UNITED STATES
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GLOBAL LIGHTS ACQUISITION
CORP
Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5
No. 201, Tangli Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100123
The People’s Republic of China
+86 10-5948-0786
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON ______, 2024
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF GLOBAL LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP:
You
are cordially invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of Global Lights Acquisition Corp (“Global
Lights,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) to be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
on ____, 2024 (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”). The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held in the offices of the Company’s
counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, at 31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019, USA.
As an extraordinary general
meeting of the Company’s shareholders, the Extraordinary General Meeting is being held for the purpose of considering and voting
upon the following proposals:
| 1. | a proposal to amend the extension fee (the “Extension Fee”) payable by our sponsor (“Sponsor”)
and/or its designee into the Trust Account (as defined below) to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business
combination (the “Combination Period”) from $0.10 per unit (for each three-month extension) to an amount equal to the lesser
of (i) $350,000 for all outstanding Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each outstanding Public Share (the “Amended Extension
Fee”). The first Extension Fee must be made by November 16, 2024, while the second Extension Fee must be deposited into the
Trust Account by February 16, 2025 (“Proposal 1” or “Extension Fee Reduction Proposal”); and |
| 2. | a proposal to direct the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting to adjourn the Extraordinary General
Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at
the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the foregoing proposal (“Proposal 2”
or “Adjournment Proposal”). |
The
Company has until 12 months from the closing of its initial public offering (“IPO”) to consummate our initial business
combination (i.e., until November 16, 2024”) (as may be extended, the “Combination Period”). However, if we anticipate
that we may not be able to consummate our initial business combination within 12 months, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the
period of time to consummate a business combination up to two (2) times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to
18 months to complete a business combination) (each, an “Extension”), subject to the Sponsor and/or its affiliates or designee
depositing additional funds into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established pursuant to the Investment Management
Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) by and among the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”).
If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is adopted by the shareholders, to effectuate each Extension, the Sponsor and/or its affiliate
or designee will deposit the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public
Share into the Trust Account (the “Extension Fee”). The first Extension Fee must be made by November 16, 2024, while
the second Extension Fee must be deposited into the Trust Account by February 16, 2025 (the “Contributions”). The amount
of the Contributions will not bear interest and will be repayable by us to our Sponsor or its affiliates or designees upon consummation
of an initial business combination. If our Sponsor or its affiliates or designees advises us that it does not intend to make the Contributions,
then the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal will not be put before the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting and, unless we
can complete an initial business combination by November 16, 2024, we will dissolve and liquidate.
The
Company’s Board believes that the approval of Proposal 1 will provide the Sponsor with an incentive to fund the Extension Fees required
for the Extensions that may be required for the Company to complete an initial business combination. Accordingly, the Board believes
that Proposal 1 is necessary in order to be able to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, our Board has determined that
it is in the best interests of our shareholders to approve Proposal 1 to incentivize our Sponsor to fund such Extension Fees and provide
such Extensions as may be required for us to complete an initial business combination by or before May 16, 2025 which will provide
our shareholders with the opportunity to participate in an initial business combination. The funding by our Sponsor of one or more Extensions
will be required in order for us to have the opportunity to complete the initial business combination disclosed in our current filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
If
Proposal 1 is approved, then our Sponsor, Carbon Neutral Holdings Inc., or any of its affiliates or designees (the “Contributors”)
would need to contribute the Amended Extension Fee (the lesser of $0.10 per Public Share and $350,000) to the Trust Account to extend
the Combination Period for an additional three (3) month period. Each such Amended Extension Fee would be paid on or prior to the
applicable deadline to extend the Combination Period for an additional three (3) month period each time up to two times, until May 16,
2025. Each Contribution will be deposited in the Trust Account on or prior to the applicable deadline.
The purpose of the Adjournment
Proposal is to allow the Company to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates if we determine that additional
time is necessary to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Proposal
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Holders
(“Public Shareholders”) of Global Lights’ ordinary shares (“Public Shares”) sold in our IPO may elect
to redeem their Public Shares for their pro rata portion of the funds available in the Trust Account in connection with the Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal (the “Election”) regardless of how such Public Shareholders vote in regard to the proposals, or whether
they were holders of Global Lights’ ordinary shares on the record date or acquired such shares after such date. Global Lights believes
that the redemption right provided for by way of this proxy statement protects Global Lights’ Public Shareholders from having to
maintain their investments for an unreasonably long period if Global Lights fails to find a suitable acquisition in the Combination Period
initially contemplated by its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Amended Articles”) (and set
forth in the provisions of the Trust Agreement). If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders
(and not abandoned), the remaining Public Shareholders will retain their right to redeem their Public Shares for their pro rata portion
of the funds available in the Trust Account upon consummation of a business combination.
To exercise your redemption
rights, you must tender your shares to the Company’s transfer agent at least two (2) business days prior to the Extraordinary
General Meeting. You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificates 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.
The
per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account was approximately $[●] as of [●]. The closing price of Global Lights’
shares on [●] was $[●]. Global Lights cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their shares of Global Lights
in the open market, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when shareholders wish to sell their shares.
The affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote which are present (in person or by proxy) at the Extraordinary
General Meeting and which vote on the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal will be required to approve the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote which are present (in person or by proxy) at
the Adjournment Proposal and the Extraordinary General Meeting and which vote on the Adjournment Proposal will be required to approve
such proposal.
Our
Board has fixed the close of business on [●], 2024 (the “Record Date”) as the record date for determining Global
Lights shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders
of record of Global Lights’ ordinary shares on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting
or any adjournments thereof.
After
careful consideration of all relevant factors, our Board has determined that the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and the Adjournment
Proposal are fair to and in the best interests of Global Lights and its shareholders, has declared them advisable and recommends
that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” all the foregoing proposals.
Enclosed is the proxy statement
containing detailed information concerning the proposals and Extraordinary General Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary
General Meeting, we urge you to read this material carefully and vote your shares.
We look forward to seeing you at the Extraordinary General
Meeting.
Dated: [●], 2024
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Your vote is important. Please sign, date and
return your proxy card as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If you
are a shareholder of record, you may also cast your vote in person at the Extraordinary General 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 Extraordinary General Meeting by obtaining a proxy from your brokerage firm or bank.
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on ___,
2024: This Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and the accompanying proxy statement are available at the website of U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
GLOBAL LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP
Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5
No. 201, Tangli Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100123
The People’s Republic of China
+86 10-5948-0786
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON ____, 2024
PROXY STATEMENT
The
Extraordinary General Meeting (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) of shareholders of Global Lights Acquisition Corp
(“Global Lights,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a Cayman Islands exempted
company, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on , 2024. The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held in the offices of the
Company’s counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, at 31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019, USA.
As an extraordinary general
meeting of the Company’s shareholders, the Extraordinary General Meeting is being held for the purpose of considering and voting
upon the following proposals:
| 1. | a proposal to amend the extension fee (the “Extension Fee”) payable by our sponsor (“Sponsor”)
and/or its designee into the Trust Account (as defined below) to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business
combination (the “Combination Period”) from $0.10 per unit (for each three-month extension) to an amount equal to the lesser
of (i) $350,000 for all outstanding Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each outstanding Public Share (the “Amended Extension
Fee”). The first Extension Fee must be made by November 16, 2024, while the second Extension Fee must be deposited into the
Trust Account by February 16, 2025 (“Proposal 1” or “Extension Fee Reduction Proposal”); and |
| 2. | a proposal to direct the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting to adjourn the Extraordinary General
Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at
the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the foregoing proposal (“Proposal 2”
or “Adjournment Proposal”). |
The
Company has until 12 months from the closing of its initial public offering (“IPO”) to consummate our initial business
combination (i.e., until November 16, 2024”) (as may be extended, the “Combination Period”). However, if we anticipate
that we may not be able to consummate our initial business combination within 12 months, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the
period of time to consummate a business combination up to two (2) times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to
18 months to complete a business combination) (each, an “Extension”), subject to the Sponsor and/or its affiliates or designee
depositing additional funds into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established pursuant to the Investment Management
Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) by and among the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”).
