# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001832696
**File Stem:** 0001213900-23-001680
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
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**0001213900-23-001680.hdr.sgml**: 20230109

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-23-001680

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: PRE 14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230109

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230109

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230109

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001832696
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BLANK CHECKS [6770]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 981566664
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** E9
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** PRE 14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40096
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23518295

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2929 ARCH STREET STE 1703
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19104
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4844593476

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2929 ARCH STREET STE 1703
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19104

#### UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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#### SCHEDULE 14A
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**PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF<br>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

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Check the appropriate box:

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 ☐ Definitive Proxy Statement

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**FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP.**<br> (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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#### PRELIMINARY PROXY MATERIALS<br>SUBJECT TO COMPLETION<br> LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS OF FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP.<br>2929 ARCH STREET, SUITE 1703 <br>PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104<br>TO BE HELD ON , 2023
Dear FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. Shareholder:

You are cordially invited to attend an extraordinary general meeting of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the *"Company*," "*Athena,*" "*we*," "*us*" or "*our*"), which will be held on , 2023, at [•] p.m., New York Time (the "*Special Meeting*"). Due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and to support the health and well-being of Athena shareholders and other meeting participants, the Special Meeting will be held at the offices of [•] at [•] and via virtual meeting format setting. You can participate in the Special Meeting, vote, and submit questions via live webcast by visiting [•] with the password of [•] and entering the voter control number included on your proxy card.

The attached Notice of the Special Meeting and proxy statement describe the business Athena will conduct at the Special Meeting and provide information about Athena that you should consider when you vote your shares. As set forth in the attached proxy statement, the Special Meeting will be held for the purpose of considering and voting on the following proposals:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal* — A special resolution to amend and restate Athena's Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the "*Articles of Association"*) to give the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination (the "*Combination Period*") up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from February 25, 2023 to August 25, 2023 (as extended, the "*Extended Date")* (i.e., for a period of time ending 30 months after the consummation of its initial public offering (the "*IPO*")) (the "*Extension Amendment Proposal*");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 2 — Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal —* To amend Athena's investment management trust agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021 (the "*Trust Agreement*"), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "*Trustee*"), to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date (the "*Trust Agreement Amendment*") by depositing into the Trust Account, for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $[•] and (b) $[•] for each Class A ordinary share issued in the IPO outstanding (the "*Extension Payment*") after giving effect to the Redemption (the "*Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal*"); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal* — An ordinary resolution to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal (the "*Adjournment Proposal*").

Each of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement. Please take the time to read carefully each of the proposals in the accompanying proxy statement before you vote.

The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow Athena additional time to complete a business combination. The Articles of Association currently provide that we have until February 25, 2023 to complete an initial business combination (the "*Termination Date*").

If both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, the Company will instead have the right to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time up to the Extended Date, provided that the Extension Payment is deposited into the Trust

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Account on or prior to the date of each applicable deadline. **However, even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.**

Currently, the Company may not extend the Termination Date. Athena's board of directors (the "*Board*") believes that it is improbable that Athena will be able to negotiate and complete an initial business combination before the Termination Date. As a result, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of Athena to seek an extension of the Termination Date and have Athena shareholders approve the Extension Amendment Proposal to allow for additional time to consummate a business combination. While Athena is using its best efforts to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date, the Board believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that an extension of the Combination Period (the "*Extension*") be obtained so that Athena will have additional time to consummate a business combination. Without the Extension, Athena believes that there is a significant risk that Athena will not, despite its best efforts, be able to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date. If that were to occur, Athena would be precluded from completing a business combination and would be forced to liquidate even if Athena shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a business combination.

As contemplated by the Articles of Association, the holders of Athena Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the "*Ordinary Shares*"), issued as part of the units sold in the IPO (the "*Public Shares*") may demand that such shares be redeemed in exchange for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account, less taxes payable, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of a business combination (the "*Redemption*"). You may elect to redeem your Ordinary Shares in connection with the Special Meeting. **However, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption (the "*Redemption Limitation*"). If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, we and/or the Sponsor (as defined below) or its affiliates, may take action to increase our net tangible assets to avoid the Redemption Limitation, which may include, at our and the Sponsor's option and in our and its sole discretion, any, several or all of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of our significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees; (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants; (c) entering into non**-redemption **or similar agreements with new or existing shareholders; (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation); or (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor.**

On the Record Date (defined below), the redemption price per Public Share was approximately $[•] (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two (2) business days prior to the Special Meeting), based on the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date (including interest not previously released to Athena to pay its taxes), divided by the total number of then outstanding Public Shares. The closing price of the Public Shares on Nasdaq on the Record Date was $[•]. Accordingly, if the market price of the Public Shares were to remain the same until the date of the Special Meeting, exercising redemption rights would result in a holder of Public Shares receiving approximately $[•] more per share than if the Public Shares were sold in the open market. Athena cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per Public Share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares. Athena believes that such redemption right enables its holders of Public Shares to determine whether to sustain their investments for an additional period if Athena does not complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are not approved, or if Athena is otherwise unable to consummate its initial business combination by the Termination Date, Athena will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Public Shares in consideration of a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of interest that may be used to pay Athena's taxes payable and up to $100,000 for dissolution expenses), by

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(B) the total number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of the holders of Public Shares (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Athena's remaining shareholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to Athena's obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the holders of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and the Class B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, held by FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC and FTAC Athena Advisors, LLC (collectively, the "*Sponsor*") (the "*Founder Shares*"), who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting.

Approval of the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares, present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof and entitled to vote on such matter. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, we are in discussions to obtain written consent from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as representative of the underwriters of the IPO (the "*Underwriters*").

Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. The Adjournment Proposal will only be put forth for a vote if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal at the Special Meeting.

The Board has fixed the close of business on [•] (the "*Record Date*") as the date for determining Athena shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Special Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof. However, the holders of Ordinary Shares may elect to redeem all or a portion of their shares in connection with the Special Meeting.

Athena believes that given Athena's expenditure of time, effort and money in search of a business combination, circumstances warrant ensuring that Athena is in the best position possible to consummate a business combination and that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that Athena obtain the Extension as needed.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of Athena and its shareholders, and has declared it advisable and unanimously recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote "**FOR**" such proposals.

Athena's directors and officers have interests in the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among others, ownership, directly or indirectly through the Sponsor, of Founder Shares and private placement units (as defined below) that may become exercisable in the future. See the section entitled "*Special Meeting of Athena Shareholders — Interests of the Initial Shareholders*" in this proxy statement.

Enclosed is the proxy statement containing detailed information about the Special Meeting, the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, Athena urges you to read this material carefully and vote your shares.

By Order of the Board of Directors of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.

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**Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, please vote as soon as possible by following the instructions in this proxy statement to make sure that your shares are represented at the Special Meeting. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two**-thirds **of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. Approval of the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least sixty**-five **percent (65%) of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares, present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof and entitled to vote on such matter. The Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. Accordingly, if you fail to vote by proxy or to vote yourself at the Special Meeting, your shares will not be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established, and, if a valid quorum is otherwise established, such failure to vote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Extension Proposal, Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal or Adjournment Proposal. If you hold your shares in "street name" through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the Special Meeting.**

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#### NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING<br> OF FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP.<br>TO BE HELD ON , 2023
To the Shareholders of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting (the "Special Meeting") of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the *"Company*," "*Athena,*" "*we*," "*us*" or "*our*"), will be held on , 2023, at [•] p.m., New York. Due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and to support the health and well-being of Athena shareholders and other meeting participants, the Special Meeting will be held at the offices of [•] and in a virtual meeting format. You can participate in the Special Meeting, vote, and submit questions via live webcast by visiting [•] with the password of [•] and entering the voter control number included on your proxy card. You are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting for the purpose of considering and voting on the following proposals (unless Athena determines that it is not necessary to hold the Special Meeting as described in the accompanying proxy statement), more fully described below in this proxy statement, which is dated , 2023 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about that date:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal* — A special resolution to amend Athena's Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the "*Articles of Association"*) to give the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination (the "*Combination Period*") up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from February 25, 2023 to August 25, 2023 (as extended, the "*Extended Date*") (i.e., for a period of time ending 30 months after the consummation of its initial public offering (the "*IPO*") (the "*Extension Amendment Proposal*"). For the purposes of Cayman Islands law, the full text of the special resolution is set out in this notice as follows: "**RESOLVED**, as a special resolution, that the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Athena currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Athena (a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A).";

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 2 — Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal —* To amend Athena's investment management trust agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021 (the "*Trust Agreement*"), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "*Trustee*"), to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date (the "*Trust Agreement Amendment*") by depositing into the Trust Account, for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $[•] and (b) $[•] for each Class A ordinary share issued in the IPO outstanding (the "*Extension Payment*") after giving effect to the Redemption (the "*Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal*"). For the purposes of Cayman Islands law, the full text of the resolution is set out in this notice as follows: "**RESOLVED**, to amend Athena's investment management trust agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021 (the "*Trust Agreement*"), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "*Trustee*"), to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date (the "*Trust Agreement Amendment*") by depositing into the Trust Account, for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $[•] and (b) $[•] for each Class A ordinary share issued in the IPO outstanding."; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*• Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal* — An ordinary resolution to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal (the "*Adjournment Proposal*"). For the purposes of Cayman Islands law, the full text of the ordinary resolution is set out in this notice as follows: "**RESOLVED**, as an ordinary resolution, that the Special Meeting be adjourned to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal."

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The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal, and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow Athena additional time to complete a business combination. The Articles of Association currently provide that Athena has until February 25, 2023 to complete an initial business combination (the "*Termination Date*").

