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GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC.
200
Continental Drive, Suite 401
Newark,
Delaware 19713
(212)
382-4605
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023
TO
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF GLOBALINK INVESTMENT INC.:
You
are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting, which we refer to as the “Special Meeting,” of stockholders of Globalink
Investment Inc., which we refer to as “we,” “us,” “our,” “Globalink” or the “Company,”
to be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 28, 2023. This special meeting of stockholders is to be held in lieu of the 2023 annual
meeting of the Company.
The
Special Meeting will be a virtual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Special
Meeting online, vote and submit your questions during the Special Meeting by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/globalinkinvestment/sm2023.
If you plan to attend the virtual online Special Meeting, you will need your control and request IDs number to vote electronically at
the Special Meeting. We are pleased to utilize the virtual stockholder meeting technology to provide ready access and cost savings for
our stockholders and the Company. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world. You will also be able
to attend the Special Meeting via teleconference in a listen-only mode using the following dial-in information:
Telephone
access (listen-only):
Within
the U.S.: 1 800-450-7155 (toll-free)
Outside
of the U.S.:1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply)
Meeting
ID: 6032682#
Even
if you are planning to attend the Special Meeting online, please promptly submit your proxy vote by telephone, or, if you received a
printed form of proxy in the mail, by completing, dating, signing and returning the enclosed proxy, so your shares will be represented
at the Special Meeting. Instructions on voting your shares are on the proxy materials you received for the Special Meeting. Even if you
plan to attend the Special Meeting online, it is strongly recommended you complete and return your proxy card before the Special Meeting
date, to ensure that your shares will be represented at the Special Meeting if you are unable to attend.
The
accompanying proxy statement, which we refer to as the “Proxy Statement,” is dated , 2023, and is first being mailed to stockholders
of the Company on or about , 2023. The sole purpose of the Special Meeting is to consider and vote upon the following proposals:
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a
proposal to amend the Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which we refer to as the “charter,”
in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying Proxy Statement, which we refer to as the “Extension Amendment”
and such proposal the “Extension Amendment Proposal,” to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and
one or more businesses, which we refer to as a “business combination,” (ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete
such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s outstanding public shares of common stock included
as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering that was consummated on December 9, 2021, which we refer
to as the “IPO,” from December 9, 2023 to, if the Company elects to extend the date to consummate a business combination,
for up to twelve times of monthly extensions to December 9, 2024, unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination
shall have occurred, which we refer to as the “Extension,” and such later date, the “Extended Date;” and |
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a
proposal to amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of December 6, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
as amended on March 6, 2023, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”
or “Continental”), extending the time for the Company to complete its initial business combination under the Trust Agreement
from (x) December 9, 2023 (the “Termination Date”), to (y) up until December 9, 2024, if the Company elects to extend
the date to consummate a business combination, for up to twelve times of monthly extensions, by depositing into the Trust Account
$60,000 (each an “Extension Payment”) for each one-month extension from December 9, 2023 to December 9, 2024, unless
the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, which we refer to as the “Trust Amendment
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proposal to re-elect Kian Huat Lai as Class I director of the Company, until the annual meeting of the Company to be held in 2026
or until his successor is appointed and qualified, which we refer to as the “Director Election Proposal”; and |
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proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation
and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension
Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Director Election Proposal, which we refer to as the “Adjournment
Proposal.” The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Special Meeting if there are not sufficient votes to approve
the Extension Amendment Proposal, or the Trust Amendment Proposal, or the Director Election Proposal. |
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of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Director Election Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is more
fully described in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
The
purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow us
additional time to complete an initial business combination (a “Business Combination”). While we are using our best efforts
to complete a Business Combination as soon as practicable, our board of directors (the “Board”) believes that there will
not be sufficient time before the Termination Date to complete a Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order
to be able to consummate a Business Combination, we will need to obtain the Extension. Without the Extension, the Board believes that
there is significant risk that we might not, despite our best efforts, be able to complete a Business Combination on or before the Termination
Date. If that were to occur, we would be precluded from completing a Business Combination and would be forced to liquidate even if our
stockholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a Business Combination.
The
purpose of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to allow the Company more time to complete a Business Combination.
In addition, we will not proceed with the Extension if the number of redemptions or repurchases of our shares of common stock, par value
$0.001, issued in our IPO, which shares we refer to as the “public shares,” causes us to have less than $5,000,001 of net
tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
In
connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, public stockholders may elect to redeem their public shares for a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (the “Trust Account”), including interest
(which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding shares of common stock issued in our IPO, which
shares we refer to as the “public shares,” and which election we refer to as the “Election,” regardless of whether
such public stockholders vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of stockholders, the remaining holders of public shares will retain
their right to redeem their public shares when a Business Combination is submitted to the stockholders, subject to any limitations set
forth in our charter as amended by the Extension Amendment. In addition, public stockholders who do not make the Election would be entitled
to have their public shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed a Business Combination by the Extended Date.
To
exercise your redemption rights, you must demand that the Company redeem your public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held
in the Trust Account, and tender your shares to the Company’s transfer agent at least two business days prior to the Special Meeting
(or November 24, 2023). The redemption rights include the requirement that a stockholder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial
holder and provide its legal name, phone number, and address in order to validly redeem its public shares. You may tender your shares
by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or by delivering your shares electronically using the Depository Trust
Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system. If you hold your shares in street name, you will need to instruct your
bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the shares from your account in order to exercise your redemption rights.
Based
upon the current amount in the Trust Account, the Company anticipates that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed
from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.89 at the time of the Special Meeting. The closing price of the Company’s
shares of common stock on October 23, 2023, was $10.82. The Company cannot assure stockholders that they will be able to
sell their shares of common stock in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above,
as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such stockholders wish to sell their shares.
We
are not permitted to use the proceeds placed in the Trust Account and the interest earned thereon to pay any excise taxes or any other
similar fees or taxes in nature that may be imposed on us pursuant to any current, pending or future rules or laws, including without
limitation any excise tax due imposed under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 (H.R. 5376) on any redemptions or stock buybacks
by the Company. In the event (i) an excise tax and/or any other similar fees or taxes in nature are levied or imposed on us pursuant
to any current, pending or future rule(s) or law(s), including without limitation any excise tax imposed under the Inflation Reduction
Act (IRA) of 2022 (H.R. 5376) in relation to a redemption of securities as described herein or otherwise, and (ii) the holders of our
shares of common stock approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, if such excise tax or fee has not been
paid by us to the applicable regulatory authority on or prior to the due date for such a tax or fee, our sponsor, GL Sponsor LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) or a designee agrees to promptly (but in any event sufficiently prior to the due
date for such tax or fee to assure timely payment thereof) either directly pay such tax or fee on behalf of us or advance to us such
funds as necessary and appropriate to allow us to pay such tax or fee timely with respect to any future redemptions that occur prior
to or in connection a Business Combination or our liquidation. The Sponsor agrees not to seek recourse for such expenses from the Trust
Account.
The
sole purpose of the Director Election Proposal is to re-elect one director in accordance with our charter, which is necessary to satisfy
certain listing requirements of Nasdaq.
The
Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow the Board to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation
of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to our stockholders in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or
otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Director Election
Proposal.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we do not consummate a Business Combination by
the extension deadline of December 9, 2023, in accordance with our charter, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of
winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds
therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights
as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly
as reasonably practicable following such redemption, subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the
requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which we refer to as the DGCL, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s
net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of Globalink’s plan of dissolution and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii)
and (iii) above) to its obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. There will
be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up.
Subject
to the foregoing, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of
common stock as of the record date for the Special Meeting will be required to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust
Amendment Proposal. Stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment Proposal is required for the implementation
of our Board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Notwithstanding stockholder
approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement
the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment at any time without any further action by our stockholders.
Approval
of the Director Election Proposal requires a plurality of the votes of the holders of our common stock entitled to vote and who, being
present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof, vote on such matter.
Approval
of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a simple majority of the issued and outstanding shares of
our common stock entitled to vote and who, being present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment
thereof, vote on such matter.
Our
Board has fixed the close of business on October 18, 2023 as the date for determining the Company stockholders entitled to receive notice
of and vote at the Special Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of the Company’s shares of common stock
on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
We
reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal, the
Trust Amendment Proposal, the Director Election Proposal, or implement the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment.
You
are not being asked to vote on a Business Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your
public shares, provided that you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to consider a Business Combination, you will retain
the right to vote on a Business Combination when it is submitted to stockholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash
in the event a Business Combination is approved and completed or we have not consummated a Business Combination by the Extended Date.
After
careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal,
the Director Election Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal are advisable and recommends that you vote or give instruction
to vote “FOR” such proposals.
Enclosed
is the Proxy Statement containing detailed information concerning the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, the
Director Election Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal and the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting,
we urge you to read this material carefully and vote your shares.
November
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By
Order of the Board of Directors |
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Say Leong Lim |
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Say
Leong Lim |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
Your
vote is important. If you are a stockholder of record, please sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible to make sure
that your shares are represented at the Special Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may also cast your vote online at the
Special Meeting. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank how to vote
your shares, or you may cast your vote online at the Special Meeting by obtaining a proxy from your brokerage firm or bank. Your failure
to vote or instruct your broker or bank how to vote will have the same effect as voting “AGAINST” the Extension Amendment
Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, and an abstention will have the same effect as voting “AGAINST” the Extension
Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 28, 2023: This
notice of meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement are available at https://www.cstproxy.com/globalinkinvestment/sm2023.
GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC.
200
Continental Drive, Suite 401
Newark,
Delaware 19713
(212)
382-4605
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023
PROXY
STATEMENT
The
Special Meeting, which we refer to as the “Special Meeting,” of stockholders of Globalink Investment Inc., which we refer
to as the “we,” “us,” “our,” “Globalink” or the “Company,” will be held at
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 28, 2023 as a virtual meeting. This special meeting of stockholders is to be held in lieu of the 2023
annual meeting of the Company. You will be able to attend, vote your shares, and submit questions during the Special Meeting via a live
webcast available at https://www.cstproxy.com/globalinkinvestment/sm2023. If you plan to attend the virtual online Special Meeting,
you will need your control and request IDs number to vote electronically at the Special Meeting. You will also be able to attend the
Special Meeting via teleconference in a listen-only mode using the following dial-in information:
Telephone
access (listen-only):
Within
the U.S.: 1 800-450-7155 (toll-free)
Outside
of the U.S.:1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply)
Meeting
ID: 6032682#
The
Special Meeting will be held for the sole purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals:
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a
proposal to amend the Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which we refer to as the “charter,”
in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying Proxy Statement, which we refer to as the “Extension Amendment”
and such proposal the “Extension Amendment Proposal,” to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and
one or more businesses, which we refer to as a “business combination,” (ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete
such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s outstanding public shares of common stock included
as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering that was consummated on December 9, 2021, which we refer
to as the “IPO,” from December 9, 2023 to, if the Company elects to extend the date to consummate a business combination,
for up to twelve times of monthly extensions to December 9, 2024, unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination
shall have occurred, which we refer to as the “Extension,” and such later date, the “Extended Date;” and |
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proposal to amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of December 6, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
as amended on March 6, 2023, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”
or “Continental”), extending the time for the Company to complete its initial business combination under the Trust Agreement
from (x) December 9, 2023 (the “Termination Date”), to (y) up until December 9, 2024, if the Company elects to extend
the date to consummate a business combination, for up to twelve times of monthly extensions, by depositing into the Trust Account
$60,000 (each an “Extension Payment”) for each one-month extension from December 9, 2023 to December 9, 2024 (each, an
“Extended Termination Date”), unless the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred,
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proposal to re-elect Kian Huat Lai as Class I director of the Company, until the annual meeting of the Company to be held in 2026
or until his successor is appointed and qualified, which we refer to as the “Director Election Proposal”; and |
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proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation
and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension
Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Director Election Proposal, which we refer to as the “Adjournment
Proposal.” The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Special Meeting if there are not sufficient votes to approve
the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, or the Director Election Proposal. |
The
purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow us
additional time to complete an initial business combination (a “Business Combination”). While we are using our best efforts
to complete a Business Combination as soon as practicable, our board of directors (the “Board”) believes that there will
not be sufficient time before the Termination Date to complete a Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order
to be able to consummate a Business Combination, we will need to obtain the Extension. Without the Extension, the Board believes that
there is significant risk that we might not, despite our best efforts, be able to complete a Business Combination on or before the Termination
Date. If that were to occur, we would be precluded from completing a Business Combination and would be forced to liquidate even if our
stockholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a Business Combination.
The
purpose of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to allow the Company more time to complete a Business Combination.
In addition, we will not proceed with the Extension if the number of redemptions or repurchases of our shares of common stock, par value
$0.001, issued in our IPO, which shares we refer to as the “public shares,” causes us to have less than $5,000,001 of net
tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
In
connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, public stockholders may elect to redeem their public shares for a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (the “Trust Account”), including interest
(which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which election we refer to as
the “Election,” regardless of whether such public stockholders vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal. We cannot predict
the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the amount remaining in the Trust
Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $51.65 million that was in the Trust Account as of October 18, 2023, the record
date.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of stockholders, the remaining holders of public shares will retain
their right to redeem their public shares when a Business Combination is submitted to the stockholders, subject to any limitations set
forth in our charter as amended by the Extension Amendment. In addition, public stockholders who do not make the Election would be entitled
to have their public shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed a business combination by the Extended Date.
In
the event of a liquidation, our sponsor, GL Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), our officers
and directors (the shares held by the Sponsor and our directors and officers are referred to as the “Founder Shares”) and
Public Gold Marketing Sdn. Bhd, a Malaysian private limited company unaffiliated with us or the Sponsor and the investor who purchased
570,000 private units in the private placement simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO (the “private investor”),
will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares or the private placement units.
To
exercise your redemption rights, you must demand that the Company redeem your public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held
in the Trust Account, and tender your shares to the Company’s transfer agent at least two business days prior to the Special Meeting
(or November 28, 2023). The redemption rights include the requirement that a stockholder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial
holder and provide itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number and provide address in order to
validly redeem its public shares. You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or
by delivering your shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system. If
you hold your shares in street name, you will need to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the shares from your account
in order to exercise your redemption rights.
