Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.
On May 25, 2022, SAZKA Entertainment’s
(as defined below) board of directors changed the legal name of SAZKA Entertainment AG to Allwyn AG. Unless otherwise indicated
or the context otherwise requires, all references in this proxy statement to the terms “SAZKA Entertainment AG”
or “SAZKA Entertainment” refer to Allwyn AG, a Swiss stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft).
COHN ROBBINS HOLDINGS CORP.
1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
PROXY STATEMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING
OF
COHN ROBBINS HOLDING CORP.
Dear Shareholders of Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.:
You are cordially invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting
(the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) of Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company,”
“Cohn Robbins,” “we,” “us” or “our”), to be held on [●],
2022, at [●], New York City time, at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, located at One Manhattan West,
New York, New York 10001, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned,
or to attend virtually via the Internet. You will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote, view the list of shareholders
entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and submit your questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting by visiting [●].
While shareholders are encouraged to attend the meeting virtually, you will be permitted to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in
person at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable
law and directives of public health authorities. The accompanying proxy statement is dated [●], 2022, and is first being mailed
to shareholders of the Company on or about [●], 2022.
Even if you are planning
on attending the Extraordinary General Meeting online, please promptly submit your proxy vote by completing, dating, signing and returning
the enclosed proxy, so that your shares will be represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. It is strongly recommended that you
complete and return your proxy card before the Extraordinary General Meeting date to ensure that your shares will be represented at the
Extraordinary General Meeting. Instructions on how to vote your shares are on the proxy materials you received for the Extraordinary General
Meeting.
The Extraordinary General
Meeting is being held to consider and vote upon the following proposals:
(a) Proposal No. 1 —
The Extension Proposal — as a special resolution, to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
of Association (the “Charter”) pursuant to an amendment to the Charter in the form set forth in Annex A of the
accompanying proxy statement to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition,
share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to as our initial business combination, (ii) cease its
operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and (iii) redeem all of the
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Cohn Robbins Class A Shares”), included as part
of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering that was consummated on September 11, 2020 (the “IPO”),
from September 11, 2022, to December 11, 2022 (the “Extension,” such date, the “Extended Date”
and such proposal the “Extension Proposal”); and
(b) Proposal No. 2 — The Adjournment Proposal —
as an ordinary resolution, to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to
permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the
approval of the Extension Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”), which will only be presented at the Extraordinary
General Meeting if, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting to approve
the Extension Proposal, in which case the Adjournment Proposal will be the only proposal presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Each of the proposals
is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement, which you are encouraged to read carefully.
The purpose of the Extension
Proposal is to allow the Company more time to complete its previously announced business combination (the “Business
Combination”) with SAZKA Entertainment AG, a Swiss stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) (“SAZKA
Entertainment”). On January 20, 2022, the Company entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as it may
be amended from time to time, the “Business Combination
Agreement”) with SAZKA Entertainment, Allwyn Entertainment AG, a Swiss stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft)
(“Swiss NewCo”), Allwyn US HoldCo,
a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss NewCo (“US
HoldCo”), and Allwyn Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of US HoldCo
(“DE Merger Sub”), pursuant to
which, among other things, the transactions contemplated therein (the “Business
Combination”) will be effectuated.
The Charter provides that the Company has until September 11, 2022,
to complete an initial business combination. While the Company and the other parties to the Business Combination Agreement are working
towards satisfaction of the conditions to completion of the Business Combination, Cohn Robbins board of directors (the “Board”)
has determined that there may not be sufficient time before September 11, 2022, to hold an extraordinary general meeting to obtain shareholder
approval of and consummate the Business Combination. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order to be able to successfully complete
the Business Combination, it is appropriate to obtain the Extension. The Board believes that the initial business combination opportunity
with SAZKA Entertainment is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is
in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders to extend the date by which the Company must complete an initial business combination
to the Extended Date. If the Extension Proposal is approved, we plan to hold another extraordinary general meeting prior to the Extended
Date in order to seek shareholder approval of the Business Combination and related proposals. For more information regarding the Business
Combination and the Business Combination Agreement, please read Cohn Robbins’ Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Business
Combination that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 21, 2022, including
the complete text of the Business Combination Agreement provided as an exhibit thereto. If the closing of the Business Combination occurs
prior to the scheduled date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Extraordinary General Meeting will be adjourned indefinitely.
In connection with the Extension,
public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the trust account established in connection with the IPO (the “Trust
Account”), including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, divided by the number
of then-issued and outstanding Cohn Robbins Class A Shares, regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension Proposal
or if they vote at all. If the Extension is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders, the remaining public shareholders will retain
their right to redeem their Cohn Robbins Class A Shares upon consummation of our initial business combination when it is submitted to
a vote of our shareholders, subject to any limitations set forth in the Charter, as amended. In addition, public shareholders will be
entitled to have their shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed an initial business combination by the Extended Date.
Based upon the amount held
in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022, which was $828,653,551, the Company estimates that the per-share price at which public shares
may be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.01 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The
closing price of a Class A Ordinary Share on [●], 2022, was $[●]. The Company cannot assure shareholders that they will be able
to sell their Cohn Robbins Class A 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.
Pursuant to the Charter,
a public shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if
the Extension Proposal is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:
(a) (i) hold public
shares or (ii) hold public shares as part of units and elect to separate such units into the underlying public shares and public
warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and
(b) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2022 (two
(2) business days prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting), (i) submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer
& Company, a New York limited purpose trust company (“Continental”), the Company’s transfer agent, that the
Company redeem your public shares for cash and (ii) tender or deliver your shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption
forms) to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company.
Holders of units of the Company
must elect to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants 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, as applicable,
that they elect to separate the units into the underlying public shares and public warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in
its, their 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 even if they vote for the Extension Proposal.
If the Extension Proposal
is not approved and we do not consummate an initial business combination by September 11, 2022, we will (a) cease all operations except
for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem our
public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
(less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by
the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights
as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible
following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each
case, to Cohn Robbins’ obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable
law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail
to complete our initial business combination by September 11, 2022.
Approval of the Extension
Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of at least two-thirds
of the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (together with the Cohn Robbins
Class A Shares, the “Cohn Robbins Shares”) issued and outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to
vote thereon and who do so in person or by proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
The Adjournment Proposal
requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of the Cohn Robbins
Shares issued and outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who do so in person or by proxy at the
Extraordinary General Meeting.
THE COMPANY’S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE EXTENSION PROPOSAL AND, IF PRESENTED, THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.
The Board has fixed the close
of business on [●], 2022, as the Record Date (as defined below) for the Extraordinary General Meeting. Only shareholders of record
on [●], 2022, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
Further information regarding voting rights and the matters to be voted upon is presented in the accompanying proxy statement.
You are not being asked
to vote on the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to
vote on the Business Combination, or another initial business combination, if applicable (and to exercise your redemption rights, if you
so choose), when it is submitted to the Company’s shareholders for approval.
All of our shareholders are
cordially invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting via the Internet at [●]. To ensure your representation at the Extraordinary
General Meeting, however, you are urged to complete, sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible. If your shares are held
in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank on how to vote your shares. You may revoke your proxy
card at any time prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting.
A shareholder’s failure to vote in person or by proxy will not
be counted towards the number of Cohn Robbins Shares required to validly establish a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be
counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on any of the proposals.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Please
sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible. You are requested to carefully read the proxy statement and accompanying Notice
of Extraordinary General Meeting for a more complete statement of matters to be considered at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
If you have any questions
or need assistance voting your ordinary shares, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow”),
our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200, or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400.
On behalf of the Board, we
would like to thank you for your support of Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.
[●], 2022
By Order of the Board,
Clifton S. Robbins
Co-Chairman of the Board of
Directors
If you return your proxy
card signed and without an indication of how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted “FOR” each of the proposals.
TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST (A) IF YOU HOLD COHN ROBBINS
CLASS A SHARES AS PART OF UNITS, ELECT TO SEPARATE YOUR UNITS INTO THE UNDERLYING PUBLIC SHARES AND PUBLIC WARRANTS PRIOR TO EXERCISING
YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC SHARES, (B) SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO (2) BUSINESS
DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING THAT YOUR PUBLIC SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR CASH AND (C) TENDER OR DELIVER YOUR
COHN ROBBINS CLASS A SHARES (AND SHARE CERTIFICATES (IF ANY) AND OTHER REDEMPTION FORMS) TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, PHYSICALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY
USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES
AND DEADLINES DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT
EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS.
This proxy statement is dated [●],
2022
and is first being mailed to our shareholders with the form of proxy on or about [●], 2022.
IMPORTANT
Whether or not you expect
to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, you are respectfully requested by the Board of Directors to sign, date and return the enclosed
proxy promptly, or follow the instructions contained in the proxy card or voting instructions provided by your broker. If you grant a
proxy, you may revoke it at any time prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.