If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is adopted by the shareholders, to effectuate each Extension, the Sponsor and/or its affiliate
or designee will deposit the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public
Share into the Trust Account (the “Extension Fee”). The first Extension Fee must be made by November 16, 2024, while
the second Extension Fee must be deposited into the Trust Account by February 16, 2025 (the “Contributions”). The amount
of the Contributions will not bear interest and will be repayable by us to our Sponsor or its affiliates or designees upon consummation
of an initial business combination. If our Sponsor or its affiliates or designees advises us that it does not intend to make the Contributions,
then the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal will not be put before the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting and, unless we
can complete an initial business combination by November 16, 2024, we will dissolve and liquidate.
The
Company’s Board believes that the approval of Proposal 1 will provide the Sponsor with an incentive to fund the Extension Fees required
for the Extensions that may be required for the Company to complete an initial business combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that
Proposal 1 is necessary in order to be able to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, our Board has determined that it
is in the best interests of our shareholders to approve Proposal 1 to incentivize our Sponsor to fund such Extension Fees and provide
such Extensions as may be required for us to complete an initial business combination by or before May 16, 2025, which will
provide our shareholders with the opportunity to participate in an initial business combination. The funding by our Sponsor of one or
more Extensions will be required in order for us to have the opportunity to complete the initial business combination disclosed in our
current filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
If
Proposal 1 is approved, then our Sponsor, Carbon Neutral Holdings Inc., or any of its affiliates or designees (the “Contributors”)
would need to contribute the Amended Extension Fee (the lesser of $0.10 per Public Share and $350,000) to the Trust Account to
extend the Combination Period for an additional three (3) month period. Each such Amended Extension Fee would be paid on or prior
to the applicable deadline to extend the Combination Period for an additional three (3) month period each time up to two times, until
May 16, 2025. Each Contribution will be deposited in the Trust Account on or prior to the applicable deadline.
The purpose of the Adjournment
Proposal is to allow the Company to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates if we determine that additional
time is necessary to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Proposal
1.
Holders
(“Public Shareholders”) of Global Lights’ ordinary shares (“Public Shares”) sold in our IPO may elect
to redeem their Public Shares for their pro rata portion of the funds available in the Trust Account in connection with the Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal (the “Election”) regardless of how such Public Shareholders vote in regard to the proposals, or whether
they were holders of Global Lights’ ordinary shares on the record date or acquired such shares after such date. Global Lights believes
that the redemption right provided for by way of this proxy statement protects Global Lights’ Public Shareholders from having to
maintain their investments for an unreasonably long period if Global Lights fails to find a suitable acquisition in the Combination Period
initially contemplated by its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Amended Articles”) (and set
forth in the provisions of the Trust Agreement). If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders
(and not abandoned), the remaining Public Shareholders will retain their right to redeem their Public Shares for their pro rata portion
of the funds available in the Trust Account upon consummation of a business combination.
To exercise your redemption
rights, you must tender your shares to the Company’s transfer agent at least two (2) business days prior to the Extraordinary
General Meeting. You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificates 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.
The affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote which are present (in person or by proxy) at the Extraordinary
General Meeting and which vote on the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal will be required to approve the Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.
If
the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is not approved, the ability to extend the time frame is contingent upon our Sponsor depositing the
required amount of funds for each Extension ($690,000, approximately $0.10 per Public Share in either case) in the Trust Account.
Our
Board has fixed the close of business on [●] (the “Record Date”) as the record date for determining Global Lights
shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of
record of Global Lights’ ordinary shares on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting
or any adjournments thereof. On the Record Date, there were 8,975,000 outstanding ordinary shares of Global Lights, including 69,000,000
outstanding Public Shares. Global Lights’ outstanding rights do not have voting rights.
This proxy statement contains
important information about the Extraordinary General Meeting and the proposals. Please read it carefully and vote your shares.
This proxy statement is dated _____,
2024 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about that date.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 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 this entire
proxy statement.
Q. Why am I receiving this proxy statement? |
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This proxy statement and
the accompanying materials are being sent to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board, for use at the
Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on _____, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or at any adjournments or postponements
thereof, in the office of the Company’s counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, at 31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019,
USA. This proxy statement summarizes the information that you need to make an informed decision on the proposals to be considered at
the Extraordinary General Meeting. |
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Q. What is being voted on? |
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You are being asked to consider and vote on the following proposals: |
| ● | a proposal to amend the extension fee (the “Extension Fee”) payable by our sponsor (“Sponsor”)
and/or its designee into the Trust Account (as defined below) to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business
combination (the “Combination Period”) from $0.10 per unit (for each three-month extension) to an amount equal to the lesser
of (i) $350,000 for all outstanding Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each outstanding Public Share (the “Amended Extension
Fee”). The first Extension Fee must be made by November 16, 2024, while the second Extension Fee must be deposited into the
Trust Account by February 16, 2025 (“Proposal 1” or “Extension Fee Reduction Proposal”); |
| ● | proposal to direct the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting to adjourn the Extraordinary General
Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at
the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve any of the foregoing proposal (the “Proposal
2” or “Adjournment Proposal”). |
Q. How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote? |
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After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR”
the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal. |
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Why is the Company proposing the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal? | |
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The Company has
until 12 months from the closing of its initial public offering (“IPO”) to consummate our initial business combination
(i.e., until November 16, 2024) (as may be extended, the “Combination Period”). However, if we anticipate
that we may not be able to consummate our initial business combination within 12 months, we may, but are not obligated to, extend
the period of time to consummate a business combination up to two (2) times, each by an additional three months (for a total
of up to 18 months to complete a business combination) (each, an “Extension”), subject to the Sponsor and/or its affiliates
or designee depositing additional funds into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established pursuant to the Investment
Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) by and among the Company and Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company (“Continental”). If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is adopted by the shareholders, to effectuate
each Extension, the Sponsor and/or its affiliate or designee will deposit the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public
Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Share into the Trust Account (the “Extension Fee”). The first Extension
Fee must be made by November 16, 2024, while the second Extension Fee must be deposited into the Trust Account by February 16,
2025 (the “Contributions”). The amount of the Contributions will not bear interest and will be repayable by us to our
Sponsor or its affiliates or designees upon consummation of an initial business combination. If our Sponsor or its affiliates or
designees advises us that it does not intend to make the Contributions, then the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal will not be put
before the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting and, unless we can complete an initial business combination by November 16,
2024, we will dissolve and liquidate. |
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The Company’s Board
believes that the approval of Proposal 1 will provide the Sponsor with an incentive to fund the Extension Fees required for the Extensions
that may be required for the Company to complete an initial business combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that Proposal 1
is necessary in order to be able to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, our Board has determined that it is in
the best interests of our shareholders to approve Proposal 1 to incentivize our Sponsor to fund such Extension Fees and provide such
Extensions as may be required for us to complete an initial business combination by or before May 16, 2025 which will provide
our shareholders with the opportunity to participate in an initial business combination. The funding by our Sponsor of one or more
Extensions will be required in order for us to have the opportunity to complete the initial business combination disclosed in our
current filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). |
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The Company’s Board
believes that the approval of Proposal 1 will provide the Sponsor with an incentive to fund the Extension Fees required for the Extensions
that may be required for the Company to complete an initial business combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that Proposal 1
is necessary in order to be able to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore, our Board has determined that it is in
the best interests of our shareholders to approve Proposal 1 to incentivize our Sponsor to fund such Extension Fees and provide such
Extensions as may be required for us to complete an initial business combination by or before May 16, 2025 which will provide
our shareholders with the opportunity to participate in an initial business combination. The funding by our Sponsor of one or more
Extensions will be required in order for us to have the opportunity to complete the initial business combination disclosed in our
current filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). |
Q. How do the Global Lights insiders intend to vote their shares? | |
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All of Global Lights’ directors, executive officers, its Sponsor and their respective affiliates are expected to vote any ordinary shares over which they have voting control (including any Public Shares owned by them) in favor of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. |
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Global Lights’ directors, executive officers, its Sponsor, and their respective affiliates have waived their redemption rights with respect to the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and accordingly are not entitled to redeem the founder shares which include 1,725,000 ordinary shares initially issued to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $172.5 or the ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Units. Public Shares purchased on the open market by Global Lights’ directors, executive officers, its Sponsor and their respective affiliates may be redeemed. On the Record Date, Global Lights’ directors, executive officers, its Sponsor and their respective affiliates beneficially owned and were entitled to vote 1,725,000 founder shares and 350,000 private placement units, representing approximately 23.12% of Global Lights’ issued and outstanding ordinary shares. |
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Global Lights’ directors, executive officers, its Sponsor and their respective affiliates may choose to buy Public Shares in the open market and/or through negotiated private purchases. In the event that purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders who would otherwise have voted against the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal. Any Public Shares held by or subsequently purchased by affiliates of Global Lights may be voted in favor of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal. |
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Q. What amount will holders receive upon consummation of a subsequent business combination or liquidation if the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved? | |
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If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved, our Sponsor, or its designees, has agreed to contribute to us as a loan the Amended Extension Fee of the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Shares into the Trust Account. The Extension Fees must be deposited into the Trust Account by the respective applicable deadline. Assuming the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved, the first Contribution of the Amended Extension Fee will be deposited in the Trust Account promptly following the Extraordinary General Meeting. The second Contribution will be deposited in the Trust Account established in connection with the IPO by the applicable deadline. The amount of the Contributions will not bear interest and will be repayable by us to our Sponsor or its designees upon consummation of an initial business combination. |