Based
upon the current amount in the Trust Account, the Company anticipates that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed
from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.89 at the time of the Special Meeting. The closing price of the Company’s
shares of common stock on October 23, 2023, was $10.82. The Company cannot assure stockholders that they will be able to
sell their shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption
price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such stockholders wish to sell their shares.
We
are not permitted to use the proceeds placed in the Trust Account and the interest earned thereon to pay any excise taxes or any other
similar fees or taxes in nature that may be imposed on us pursuant to any current, pending or future rules or laws, including without
limitation any excise tax due imposed under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 (H.R. 5376) on any redemptions or stock buybacks
by the Company. In the event (i) an excise tax and/or any other similar fees or taxes in nature are levied or imposed on us pursuant
to any current, pending or future rule(s) or law(s), including without limitation any excise tax imposed under the Inflation Reduction
Act (IRA) of 2022 (H.R. 5376) in relation to a redemption of securities as described herein or otherwise, and (ii) the holders of our
shares of common stock approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, if such excise tax or fee has not been
paid by us to the applicable regulatory authority on or prior to the due date for such a tax or fee, the Sponsor or a designee agrees
to promptly (but in any event sufficiently prior to the due date for such tax or fee to assure timely payment thereof) either directly
pay such tax or fee on behalf of us or advance to us such funds as necessary and appropriate to allow us to pay such tax or fee timely
with respect to any future redemptions that occur prior to or in connection a Business Combination or our liquidation. The Sponsor agrees
not to seek recourse for such expenses from the Trust Account.
Approval
of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we have not consummated a Business Combination
by December 9, 2023, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but
not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares,
which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further
liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following such redemption,
subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
which we refer to as the DGCL, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as
part of Globalink’s plan of dissolution and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations under
the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account
with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up.
There
will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless in the event
of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, directors and officers, and the private investor will not receive any
monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of 2,875,000 Founder Shares and 570,000 private units. As a consequence,
a liquidating distribution will be made only with respect to the public shares.
We
reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal or
the Trust Amendment Proposal or implement the Extension Amendment or Trust Amendment. In the event the Special Meeting is cancelled,
we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the charter.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the Company, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement,
will (i) remove from the Trust Account an amount, which we refer to as the “Withdrawal Amount,” equal to the number of public
shares properly redeemed multiplied by the per-share price, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including
interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares and (ii) deliver to
the holders of such redeemed public shares their portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The remainder of such funds shall remain in the Trust
Account and be available for use by the Company to complete a business combination on or before the Extended Date. Holders of public
shares who do not redeem their public shares now will retain their redemption rights and their ability to vote on a business combination
through the Extended Date if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, our Sponsor, its designees or the private investor has
agreed to loan to us $60,000 for each one-month extension from December 9, 2023 to December 9, 2024, up to a maximum of $720,000 for
a total of twelve extensions until December 9, 2024, unless the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have
occurred (the “Extension Loan”), which amount will be deposited into the Trust Account immediately prior to each extension.
The Extension Loan is conditioned upon the implementation of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. The Extension
Loan will not occur if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved, or the Extension is not completed.
The Extension Loan will not bear interest and will be repayable upon consummation of a Business Combination. If the Sponsor, its designees
or the private investor advises us that it does not intend to make the Extension Loan, then the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust
Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal will not be put before the stockholders at the Special Meeting and, unless the Company
can complete a Business Combination by December 9, 2023, we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with our charter.
Our
Board has fixed the close of business on October 18, 2023, as the date for determining the Company stockholders entitled to receive notice
of and vote at the Special Meeting and any adjournment thereof (the “record date”). Only holders of the Company’s shares
of common stock on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof. On the record
date of the Special Meeting, there were 8,188,305 shares of common stock, par value $0.001, outstanding. The Company’s warrants
do not have voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Director Election Proposal,
or the Adjournment Proposal.
This
Proxy Statement contains important information about the Special Meeting and the proposals. Please read it carefully and vote your shares.
We
will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies from our working capital. We have engaged Okapi Partners LLC as our proxy solicitor
(the “Proxy Solicitor”) to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. We have agreed to pay the Proxy
Solicitor a fee of $20,000 plus reimbursement of any additional expenses. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors
and officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will not be paid any
additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding
proxy materials to beneficial owners. While the payment of these expenses will reduce the cash available to us to consummate an initial
business combination if the Extension is approved, we do not expect such payments to have a material effect on our ability to consummate
an initial business combination.
This
Proxy Statement is dated , 2023 and is first being mailed to stockholders on or about , 2023.
November
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By
Order of the Board of Directors |
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Say Leong Lim |
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Say
Leong Lim |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING
These
Questions and Answers are only summaries of the matters they discuss. They do not contain all of the information that may be important
to you. You should read carefully the entire document, including the annexes to this Proxy Statement.
Why
am I receiving this Proxy Statement? |
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We
are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 24, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
On December 9, 2021, we consummated our IPO from which we derived gross proceeds of $115 million (including the over-allotment option),
and incurring offering costs (inclusive of the full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option) of approximately $6.925
million, inclusive of $2.3 million of underwriting discount and $4.025 million in deferred underwriting commissions. Like most blank
check companies, our second amended and restated charter currently in effect provides for the return of our IPO proceeds held in
trust to the holders of shares of our common stock, par value $0.001, sold in our IPO if there is no qualifying business combination(s)
consummated on or before a certain date, which is December 9, 2023. Our Board believes that it is in the best interests of the stockholders
to continue our existence until the Extended Date in order to allow us more time to complete a Business Combination.
The
purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow
us additional time to complete a Business Combination.
The
sole purpose of the Director Election Proposal is to re-elect one director in accordance with our charter, which is necessary to
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a
proposal to amend our charter to extend the date by which we have to consummate a business combination from December 9, 2023 to up
until December 9, 2024, if we elect to extend the Termination Date for up to twelve times of one-month extensions from December 9,
2023 to December 9, 2024, unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred; |
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a
proposal to amend our Trust Agreement to extend the date by which we have to consummate a business combination from the deadline
of December 9, 2023 to up until December 9, 2024, if we elect to extend the Termination Date for up to twelve times of one-month
extensions from December 9, 2023 to December 9, 2024, by depositing into the Trust Account an applicable Extension Payment, unless
the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred; and |
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a
proposal to re-elect Kian Huat Lai as Class I director of the Company, until the annual meeting of the Company to be held in 2026
or until his successor is appointed and qualified, which we refer to as the “Director Election Proposal”; and |
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a
proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation
and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension
Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Director Election Proposal. |
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The
Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are required for the implementation of our Board’s plan to extend
the date that we have to complete our initial business combination. The purpose of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment
is to allow the Company more time to complete a Business Combination. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust
Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension.
However,
we will not proceed with the Extension if the number of redemptions or repurchases of shares of our common stock, par value $0.001
issued in our IPO, which shares we refer to as the “public shares,” causes us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible
assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the Company, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement,
will (i) remove from the Trust Account an amount, which we refer to as the “Withdrawal Amount,” equal to the number of
public shares properly redeemed multiplied by the per-share price, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account,
including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares and (ii)
deliver to the holders of such redeemed public shares their portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The remainder of such funds shall remain
in the Trust Account and be available for use by the Company to complete a business combination on or before the Extended Date. Holders
of public shares who do not redeem their public shares now will retain their redemption rights and their ability to vote on a business
combination through the Extended Date if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved.
We
cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal
are approved and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $51.65 million that
was in the Trust Account as of the record date. In such event, we may need to obtain additional funds to complete an initial business
combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable to the parties or at all.
We
reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Trust Amendment Proposal or implement the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment. In the event the Special Meeting is
cancelled and we do not complete a Business Combination by the Termination Date, we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with
the charter.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we have not consummated a Business Combination
by December 9, 2023, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible
but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public
shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive
further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following
such redemption, subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the DGCL, dissolve
and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of Globalink’s plan of dissolution
and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors
and the requirements of applicable law. |
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There
will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding
up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor and directors and officers will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as
a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants. |
Why
is the Company proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal? |
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charter provides that we have until December 9, 2023 to complete our initial business combination. Our Board has determined that
it is in the best interests of our stockholders to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if
necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, to allow for additional time to consummate a Business Combination. While we are using our best
efforts to complete a Business Combination as soon as practicable, the Board believes that there will not be sufficient time before
the Termination Date to complete a Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order to be able to consummate a
Business Combination, we will need to obtain the Extension. Without the Extension, the Board believes that there is significant risk
that we might not, despite our best efforts, be able to complete a Business Combination on or before December 9, 2023. If that were
to occur, we would be precluded from completing a Business Combination and would be forced to liquidate even if our stockholders
are otherwise in favor of consummating a Business Combination.
The
Company believes that given its expenditure of time, effort and money on a Business Combination, circumstances warrant providing
public stockholders an opportunity to consider a Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board is proposing the Extension Amendment
Proposal to amend our charter in the form set forth in Annex A hereto to extend the date by which we must (i) consummate a
business combination, (ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase
100% of the Company’s outstanding public shares of common stock included as part of the units sold in the Company’s IPO,
from December 9, 2023 to, if the Company elects to extend the date to consummate a business combination, for up to twelve times of
monthly extensions to December 9, 2024, unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred.
You
are not being asked to vote on a Business Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem
your public shares, provided that you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to consider a Business Combination, you
will retain the right to vote on a Business Combination when it is submitted to stockholders and the right to redeem your public
shares for cash in the event a Business Combination is approved and completed or we have not consummated a business combination by
the Extended Date. |
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If
any of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, or the Director Election Proposal is not approved, we may
put the Adjournment Proposal to a vote in order to seek additional time to obtain sufficient votes. If the Adjournment Proposal is
not approved, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient
votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the
Director Election Proposal. |
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We
reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Trust Amendment Proposal or implement the Extension Amendment or Trust Amendment. In the event the Special Meeting is cancelled
and we do not complete a Business Combination by the Termination Date, we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the charter. |
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Why
is the Company proposing the Director Election Proposal? |
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Board is divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors
being elected in each year. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Kian Huat Lai, will expire at this
Special Meeting. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Hui Liang Wong and Hong Shien Beh, will expire
at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Say Leong
Lim and Kelvin (Zeng Yenn) Chin, will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025.
At
the Special Meeting, one Class I director will be elected to the Board to serve for the ensuing three-year period or until a successor
is elected and qualified or his earlier resignation or removal. The Board has nominated Kian Huat Lai for re-election as a Class
I director. Our Board believes Kian Huat Lai is well-qualified to serve as a director because he possesses extensive management and
director experience. |
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Why
should I vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal? |
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Our
Board believes stockholders will benefit from the consummation of a Business Combination and is proposing the Extension Amendment
Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal to extend the date by which we have to complete a business combination until the Extended
Date. The Extension would give us additional time to complete a Business Combination.
The
Board believes that it is in the best interests of our stockholders that the Extension be obtained to provide additional amount of
time to consummate a Business Combination. Without the Extension, we believe that there is substantial risk that we might not, despite
our best efforts, be able to complete a Business Combination on or before December 9, 2023. If that were to occur, we would be precluded
from completing a Business Combination and would be forced to liquidate even if our stockholders are otherwise in favor of consummating
a Business Combination.
Our
Board recommends that you vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal and in favor of the Trust Amendment Proposal. |
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Why
should I vote “FOR” the Director Election Proposal? |
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The
Board believes that it is in the best interests of our stockholders that Kian Huat Lai be re-elected as our Class I director to serve
for the ensuing three-year period or until a successor is elected and qualified or his earlier resignation or removal, due to his
extensive management and director experience.
The
rules of Nasdaq require that the board be consisted of a majority of independent directors. An “independent director”
is defined generally as a person who, in the opinion of the Board, has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly
or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company). Kian Huat Lai, in the opinion
of the Board, meets the independence requirements under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. If Kian Huat Lai is
not elected as a director at the Special Meeting, management of the Company and the Board will be in search for an alternative candidate. |
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Why
should I vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal? |
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If
the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our stockholders, our Board may not be able to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later
date in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment
Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Director Election Proposal.
We
reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Trust Amendment Proposal or implement the Extension Amendment or Trust Amendment. In the event the Special Meeting is cancelled
and we are unable to complete a Business Combination by the Termination Date, we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the
charter. |
When
would the Board abandon the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal? |
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intend to hold the Special Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment Proposal and only if the Board has
determined as of the time of the Special Meeting that we may not be able to complete a Business Combination on or before December
9, 2023. If we complete a Business Combination on or before December 9, 2023, we will not implement the Extension. Additionally,
our Board will abandon the Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment if our stockholders do not approve the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Trust Amendment Proposal. Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment
Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment or Trust Amendment at any time without
any further action by our stockholders. In addition, we will not proceed with the Extension if the number of redemptions or repurchases
of our shares of common stock, par value $0.001, issued in our IPO causes us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets
following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal. |
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How
do the Company insiders intend to vote their shares? |
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The
Sponsor and all of our directors and officers are expected to vote any shares over which they have voting control (including any
public shares owned by them) in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Director Election
Proposal. Currently, our Sponsor and our officers and directors own approximately 35.20% of our issued and outstanding shares of
common stock, including 2,875,000 Founder Shares. Our Sponsor, directors and officers do not intend to purchase shares of common
stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in connection with the stockholder vote on the Extension Amendment
Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Director Election Proposal. |
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vote is required to adopt the proposals? |
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The
approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of holders of at
least a majority of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock on the record date.
The
approval of the Director Election Proposal requires a plurality of the votes of the holders of our common stock entitled to vote
and who, being present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof, vote on such matter.
