Proxy Statement; Registration Statement. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the Original Agreement Date, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror (i) the Company Financial Statements, and (ii) any other audited or unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related audited or unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Company Group Members (including any financial statements of any acquiree of any Company Group Member required under Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X) as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of any other different fiscal quarter (and as of and for the same period from the previous fiscal year) or fiscal year, as applicable that is required to be included in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement. Promptly following its completion, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror the audited consolidated financial statements of income and comprehensive income, consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity (deficit) and consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company Group for the year ended December 31, 2022, together with the notes and schedules to the foregoing, which comply with the applicable accounting requirements and with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act (the “Additional Audited Financial Statements”). Upon delivery of the Additional Audited Financial Statements, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.08 shall be deemed to apply in the same manner as the Company Financial Statements. All such financial statements (A) will fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position, cash flows, income, changes in equity and results of operations of the Company Group for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of footnotes), (B) will be prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, (C) in the case of any audited financial statements, will be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, with respect to the Company Group, and (D) will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates thereof (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable). The Company shall be available to, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use its reasonable best efforts to make their officers and employees available to, in each case upon reasonable advance notice, Acquiror and its counsel in connection with (I) the drafting of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and (II) responding in a timely manner to comments on the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement from the SEC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Acquiror (i) to cause the preparation in a timely manner of any other financial information or statements (including customary pro forma financial statements) that are required to be included in the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings to be made by Acquiror with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, in each case, that comply with the applicable accounting requirements and with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates thereof (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable), and (ii) to obtain the consents of the Company’s auditors with respect thereto as may be required by applicable Law or requested by the SEC. (b) From and after the date on which the Proxy Statement is mailed to Acquiror’s stockholders and the Registration Statement is mailed to the Company Employees, the Company will give Acquiror prompt written notice of any action taken or not taken by such Company or its Subsidiaries or of any development regarding such Company or its Subsidiaries, in any such case which is or becomes known by such Company, that would cause the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that if any such action shall be taken or fail to be taken or such development shall otherwise occur, Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate fully to cause an amendment or supplement to be made promptly to the Proxy Statement, and the Registration Statement such that the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement no longer contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, further, however, that no information received by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 6.04(b) shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by the Party who disclosed such information, and no such information shall be deemed to change, supplement or amend the Schedules.
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Sources: Business Combination Agreement (Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.), Business Combination Agreement (Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.), Business Combination Agreement (Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.)
Proxy Statement; Registration Statement. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following after the Original Agreement Datedate of this Agreement, BSII and the Company shall deliver to Acquiror prepare, and the Company shall file with the SEC the Registration Statement (i) which shall include the Company Financial Statements and the Company Pro Forma Financial Statements), in which a preliminary proxy statement in connection with the Merger to be sent to the Pre-Closing BSII Holders among other things, relating to the BSII Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with and as required by the BSII Governing Document, Applicable Law, and (ii) any other audited or unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related audited or unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Company Group Members (including any financial statements of any acquiree of any Company Group Member required under Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X) as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of any other different fiscal quarter (and as of and for the same period from the previous fiscal year) or fiscal year, as applicable that is required to be included in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement. Promptly following its completion, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror the audited consolidated financial statements of income and comprehensive income, consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity (deficit) and consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company Group for the year ended December 31, 2022, together with the notes and schedules to the foregoing, which comply with the applicable accounting requirements and with the applicable rules and regulations of the SECSEC and the Qualified Stock Exchange (such proxy statement, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the Exchange Act “Proxy Statement”) for the purposes of the approval of the Transaction Proposals will be included as a prospectus. BSII and the Securities Act (the “Additional Audited Financial Statements”). Upon delivery of the Additional Audited Financial Statements, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.08 Company shall be deemed use commercially reasonable efforts to apply in the same manner as the Company Financial Statements. All such financial statements (A) will fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position, cash flows, income, changes in equity and results of operations of the Company Group for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of footnotes), (B) will be prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, (C) in the case of any audited financial statements, will be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, with respect to the Company Groupcooperate, and (D) will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the cause their respective dates thereof (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-KSubsidiaries, as applicable). The Company shall be available to, to reasonably cooperate, with each other and their respective representatives in the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use its reasonable best efforts to make their officers and employees available to, in each case upon reasonable advance notice, Acquiror and its counsel in connection with (I) the drafting preparation of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and (II) responding in a timely manner to comments on the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement from the SECStatement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement and in any event by no later than March 31, 2025, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Acquiror (i) deliver to cause BSII the preparation in a timely manner of any other financial information or statements (including customary pro forma financial statements) that are required to be included in the Proxy Statement Company Pro Forma Financial Statements and the Registration Statement IFRS, PCAOB-audited consolidated balance sheets and any statements of income, other filings to be made by Acquiror comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, together with the SEC auditor’s report thereon (the “Company Audited FY24 Financial Statements”), which shall each comply in connection all material respects with the Transactions, in each case, that comply with the applicable accounting requirements and with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act SEC and the Securities Act in effect applicable to the Company as of a registrant under the respective dates thereof Registration Statement. BSII and the Company shall (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, x) as applicable), and (ii) to obtain the consents of the Company’s auditors with respect thereto promptly as may be required by applicable Law or requested by the SEC.