1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
NOTICE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
TO BE HELD ON [●], 2022
Dear Shareholders of Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the
Company, will be held on [●], 2022, at [●] New York City time, at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP, located at One Manhattan West, New York, New York 10001, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which
the meeting may be postponed or adjourned, and will be available to attend virtually via the Internet. You will be able to attend the
Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote, view the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and submit
your questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting by visiting [●]. While shareholders are encouraged to attend the meeting
virtually, you will be permitted to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable law and directives of public health authorities. The Extraordinary
General Meeting will be held to consider and vote upon the following proposals:
| (a) | Proposal No. 1
— The Extension Proposal — as a special resolution, to amend Company’s
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”)
pursuant to an amendment to the Charter in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying
proxy statement to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination,
which we refer to as our initial business combination, (ii) cease its operations except for
the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and
(iii) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company
(“Cohn Robbins Class A Shares”), included as part of the units sold in
the Company’s initial public offering that was consummated on September 11, 2020 (the
“IPO”), from September 11, 2022, to December 11, 2022 (the “Extension,”
such date, the “Extended Date” and such proposal the “Extension
Proposal”); and
|
| (b) | Proposal No. 2 — The Adjournment Proposal — as an ordinary resolution, to approve
the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote
of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension
Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”), which will only be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting if, based on the tabulated votes, there are not
sufficient votes at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the Extension Proposal, in which case the Adjournment
Proposal will be the only proposal presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. |
The above matters are more
fully described in the accompanying proxy statement. We urge you to read carefully the accompanying proxy statement in its entirety.
On January 20, 2022, the Company entered into the Business Combination
Agreement with SAZKA Entertainment AG, Swiss NewCo, US HoldCo and DE Merger Sub, pursuant to which, among other things, the transactions
contemplated therein will be effectuated. The purpose of the Extension is to allow the Company more time to complete the Business Combination
with SAZKA Entertainment. If the closing of the Business Combination occurs prior to the scheduled date of the Extraordinary General Meeting,
the Extraordinary General Meeting will be adjourned indefinitely.
Approval of the Extension
Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension. In addition, we will not proceed with the Extension if the number of redemptions
of our public shares causes us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension, as provided in
the Charter.
Approval of the Extension
Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of at least two-thirds
of the Cohn Robbins Shares issued and outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who do so at the
Extraordinary General Meeting.
Approval of the Adjournment
Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of the
Cohn Robbins Shares issued and outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary
General Meeting.
In connection with the Extension,
public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, divided by the number
of then-issued and outstanding Cohn Robbins Class A Shares, regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension Proposal
or if they vote at all. If the Extension is approved by the requisite vote of shareholders, the remaining public shareholders will retain
their right to redeem their Cohn Robbins Class A Shares upon consummation of our initial business combination when it is submitted to
a vote of our shareholders, subject to any limitations set forth in the Charter, as amended. In addition, public shareholders will be
entitled to have their shares redeemed for cash if the Company has not completed an initial business combination by the Extended Date.
Pursuant to the Charter,
a public shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if
the Extension is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:
(a) (i) hold public
shares or (ii) hold public shares as part of units and elect to separate such units into the underlying public shares and public
warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and
(b) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2022 (two
(2) business days prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting), (i) submit a written request to Continental, the Company’s
transfer agent, that the Company redeem your public shares for cash and (ii) tender or deliver your shares (and share certificates (if
any) and other redemption forms) to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company.
Holders of units must elect
to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants 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 warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its, their 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 even if they vote for the Extension Proposal.
If the Extension is not approved and we do not consummate an initial
business combination by September 11, 2022, we will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as
reasonably possible, but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem our public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay
dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public
shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidating distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval
of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Cohn Robbins’ obligations under Cayman
Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating
distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination by September
11, 2022.
The Company’s sponsor
is Cohn Robbins Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).
The Sponsor and the Company’s directors and officers have agreed to waive their respective rights to liquidating distributions from
the Trust Account in respect of any Cohn Robbins Class B Shares held by it or them, as applicable, if the Company fails to complete an
initial business combination by September 11, 2022, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account
with respect to any Cohn Robbins Class A Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial business combination by such date.
There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to
complete our initial business combination by September 11, 2022.
The Sponsor has agreed that
it will be liable to Company if, and to the extent, any claims by a third party (other than Cohn Robbins’ independent registered
public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company
has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (a) $10.00 per public share
or (b) such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, due to reductions
in value of the assets in the Trust Account, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as
to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims
under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters for the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then the Sponsor will
not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company has not independently verified whether the
Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of
the Company and, therefore, the Sponsor may not be able to satisfy those obligations. None of the Company’s officers or directors
will indemnify the Company for claims by third parties, including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Based upon the amount held
in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022, which was $828,653,551, the Company estimates that the per-share price at which public shares
may be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.01 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The
closing price of a Class A Ordinary Share on [●], 2022, was $[●]. The Company cannot assure shareholders that they will be able
to sell their Cohn Robbins Class A 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 the Extension Proposal
is approved, such approval will constitute consent for the Company to (a) remove from the Trust Account an amount equal to the number
of public shares properly redeemed multiplied by the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares (such amount,
the “Withdrawal Amount”) and (b)
deliver to the holders of such redeemed public shares their portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The funds remaining in the Trust Account
after the removal of the Withdrawal Amount shall be available for use by the Company to complete an initial business combination on or
before the Extended Date. Holders of public shares who do not redeem their public shares will retain their redemption rights and their
ability to vote on an initial business combination (including the Business Combination) through the Extended Date if the Extension Proposal
is approved.
The withdrawal of the Withdrawal
Amount will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be significantly less than
the approximately $828,653,551 that was in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022. In such event, the Company may need to obtain additional
funds to complete its initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable
to the parties or at all.
Only shareholders of record
of the Company as of the close of business on [●], 2022 (the “Record
Date”) are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof. Each of the Cohn Robbins Shares entitles the holder thereof to one (1) vote. On the Record Date, there were 103,500,000 Cohn
Robbins Shares issued and outstanding, including (a) 82,800,000 Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and (b) 20,700,000 Cohn Robbins Class B Shares.
The Company’s warrants do not have voting rights in connection with the proposals.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Proxy
voting permits shareholders unable to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person to vote their shares through a proxy. By appointing
a proxy, your shares will be represented and voted in accordance with your instructions. You can vote your shares by completing and returning
your proxy card or by completing the voting instruction form provided to you by your broker. Proxy cards that are signed and returned,
but do not include voting instructions, will be voted by the proxy as recommended by the Board. You can change your voting instructions
or revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting by following the instructions included in this proxy statement
and on the proxy card.
It is strongly recommended
that you complete and return your proxy card before the Extraordinary General Meeting date to ensure that your shares will be represented
at the Extraordinary General Meeting. You are urged to review carefully the information contained in the enclosed proxy statement prior
to deciding how to vote your shares. If you have any questions or need assistance voting your Cohn Robbins Shares, please contact Morrow,
our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200, or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400.
[●], 2022
By Order of the Board,
Clifton S. Robbins
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY
OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON [●], 2022
This Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and
Proxy Statement are available at [●].
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COHN ROBBINS HOLDINGS CORP.
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
To Be Held at [●] New York City time on [●], 2022
This proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy are furnished in
connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Cohn Robbins, and any postponements
or adjournments thereof. The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on [●], 2022, at [●] New York City time, at the offices
of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, located at One Manhattan West, New York, New York 10001, or at such other time, on such
other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned, and will be available to attend virtually via the
Internet. You will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote, view the list of shareholders entitled to vote at
the Extraordinary General Meeting and submit your questions during the Extraordinary General Meeting by visiting [●]. While shareholders
are encouraged to attend the meeting virtually, you will be permitted to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person at the offices
of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable law and directives of
public health authorities.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement contains
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements may relate to
the Company’s initial business combination and any other statements relating to future results, strategy and plans of the Company
(including statements which may be identified by the use of the words “plans,” “expects” or “does not expect,”
“estimated,” “is expected,” “budget,” “scheduled,” “estimates,” “forecasts,”
“intends,” “anticipates” or “does not anticipate,” “targets,” “projects,”
“contemplates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” or “believes,” or variations
of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may,” “could,” “would,”
“should,” “might,” “will” or “will be taken,” “occur” or “be achieved”).
Forward-looking statements
are based on the opinions and estimates of management of the Company as of the date such statements are made, and they are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance
or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to:
| ● | the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to a delay in or the failure
to close our initial business combination, including the previously announced Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment; |
| ● | the amount of redemptions by our public shareholders; |
| ● | the ability to retain key personnel and the ability to achieve shareholder and regulatory approvals, industry
trends, legislation or regulatory requirements and developments in the global economy as well as the public health crisis related to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting significant negative effects to the global economy; |
| ● | disrupted global supply chains and significant volatility and disruption of financial markets; |
| ● | increased expenses associated with being a public company; |
| ● | our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts
of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; |
| ● | our potential ability to obtain additional financing, if needed, to complete our initial business combination; |
| ● | our pool of prospective target businesses; |
| ● | the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential investment opportunities; |
| ● | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
| ● | the use of proceeds not held in our Trust Account or available to us
from interest income on the Trust Account balance; and |
| ● | our financial performance. |
Additional information on
these and other factors that may cause actual results and the Company’s performance to differ materially is included in the Company’s
periodic reports filed with the SEC, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2021, including those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” therein, the Company’s
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Swiss NewCo’s preliminary proxy statement/prospectus filed on Form F-4 with the SEC
on May 20, 2022, in connection with the Business Combination (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Form
F-4”). Copies of the Company’s filings with the SEC are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov
or may be obtained by contacting the Company. Should one (1) or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. These forward-looking
statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligations to update or revise the forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL 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 the entire document, including any annexes to this proxy statement.