The
approval of the Adjournment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding
shares of common stock entitled to vote and who, being present in person or represented by proxy. |
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What
if I don’t want to vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal? |
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If
you do not want the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote
“AGAINST” such proposal. You will be entitled to redeem your public shares for cash in connection with this vote whether
or not you vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal so long as you elect to redeem your public shares for a pro rata portion of the
funds available in the Trust Account in connection with the Extension Amendment. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust
Amendment Proposal are approved, and the Extension is implemented, then the Withdrawal Amount will be withdrawn from the Trust Account
and paid to the redeeming holders. |
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What
happens if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved? |
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Board will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if our stockholders do not approve the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we have not consummated a Business Combination
by the Termination Date, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible
but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public
shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive
further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following
such redemption, subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the DGCL, dissolve
and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of Globalink’s plan of dissolution
and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors
and the requirements of applicable law. |
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will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants which will expire worthless in the event we wind up. |
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In
the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, directors and officers, and the private investor will not receive any monies held in the
Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares or private units. |
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If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, what happens next? |
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If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, we will continue to attempt to consummate a Business
Combination until the Extended Date. Because we have only a limited time to complete our initial business combination, even if
we are able to effect the Extension, our failure to complete a Business Combination within the requisite time period will require
us to liquidate. If we liquidate, our public stockholders may only receive $10.89 per share, and our warrants will expire worthless.
This will also cause you to lose any potential investment opportunity in a target company and the chance of realizing future gains
on your investment through any price appreciation in the combined company.
Upon
approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal by holders of at least a majority of the shares of
common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, we will file an amendment to the charter in the form set forth in Annex
A hereto and execute the amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B hereto. We will remain a reporting
company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and our units, shares of common stock,
and public warrants will remain publicly traded.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the Board decides to implement the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Sponsor, its
designees or the private investor has agreed to contribute to the Company a loan referred to herein as the Extension Payment in the
amount of $60,000 for each one-month extension from December 9, 2023 to December 9, 2024, to be deposited into the trust account
upon each such extension.
The
Extension Amendment Proposal is conditioned upon the implementation of the Extension Payment. No Extension Payment will occur if
the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved. The Extension Payment will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company
to the Sponsor, its designees, or the private investor upon consummation of a Business Combination. If the Company opts not to utilize
the Extension Amendment, then the Company will liquidate and dissolve promptly in accordance with the Company’s charter, and
the Sponsor’s obligation to make additional contributions will terminate.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account will reduce the amount
remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of our shares of common stock held by our Sponsor, our directors
and our officers as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares and private units.
Notwithstanding
stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon
and not implement the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment at any time without any further action by our stockholders. |
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We
reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal
or the Trust Amendment Proposal or implement the Extension Amendment or Trust Amendment. In the event the Special Meeting is cancelled
and we are unable to complete a Business Combination on or before the Termination Date, we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance
with the charter. |
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What
happens to the Company’s warrants if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved? |
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If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we have not consummated a Business Combination
by the Termination Date, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible
but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public
shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive
further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following
such redemption, subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the DGCL, dissolve
and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of Globalink’s plan of dissolution
and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors
and the requirements of applicable law. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to our warrants, which
will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. |
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What
happens to the Company’s warrants if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved? |
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If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, we will retain the blank check company restrictions
previously applicable to us and continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the Extended Date. The public warrants
will remain outstanding and only become exercisable until the later of the completion of our initial business combination and 12
months from the effectiveness date of the registration statement in connection with our IPO. |
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Am
I able to exercise my redemption rights in connection with a Business Combination? |
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If
you were a holder of shares of common stock as of the close of business on the record date for a meeting to seek stockholder approval
of a Business Combination, you will be able to vote on a Business Combination. The Special Meeting relating to the Extension Amendment
Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal does not affect your right to elect to redeem your public shares in connection with a Business
Combination, subject to any limitations set forth in our charter (including the requirement to submit any request for redemption
in connection with a Business Combination on or before the date that is one business day before the Special Meeting of stockholders
to vote on a Business Combination). If you disagree with a Business Combination, you will retain your right to redeem your public
shares upon consummation of a Business Combination in connection with the stockholder vote to approve a Business Combination, subject
to any limitations set forth in our charter. |
How
do I attend the meeting? |
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You
will need your control number and request IDs for access. If you do not have your control
number, contact Continental at the phone number or e-mail address below. Beneficial investors
who hold shares through a bank, broker or other intermediary, will need to contact them and
obtain a legal proxy. Once you have your legal proxy, contact Continental to have a control
number generated. Continental’s contact information is as follows: 917-262-2373, or
email proxy@continentalstock.com.
Stockholders
will also have the option to listen to the Special Meeting by visiting the link below to register: https://www.cstproxy.com/globalinkinvestment/sm2023.
You
will not be able to vote or submit questions unless you register for and log in to the Special Meeting.
You
will also be able to attend the Special Meeting via teleconference in a listen-only mode using the following dial-in information:
Telephone
access (listen-only):
Within
the U.S.: 1 800-450-7155 (toll-free)
Outside
of the U.S.:1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply)
Meeting
ID: 6032682# |
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How
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You
may change your vote by e-mailing a later-dated, signed proxy card to proxy@continentalstock.com,
so that it is received by us prior to the Special Meeting or by attending the Special Meeting
online and voting. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to us,
which must be received by us prior to the Special Meeting.
Please
note, however, that if on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm,
custodian bank, or other nominee, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials
are being forwarded to you by that organization. If your shares are held in street name, and you wish to attend the Special Meeting
and vote at the Special Meeting online, you must follow the instructions included with the enclosed proxy card. |
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How
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Votes
will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately
count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes and abstentions. The Extension Amendment
Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of at
least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date.
Accordingly, a Company stockholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote online at
the Special Meeting or an abstention with respect to the Extension Amendment Proposal or
the Trust Amendment Proposal will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” such
proposal.
The
approval of the Director Election Proposal requires a plurality of the votes of the holders of our common stock entitled to vote
and who, being present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof, vote on such matter.
Accordingly, a Company stockholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote online at the Special Meeting will have no effect
on the come of any vote on the Director Election Proposal. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether
a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on the outcome of the Director Election Proposal.
The
approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common
stock entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy. Accordingly, a Company stockholder’s failure to vote by proxy or
to vote online at the Special Meeting will not be counted towards the number of shares required to validly establish a quorum, and
if a valid quorum is otherwise established, it will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal.
Abstentions
will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on the outcome
of the Adjournment Proposal. |
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If
my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker automatically vote them for me? |
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No.
Under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares with
respect to non-discretionary matters unless you provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures
provided to you by your broker, bank, or nominee. We believe all the proposals presented to the stockholders will be considered non-discretionary
and therefore your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. Your bank, broker, or other nominee
can vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance
with directions you provide. If your shares are held by your broker as your nominee, which we refer to as being held in “street
name,” you may need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included
on that form regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares. |
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quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. Holders of a simple majority in voting power of our shares of common
stock on the record date issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, present in person or represented by
proxy, constitute a quorum.
Your
shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank
or other nominee) or if you vote online at the Special Meeting. Abstentions will be counted towards the quorum requirement. In the
absence of a quorum, the chairman of the meeting has power to adjourn the Special Meeting. As of the record date for the Special
Meeting, 4,084,294 shares would be required to achieve a quorum. |
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holders of our shares of common stock at the close of business on October 18, 2023, are entitled to have their vote counted at the
Special Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. On this record date, 8,188,305 shares of common stock, par value $0.001
were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Stockholder
of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the record date your shares of common stock were registered directly in your
name with our transfer agent, Continental, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote online
at the Special Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting online, we urge you to fill out and
return the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.
Beneficial
Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank. If on the record date your shares of common stock were held, not in
your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial
owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. As a
beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also
invited to attend the Special Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares online
at the Special Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent. |
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the Board recommend voting for the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Director Election
Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal? |
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After careful consideration of the terms and conditions of these proposals, our Board has determined that the Extension Amendment,
the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Director Election Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests
of the Company and its stockholders. The Board recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal,
the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Director Election Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. |
What
interests do the Company’s Sponsor, directors and officers have in the approval of the proposals? |
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Sponsor, directors and officers have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as
a stockholder. These interests include ownership of 2,875,000 Founder Shares, which would expire worthless if a business combination
is not consummated. See the section entitled “The Extension Amendment Proposal — Interests of our Sponsor, Directors
and Officers.” Such interests also include Kian Huat Lai’s interests as the director nominee in the Director Election
Proposal. |
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I have appraisal rights if I object to the Extension Amendment Proposal? |
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stockholders do not have appraisal rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal under Delaware law. |
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We
urge you to read carefully and consider the information contained in this Proxy Statement, including the annexes, and to consider
how the proposals will affect you as our stockholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions
provided in this Proxy Statement and on the enclosed proxy card. |
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How
do I vote? |
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If
you are a holder of record of our shares of common stock, you may vote online at the Special Meeting or by submitting a proxy for
the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting online, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote
is counted. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed
postage paid envelope. You may still attend the Special Meeting and vote online if you have already voted by proxy. If your shares
of common stock are held in “street name” by a broker or other agent, you have the right to direct your broker or other
agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Special Meeting. However, since you are not the
stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares online at the Special Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from
your broker or other agent. |
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If
the Extension is implemented, each of our public stockholders may seek to redeem all or a portion of its public shares at a per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall
be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. You will also be able to redeem your public shares
in connection with any stockholder vote to approve a proposed business combination, or if we have not consummated a business combination
by the Extended Date. In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must, prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 24, 2023
(two business days before the Special Meeting) tender your shares physically or electronically and submit a request in writing that
we redeem your public shares for cash to Continental, our transfer agent, at the following address: |
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Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
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State Street Plaza, 30th Floor
New
York, New York 10004
Attn:
SPAC Redemption Team
E-mail:
spacredemptions@continentalstock.com
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redemption rights include the requirement that a stockholder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its
legal name, phone number and address in order to validly redeem its public shares. |
What
should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials? |
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You
may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this Proxy Statement and multiple proxy cards or
voting instruction cards, if your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. For example,
if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage
account in which you hold shares. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive
in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your Company shares. |
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We
will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies from our working capital. We have engaged the Proxy Solicitor to assist in the
solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and officers may also
solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will not be paid any additional compensation
for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials
to beneficial owners. While the payment of these expenses will reduce the cash available to us to consummate an initial business
combination if the Extension is approved, we do not expect such payments to have a material effect on our ability to consummate an
initial business combination. |
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Who
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If
you have questions about the proposals or if you need additional copies of the Proxy Statement or the enclosed proxy card you should
contact our proxy solicitor: |
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Okapi
Partners LLC
1212
Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor
New
York, NY 10036
Phone:
(212) 297-0720
Email:
info@okapipartners.com |
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GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC.
200
Continental Drive, Suite 401
Newark,
Delaware 19713
Attn:
Say Leong Lim
Email:
sllim@globalinkinvestment.com |
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You
may also obtain additional information about the Company from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section
entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.” |
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Some
of the statements contained in this proxy statement constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities
laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends
and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect
to, among other things, the pending Business Combination, our capital resources and results of operations. Likewise, our financial statements
and all of our statements regarding market conditions and results of operations are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can
identify these forward-looking statements by the use of terminology such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,”
“potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,”
“approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates”
or the negative version of these words or other comparable words or phrases.
The
forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement reflect our current views about future events and are subject to numerous
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause its actual results to differ significantly
from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as
described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ
materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:
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competitive environment in which our successor will operate following a Business Combination. |
While
forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. We disclaim any obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information,
data or methods, future events or other changes after the date of this proxy statement, except as required by applicable law. For a further
discussion of these and other factors that could cause our future results, performance or transactions to differ significantly from those
expressed in any forward-looking statement, please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023 and in other reports we file with the SEC. You should
not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to us (or to third
parties making the forward-looking statements).
RISK
FACTORS
You
should consider carefully all of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2022, filed with
the SEC on April 17, 2023 and in the other reports we file with the SEC before making a decision to invest in our securities. Furthermore,
if any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected or
we could face liquidation. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
The risks and uncertainties described in the aforementioned filings and below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties
that we are unaware of, or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business,
financial condition and operating results or result in our liquidation.
Globalink
may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company since such initial business combination may be
subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in
the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately prohibited.
Globalink’s
sponsor, GL Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has equity holders that reside outside the United States. Globalink therefore
may be considered a “foreign person” under the regulations administered by CFIUS and will continue to be considered as such
in the future for so long as the Sponsor has the ability to exercise control over Globalink for purposes of CFIUS’s regulations.
As such, an initial business combination with a U.S. business may be subject to CFIUS review, the scope of which was expanded by the
Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), to include certain non-passive, non-controlling investments
in sensitive U.S. businesses and certain acquisitions of real estate even with no underlying U.S. business. FIRRMA, and subsequent implementing
regulations that are now in force, also subjects certain categories of investments to mandatory filings. If Globalink’s initial
business combination with a U.S. business falls within CFIUS’s jurisdiction, Globalink may determine that it is required to make
a mandatory filing or that it will submit a voluntary notice to CFIUS, or to proceed with the initial business combination without notifying
CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing the initial business combination. CFIUS may decide to block or delay Globalink’s
initial business combination, impose conditions to mitigate national security concerns with respect to such initial business combination
or order Globalink to divest all or a portion of a U.S. business of the combined company without first obtaining CFIUS clearance, which
may limit the attractiveness of or prevent Globalink from pursuing certain initial business combination opportunities that it believes
would otherwise be beneficial to Globalink and its stockholders.
Moreover,
the process of government review, whether by the CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy and Globalink has limited time to complete its
initial business combination. If Globalink cannot complete its initial business combination by December 9, 2023 because the review process
drags on beyond such timeframe or because Globalink’s initial business combination is ultimately prohibited by CFIUS or another
U.S. government entity, Globalink may be required to liquidate. If Globalink liquidates, based on the trust account balance as of the
record date, Globalink’s public stockholders may only receive approximately $10.89 per share, and the warrants and rights will
expire worthless. This will also cause you to lose the investment opportunity in a target company and the chance of realizing future
gains on your investment through any price appreciation in the combined company.