If both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, the Company will have the right to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time up to the Extended Date, provided that the Extension Payment is deposited into the Trust Account on or prior to the date of each applicable deadline. **However, even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.**

Currently, the Company may not extend the Termination Date. Athena's board of directors (the "*Board*") believes that it is improbable that Athena will be able to negotiate and complete an initial business combination before the Termination Date. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of Athena to seek an extension of the Termination Date and have Athena' shareholders approve the Extension Amendment Proposal to allow for additional time to consummate a business combination if needed. While Athena is using its best efforts to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date, the Board believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that an extension of the Combination Period (the "*Extension*") be obtained so that Athena will have additional time to consummate a business combination. Without the Extension, Athena believes that there is significant risk that Athena will not, despite its best efforts, be able to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date. If that were to occur, Athena would be precluded from completing a business combination and would be forced to liquidate even if Athena shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a business combination.

As contemplated by the Articles of Association, the holders of Athena' Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, (the "*Ordinary Shares*"), issued as part of the units sold in the IPO (the "*Public Shares*") may demand that such shares be redeemed in exchange for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account, less taxes payable, calculated as of two (2) business days prior to the consummation of the Special Meeting (the "*Redemption*"). You may elect to redeem your Public Shares in connection with the Special Meeting (the "*Redemption Limitation*"). **However, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, we and/or the Sponsor (as defined below) or its affiliates, may take action to increase our net tangible assets to avoid the Redemption Limitation, which may include, at our and the Sponsor's option and in our and its sole discretion, any, several or all of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of our significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees; (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants; (c) entering into non**-redemption **or similar agreements with new or existing shareholders; (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation); or (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor.**

On the Record Date (defined below), the redemption price per Public Share was approximately $[•] (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two (2) business days prior to the Special Meeting), based on the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date (including interest not previously released to Athena to pay its taxes), divided by the total number of then outstanding Public Shares. The closing price of the Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq on the Record Date was $[•]. Accordingly, if the market price of the Ordinary Shares were to remain the same until the date of the Special Meeting, exercising redemption rights would result in a holder of Public Shares receiving approximately $[•] more per share than if the Public Shares were sold in the open market. Athena cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per Public Share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares. Athena believes that such redemption right enables its holders of Public Shares to determine whether to sustain their investments for an additional period if Athena does not complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date.

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Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension. In addition, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are not approved, or if Athena is otherwise unable to consummate its initial business combination by the Termination Date, Athena will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Public Shares in consideration of a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of interest that may be used to pay Athena's taxes payable and up to $100,000 for dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of the holders of Public Shares (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Athena's remaining shareholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to Athena's obligations under Cayman Islands law, to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

**To exercise your redemption rights, you must tender your Public Shares to Athena's transfer agent at least two (2) business days prior to the Special Meeting. You may tender or deliver your Public Shares by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or by tendering or delivering your shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company's ("*DTC*") Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian ("*DWAC*") system. If you hold your Public Shares in street name, you will need to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the Public Shares from your account in order to exercise your redemption rights. Any requests for redemption must also include the identity as to the beneficial owner making such request.**

Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting.

Approval of the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares, present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof and entitled to vote on such matter. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, we are in discussions to obtain written consent from the Underwriters.

Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. The Adjournment Proposal will only be put forth for a vote if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal at the Special Meeting.

Record holders of Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares at the close of business on [•] (the "*Record Date*") are entitled to vote or have their votes cast at the Special Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 25,660,000 issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and 8,553,333 Founder Shares issued and outstanding. Athena's warrants do not have voting rights.

This proxy statement contains important information about the Special Meeting, the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, Athena urges you to read this material carefully and vote your shares.

This proxy statement is dated [•], 2023 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about that date.

By Order of the Board of Directors of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.

      <br> <u> Betsy Z. Cohen </u>     <br> <u> Chairman of the Board </u>    

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#### **TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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|  [**CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**](#T9901) | 1 |
|  [**QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING**](#T9902) | 2 |
|  [**EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF ATHENA SHAREHOLDERS**](#T9903) | 12 |
|  [**Date, Time and Place of Special Meeting**](#T9904) | 12 |
|  [**Proposals at the Special Meeting**](#T9905) | 12 |
|  [**Voting Power; Record Date**](#T9906) | 12 |
|  [**Recommendation of the Board**](#T9907) | 12 |
|  [**Quorum and Required Vote for Proposals for the Special Meeting**](#T9908) | 13 |
|  [**Voting Your Shares — Shareholders of Record**](#T9909) | 13 |
|  [**Voting Your Shares — Beneficial Owners**](#T9910) | 13 |
|  [**Attending the Special Meeting**](#T9911) | 14 |
|  [**Revoking Your Proxy**](#T9912) | 14 |
|  [**No Additional Matters**](#T9913) | 14 |
|  [**Who Can Answer Your Questions about Voting**](#T9914) | 14 |
|  [**Redemption Rights**](#T9915) | 15 |
|  [**Appraisal Rights and Dissenters' Rights**](#T9916) | 16 |
|  [**Proxy Solicitation Costs**](#T9917) | 16 |
|  [**Interests of the Initial Shareholders**](#T9918) | 17 |
|  [**PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL**](#T9919) | 19 |
|  [**Overview**](#T9920) | 19 |
|  [**Articles of Association**](#T9955) | 19 |
|  [**Reasons for the Extension Amendment Proposal**](#T9921) | 19 |
|  [**If the Extension Amendment Proposal is Not Approved**](#T9922) | 20 |
|  [**If the Extension Amendment Proposal is Approved**](#T9923) | 20 |
|  [**Redemption Rights**](#T9924) | 21 |
|  [**Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences**](#T9925) | 22 |
|  [**Recommendation of the Board**](#T9927) | 29 |
|  [**PROPOSAL NO. 2 — THE TRUST AGREEMENT AMENDMENT PROPOSAL**](#T9928) | 30 |
|  [**Overview**](#T9929) | 30 |
|  [**Reasons for the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal**](#T9930) | 30 |
|  [**If the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is Not Approved**](#T9931) | 30 |
|  [**If the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is Approved**](#T9932) | 31 |
|  [**Required Vote**](#T9956) | 31 |
|  [**Recommendation of the Board**](#T9933) | 31 |
|  [**PROPOSAL NO. 3 — THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL**](#T9934) | 32 |
|  [**Overview**](#T9935) | 32 |
|  [**Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved**](#T9936) | 32 |
|  [**Vote Required for Approval**](#T9937) | 32 |
|  [**Recommendation of the Board**](#T9938) | 32 |
|  [**BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES**](#T9939) | 33 |
|  [**FUTURE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS**](#T9940) | 35 |
|  [**HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION**](#T9941) | 35 |
|  [**WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION**](#T9942) | 36 |
|  [**ANNEX A**](#T9943) | A-1 |
|  [**ANNEX B**](#T9944) | B-1 |

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#### CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements contained in this proxy statement constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements reflect Athena's current views with respect to, among other things, completing an initial business combination, its capital resources and results of operations. Likewise, Athena's financial statements and all of Athena's statements regarding market conditions and results of operations are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of terminology such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "could," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words or other comparable words or phrases.

The forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement reflect Athena's current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause its actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Athena does not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Athena's ability to complete an initial business combination, including approval by the shareholders of Athena;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the anticipated benefits of a business combination;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the volatility of the market price and liquidity of the Ordinary Shares, Founder Shares and other securities of Athena;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the amount of redemptions by our public shareholders in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the use of funds not held in the Trust Account or available to Athena from interest income on the Trust Account balance; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Trust Account not being subject to claims of third parties.

While forward-looking statements reflect Athena's good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. Athena disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes after the date of this proxy statement, except as required by applicable law. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause Athena's future results, performance or transactions to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, please see the section entitled "*Risk Factors*" in Athena's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "*SEC*") on March 17, 2022 and amended by other reports Athena filed with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to Athena (or to third parties making the forward-looking statements).

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#### QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Q. Why am I receiving this proxy statement?

A. Athena is a blank check company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on November 5, 2020, for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets, without limitation as to business, industry or sector. Athena's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252242) for Athena's IPO was declared effective by the SEC on February 22, 2021. On February 25, 2021, Athena consummated its IPO of 25,000,000 units (the "*Athena Units*"). Each Athena Unit consists of one Public Share and one-fourth of a warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share ("*public warrant*"). The Athena Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Athena Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO and the sale of the Athena Units, Athena consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 660,000 placement units (the "*private placement units*") issued to the Sponsor and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("*Cantor*") at a price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating total proceeds of $6,600,000. Each private placement unit consists of one Ordinary Share ("*private placement share*") and one-fourth of a private placement warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share ("*private warrant*").

A total of $250,000,000 of the net proceeds from Athena's IPO and the private placement with the Sponsor and Cantor, Athena's officers and directors and the holders of the Founder Shares prior to the IPO (the "*initial shareholders*") were deposited in the Trust Account established for the benefit of the holders of Public Shares.

Like most blank check companies, the Articles of Association provide for the return of the IPO proceeds held in trust to the holders of Public Shares sold in the initial public offering if there is no qualifying business combination(s) consummated on or before the Termination Date.

Athena believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders to continue Athena's existence until the Extended Date if necessary, in order to allow Athena additional time to complete a business combination and is therefore holding this Special Meeting.

Q. When and where is the Special Meeting?

A. The Special Meeting will be held on , 2023, at [•] p.m., New York Time at the offices of [•] and via live webcast at [•] with the password of [•].

Q. What do I need in order to be able to participate in the Special Meeting online?

A. You can attend the Special Meeting via the Internet by visiting [•] with the password of [•]. You will need the voter control number included on your proxy card in order to be able to vote your shares or submit questions during the Special Meeting. If you do not have a voter control number, you will be able to listen to the Special Meeting only and you will not be able to vote or submit questions during the Special Meeting.

Q. What are the specific proposals on which I am being asked to vote at the Special Meeting?

A. Athena shareholders are being asked to consider and vote on the following proposals:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal* — To amend the Articles of Association to give the Company the right to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date (the "*Extension Amendment Proposal*");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No.* 2 — *Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal —* To amend the Trust Agreement to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date by depositing into the Trust Account, for each one-month period, the Extension Payment after giving effect to the Redemption (the "*Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal*"); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*• Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal* — To adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal (the "*Adjournment Proposal*").