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Our Sponsor or its designees will have the sole discretion to decide whether to continue extending the Combination Period and if our Sponsor determines not to continue extending the Combination Period, its obligation to make additional Contributions will terminate. |
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Q. What vote is required to adopt the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal ? | |
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A quorum of shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present for the Extraordinary General Meeting if there are present in person or by proxy not less than a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares present at the Meeting in person or by proxy. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote which are present (in person or by proxy) at the Extraordinary General Meeting and which vote on the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal will be required to approve the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal. |
Q. Why is the Company proposing the Adjournment Proposal? | |
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To allow the Company more time to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal, in the event the Company does not receive the requisite shareholder vote to approve the aforesaid Proposal. |
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Q. Why should I vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal? | |
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If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by the Company’s shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates to approve the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal or to allow Public Shareholders time to reverse their redemption requests. |
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Q. What if I do not want to vote “FOR” the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal? | |
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If you do not want the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal to be approved, you may “ABSTAIN,” not vote, or vote “AGAINST” such proposal. |
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If you attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person or by proxy, you may vote “AGAINST” any of the Proposals, and your ordinary shares will be counted for the purposes of determining whether the Proposals are approved. |
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However, if you fail to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person or by proxy, or if you do attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person or by proxy but you “ABSTAIN” or otherwise fail to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, your ordinary shares will not be counted for the purposes of determining whether the Adjournment Proposal is approved, and your ordinary shares which are not voted at the Annual Shareholder Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of such vote. If you “ABSTAIN” or otherwise fail to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, this will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Proposals. |
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Q. Who bears the cost of soliciting proxies? | |
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The Company will bear the cost of soliciting proxies and will reimburse brokerage firms and others for expenses involved in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners or soliciting their execution. In addition to solicitations by mail, the Company, through their respective directors and officers, may solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by electronic means. Such directors and officers will not receive any Extraordinary General remuneration for these efforts. We have retained Sodali & Co. LLC (“ Sodali”) to assist us in soliciting proxies. If you have questions about how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your shares, you may contact Sodali at (203) 658-9400 or by email at GLAC@info.sodali.com The Company has agreed to pay a$17,500 fee and expenses, for its services in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting. |
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Q. How do I change my vote? | |
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If you have submitted a proxy to vote your shares and wish to change your vote, you may do so by delivering a later-dated, signed proxy card to Global Lights’ Secretary prior to the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting or by voting online at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Attendance at the Extraordinary General Meeting alone will not change your vote. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5, No. 201, Tangli Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100123, Attention - Secretary. |
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No. If you do not give instructions to your broker, your broker can vote your shares with respect to “discretionary” items, but not with respect to “non-discretionary” items. We believe that Proposals 1 and 2 are “non-discretionary” items. |
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Your broker can vote your shares with respect to “non-discretionary items” only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares. Your broker can tell you how to provide these instructions. If you do not give your broker instructions, your shares will be treated as broker non-votes and will have no effect on the proposals. |
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quorum of shareholders is necessary to hold a valid Meeting. A quorum will be present for the Extraordinary General Meeting
if there are present in person or by proxy not less than a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares present at the Meeting
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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), vote online, or if you attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions will be counted towards the quorum
requirement. If there is no quorum, the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting may adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting
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affirmative vote of the holders of at a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote which are present
(in person or by proxy) at the Extraordinary General Meeting and which vote on the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal will be required
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affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares entitled to vote which are present (in person or by proxy)
at the Extraordinary General Meeting and which vote on the Adjournment Proposal will be required to approve such proposal. The Adjournment
Proposal will only be put forth for a vote if there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of
the other proposals at the special meeting. |
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purposes of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, abstentions (but not broker non-votes), while considered
present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting and will have
no effect on the outcome of any vote on such proposals. |
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Only
holders of record of Global Lights’ ordinary shares at the close of business on [●] (the “Record Date”) are
entitled to have their vote counted at the Extraordinary General Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. On the Record
Date, 8,975,000 ordinary shares were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. |
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Shareholder
of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the Record Date your shares were registered directly in your name with Global
Lights’ transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then you are a shareholder of record. As a shareholder
of record, you may vote in person or online at the Extraordinary General Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend
the Extraordinary General Meeting, we urge you to fill out and return the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted. |
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Beneficial
Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank. If on the Record Date your shares 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 Extraordinary General Meeting in person. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares online
or in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent. |
Q. Does the Board recommend voting for the approval of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal? | |
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Yes. After careful consideration of the terms and conditions of these proposals, the Board has determined that the Proposals 1 and 2 are fair to and in the best interests of Global Lights and its shareholders. The Board recommends that Global Lights’ shareholders vote “FOR” for the Proposals 1 and 2. |
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Global Lights’ directors, officers, its Sponsor and their respective affiliates have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include direct or indirect ownership of certain securities of the Company. See the section entitled “The Extension Fee Reduction Proposal — Interests of Global Lights’ Sponsor, Directors and Officers.” |
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If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is not approved, the ability to extend the time frame to consummate the initial business combination is contingent upon our Sponsor depositing the required amount of funds for each Extension ($690,000, approximately $0.10 per Public Share in either case). |
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If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved, our Sponsor and/or its designee will deposit the Amended Extension Fee of the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Share into the Trust Account to extend the date which the Company must consummate its initial business combination. |
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Global Lights urges you to read carefully and consider the information contained in this proxy statement and to consider how the proposals will affect you as a Global Lights shareholder. 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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If you are a holder of record of Global Lights Public Shares, you may vote online at the Extraordinary General Meeting, by submitting a proxy for the Extraordinary General Meeting or voting in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, 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 Extraordinary General Meeting and vote in person or online if you have already voted by proxy. |
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Voting by Mail. By signing
the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed prepaid and addressed envelope, you are authorizing the individuals named on the
proxy card to vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting in the manner you indicate. You are encouraged to sign and return
the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting so that your shares will be voted if you are unable to
attend. |
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Voting by Internet. Shareholders
who have received a copy of the proxy card by mail may be able to vote over the Internet by visiting the web address on the proxy
card and entering the voter control number included on your proxy card. |
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If your shares of Global Lights 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 Extraordinary General Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares online or in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent. |
Q. How do I exercise my redemption rights? | |
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Each Public Shareholder may seek to redeem such shareholder’s Public Shares for its pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account, less any income taxes owed on such funds but not yet paid. You will also be able to redeem your Public Shares in connection with any shareholder vote to approve a proposed business combination, or if the Company has not consummated an initial business combination by the end of the Combination Period. |
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In connection with tendering your shares for redemption, you must elect
either to physically tender your share certificates to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s Transfer
Agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004, Attention: SPAC Redemption Team,
Email: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com, at least two business days prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting or to deliver your
shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System,
which election would likely be determined based on the manner in which you hold your shares. |
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Certificates that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures at least two (2) business days prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting will not be redeemed for cash. In the event that a Public Shareholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the Public Shareholder may withdraw the tender. If you delivered your shares for redemption to our Transfer Agent and decide prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting not to redeem your 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. |
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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 Global Lights shares. |
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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: |
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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
We believe that some of the
information in this proxy statement constitutes forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words
such as “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“intends,” and “continue” or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because
they:
| ● | discuss future expectations; |
| ● | contain projections of future results of operations or financial condition; or |
| ● | state other “forward-looking” information. |
We believe it is important
to communicate our expectations to our shareholders. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to predict accurately
or over which we have no control. The cautionary language discussed in this proxy statement provide examples of risks, uncertainties and
events that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described by us in such forward-looking statements, including,
among other things, claims by third parties against the trust account, unanticipated delays in the distribution of the funds from the
trust account and Global Lights’ ability to finance and consummate any proposed business combination. You are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this proxy statement.