There
are no assurances that the Extension will enable us to complete a business combination.
Approving
the Extension involves a number of risks. Even if the Extension is approved, the Company can provide no assurances that a Business Combination
will be consummated prior to the Extended Date. Our ability to consummate any business combination is dependent on a variety of factors,
many of which are beyond our control.
We
are required to offer stockholders the opportunity to redeem shares in connection with the Extension Amendment, and we will be required
to offer stockholders redemption rights again in connection with any stockholder vote to approve a Business Combination. Even if the
Extension or a Business Combination are approved by our stockholders, it is possible that redemptions will leave us with insufficient
cash to consummate a Business Combination on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. The fact that we will have separate redemption
periods in connection with the Extension and a Business Combination vote could exacerbate these risks. Other than in connection with
a redemption offer or liquidation, our stockholders may be unable to recover their investment except through sales of our shares on the
open market. The price of our shares may be volatile, and there can be no assurance that stockholders will be able to dispose of our
shares at favorable prices, or at all.
The
SEC issued proposed rules to regulate special purpose acquisition companies that, if adopted, may increase our costs and the time needed
to complete our initial business combination.
With
respect to the regulation of special purpose acquisition companies like the Company (“SPACs”), on March 30, 2022, the SEC
issued proposed rules (the “SPAC Rule Proposals”) relating to, among other items, disclosures in business combination transactions
involving SPACs and private operating companies; the condensed financial statement requirements applicable to transactions involving
shell companies; the use of projections by SPACs in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; the potential
liability of certain participants in proposed business combination transactions; and to the extent to which SPACs could become subject
to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), including a proposed rule
that would provide SPACs a safe harbor from treatment as an investment company if they satisfy certain conditions that limit a SPAC’s
duration, asset composition, business purpose and activities. These rules, if adopted, whether in the form proposed or in a revised form,
may increase the costs of and the time needed to negotiate and complete an initial business combination, and may constrain the circumstances
under which we could complete an initial business combination.
If
we are deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we would be required to institute burdensome compliance
requirements and our activities would be severely restricted. As a result, in such circumstances, unless we are able to modify our activities
so that we would not be deemed an investment company, we would expect to abandon our efforts to complete an initial business combination
and instead to liquidate the Company.
As
described further above, the SPAC Rule Proposals relate, among other matters, to the circumstances in which SPACs such as the Company
could potentially be subject to the Investment Company Act and the regulations thereunder. The SPAC Rule Proposals would provide a safe
harbor for such companies from the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company
Act, provided that a SPAC satisfies certain criteria, including a limited time period to announce and complete a de-SPAC transaction.
Specifically, to comply with the safe harbor, the SPAC Rule Proposals would require a company to file a report on Form 8-K announcing
that it has entered into an agreement with a target company for a business combination no later than 18 months after the effective date
of its registration statement for its initial public offering (the “IPO Registration Statement”). The company would then
be required to complete its initial business combination no later than 24 months after the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement.
Under
current SEC guidance concerning the applicability of the Investment Company Act to a SPAC, including a company like ours, that has not
completed its business combination within 24 months after the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement, would be held to be an
Investment Company unless we change certain ways in which we operate. If we do not make these changes, it is possible that a claim could
be made that we are operating as an unregistered investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we might be forced to
abandon our efforts to complete an initial business combination and instead be required to liquidate the Company. If we are required
to liquidate the Company, our investors would not be able to realize the benefits of owning stock in a successor operating business,
including the potential appreciation in the value of our stock and warrants following such a transaction, and our warrants would expire
worthless.
Since
the Sponsor and our directors and officers will lose their entire investment in us if an initial business combination is not completed,
they may have a conflict of interest in the approval of the proposals at the Special Meeting.
There
will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless in the event
of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, directors and officers will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account
as a result of their ownership of 2,875,000 Founder Shares. As a consequence, a liquidating distribution will be made only with respect
to the public shares. Such persons have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to these
securities, and all of such investments would expire worthless if an initial business combination is not consummated. Additionally, such
persons can earn a positive rate of return on their overall investment in the combined company after an initial business combination,
even if other holders of our shares of common stock experience a negative rate of return, due to having initially purchased the Founder
Shares for an aggregate of $25,000 by the Sponsor. The personal and financial interests of our Sponsor, directors and officers may have
influenced their motivation in consummating a Business Combination in order to close a Business Combination and therefore may have interests
different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder in connection with the proposals at the Special Meeting.
We
have incurred and expect to incur significant costs associated with a Business Combination. Whether or not a Business Combination is
completed, the incurrence of these costs will reduce the amount of cash available to be used for other corporate purposes by us if a
Business Combination is not completed.
We
expect to incur significant transaction and transition costs associated with a Business Combination and operating as a public company
following the closing of a Business Combination. We may also incur additional costs to retain key employees. Even if a Business Combination
is not completed, we expect to incur approximately $500,000 in expenses in aggregate. These expenses will reduce the amount of cash available
to be used for other corporate purposes by us if a Business Combination is not completed.
BACKGROUND
We
are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 24, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital
stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
There
are currently 8,188,305 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. We issued 11,500,000 units (including as a result of the exercise
by the underwriter of the over-allotment option), each consisting of one share of common stock, one right to receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock upon the consummation of an initial business combination and one redeemable warrant entitling the holder thereof
to purchase one-half (1/2) of a share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per whole share. We also issued 570,000 private units in a
private placement simultaneously with the consummation of our IPO to the private investor. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were
11,500,000 public warrants outstanding. The warrants will become exercisable until the later of the completion of our initial business
combination and 12 months from the effectiveness date of the registration statement in connection with our IPO and expire five years
after the completion of our initial business combination or earlier upon redemption. We have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants
at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the reported
last sale price of our shares of common stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period commencing once the warrants become exercisable
and ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we give proper notice of such redemption and provided certain other conditions
are met.
A
total of $116.725 million of the proceeds from our IPO and the simultaneous sale of the private units was placed in our Trust Account
in the United States maintained by Continental, acting as trustee, invested in U.S. “government securities,” within the meaning
of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open ended investment company that holds
itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, until the earlier
of: (i) the consummation of a business combination or (ii) the distribution of the proceeds in the Trust Account as described below.
Approximately
$51.65 million was held in the Trust Account as of the record date. The mailing address of the Company’s principal executive office
is 200 Continental Drive, Suite 401, New York, Delaware 19713.
THE
EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
The
Company is proposing to amend its charter to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination to
the Extended Date.
The
Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are required for the implementation of the Board’s plan to allow
the Company more time to complete a Business Combination.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we have not consummated a Business Combination
by December 9, 2023, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but
not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares,
which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further
liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following such redemption,
subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the DGCL, dissolve and liquidate the
balance of the Company’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of Globalink’s plan of dissolution and liquidation,
subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements
of applicable law.
We
reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal and
implement the Extension Amendment.
The
Board believes that given our expenditure of time, effort and money on a Business Combination, circumstances warrant providing public
stockholders an opportunity to consider a Business Combination and that it is in the best interests of our stockholders that we obtain
the Extension. The Board believes that a Business Combination will provide significant benefits to our stockholders.
A
copy of the proposed amendment to the charter of the Company is attached to this Proxy Statement in Annex A.
Reasons
for the Extension Amendment Proposal
The
Company’s charter provides that the Company has until December 9, 2023 to complete the purposes of the Company including, but not
limited to, effecting a business combination under its terms. The purpose of the Extension Amendment is to allow the Company more time
to complete its initial business combination.
While
we are using our best efforts to complete a Business Combination as soon as practicable, the Board believes that there will not be sufficient
time before the Termination Date to complete a Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order to be able to consummate
a Business Combination, we will need to obtain the Extension. Without the Extension, the Board believes that there is significant risk
that we might not, despite our best efforts, be able to complete a Business Combination on or before December 9, 2023. If that were to
occur, we would be precluded from completing a Business Combination and would be forced to liquidate even if our stockholders are otherwise
in favor of consummating a Business Combination.
The
Company’s IPO prospectus and DGCL provide that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the Company’s
issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date is required to extend our corporate existence, except in connection
with, and effective upon, consummation of a business combination. Additionally, our IPO prospectus and charter provide for all public
stockholders to have an opportunity to redeem their public shares in the case our corporate existence is extended as described above.
Because we continue to believe that a business combination would be in the best interests of our stockholders, and because we will not
be able to conclude a business combination within the permitted time period, the Board has determined to seek stockholder approval to
extend the date by which we have to complete a business combination beyond December 9, 2023 to the Extended Date. We intend to hold another
stockholder meeting prior to the Extended Date in order to seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination.
We
believe that the foregoing charter provision was included to protect Company stockholders from having to sustain their investments for
an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the charter.
We also believe that, given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on finding a business combination, circumstances
warrant providing public stockholders an opportunity to consider a Business Combination.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is Not Approved
Stockholder
approval of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment Proposal are required for the implementation of our Board’s plan to
extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Therefore, our Board will abandon and not implement the
Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment unless our stockholders approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment
Proposal.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and we have not consummated a Business Combination
by December 9, 2023, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but
not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares,
which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further
liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following such redemption,
subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the DGCL, dissolve and liquidate the
balance of the Company’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of Globalink’s plan of dissolution and liquidation,
subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements
of applicable law.
There
will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless in the event
we wind up. In the event of a liquidation, our Sponsor, directors and officers, and the private investor will not receive any monies
held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the Founder Shares or the private units.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal Is Approved
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the Company will file an amendment to the charter in
the form set forth in Annex A hereto to extend the time it has to complete a business combination until the Extended Date. The
Company will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act and its units, common stock, public warrants and public rights will remain
publicly traded. The Company will then continue to work to consummate a Business Combination by the Extended Date.
Notwithstanding
stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension
at any time without any further action by our stockholders. We reserve the right at any time to cancel the Special Meeting and not to
submit to our stockholders the Extension Amendment Proposal and implement the Extension Amendment. In the event the Special Meeting is
cancelled, we will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the charter.
You
are not being asked to vote on a Business Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your
public shares, provided that you are a stockholder on the record date for a meeting to consider a Business Combination, you will retain
the right to vote on a Business Combination when it is submitted to stockholders and the right to redeem your public shares for cash
in the event a Business Combination is approved and completed or we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved and the Board decides to implement the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Sponsor, its designees,
or the private investor has agreed to contribute to the Company a loan referred to herein as the Extension Payment in the amount of $60,000
for each one-month extension from December 9, 2023 to December 9, 2024, to be deposited into the trust account immediately prior to each
extension. The redemption amount per share at the meeting for such business combination or the Company’s liquidation will depend
on the number of public shares that remain outstanding after redemptions in connection with the Extension Amendment. Below as reference
is a table estimating the approximate per-share amount to be paid in connection with the extension period needed to complete a Business
Combination, depending on the percentage of redemptions received in connection with the Extension Amendment.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, and the Extension is implemented, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account
in connection with the Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account. The Company cannot predict the amount that will remain
in the Trust Account if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small
fraction of the approximately $51.65 million held in the Trust Account as of the record date. We will not proceed with the Extension
if redemptions or repurchases of our public shares cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of
the Extension Amendment Proposal.
Redemption
Rights
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, and the Extension is implemented, each public stockholder may seek to redeem its public
shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
(which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. Holders of public shares who
do not elect to redeem their public shares in connection with the Extension will retain the right to redeem their public shares in connection
with any stockholder vote to approve a proposed business combination, or if the Company has not consummated a business combination by
the Extended Date.
TO
EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST IN WRITING THAT WE REDEEM YOUR PUBLIC SHARES FOR CASH TO CONTINENTAL AT THE
ADDRESS BELOW, AND, AT THE SAME TIME, ENSURE YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED ELSEWHERE HEREIN, INCLUDING
DELIVERING YOUR SHARES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT PRIOR TO THE VOTE ON THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON
NOVEMBER 24, 2023. THE REDEMPTION RIGHTS INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A STOCKHOLDER MUST IDENTIFY ITSELF IN WRITING AS A BENEFICIAL HOLDER
AND PROVIDE ITS LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO VALIDLY REDEEM ITS PUBLIC SHARES.
In
connection with tendering your shares for redemption, prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 24, 2023 (two business days before
the Special Meeting), you must elect either to physically tender your stock certificates to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
1 State Street Plaza, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attn: SPAC Redemption Team, e-mail: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com,
or to deliver your shares to the transfer agent electronically using DTC’s DWAC system, which election would likely be determined
based on the manner in which you hold your shares. The redemption rights include the requirement that a stockholder must identify itself
in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number and address in order to validly redeem its public shares.
The requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 24, 2023 (two business days before the
Special Meeting) ensures that a redeeming holder’s election is irrevocable once the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved. In
furtherance of such irrevocable election, stockholders making the election will not be able to tender their shares after the vote at
the Special Meeting.
Through
the DWAC system, this electronic delivery process can be accomplished by the stockholder, whether or not it is a record holder or its
shares are held in “street name,” by contacting the transfer agent or its broker and requesting delivery of its shares through
the DWAC system. Delivering shares physically may take significantly longer. In order to obtain a physical stock certificate, a stockholder’s
broker and/or clearing broker, DTC, and the Company’s transfer agent will need to act together to facilitate this request. There
is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through
the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker $100 and the broker would determine whether or not to
pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. It is the Company’s understanding that stockholders should generally allot at least
two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. The Company does not have any control over this process or over the
brokers or DTC, and it may take longer than two weeks to obtain a physical stock certificate. Such stockholders will have less time to
make their investment decision than those stockholders that deliver their shares through the DWAC system. Stockholders who request physical
stock certificates and wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for tendering their shares before exercising their redemption
rights and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.
Certificates
that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 24, 2023 (two business days
before the Special Meeting) will not be redeemed for cash held in the Trust Account on the redemption date. In the event that a public
stockholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the vote at the Special Meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the stockholder
may withdraw the tender. If you delivered your shares for redemption to our transfer agent and decide prior to the vote at the Special
Meeting not to redeem your public shares, you may request that our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You
may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at the address listed above. In the event that a public stockholder tenders shares
and the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, these shares will not be redeemed and the physical certificates representing these
shares will be returned to the stockholder promptly following the determination that the Extension Amendment Proposal will not be approved.