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Q. Are the proposals conditioned on one another?

A. Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension. In addition, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, we and/or the Sponsor or its affiliates, may take action to increase our net tangible assets to avoid the Redemption Limitation, which may include, at our and the Sponsor's option and in our and its sole discretion, any, several or all of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of our significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees; (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants; (c) entering into non-redemption or similar agreements with new or existing shareholders; (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation); or (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor. Furthermore, even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.

If the Extension is implemented and one or more Athena shareholders elect to redeem their Public Shares pursuant to the Redemption, Athena will remove from the Trust Account and deliver to the holders of such redeemed Public Shares an amount equal to the pro rata portion of funds available in the Trust Account with respect to such redeemed Public Shares, and retain the remainder of the funds in the Trust Account for Athena's use in connection with consummating a business combination on or before the Extended Date.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are not approved, or if Athena is otherwise unable to consummate its initial business combination by the Termination Date, Athena will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Public Shares in consideration of a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of interest that may be used to pay Athena's taxes payable and up to $100,000 for dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of the holders of Public Shares (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Athena's remaining shareholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to Athena' obligations under Cayman Islands law, to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

The initial shareholders waived their rights to participate in any liquidating distribution with respect to the private placement shares and the Founder Shares held by them. There will be no distribution from the trust account with respect to Athena's warrants, which will expire worthless in the event Athena dissolves and liquidates the Trust Account.

The Adjournment Proposal is conditioned on Athena not obtaining the necessary votes for approving the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal prior to the Special Meeting in order to seek additional time to obtain sufficient votes in support of the Extension.

Q. Why is Athena proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal?

A. The Articles of Association provides for the return of the IPO proceeds held in the Trust Account to the holders of Public Shares sold in the IPO if there is no qualifying business combination(s) consummated on or before the Termination Date. The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal, is to allow Athena additional time to complete a business combination, if needed.

While Athena is using its best efforts to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date, the Board believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that the Extension be obtained so that, in the event a business combination is for any reason not able to be consummated on or before the Termination Date, Athena will have additional time to consummate a business combination. Without the Extension,

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Athena believes that there is significant risk that Athena will not, despite its best efforts, be able to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date. If that were to occur, Athena would be precluded from completing a business combination and would be forced to liquidate even if Athena shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a business combination.

Athena believes that given Athena's expenditure of time, effort and money in search of a business combination, circumstances warrant ensuring that Athena is in the best position possible to consummate a business combination and that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that Athena obtain the Extension if needed.

**If you want to ensure your Public Shares are redeemed in the event the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are implemented, you should elect to "redeem" your Public Shares in connection with the Special Meeting.**

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are not approved by Athena shareholders, Athena may put the Adjournment Proposal to a vote in order to seek additional time to obtain sufficient votes in support of the Extension. If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by Athena shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

Q. What vote is required to approve the proposals presented at the Special Meeting?

A. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. An Athena shareholder's failure to vote by proxy or to vote herself/himself/itself at the Special Meeting will not be counted towards the number of Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares required to validly establish a quorum, and if a valid quorum is otherwise established, such failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting. The presence, oneself or by proxy, at the Special Meeting of the holders of outstanding Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares representing a majority of the voting power of all issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares entitled to vote as of the Record Date at the Special Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

Approval of the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of sixty-five percent (65%) of the votes cast by the holders of the Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares present themselves or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. Accordingly, an Athena shareholder's failure to vote by proxy or to vote oneself at the Special Meeting will not be counted towards the number of Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares required to validly establish a quorum. However, if a valid quorum is otherwise established, such failure to vote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

Q. Why should I vote "FOR" the Extension Amendment Proposal?

A. Athena believes its shareholders will benefit from Athena consummating a business combination and is proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal to extend the date by which Athena has to complete an initial business combination until the Extended Date. The Extension would give Athena additional time to complete a business combination.

The Board believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that the Extension be obtained so that, in the event a business combination is for any reason not able to be consummated on or before the Termination Date, Athena will have an additional amount of time to consummate a business combination. Without the Extension, Athena believes that there is significant risk that Athena will not, despite its best efforts, be able to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date. If that were to occur, Athena would be precluded from completing a business combination and would be forced to liquidate even if Athena shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a business combination.

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Athena believes that given Athena's expenditure of time, effort and money in search of a business combination, circumstances warrant ensuring that Athena is in the best position possible to consummate a business combination and that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that Athena obtain the Extension if needed.

Q. Why should I vote "FOR" the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal?

A. Athena believes shareholders will benefit from Athena consummating a business combination and is proposing the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal to extend the date by which Athena has to complete a business combination until the Extended Date. The Extension would give Athena additional time to complete a business combination.

The Board believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that the Extension be obtained so that, in the event a business combination is for any reason not able to be consummated on or before the Termination Date, Athena will have additional time to consummate a business combination. Without the Extension, Athena believes that there is significant risk that Athena will not, despite its best efforts, be able to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date. If that were to occur, Athena would be precluded from completing a business combination and would be forced to liquidate even if Athena shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a business combination.

Athena believes that given Athena's expenditure of time, effort and money in search of a business combination, circumstances warrant ensuring that Athena is in the best position possible to consummate a business combination and that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that Athena obtain the Extension as needed.

Q. Why should I vote "FOR" the Adjournment Proposal?

A. If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by Athena shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

If presented, the Board unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of the Adjournment Proposal.

Q. How will the initial shareholders vote?

A. The Founder Shares and private placement shares carry voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. The initial shareholders have advised Athena that they intend to vote any private placement shares and Founder Shares over which they have voting control, in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and, if necessary, the Adjournment Proposal.

The initial shareholders and their respective affiliates are not entitled to redeem any private placement shares or Founder Shares in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal. On the Record Date, the Sponsor, Athena's directors, officers and its initial shareholders and their respective affiliates beneficially owned and were entitled to vote an aggregate of 9,113,333 ordinary shares, representing approximately 26.6% of Athena's issued and outstanding ordinary shares.

Q. What if I do not want to vote "FOR" the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal?

A. If you do not want the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal to be approved, you may "ABSTAIN", not vote, or vote "AGAINST" such proposal.

If you fail to vote by proxy or to vote yourself at the Special Meeting, your shares will not be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established and, if a valid quorum is otherwise established, such failure to vote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

If you vote to "ABSTAIN" or if you do not provide instructions with your proxy card to your broker, bank or nominee, such abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

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If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, the Adjournment Proposal will not be presented for a vote.

Q. What happens if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are not approved?

A. If there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal, Athena may put the Adjournment Proposal to a vote in order to seek additional time to obtain sufficient votes in support of the Extension.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are not approved at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment thereof, or if Athena is otherwise unable to consummate its initial business combination by the Termination Date, Athena will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Public Shares in consideration of a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of interest that may be used to pay Athena's taxes payable and up to $100,000 for dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of the holders of Public Shares (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Athena's remaining shareholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to Athena's obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

The Sponsor and the officers, directors and the initial shareholders of Athena waived their rights to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to the private placement shares and the Founder Shares held by them. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to Athena's warrants, which will expire worthless in the event Athena dissolves and liquidates the Trust Account.

Q. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, what happens next?

A. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena will continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the Extended Date. Athena will file the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies in substantially the form that appears in <u>Annex A</u> hereto and will continue its efforts to consummate the closing of a business combination on or before the Extended Date.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved and the Extension is implemented, the removal from the Trust Account of the amount equal to the pro rata portion of funds available in the Trust Account with respect to such redeemed Public Shares will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of Athena held by Athena's officers, directors, the Sponsor and its affiliates. In addition, the Articles of Association provide that Athena cannot redeem or repurchase Public Shares to the extent such redemption would result in Athena's failure to have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension in accordance with the Articles of Association. As a result, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption. However, if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena and/or the Sponsor or its affiliates may take action to increase Athena's net tangible assets to avoid this Redemption limitation, which may include, at Athena's and the Sponsor's option and in Athena's and the Sponsor's sole discretion, any, several or all of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of Athena's significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees; (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants; (c) entering into non-redemption or similar agreements with new or existing shareholders; (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation); or (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor.

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Even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.

Q. If I do not exercise my redemption rights now, would I still be able to exercise my redemption rights in connection with any future initial business combination?

A. Unless you elect to redeem your Public Shares at this time, you will be able to exercise redemption rights in respect of any future initial business combination subject to any limitations set forth in the Articles of Association.

Q. Do I need to request that my shares be redeemed whether I vote for or against the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal?

A. Yes. Whether you vote for or against the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal, you may elect to redeem your shares. However, you will need to submit a redemption request for your Public Shares.

Q. May I change my vote after I have mailed my signed proxy card?

A. Yes. You may change your vote by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• entering a new vote by Internet or telephone;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• sending a later-dated, signed proxy card addressed to Athena's Secretary located at FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp., 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Attn: Secretary, so that it is received by Athena's Secretary on or before the Special Meeting; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• attending and voting, virtually via the Internet, during the Special Meeting.

You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to Athena's Secretary, which must be received by Athena's Secretary on or before the Special Meeting. Attending the Special Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you specifically so request.

Q. How are votes counted?

A. Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Special Meeting, who will separately count "FOR" and "AGAINST" votes, "ABSTAIN" and broker non-votes. The Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. Approval of the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the votes cast by the holders of the Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof and entitled to vote on such matter. Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. With respect to the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

Q. If my shares are held in "street name," will my broker, bank or nominee automatically vote my shares for me?

A. No. Under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares with respect to non-discretionary matters unless you provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures provided to you by your broker, bank, or nominee. Athena believes that all of the proposals presented to the shareholders at this Special Meeting will be considered non-discretionary and, therefore, your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction on any of the proposals presented at the Special Meeting. If you do not provide instructions with your proxy card, your broker, bank, or other nominee may deliver a proxy card expressly indicating that it is NOT voting your shares. This indication that a broker, bank, or nominee is not voting your shares is referred

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to as a "broker non-vote." Broker non-votes will be counted for the purposes of determining the existence of a quorum. Your bank, broker or other nominee can vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance with directions you provide. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Extension Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal.