All forward-looking statements
included herein attributable to Global Lights or any person acting on Global Lights’ behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety
by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations,
Global Lights undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this proxy statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
BACKGROUND
We are a blank check company
incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition,
stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
On November 16, 2023,
the Company consummated the IPO of 6,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one ordinary share of the Company,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one right to receive one-sixths (1/6th) of one Ordinary Share upon
the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (the “Public Rights”). The Units were sold at a price
of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $60,000,000. The Company had also granted the underwriters in the IPO
(the “Underwriters”) a 45- day option to purchase up to 900,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any. On November
16, 2023, the Underwriters elected to exercise the over-allotment option in full, resulting in the sale of 900,000 additional Units for
additional gross proceeds of $9,000,000.
Prior
to the IPO, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 1,725,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $172.5,
or approximately $0.0001 per share. Prior to the initial investment in the company of $172.5 by our Sponsor, the company had no assets,
tangible or intangible. The purchase price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to us by the
number of founder shares issued.
On
November 17, 2023, our units commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, or NASDAQ, under the symbol “GLACU”.
Commencing November 30, 2023, the ordinary shares and rights are separately traded on NASDAQ under the symbols “GLAC”
and “GLACR,” respectively.
As
of May 4, 2023, a total of $69,345,000 (which amount includes $2,415,000 of the underwriters’ deferred fee), comprised
of proceeds from the IPO (including the proceeds received from the exercise by the Underwriters of the over-allotment option), and sale
of the Private Placement Units, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee.
We paid a total of $1,380,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $1,243,858 for other offering cost.
The mailing address of Global
Lights’ principal executive office is Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5, No. 201, Tangli Road Chaoyang District, Beijing
100123, the People’s Republic of China.
You
are not being asked to vote on a business combination at this time. If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved and you do not
elect to redeem your Public Shares, you will retain the right to vote on any proposed business combination if and when it is submitted
to shareholders and the right to redeem your Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the trust account in the event such business
combination is approved and completed or the Company has not consummated a business combination by the end of the Combination
Period.
RISK FACTORS
You
should consider carefully all of the risks described in our final prospectus for our IPO as filed with the SEC on September 22,
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 events
described in our final prospectus or other reports filed with the SEC 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 our final prospectus and other reports 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.
PROPOSAL 1 — THE
EXTENSION FEE REDUCTION PROPOSAL
Global Lights is proposing
to approve the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal to provide it and the Sponsor with the incentive to agree to extend the period of time
within which the Company must complete its initial business combination. The Company believes that it is necessary to provide the Sponsor
with an incentive to fund the Extension Fees required for the Extension that may be required for the Company to complete an initial business
combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that this Proposal 1 is necessary in order to be able to consummate an initial business
combination.
Currently,
under the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Company has until 12 months from the
closing of its IPO to consummate an initial business combination. However, if we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our
initial business combination within 12 months, we may, by resolution of our board if requested by our Sponsor, extend the period of time
to consummate a business combination up to two (2) times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 18 months to
complete a business combination) (each, an “Extension”), subject to the Sponsor and/or its affiliates or designee depositing
additional funds into the trust account as set out below. Currently, to effectuate each Extension, the Sponsor and/or its designee must
deposit an amount equal to $0.10 per Public Share into the Trust Account (the “Extension Fee”).
The
first Extension Fee (or Amended Extension Fee, if this Proposal 1 is approved by our shareholders) must be made by November 16,
2024, while the second Extension Fee (or Amended Extension Fee, if this Proposal 1 is approved by our shareholders) must be deposited
into the Trust Account by February 16, 2025 (the “Contributions”). The amount of the Contributions will not bear interest
and will be repayable by us to our Sponsor or its designees upon consummation of an initial business combination. Through this Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal, Global Lights is proposing that its shareholders approve that the Sponsor and/or its affiliates or designees
will deposit the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Share into
the Trust Account (the “Amended Extension Fee”) to extend the date which the Company must consummate its initial business
combination.
If
our Sponsor or its affiliates or designees advises us that it does not intend to make the Contributions, then the Extension Fee
Reduction Proposal, will not be put before the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting and, unless we can complete an initial
business combination by November 16, 2024, we will dissolve and liquidate.
If
Proposal 1 is approved, to effectuate each Extension, the Sponsor and/or its designee will deposit the Amended Extension Fee, equal to
the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Share into the Trust
Account. If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is not approved, the ability to extend the time frame is contingent upon our Sponsor
depositing the required amount of funds for each extension ($690,000, approximately $0.10 per Public Share in either case).
The Board’s Reasons for the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal
Under
the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal, the Company is seeking the approval of its shareholders to reduce the amount it must deposit into
the Trust Account to be equal to the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each
remaining Public Share. The Company’s Board believes that the approval of Proposal 1 will provide the Sponsor with an incentive
to fund the Extension Fees required for the Extensions that may be required for the Company to complete an initial business combination.
Accordingly, the Board believes that Proposal 1 is necessary in order to be able to consummate an initial business combination. Therefore,
our Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to approve Proposal 1 to incentivize our Sponsor to fund
such Extension Fees and provide such Extensions as may be required for us to complete an initial business combination by or before May 16,
2025, which will provide our shareholders with the opportunity to participate in an initial business combination. The funding by our Sponsor
of one or more Extensions will be required in order for us to have the opportunity to complete the initial business combination disclosed
in our current filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
As discussed above, after
careful consideration of all relevant factors, our Board has determined that the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is fair to, and in
the best interests of, Global Lights and its shareholders. The Board has approved and declared advisable adoption of the Extension Fee
Reduction Proposal and recommends that you vote “FOR” such adoption. The Board expresses no opinion as to whether you should
redeem your Public Shares.
If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is Not Approved
The Company is seeking the
approval of its shareholders in order to implement the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal. Approval of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal
in required for the implementation of the Board’s plan to increase the likelihood that the Company will be able to extend the date
by which it must complete an initial business combination. Therefore, our Board will abandon and not implement the Extension Fee Reduction
Proposal unless our shareholders approve the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal.