The Company anticipates that a public stockholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension
Amendment Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension Amendment.
The transfer agent will hold the certificates of public stockholders that make the election until such shares are redeemed for cash or
returned to such stockholders.
If
properly demanded, the Company will redeem each public share for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then
on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding
public shares. Based upon the current amount in the Trust Account, the Company anticipates that the per-share price at which public shares
will be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.89 at the time of the Special Meeting. The closing price
of the Company’s shares of common stock on the record date was $10.79.
If
you exercise your redemption rights, you will be exchanging your shares for cash and will no longer own the shares. You will be entitled
to receive cash for these shares only if you properly demand redemption and tender your stock certificate(s) to the Company’s transfer
agent prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 24, 2023 (two business days before the Special Meeting). The Company anticipates that
a public stockholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal would
receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension.
We
are not permitted to use the proceeds placed in the Trust Account and the interest earned thereon to pay any excise taxes or any other
similar fees or taxes in nature that may be imposed on us pursuant to any current, pending or future rules or laws, including without
limitation any excise tax due imposed under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 (H.R. 5376) on any redemptions or stock buybacks
by the Company. In the event (i) an excise tax and/or any other similar fees or taxes in nature are levied or imposed on us pursuant
to any current, pending or future rule(s) or law(s), including without limitation any excise tax imposed under the Inflation Reduction
Act (IRA) of 2022 (H.R. 5376) in relation to a redemption of securities as described herein or otherwise, and (ii) the holders of our
shares of common stock approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, if such excise tax or fee has not been
paid by us to the applicable regulatory authority on or prior to the due date for such a tax or fee, the Sponsor or a designee agrees
to promptly (but in any event sufficiently prior to the due date for such tax or fee to assure timely payment thereof) either directly
pay such tax or fee on behalf of us or advance to us such funds as necessary and appropriate to allow us to pay such tax or fee timely
with respect to any future redemptions that occur prior to or in connection a Business Combination or our liquidation. The Sponsor agrees
not to seek recourse for such expenses from the Trust Account.
Vote
Required for Approval
The
affirmative vote by holders of at least a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the record
date is required to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are
not approved, the Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment will not be implemented and, if a Business Combination has not been consummated
by December 9, 2023, the Company will be required by its charter to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii)
as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem
100% of the outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders
(including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably
practicable following such redemption, subject to the approval of Globalink’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements
of the DGCL, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of Globalink’s
plan of dissolution and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims
of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. Stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment is required for the implementation
of our Board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Therefore, our Board will
abandon and not implement such amendment unless our stockholders approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
Our
Board will abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment Proposal unless our stockholders approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Trust Amendment Proposal. This means that if one proposal is approved by the stockholders and the other proposal is not, neither
proposal will take effect. Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment, our Board will retain
the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment at any time without any further action by our stockholders.
Our
Sponsor and all of our directors and officers are expected to vote any shares owned by them in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
On the record date, our Sponsor, directors and officers beneficially owned and were entitled to vote an aggregate of 2,875,000 Founder
Shares, representing approximately 35.20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Our Sponsor and directors
do not intend to purchase shares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in connection with the stockholder
vote on the Extension Amendment.
Interests
of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers
When
you consider the recommendation of our Board, you should keep in mind that our Sponsor, executive officers and members of our Board have
interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder. These interests include, among other things:
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fact that our Sponsor, executive officers and directors together hold an aggregate of 2,875,000 Founder Shares. All of such investments
would expire worthless if a business combination is not consummated; on the other hand, if a business combination is consummated,
such investments could earn a positive rate of return on their overall investment in the combined company, even if other holders
of our shares of common stock experience a negative rate of return, due to having initially purchased the Founder Shares for $25,000
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fact that none of our officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered to the Company, and all of the
current members of our Board are expected to continue to serve as directors at least through the date of the Special Meeting to vote
on a proposed business combination and may even continue to serve following any potential business combination and receive compensation
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The
Board’s Reasons for the Extension Amendment Proposal and Its Recommendation
As
discussed below, after careful consideration of all relevant factors, our Board has determined that the Extension Amendment is in the
best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Our Board has approved and declared advisable adoption of the Extension Amendment
Proposal and recommends that you vote “FOR” such proposal.
Our
charter provides that the Company has until December 9, 2023 to complete the purposes of the Company including, but not limited to, effecting
a business combination under its terms.
Our
charter states that if the Company’s stockholders approve an amendment to the Company’s charter that would affect the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete a business combination
before December 9, 2023, the Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public
shares upon such approval at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account,
including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We believe
that this charter provision was included to protect the Company stockholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably
long period if the Company failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the charter.
In
addition, the Company’s IPO prospectus and DGCL provide that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of all
issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date is required to extend our corporate existence, except in connection
with, and effective upon the consummation of, a business combination. We believe that, given the Company’s expenditure of time,
effort and money on finding a business combination, circumstances warrant providing public stockholders an opportunity to consider a
Business Combination. Because we continue to believe that a Business Combination would be in the best interests of our stockholders,
the Board has determined to seek stockholder approval to extend the date by which we have to complete a business combination beyond December
9, 2023 to the Extended Date, in the event we cannot consummate a Business Combination by December 9, 2023.
The
Company is not asking you to vote on a Business Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem
your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on a Business Combination in the future and the right to redeem your public shares
at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which
interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, in the event a Business Combination
is approved and completed or the Company has not consummated another business combination by the Extended Date.
After
careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board determined that the Extension Amendment is in the best interests of the Company
and its stockholders.
Recommendation
of the Board
Our
Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
UNITED
STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The
following discussion summarizes certain United States federal income tax considerations generally applicable to U.S. Holders (as defined
below) who elect to have their shares of common stock redeemed for cash pursuant to the exercise of a right to redemption in connection
with an Election.
This
discussion is limited to certain United States federal income tax considerations to such U.S. Holders who hold shares of common stock
as a capital asset under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
This
discussion is a summary only and does not consider all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be relevant to a U.S.
Holder exercising its right to redemption in light of such holder’s particular circumstances, including tax consequences to U.S.
Holders who are:
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This
discussion is based on the Code, proposed, temporary and final Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, and judicial and administrative
interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof. All of the foregoing is subject to change, which change could apply retroactively
and could affect the tax considerations described herein. This discussion does not address U.S. federal taxes other than those pertaining
to U.S. federal income taxation (such as estate or gift taxes, the alternative minimum tax or the Medicare tax on investment income),
nor does it address any aspects of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. taxation.
We
have not sought and do not intend to seek any rulings from the IRS regarding an intended Business Combination or an exercise of redemption
rights by holders of our shares of common stock. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take positions inconsistent with the
considerations discussed below or that any such positions could be sustained by a court. Moreover, there can be no assurance that future
legislation, regulations, administrative rulings or court decisions will not change the accuracy of the statements in this discussion.
As
used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of shares of common stock, warrants or rights, who or that is
for United States federal income tax purposes: (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or other
entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or
organized) in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which
is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source or (iv) a trust if (A) a court within the United States
is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control
all substantial decisions of the trust, or (B) it has in effect a valid election to be treated as a U.S. person.
This
discussion does not consider the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold our securities through
such entities. If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes)
is the beneficial owner of our securities, the United States federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will
depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding our securities and partners in such partnerships
are urged to consult their own tax advisors.
THIS
DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTION. EACH REDEEMING U.S.
HOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH U.S. HOLDER OF THE EXERCISE OF
REDEMPTION RIGHTS THROUGH AN ELECTION, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.
In
the Event of A Redemption as Sale or Distribution
Subject
to the PFIC rules discussed below, in the event that a U.S. Holder’s shares of common stock are redeemed pursuant to an Election,
the treatment of the transaction for United States federal income tax purposes will depend on whether the redemption qualifies as a sale
of the shares of common stock under Section 302 of the Code. If the redemption qualifies as a sale of shares of common stock, a U.S.
Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss and any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss
if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for such shares of common stock exceeds one year. It is unclear, however, whether certain redemption
rights may suspend the running of the applicable holding period for this purpose. If the redemption does not qualify as a sale of shares
of common stock, it will be treated as a corporate distribution. In that case, the U.S. Holder generally will be required to include
in gross income as a dividend the amount of the distribution to the extent the distribution is paid out of current or accumulated earnings
and profits (as determined under United States federal income tax principles). To the extent those distributions exceed our current and
accumulated earnings and profits, they will constitute a return of capital, which will first reduce your basis in our shares of common
stock, but not below zero, and then will be treated as gain from the sale of our shares of common stock.
Whether
a redemption pursuant to an Election qualifies for sale treatment will depend largely on the total number of our shares of common stock
treated as held by the U.S. Holder (including any shares of common stock constructively owned by the U.S. Holder as a result of owning
warrants) relative to all of our shares outstanding both before and after such redemption. The redemption generally will be treated as
a sale of the shares of common stock (rather than as a corporate distribution) if such redemption (i) is “substantially disproportionate”
with respect to the U.S. Holder, (ii) results in a “complete termination” of the U.S. Holder’s interest in us or (iii)
is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the U.S. Holder. These tests are explained more fully below.
In
determining whether any of the foregoing tests are satisfied, a U.S. Holder takes into account not only our shares actually owned by
the U.S. Holder, but also our shares that are constructively owned by such holder. A U.S. Holder may constructively own, in addition
to shares owned directly, shares owned by certain related individuals and entities in which the U.S. Holder has an interest or that have
an interest in such U.S. Holder, as well as any shares the U.S. Holder has a right to acquire by exercise of an option, which would generally
include shares of common stock which could be acquired pursuant to the exercise of the warrants. In order to meet the substantially disproportionate
test, the percentage of our outstanding voting shares actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder immediately following a redemption
of shares of common stock must, among other requirements, be less than 80 percent of the percentage of our outstanding voting shares
actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder immediately before the redemption.
Prior
to a Business Combination, the shares of common stock may not be treated as voting shares for this purpose and, consequently, this substantially
disproportionate test may not be applicable. There will be a complete termination of a U.S. Holder’s interest if either (i) all
of our shares of common stock actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder are redeemed or (ii) all of our shares of common stock
actually owned by the U.S. Holder are redeemed and the U.S. Holder is eligible to waive, and effectively waives in accordance with specific
rules, the attribution of shares of common stock owned by certain family members and the U.S. Holder does not constructively own any
other shares of ours. The redemption of the shares of common stock will not be essentially equivalent to a dividend if such redemption
results in a “meaningful reduction” of the U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in us. Whether the redemption will
result in a meaningful reduction in a U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in us will depend on the particular facts and circumstances.
The IRS has indicated in a published ruling that even a small reduction in the proportionate interest of a small minority stockholder
in a publicly held corporation who exercises no control over corporate affairs may constitute such a “meaningful reduction.”
If
none of the foregoing tests are satisfied, then a redemption could be treated as a corporate distribution as described above. A U.S.
Holder considering exercising its redemption right should consult its own tax advisor as to whether the redemption will be treated as
a sale or as a corporate distribution under the Code.
Passive
Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”) Rules
A
non-U.S. corporation will be classified as a PFIC for United States federal income tax purposes if either (i) at least 75% of its gross
income in a taxable year, including its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least
25% of the shares by value, is passive income or (ii) at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year (ordinarily determined based on fair
market value and averaged quarterly over the year), including its pro rata share of the assets of any corporation in which it is considered
to own at least 25% of the shares by value, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes
dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains
from the disposition of passive assets.
Because
we are a blank check company, with no current active business, we believe that it is likely that we met the PFIC asset or income test
for our taxable year ended December 31, 2022 and that we will meet the PFIC asset or income test for our current taxable year ending
December 31, 2023. Accordingly, if a U.S. Holder did not make a timely qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election or a mark-to-market
election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) shares of common stock, as described
below, such U.S. Holder generally will be subject to special rules with respect to (i) any gain recognized by the U.S. Holder on the
sale or other disposition of its shares of common stock, which would include a redemption pursuant to an Election if such redemption
is treated as a sale under the rules discussed above, and (ii) any “excess distribution” made to the U.S. Holder (generally,
any distributions to such U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions
received by such U.S. Holder in respect of the shares of common stock during the three preceding taxable years of such U.S. Holder or,
if shorter, such U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares of common stock), which may include a redemption pursuant to an Election
if such redemption is treated as a corporate distribution under the rules discussed above. Under these rules:
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amount allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution,
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QEF
Election
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U.S. Holder will avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above in respect to our shares of common stock by making a timely and valid
QEF election (if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and
other earnings and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of
the U.S. Holder in which or with which our taxable year ends. A U.S. Holder generally may make a separate election to defer the payment
of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.
If
a U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to our shares of common stock for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S.
Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares, (i) any gain recognized as a result of a redemption pursuant to an Election (if such
redemption is treated as a sale under the rules discussed above) generally will be taxable as capital gain and no additional tax will
be imposed under the PFIC rules, and (ii) to the extent such redemption is treated as a distribution under the rules discussed above,
any distribution of ordinary earnings that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable as a dividend to such U.S.
Holder. The tax basis of a U.S. Holder’s shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income and decreased
by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends under the above rules. Similar basis adjustments apply to property if by reason of
holding such property, the U.S. Holder is treated under the applicable attribution rules as owning shares in a QEF.
The
QEF election is made on a stockholder-by-stockholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder
may not make a QEF election with respect to its warrants to acquire our shares of common stock. A U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election
by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Information Return by a Stockholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing
Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed United States federal income tax
return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement
with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors
regarding the availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.
If
a U.S. Holder makes a QEF election after our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) shares
of common stock, the adverse PFIC tax consequences (with adjustments to take into account any current income inclusions resulting from
the QEF election) will continue to apply with respect to such shares of common stock unless the U.S. Holder makes a purging election
under the PFIC rules. Under the purging election, the U.S. Holder will be deemed to have sold such shares of common stock at their fair
market value and any gain recognized on such deemed sale will be treated as an excess distribution, taxed under the PFIC rules described
above. As a result of the purging election, the U.S. Holder will have a new basis and holding period in such shares of common stock for
purposes of the PFIC rules.
