Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment of Trust Agreement
On November 8, 2021, Liberty Resources Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), consummated its initial public offering (the "IPO"). In
connection therewith, the Company entered into an Investment Management Trust
Agreement, dated November 8, 2021 (the "Trust Agreement"), by and between the
Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee
("Continental")). The form of the Trust Agreement was initially filed as an
exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-259342) for the IPO.
On April 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Company held a virtual special meeting
of its shareholders at
https://www.cstproxy.com/libertyresourcesacquisition/2023, pursuant to due
notice (such meeting, the "Special Meeting"). At the Special Meeting, the
Company shareholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting (the
"Shareholders") cast their votes and approved the proposal (the "Trust Amendment
Proposal") to authorize the Company to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the Trust
Agreement (the "Trust Agreement Amendment") pursuant to which the Trust
Agreement will be amended to allow the Company to extend from May 8, 2023 (the
"Original Deadline") to February 8, 2024 (the "Outside Date") (or such other
date as permitted in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or as
determined by the Company's Board of Directors ) the date on which either the
Company must have completed its initial business combination or Continental must
liquidate the Company's Trust Account established in connection with the IPO
(the "Trust Account"). Following approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal, the
Company and Continental intend to enter into the Trust Agreement Amendment.
The foregoing summary is qualified by the full text of the Trust Agreement
Amendment, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
As described in more detail in Item 5.03, the Shareholders approved the
Extension Amendment Proposal (defined below), pursuant to which the Company is
authorized and intends to file the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware. The full text of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation is included as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
Item 5.03. Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
At the Special Meeting, the Shareholders approved the proposal (the "Extension
Amendment Proposal") to enter into and file with the Delaware Secretary of State
the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, pursuant to which the Company will have the right to extend from
May 8, 2023 (the "Original Termination Date") by up to 9 1-month extensions to
February 8, 2024 (the "Outside Date"; each of the 9 1-month extensions, an
"Extension", and each such extension date a "Deadline Date", and the latest of
such Deadline Dates, the "Extended Deadline") the date by which the Company (i)
consummates a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or
more businesses (a "business combination"), or (ii) (a) ceases its operations if
the Company fails to complete such business combination, and (b) redeems or
repurchases 100% of the Company's Class A common stock included as part of the
units sold in the Company's IPO ,provided that (A) the Sponsor (or its
affiliates or permitted designees) deposits into the Trust Account the lesser of
(x) $150,000 or (y) $0.05 per share for each Public Share outstanding as of the
applicable Deadline Date for each Extension until the earlier of the Outside
Date or the closing of the business combination (the "Extension Payment") and
(B) the Company has complied with the procedures in the Trust Agreement relating
to any such Extension.
In connection with approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Company
intends to file the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The full
text of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is included as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On the record date of March 16, 2023, the Company had 14,905,275 million shares
entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. At the Special meeting, Shareholders
voted on two of three proposals presented, each as described in the proxy
statement/prospectus dated April 3, 2023, and cast their votes as described
below:
Proposal 1- Extension Amendment Proposal
The Shareholders approved the Extension Amendment Proposal. The following is a
tabulation of the voting results:
Common Stock:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
12,497,281 570,632 0 N/A
Proposal 2 - Trust Amendment Proposal
The Shareholders approved the Trust Amendment Proposal. The following is a
tabulation of the voting results:
Common Stock:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
12,497,281 570,632 0 N/A
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Redemption of Shares
In connection with the voting on the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust
Amendment Proposal at the Special Meeting, holders of 7,693,815 shares of Class
A Common Stock (the "Redeeming Shareholders") exercised the right to redeem such
shares for cash at an approximate price of $10.58 per share, for an aggregate of
approximately $81,400,562.7 (the "Redemptions"). Following the payment to the
Redeeming Shareholders of the consideration for the Redemptions, the Trust
Account had a balance of approximately $40.319 million.
Deposit of Extension Funds
In connection with approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust
Amendment Proposal, the Company intends to deposit (and/or to cause its sponsor,
Liberty Fields, LLC to deposit) an aggregate of $150,000 into the Trust Account
prior to May 8, 2023 in connection with the exercise of the first Extension of
the Extended Deadline to June 8, 2023.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
Exhibit Description of
Number Exhibit
3.1 First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
10.1 Amendment No. 1 to Investment Management Trust Agreement.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL
document and included in Exhibit)
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