BACKGROUND
Our Company
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on May 10, 2021 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses.
On January 24, 2022, we consummated our IPO of 24,150,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $241,500,000. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one redeemable warrant (a “public warrant”), with each public warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share.
Our units began trading on January 19, 2022 on the NYSE under the symbol “BYN.U” Commencing on March 11, 2022, the shares of common stock and warrants comprising the units began separate trading on the NYSE under the symbols “BYN” and “BYN.WS,” respectively. Those units not separated continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “BYN.U.”
In March 2021, our Sponsor purchased 8,625,000 shares of Class B Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 and an aggregate of 142,500 of such shares of Class B Common Stock were subsequently transferred to our independent directors, executive officers and special advisor and other third-parties. On November 30, 2021, the Sponsor surrendered 1,725,000 shares of Class B Common Stock as a result of changes to the terms of the IPO, resulting in the Sponsor owning 6,900,000 shares of Class B Common Stock. On January 19, 2022, we issued an additional 345,000 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to a stock split for no additional consideration as a result of the upsize to our IPO. As a result, our Sponsor currently holds a balance of 7,245,000 shares of Class B Common Stock. The number of such shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding collectively represents approximately 23.0% of our issued and outstanding shares after the IPO.
Simultaneously with the consummation of our IPO, we consummated a private placement of 11,910,000 private warrants with our Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per private warrant, generating gross proceeds of $11,910,000.
Following the closing of our IPO, a total of $246,330,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the units in our IPO and the sale of the private warrants to our Sponsor was placed in the Trust Account established for the benefit of our public stockholders with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.
As of March 28, 2023, we had approximately $251,122,338.67 (including interest but less the funds used to pay taxes) in the Trust Account.
The mailing address of our principal executive office is 400 Skokie Blvd, Suite 820, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, and our telephone number is (847) 757-3812.
The Special Meeting
Date, Time and Place. The special meeting of stockholders will be held on April 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. The special meeting will be held virtually at https://www.cstproxy.com/banyanacquisition/2023.
Voting Power; Record Date. You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the special meeting, if you owned shares of our common stock at the close of business on March 24, 2023, the record date for the special meeting. You will have one vote per proposal for each share you owned at that time. Our warrants do not carry voting rights.
Votes Required.
Approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least 65% of our outstanding shares of common stock.
Approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least 65% of our outstanding shares of common stock.