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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies

Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration and Shareholder Rights

The holders of (i) Founder Shares, (ii) Private Placement Warrants (and the Class A ordinary shares underlying such Private Placement Warrants), and (iii) Private Placement Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders are entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provide that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 5,400,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 9, 2021, the underwriter fully exercised its over-allotment option.

The underwriter was entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit, or approximately $8.3 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per unit, or approximately $14.5 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee would become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement.

On October 7, 2022, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., one of the participating underwriters in the Company’s Initial Public Offering, waived its entitlement to its portion of the deferred underwriting fee, resulting in an adjustment to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption of approximately $8.4 million and a gain from extinguishment of the deferred underwriting commissions allocated to the derivative warrant liabilities of approximately $296,000 as presented on the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

On October 13, 2022, Credit Suisse executed a letter agreement with the Company, in which Credit Suisse waived its portion of the deferred underwriting fee of approximately $5.8 million, with respect to the Proposed Business Combination.

Risks and Uncertainties

In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy, the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows are not yet determinable.