If
the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is not approved, the ability of the Company to extend the time frame of the Combination Period will
be contingent upon our Sponsor depositing the currently required amount of funds for each extension ($690,000, approximately $0.10
per Public Share in either case). In the event that the Company would require all two Extensions to complete an initial business combination,
this amount would aggregate approximately $1,380,000 (or $0.20 per Public Share).
If the Extension Fee Reduction
Proposal is not approved and the Sponsor does not agree to implement any additional Extensions, the Company 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, and
subject to having lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the outstanding 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 to pay taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will
completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions,
if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval
of our remaining shareholders and our Board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under applicable law to
provide for claims of creditors and requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions
with respect to our rights, which will expire worthless in the event the Company winds up.
Our Sponsor, officers and
directors have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their founder shares and private
placement shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination prior to the end of the Combination Period. The Company will
pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the Trust Account. If such funds are insufficient, to the extent that
there is any interest accrued in the Trust Account not required to pay taxes, we may request the trustee to release to us an additional
amount of up to $100,000 of such accrued interest to pay those costs and expenses.
If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is Approved
If
the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved, the Company’s Sponsor would be incentivized to fund additional extensions of
the time period within which the Company must complete its initial business combination. Under the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal,
in order for the Company to effectuate one or more Extensions (up to a maximum of two Extensions), our Sponsor and/or its affiliates
or designee would deposit into the Trust Account the Amended Extension Fee equal to the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining
Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Share. The Company will then continue to work to consummating its initial
business combination.
You are not being asked
to vote on a business combination at this time. If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved and you do not elect to redeem your
Public Shares, you will retain the right to vote on any proposed business combination when it is submitted to shareholders (provided
that you are a shareholder on the record date for a meeting to consider a business combination) and the right to redeem your Public Shares
for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account in the event such business combination is approved and completed or the Company has
not consummated a business combination by the end of the Combination Period.
If the Extension Fee Reduction
Proposal is approved and implemented, the removal of the funds from the Trust Account in connection with the Election will reduce the
amount held in the Trust Account following the Election. The Company cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account
after such withdrawal if the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a
fraction of the amount of $ (including
interest but less the funds used to pay taxes) that was in the Trust Account as of the Record Date. In such event, the Company may require
additional funds to complete a business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable
to the parties or at all.
Redemption Rights
If
the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is approved, the Company will provide the Public Shareholders making the Election, the opportunity
to receive, at the time the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal becomes effective, and in exchange for the surrender of their shares, a
pro rata portion of the funds available in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account
and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes, less any income taxes owed on such funds but not yet paid. Global Lights has
provided that all holders of Public Shares, whether they vote for or against the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal, or whether they were
holders of Global Lights ordinary shares on the Record Date or acquired such shares after such date, may elect to redeem their Public
Shares into their pro rata portion of the Trust Account and should receive the funds shortly after the Extraordinary General Meeting.
You will also be able to redeem your Public Shares in connection with any shareholder vote to approve a proposed business combination,
or if the Company has not consummated a business combination by the Combination Period.
TO DEMAND REDEMPTION,
YOU MUST ENSURE YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED ELSEWHERE HEREIN, INCLUDING SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST
THAT YOUR SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR CASH TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AND DELIVERING YOUR SHARES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. EASTERN
TIME ON ,
2024 (TWO BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING). YOU WILL ONLY BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE CASH IN
CONNECTION WITH A REDEMPTION OF THESE SHARES IF YOU CONTINUE TO HOLD THEM UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE EXTENSION FEE REDUCTION PROPOSAL
AND ELECTION.
In connection with tendering
your shares for redemption, you must elect either to physically tender your share certificates to Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New
York, NY 10004, Attention: SPAC Redemption Team, Email: spacredemptions@continentalstock.com, at least two (2) business days prior
to the vote for the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal or to deliver your shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository
Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, which election would likely be determined based on the manner in
which you hold your shares. The requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting
ensures that a redeeming holder’s election is irrevocable once the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal are approved. In furtherance
of such irrevocable election, shareholders making the Election will not be able to tender their shares after the vote at the Extraordinary
General Meeting.
Holders of Units must elect
to separate the underlying Public Shares and Public Rights prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If
holders hold their Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate
the Units into the underlying Public Shares and Public Rights, or if a holder holds Units registered in its own name, the holder must
contact the Transfer Agent directly and instruct it to do so. Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public
Shares regardless of whether they vote for or against the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and regardless of whether they hold Public
Shares on the Record Date.
Through the DWAC system,
this electronic delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, 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 share certificate, a shareholder’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 $45 and the broker would determine whether or not to pass
this cost on to the redeeming holder. It is the Company’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two (2) 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 (2) weeks to obtain a physical share certificate. Such shareholders will have less time
to make their investment decision than those shareholders that deliver their shares through the DWAC system. Shareholders who request
physical share 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 the vote for the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal will not be redeemed for
a pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account. In the event that a Public Shareholder tenders such holder’s shares
and decides prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the shareholder may withdraw
the tender. If you delivered your shares for redemption to our transfer agent and decide prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General
Meeting not to redeem your 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 Shareholder tenders shares
and the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is not approved or are abandoned, these shares will not be redeemed and the physical certificates
representing these shares will be returned to the shareholder promptly following the determination that the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal
will not be approved or will be abandoned. The Company anticipates that a Public Shareholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection
with the vote to approve the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after
the completion of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal. The transfer agent will hold the certificates of Public Shareholders that make
the election until such shares are redeemed for cash or returned to such shareholders.
If properly demanded, the
Company will redeem each Public Share for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the Trust Account, including interest earned
on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes, less any income taxes owed on such funds
but not yet paid, calculated as of two (2) business days prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting. Based on the amount in the
Trust Account as of the Record Date of [●], this would amount to approximately $
per share. The closing price of the Public Shares on the Nasdaq on ,
2024, was $ . Accordingly, if the market price were
to remain the same until the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, exercising redemption rights would result in a Public Shareholder
receiving approximately $ more per share than if such shareholder sold the
Public Shares in the open market. The Company cannot assure Public Shareholders that they will be able to sell their Public Shares 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 shareholders wish to sell their shares.
If you exercise your redemption
rights, you will be exchanging your Public Shares for cash and will no longer own such shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for
such shares only if you properly demand redemption and tender your share certificate(s) to the Company’s Transfer Agent at
least two (2) business days prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting. If the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is not approved
or if they are abandoned, such shares will be returned promptly following the Extraordinary General Meeting as described above.
Interests
of Global Lights’ 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 shareholder. These interests include, among other things:
| ● | The
fact that our Sponsor holds 1,725,000 founder shares and 350,000 private placement Units
that would expire worthless if a business combination is not consummated. The founder shares
had an aggregate market value of approximately $ based
on the closing price for the Company’s Public Shares of $
on the Nasdaq on ,
2024 and the Private Units had an aggregate market value (assuming they have the same value
per Unit as the Public Units) of $
based on the closing price for the Public Units of $
on the Nasdaq on ,
2024; |
| ● | Even
if the trading price of our ordinary shares lost substantial value prior to the consummation
of a business combination, due to the low amount of the initial investment in the Company
made by the Sponsor, if an initial business combination is completed, the initial shareholders
are likely to be able to make a substantial profit on their investment in us even if the
ordinary shares has lost significant value. On the other hand, if the Extension Fee Reduction
Proposal is not approved and the Company liquidates without completing its initial business
combination before May 16, 2025, the initial stockholders will lose their entire investment
in us; |
| ● | In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination,
our Sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan
us funds as may be required. In the event that the initial business combination does not
close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay
such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment.