Why am
I receiving this proxy statement?
This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are being sent to
you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held virtually on [●],
2022, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof. 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.
Cohn Robbins is a blank check
company incorporated on July 13, 2020, as a Cayman Islands exempted company and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer
to as our initial business combination. On September 11, 2020, Cohn Robbins consummated its IPO of its units, with each unit consisting
of one (1) Cohn Robbins Class A Share and one-third of one redeemable warrant to purchase one (1) Cohn Robbins Class A Share, which included
the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 10,800,000 units. Simultaneously with the closing
of the IPO, Cohn Robbins completed the private sale of 12,373,333 private placement warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per private
placement warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to us of $18,560,000. Following the closing of Cohn Robbins’ IPO, a
total of $828,000,000 ($10.00 per unit) of the net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants was placed in
the Trust Account, with Continental acting as trustee. Our Charter provides for the return of the IPO proceeds held in the Trust Account
to the holders of public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination by September 11, 2022.
On January 20, 2022, the Company entered into the Business Combination
Agreement with SAZKA Entertainment AG, Swiss NewCo, US HoldCo and DE Merger Sub, pursuant to which, among other things, the transactions
contemplated therein will be effectuated. The purpose of the Extension is to allow the Company more time to complete the Business Combination
with SAZKA Entertainment. If the closing of the Business Combination occurs prior to the scheduled date of the Extraordinary General Meeting,
the Extraordinary General Meeting will be adjourned indefinitely.
While the Company and the other parties to the Business Combination
Agreement are working towards satisfaction of the conditions to completion of the Business Combination, the Board has determined that
there may not be sufficient time before September 11, 2022, to hold an extraordinary general meeting to obtain shareholder approval of
and consummate the Business Combination. Instead, the closing of the Business Combination is expected to take place as soon as practicable
after such extraordinary general meeting, which is expected to be held sometime before the Extended Date, subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of the closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order to be able to
successfully complete the Business Combination, it is appropriate to continue the Company’s existence until the Extended Date. The
Board believes that the initial business combination opportunity with SAZKA Entertainment, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement,
is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of
our shareholders to extend the date by which the Company must complete an initial business combination to the Extended Date. If the closing
of the Business Combination occurs prior to the scheduled date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Extraordinary General Meeting
will be adjourned indefinitely.
What
is being voted on?
You are being asked to vote
on the following proposals:
| (a) | Proposal No. 1 — The Extension
Proposal — as a special resolution, to amend the Charter pursuant to an amendment
to the Charter in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement
to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer
to as our initial business combination, (ii) cease its operations except for the purpose
of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and (iii) redeem
all of the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares included as part of the units sold in the IPO, from
September 11, 2022, to the Extended Date; and |
| (b) | Proposal No. 2 — The Adjournment Proposal — as an ordinary resolution, to approve the
adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies
in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Proposal, which will
only be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting if, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of
the Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the Extension Proposal, in which case the Adjournment Proposal will be the only proposal
presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. |
If the Extension Proposal is approved, we plan to hold another extraordinary
general meeting prior to the Extended Date in order to seek shareholder approval of the Business Combination and related proposals. For
more information regarding the Business Combination and the Business Combination Agreement, please read the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K relating to the Business Combination filed with the SEC on October 14, 2021, including the complete text of the Business Combination
Agreement provided as an exhibit therein, and the definitive proxy statement that the Company filed on [●], 2022, in connection
with the shareholder vote for the Business Combination, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
You are not being asked
to vote on the Business Combination at this time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you
will retain the right to vote on the Business Combination if and when it is submitted to shareholders and the right to redeem your public
shares for cash in the event the Business Combination is approved and completed or the Company has not consummated an initial business
combination by the Extended Date.
Can I
attend the Extraordinary General Meeting?
The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on [●], 2022,
at [●] New York City time, at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, located at One Manhattan West, New York,
New York 10001, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned,
and will be available to attend virtually via the Internet. You will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting online, vote,
view the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and submit your questions during the Extraordinary
General Meeting by visiting [●]. The Extraordinary General Meeting will comply with the meeting rules of conduct. The rules of conduct
will be posted on the virtual meeting web portal. We encourage you to access the Extraordinary General Meeting webcast prior to the start
time. Online check-in will begin fifteen minutes prior to the start time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, and you should allow ample
time for the check-in procedures. While shareholders are encouraged to attend the meeting virtually, you will be permitted to attend the
Extraordinary General Meeting in person at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP only to the extent consistent with,
or permitted by, applicable law and directives of public health authorities. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating
and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. If you hold your shares in “street
name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should contact your broker, bank or other
nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the broker,
bank or other nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares.
Why should
I vote to approve the Extension?
Our Board believes shareholders
will benefit from the Company consummating an initial business combination and is proposing the Extension to extend the date by which
the Company has to complete an initial business combination until the Extended Date. The Extension would give the Company the opportunity
to complete its initial business combination.
If the Extension is not approved and we do not consummate an initial
business combination by September 11, 2022, the Charter provides that we will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding
up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem our public shares, at a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of
interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and
outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the
right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject
to the approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Cohn Robbins’ obligations
under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption
rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business
combination by September 11, 2022.
We believe that the provisions
of the Charter described in the preceding paragraph were included to protect the Company’s shareholders from having to sustain their
investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable initial business combination in the timeframe contemplated
by the Charter. We also believe, however, that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on pursuing an initial
business combination, our entry into the Business Combination Agreement and our belief that the Business Combination is in the best interest
of Cohn Robbins and our shareholders, the Extension is warranted. The sole purpose of the Extension Proposal is to provide the Company
with sufficient time to complete an initial business combination, which the Board believes is in the best interests of the Company and
our shareholders.
In connection with the Extension,
public shareholders may elect to redeem their Cohn Robbins Class A Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, divided
by the number of then-issued and outstanding Cohn Robbins Class A Shares, regardless of how such public shareholders vote on the Extension
Proposal, or if they vote at all. We will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of public shares cause us to have less than $5,000,001
of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Proposal, as provided in the Charter.
Liquidation of the Trust
Account is a fundamental obligation of the Company to the public shareholders and the Company is not proposing, and will not propose,
to change that obligation to the public shareholders. If holders of public shares do not elect to redeem their public shares, such holders
shall retain redemption rights in connection with an initial business combination (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Business
Combination). Assuming the Extension is approved, the Company will have until the Extended Date to complete its initial business combination.
Our Board recommends that
you vote in favor of the Extension Proposal, but expresses no opinion as to whether you should redeem your public shares.
When
would the Board abandon the Extension Proposal?
Our Board will abandon the
Extension if our shareholders do not approve the Extension Proposal. Additionally, we are not permitted to redeem our public shares in
an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001, and we will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions
of our public shares in connection with the Extension would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval
of the Extension Proposal.
How do
the Company insiders intend to vote their shares?
The Sponsor, the Company’s
directors, officers and initial shareholders and their permitted transferees (collectively, the “Initial
Shareholders”) collectively have the right to vote approximately 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Cohn
Robbins Shares, and are expected to vote all of their shares in favor of each proposal to be voted upon by our shareholders at the Extraordinary
General Meeting.
The Sponsor and the Company’s
directors, officers and advisors, or any of their respective affiliates, may purchase public shares in privately negotiated transactions
or in the open market prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting, although they are under no obligation to do so. Any such purchases that
are completed after the Record Date may include an agreement with a selling shareholder that such shareholder, for so long as it remains
the record holder of the Cohn Robbins Shares in question, will vote in favor of the proposals and/or will not exercise its redemption
rights with respect to the Cohn Robbins Shares so purchased. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase
the likelihood that the proposals to be voted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting are approved by the requisite number of votes.
In the event that such purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders who would otherwise have voted
against the proposals and elected to redeem their shares for a portion of the Trust Account. Any such privately negotiated purchases may
be effected at purchase prices that are below or in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. Any public shares held
by or subsequently purchased by our affiliates may be voted in favor of the proposals. None of the Sponsor or the Company’s directors,
officers or advisors or any of their respective affiliates may make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material nonpublic
information not disclosed to the seller or during a restricted period under Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
What
vote is required to approve the Extension Proposal?
Approval of the Extension Proposal requires a special resolution under
Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Cohn Robbins Shares issued and
outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who do so in person or by proxy at the Extraordinary General
Meeting.
What
vote is required to approve the Adjournment Proposal?
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution
under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of the Cohn Robbins Shares issued and outstanding,
represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who do so in person or by proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
What
if I want to vote against or don’t want to vote for any of the proposals?