Q. What constitutes a quorum at the Special Meeting?

A. A quorum is the minimum number of Athena shareholders necessary to hold a valid meeting.

The holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorized representative or proxy shall be a quorum.

Q. How do I vote?

A. If you were a holder of record of Athena's ordinary shares on , 2023, the Record Date for the Special Meeting, you may vote with respect to the proposals yourself at the Special Meeting, or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

**Voting by Mail.** By signing the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed prepaid and addressed envelope, you are authorizing the individuals named on the proxy card to vote your shares at the Special Meeting in the manner you indicate. You are encouraged to sign and return the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting so that your shares will be voted if you are unable to attend the Special Meeting. If you receive more than one proxy card, it is an indication that your shares are held in multiple accounts. Please sign and return all proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are voted. Votes submitted by mail must be received by 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on , 2023.

**Voting by Internet.** Shareholders who have received a copy of the proxy card by mail may be able to vote over the Internet by visiting *www.cstproxyvote.com* and entering the voter control number included on your proxy card.

Q. Does the Board recommend voting "FOR" the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal?

A. Yes. After careful consideration of the terms and conditions of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal is in the best interests of Athena and its shareholders. The Board unanimously recommends that Athena shareholders vote "FOR" the Extension Amendment Proposal.

The Board has also determined that the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is in the best interests of Athena and its shareholders. The Board unanimously recommends that Athena shareholders vote "FOR" the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

Additionally, the Board has determined that the Adjournment Proposal is in the best interests of Athena and its shareholders. The Board unanimously recommends that Athena shareholders vote "FOR" the Adjournment Proposal.

Q. What interests do Athena's directors and officers have in the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal?

A. Athena's directors and officers have interests in the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among others, ownership, directly or indirectly through the Sponsor, of Ordinary Shares, Founder Shares, private placement shares and private placement warrants that may become exercisable in the future. See the section entitled "*Special Meeting of Athena Shareholders — Interests of the Initial Shareholders*" in this proxy statement.

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Q. Do I have appraisal rights or dissenters' rights if I object to the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal?

A. No. There are no appraisal rights available to Athena shareholders in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

Athena shareholders do not have dissenters' rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal as a matter of Cayman Islands law.

Q. If I own a public warrant, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my public warrants?

A. No. The holders of public warrants issued in connection with the IPO, which are exercisable for one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, have no redemption rights with respect to such public warrants.

Q. If I am a Unit holder, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my Units?

A. No. Holders of outstanding Units must separate the underlying Public Shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares.

If you hold Units registered in your own name, you must deliver the certificate for such Units to the transfer agent with written instructions to separate such Units into Public Shares and public warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit the mailing of the Public Share certificates back to you so that you may then exercise your redemption rights upon the separation of the Public Shares from the Units. See "*How do I exercise my redemption rights?*" below. The address of the transfer agent is listed under the question "*Who can help answer my questions?*" below.

If a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee holds your Units, you must instruct such nominee to separate your Units. Your nominee must send written instructions by facsimile to the transfer agent. Such written instructions must include the number of Units to be split and the nominee holding such Units. Your nominee must also initiate electronically, using DTC's DWAC system, a withdrawal of the relevant Units and a deposit of an equal number of Public Shares and public warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit your nominee to exercise your redemption rights upon the separation of the Public Shares from the Units. While this is typically done electronically the same business day, you should allow at least one full business day to accomplish the separation. If you fail to cause your Public Shares to be separated in a timely manner, you will likely not be able to exercise your Redemption rights.

Q. What do I need to do now?

A. You are urged to read carefully and consider the information contained in this proxy statement, including <u>Annexes A</u> and <u>B</u>, and to consider how the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal will affect you as a shareholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this proxy statement and on the enclosed proxy card or, if you hold your shares through a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, on the voting instruction form provided by the broker, bank or nominee.

Q. How do I exercise my redemption rights?

A. In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and contingent upon the effectiveness of the implementation of the Extension, Athena shareholders may seek to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the Trust Account at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the Special Meeting, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to Athena to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. However, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption. In the event that Athena receives notice of redemptions of

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Public Shares approaching or in excess of this Redemption limitation prior to the Special Meeting, Athena and/or the Sponsor or its affiliates may take action to increase Athena's net tangible assets to avoid this Redemption limitation, which may include, at Athena's and the Sponsor's option and in Athena's and the Sponsor's sole discretion, any or several of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of Athena's significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees, (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants, (c) entering into non-redemption or similar agreements with new and existing shareholders, (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation) and (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor. Any Public Shares purchased by the Sponsor in the open market would not be voted in connection with the Proposals. If this Redemption limitation is exceeded, either because Athena does not take action to increase its net tangible assets or because its attempt to do so is not successful, then Athena will not proceed with the Extension or redeem any Public Shares. In such case, Public Shares which a Public Shareholder elects to redeem but which are not redeemed shall be returned to such Public Shareholder or such Public Shareholder's account and such Public Shareholder will retain the right to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash if Athena has not completed an initial business combination by February 25, 2023.

In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must, prior to 5:00 p.m. New York Time on [•], 2023 (two (2) business days before the Special Meeting), (i) submit a written request to the transfer agent, that Athena redeem your Public Shares for cash, and (ii) tender or deliver your shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) to the transfer agent physically or electronically through DTC. The address of Athena's transfer agent is listed under the question "*Who can help answer my questions?*" below. Any requests for redemption must include the identity as to the beneficial owner making such request. Electronic tendering or delivery of your shares generally will be faster than delivery of physical share certificates.

A physical share certificate will not be needed if your shares are delivered to Athena's transfer agent electronically. In order to obtain a physical share certificate, a shareholder's broker and/or clearing broker, DTC and Athena's transfer agent will need to act to facilitate the request. It is Athena's understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, because Athena does not have any control over this process or over the brokers or DTC, it may take significantly longer than two weeks to obtain a physical share certificate. If it takes longer than anticipated to obtain a physical certificate, shareholders who wish to redeem their shares may be unable to obtain physical certificates by the deadline for exercising their redemption rights and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.

Any demand for redemption, once made, may be withdrawn at any time until the deadline for exercising redemption requests and thereafter, only with the prior written consent of Athena's board of directors, until the vote is taken with respect to the Proposals at the Special Meeting. If you tendered or delivered your shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) for redemption to the transfer agent and decide within the required timeframe not to exercise your redemption rights, you may request that the transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). Such requests may be made by contacting the transfer agent at the phone number or address listed under the question "*Who can help answer my questions?*"

Athena shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in "street name," are required to either tender their certificates to the transfer agent prior to the date set forth in this proxy statement, or up to two (2) business days prior to the vote on the Proposals at the Special Meeting, or to tender or deliver their shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) to the transfer agent electronically using the DTC's DWAC system, at such shareholder's option. The requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to the Special Meeting ensures that a redeeming shareholder's election to redeem is irrevocable once the Proposals are approved.

There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or tendering or delivering them through the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge a tendering broker a fee and it is in the broker's discretion whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming shareholder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not shareholders seeking to exercise redemption rights are required to tender their shares, as the need to tender or deliver shares is a requirement to exercising redemption rights, regardless of the timing of when such tendering or delivery must be effectuated.

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Q. What should I do if I receive more than one (1) set of voting materials for the Special Meeting?

A. You may receive more than one set of voting materials for the Special Meeting, including multiple copies of this proxy statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast your vote with respect to all of your shares.

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

A. Athena will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the Special Meeting. Athena has engaged Morrow Sodali, LLC, to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. Athena will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of Ordinary Shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Ordinary Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. The directors, officers and employees of Athena may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail or on the Internet. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.

Q. Who can help answer my questions?

A. If you have questions about the proposals or if you need additional copies of this proxy statement or the enclosed proxy card you should contact:

FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.<br>2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104<br>(215) 701-9555

You may also contact the proxy solicitor for Athena at:

Morrow Sodali LLC<br>333 Ludlow Street, 5<sup>th</sup> Floor, South Tower<br>Stamford, CT 06902<br>Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200<br>Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400<br>Email: [•]

To obtain timely delivery, Athena shareholders must request the materials no later than [•], 2023, or five (5) business days prior to the date of the Special Meeting. You may also obtain additional information about Athena from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled "*Where You Can Find More Information*."

If you intend to seek redemption of your Public Shares, you will need to send a letter demanding redemption and tender/deliver your Public Shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) (either physically or electronically) to the transfer agent on or before 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on [•], 2023 (two business days before the Special Meeting) in accordance with the procedures detailed under the question "*How do I exercise my redemption rights?*". If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or tendering or delivery of your Public Shares, please contact the transfer agent:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC<br>1 State Street, 30<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>New York, NY 10004<br>Attn: Mark Zimkind<br>Email: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

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#### EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF ATHENA
This proxy statement is being provided to Athena shareholders as part of a solicitation of proxies by the Board for use at the Special Meeting of Athena shareholders to be held on [•], 2023, and at any adjournment thereof. This proxy statement contains important information regarding the Special Meeting, the proposals on which you are being asked to vote and information you may find useful in determining how to vote and voting procedures.

This proxy statement is being first mailed on or about [•], 2023 to all shareholders of record of Athena as of [•], 2023, the record date for the Special Meeting. Shareholders of record who owned Ordinary Shares or Founder Shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at the Special Meeting.