Such loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. Such promissory notes would either be
paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest, or, at the
lender’s discretion, up to $1,000,000 of the notes may be converted upon consummation
of our business combination into additional Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit; |
| ● | The
fact that, if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event we are unable to complete
an initial business combination within the required time period, our Sponsor has agreed to
indemnify us to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00
per Public Share, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which we have entered
into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products
sold to us, but only if such a third party or target business has not executed a waiver of
any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account; |
| ● | All
rights specified in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association relating
to the right of officers and directors to be indemnified by the Company, and of the Company’s
executive officers and directors to be exculpated from monetary liability with respect to
prior acts or omissions, will continue after a business combination. If a business combination
is not approved and the Company liquidates, the Company will not be able to perform its obligations
to its officers and directors under those provisions; and |
| ● | All
of the current members of our Board are expected to continue to serve as directors of the
Company at least through the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting to vote on a proposed
business combination and may even continue to serve following any potential business combination
and receive compensation thereafter. |
Additionally, if the Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal is approved and we consummate an initial business combination, the Sponsor, and our officers and directors may
have additional interests as will be described in the proxy statement for the business combination.
The Company’s directors,
executive officers, its Sponsor, and their respective affiliates have waived their redemption rights with respect to the Extension Fee
Reduction Proposal and accordingly are not entitled to redeem the founder shares or ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement
Units. In addition, Global Lights’ directors, executive officers and their affiliates may choose to buy Units or ordinary shares
of Global Lights in the open market and/or through negotiated private purchases. In the event that purchases do occur, the purchasers
may seek to purchase shares from shareholders who would otherwise have voted against the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and elected
to redeem their shares for a portion of the trust account. Any shares of Global Lights held by our Sponsor and its affiliates will be
voted in favor of the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal.
Full Text of the Resolution
The resolution to be put
to the shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting in relation to Extension Fee Reduction Proposal
is as follows:
“RESOLVED,
as an ordinary resolution that, in the event that the Company wishes to extend the period of time to consummate a business combination,
then for each three-month extension period implemented after the date of this Extraordinary General Meeting, the Sponsor (and/or
an affiliate or designee of the Sponsor) shall deposit an amount equal to the lesser of lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining
Public Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Share into the Trust Account established with the Company’s IPO (the
“Trust Account”) on or before November 16, 2024 and February 16, 2025 and/or such later date as may be approved
by the Company’s shareholders, be confirmed, adopted, approved and ratified in all respects.”
Required Vote
Approval of the Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote and which are present (in person or by proxy) at the Extraordinary General Meeting and which voted on the Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal. Abstentions, which are not votes cast, will have no effect with respect to approval of this Proposal.
All
of Global Lights’ directors, executive officers and their affiliates are expected to vote any shares owned by them in favor of
the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal. On the record date, our Sponsor and the directors and executive officers of Global Lights and their
affiliates beneficially owned and were entitled to vote 2,075,000 ordinary shares of Global Lights representing approximately
23.12% of Global Lights’ issued and outstanding ordinary shares. As the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal is not a “routine”
matter, brokers will not be permitted to exercise discretionary voting on this proposal.
Recommendation of the Board
The Board recommends
that you vote “FOR” the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal. The Board expresses no opinion as to whether you should elect to
redeem your Public Shares.
PROPOSAL 2 — THE
ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
The Adjournment Proposal,
if adopted, will request the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting (who has agreed to act accordingly) to adjourn the Extraordinary
General Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to
our shareholders in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Extraordinary General
Meeting to approve the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal (Proposal 1). If the adjournment proposal is not approved by our shareholders,
it is agreed that the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting shall not adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date
in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting to approve
Proposal 1.
Full text of the Resolution
The resolution to be put
to the shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting in relation to Adjournment Proposal is as follows:
“RESOLVED,
as an ordinary resolution that, the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation
of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Fee Reduction
Proposal, to be determined by the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting be confirmed, adopted, approved and ratified in all respects.”
Required Vote
The affirmative vote of
a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares present (in person or by proxy) and voting on the Adjournment Proposal at the Extraordinary
General Meeting will be required to direct the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting
to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time
of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Proposal 1. Abstentions will have no effect with
respect to approval of this Adjournment Proposal. As this proposal is not a “routine” matter, brokers will not be permitted
to exercise discretionary voting on this proposal.
Recommendation
The Board recommends that you vote “FOR”
the Adjournment Proposal.
THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Date,
Time and Place. The Extraordinary General Meeting of Global Lights’ shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern
Time on , 2024 in the offices of the Company’s counsel, Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, at 31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019, USA.
Voting
Power; Record Date. You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting, if you owned
Global Lights ordinary shares at the close of business on [●], the Record Date for the Extraordinary General Meeting. You will
have one (1) vote per proposal for each Global Lights share you owned at that time. Global Lights rights do not carry voting rights.
Votes
Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares issued and outstanding
and entitled to vote which are present (in person or by proxy) at the Extraordinary General Meeting and which vote on the Extension Fee
Reduction Proposal (Proposal 1). Abstentions, which are not votes cast, will have no effect with respect to approval of this proposal.
The affirmative vote of
a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote which are present (in person or by proxy)
at the Extraordinary General Meeting and are voted will be required to approve the Adjournment Proposal (Proposal 2). The Adjournment
Proposal will only be put forth for a vote if there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the
other proposals at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions, which are not votes cast, will have no effect with respect to approval
of this proposal.
As none of the proposals
are “routine” matters, brokers will not be permitted to exercise discretionary voting on Proposals 1 and 2.
At the close of business
on the Record Date, there were 8,975,000 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Global Lights each of which entitles its holder to
cast one (1) vote per proposal.
If you do not want the Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal approved, you should vote against such Proposal. If you want to obtain your pro rata portion of the Trust Account
in the event the Extension is implemented, which will be paid within ten (10) business days after the Extraordinary General Meeting,
which is scheduled for , 2024, you must timely demand redemption
of your shares.
Voting Your Shares —
Shareholders of Record
If you are shareholder of
record, you may vote by mail, Internet, email or fax. Your one or more proxy cards show the number of Ordinary Shares that you own.
Voting
by Mail. You can vote your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage- paid
envelope provided. By signing the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed prepaid and addressed envelope, you are authorizing the
individuals named on the proxy card to vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting in the manner you indicate. If you sign
and return the proxy card but do not give instructions on how to vote your shares, your Ordinary Shares will be voted as recommended
by the Board. The Board recommends voting “FOR” the Extension Fee Reduction Proposal and “FOR” the Adjournment
Proposal.
Voting
by Internet. Shareholders who have received a copy of the proxy card by mail may be able to vote over the Internet by visiting
the web address on the proxy card and entering the voter control number included on your proxy card.
You can also vote your shares
in person by attending the Extraordinary Meeting and voting in person.
Voting
Your Shares — Benef icial Owners
If your shares are registered
in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you are the “beneficial owner” of those shares and those shares are considered
as held in “street name.” If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent,
you should have received a proxy card and voting instructions with these proxy materials from that organization rather than directly
from Global Lights. Simply complete and mail the proxy card or voting information form to ensure that your vote is counted. You also
may be eligible to vote your shares electronically over the Internet or by telephone. A large number of banks and brokerage firms offer
Internet and telephone voting. If your bank or brokerage firm does not offer Internet or telephone voting information, please complete
and return your proxy card or voting information form in the self-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided. Shareholders who hold their
shares in “street name” must either direct the record holder of their shares to vote their share or obtain a legal proxy
from the record holder to vote their shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting. To vote yourself at the Extraordinary General Meeting,
you must first obtain a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank or other agent and then register in advance to attend. Follow the instructions
from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker or bank to request a legal proxy form.
