 12 months from the consummation of the IPO, (y) up to 18 months from the consummation of the IPO if the Corporation elects to extend the amount of time to complete a Business Combination in accordance with the terms of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between the Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trust Agreement”) or (z) up to November 22, 2024, provided that, pursuant to the terms hereof and the Corporation’s amended Trust Agreement, the Corporation deposits into the Trust Account the amount of $120,000 for each month extended, in the Corporation’s sole discretion whether to exercise one or more extensions (in any case, such date being referred to as the “Termination Date”), the Corporation shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter redeem 100% of the IPO Shares for cash for a redemption price per share as described below (which redemption will completely extinguish such holders’ rights as stockholders, including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to approval of the Corporation’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the DGCL, including the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 275(a) of the DGCL finding the dissolution of the Corporation advisable and the provision of such notices as are required by said Section 275(a) of the DGCL, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Corporation’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of the Corporation’s plan of dissolution and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to the Corporation’s obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. In such event, the per share redemption price shall be equal to a pro rata share of the Trust Fund plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Fund and not previously released to the Corporation or necessary to pay its taxes divided by the total number of IPO Shares then outstanding.”
6. This Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL by the vote of shareholders holding the requisite number of shares required pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation at a duly held shareholder meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Arisz Acquisition Corp. has caused this Amendment to the Certificate to be duly executed in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set above.
| Arisz Acquisition Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ Fang Hindle-Yang | |
| Name: | Fang Hindle-Yang | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT
TO THE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of February 5, 2024, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (as defined below) is made by and between Arisz Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Trustee”). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated November 17, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Trust Agreement on May 12, 2023;
WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein; and
WHEREAS, at the Annual Meeting of the Company held on February 5, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation giving the Company the right to extend the date by which it must complete a business combination from February 22, 2024 to November 22, 2024 (or such earlier date after February 22, 2024 as determined by the Company’s board of directors) (the “Extension Amendment”) and thus extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination from February 22, 2024 to November 22, 2024 (or such earlier date after February 22, 2024 as determined by the Company’s board of directors);
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and, in the case of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by the Representative, complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee by (x) the 12 month anniversary of the closing of the IPO (the “Closing”), (y) in the event that the Company, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Registration Statement, extended the time to complete the Business Combination for up to 18 months from the Closing but has not completed the Business Combination within such 18 month period, the 18 month anniversary of the Closing, or (z) up to November 22, 2024, provided that, pursuant to the terms hereof and the Corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Corporation deposits into the Trust Account the amount of $120,000 for each month extended, in the Corporation’s sole discretion whether to exercise one or more extensions (as applicable, the “Applicable Deadline”), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the Public Stockholders as of the Applicable Deadline.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.
| CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Francis Wolf | |
| Name: | Francis Wolf | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| ARISZ ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Echo Hindle-Yang | |
| Name: | Echo Hindle-Yang | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Acknowledged and Agreed:
| CHARDAN CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Shai Gerson | |
| Partner and Managing Director of Capital Markets | ||
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