#### Date, Time and Place of Special Meeting
The Special Meeting will be held at [•] p.m., New York Time on [•], 2023 at the offices of [•] and via live webcast by visiting [•] with the password of [•]. The Special Meeting may be held at such other date, time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned, to consider and vote on the proposals.

#### Proposals at the Special Meeting
At the Special Meeting, Athena shareholders will consider and vote on the following proposals:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal* — To amend Athena's Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to give the Company the right to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No.* 2 — *Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal —* To amend Athena's Trust Agreement by and between the Company and the Trustee, to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date by depositing into the Trust Account, for each one-month extension, the Extension Payment; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• *Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal* — To adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

#### Voting Power; Record Date
As a shareholder of Athena, you have a right to vote on certain matters affecting Athena. The proposals that will be presented at the Special Meeting and upon which you are being asked to vote are summarized above and fully set forth in this proxy statement. You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Special Meeting if you own Ordinary Shares or Founder Shares at the close of business on [•], 2023, which is the Record Date for the Special Meeting. You are entitled to one (1) vote for each Ordinary Share or Founder Share that you own as of the close of business on the Record Date. If your shares are held in "street name" or are in a margin or similar account, you should contact your broker, bank or other nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. On the Record Date, there were 34,213,333 issued and outstanding shares, of which 25,000,000 shares were held by holders of Public Shares and 660,000 private placement shares and 8,553,333 Founder Shares were held by the initial shareholders.

#### Recommendation of the Board
**THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS<br>THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THESE PROPOSALS**

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#### Quorum and Required Vote for Proposals for the Special Meeting
The approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. The holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorized representative or proxy shall be a quorum. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

Approval of the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of sixty-five percent (65%) of the votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof and entitled to vote on such matter. Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. The failure to vote, abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

**It is possible that Athena will not be able to complete its initial business combination on or before the Termination Date, or by the Extended Date if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved. If Athena fails to complete its initial business combination on or before the Termination Date, or by the Extended Date if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment are approved, Athena will be required to liquidate and dissolve the Trust Account by returning the then remaining funds in such account to the holders of Public Shares.**

#### Voting Your Shares — Shareholders of Record
If you are an Athena shareholder of record, you may vote by mail, Internet or telephone. Each Ordinary Share or Founder Share that you own in your name entitles you to one (1) vote on each of the proposals presented at the Special Meeting. Your one (1) or more proxy cards show the number of Ordinary Shares or Founder Shares that you own.

**Voting by Mail.** You can vote your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. By signing the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed prepaid and addressed envelope, you are authorizing the individuals named on the proxy card to vote your shares at the Special Meeting in the manner you indicate. You are encouraged to sign and return the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting so that your shares will be voted if you are unable to attend the Special Meeting. If you receive more than one proxy card, it is an indication that your shares are held in multiple accounts. Please sign and return all proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are voted. If you hold your shares in "street name" through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the Special Meeting. If you sign and return the proxy card but do not give instructions on how to vote your shares, your shares will be voted as recommended by the Board. The Board unanimously recommends voting "FOR" the Extension Amendment Proposal, 'FOR" the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and "FOR" the Adjournment Proposal. Votes submitted by mail must be received by 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on [•], 2023.

**Voting by Internet.** Shareholders who have received a copy of the proxy card by mail may be able to vote over the Internet by visiting *www.cstproxyvote.com* and entering the voter control number included on their proxy card.

#### Voting Your Shares — Beneficial Owners
If your shares are registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you are the "beneficial owner" of those shares and those shares are considered as held in "street name." If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you should have received a proxy card and voting instructions with these proxy materials from that organization rather than directly from Athena. Simply complete and mail the proxy card to ensure that your vote is counted. You may be eligible to vote your shares electronically over the Internet or by telephone. A large number of banks and brokerage firms offer Internet and telephone voting.

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If your bank or brokerage firm does not offer Internet or telephone voting information, please complete and return your proxy card in the self-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided. To vote yourself at the Special Meeting, you must first obtain a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank or other agent and then register in advance to attend the Special Meeting. Follow the instructions from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker or bank to request a legal proxy form.

After obtaining a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank or other agent, you must then register to attend the Special Meeting by submitting proof of your legal proxy reflecting the number of your shares along with your name and email address to the transfer agent. Requests for registration should be directed to proxyservices@continentalstock.com. Written requests can be mailed to:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC<br>Attn: Proxy Services Department<br>1 State Street, 30<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>New York, NY 10004

Requests for registration must be labeled as "Legal Proxy" and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on [•], 2023.

You will receive a confirmation of your registration by email after Athena receives your registration materials. You may attend the Special Meeting by visiting [•] with the password of [•]. You will also need a voter control number included on your proxy card in order to be able to vote your shares or submit questions during the Special Meeting. Follow the instructions provided to vote. Athena encourages you to access the Special Meeting prior to the start time leaving ample time for the check in.

#### Attending the Special Meeting
The Special Meeting will be held at [•] New York Time, on [•], 2023 and virtually via live webcast on the Internet. You will be able to attend the Special Meeting in person at the offices of [•] and virtually by visiting [•] with the password of [•]. In order to vote or submit a question during the Special Meeting, you will also need the voter control number included on your proxy card. If you do not have the control number, you will be able to listen to the Special Meeting only by registering as a guest and you will not be able to vote or submit your questions during the Special Meeting.

#### Revoking Your Proxy
If you give a proxy, you may revoke it at any time before the Special Meeting or at the Special Meeting by doing any one of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• you may send another proxy card with a later date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• you may notify Athena's Secretary in writing to FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp., 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104, before the Special Meeting that you have revoked your proxy; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• you may attend the Special Meeting, revoke your proxy, and vote oneself, as indicated above.

#### No Additional Matters
The Special Meeting has been called only to consider and vote on the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. Under the Articles of Association, other than procedural matters incident to the conduct of the Special Meeting, no other matters may be considered at the Special Meeting if they are not included in this proxy statement, which serves as the notice of the Special Meeting.

#### Who Can Answer Your Questions about Voting
If you have any questions about how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your shares, you may call Morrow Sodali, LLC, Athena's proxy solicitor, at (800) 662-5200 or banks and brokers can call at (203) 658-9400.

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#### Redemption Rights
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and contingent upon the effectiveness of the implementation of the Extension, each holder of Public Shares may seek to redeem its Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the Trust Account, less any taxes payable. If you exercise your Redemption rights, you will be exchanging your Public Shares for cash and will no longer own the shares. However, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, we and/or the Sponsor or its affiliates, may take action to increase our net tangible assets to avoid the Redemption Limitation, which may include, at our and the Sponsor's option and in our and its sole discretion, any, several or all of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of our significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees; (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants; (c) entering into non-redemption or similar agreements with new or existing shareholders; (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation); or (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor.

Even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.

In order to exercise your Redemption rights you must:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if you hold Units, separate the underlying Public Shares and public warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• on or before 5:00 p.m., New York Time, two business days before the Special Meeting, tender your shares physically or electronically and submit a request in writing that Athena redeem your Public Shares for cash to the transfer agent at the following address:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC<br>1 State Street, 30<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>New York, NY 10004<br>Attn: Mark Zimkind<br>Email: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• tender or deliver your Public Shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) either physically or electronically through DTC's DWAC system to the transfer agent at least two business days before the Special Meeting. Any requests for redemption must also include the identity as to the beneficial owner making such request. Shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights and opting to deliver physical certificates should allot sufficient time to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent and time to effect delivery. Shareholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, it may take longer than two weeks. Shareholders who hold their shares in street name will have to coordinate with their bank, broker or other nominee to have the shares certificated or delivered electronically. If you do not submit a written request and tender/deliver your Public Shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) as described above, your shares will not be redeemed.

Shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in "street name" are required to either tender their certificates to the transfer agent prior to the date set forth in this proxy statement, or up to two business days prior to the vote on the Proposals at the Special Meeting, or to tender/deliver their shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) to the transfer agent electronically using DTC's DWAC system, at such shareholder's option.

Holders of outstanding Units must separate the underlying Public Shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If you hold Units registered in your own name, you must deliver the certificate for such Units to the transfer agent, with written instructions to separate such Units into Public Shares and public warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit the mailing of the Public Share certificates back to you so that you may then exercise your redemption rights upon the separation of the Public Shares from the Units.

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If a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee holds your Units, you must instruct such nominee to separate your Units. Your nominee must send written instructions by facsimile to the transfer agent. Such written instructions must include the number of Units to be split and the nominee holding such Units. Your nominee must also initiate electronically, using DTC's DWAC system, a withdrawal of the relevant Units and a deposit of an equal number of Public Shares and public warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit your nominee to exercise your redemption rights upon the separation of the Public Shares from the Units. While this is typically done electronically on the same business day, you should allow at least one full business day to accomplish the separation. If you fail to cause your Units to be separated in a timely manner, you will likely not be able to exercise your redemption rights.

Each redemption of a Public Share by holders of Public Shares will reduce the amount in the Trust Account, which held marketable securities with a fair value of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date. Prior to their exercising Redemption rights, Athena shareholders should verify the market price of the Ordinary Shares, as shareholders may receive higher proceeds from the sale of their Ordinary Shares in the public market than from exercising their redemption rights if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price. There is no assurance that you will be able to sell your Public Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in the Ordinary Shares when you wish to sell your shares.

**If you exercise your Redemption rights, your Public Shares will cease to be outstanding and will only represent the right to receive a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account.** You will have no right to participate in, or have any interest in, the future growth of Athena, if any. You will be entitled to receive cash for your Public Shares only if you properly and timely demand redemption.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, Athena will be required to liquidate and dissolve the Trust Account by returning the then remaining funds in such account to the holders of Public Shares and all of Athena's warrants will expire worthless.

Your right to redeem in connection with the Special Meeting relating to the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal does not affect the right of Athena shareholders to elect to redeem their Public Shares in connection with a business combination, which is a separate and additional redemption right available to Athena shareholders.

