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American Battery Materials to merge with SPAC Seaport Global Acquisition II in $160M deal
AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
- ABM enters merger agreement with SGII (NASDAQ: SGII) at $160M implied enterprise value; ABM becomes wholly-owned subsidiary.
- ABM stockholders receive SGII shares based on exchange ratio; deal expected to close in 2023 subject to approvals.
- SGII enters $43M Prepaid Forward Purchase Agreement with Meteora to backstop redemptions; up to 4.2M shares purchased at Redemption Price.
- ABM stockholders holding >60% of shares approve merger via written consent on May 31, 2023; all covenants and conditions apply.
- Conditions include SGII having ≥$5M net tangible assets post-redemptions and ABM ≥$20M available cash at closing.