(b) From and reasonably practicable after the date on which Company Audited FY24 Financial Statements are available, file pre-effective amendments to the Proxy Statement is mailed to Acquiror’s stockholders and the Registration Statement is mailed to include the Company Employees, the Company will give Acquiror prompt written notice of any action taken or not taken by such Company or its Subsidiaries or of any development regarding such Company or its Subsidiaries, in any such case which is or becomes known by such Company, that would Audited FY24 Financial Statements and (y) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement (as so amended) to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof and by no later than the Effectiveness Deadline, and to keep the Registration Statement effective (1) as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions and (2) until the earlier of (A) the date on which the registration statement on Form F-1 to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1.1 of the Registration Rights Agreement, registering the resale of all Company Exchange Shares, Company Exchange Warrants and Company Warrant Shares held or to be held by the Non-Public Eligible BSII Shareholders is declared effective under the Securities Act or (B) there are no Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) outstanding; provided that, the Company and BSII shall not allow the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act unless such Registration Statement includes the Company Audited FY24 Financial Statements.
(b) BSII and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “blue sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the Merger, and the Company and BSII shall promptly furnish all information concerning the Company and BSII, respectively, as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action.
(c) Each of BSII and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly furnish to each other party all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, members and shareholders, as applicable, and such other matters, in each case, as may be reasonably necessary in connection with and for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of BSII and the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, to the SEC or the Qualified Stock Exchange in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement) (collectively, the “Offer Documents”).
(d) The Company shall notify BSII, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of the Company Class A Ordinary Shares, the Company Warrants or other securities of the Company for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or the other Offer Documents or for additional information. The Company shall provide BSII with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement (including each amendment or supplement thereto) and all responses to requests for additional information by and replies to comments of the SEC and give due consideration to all comments reasonably proposed by BSII in respect of such documents and responses prior to filing such with or sending such to the SEC, and, to the extent practicable, the Parties will provide each other with copies of all such filings made and correspondence with the SEC. BSII and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) any response to comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or the other Offer Documents and any amendment filed in response thereto.
(e) Each of BSII and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that none of the information related to it or any of its Affiliates, supplied by it or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Proxy Statement will, as of the date it is first mailed to the Pre-Closing BSII Holders, or at the time of the BSII Extraordinary General Meeting, or (ii) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended, at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act and at the Merger Effective Time, in either case, contain an any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(f) If, at any time prior to the Merger Effective Time, any information relating to BSII, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors or officers, as applicable, or the Company Shareholders is discovered by any of BSII or the Company and is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, so that the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statementsstatements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, the party that if any discovers such action information shall be taken or fail to be taken or such development shall otherwise occur, Acquiror promptly notify the other parties and the Company shall cooperate fully to cause an appropriate amendment or supplement to be made promptly describing such information shall, subject to the Proxy Statementother provisions of this Section 9.04, and the Registration Statement such that the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement no longer contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, further, however, that no information received by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 6.04(b) shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made be promptly filed by the Party who disclosed such informationCompany with the SEC and, and no such information shall be deemed to changethe extent required by Applicable Law, supplement or amend disseminated to the SchedulesPre-Closing BSII Holders.
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Sources: Business Combination Agreement (Black Spade Acquisition II Co)