#### Appraisal Rights and Dissenters' Rights
There are no appraisal rights available to Athena shareholders in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

Athena shareholders do not have dissenters' rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal as a matter of Cayman Islands law.

#### Proxy Solicitation Costs
Athena is soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board. This proxy solicitation is being made by mail, but also may be made by telephone or on the Internet. Athena has engaged Morrow Sodali, LLC to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. Athena and its directors, officers and employees may also solicit proxies on the Internet. Athena will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees and fiduciaries to forward this proxy statement and the related proxy materials to their principals and to obtain their authority to execute proxies and voting instructions.

Athena will bear the entire cost of the proxy solicitation, including the preparation, assembly, printing, mailing and distribution of this proxy statement and the related proxy materials. Athena will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding this proxy statement and the related proxy materials to Athena shareholders. Directors, officers and employees of Athena who solicit proxies will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting.

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**We may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company since such initial business combination may be subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (*CFIUS),* or ultimately prohibited.**

Each of our sponsors, FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC and FTAC Athena Advisors, LLC*,* is a Delaware limited liability company. Athena does not believe that any of its existing relationships would subject any proposed business combination with a U.S. business to regulatory review, including review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("*CFIUS*"). Further, Athena does not believe that if such a review were conceivable that a potential business combination ultimately would be prohibited. However, if a potential initial business combination with a U.S. business falls within CFIUS's jurisdiction, we may determine that we are required to make a mandatory filing or that we will submit a voluntary notice to CFIUS, or to proceed with the initial business combination without notifying CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing the initial business combination. CFIUS may decide to block or delay our initial business combination, impose conditions to mitigate national security concerns with respect to such initial business combination or order us to divest all or a portion of a U.S. business of the combined company without first obtaining CFIUS clearance, which may limit the attractiveness of or prevent us from pursuing certain initial business combination opportunities that we believe would otherwise be beneficial to us and our shareholders. As a result, the pool of potential targets with which we could complete an initial business combination may be limited and we may be adversely affected in terms of competing with other special purpose acquisition companies.

Moreover, the process of government review, whether by the CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy and we have limited time to complete our initial business combination. If we cannot complete our initial business combination by February 25, 2023, or such later date that may be approved by Athena shareholders, such as the Extended Date, because the review process extends beyond such timeframe or because our initial business combination is ultimately prohibited by CFIUS or another U.S. government entity, we may be required to liquidate and our warrants will expire worthless. This will also cause you to lose the investment opportunity in a target company, and the chance of realizing future gains on your investment through any price appreciation in the combined company.

#### Interests of the Initial Shareholders
In considering the recommendation of our board to vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal, shareholders should be aware that, aside from their interests as shareholders, the initial shareholders have interests that are different from, or in addition to, those of other shareholders generally. These interests include, among other things:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are not approved and a business combination is not consummated by February 25, 2023, Athena will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, redeeming 100% of the outstanding Athena Public Shares for cash and, subject to the approval of its remaining shareholders and its board of directors, dissolving and liquidating. In such event, the Founder Shares held by the Sponsor and indirectly by Athena's directors and officers, which were acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 prior to the IPO, would be worthless because the holders are not entitled to participate in any redemption or distribution with respect to such shares. Such shares had an aggregate market value of $[•] based upon the closing price of $[•] per share on Nasdaq on January [•], 2023.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Sponsor purchased 560,000 private placement units, at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $5,600,000 in connection with the private placement. The private placement shares underlying the private placement units do not have redemption rights, and each private placement warrant is exercisable to purchase one Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share. Such private placement units have an aggregate market value of approximately $[•] based upon the closing price per Athena Unit of $[•] on Nasdaq on January [•], 2023. The private placement units and any securities underlying the private placement units will become worthless if Athena does not consummate a business combination by February 25, 2023 or such later date that may be approved by Athena shareholders in accordance with the Articles of Association, such as the Extended Date.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Sponsor and Athena' directors and officers paid significantly less for their shares than other current shareholders paid for their shares purchased in the IPO or shares purchased in the open market thereafter. Prior to the consummation of the IPO, the Sponsor purchased 8,553,333 Founder Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, Athena consummated the private sale of 560,000 private placement units to the Sponsor, each unit consisting of one private placement share and one-fourth of a private placement warrant, at a price of $10.00 per unit.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If Athena is unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, the aggregate dollar amount of non-reimbursable funds is $[•], comprised of (a) $[•] representing the market value of Founder Shares, (b) $[•] representing the market value of private placement units and (c) $[•] of unpaid expenses incurred by the Sponsor and Athena's officers and directors and their affiliates. Certain Athena directors and executive officers have indirect economic interests in the private placement units and in the Founder Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Sponsor has agreed not to redeem any private placement shares or Founder Shares held by it in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Sponsor and Athena's officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any private placement shares or Founder Shares held by them if Athena fails to complete an initial business combination by February 25, 2023 (or such later date that may be approved by Athena shareholders, such as the Extended Date).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Athena has entered into an administrative services agreement pursuant to which Athena pays the Sponsor or its affiliate $32,500 per month for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services. Upon its liquidation, Athena will cease paying all of these monthly fees.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The continued indemnification of current directors and officers of Athena and the continuation of directors' and officers' liability insurance after a business combination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• As of December 31, 2023, the Sponsor has loaned Athena $[•] in the aggregate, to be used for a portion of the expenses incurred in search of a business combination target. The loans are non-interest bearing and unsecured.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Articles of Association contains a waiver of the corporate opportunity doctrine, and there could have been business combination targets that have been appropriate for a combination with Athena but were not offered due to an Athena director's duties to another entity.

Additionally, if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved and Athena consummates an initial business combination, the officers and directors of Athena may have additional interests as described in the proxy statement/prospectus for such transaction.

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#### PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL

#### Overview
Athena is proposing to amend its Articles of Association to extend the date by which Athena has to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date so as to give Athena additional time to complete a business combination. A copy of the proposed amended and restated Articles of Association of Athena is attached to this proxy statement as part of <u>Annex A</u>.

While Athena is using its best efforts to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date, the Board believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that the Extension be obtained so that, in the event a business combination is for any reason not able to be consummated on or before the Termination Date, Athena will have an additional amount of time to consummate a business combination. Without the Extension, Athena believes that there is significant risk that Athena will not, despite its best efforts, be able to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date. If that were to occur, Athena would be precluded from completing a business combination and would be forced to liquidate even if Athena shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a business combination.

#### Articles of Association
Athena believes that given Athena's expenditure of time, effort and money in search of a business combination, circumstances warrant ensuring that Athena is in the best position possible to consummate a business combination and that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that Athena obtain the Extension if needed.

As contemplated by the Articles of Association, the holders of the Public Shares may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in exchange for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account if the Extension is implemented in connection with the Special Meeting. However, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption.

On the Record Date, the redemption price per Public Share was approximately $[•] (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two (2) business days prior to the Special Meeting), based on the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date (including interest not previously released to Athena to pay its taxes), divided by the total number of then outstanding Public Shares. The closing price of the Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq Capital Market on the Record Date was $[•]. Accordingly, if the market price of the Ordinary Shares were to remain the same until the date of the Special Meeting, exercising redemption rights would result in a holder of Public Shares receiving approximately $[•] more per share than if the Public Shares were sold in the open market. Athena cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per Public Share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares. Athena believes that such redemption right enables its holders of Public Shares to determine whether to sustain their investments for an additional period if Athena does not complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date.

#### Reasons for the Extension Amendment Proposal
The Articles of Association currently provide that Athena has until the Termination Date to complete an initial business combination. Athena and its officers and directors agreed that they would not seek to amend the Articles of Association to allow for a longer period of time to complete a business combination unless Athena provided holders of its Public Shares with the right to seek redemption of their Public Shares in connection therewith. While Athena is using its best efforts to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date, the Board believes that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that the Extension be obtained so that, in the event a business combination is for any reason not able to be consummated on or before the Termination Date, Athena will have an additional amount of time to consummate a business combination. Without the Extension, Athena believes that there is significant risk that Athena will not, despite its best efforts, be able to complete a business combination on or before the Termination Date. If that were to occur, Athena would be precluded from completing a business combination and would be forced to liquidate even if Athena shareholders are otherwise in favor of consummating a business combination.

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The Extension Amendment Proposal is essential to allowing Athena additional time to consummate a business combination in the event a business combination is for any reason not completed on or before the Termination Date. Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension. Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, we and/or the Sponsor or its affiliates, may take action to increase our net tangible assets to avoid the Redemption Limitation, which may include, at our and the Sponsor's option and in our and its sole discretion, any, several or all of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of our significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees; (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants; (c) entering into non-redemption or similar agreements with new or existing shareholders; (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation); or (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor. Even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.

Athena believes that given Athena's expenditure of time, effort and money in search of a business combination, circumstances warrant ensuring that Athena is in the best position possible to consummate a business combination and that it is in the best interests of Athena shareholders that Athena obtain the Extension if needed.

#### If the Extension Amendment Proposal is Not Approved
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved or if Athena is otherwise unable to consummate its initial business combination by the Termination Date, Athena will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Public Shares in consideration of a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of interest that may be used to pay Athena's taxes payable and up to $100,000 for dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of the holders of Public Shares (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Athena's remaining shareholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to Athena's obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

The initial shareholders have waived their rights to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to the private placement shares and the Founder Shares held by them. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to Athena's warrants, which will expire worthless in the event Athena dissolves and liquidates the Trust Account.

#### If the Extension Amendment Proposal is Approved
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, Athena intends to file the second amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies in the form of <u>Annex A</u> hereto to extend the time it has to complete a business combination until the Extended Date. Athena will then continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the Extended Date. Athena will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act and its Units, Ordinary Shares and public warrants will remain publicly traded during this time.

If you want to ensure your Public Shares are redeemed in the event the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are implemented, you should elect to "redeem" your Public Shares in connection with the Special Meeting.

