Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VMACU, VMAC, VMACW)
(“VMAC” or the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company,
announced today that, on November 3, 2021, its sponsor, Vistas
Media Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), requested that VMAC extend the
date by which VMAC has to consummate a business combination from
November 11, 2021 to February 11, 2022 (the “Extension”). The
Extension is the second of two three-month extensions permitted
under VMAC’s governing documents. In connection with such
Extension, the Sponsor has notified VMAC that it intends to cause
an aggregate of $1,000,000 to be deposited into VMAC’s trust
account on or before November 11, 2021. The Extension provides VMAC
with additional time to complete its proposed business combination
with Anghami Inc. (“Anghami”), the leading music streaming platform
and service in the Middle East and North Africa.
About Vistas Media Acquisition Company
Inc.VMAC is a blank check company, also commonly referred
to as a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, formed for
the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset
acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business
combination with one or more businesses or entities in the Global
Media and Entertainment sector.To learn more about Vistas Media
Acquisition Company Inc., please visit https://vmac.media.
About Anghami Inc.Anghami is the leading digital
music entertainment technology platform in the Middle East and
North Africa, with the largest catalog comprising more than 57
million songs available for more than 70 million users. When it
launched in 2012, Anghami was the first music-streaming platform in
MENA. In digitizing the region’s music, it has become the
best-known and best-loved brand in music streaming in MENA. Today,
Anghami features licensed content from leading Arabic labels,
independent artists and distributors. Anghami also features music
from the major International labels such as Universal, Sony, Warner
and is continuously licensing new content. Headquartered in Abu
Dhabi, it has offices in Beirut, Dubai, Cairo and Riyadh and
operates in 16 countries across MENA. It is the only service
available in English, Arabic and French, and remains close to its
customer base, not only thanks to its pan-regional presence but
also via the 56 million user data points it generates every day.To
learn more about Anghami, please
visit: https://anghami.com
Additional Information and Where to Find
ItIn connection with the proposed business combination,
Anghami has filed a Registration Statement on Form F-4, including a
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and a definitive proxy
statement/prospectus with the SEC. VMAC’s stockholders and other
interested persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive
proxy statement/prospectus, when filed, and documents incorporated
by reference therein filed in connection with the proposed business
combination, as these materials will contain important information
about Anghami, VMAC, and the proposed business combination. When
available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant materials for the proposed business combination will be
mailed to stockholders of VMAC as of November 4, 2021, the record
date for voting on the proposed business combination. Stockholders
will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus,
and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by
reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to:
fjc@vmac.media.
Participants in
SolicitationVMAC and its directors and executive officers
may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from
VMAC’s stockholders with respect to the business combination. A
list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a
description of their interests in VMAC is included in the proxy
statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination and be
available at www.sec.gov. Additional information regarding the
interests of such participants is included in the proxy
statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination.Anghami
and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders
of VMAC in connection with the proposed business combination. A
list of the names of such directors and executive officers and
information regarding their interests in the proposed business
combination is included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the
proposed business combination.
Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release includes
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe
harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. VMAC’s and Anghami’s actual results
may differ from their expectations, estimates, and projections and,
consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking
statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,”
“estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,”
“predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or
the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, the satisfaction of the
closing conditions to the proposed business combination, and the
timing of the completion of the proposed business combination.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Most of these factors are outside VMAC’s and Anghami’s control and
are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences
include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event,
change, or other circumstances that could give rise to the
termination of the definitive merger agreement (the “Agreement”);
(2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted
against VMAC and Anghami following the announcement of the
Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; (3) the
inability to complete the proposed business combination, including
due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of VMAC and
Anghami, certain regulatory approvals, or satisfy other conditions
to closing in the Agreement; (4) the occurrence of any event,
change, or other circumstance that could give rise to the
termination of the Agreement or could otherwise cause the
transaction to fail to close; (5) the impact of COVID-19 on
Anghami’s business and/or the ability of the parties to complete
the proposed business combination; (6) the risk that the proposed
business combination disrupts current plans and operations as a
result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed
business combination; (7) costs related to the proposed business
combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (9) the
possibility that Anghami or VMAC may be adversely affected by other
economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (10) other
risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the final
prospectus of VMAC for its initial public offering, including those
under “Risk Factors” therein, and in VMAC’s other filings with the
SEC. VMAC cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not
exclusive. VMAC cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon
any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
made. VMAC does not undertake or accept any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its
expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances
on which any such statement is based.
No Offer or SolicitationThis
press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy,
consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in
respect of the proposed business combination. This press release
shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of
securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
Contacts:
Investors:
VMAC: F. Jacob Cherian, CEO +1
212- 859-3525 fjc@vmac.media
ICR: Ashley DeSimone / Brett
Milotte, ICR Ashley.desimone@icrinc.com /
Brett.milotte@icrinc.com
U.S. Media: Keil Decker, ICR
Keil.decker@icrinc.com
Middle East Media: Sunil John /
Sophie McNulty, ASDA’A BCW Sunil.john@bcw-global.com /
Sophie.mcnulty@bcw-global.comChristine Habib, Anghami
Christine@anghami.com
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