In
order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election, a U.S. Holder must receive a PFIC annual information statement from us. There
is no assurance that we will timely provide such required information statement.
Mark-to
Market Election
If
we are a PFIC and our shares of common stock constitute marketable stock, a U.S. Holder may avoid the adverse PFIC tax consequences discussed
above if such U.S. Holder, at the close of the first taxable year in which it holds (or is deemed to hold) our shares of common stock,
makes a mark-to-market election with respect to such shares for such taxable year. Such U.S. Holder generally will include for each of
its taxable years as ordinary income the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its shares of common stock at the end of such year
over its adjusted basis in its shares of common stock. The U.S. Holder also will recognize an ordinary loss in respect of the excess,
if any, of its adjusted basis of its shares of common stock over the fair market value of its shares of common stock at the end of its
taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). The
U.S. Holder’s basis in its shares of common stock will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts, and any further
gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of its shares of common stock will be treated as ordinary income. Currently, a
mark-to-market election may not be made with respect to warrants.
The
mark-to-market election is available only for marketable stock, generally, stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange
that is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or on a foreign exchange or market that the IRS determines has rules
sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market value. U.S. Holders should consult their own
tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a mark-to-market election in respect to our shares of common stock under
their particular circumstances.
A
U.S. Holder that owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the U.S. Holder, may have to file an IRS Form
8621 (whether or not a QEF or mark-to-market election is made) and such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Failure to do so, if required, will extend the statute of limitations until such required information is furnished to the IRS.
The
rules dealing with PFICs and with the QEF and mark-to-market elections are very complex and are affected by various factors in addition
to those described above. Accordingly, U.S. Holders of our shares of common stock should consult their own tax advisors concerning the
application of the PFIC rules under their particular circumstances.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
Dividend
payments with respect to our shares of common stock and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our shares of common stock
may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and possible United States backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply,
however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes other required certifications, or who is otherwise
exempt from backup withholding and establishes such exempt status.
Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal
income tax liability, and a U.S. Holder generally may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules
by timely filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information. U.S. Holders are urged to consult
their own tax advisors regarding the application of backup withholding and the availability of and procedure for obtaining an exemption
from backup withholding in their particular circumstances.
THE
TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
The
Trust Amendment
The
proposed Trust Amendment would amend our existing Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”), dated as
of December 6, 2021 and amended on March 6, 2023, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the
“Trustee”), (i) allowing the Company to extend the business combination period from December 9, 2023 to up until December
9, 2024, if the Company elects to extend the date to consummate a business combination, for up to twelve times of monthly extensions
to December 9, 2024) (the “Trust Amendment”), by depositing into the Trust Account an applicable Extension Payment, unless
the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, and (ii) updating an exhibit attached to the Trust
Agreement. A copy of the proposed Trust Amendment is attached to this proxy statement as Annex B. All stockholders are encouraged
to read the proposed amendment in its entirety for a more complete description of its terms.
Reasons
for the Trust Amendment
The
purpose of the Trust Amendment is to give the Company the right to extend the business combination period from December 9, 2023, the
deadline to consummate a business combination, to up until December 9, 2024, if the Company elects to extend the date to consummate a
business combination for up to twelve times of monthly extensions, and to update an exhibit attached to the Trust Agreement.
The
Company’s current Trust Agreement provides that the Company has until 15 months after the closing of the IPO, or, in the event
that the Company extends the time to complete the Business Combination, for up to 24 months, or the Company has to terminate the Trust
Agreement and liquidate the Trust Account. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Company has elected to extend the time to complete
the Business Combination to 24 months after the closing of the IPO, or December 9, 2023. The Trust Amendment will make it clear that
the Company has until the Extended Termination Date, as defined in the Extension Amendment, to terminate the Trust Agreement and liquidate
the Trust Account. The Trust Amendment also ensures that certain terms and definitions as used in the Trust Agreement are revised and
updated according to the Extension Amendment.
If
the Trust Amendment is not approved and we do not consummate an initial Business Combination by December 9, 2023, we will be required
to dissolve and liquidate our trust account by returning the then remaining funds (less up net interest to pay dissolution expenses)
in such account to the public stockholders, and our warrants to purchase shares of common stock will expire worthless.
If
the Trust Amendment Is Approved
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form of Annex
B hereto will be executed and the Trust Account will not be disbursed except in connection with our completion of a Business Combination
or in connection with our liquidation if we do not complete an initial business combination by the applicable termination date. The Company
will then continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the applicable Extended Termination Date or until the Board
determines in its sole discretion that it will not be able to consummate an initial business combination by the applicable Extended Termination
Date and does not wish to seek an additional extension.
Vote
Required for Approval
The
affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock is required to approve the Trust
Amendment. Broker non-votes, abstentions or the failure to vote on the Trust Amendment will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST”
the Trust Amendment.
Our
Board will abandon and not implement the Trust Amendment Proposal unless our stockholders approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal
and the Trust Amendment Proposal. This means that if one proposal is approved by the stockholders and the other proposal is not, neither
proposal will take effect. Notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment, our Board will retain
the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment at any time without any further action by our stockholders.
Our
Sponsor and all of our directors and officers are expected to vote any shares of common stock owned by them in favor of the Trust Amendment
Proposal. On the record date, our Sponsor, directors and officers beneficially owned and were entitled to vote an aggregate of 2,875,000
Founder Shares, representing approximately 35.20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Our Sponsor and
directors do not intend to purchase shares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in connection with
the stockholder vote on the Trust Amendment.
You
are not being asked to vote on any business combination at this time. If the Trust Amendment is implemented and you do not elect to redeem
your public shares now, you will retain the right to vote on a proposed business combination when it is submitted to stockholders and
the right to redeem your public shares into a pro rata portion of the Trust Account in the event a business combination is approved and
completed (as long as your election is made at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting at which the stockholders’ vote
is sought) or the Company has not consummated a Business Combination by the Extended Termination Date.
Recommendation
of the Board
OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.
THE
DIRECTOR ELECTION PROPOSAL
Overview
Our
Board is divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being
elected in each year. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Kian Huat Lai, will expire at this Special Meeting.
The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Hui Liang Wong and Hong Shien Beh, will expire at the annual meeting
of stockholders to be held in 2024. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Say Leong Lim and Kelvin (Zeng
Yenn) Chin, will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025.
At
the Special Meeting, one Class I director will be elected to the Board to serve for the ensuing three-year period or until a successor
is elected and qualified or his earlier resignation or removal. The Board has nominated Kian Huat Lai for re-election as a Class I director.
Our Board believes Kian Huat Lai is well-qualified to serve as a director because he has extensive experience as an investor and a director
of companies in the technology sector. The biography of Kian Huat Lai is set forth below.
Vote
Required for Approval
The
Director Election Proposal requires a plurality of the votes of the holders of our common stock entitled to vote and who, being present
in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof, vote on such matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes,
while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast towards the Director Election Proposal
at the Special Meeting.
The
Sponsor, our directors and our officers have agreed to vote the Founder Shares in favor of the Director Election Proposal. On the Record
Date, the Sponsor, our directors and our officers beneficially owned and were entitled to vote 2,875,000 shares of our common stock,
constituting 35.20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. See the section entitled “Beneficial
Ownership of Securities” for additional information.
Recommendation
of the Board
As
discussed above, after careful consideration of all relevant factors, our Board has determined that the Director Election Proposal is
in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Board has approved and declared advisable the adoption of the Director
Election Proposal.
OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR”
THE DIRECTOR ELECTION PROPOSAL.
Information
About Directors, Executive Officers and Nominee
Our
executive officers, directors, and director nominee are as follows:
Name |
|
Age |
|
Title |
Say
Leong Lim |
|
53 |
|
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Kelvin
(Zeng Yenn) Chin |
|
39 |
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Director |
Hong
Shien Beh |
|
36 |
|
Independent
Director |
Kian
Huat Lai |
|
56 |
|
Independent
Director |
Hui
Liang Wong |
|
40 |
|
Independent
Director |
Say
Leong Lim has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since our inception. Mr. Lim has been involved in numerous
corporate and operation transactions, amongst other IPOs, RTOs, M&A deals, restructuring and rightsizing, funding, training, management
and operational controls in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Australia over the last 30 years. Since February
2019, Mr. Lim has served as the Independent Non-executive Director of Aurora Italia International Bhd, a public retail company in Malaysia.
Since June 2021, Mr. Lim has served as an independent director at LFE corporation Bhd, an engineering company in Malaysia. In May 2010,
Mr. Lim co-founded Everise Concepts PLT and has since served as its advisor. Everise Concepts PLT is principally involved in the provision
of corporate and business consultancy, real estate projects and the wholesale and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods via retail
and online channels. From November 2020 to April 2022, Mr. Lim served as an independent director of Caely Holdings Bhd. Mr. Lim obtained
his Chartered Management Accountant Degree in management accountancy from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) United
Kingdom in 1991 and was admitted as a Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1996. Mr. Lim obtained his Masters of Business Administration
from Heriot-Watt University in United Kingdom in 1997.
Kelvin
(Zeng Yenn) Chin serves as a member of our Board since March 2023. Mr. Chin has over 15 years of audit experience, including auditing
of issuers seeking initial public offerings. Since September 2021, Mr. Chin has served as the Financial Controller at PG Mall Sdn Bhd.,
an e-commerce marketplace. From September 2019 to August 2021, Mr. Chin served as the Disruptive Events Advisory Director at Deloitte
Southeast Asia. He was an Operational Director with Herman Corporate Advisory Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian local boutique advisory firm from
December 2017 to August 2019. From May 2016 to December 2017, he was an Audit Senior Manager with Deloitte Southeast Asia after serving
as an Assurance Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia from January 2012 to April 2016. Mr. Kelvin (Zeng Yenn) Chin received his
Bachelor’s degree in Business from Victoria University in 2007. He obtained his Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”)
status in 2012 from CPA Australia and subsequently admitted as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants in 2013.
Hong
Shien Beh serves as a member of our Board. Mr. Beh is a legal professional with vast experience in various area of dispute resolution
such as defamation, contract, arbitration, construction, planning appeals, commercial and stockholders disputes, industrial accidents,
employment, family law, inheritance and estate disputes. Mr. Beh has been a partner at Messrs Y.C. Wong Advocates & Solicitors since
September 2016 and was a legal assistant from May 2013 to August 2016. From August 2010 to April 2013, Mr. Beh served as an associate
at Ismail, Khoo & Associates, a law firm. Mr. Beh served as an independent director of Classita Holdings Berhad (formerly known as
Caely Holdings Berhad), a public company in Malaysia from December 2020 to May 2022. Mr. Beh served as a treasurer from February 2018
to February 2021 and secretary from February 2016 to February 2018 of the Penang Bar Committee. Mr. Beh received his Bachelor of Laws
(LLB) degree from University of Northumbria, Newcastle United Kingdom in 2008.
Hui
Liang Wong serves as a member of our Board. Ms. Wong has extensive experience in project management. Ms. Wong has served as an executive
director at Seedset Advisory, a consulting company in Malaysia since May 2018. Ms. Wong has also served as an executive director at Avoras
Malaysia Sdn Bhd, an IT service company since October 2020. Ms. Wong served as a contractor at Icon Consulting, a consulting company
in Malaysia from May 2019 to December 2019. Ms. Wong received her Bachelor of Information Technology (Management) degree from University
of Malaya, Malaysia in 2006. Ms. Wong received her Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management in August 2007.
Kian
Huat Lai serves as a member of our Board. Mr. Lai has been serving as an executive director at Ni Hsin Group Berhad (formerly known
as Ni Hsin Resource Berhad), a public company in Malaysia since December 2020. From April 2018 to November 2020, Mr. Lai served as a
non-independent and non-executive director at Classita Holdings Berhad (formerly known as Caely Holdings Berhad), a public company in
Malaysia. From November 2017 to June 2018, Mr, Lai served as an independent and non-executive director at Ta Win Holding Berhad, a public
company in Malaysia and from February 2016 to July 2017, Mr. Lai served as an independent and non-executive director at Ideal Jacobs
(Malaysia) Corporation Berhad, a public company. Mr. Lai studied at Stamford College, Malaysia for General Certificate of education (GCE
A Level) from 1985 to 1986. Mr. Lai received his degree in accountancy from the Association of International Accountants, United Kingdom
in 1993.
Corporate
Governance Matters
Number,
Appointment and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors
Our
Board consists of five members, three of whom are deemed “independent” under SEC and Nasdaq rules. Our Board has been divided
into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The term of
office of the first class of directors, consisting of Kian Huat Lai, will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders. The term
of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Hui Liang Wong and Hong Shien Beh, will expire at the second annual meeting
of stockholders. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Say Leong Lim and Kelvin (Zeng Yenn) Chin, will expire
at our third annual meeting of stockholders.
Our
officers are appointed by the Board and serve at the discretion of the Board, rather than for specific terms of office. The
Board is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our bylaws as it deems appropriate. Our bylaws provide that our directors
may consist of a chairman of the Board, and that our officer may consist of chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer,
executive vice president(s), vice president(s), secretary, treasurer and such other officers as may be determined by the Board.
Director
Independence
The
rules of the Nasdaq require that a majority of our Board be independent within one year of our listing. An “independent director”
is defined generally as a person who, in the opinion of the Board, has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly
or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company). Our Board has determined that each
of Hong Shien Beh, Hui Liang Wong, and Kian Huat Lai is an “independent director”
as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings
at which only independent directors are present.
Board
Meetings and Committees of the Board
In
the year ended December 31, 2022, the Board held zero meetings and acted by written consent ten times. Although we do not
have any formal policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings of stockholders, we attempt to schedule our annual meetings so
that all of our directors can attend. In addition, we expect our directors to attend all board and committee meetings and to spend the
time needed and meet as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their responsibilities. No director attended fewer than 75% of
the meetings of the board and of the committees thereof upon which he served in 2022.