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#### Redemption Rights
In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal and contingent upon the effectiveness of the implementation of the Extension, each public shareholder may seek to redeem its Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the Trust Account, less any taxes owed on such funds but not yet paid. If you exercise your redemption rights, you will be exchanging your Public Shares for cash and will no longer own the shares. **However, Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, we and/or the Sponsor or its affiliates, may take action to increase our net tangible assets to avoid the Redemption Limitation, which may include, at our and the Sponsor's option and in our and its sole discretion, any, several or all of the following actions: (a) attempting to secure waivers of certain of our significant liabilities, including the deferred underwriting fees; (b) cancelling or terminating other significant liabilities, such as the outstanding private placement warrants; (c) entering into non**-redemption **or similar agreements with new or existing shareholders; (d) purchasing Public Shares in the open market (subject to applicable law and regulation); or (e) obtaining a capital contribution from the Sponsor. Any Public Shares purchased by the Sponsor in the open market would not be voted in connection with the Proposals. If the Redemption Limitation is exceeded, either because we do not take action to increase our net tangible assets or because our attempt to do so is not successful, then we will not proceed with the Extension and we will not redeem any Public Shares. In such case, Public Shares which a Public Shareholder elects to redeem but which are not redeemed shall be returned to such Public Shareholder or such Public Shareholder's account and such Public Shareholder will retain the right to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash if Athena has not completed an initial business combination by February 25, 2023.**

**Even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.**

In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if you hold Units, separate the underlying Public Shares and public warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• on or before two business days before the Special Meeting, tender your shares physically or electronically and submit a request in writing that Athena redeem your Public Shares for cash to the transfer agent, at the following address:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC<br>1 State Street, 30<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>New York, NY 10004<br>Attn: Mark Zimkind<br>Email: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• tender or deliver your Public Shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) either physically or electronically through DTC's DWAC system to the transfer agent at least two business days before the Special Meeting.

Shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights and opting to deliver physical certificates should allot sufficient time to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent and time to effect delivery. Shareholders should generally allot at least two (2) weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, it may take longer than two weeks. Shareholders who hold their shares in street name will have to coordinate with their bank, broker or other nominee to have the shares certificated or delivered electronically. If you do not submit a written request and tender/deliver your Public Shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) as described above, your shares will not be redeemed.

Shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in "street name" are required to either tender their certificates to the transfer agent prior to the date set forth in this proxy statement, or up to two business days prior to the vote on the Proposals at the Special Meeting,

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or to tender/deliver their shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) to the transfer agent electronically using DTC's DWAC system, at such shareholder's option. Any requests for redemption must include the identity as to the beneficial owner making such request.

Holders of outstanding Units must separate the underlying Public Shares and public warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If you hold Units registered in your own name, you must deliver the certificate for such Units to the transfer agent, with written instructions to separate such Units into Public Shares and public warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit the mailing of the Public Share certificates back to you so that you may then exercise your redemption rights upon the separation of the Public Shares from the Units.

If a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee holds your Units, you must instruct such nominee to separate your Units. Your nominee must send written instructions by facsimile to the transfer agent. Such written instructions must include the number of Units to be split and the nominee holding such Units. Your nominee must also initiate electronically, using DTC's DWAC system, a withdrawal of the relevant Units and a deposit of an equal number of Public Shares and public warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit your nominee to exercise your redemption rights upon the separation of the Public Shares from the Units. While this is typically done electronically on the same business day, you should allow at least one full business day to accomplish the separation. If you fail to cause your Units to be separated in a timely manner, you will likely not be able to exercise your redemption rights.

Each redemption of a Public Share by Athena's public shareholders will reduce the amount in the Trust Account, which held marketable securities with a fair value of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date. Prior to their exercising redemption rights, Athena shareholders should verify the market price of the Public Shares, as shareholders may receive higher proceeds from the sale of their Public Shares in the public market than from exercising their redemption rights if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price. There is no assurance that you will be able to sell your Public Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in the Public Shares when you wish to sell your shares.

**If you exercise your redemption rights, your Public Shares will cease to be outstanding and will only represent the right to receive a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account**.

You will have no right to participate in, or have any interest in, the future growth of Athena, if any. You will be entitled to receive cash for your Public Shares only if you properly and timely demand redemption.

If Athena does not consummate an initial business combination on or before the Termination Date and the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, Athena will be required to liquidate and dissolve the Trust Account by returning the then remaining funds in such account to the public shareholders and all of Athena's warrants will expire worthless.

Your right to redeem in connection with the Special Meeting relating to the Extension Amendment Proposal does not affect the right of Athena shareholders to elect to redeem their Public Shares in connection with a business combination, which is a separate and additional redemption right available to Athena shareholders.

#### Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following discussion is a summary of certain United States federal income tax considerations for holders of our shares with respect to the exercise of redemption rights in connection with the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal. This summary is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "*Code*"), the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department, current administrative interpretations and practices of the Internal Revenue Service (the "*IRS*"), and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, such as investors subject to special tax rules including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• financial institutions or financial services entities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• broker-dealers;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market tax accounting rules;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• tax-exempt entities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• insurance companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• regulated investment companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• real estate investment trusts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• persons liable for alternative minimum tax;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more of our voting shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• persons that acquired our securities pursuant to an exercise of employee share options, in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• persons that hold our securities as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, conversion or other integrated or similar transactions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• controlled foreign corporations; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• passive foreign investment companies.

In addition, this summary does not discuss any state, local, or non-United States tax considerations, any non-income tax (such as gift or estate tax) considerations, alternative minimum tax or the Medicare tax.

In addition, this summary is limited to investors that hold our shares as "capital assets" (generally, property held for investment) under the Code.

If a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) holds our shares, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our shares, you are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of a redemption.

We have not sought, and will not seek, a ruling from the IRS as to any United States federal income tax consequence described herein. The IRS may disagree with the tax consequences described herein, and no assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain a position contrary to any of the tax considerations described herein. Moreover, there can be no assurance that future legislation, regulations, administrative rulings or court decisions will not adversely affect the accuracy of the statements in this discussion.

**WE URGE HOLDERS OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES CONTEMPLATING EXERCISE OF THEIR REDEMPTION RIGHTS TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES THEREOF.**

#### U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for U.S. Holders
This section is addressed to U.S. Holders of our shares that elect to have their shares of the Company redeemed for cash (a "*Redeeming U.S. Holder*"). For purposes of this discussion, a "U.S. Holder" is a beneficial owner that so redeems its shares of the Company and is:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• an individual who is a United States citizen or resident of the United States as determined for United States federal income tax purposes;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United States persons (within the meaning of the Code) who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has in effect a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

#### Redemption of Shares
The balance of the discussion under this heading is subject in its entirety to the discussion below under the heading "Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules." If we are considered a "passive foreign investment company" for United States federal income tax purposes (which we are likely to be, unless a "start-up" exception applies), then the tax consequences of the redemption will be as described in that discussion.

Subject to the preceding, a Redeeming U.S. Holder will generally be considered to have sold or exchanged its shares in a taxable transaction and recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the redemption and such shareholder's adjusted basis in the shares exchanged if the Redeeming U.S. Holder's ownership of shares is completely terminated or if the redemption meets certain other tests described below. Special constructive ownership rules apply in determining whether a Redeeming U.S. Holder's ownership of shares is treated as completely terminated (and in general, such Redeeming U.S. Holder may not be considered to have completely terminated its interest if it continues to hold our warrants). If gain or loss treatment applies, such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the holding period of such shares is more than one year at the time of the exchange. It is possible that because of the redemption rights associated with our shares, the holding period of such shares may not be considered to begin until the date of such redemption (and thus it is possible that long-term capital gain or loss treatment may not apply to shares redeemed in the redemption). Shareholders who hold different blocks of shares (generally, shares purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices) should consult their tax advisors to determine how the above rules apply to them.

Cash received upon redemption that does not completely terminate the Redeeming U.S. Holder's interest will still give rise to capital gain or loss, if the redemption is either (i) "substantially disproportionate" or (ii) "not essentially equivalent to a dividend." In determining whether the redemption is substantially disproportionate or not essentially equivalent to a dividend with respect to a Redeeming U.S. Holder, that Redeeming U.S. Holder is deemed to own not just shares actually owned but also shares underlying rights to acquire our shares (including for these purposes our warrants) and, in some cases, shares owned by certain family members, certain estates and trusts of which the Redeeming U.S. Holder is a beneficiary, and certain affiliated entities.

Generally, the redemption will be "substantially disproportionate" with respect to the Redeeming U.S. Holder if (i) the Redeeming U.S. Holder's percentage ownership of the outstanding voting shares (including all classes which carry voting rights) of the Company is reduced immediately after the redemption to less than 80% of the Redeeming U.S. Holder's percentage interest in such shares immediately before the redemption; (ii) the Redeeming U.S. Holder's percentage ownership of the outstanding shares (both voting and nonvoting) immediately after the redemption is reduced to less than 80% of such percentage ownership immediately before the redemption; and (iii) the Redeeming U.S. Holder owns, immediately after the redemption, less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company entitled to vote. Whether the redemption will be considered "not essentially equivalent to a dividend" with respect to a Redeeming U.S. Holder will depend upon the particular circumstances of that U.S. holder. At a minimum, however, the redemption must result in a meaningful reduction in the Redeeming U.S. Holder's actual or constructive percentage ownership of the Company. The IRS has ruled that any reduction in a shareholder's proportionate interest is a "meaningful reduction" if the shareholder's relative interest in the corporation is minimal and the shareholder does not have meaningful control over the corporation.

If none of the redemption tests described above give rise to capital gain or loss, the consideration paid to the Redeeming U.S. Holder will be treated as dividend income for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. However, for purposes of the dividends-received deduction and of

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"qualified dividend" treatment, due to the redemption right, a Redeeming U.S. Holder may be unable to include the time period prior to the redemption in the shareholder's "holding period." Any distribution in excess of our earnings and profits will reduce the Redeeming U.S. Holder's basis in the shares (but not below zero), and any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the shares.