If you do not want any of the proposals to be approved, you must vote
against such proposal. A shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person or online at the Extraordinary General Meeting
will not be counted towards the number of shares required to validly establish a quorum, and if a valid quorum is otherwise established,
such failure to vote will have no effect on such proposals. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination
of whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect on any of the proposals.
Will
you seek any further extensions to liquidate the Trust Account?
Other
than the Extension until the Extended Date, as described in this proxy statement, we do not anticipate seeking any further extension
to consummate an initial business combination.
How
are the funds in the Trust Account currently being held?
With respect
to the regulation of special purpose acquisition companies like the Company (“SPACs”), on March 30, 2022, the SEC issued
proposed rules (the “SPAC Rule Proposals”) relating to, among other items, disclosures in business combination transactions
involving SPACs and private operating companies; the condensed financial statement requirements applicable to transactions involving shell
companies; the use of projections by SPACs in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; the potential
liability of certain participants in proposed business combination transactions; and the extent to which SPACs could become subject to
regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including a proposed rule that would provide SPACs a safe harbor from
treatment as an investment company if they satisfy certain conditions that limit a SPAC’s duration, asset composition, business
purpose and activities.
With regard to the SEC’s
investment company proposals included in the SPAC Rule Proposals, while the funds in the Trust Account have, since the Company’s
initial public offering, been held only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds
investing solely in U.S. Treasuries, to mitigate the risk of being viewed as operating an unregistered investment company (including pursuant
to the subjective test of Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940), on [●], 2022, the Company instructed Continental
to hold all funds in the Trust Account in cash until the earlier of consummation of the Business Combination and liquidation of the Company.
What
happens if the Extension Proposal is not approved?
If the Extension Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate
an initial business combination by September 11, 2022, we will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly
as reasonably possible, but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem our public shares, at a per-share price, payable in
cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to
pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding
public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidating distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval
of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Cohn Robbins’ obligations under Cayman
Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
The Sponsor and the Company’s
directors and officers have agreed to waive their respective rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account in respect of
any Cohn Robbins Class B Shares held by it or them, as applicable, if the Company fails to complete an initial business combination by
September 11, 2022, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Cohn Robbins
Class A Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial business combination by such date. There will be no redemption rights
or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination
by September 11, 2022. The Company will pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the Trust Account.
If the
Extension Proposal is approved, what happens next?
The Company is continuing
its efforts to complete its initial business combination, which will involve satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions to the Business
Combination Agreement, including, without limitation, holding an extraordinary general meeting to consider and approve the Business Combination.
The Company is seeking approval
of the Extension because the Company may not be able to complete all of the tasks listed above, and others that may be required to consummate
the Business Combination, prior to September 11, 2022. If the Extension is approved, the Company expects to seek shareholder approval
of the Business Combination. If shareholders approve the Business Combination, the Company expects to consummate the Business Combination
as soon as possible following shareholder approval and satisfaction of the other conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination,
as described further in the Form F-4.
Upon approval of the Extension
Proposal by the required number of votes, the Company will file an amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies
(the “Cayman Registrar”) in the
form attached as Annex A hereto. The Company will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act, and its units, Cohn Robbins
Class A Shares and public warrants will remain publicly traded.
If the Extension is approved,
any removal of any Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage
interest of Cohn Robbins Shares held by the Sponsor through the Cohn Robbins Class B Shares. We will not proceed with the Extension if
redemptions of public shares cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension, as provided
in the Charter.
If the Extension is approved, an affiliate of the Sponsor will continue
to receive payments from the Company of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative services pursuant
to the Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2020, by and between the Company and the Sponsor (the “Administrative
Services Agreement”).
Where
will I be able to find the voting results of the Extraordinary General Meeting?
We will announce preliminary
voting results at the Extraordinary General Meeting. We will also disclose voting results on a Current Report on Form 8-K that we will
file with the SEC within four (4) business days after the Extraordinary General Meeting. If final voting results are not available to
us in time to file a Current Report on Form 8-K within four (4) business days after the Extraordinary General Meeting, we will file a
Current Report on Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and will provide the final results in an amendment to such Current Report on
Form 8-K as soon as they become available.
Would
I still be able to exercise my redemption rights in connection with a vote to approve a proposed initial business combination such as
the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment?
Yes. Assuming you are a shareholder
as of the record date for voting on a proposed initial business combination, you will be able to vote on a proposed initial business combination
such as the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment when it is submitted to shareholders. If you disagree with an initial business
combination, such as the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment, you will retain your right to redeem your public shares upon consummation
of such initial business combination, subject to any limitations set forth in our Charter.
How do
I change my vote?
If you have submitted a proxy
to vote your shares and wish to change your vote, you may send a later-dated, signed proxy card to the Company’s Secretary at 1000
N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801, so that it is received by the Company’s Secretary prior to the vote at the Extraordinary
General Meeting (which is scheduled to take place on [●], 2022). Shareholders also may revoke their proxy by sending a notice of
revocation to the Company’s Secretary, which must be received by the Company’s Secretary prior to the vote at the Extraordinary
General Meeting, or by attending the Extraordinary General Meeting, revoking their proxy and voting in person (including by virtual means).
Attendance at the Extraordinary General Meeting alone will not change your vote. However, if your shares are held in “street name”
by your broker, bank or another nominee, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your vote.
How are
votes counted?
Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the
meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes for each of the
proposals. A shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person or virtually at the Extraordinary General Meeting will
not be counted towards the number of shares required to validly establish a quorum, and if a valid quorum is otherwise established, will
have no effect on the proposals. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid
quorum is established but will have no effect on any of the proposals.
If my
shares are held in “street name,” will my broker automatically vote them for me?
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 each of the proposals are “non-discretionary” items.
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 with respect
to all proposals. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established
but will have no effect on any of the proposals.
What
is a quorum?
A quorum is the minimum number of shares required to be present at
the Extraordinary General Meeting for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be properly held under our Charter and Cayman Islands law.
The presence, in person, virtually, by proxy, or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative
or proxy, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Cohn Robbins Shares entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General
Meeting constitutes a quorum. Proxies that are marked “abstain” and proxies relating to “street name” shares that
are returned to us but marked by brokers as “not voted” (so-called “broker non-votes”) will be treated as shares
present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters. If a shareholder does not give the broker voting instructions,
under applicable self-regulatory organization rules, its broker may not vote its shares on “non-discretionary” matters. We
believe that each of the proposals is a “non-discretionary” matter.
Who can
vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting?
Holders of Cohn Robbins Shares
as of the close of business on [●], 2022, the Record Date, are entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. On the Record
Date, there were 103,500,000 Cohn Robbins Shares issued and outstanding, including (a) 82,800,000 Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and (b)
20,700,000 Cohn Robbins Class B Shares. The Company’s warrants do not have voting rights in connection with the proposals.
In deciding all matters at
the Extraordinary General Meeting, each shareholder will be entitled to one (1) vote for each share held by them on the Record Date. Holders
of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and holders of Cohn Robbins Class B Shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted
to a vote of our shareholders except as required by law. The Initial Shareholders collectively own all of our issued and outstanding Cohn
Robbins Class B Shares, constituting approximately 20% of our issued and outstanding Cohn Robbins Shares.
Registered Shareholders.
If our shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental, you are considered the shareholder of record
with respect to those shares. As the shareholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to the individuals
listed on the proxy card or to vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
“Street Name”
Shareholders. If our shares are held on your behalf in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the
beneficial owner of those shares held in “street name,” and your broker or nominee is considered the shareholder of record
with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee as to how to vote your shares.
However, since a beneficial owner is not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your Cohn Robbins Shares at the Extraordinary General
Meeting unless you follow your broker’s procedures for obtaining a legal proxy. Throughout this proxy statement, we refer to shareholders
who hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee as “street name shareholders.”
Does
the Board recommend voting for the approval of the proposals?
Yes. After careful consideration
of the terms and conditions of these proposals, the Board has determined that each of the proposals are in the best interests of the Company
and its shareholders. The Board recommends that the Company’s shareholders vote “FOR” each of the proposals.
What
interests do the Company’s directors and officers have in the approval of the proposals?
The Company’s directors
and officers have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests
include ownership of Cohn Robbins Class B Shares, private placement warrants that may become exercisable in the future (though the Sponsor
has agreed to cancel a portion of its Cohn Robbins Class B Shares and all of its private placement warrants in connection with the closing
of the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment), any loans by them to the Company that will not be repaid in the event of our winding
up and the possibility of future compensatory arrangements. See the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Proposal
— Interests of the Sponsor and the Company’s Directors and Officers” for more information.
Are there
any appraisal or similar rights for dissenting shareholders?
Neither Cayman Islands law
nor our Charter provides for dissenters' rights for dissenting shareholders in connection with any of the proposals to be voted upon at
the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Warrant holders do not have
appraisal rights in connection with any of the proposals to be voted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
What happens to the Company’s
warrants if the Extension Proposal is not approved?
If the Extension is not approved
and we do not consummate an initial business combination by September 11, 2022, we will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose
of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem our public shares,
at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less
up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number
of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders
(including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such
redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Cohn
Robbins’ obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There
will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete
our initial business combination by September 11, 2022.