Audit
Committee
We
have established an audit committee of the Board. Hong Shien Beh, Hui Liang Wong, and Kian Huat
Lai serve as the members of the audit committee, and Mr. Kian Huat Lai chairs the
audit committee. All members of our audit committee are independent.
We
have adopted an audit committee charter, which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:
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reviewing
and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the annual audited financial statements, and
recommending to the Board whether the audited financial statements should be included in our Form 10-K; |
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discussing
with management and the independent registered public accounting firm significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in
connection with the preparation of our financial statements; |
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discussing
with management major risk assessment and risk management policies; |
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monitoring
the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm; |
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verifying
the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible
for reviewing the audit as required by law; |
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reviewing
and approving all related party transactions; |
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inquiring
and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
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pre-approving
all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, including
the fees and terms of the services to be performed; |
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appointing
or replacing the independent registered public accounting firm; |
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determining
the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm (including resolution of disagreements
between management and the independent registered public accounting firm regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing
or issuing an audit report or related work; |
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establishing
procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls
or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies; and |
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approving
reimbursement of expenses incurred by our management team in identifying potential target businesses. |
Audit
Committee Report
Management
has reviewed the audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022
with our audit committee, including a discussion of the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness
of significant accounting judgments and estimates, and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. In addressing the quality
of management’s accounting judgments, members of our audit committee asked for management’s representations and reviewed
certifications prepared by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer that the unaudited quarterly and audited annual financial
statements of the Company fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
In
performing all of these functions, our audit committee acts only in an oversight capacity. The audit committee reviews the Company’s
annual reports and its quarterly reports prior to filing with the SEC. In its oversight role, our audit committee relies on the work
and assurances of the Company’s management, which has the responsibility for financial statements and reports, and of our independent
registered public accounting firm. In reliance on these reviews, discussions, and the report of our independent registered public accounting
firm, our audit committee recommended to our Board, and the Board approved, that the audited financial statements for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2022 be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 for
filing with the SEC.
Members
of the Audit Committee:
Hong
Shien Beh
Hui
Liang Wong
Kian
Huat Lai
In
the year ended December 31, 2022, the audit committee held zero meetings and acted by written consent seven times.
Compensation
Committee
We
have established a compensation committee of the Board. Hong Shien Beh, Hui Liang Wong, and Kian
Huat Lai serve as the members of the compensation committee, and Ms. Hui Liang Wong
chairs the compensation committee. All members of our compensation committee are independent.
We
have adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:
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● |
reviewing
and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation,
evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the
remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer’s based on such evaluation; |
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reviewing
and approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers and reviewing and making recommendations with respect to all
non-executive officer compensation; |
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● |
reviewing
our executive compensation policies and plans; |
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implementing
and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans; |
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assisting
management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements; |
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approving
all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers
and employees; |
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producing
a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and |
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reviewing,
evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. |
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, as indicated above, other than the payment of customary fees we may elect to make to members of our Board for director
service and payment to an affiliate of our Sponsor of $10,000 per month from the date of our IPO prospectus to October 2023, for office
space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support and reimbursement of expenses, no compensation of any kind, including finders,
consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates,
prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate the consummation of an initial business combination. Accordingly, it
is likely that prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, the compensation committee will only be responsible for
the review and recommendation of any compensation arrangements to be entered into in connection with such initial business combination.
The
charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant,
independent legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work
of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other
adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and
the SEC.
In
the year ended December 31, 2022, the compensation committee did not hold any meetings or act by written consent.
Director
Nominations
We
do not have a standing nominating committee though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required
to do so by law or Nasdaq rules. In accordance with Rule 5605(e)(2) of the Nasdaq rules, a majority of the independent directors may
recommend a director nominee for selection by our Board. Our Board believes that the independent directors can satisfactorily carry out
the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating committee. The
directors who will participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees are Hong
Shien Beh, Hui Liang Wong, and Kian Huat Lai. In accordance with Rule 5605(e)(1)(A) of the Nasdaq rules, all such directors are
independent. As there is no standing nominating committee, we do not have a nominating committee charter in place.
The
Board will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by our stockholders during such times as they are seeking proposed
nominees to stand for election at the next annual meeting (or, if applicable, a special meeting of stockholders). Our stockholders that
wish to nominate a director for election to our Board should follow the procedures set forth in our charter and by-laws.
We
have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess.
In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, our Board considers educational background, diversity of professional
experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best
interests of our stockholders.
In
the year ended December 31, 2022, the independent directors participating in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees
did not hold any meetings or act by written consent.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None
of our officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one
or more officers serving on our Board.
Code
of Ethics
We
have adopted a code of ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees (“Code of Ethics”). The
code of ethics codifies the business and ethical principles that govern all aspects of our business. We intend to disclose any
amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Limitation
on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Our
charter provides that our directors and officers will be indemnified by us to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law as it now
exists or may in the future be amended. In addition, our charter provides that our directors will not be personally liable for monetary
damages to us for breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors, unless they violated their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders,
acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases
or unlawful redemptions, or derived an improper personal benefit from their actions as directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as set
forth in our charter, such indemnification will not extend to any claims our insiders may make to us to cover any loss that they may
sustain as a result of their agreement to pay debts and obligations to target businesses or vendors or other entities that are owed money
by us for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to us. We have entered into indemnity agreements with each of our officers
and directors. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law and to advance
expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
Our
by-laws also will permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director or employee for any liability arising out of his or
her actions, regardless of whether Delaware law would permit indemnification. We will purchase directors and officers liability insurance
that protects our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures
us against our obligations to indemnify the directors and officers.
These
provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions
also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action,
if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected
to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these provisions. We believe
that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors
and officers.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted
to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the
opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Independent
Public Accountant
The
firm of Friedman LLP, or Friedman (prior to Friedman LLP combining with Marcum LLP effective September 1, 2022) and Marcum LLP (“Marcum”),
acts as our independent registered public accounting firm. A
representative of our independent registered public accounting firm, Marcum, is not expected to be present at the Special Meeting; however,
if a representative is present, they will not have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are not expected to
be available to respond to questions.
The
following is a summary of fees paid to Friedman and Marcum for services rendered.
Audit
Fees. For the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from March 24, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, fees were
approximately $78,000 and $65,000, for the services performed in connection with our initial public offering, review of the financial
information included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the respective periods and the audit of our December 31, 2022 and 2021
consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Audit-Related
Fees. For the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from March 24, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, Friedman
LLP, or Friedman (prior to Friedman LLP combining with Marcum LLP effective September 1, 2022) and Marcum LLP did not render assurance
and related services related to the services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations
concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.
Tax
Fees. We did not pay Friedman LLP, or Friedman (prior to Friedman LLP combining with Marcum LLP effective September 1, 2022) and
Marcum LLP for tax planning and tax advice during the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from March 24, 2021 (inception)
through December 31, 2021.
All
Other Fees. For the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from March 24, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, Friedman
LLP, or Friedman (prior to Friedman LLP combining with Marcum LLP effective September 1, 2022) and Marcum LLP did not render any services
to us other than those set forth above.
Pre-Approval
Policy
Our
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our IPO. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing
services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our Board. Since the formation
of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted
non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions
for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit).
Executive
and Director Compensation
No
executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. From the date of our IPO prospectus to October 2023,
we have agreed to pay to GL Sponsor LLC, a fee of $10,000 per month for providing us with office space and certain office and secretarial
services. However, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, we may delay payment of such monthly fee upon a determination by our audit
committee that we lack sufficient funds held outside the trust to pay actual or anticipated expenses in connection with our initial business
combination. Any such unpaid amount accrued without interest and be due and payable no later than the date of the consummation of our
initial business combination. Other than the $10,000 per month administrative fee, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s
fees, consulting fees and other similar fees, will be paid to our insiders or any of the members of our management team, for services
rendered prior to or in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that
it is). However, such individuals will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities
on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and business
combinations as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their
operations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided, however, that to the extent such
expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust
account, such expenses would not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination.
After
our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees
from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation
materials furnished to our stockholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of a stockholder meeting
held to consider our initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive
and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of its determination in a Current
Report on Form 8-K, as required by the SEC.
Certain
Relationships and Related Person Transactions
On
August 19, 2021, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000,
or approximately $0.009 per share. The number of Founder Shares issued was determined based on the expectation that such Founder Shares
would represent 20% of the outstanding shares after the IPO (not including the shares underlying the private units). On October 14, 2021,
our Sponsor transferred 15,000 insider shares to our Chief Executive Officer, 10,000 insider shares to our Mr. Cliff (Ming Hong) Chong,
our former Chief Financial Officer, and 5,000 insider shares to each of the independent directors at their original purchase price.
Our
private investor has purchased an aggregate of 570,000 private units at a price of $10.00 per unit ($5,700,000 in aggregate) in a private
placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of the IPO. The private units are identical to the units sold in the IPO. Additionally,
our private investor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the private units or underlying securities (except to the same
permitted transferees as the insider shares and provided the transferees agree to the same terms and restrictions as the permitted transferees
of the insider shares must agree to, each as described above) until the completion of our initial business combination.
Ding
Jie Lin, a member of our Sponsor, has agreed to loan us up to an aggregate of $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the
IPO. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had no borrowing under the note with Ding Jie Lin. These loans were non-interest bearing, unsecured
and were due at the closing of the IPO. The loans have be repaid upon the closing of the IPO out of the offering proceeds not held in
the Trust Account.
In
order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of the IPO, our insiders, officers and directors may, but are not
obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each
loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without
interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of the notes may be converted upon consummation of our business combination
into additional private units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Our stockholders have approved the issuance of the private units upon conversion
of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert such notes at the time of the consummation of our initial business combination.
If we do not complete a business combination, any outstanding loans from our insiders or their affiliates, will be repaid only from amounts
remaining outside our Trust Account, if any.
The
holders of our Founder Shares, as well as the holders of the private units and any units our insiders or their affiliates may be issued
upon conversion of working capital loans or extension loans made to us (and any securities underlying the private units or units issued
upon conversion of the working capital loans or extension loans), will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to the terms of a
registration rights agreement entered into with such holders. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to
two demands that we register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration
rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The
holders of a majority of the private units and any units issued upon conversion of working capital loans or extension loans made to us
can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after we consummate a business combination. In addition, the holders have
certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our consummation of
our initial business combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Commencing
on the date of the IPO prospectus through October 2023, our Sponsor has made available to us certain general and administrative services,
including office space, utilities and administrative support, as we may require from time to time. We have agreed to pay $10,000 per
month for these services. However, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, we may delay payment of such monthly fee upon a determination
by our audit committee that we lack sufficient funds held outside the trust to pay actual or anticipated expenses in connection with
our initial business combination. As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the balance of unpaid amount due to our Sponsor was $7,000 and $127,000,
respectively. Such unpaid amount accrues without interest and will be due and payable no later than the date of the consummation of our
initial business combination. We believe that the fee charged by our sponsor is at least as favorable as we could have obtained from
an unaffiliated person.
Other
than the fees described above, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fees, consulting fees or other similar compensation,
will be paid to our insiders or any of the members of our management team, for services rendered to us prior to, or in connection with
the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, such individuals will
receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying
potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and business combinations as well as traveling
to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their operations. There is no limit
on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided, however, that to the extent such expenses exceed the available
proceeds not deposited in the trust account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust account, such expenses would
not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination.
After
our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, Board, management or other
fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy
solicitation materials furnished to our stockholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of a stockholder
meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine
executive and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of its determination in
a Current Report on Form 8-K, as required by the SEC.
All
ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed
by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions will require prior approval
by our audit committee and a majority of our uninterested independent directors, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our
attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our audit committee and a majority of our
disinterested independent directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be
available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.
Related
Party Policy
Our
Code of Ethics requires us to avoid, wherever possible, all related party transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts
of interests, except under guidelines approved by the Board (or the audit committee). Related party transactions are defined as transactions
in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (2) we or any of our subsidiaries
is a participant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater than 5% beneficial owner
of our shares of common stock, or (c) immediate family member, of the persons referred to in clauses (a) and (b), has or will have a
direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10% beneficial owner of another
entity). A conflict of interest situation can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform
his or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if a person, or a member of his or her family, receives
improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.
We
also require each of our directors and executive officers to annually complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that
elicits information about related party transactions.
These
procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a
conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.
To
further minimize conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate our initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated
with any of our insiders, officers or directors unless we have obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm and the
approval of a majority of our disinterested and independent directors (if we have any at that time) that the business combination is
fair to our unaffiliated stockholders from a financial point of view. In no event will our insiders, or any of the members of our management
team be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other similar compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order
to effectuate, the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).
THE
SPECIAL MEETING
Overview
Date,
Time and Place
The
Special Meeting of the Company’s stockholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 28, 2023 as a virtual meeting.
You will be able to attend, vote your shares and submit questions during the Special Meeting via a live webcast available at https://www.cstproxy.com/globalinkinvestment/sm2023.
If you plan to attend the virtual online Special Meeting, you will need your control and request IDs number to vote electronically at
the Special Meeting. The meeting will be held virtually over the internet by means of a live audio webcast. Only stockholders who own
shares of common stock as of the close of business on the record date will be entitled to attend the virtual meeting.
To
register for the virtual meeting, please follow these instructions as applicable to the nature of your ownership of our shares of common
stock.
If
your shares are registered in your name with our transfer agent and you wish to attend the online-only virtual meeting, go to http and
enter the control number you received on your proxy card and click on the “Click here” to preregister for the online meeting
link at the top of the page. Just prior to the start of the meeting you will need to log back into the meeting site using your control
number. Pre-registration is recommended but is not required in order to attend.
