| “Affiliate” | | | in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity. | |
| “Applicable Law” | | | means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person. | |
| “Articles” | | | means these amended and restated articles of association of the Company. | |
| “Audit Committee” | | | means the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee. | |
| “Auditor” | | | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
| “Business Combination” | | | means a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (the “target business”), which Business Combination: (a) as long as the securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of the definitive agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be solely effectuated with another blank | |
| | | | cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations. | |
| “business day” | | | means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City. | |
| “Clearing House” | | | means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction. | |
| “Class A Share” | | | means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. | |
| “Class B Share” | | | means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. | |
| “Company” | | | means the above named company. | |
| “Company’s Website” | | | means the website of the Company and/or its web-address or domain name (if any). | |
| “Compensation Committee” | | | means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee. | |
| “Designated Stock Exchange” | | | means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including the Nasdaq Capital Market. | |
| “Directors” | | | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
| “Dividend” | | | means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles. | |
| “Electronic Communication” | | | means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Directors. | |
| “Electronic Record” | | | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
| “Electronic Transactions Law” | | | means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
| “Equity-linked Securities” | | | means any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with a Business Combination, including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt. | |
| “Exchange Act” | | | means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time. | |
| “Founders” | | | means all Members immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO. | |
| “Independent Director” | | | has the same meaning as in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or in Rule 10A-3 under | |
| | | | the Exchange Act, as the case may be. | |
| “IPO” | | |
means the Company’s initial public offering of securities.
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| “Member” | | | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
| “Memorandum” | | | means the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company. | |
| “Officer” | | | means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company. | |
| “Ordinary Resolution” | | | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. | |
| “Over-Allotment Option” | | | means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 15 per cent of the firm units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO at a price equal to US$10 per unit, less underwriting discounts and commissions. | |
| “Preference Share” | | | means a preference share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. | |
| “Public Share” | | | means a Class A Share issued as part of the units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO. | |
| “Redemption Notice” | | | means a notice in a form approved by the Company by which a holder of Public Shares is entitled to require the Company to redeem its Public Shares, subject to any conditions contained therein. | |
| “Register of Members” | | | means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members. | |
| “Registered Office” | | | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
| “Representative” | | | means a representative of the Underwriters. | |
| “Seal” | | | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
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“Securities and Exchange Commission”
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| “Share” | | | means a Class A Share, a Class B Share or a Preference Share and includes a fraction of a share in the Company. | |
| “Special Resolution” | | | subject to Article 29.4, has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
| “Sponsor” | | | means Acies Acquisition, LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, and its successors or assigns. | |
| “Statute” | | | means the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
| “Treasury Share” | | | means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute. | |
| “Trust Account” | | | means the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of its IPO and into which a certain amount of the net proceeds of the IPO, together with a certain amount of the proceeds of a private placement of warrants simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO, will be deposited. | |
| “Underwriter” | | | means an underwriter of the IPO from time to time and any successor underwriter. | |