Revocability
of Proxies. Any proxy may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before the polls close at the Extraordinary General
Meeting. A proxy may be revoked by filing with the Corporate Secretary, at Global Lights Acquisition Corp, Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor,
Building 5, No. 201, Tangli Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100123, the People’s Republic of China, either a written notice
of revocation bearing a date later than the date of such proxy or a subsequent proxy relating to the same shares or by attending the
Extraordinary General Meeting and voting in person. Simply attending the Extraordinary General Meeting will not constitute a revocation
of your proxy. If your shares are held in the name of a broker or other nominee who is the record holder, you must follow the instructions
of your broker or other nominee to revoke a previously given proxy.
Other
Business. The Company is not currently aware of any business to be acted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting other than
the matters discussed in this proxy statement. The form of proxy accompanying this proxy statement confers discretionary authority upon
the named proxy holders with respect to amendments or variations to the matters identified in the accompanying Notice of Extraordinary
General Meeting and with respect to any other matters which may properly come before the Extraordinary General Meeting. If other matters
do properly come before the Extraordinary General Meeting, or at any adjournment(s) of the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Company
expects that the ordinary shares represented by properly submitted proxies will be voted by the proxy holders in accordance with the
recommendations of our Board.
Principal
Executive Offices. Our principal executive offices are located at Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5, No. 201, Tangli
Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100123, the People’s Republic of China.
Proxies;
Board Solicitation. Your proxy is being solicited by the Board on the proposal to approve the proposals being presented to
shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting. No recommendation is being made as to whether you should elect to redeem your 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 Extraordinary General Meeting.
We
have retained Sodali & Co. LLC (“Sodali”) to assist us in soliciting proxies. If you have questions about
how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your shares, you may contact Sodali at (203) 658-9400. The Company has agreed to pay Sodali
a fee of $17,500 and expenses, for its services in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting.
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
Our current directors, officers and director nominees are
listed below.
Name |
|
Age |
|
Title |
Zhizhuang
Miao |
|
45 |
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman |
Bin Yang |
|
52 |
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
Xuan Liu |
|
69 |
|
Director |
Jincheng Ma |
|
58 |
|
Independent
Director |
Chengzhong Li |
|
79 |
|
Independent
director |
Rongyu Chi |
|
80 |
|
Independent
director |
William Liu |
|
67 |
|
Chief
Strategy Officer |
Guomei Han |
|
57 |
|
Chief
Research & Development Officer |
Yizhi Guo |
|
36 |
|
Chief
Technology Officer |
Zhizhuang
Miao has been our chairman of the board of directors and our chief executive officer since our inception. Since June 2023,
Mr. Miao has served as the director of Silk Road Industry Holdings Limited, a company engaged in oil, gas, minerals and metals trading
business. Since July 2018, Mr. Miao has been the founder of Guizhou Zhonghuanjiancheng Circular Economy Industry Co., Ltd ,
a company that focuses on the development and promotion of comprehensive environmental protection solutions and resource recycling technologies
as well as investment in renewable resource industrial parks. He also currently serves as director for Dalian Bomei Technology Co., Ltd.
and Dalian Yishun Green Tech Co., Ltd since August 2018. During this period, Mr. Miao was engaged in international trade of
bulk commodities, recycling of renewable resources and harmless and reduced disposal of solid hazardous wastes, and was committed to
reducing resource waste and secondary pollution in the city. Based on the rapid development trend of global environmental protection
industry, his work focuses on developing and promoting resource recycling technology and comprehensive environmental protection solutions,
and uses renewable resources industrial parks to solve the problem of renewable resources recycling. Mr. Miao received his bachelor’s
master’s degree in civil engineering from Pierre and Marie Curie University, and his degree in civil engineering from Dalian University.
We believe Mr. Miao is qualified to serve on our board of directors and as our chief executive officer because of his extensive
experience in business and management and relationships in the industry.
Bin
Yang has been our chief financial officer since our inception. He has rich financial experience in finance since
1994. Mr. Yang has been the chief financial officer of Shenzhen Zhongheng Huafa Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000020) from 2015 to February 2022.
Prior to that, he worked as an accountant and senior economist in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Minsheng Bank,
and then served as vice president and secretary of Shenzhen GuoHua Network Security Technology Co Ltd (SZSE: 000004) from January 2011
to August 2015. He also currently serves as deputy general manager and board secretary for ShenzhenWongtee International Enterprise
Co.Ltd. (000056. SZ) since February 2022. In recent years, Mr. Yang was involved in several significant financing projects
including the private placement of Shandong Huatai pharmaceutical factory, the listing of Shenzhen Putian Yitong Technologies Co., Ltd.
(NEEQ: 836985) and LIYUANJI Jewelry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd. (NEEQ: 838908) on the NEEQ. Mr. Yang was honored the 2nd Board Secretary
Award of China’s top 100 listed companies in 2017. He has acted as secretary for the board of directors, chief financial officer
and independent director for several public companies. Mr. Yang graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University with a bachelor’s
degree in finance in 1994 and Xi’an Jiaotong University with a master’s degree in management in 2003. We believe Mr. Yang
is qualified to serve as our Chief Financial Officer because of his extensive experience in corporate finance and accounting.
William
Liu has been our Chief Strategy Officer since our inception. A 20-year veteran of Wall Street, Mr. William Liu
is currently a partner at Global Business Strategy Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. William Liu held positions with various financial
institutions such as Credit Suisse First Boston from 2000 to 2002, Bank of New York Mellon from 2002 to 2004, Lyra Capital LLC from 2004
to 2005, Ivy Asset Management from 2005 to 2006, and Provident Group Asset Management from 2007 to 2011. provides a full range of
market research and financial investment consulting services to his investor clients and has managed multi-billion dollar investment
platforms. His areas of expertise involve global multi-asset fund investment, business risk control system setting, development of customized
investment and financing solutions, digital application of financial technology asset allocation, alternative investments, firm wide
risk management, strategic and tactical asset allocation, investment project due diligence of M&A and public listings, development
of FoF/MoM products, securitization and structuring of CDOs, quantitative investment and trading strategies, fundraising and management
of alternative funds, and CIO outsourcing implementation. Prior to joining Wall Street firms, he was a visiting scholar and post-doctoral
research scientist at Columbia University in New York, where he led a team to research new processes for industrial groups’ metal
recycling and industrial waste recycling projects. Mr. Liu received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Science and Technology
Beijing. We believe Mr. Liu is qualified to serve as our Chief Financial Officer because of his extensive experience in corporate
financing transactions and his contacts and relationships.
Guomei
Han has been our Chief Research & Development Officer since our inception. Mr. Han has been a director
and general manager at Dalian Jiarui Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. since July 2008 and Dalian Bomei Technology
Co., Ltd since August 2017. Mr. Han has extensive experience in the design and development of water treatment technologies
and owns nearly 20 patents relating to water treatment technologies and devices. Mr. Han received his bachelor’s degree in
environment monitoring from East China University of Science and Technology in 1990 and is a certified Senior Engineer and Associate
Constructor. We believe Mr. Han is qualified to serve as our Chief Research & Development Officer because of his knowledge
in environmental protection technologies and his contacts and relationships.
Yizhi
Guo has been our Chief Technology Officer since our inception. Mr. Guo founded Dalian Yishun Green Tech Co., Ltd.
and has been its chairman since May 2017. He was an executive director for Dalian Shengteng Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd from
2021 to 2022, focusing on the application of plasma technology to hazard-free treatment of ash and residue after incineration and high
temperature treatment to vitrify and convert such waste into construction material. Mr. Guo is also an entrepreneur and winner of
multiple business plan competitions and has received funding from local governments for his venture projects. Mr. Guo received his
master’s degree in mechanical and material engineering from Oregon State University in 2016 and his bachelor’s degree in
energy and power engineering from Shandong University in 2011. We believe Mr. Guo is qualified to serve as our Chief Technology
Officer because of his experience in business development, entrepreneurship and his contacts and relationships.