What
happens to the Company’s warrants if the Extension Proposal is approved?
If the Extension is approved,
the Company will continue to attempt to consummate an initial business combination (including the Business Combination) until the Extended
Date, and will retain the blank check company restrictions previously applicable to it. The warrants will remain outstanding in accordance
with their terms.
How do
I vote?
If you are a holder of record
of Cohn Robbins Shares on [●], 2022, the Record Date for the Extraordinary General Meeting, you may vote in person or by virtual
attendance at the Extraordinary General Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Extraordinary General Meeting. You may submit your proxy
by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. If you
hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should
contact your broker, bank or other nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this
regard, you must provide the broker, bank or other nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the
Extraordinary General Meeting and vote in person, obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee. If you hold your shares
in “street name” and wish to vote online by virtually attending the Extraordinary General Meeting, you must email a copy
(a legible photograph is sufficient) of your legal proxy to Continental at proxy@continentalstock.com. If you email a valid legal proxy,
you will be issued a 12-digit meeting control number that will allow you to register to attend and participate in the Extraordinary General
Meeting. If you wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting virtually you should contact Continental no later than [●], 2022,
to obtain this information.
How do
I redeem my Cohn Robbins Shares?
Pursuant to the Charter,
a public shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if
the Extension Proposal is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:
| (a) | (i) hold public shares or (ii) hold public shares as part of units and elect to separate such units into
the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and |
| (b) | prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2022 (two (2)
business days prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting), (i) submit a written request to Continental, the Company’s
transfer agent, that the Company redeem your public shares for cash and (ii) tender or deliver your shares (and share certificates (if
any) and other redemption forms) to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company. |
Holders of units must elect
to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants 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 warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its, their 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 even if they vote for the Extension Proposal.
What
should I do if I receive more than one (1) set of voting materials?
You may receive more than
one (1) 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 (1) name or are registered in different accounts. For example, if you hold your shares
in more than one (1) 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 shares.
Who is
paying for this proxy solicitation?
Our Board is soliciting proxies
for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting. All costs associated with this solicitation will be borne directly by the Company. We have
engaged Morrow to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. We have agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $[●][,
plus disbursements (including a $[●] advance against such disbursements), and will reimburse Morrow for its reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses and indemnify Morrow against certain losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims]. We will also reimburse banks, brokers
and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares for their expenses in forwarding
soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Our directors
and officers may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional
amounts for soliciting proxies.
Who can
help answer my questions?
If you have questions about
the Extraordinary General Meeting or the proposals to be presented thereat, if you need additional copies of the proxy statement or the
enclosed proxy card, or if you would like copies of any of the Company’s filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, you should contact:
Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.
1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
Attn: [●]
Telephone: [●]
Email: [●]
You may also contact the Company’s proxy solicitor
at:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street
5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals (toll-free): (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokerage firms, please call collect: (203) 658-9400
Email: [●]
For more information regarding
the Business Combination and the Business Combination Agreement, please read the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K relating to
the Business Combination filed with the SEC on January 21, 2022, including the complete text of the Business Combination Agreement provided
as an exhibit thereto, and the Form F-4. 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.”
If you are a holder of public shares and you intend to seek redemption
of your shares, you will need to tender or deliver your shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) (either physically
or electronically) to the transfer agent at the address below prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2022 (two (2) business
days prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting). If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery
of your shares, please contact:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: [●]
THE
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Date, Time, Place and Purpose
of the Extraordinary General Meeting
The Extraordinary General
Meeting will be held in person or by proxy on [●], 2022, at [●], New York City time, at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP, located at One Manhattan West, New York, New York 10001, or virtually via live webcast at [●], to consider
and vote upon the proposals to be put to the Extraordinary General Meeting. While shareholders are encouraged to attend the meeting virtually,
you will be permitted to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable law and directives of public health authorities.
At the Extraordinary General
Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on proposals to:
| (a) | Proposal No. 1 — The Extension
Proposal — as a special resolution, amend the Charter pursuant to an amendment
to the Charter in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement
to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer
to as our initial business combination, (ii) cease its operations except for the purpose
of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and (iii) redeem
all of the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares included as part of the units sold in the IPO, from
September 11, 2022, to the Extended Date; and |
| (b) | Proposal No. 2 — The Adjournment Proposal — as an ordinary resolution, approve the
adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies
in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Proposal, which will
only be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting if, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of
the Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the Extension Proposal, in which case the Adjournment Proposal will be the only proposal
presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. |
Voting Power; Record Date
Only shareholders of record
of the Company as of the close of business on [●], 2022, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Extraordinary General Meeting
or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each of the Cohn Robbins Shares entitles the holder thereof to one (1) vote. On the Record
Date, there were 103,500,000 Cohn Robbins Shares issued and outstanding, including (a) 82,800,000 Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and (b)
20,700,000 Cohn Robbins Class B Shares. The Company’s warrants do not have voting rights in connection with the proposals.
Quorum and Vote of Shareholders
A quorum is the minimum number of shares required to be present at
the Extraordinary General Meeting for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be properly held under our Charter and Cayman Islands law.
The presence, in person, virtually, by proxy, or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative
or proxy, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Cohn Robbins Shares entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General
Meeting constitutes a quorum. Proxies that are marked “abstain” and proxies relating to “street name” shares that
are returned to us but marked by brokers as “not voted” (so-called “broker non-votes”) will be treated as shares
present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters. If a shareholder does not give the broker voting instructions,
under applicable self-regulatory organization rules, its broker may not vote its shares on “non-discretionary” matters. We
believe that each of the proposals is a “non-discretionary” matter.
Votes Required
Approval of the Extension Proposal requires a special resolution under
Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Cohn Robbins Shares issued and
outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who do so at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions
and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect
on any of the proposals.
Approval of the Adjournment
Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the Cohn
Robbins Shares issued and outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at the Extraordinary
General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established
but will have no effect on any of the proposals.
If you do not want any of
the proposals to be approved, you must vote against such proposal. A shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person
at the Extraordinary General Meeting will not be counted towards the number of Cohn Robbins Shares required to validly establish a quorum.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will
have no effect on any of the proposals.
Voting
You can vote your shares
at the Extraordinary General Meeting by proxy or online by virtually attending the Extraordinary General Meeting. If your shares are owned
directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental, you are considered, with respect to those shares, the “shareholder of
record.” If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee or intermediary, you are considered
the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and are considered a “non-record (beneficial) shareholder.”
Shareholders of Record
You can vote by proxy by
having one (1) or more individuals who will be at the Extraordinary General Meeting vote your shares for you. These individuals are called
“proxies” and using them to cast your ballot at the Extraordinary General Meeting is called voting “by proxy.”
If you wish to vote by proxy, you must (a) complete the enclosed form, called a “proxy card,” and mail it in the envelope
provided or (b) submit your proxy over the Internet in accordance with the instructions on the enclosed proxy card. If you complete the
proxy card and mail it in the envelope provided or submit your proxy over the Internet as described above, you will designate each of
[●] and [●] to act as your proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting. One (1) of the aforementioned individuals will then
vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the instructions you have given them in the proxy card with respect
to the proposals presented in this proxy statement. Proxies will extend to, and be voted at, any adjournments or postponements of the
Extraordinary General Meeting.
Alternatively, you can vote
your shares online by virtually attending the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Beneficial Owners
If your shares are held in
an account through a broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary, you must instruct the broker, bank or other nominee how to vote your
shares by following the instructions that the broker, bank or other nominee provides you along with this proxy statement. Your broker,
bank or other nominee may have an earlier deadline by which you must provide instructions to it as to how to vote your shares, so you
should read carefully the materials provided to you by your broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary.
If you wish to attend and
vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting, you must first obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee that
holds your shares and email a copy (a legible photograph is sufficient) of your legal proxy to Continental at proxy@continentalstock.com.
Beneficial owners who email a valid legal proxy will be issued a 12-digit meeting control number that will allow them to register to
attend and participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting. Beneficial owners who wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting virtually
should contact Continental no later than [●], 2022, to obtain this information.
If you do not provide voting
instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee or intermediary and you do not vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting,
your shares will not be voted on any proposal on which your bank, broker or other nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote.
In these cases, the bank, broker or other nominee or intermediary will not be able to vote your shares on those matters for which specific
authorization is required. Brokers do not have discretionary authority to vote on any of the proposals.
Proxies
Our Board is asking for your
proxy. Giving our Board your proxy means you authorize it to vote your shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting in the manner you direct.
You may vote for or withhold your vote for each proposal or you may abstain from voting. All valid proxies received prior to the Extraordinary
General Meeting will be voted. All shares represented by a proxy will be voted, and where a shareholder specifies by means of the proxy
a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted in accordance with the specification so made. If no choice
is indicated on the proxy, the shares will be voted “FOR” each of the proposals and as the proxy holders may determine in
their discretion with respect to any other matters that may properly come before the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Proxies that are marked “abstain”
and proxies relating to “street name” shares that are returned to us but marked by brokers as “not voted” (so-called
“broker non-votes”) will be treated as shares present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters.