Beneficial
stockholders who wish to attend the online-only virtual meeting must obtain a legal proxy by contacting their account representative
at the bank, broker, or other nominee that holds their shares and e-mail a copy (a legible photograph is sufficient) of their legal proxy
to proxy@continentalstock.com. Beneficial stockholders who e-mail a valid legal proxy will be issued a meeting control number that will
allow them to register to attend and participate in the online-only meeting. After contacting our transfer agent a beneficial holder
will receive an e-mail prior to the meeting with a link and instructions for entering the virtual meeting. Beneficial stockholders should
contact our transfer agent no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting date.
Stockholders
will also have the option to listen to the Special Meeting by visiting the link below to register: https://www.cstproxy.com/globalinkinvestment/sm2023.
You will not be able to vote or submit questions unless you register for and log in to the Special Meeting. You will also be able to
attend the Special Meeting via teleconference in a listen-only mode using the following dial-in information:
Telephone
access (listen-only):
Within
the U.S.: 1 800-450-7155 (toll-free)
Outside
of the U.S.:1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply)
Meeting
ID: 6032682#
Voting
Power; record date
You
will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Special Meeting, if you owned the Company’s shares of common stock at
the close of business on October 18, 2023, the record date for the Special Meeting. You will have one vote per proposal for each share
of the Company’s common stock you owned at that time. The Company’s warrants do not carry voting rights.
Votes
Required
Approval
of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority
of the Company’s shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the record date. If you do not vote or if you abstain from voting
on a proposal, your action will have the same effect as an “AGAINST” vote. Broker non-votes will have the same effect as
“AGAINST” votes.
Approval
of the Director Election Proposal requires a plurality of the votes of the holders of our common stock entitled to vote and who, being
present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof, vote on such matter. Accordingly, a Company
stockholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote online at the Special Meeting will have no effect on the come of any vote on
the Director Election Proposal. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established
but will have no effect on the outcome of the Director Election Proposal.
At
the close of business on the record date of the Special Meeting, there were 8,188,305 shares of common stock, par value $0.001, each
of which entitles its holder to cast one vote per proposal.
If
you do not want the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Director Election Proposal approved, you must abstain,
not vote, or vote “AGAINST” such proposal. You will be entitled to redeem your public shares for cash in connection with
this vote whether or not you vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal so long as you elect to redeem your public shares for a pro rata
portion of the funds available in the Trust Account in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal. The Company anticipates that
a public stockholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal would
receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
Proxies;
Board Solicitation; Proxy Solicitor
Your
proxy is being solicited by the Board on the proposals being presented to stockholders at the Special Meeting. The Company has engaged
the Proxy Solicitor to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. No recommendation is being made as to whether you
should elect to redeem your public shares. Proxies may be solicited in person or by telephone. If you grant a proxy, you may still revoke
your proxy and vote your shares online at the Special Meeting if you are a holder of record of the Company’s shares of common stock.
You may contact the Proxy Solicitor, Okapi Partners LLC, at (212) 297-0720 or email: info@okapipartners.com.
THE
ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
Overview
The
Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow our Board to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation
of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to our stockholders in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or
otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Director Election
Proposal.
Consequences
if the Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved
If
the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our stockholders, our Board may not be able to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date
in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal,
the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Director Election Proposal.
Vote
Required for Approval
The
approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by stockholders represented in person
or by proxy at the Special Meeting. Accordingly, if a valid quorum is otherwise established, a stockholder’s failure to vote by
proxy or online at the Special Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal. Abstentions will be
counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on the outcome of the Adjournment
Proposal.
Recommendation
of the Board
Our
Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Adjournment Proposal.
BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s shares of common stock as of the record
date based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s shares
of common stock, by:
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person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; |
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each
of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns shares of common stock; and |
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all
our officers and directors as a group. |
As
of the record date, there were 8,188,305 shares issued and outstanding. Unless otherwise indicated, all persons named in the table have
sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(2) | | |
Percentage of Outstanding Shares of common stock | |
Directors and Executive Officers: (1) | |
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Say Leong Lim | |
| 15,000 | | |
| * | |
Kelvin (Zeng Yenn) Chin | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Hong Shien Beh | |
| 5,000 | | |
| * | |
Kian Huat Lai | |
| 5,000 | | |
| * | |
Hui Liang Wong | |
| 5,000 | | |
| * | |
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| * | |
All officers and directors as a group (5 individuals) | |
| 30,000 | | |
| * | |
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5% or Greater Beneficial Owners: | |
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GL Sponsor LLC(3) | |
| 2,835,000 | | |
| 34.71 | % |
* |
Less
than one percent. |
(1) |
Unless
otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is 200 Continental Drive, Suite 401, Newark, Delaware 19713. |
(2) |
Does
not include beneficial ownership of any shares of common stock underlying outstanding private rights and private warrants as such
shares are not issuable within 60 days of the date of this proxy statement. |
(3) |
GL
Sponsor LLC, our sponsor, is the record holder of the shares reported herein. GL Sponsor
LLC is managed by Ng Yan Xun. Ng Yan Xun may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held
by our sponsor by virtue of her control of our sponsor. Ng Yan Xun disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by our sponsor
except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The business address of our sponsor is 1180 Avenue of the Americas,
8 Floor, New York, NY 10036. |
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, we anticipate that the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders
will be held no later than December 31, 2024. For any proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy
for submission to the stockholders at our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, it must be submitted in writing and comply with the requirements
of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act.
If
the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved and the Company fails to complete a qualifying business
combination on or before December 9, 2023, there will be no annual meeting in 2024.
HOUSEHOLDING
INFORMATION
Unless
we have received contrary instructions, we may send a single copy of this Proxy Statement to any household at which two or more stockholders
reside if we believe the stockholders are members of the same family. This process, known as “householding,” reduces the
volume of duplicate information received at any one household and helps to reduce our expenses. However, if stockholders prefer to receive
multiple sets of our disclosure documents at the same address this year or in future years, the stockholders should follow the instructions
described below. Similarly, if an address is shared with another stockholder and together both of the stockholders would like to receive
only a single set of our disclosure documents, the stockholders should follow these instructions:
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If
the shares are registered in the name of the stockholder, the stockholder should contact proxy@continentalstock.com to inform us
of his or her request; or |
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a bank, broker or other nominee holds the shares, the stockholder should contact the bank, broker or other nominee directly. |
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read the Company’s SEC
filings, including this Proxy Statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
If
you would like additional copies of this Proxy Statement or if you have questions about the proposals to be presented at the Special
Meeting, you should contact the Company’s proxy solicitation agent at the following address, telephone number and email:
Okapi
Partners LLC
1212
Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor
New
York. NY 10036
Telephone
No.: (212) 297-0720
Email:
info@okapipartners.com
You
may also obtain these documents by requesting them from the Company at:
GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC.
200
Continental Drive, Suite 401
Newark,
Delaware 19713
Attn:
Say Leong Lim
Email:
sllim@globalinkinvestment.com
If
you are a stockholder of the Company and would like to request documents, please do so by November 3, 2023, in order to receive them
before the Special Meeting. If you request any documents from us, we will mail them to you by first class mail, or another equally
prompt means.
ANNEX
A
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION
OF
GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC.
Globalink
Investment Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY
CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:
1.
The name of the Corporation is “Globalink Investment Inc.” The original certificate of incorporation (the “Original
Certificate”) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 24, 2021.
2.
On December 3, 2021, in connection with the IPO, the Corporation adopted its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended
and Restated Certificate”).
3.
On April 18, 2023, in connection with its plan to extend the deadline to complete the Business Combination (as such term is defined in
the Amended and Restated Certificate), the Company adopted its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Second
Amended and Restated Certificate”).
4.
This Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate 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 Section E of Article VI is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
“In
the event that the Corporation does not consummate a Business Combination by December 9, 2023, or up until December 9, 2024, if the Corporation
elects to extend the amount of time to complete a Business Combination for up to twelve times of one-month extensions, from December
9, 2023 to December 9, 2024, unless the closing of the Corporation’s initial business combination shall have occurred (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.
The text of Section I of Article VI is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
“If
any amendment is made to this Article Sixth that would modify the substance or timing of the Corporation’s obligation to provide
for the conversion of the IPO Shares in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the IPO Shares if the Corporation
has not consummated an initial Business Combination by December 9, 2023, or up until December 9, 2024 if the time to complete a Business
Combination is extended as described in paragraph E, or with respect to any other provision in this Article Sixth, the holders of IPO
Shares shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their IPO Shares upon the approval of any such amendment, at the per-share price
specified in paragraph C.”
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Globalink Investment Inc. has caused this Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate to be duly executed
in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set above.
Globalink
Investment Inc.
By: |
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Name:
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Say
Leong Lim |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
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ANNEX
B
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This
Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of , 2023, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, as amended (as defined
below) is made by and between Globalink Investment Inc. (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 as of December 6, 2021, which was amended on
March 6, 2023 (the “Trust Agreement”);
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;
WHEREAS,
at a Special Meeting of the Company held on , 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved, among others:
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a
proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Amended Charter”) extending
the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from December 9, 2023 to up until December 9, 2024, if the
Company elects to extend the Applicable Deadline on a monthly basis; and |
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a
proposal to amend the Trust Agreement (x) extending the time for the Company to complete its initial business combination under the
Trust Agreement from December 9, 2023 to up until December 9, 2024, if the Company elects to extend the Applicable Deadline on a
monthly basis, and (y) requiring the Company to, deposit into the Trust Account $60,000 for each one-month extension from December
9, 2023 to December 9, 2024, unless the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred; and |
NOW
THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
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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
from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A
or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by 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 the attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledged
and agreed to by the Representative, and 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 December 9, 2023 or, in the event that the Company extended the time to complete the Business
Combination on a monthly basis up until December 9, 2024 but has not completed the Business Combination within such extended deadline
(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 Shareholders as of the Applicable Deadline;”
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Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1
State Street, 30th Floor
New
York, N.Y. 10004
Attn:
Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez
Re:
Trust Account — Extension Letter
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to paragraphs 1(j) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Globalink Investment Inc. (the “Company”) and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of December 9, 2021, as amended (the “Trust Agreement”),
this is to advise you that the Company is extending the time available in order to consummate a Business Combination with the Target
Businesses for an additional _______ month, from ____________ to __________ (the “Extension”).
This
Extension Letter shall serve as the notice required with respect to Extension prior to the Applicable Deadline. Capitalized words used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement.
In
accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to deposit the Extension Fee in the amount of $60,000 for such
one-month extension until ____________, unless the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, which
will be wired to you and shall be deposited into the Trust Account investments upon receipt.
This
is the _____ of up to twelve Extension Letters.
Very
truly yours,
GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC. |
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Chief
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All
other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof. |
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This
Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be
one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile
signature or electronic signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment. |
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This
Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section
7(c) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is
hereby ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto. |
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This
Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. |
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Second Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CONTINENTAL
STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC. |
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Say
Leong Lim |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
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GLOBALINK
INVESTMENT INC.
200
Continental Drive, Suite 401
Newark,
Delaware 19713
(212)
382-4605
SPECIAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
NOVEMBER
28, 2023
YOUR
VOTE IS IMPORTANT
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The
undersigned, revoking any previous proxies relating to these shares, hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice dated November , 2023
and Proxy Statement, dated November , 2023, in connection with the Special Meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 28,
2023 as a virtual meeting (the “Special Meeting”) for the sole purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals,
and hereby appoints Say Leong Lim (with full power to act alone), the attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution
to each, to vote all of the shares of common stock of the Company registered in the name provided, which the undersigned is entitled
to vote at the Special Meeting and at any adjournments thereof, with all the powers the undersigned would have if personally present.
Without limiting the general authorization hereby given, said proxies are, and each of them is, instructed to vote or act as follows
on the proposals set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
THIS
PROXY, WHEN EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR”
THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL (PROPOSAL 1), “FOR” THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL (PROPOSAL 2), “FOR” THE DIRECTOR
ELECTION PROPOSAL (PROPOSAL 3), AND “FOR” THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL (PROPOSAL 4), IF PRESENTED.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL PROPOSALS.
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 28, 2023: This
notice of meeting and the accompany proxy statement are available at https://www.cstproxy.com/globalinkinvestment/sm2023.
Proposal
1 — Extension Amendment Proposal |
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Amend
the Company’s charter to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a business combination, (ii) cease its operations
if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s outstanding public
shares of common stock included as part of the units sold in the Company’s IPO, from December 9, 2023 to, if the Company elects
to extend the date to consummate a business combination, for up to twelve times of monthly extensions, to December 9, 2024, unless
the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred. This is referred to as the “Extension
Amendment Proposal.” |
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Proposal
2 — Trust Amendment Proposal |
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Amend
the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of December 6, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), as amended
on March 6, 2023, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), extending
the time for the Company to complete its initial business combination under the Trust Agreement from December 9, 2023 to, if the
Company elects to extend the date to consummate a business combination, for up to twelve times of monthly extensions, to December
9, 2024), by depositing into the Trust Account $60,000 for each one-month extension from December 9, 2023 to December 9, 2024 (each
an “Extension Payment”), unless the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred.
This is referred to as the “Trust Amendment Proposal.” |
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Proposal
3 — Director Election Proposal |
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Re-elect
Kian Huat Lai as Class I director of the Company, until the annual meeting of the Company to be held in 2026 or until his successor
is appointed and qualified. This is referred to as the “Director Election Proposal.” |
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Proposal
4 — Adjournment Proposal |
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the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies
in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal,
the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Director Election Proposal. This is referred to as the “Adjournment Proposal.” |
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Dated:
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Stockholder’s
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Stockholder’s
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Signature
should agree with name printed hereon. If shares of stock are held in the name of more than one person, EACH joint owner should sign.
Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, and attorneys should indicate the capacity in which they sign. Attorneys should submit
powers of attorney.
PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE ENCLOSED TO CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED
IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE
PROPOSAL SET FORTH IN PROPOSAL 1, “FOR” THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH IN PROPOSAL 2, “FOR” THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH IN
PROPOSAL 3, AND “FOR” THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH IN PROPOSAL 4, IF SUCH PROPOSAL IS PRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. THIS PROXY
WILL REVOKE ALL PRIOR PROXIES SIGNED BY YOU.
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