Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001493152-25-029121
Chunk: 76

Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: S-4
Chunk 76
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 the relevant shares not being counted in connection with the vote on any Proposal.

Abstentions and broker-non votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established but will not be counted in connection with the vote on any Proposal. As of the record date for the meeting, 13,011,667 HVII Ordinary Shares would be required to achieve a quorum.

Recommendation to HVII Shareholders

The HVII Board believes that the Business Combination Proposal and the other Proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus to be presented at the HVII Shareholders’ Meeting are in the best interest of HVII and recommends that HVII’s shareholders vote “ FOR” each of the Proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus.

When you consider the recommendation of the HVII Board in favor of approval of the Business Combination Proposal and the other Proposals, you should keep in mind that HVII’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from or in addition to (or which may conflict with) your interests as an HVII Shareholder. Please see the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “ The Business Combination — Interests of HVII’s Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”

Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination

After careful consideration, the HVII Board recommends that HVII Shareholders vote “FOR” each proposal being submitted to a vote of the HVII Shareholders at the HVII Shareholders’ Meeting. The HVII Board considered a number of positive factors including, but not limited to, (i) ONE Nuclear’s dual natural gas and nuclear power generation development strategy, (ii) ONE Nuclear’s commercial relationships, (iii) ONE Nuclear’s differentiated platform with strong pipeline of operational sites, including access to first two priority development sites, (iv) ONE Nuclear’s multi-technology nuclear strategy, (v) ONE Nuclear will benefit substantially from being a public company, (vi) ONE Nuclear’s experienced and committed management team, (vii) growth in electricity consumption and demand, (viii) growing global Support for nuclear, including small modular reactors’ potential to play a large role, (ix) bipartisan political support for nuclear energy sources, (x) attractive market valuation compared to publicly-traded industry peers, (xi) the ONE Nuclear equityholders and Initial Shareholders will be restricted from transferring their shares of New ONE Nuclear Common Stock, (xii) pro forma ownership and (xiii) the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement