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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 31, 2023, SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) issued a promissory note (the “Working Capital Note”) in the principal amount of up to $1,000,000 to SHUAA SPAC Sponsor I LLC (the “Sponsor”) to fund the Company’s ongoing working capital needs. The Working Capital Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the date on which the Company’s initial business combination is consummated. If the Company does not consummate an initial business combination by June 4, 2024, the Working Capital Note will not be repaid and all amounts owed thereunder will be forgiven except to the extent that the Company has funds available outside of its trust account.
The issuance of the Promissory Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Promissory Note, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 31, 2023, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) received notice from the Sponsor of the Sponsor’s request to extend the date (the “Termination Date”) by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from September 4, 2023 for an additional month to October 4, 2023 (the “September 2023 Extension”). The Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended (the “Articles”) provides the Company the right to extend the Termination Date by an initial three months and then, without another shareholder vote, on a monthly basis up to nine times by an additional one month, from June 4, 2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to up to June 4, 2024, or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date. On August 31, 2023, the Board approved the September 2023 Extension and authorized the Company to reply to the Sponsor with a written request to draw down $70,000 for the September 2023 Extension under that certain promissory note dated June 1, 2023, by and between the Company and the Sponsor and originally filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5, 2023. In connection with the September 2023 Extension, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Company, has deposited $70,000 into the Company’s trust account.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Description | |
| 10.1 | Promissory Note, dated August 31, 2023, by and between SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I and SHUAA SPAC Sponsor I LLC. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 5, 2023 | SHUAA PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP I | |
| By: | /s/ Fawad Tariq Khan | |
| Name: | Fawad Tariq Khan | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 10.1
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (THIS “NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PROMISSORY NOTE
| Principal Amount: Up to U.S.$1,000,000 | Dated as of August 31, 2023 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Maker”), promises to pay to SHUAA SPAC Sponsor I LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“Payee”), or order, the principal sum of One Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$1,000,000) or such lesser amount as shall have been advanced by Payee to Maker and shall remain unpaid under this Note on the Maturity Date (as defined below) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined acceptable by Payee to such account as Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.
1. Principal. The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full on the consummation of the Maker’s initial merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”); the date upon which the Maker consummates such Business Combination, the “Maturity Date”. Payee understands that if a Business Combination is not consummated, this Note will not be repaid and all amounts owed hereunder will be forgiven except to the extent that the Maker has funds available to it outside of its trust account established in connection with its initial public offering (the “Trust Fund”), as described in greater detail in the registration statement and prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the initial public offering. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time by Maker, at its election and without penalty. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder of Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of Maker hereunder.
2. Drawdown Requests. The principal of this Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date upon request from Maker to Payee (each, a “Drawdown Request”). Each Drawdown Request must state (i) the amount to be drawn down, and must not be an amount less than Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$10,000) unless agreed upon by Maker and Payee. Payee shall fund each Drawdown Request no later than three (3) business days after receipt of a Drawdown Request; provided, however, that the maximum amount of drawdowns outstanding under this Note at any time may not exceed One Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$1,000,000). No fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to Payee in connection with, or as a result of, any Drawdown Request by Maker.
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3. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
4. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred by Payee in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees of Payee, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
5. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):
(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note on the Maturity Date.
(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.
6. Remedies.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 5(b) or 5(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.
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7. Tax Treatment. The Maker and Payee each agree to treat this Note as equity for all income tax purposes and shall not take any position inconsistent therewith in any tax filings or tax audits unless otherwise required by a final determination from a governmental or taxing authority.
8. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.
9. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
10. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.
11. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
12. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the Trust Fund, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.
14. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of Maker and Payee.
15. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
| SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I | ||
| By: | /s/ Fawad Tariq Khan | |
| Name: | Fawad Tariq Khan | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED: | ||
| SHUAA SPAC Sponsor I LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Fawad Tariq Khan | |
| Name: | Fawad Tariq Khan | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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