NPAC
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DESCRIPTION

This is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), a blank check company with no operations, products, or revenue. The company raised $300M in its April 2025 IPO, placing that capital in a trust account earning interest. Its sole purpose is to use that capital to acquire a private business and take it public. The company has identified Abra, a fintech company, as its target, signing a Business Combination Agreement in March 2026 that values Abra at $750M. Under the deal, Abra merges into a subsidiary of the SPAC, with Abra shareholders receiving $750M in newly issued shares of the combined company. Post-closing, Abra's management team runs the combined company, which will list on Nasdaq. The deal requires shareholder and regulatory approvals, at least $40M in net cash at closing, and the parties are targeting at least $150M in additional Transaction Financing. The deal must close by October 2026. The SPAC is led by co-CEOs Alexander Coleman and Gary Smith, who previously ran NPA I (which merged with AST SpaceMobile in 2021) and NPA II (which failed to complete a deal and liquidated in 2024). The sponsor acquired Founder Shares at nominal cost, representing roughly 20% of the post-IPO share count — these shares are worthless if no deal closes, creating a strong incentive to complete a transaction. Public shareholders can redeem shares for approximately $10.33 per share at the time of the vote, and if no deal closes by April 2027, the trust is liquidated and proceeds are returned to shareholders.

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