Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001493152-25-029121
Chunk: 58

Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: S-4
Chunk 58
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 respective affiliates will purchase shares only if such purchases comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and the other federal securities laws.

To the extent that the Sponsor and HVII’s officers, directors, advisors, and/or any of their respective affiliates enter into any such private purchase prior to the HVII Shareholders’ Meeting, HVII will file a current report on Form 8-K to disclose (i) the amount of securities purchased in any such purchases, along with the purchase price; (ii) the purpose of any such purchases; (iii) the impact, if any, of any such purchases on the likelihood that the Business Combination will be approved; (iv) the identities or the nature of the security holders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold their securities in any such purchases; and (v) the number of securities for which HVII has received redemption requests pursuant to its HVII Shareholders’ Redemption Rights in connection with the Business Combination.

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Any purchases by the Sponsor or HVII’s officers, directors, advisors and/or any of their respective affiliates who are affiliated purchasers under Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act will only be made to the extent such purchases are made in compliance with Rule 10b-18, which is a safe harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. Rule 10b-18 has certain technical requirements that must be complied with in order for the safe harbor to be available to the purchaser. The Sponsor or HVII’s officers, directors and/or any of their respective affiliates will be restricted from making purchases of HVII Ordinary Shares if such purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act.

For further information, please see the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “ Business of HVII and Certain Information About HVII — Permitted Purchases of HVII’s Securities.”

Q. Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies?

A. HVII will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the HVII Shareholders’ Meeting. HVII has engaged Advantage Proxy, Inc. (the “Solicitation Agent”) to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the HVII Shareholders’ Meeting. HVII has agreed to pay the Solicitation Agent approximately $12,500 in connection with its services to HVII, all of which is payable upon the Closing. HVII will reimburse the Solicitation Agent for