Company: PFSA
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001213900-25-035718
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Company: Profusa, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 172
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 making it difficult for New Profusa to obtain the quotation, listing or trading of its securities on a national securities exchange. The Sponsor and NorthView’s officers, directors and/or their affiliates anticipate that they may identify the shareholders with whom the Sponsor or NorthView’s officers, directors or their affiliates may pursue privately negotiated purchases by either the shareholders contacting NorthView directly or by NorthView or its advisor’s receipt of redemption requests submitted by shareholders following our mailing of proxy materials in connection with the Business Combination. If the Sponsor or NorthView’s officers, directors, advisors or their affiliates enter into a private purchase, they would identify and contact only potential selling shareholders who have expressed their election to redeem their shares for a pro rata share of the proceeds of the Trust Account or vote against the Business Combination but only if such shares have not already been voted at the Special Meeting. The Sponsor and NorthView’s officers, directors, advisors or their affiliates will only purchase shares if such purchases comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and other applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 14e -5under the Exchange Act. 74 Any purchases by the Sponsor or NorthView’s officers, directors and/or their affiliates who are affiliated purchasers under Rule 10b -18under the Exchange Act will only be made to the extent such purchases are able to be made in compliance with Rule 10b -18, which is a safe harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b -5of the Exchange Act. Rule 10b -18has certain technical requirements that must be complied with in order for the safe harbor to be available to the purchaser. The Sponsor and NorthView’s officers, directors and/or their affiliates will not make any such purchases of shares of NorthView Common Stock if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b -5of the Exchange Act. The Sponsor and NorthView’s executive officers and directors have potential conflicts of interest in recommending that stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Business Combination Proposal and approval of the other proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus. When you consider the recommendation of NorthView’s Board in favor of approval of Proposal 1 (Business Combination Proposal) and the other proposals you should keep in mind that the Sponsor and certain of NorthView’s directors, officers and initial stockholders have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder. These interests include, among other things: •The Sponsor beneficial