If a shareholder does not give the broker voting instructions, under applicable self-regulatory organization rules, its broker may not
vote its shares on “non-discretionary” matters. We believe each of the proposals constitutes a “non-discretionary”
matter.
Shareholders who have questions
or need assistance in completing or submitting their proxy cards should contact our proxy solicitor, Morrow, at (800) 662-5200 or by sending
a letter to 333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower, Stamford, CT 06902, or by emailing [●].info@investor.morrowsodali.com.
Revocability of Proxies
Shareholders may send a later-dated,
signed proxy card to the Company’s Secretary at 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801, so that it is received by
the Company’s Secretary prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting (which is scheduled to take place on [●], 2022).
Shareholders also may revoke their proxy by sending a notice of revocation to the Company’s Secretary, which must be received by
the Company’s Secretary prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, or by attending the Extraordinary General Meeting,
revoking their proxy and voting in person (including by virtual means). Attendance at the Extraordinary General Meeting alone will not
change your vote. However, if your shares are held in “street name” by your broker, bank or another nominee, you must contact
your broker, bank or other nominee to change your vote.
Attendance at the Extraordinary
General Meeting
Only shareholders, their
proxy holders and guests we may invite may attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. If you wish to virtually attend the Extraordinary
General Meeting but you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other agent, you must follow the instructions detailed above on how
to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Solicitation of Proxies
Our Board is soliciting proxies
for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting. All costs associated with this solicitation will be borne directly by the Company. We have
engaged Morrow to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. We have agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $[●][,
plus disbursements (including a $[●] advance against such disbursements), and will reimburse Morrow for its reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses and indemnify Morrow against certain losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims]. We will also reimburse banks, brokers
and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares for their expenses in forwarding
soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Our directors
and officers may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional
amounts for soliciting proxies.
You may contact Morrow at:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street
5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals (toll-free): (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokerage firms, please call collect: (203) 658-9400
Email: [●]
If any additional solicitation
of the holders of our outstanding Cohn Robbins Shares is deemed necessary, we (through our directors and officers) anticipate making such
solicitation directly.
Dissenters’ Rights and Appraisal Rights
Neither Cayman Islands law
nor our Charter provides for dissenters' rights for dissenting shareholders in connection with any of the proposals to be voted upon at
the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Warrant holders do not have
appraisal rights in connection with any of the proposals to be voted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Other Business
The Board does not know of
any other matters to be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. 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 that may properly come before the Extraordinary General Meeting. If
any additional matters are properly presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, or at any adjournments or postponements of the Extraordinary
General Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy card will have discretion to vote the shares they represent in accordance with
their own judgment on such matters. We expect that the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares represented by properly submitted proxies will be voted
by the proxy holders in accordance with the recommendations of our Board with respect to any such matters.
Principal Executive Offices
Our principal executive offices
are located at 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801. Our telephone number is (302) 295-4937. Our corporate website address
is www.cohnrobbins.com. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website is not deemed to be
incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this proxy statement.
PROPOSAL
NO. 1 —THE EXTENSION PROPOSAL
Background
We are a blank check company,
incorporated on July 13, 2020, as a Cayman Islands exempted company and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange,
asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
On September 11, 2020, Cohn
Robbins consummated its IPO of its units, with each unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-third of one redeemable warrant
to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share, which included the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount
of 10,800,000 units. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, Cohn Robbins completed the private sale of 12,373,333 private placement
warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per private placement warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to us of $18,560,000. Following
the closing of the IPO, a total of $828,000,000 ($10.00 per unit) of the net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the private placement
warrants was placed in the Trust Account with Continental acting as trustee.
Reasons for the Extension
Proposal
On January 20, 2022, the
Company entered into the Business Combination Agreement with SAZKA Entertainment AG, Swiss NewCo, US HoldCo and DE Merger Sub, pursuant
to which, among other things, the transactions contemplated therein will be effectuated. The purpose of the Extension is to allow the
Company more time to complete the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment.
The Charter provides that we have until September 11, 2022, to complete
an initial business combination. While the Company and the other parties to the Business Combination Agreement are working towards satisfaction
of the conditions to completion of the Business Combination, the Board has determined that there may not be sufficient time before September
11, 2022, to hold an extraordinary general meeting to obtain shareholder approval of and consummate the Business Combination. Instead,
the closing of the Business Combination is expected to take place as soon as practicable after such extraordinary general meeting, which
is expected to be held sometime before the Extended Date, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions in the Business
Combination Agreement. Accordingly, the Board believes that in order to be able to successfully complete the Business Combination, it
is appropriate to continue the Company’s existence until the Extended Date. The Board believes that the initial business combination
opportunity with SAZKA Entertainment, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, is in the best interests of the Company and our
shareholders. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date by which the
Company must complete an initial business combination to the Extended Date. If the closing of the Business Combination occurs prior to
the scheduled date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Extraordinary General Meeting will be adjourned indefinitely.
The Charter currently provides that if we do not consummate an initial
business combination by September 11, 2022, we will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as
reasonably possible, but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem our public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay
dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public
shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidating distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval
of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Cohn Robbins’ obligations under Cayman
Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating
distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination by September
11, 2022.
We believe that the provisions
of the Charter described in the preceding paragraph were included to protect the Company’s shareholders from having to sustain their
investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable initial business combination in the timeframe contemplated
by the Charter. We also believe, however, that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on pursuing an initial
business combination, our entry into the Business Combination Agreement and our belief that the Business Combination is in the best interest
of Cohn Robbins and our shareholders, the Extension is warranted.
The sole purpose of the Extension Proposal is to provide the Company
with sufficient time to complete an initial business combination, which the Board believes is in the best interests of the Company and
our shareholders. A copy of the proposed amendment to the Charter is attached to this
proxy statement as Annex A.
The Company is not asking
you to vote on any proposed initial business combination (including the proposed Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment) at this
time. If the Extension is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on any proposed
initial business combination (including the proposed Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment) when it is submitted to shareholders
in the future and the right to redeem your public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on
deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number
of then outstanding public shares, in the event the proposed initial business combination is approved and completed or the Company has
not consummated an initial business combination by the Extended Date.
If the Extension Proposal
Is Not Approved
If the Extension Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate
an initial business combination by September 11, 2022, we will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly
as reasonably possible, but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem our public shares, at a per-share price, payable in
cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to
pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding
public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidating distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval
of our remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Cohn Robbins’ obligations under Cayman
Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating
distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination by September
11, 2022.
The Sponsor and the Company’s
directors and officers have agreed to waive their respective rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account in respect of
any Cohn Robbins Class B Shares held by it or them, as applicable, if the Company fails to complete an initial business combination by
September 11, 2022, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Cohn Robbins
Class A Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial business combination by such date. There will be no redemption rights
or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination
by September 11, 2022. The Company will pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the Trust Account.
If the Extension Proposal
Is Approved
If the Extension Proposal
is approved, the Company will file an amendment to the Charter with the Cayman Registrar in the form of Annex A hereto to extend
the time it has to complete an initial business combination until the Extended Date. The Company will remain a reporting company under
the Exchange Act, and its units, Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and public warrants will remain publicly traded. The Company will then continue
to work to consummate its initial business combination, and specifically the Business Combination, by the Extended Date.
You are not being asked
to vote on an initial business combination (including the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment) at this time. If the Extension
is implemented and you do not elect to redeem your public shares in connection with the Extension, you will retain the right to vote on
an initial business combination (including the Business Combination with SAZKA Entertainment) when it is submitted to shareholders and
the right to redeem your public shares for cash from the Trust Account in the event the proposed initial business combination is approved
and completed or the Company has not consummated an initial business combination by the Extended Date.
If the Extension Proposal
is approved, and the Extension is implemented, the amount held in the Trust Account will be reduced by withdrawals in connection with
any shareholder redemptions. The Company cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension is approved,
and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be significantly less than the approximately $828,653,551 that was in the Trust Account
as of March 31, 2022. We will not proceed with the Extension if the number of redemptions of our public shares cause us to have less than
$5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Proposal, as provided in the Charter.
If the Extension is approved,
an affiliate of the Sponsor will continue to receive payments from the Company of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial
and administrative services pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement.
Redemption Rights
If the Extension Proposal
is approved, and the Extension is implemented, each public shareholder may seek to redeem his, her or its public shares. Holders of public
shares who do not elect to redeem their public shares in connection with the Extension will retain the right to redeem their public shares
in connection with any shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination, or if the Company has not consummated an initial
business combination by the Extended Date.
TO DEMAND REDEMPTION, YOU MUST ENSURE YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, INCLUDING SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST THAT YOUR SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR CASH TO THE TRANSFER
AGENT AND TENDERING AND DELIVERING YOUR SHARES (AND SHARE CERTIFICATE (IF ANY) AND OTHER REDEMPTION FORMS) TO THE TRANSFER AGENT PRIOR
TO 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY TIME ON [●], 2022. 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 and redemptions.
Pursuant to the Charter,
a public shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of such public shareholder’s public shares for cash if
the Extension Proposal is approved. You will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:
| (a) | (i) hold public shares or (ii) hold public shares as part of units and elect to separate such units into
the underlying public shares and public warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the public shares; and |
| (b) | prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2022 (two (2)
business days prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting), (i) submit a written request to Continental, the Company’s
transfer agent, that the Company redeem your public shares for cash and (ii) tender or deliver your shares (and share certificates (if
any) and other redemption forms) to the transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company. |
Holders of units must elect
to separate the underlying public shares and public warrants 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 warrants, or if a holder holds units registered in its, their 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 even if they vote for the Extension Proposal.
Through the Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian (“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, The Depository Trust Company 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 a tendering broker fee 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 The Depository Trust Company, 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 may be unable to redeem their shares.
Certificates that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures
prior to the vote on the Extension Proposal will not be redeemed for cash held in the Trust Account. In the event that a public shareholder
tenders its 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 with the consent of the Board. If you tendered or 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 is not approved, 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 will
not be approved. 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 per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust
Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, divided by the number of then-issued
and outstanding Cohn Robbins Class A Shares. Based upon the amount held in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022, which was $828,653,551,
the Company estimates that the per-share price at which public shares may be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately
$10.01 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of a Class A Ordinary Share on [●], 2022, was $[●].
The Company cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Cohn Robbins Class A 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
Cohn Robbins Class A Shares for cash and will no longer own such shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if
you properly demand redemption and tender your share certificate(s) to the Company’s transfer agent prior to the vote on the Extension
Proposal. The Company anticipates that a public shareholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the
Extension Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension.
U.S.
Federal Income Tax Considerations for Shareholders Exercising Redemption Rights
The
following is a discussion of U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to U.S. Holders (as defined below) that elect
to have their Cohn Robbins Class A Shares redeemed for cash if the Extension Proposal is approved and the Extension is completed. This
discussion applies only to Cohn Robbins Class A Shares that are held as a capital asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally,
property held for investment). This discussion does not describe all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant
to holders in light of their particular circumstances or status, including:
| ● | the
Sponsor or our directors and officers; |
| ● | financial
institutions or financial services entities; |
| ● | taxpayers
that are subject to the mark-to-market method of accounting; |
| ● | governments
or agencies or instrumentalities thereof; |
| ● | regulated
investment companies or real estate investment trusts; |
| ● | expatriates
or former long-term residents of the United States; |
| ● | persons
that actually or constructively own five percent (5%) or more of our voting shares or five
percent (5%) or more of the total value of all classes of our shares; |
| ● | persons
that acquired Cohn Robbins Class A Shares pursuant to an exercise of employee share options
or upon payout of a restricted stock unit, in connection with employee share incentive plans
or otherwise as compensation or in connection with the performance of services; |
| ● | persons
that hold Cohn Robbins Class A Shares as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging,
conversion or other integrated or similar transaction; |
| ● | persons
whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
| ● | controlled
foreign corporations; and |
| ● | passive
foreign investment companies. |
This
discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”),
proposed, temporary and final Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof,
all as of the date hereof. All of the foregoing is subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax
considerations described herein. This discussion does not address U.S. federal taxes other than those pertaining to U.S. federal income
taxation (such as estate or gift taxes, the alternative minimum tax or the Medicare tax on investment income), nor does it address any
aspects of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. taxation.
We
have not and do not intend to seek any rulings from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”)
regarding the exercise of redemption rights. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take positions inconsistent with the considerations
discussed below or that any such positions would not be sustained by a court.
This
discussion does not consider the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold our securities through
such entities. If a partnership (or any entity or arrangement so characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Cohn Robbins
Class A Shares, the tax treatment of such partnership and a person treated as a partner of such partnership will generally depend on
the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding any Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and persons that
are treated as partners of such partnerships should consult their tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences
of an exercise of redemption rights to them.
EACH
HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH HOLDER OF AN EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION
RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.
U.S.
Holders
As
used herein, a “U.S. Holder”
is a beneficial owner of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
| ● | an
individual citizen or resident of the United States; |
| ● | a
corporation (or other entity that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the
laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
| ● | an
estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or |
| ● | a
trust if (a) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the administration of such
trust and one (1) or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions
of the trust or (b) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person. |
Redemption
of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares
In
addition to the PFIC considerations discussed below under “— PFIC Considerations,” the U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Cohn Robbins Class A Shares pursuant to the redemption provisions described in
this proxy statement will depend on whether the redemption qualifies as a sale of such shares redeemed under Section 302 of the Code
or is treated as a distribution under Section 301 of the Code..
If
the redemption qualifies as a sale of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares, a U.S. Holder will be treated as described below under the section
entitled “— U.S. Holders — Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Cohn Robbins Class
A Shares.” If the redemption does not qualify as a sale of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares, a U.S. Holder will be treated as receiving
a distribution with the tax consequences described below under the section entitled “— U.S. Holders — Taxation of
Distributions.”
The
redemption of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares will generally qualify as a sale of the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares that are redeemed if such
redemption (a) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the redeeming U.S. Holder, (b) results in a “complete
termination” of such U.S. Holder’s interest or (c) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect
to such U.S. Holder. These tests are explained more fully below.
For
purposes of such tests, a U.S. Holder takes into account not only ordinary shares actually owned by such U.S. Holder, but also ordinary
shares that are constructively owned by such U.S. Holder. A redeeming U.S. Holder may constructively own, in addition to ordinary shares
owned directly, ordinary shares owned by certain related individuals and entities in which such U.S. Holder has an interest or that have
an interest in such U.S. Holder, as well as any ordinary shares such U.S. Holder has a right to acquire by exercise of an option, which
would generally include shares that could be acquired pursuant to the exercise of the warrants.
The
redemption of ordinary shares will generally be “substantially disproportionate” with respect to a redeeming U.S. Holder
if the percentage of the respective entity’s outstanding voting shares that such U.S. Holder actually or constructively owns immediately
after the redemption is less than 80% of the percentage of the respective entity’s outstanding voting shares that such U.S. Holder
actually or constructively owned immediately before the redemption. Prior to an initial business combination, the Cohn Robbins Class
A Shares may not be treated as voting shares for this purpose and, consequently, this substantially disproportionate test may not be
applicable. There will be a complete termination of such U.S. Holder’s interest if either (a) all of the ordinary shares actually
or constructively owned by such U.S. Holder are redeemed or (b) all of the ordinary shares actually owned by such U.S. Holder are redeemed
and such U.S. Holder is eligible to waive, and effectively waives in accordance with specific rules, the attribution of ordinary shares
owned by certain family members and such U.S. Holder does not constructively own any other ordinary shares. The redemption of Cohn Robbins
Class A Shares will not be essentially equivalent to a dividend if it results in a “meaningful reduction” of such U.S. Holder’s
proportionate interest in the respective entity. Whether the redemption will result in a meaningful reduction in such U.S. Holder’s
proportionate interest will depend on the particular facts and circumstances applicable to it. The IRS has indicated in a published ruling
that even a small reduction in the proportionate interest of a small minority shareholder in a publicly held corporation who exercises
no control over corporate affairs may constitute such a “meaningful reduction.”
If none of the foregoing tests is satisfied, then the redemption of
Cohn Robbins Class A Shares will be treated as a distribution to the redeeming holder and the tax effects to such U.S. Holder will be
as described below under the section entitled “— Taxation of Distributions.” After the application of those rules,
any remaining tax basis of the U.S. Holder in the redeemed Cohn Robbins Class A Shares will be added to such holder’s adjusted tax
basis in its remaining shares, or, if it has none, to such holder’s adjusted tax basis in its warrants or possibly in other shares
constructively owned by it.
U.S.
Holders should consult their tax advisors as to the tax consequences of a redemption, including any special reporting requirements.
Taxation
of Distributions.
Subject
to the PFIC rules discussed below under “— PFIC Considerations,” if the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s
Cohn Robbins Class A Shares is treated as a distribution, as discussed above, such distribution will generally be treated as a dividend
for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S.
federal income tax principles. Such dividends will be taxable to a corporate U.S. Holder at regular rates and will not be eligible for
the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to domestic corporations in respect of dividends received from other domestic corporations.
With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, dividends will generally be taxed at preferential long-term capital gains rates only if (i)
Cohn Robbins Class A Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States or (ii) Cohn Robbins Class
A Shares are eligible for the benefits of an applicable income tax treaty, in each case provided that the Company is not treated as a
PFIC in the taxable year in which the dividend was paid or in any previous year and certain holding period and other requirements are
met. Because we believe it is likely that we were a PFIC for our prior taxable year ended December 31, 2021, it is likely that the lower
applicable long-term capital gains rate would not apply to any redemption proceeds treated as a distribution. Moreover, it is unclear
whether redemption rights with respect to the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares may prevent the holding period of such shares from commencing
prior to the termination of such rights. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate
for any redemption treated as a dividend with respect to Cohn Robbins Class A Shares..
Distributions
in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will generally constitute a return of capital that will be applied against
and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Cohn Robbins Class A Shares. Any remaining excess will
be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares and will be treated as described below
under the section entitled “— Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Cohn Robbins Class
A Shares.”
