EX-3.1 2 ea180187ex3-1_patria.htm AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Exhibit 3.1

 

Registrar of Companies

Government Administration Building

133 Elgin Avenue

George Town

Grand Cayman

 

Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (ROC #372080) (the “Company”)

 

TAKE NOTICE that by minutes of an extraordinary general meeting of the Company dated 12 June 2023, the following special resolutions were passed:

 

4Proposal No. 1 – Extension Amendment Proposal

 

4.1RESOLVED, as a special resolution:

 

a)Article 49.7 of PLAO’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.7:

 

“In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 15 months from the consummation of the IPO (or up to 27 months without another shareholder vote if such date is extended by the Company (acting by the Directors) as set forth below), or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall: (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public Members’ rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provisions of the Articles, in the event that the Company has not consummated a Business Combination within 15 months from the closing of the IPO, the Company may, without another shareholder vote, elect to extend the date to consummate the Business Combination on a monthly basis for up to twelve times by an additional one month each time after the fifteenth (15th) month from the closing of the IPO, by resolution of the Directors, if requested by the Sponsor in writing, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until 27 months from the closing of the IPO, on such terms as have been notified to the Members prior to the adoption of the Articles.”

 

b)Article 49.8 of PLAO’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.8:

 

“In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles: (a) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 15 months from the consummation of the IPO (or up to 27 months if such date is extended), or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles; or (b) with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity, each holder of Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval or effectiveness of any such amendment at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares.”

 

 

 

 

5Proposal No. 2 – Redemption Proposal

 

5.1RESOLVED, as a special resolution:

 

a)Article 49.5 of PLAO’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.5:

 

“Any Member holding Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director may, in connection with any vote on a Business Combination, elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided for in the related proxy materials (the “IPO Redemption”), provided that no such Member acting together with any Affiliate of their or any other person with whom they are acting in concert or as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 15% of the Public Shares in the aggregate without the prior consent of the Company and provided further that any beneficial holder of Public Shares on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised must identify itself to the Company in connection with any redemption election in order to validly redeem such Public Shares. If so demanded, the Company shall pay any such redeeming Member, regardless of whether they are voting for or against such proposed Business Combination, a per-Share redemption price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (such interest shall be net of taxes payable) and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued Public Shares (such redemption price being referred to herein as the “Redemption Price”), but only in the event that the applicable proposed Business Combination is approved and in connection with its consummation.”

 

b)Article 49.2 of PLAO’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.2:

 

“Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall either:

 

(a)submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or

 

(b)provide Members with the opportunity to have their Shares repurchased by means of a tender offer for a per-Share repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (net of taxes paid or payable, if any), divided by the number of then issued Public Shares. Such obligation to repurchase Shares is subject to the completion of the proposed Business Combination to which it relates.”

 

c)Article 49.4 of PLAO’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.4:

 

“At a general meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Article, in the event that such Business Combination is approved by Ordinary Resolution, the Company shall be authorised to consummate such Business Combination.”

 

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6Proposal No. 3 – Founder Conversion Amendment Proposal

 

6.1RESOLVED, as a special resolution:

 

(a)Article 17.2 of PLAO’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 17.2:

 

“Class B Shares may be converted into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the “Initial Conversion Ratio”) concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of a Business Combination at the option of the holders thereof or at any earlier date at the option of the holders of the Class B Shares (where the holders of such Shares have waived any right to receive funds from the Trust Fund).”

 

(b)The following Article 29.5 be added to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association:

 

“Prior to the date on which all Class B Shares have been converted into Class A Shares, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares remove any Director. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the date on which all Class B Shares have been converted into Class A Shares, holders of Class A Shares shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any Director.”

 

(c)Article 49.10 of PLAO’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Article 49.10:

 

“Except in connection with the conversion of Class B Shares into Class A Shares pursuant to Article 17 where the holders of such Shares have waived any right to receive funds from the Trust Fund, after the issue of Public Shares, and prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall not issue additional Shares or any other securities that would entitle the holders thereof to: (a) receive funds from the Trust Account; or (b) vote as a class with Public Shares: (i) on any Business Combination; and (ii) to approve an amendment to the Articles to (x) extend the time to consummate a Business Combination beyond 27 months from the consummation of the IPO, or (y) amend this Article 49.10(b)(ii).”

 

/s/ Alec Pultr  
Alec Pultr  
Corporate Administrator  
for and on behalf of  
Maples Corporate Services Limited  
   
Dated this 14th day of June 2023.  

 

 

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