Directors
Xuan
Liu has been our director since our inception. Mr. Xuan Liu currently has been serving as chief engineer at
China Ocean High Energy Technology Research Institute since July 2018 and is responsible for research involving experiment on uranium
and lithium extraction from the seawater and projects on warm and concentrated seawater recycling in nuclear power plants. He has also
been a director at the research and development center at China Science Tsing Research (Beijing) Institute of Science and Technology
since 2019. Early in his career, Mr. Xuan Liu was involved in various projects involving rare mineral extraction and special alloy
smelting. We believe Mr. Liu is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his profound knowledge in research and development
as well as his contacts and relationships.
Jincheng
Ma has served as our independent director since November 2023. Mr. Ma has been an independent director
at Dalian Demaishi Precision Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 301007), since August 2017. Mr. Ma is a professor at Dongbei
University of Finance & Economics, where he has been working since March 1990. Primarily focusing on corporate governance,
merger, acquisition and restructuring, Mr. Ma is an accomplished researcher and has published various academic papers on top journals.
Mr. Ma received his Ph.D. degree in international economics and trades from Dongbei University of Finance & Economics.
We believe Mr. Ma is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive financial and transaction knowledge and
experience.
Chengzhong
Li has served as our independent director since November 2023. Mr. Li is experienced in finance and accounting.
Mr. Li served multiple positions including chief accountant and first deputy general manager at Liaoning Property Group Corporation
from 1965 to 2000, during which he concurrently served as the director of finance at Department of Materials of Liaoning Province from
May 1965 to June 1993 and the chief accountant and first vice president at Liaoning Material Group Corporation from 1991 to
1993. Mr. Li also served as the vice president at Liaoning Baoye Accounting Firm Co., Ltd. from 2003 to 2014 and the independent
director at Dalian Tianbao Green Food Co., Ltd from July 2007 to July 2010. Mr. Li was a certified public accountant in
China from 1997 to 2015. Mr. Li has retired since 2014 and does not have any employment experience during the past five years.
We believe Mr. Li is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his knowledge in accounting and finance.
Rongyu
Chi has served as our independent director since November 2023. Mr. Chi was a general secretary at the
higher education department of the Chinese Abacus Association from 1988 to 2004 and associate professor at Dongbei University of Finance &
Economics from 1969 to 2004. Mr. Chi has retired since 2004 and does not have any employment experience during the past five years.
Mr. Chi received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Shandong Economics University.
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
OF SECURITIES
The following table sets forth certain information
regarding the beneficial ownership of Global Lights’ ordinary shares as of the Record Date by:
| ● | each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary
shares; |
| ● | each
of our current officers and directors; and |
| ● | all
current officers and directors as a group. |
As of the Record Date, there
were a total of 8,975,000 ordinary shares. Unless otherwise indicated, all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.
| |
Number of | | |
Percentage of | |
| |
Ordinary Shares | | |
Outstanding | |
| |
Beneficially | | |
Ordinary | |
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) | |
Owned | | |
Shares | |
Officers and Directors | |
| | | |
| | |
Zhizhuang
Miao(2) | |
| 2,075,000 | | |
| 23.12 | % |
Bin Yang | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Xuan Liu | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Jincheng Ma | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Chengzhong Li | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Rongyu Chi | |
| — | | |
| — | |
William Liu | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Guomei Han | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Yizhi Guo | |
| — | | |
| — | |
All officers and directors as a group
(9 individuals) | |
| 2,075,000 | | |
| 23.12 | % |
5% Holders | |
| | | |
| | |
Carbon
Neutral Holdings Inc. (2) | |
| 2,075,000 | | |
| 23.12 | % |
(1) |
Unless
otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following is c/o Global Lights Acquisition Corp, Room 902, Unit 1, 8th
Floor, Building 5, No. 201, Tangli Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China. |
(2) |
Represents
shares held by the Sponsor, Carbon Neutral Holdings Inc., a Cayman Islands company. The Sponsor is ultimately owned by Zhihuang
Miao (holding 50% of equity interest in the sponsor), Xuan Liu (holding 41.1% equity interest in the sponsor), Zhao Yu (holding 3.9%
equity interest in the sponsor), Guomei Han (holding 2.2% equity interest in the sponsor) and Yizhi Guo (holding 2.8% of the equity
interest in the sponsor). According to the governing documents of the Sponsor, the board of directors of the Sponsor, among others,
operate and manage the business of the Sponsor including its assets. Mr. Zhizhuang Miao is the sole director of the Sponsor
and has voting, dispositive or investment power over the Sponsor. Accordingly, Mr. Zhizhuang Miao is deemed to have beneficial
ownership of the shares held by the Sponsor. |
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
TO SHAREHOLDERS
Pursuant to the rules of
the SEC, Global Lights and its agents that deliver communications to its shareholders are permitted to deliver to two or more shareholders
sharing the same address a single copy of Global Lights’ proxy statement. Upon written or oral request, Global Lights will deliver
a separate copy of the proxy statement to any shareholder at a shared address who wishes to receive separate copies of such documents
in the future. Shareholders receiving multiple copies of such documents may likewise request that Global Lights deliver single copies
of such documents in the future. Shareholders may notify Global Lights of their requests by calling or writing Global Lights at Global
Lights’ principal executive offices at Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5, No. 201, Tangli Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
100123.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION
Global Lights files annual,
quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. Global Lights files
its reports, proxy statements and other information electronically with the SEC. You may access information on Global Lights at the SEC
website at http://www.sec.gov.
This Proxy Statement describes
the material elements of relevant contracts, exhibits and other information attached as annexes to this Proxy Statement. Information
and statements contained in this Proxy Statement are qualified in all respects by reference to the copy of the relevant contract or other
document included as an annex to this document.
You may obtain this additional
information, or additional copies of this Proxy Statement, at no cost, and you may ask any questions you may have about the Proposals
by contacting us at the following address, telephone number or facsimile number:
Global Lights Acquisition Corp
Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5
No. 201, Tangli Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100123
The People’s Republic of China
+86 10-5948-0786
In order to receive timely
delivery of the documents in advance of the Extraordinary General Meeting, you must make your request for information no later than ,
2024 (one week before the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting).
PROXY
GLOBAL LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP
Room 902, Unit 1, 8th Floor, Building 5
No. 201, Tangli Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100123
The People’s Republic of China
+86 10-5948-0786
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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2024
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
FOLD AND DETACH HERE
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON ,
2024
The
undersigned, revoking any previous proxies relating to these shares, hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice and Proxy Statement,
dated , 2024, in
connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting and at any adjournments thereof (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”)
to be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on , 2024 in the office of
Company’s counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, at 31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019, USA and hereby
appoints Zhizhuang Miao as proxy of the undersigned, with full power to appoint her substitute, and hereby authorizes him to
represent and to vote all ordinary shares of Global Lights Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) registered in the name
provided, which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting 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 this 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” PROPOSAL 1 AND 2.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1 AND 2.
PROPOSAL 1: Extension
Fee Reduction Proposal.
To
approve that the Sponsor and/or its affiliates or designee will deposit the lesser of (i) $350,000 for all remaining Public
Shares and (ii) $0.10 for each remaining Public Share into the Trust Account (the “Extension Fee”) to extend the date
which the Company must consummate its initial business combination for a three-month period up to two times. The first Extension Fee
must be made by November 16, 2024, while the second Extension Fee must be deposited into the Trust Account by February 16,
2025
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PROPOSAL 2: Adjournment Proposal
To direct the chairman of
the Extraordinary General Meeting to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further
solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient
votes to approve Proposal 1.
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Please indicate if you intend to
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sign exactly as your name or names appear in the Company’s stock transfer books. When
shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator,
attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. |
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Shareholder’s Signature
Shareholder’s Signature
Signature should agree with name printed hereon.
If shares 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 SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE,
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH IN PROPOSAL 1 AND 2 AND WILL GRANT DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO VOTE
UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF.
THIS PROXY WILL REVOKE ALL PRIOR PROXIES SIGNED BY YOU.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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