Gain
or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares.
Subject
to the PFIC rules discussed below under “— PFIC Considerations,” if the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s
Cohn Robbins Class A Shares is treated as a sale or other taxable disposition, as discussed above, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize
capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (a) the amount realized and (b) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax
basis in the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares redeemed.
Under
tax law currently in effect, long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders are generally subject to U.S. federal income
tax at a reduced rate of tax. Capital gain or loss will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding
period for the ordinary shares exceeds one (1) year. However, it is unclear whether the redemption rights with respect to the Cohn Robbins
Class A Shares described in this proxy statement may prevent the holding period of the Cohn Robbins Class A Shares from commencing prior
to the termination of such rights. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to various limitations. U.S. Holders who hold different
blocks of Cohn Robbins Class A Shares (Cohn Robbins Class A Shares purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices) should
consult their tax advisor to determine how the above rules apply to them.
PFIC
Considerations
A
foreign corporation will be a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”)
for U.S. federal income tax purposes if at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year is passive income. Alternatively, a foreign
corporation will be a PFIC if at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year of the foreign corporation, ordinarily determined based on
fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally
includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than certain rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or
business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.
We
believe it is likely that we were a PFIC for our prior taxable year ended December 31, 2021. Our PFIC status for our current taxable
year ending December 31, 2022, however, depends in part on whether we complete a business combination prior to the end of such year,
as well as the timing and specifics of any such business combination. Because these and other facts on which any determination of PFIC
status are based may not be known until the close of our current taxable year, there can be no assurances with respect to our PFIC status
for such year. Even if we are not a PFIC for our current taxable year, a determination that we were a PFIC for any prior taxable year
will continue to apply to any U.S. Holders who held Cohn Robbins Class A Shares during such prior taxable years, absent certain elections
described below.
If
we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder and
the U.S. Holder did not make a timely and effective “qualified election fund” election (a “QEF
Election”) for each of our taxable years as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held Cohn Robbins Class A Shares, a QEF
Election along with a purging election, or a “mark-to-market” election, then such holder will generally be subject to special
rules (the “Default PFIC Regime”)
with respect to:
| ● | any
gain recognized by the U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its Cohn Robbins Class
A Shares; and |
| ● | any
“excess distribution” made to the U.S. Holder (generally, any distributions to
such U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the
average annual distributions received by such U.S. Holder in respect of its ordinary shares
during the three (3) preceding taxable years of such U.S. Holder or, if shorter, such U.S.
Holder’s holding period for such ordinary shares). |
Under
the Default PFIC Regime:
| ● | the
U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s
holding period for its Cohn Robbins Class A Shares; |
| ● | the
amount of gain allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder
recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the U.S. Holder’s
holding period before the first day of the first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will
be taxed as ordinary income; |
| ● | the
amount of gain allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder
and included in such U.S. Holder’s holding period will be taxed at the highest tax
rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder; and |
| ● | an
additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax
will be imposed on the U.S. Holder in respect of the tax attributable to each such other
taxable year of such U.S. Holder. |
THE
PFIC RULES ARE VERY COMPLEX AND ARE IMPACTED BY VARIOUS FACTORS IN ADDITION TO THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE. ALL U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT
THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE PFIC RULES TO THE REDEMPTION OF COHN ROBBINS CLASS A SHARES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WHETHER A QEF ELECTION, A PURGING ELECTION, A MARK-TO-MARKET ELECTION, OR ANY OTHER ELECTION IS AVAILABLE AND THE CONSEQUENCES TO THEM
OF MAKING OR HAVING MADE ANY SUCH ELECTION, AND THE IMPACT OF ANY PROPOSED OR FINAL PFIC TREASURY REGULATIONS.
Required
Vote
Approval of the Extension Proposal requires a special resolution under
Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Cohn Robbins Shares issued and
outstanding, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who do so at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions
and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will have no effect
on any of the proposals. If the Extension Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate an initial business combination by September
11, 2022, we will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more
than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem our public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount
then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which
interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will
completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions,
if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and
the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Cohn Robbins’ obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims
of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect
to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination by September 11, 2022.
Additionally,
we will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible
assets following approval of the Extension Proposal.
The
Sponsor and all of the Company’s directors and officers are expected to vote all Cohn Robbins Shares owned by them in favor of
the Extension Proposal. On the Record Date, the Sponsor and all of the Company’s directors and officers beneficially owned and
were entitled to vote an aggregate of 20,700,000 Cohn Robbins Class B Shares. See the section entitled “Beneficial Ownership
of Securities” for additional information regarding the holders of Cohn Robbins Class B Shares and their respective ownership
thereof.
In
addition, subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), the Sponsor, the Company’s
directors, officers or advisors or any of their respective affiliates may (i) purchase public shares from institutional and other investors
(including those who vote, or indicate an intention to vote, against any of the proposals presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting,
or elect to redeem, or indicate an intention to redeem, public shares), (ii) enter into transactions with such investors and others to
provide them with incentives to not redeem their public shares, or (iii) execute agreements to purchase such public shares from such
investors or enter into non-redemption agreements in the future. In the event that the Sponsor, the Company’s directors, officers
or advisors or any of their respective affiliates purchase public shares in situations in which the tender offer rules and restrictions
on purchases would apply, they (a) would purchase the public shares at a price no higher than the price offered through the Company’s
redemption process (i.e., approximately $[●] per share, based on the amounts held in the Trust Account as of [●], 2022); (b)
would represent in writing that such public shares will not be voted in favor of approving the Extension Proposal; and (c) would waive
in writing any redemption rights with respect to the public shares so purchased.
The
Sponsor and the Company’s directors, officers or advisors, or any of their respective affiliates, may purchase public shares in
privately negotiated transactions or in the open market prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting, although they are under no obligation
to do so. Any such purchases that are completed after the Record Date may include an agreement with a selling shareholder that such shareholder,
for so long as it remains the record holder of the Cohn Robbins Shares in question, will vote in favor of the proposals and/or will not
exercise its redemption rights with respect to the Cohn Robbins Shares so purchased. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions
would be to increase the likelihood that the proposals to be voted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting are approved by the requisite
number of votes. In the event that such purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders who would otherwise
have voted against the proposals and elected to redeem their shares for a portion of the Trust Account. Any such privately negotiated
purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are below or in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. Any
public shares held by or subsequently purchased by our affiliates may be voted in favor of the proposals. None of the Sponsor or the
Company’s directors, officers or advisors or any of their respective affiliates may make any such purchases when they are in possession
of any material nonpublic information not disclosed to the seller or during a restricted period under Regulation M under the Exchange
Act.
Interests
of the Sponsor and the Company’s Directors and Officers
When
you consider the recommendation of the Board, you should keep in mind that the Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors
have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among other things:
| ● | if
the Extension Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate an initial business combination
by September 11, 2022, the 20,700,000 aggregate Cohn Robbins Class B Shares held by the Sponsor
and certain of our directors will be worthless (as the Sponsor and such directors have waived
liquidation rights with respect to such shares), as will the 12,373,333 private placement
warrants held by the Sponsor; |
| ● | in
connection with the IPO, the Sponsor agreed that it will be liable under certain circumstances
to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced by the claims of any third
party for services rendered or products sold to the Company or prospective target businesses
with which the Company has entered into certain agreements; |
| ● | all
rights specified in the Charter relating to the right of officers and directors to be indemnified
by the Company, and of the Company’s officers and directors to be exculpated from monetary
liability with respect to prior acts or omissions, will continue after an initial business
combination and, if the Extension Proposal is not approved and no initial business combination
is completed by September 11, 2022, so that the Company liquidates, the Company will not
be able to perform its obligations to its officers and directors under those provisions; |
| ● | none
of the Company’s officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services
rendered to the Company, and all of the current officers and directors are expected to continue
to serve in their roles at least through the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting and
may continue to serve following any potential initial business combination and receive compensation
thereafter; |
| ● | the
Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors and their respective affiliates are
entitled to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them related to identifying,
investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination and, if the Extension
Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate an initial business combination by September
11, 2022, they will not have any claim against the Trust Account for reimbursement so that
the Company will most likely be unable to reimburse such expenses; and |
| ● | on
September 1, 2021, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note as a working capital
loan (the “Working
Capital Loan”), with the Sponsor pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to
loan Cohn Robbins up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000. The funds from the Working
Capital Facility will be utilized to finance transaction costs in connection with Cohn Robbins’
initial business combination. The Working Capital Loan is non-interest-bearing and due to
be repaid upon the consummation of an initial business combination. As of the date of this
proxy statement, the outstanding principal balance under the promissory note was $1,000,000.
If the Extension Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate an initial business combination
by September 11, 2022, there will not be sufficient assets to repay the Working Capital Loan
and it will be worthless. |
Recommendation
As
discussed above, after careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Proposal is in the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board has approved and declared advisable the adoption of the Extension Proposal.
OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE EXTENSION PROPOSAL. OUR BOARD EXPRESSES NO OPINION AS TO WHETHER YOU
SHOULD REDEEM YOUR PUBLIC SHARES.