As these rules are complex, U.S. holders of shares considering exercising their redemption rights should consult their own tax advisors as to whether the redemption will be treated as a sale or as a distribution under the Code.

Certain Redeeming U.S. Holders who are individuals, estates or trusts pay a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their "net investment income" or "undistributed net investment income" (as applicable), which may include all or a portion of their capital gain or dividend income from their redemption of shares. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of the net investment income tax.

*Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules*

A non-U.S. corporation (i.e., a Cayman Islands company) will be a passive foreign investment company (or "PFIC") for U.S. tax purposes if at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year, including its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, is passive income. Alternatively, a foreign corporation will be a PFIC if at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year of the foreign corporation, ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year, including its pro rata share of the assets of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.

Because we are a blank check company, with no current active business, we believe that it is likely that we have met the PFIC asset or income test beginning with our initial taxable year. However, pursuant to a start-up exception, a corporation will not be a PFIC for the first taxable year the corporation has gross income, if (1) no predecessor of the corporation was a PFIC; (2) the corporation satisfies the IRS that it will not be a PFIC for either of the first two taxable years following the start-up year; and (3) the corporation is not in fact a PFIC for either of those years. The actual PFIC status of the Company for its current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. If we do not satisfy the start-up exception, we will likely be considered a PFIC since our date of formation, and will continue to be treated as a PFIC until we no longer satisfy the PFIC tests (although, as stated below, in general the PFIC rules would continue to apply to any U.S. Holder who held our securities at any time that we were considered to be a PFIC).

If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a Redeeming U.S. Holder of our shares or warrants and, in the case of our shares, the Redeeming U.S. Holder did not make either a timely QEF election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) shares or a timely "mark to market" election, in each case as described below, such holder generally will be subject to special rules with respect to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any gain recognized by the Redeeming U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its shares or warrants (which would include the redemption, if such redemption is treated as a sale under the rules discussed above, under the heading "Redemption of Shares"); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any "excess distribution" made to the Redeeming U.S. Holder (generally, any distributions to such Redeeming U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such Redeeming U.S. Holder in respect of the shares during the three preceding taxable years of such Redeeming U.S. Holder or, if shorter, such Redeeming U.S. Holder's holding period for the shares), which may include the redemption to the extent such redemption is treated as a distribution under the rules discussed above.

Under these special rules:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any gain or "excess distribution" made to the Redeeming U.S. Holder will be allocated ratably over the Redeeming U.S. Holder's holding period for the shares or warrants;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the amount allocated to the Redeeming U.S. Holder's taxable year in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the Redeeming U.S. Holder's holding period before the first day of our first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the Redeeming U.S. Holder and included in its holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the Redeeming U.S. Holder; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder.

In general, if we are determined to be a PFIC, a Redeeming U.S. Holder may avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above in respect to our shares (but not our warrants) by making a timely QEF election (if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and other earnings and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder in which or with which our taxable year ends. In general, a QEF election must be made on or before the due date (including extensions) for filing such Redeeming U.S. Holder's tax return for the taxable year for which the election relates. A Redeeming U.S. Holder may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.

A Redeeming U.S. Holder may not make a QEF election with respect to its warrants to acquire our shares. As a result, if a Redeeming U.S. Holder sells or otherwise disposes of such warrants (other than upon exercise of such warrants), any gain recognized generally will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above, if we were a PFIC at any time during the period the Redeeming U.S. Holder held the warrants. If a Redeeming U.S. Holder that exercises such warrants properly makes a QEF election with respect to the newly acquired shares (or has previously made a QEF election with respect to our shares), the QEF election will apply to the newly acquired shares, but the adverse tax consequences relating to PFIC shares, adjusted to take into account the current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election, will continue to apply with respect to such newly acquired shares (which generally will be deemed to have a holding period for purposes of the PFIC rules that includes the period the Redeeming U.S. Holder held the warrants), unless the Redeeming U.S. Holder makes a purging election. The purging election creates a deemed sale of such shares at their fair market value. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, the Redeeming U.S. Holder will have a new basis and holding period in the shares acquired upon the exercise of the warrants for purposes of the PFIC rules.

The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A QEF election may not be made with respect to our warrants. A Redeeming U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.

In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election, a Redeeming U.S. Holder must receive a PFIC annual information statement from us. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide to a Redeeming U.S. Holder such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC annual information statement, in order to enable the Redeeming U.S. Holder to make and maintain a QEF election. However, there is no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of our status as a PFIC in the future or of the required information to be provided.

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If a Redeeming U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to our shares, and the special tax and interest charge rules do not apply to such shares (because of a timely QEF election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares or a purge of the PFIC taint pursuant to a purging election, as described above), any gain recognized on the sale of our shares generally will be taxable as capital gain and no interest charge will be imposed. As discussed above, Redeeming U.S. Holders of a QEF are currently taxed on their pro rata shares of its earnings and profits, whether or not distributed. In such case, a subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable as a dividend to such Redeeming U.S. Holders. The tax basis of a Redeeming U.S. Holder's shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above rules. Similar basis adjustments apply to property if by reason of holding such property the Redeeming U.S. Holder is treated under the applicable attribution rules as owning shares in a QEF.

Although a determination as to our PFIC status will be made annually, a determination that we are a PFIC for any particular year will generally apply for subsequent years to a Redeeming U.S. Holder who held shares or warrants while we were a PFIC, whether or not we meet the test for PFIC status in those subsequent years. A Redeeming U.S. Holder who makes the QEF election discussed above for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our shares and receives the requisite PFIC annual information statement, however, will not be subject to the PFIC tax and interest charge rules discussed above in respect to such shares. In addition, such Redeeming U.S. Holder will not be subject to the QEF inclusion regime with respect to such shares for any taxable year of ours that ends within or with a taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder and in which we are not a PFIC. On the other hand, if the QEF election is not effective for each of our taxable years in which we are a PFIC and the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our shares, the PFIC rules discussed above will continue to apply to such shares unless the holder makes a purging election, as described above, and pays the tax and interest charge with respect to the gain inherent in such shares attributable to the pre-QEF election period.

Alternatively, if a Redeeming U.S. Holder, at the close of its taxable year, owns shares in a PFIC that are treated as marketable stock, the Redeeming U.S. Holder may make a mark-to-market election with respect to such shares for such taxable year. If the Redeeming U.S. Holder makes a valid mark-to-market election for the first taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) shares and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, such holder generally will not be subject to the PFIC rules described above in respect to its shares. Instead, in general, the Redeeming U.S. Holder will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its shares at the end of its taxable year over the adjusted basis in its shares. The Redeeming U.S. Holder also will be allowed to take an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of its shares over the fair market value of its shares at the end of its taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). The Redeeming U.S. Holder's basis in its shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts, and any further gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of the shares will be treated as ordinary income. Currently, a mark-to-market election may not be made with respect to our warrants.

The mark-to-market election is available only for stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Nasdaq Capital Market, or on a foreign exchange or market that the IRS determines has rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market value. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a mark-to-market election in respect to our shares under their particular circumstances.

**The application of the PFIC rules is extremely complex. Shareholders who are considering participating in the redemption and/or selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of their shares, and/or warrants should consult with their tax advisors concerning the application of the PFIC rules in their particular circumstances.**

#### U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to Non-U .S. Holders
This section is addressed to Non-U.S. Holders of our shares that elect to have their shares of the Company redeemed for cash ("*Redeeming Non*-U*.S. Holders*"). For purposes of this discussion, a "Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder" is a beneficial owner (other than a partnership) that so redeems its shares of the Company and is not a U.S. Holder.

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Any Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any capital gain recognized as a result of the exchange unless:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• such shareholder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year in which the redemption takes place and certain other conditions are met; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• such shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States and any gain recognized in the exchange is treated as effectively connected with such trade or business (and, if an income tax treaty applies, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by such holder in the United States), in which case the Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to the same treatment as a Redeeming U.S. Holder with respect to the exchange, and a corporate Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate (or lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty).

With respect to any redemption treated as a dividend rather than a sale will not be subject to United States federal income tax, unless the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains in the United States). Dividends that are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States) generally will be subject to United States federal income tax at the same regular United States federal income tax rates applicable to a comparable U.S. Holder and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, also may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate.

#### Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Dividend payments with respect to our Ordinary Shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our Ordinary Shares may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and possible United States backup withholding. However, backup withholding will not apply to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes other required certifications, or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding and establishes such exempt status. A Non-U.S. Holder generally will eliminate the requirement for information reporting and backup withholding by providing certification of its foreign status, under penalties of perjury, on a duly executed applicable IRS Form W-8 or by otherwise establishing an exemption. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against a holder's United States federal income tax liability, and a holder generally may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information.

**As previously noted above, the foregoing discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences is included for general information purposes only and is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or tax advice to any shareholder. We once again urge you to consult with your own tax adviser to determine the particular tax consequences to you (including the application and effect of any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income or other tax laws) of the receipt of cash in exchange for shares in connection with any redemption of your Ordinary Shares.**

#### Vote Required for Approval
Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. Failure to vote by proxy or to vote oneself at the Special Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

Our Board will abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment Proposal unless our shareholders approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal. This means that if one proposal is approved by the shareholders and the other proposal is not, neither proposal will take effect. Notwithstanding shareholder approval of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Agreement Amendment, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment and the Trust Agreement Amendment at any time without any further action by our shareholders.

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#### Resolution
The resolution to be put to the shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the Special Meeting in relation to Extension Amendment Proposal is as follows:

"RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that the Articles of Association of Athena currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Athena (a copy of which is attached to the proxy statement for this Meeting as <u>Annex A</u>)."

#### Recommendation of the Board
**THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT ATHENA SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR"<br>THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.**

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#### PROPOSAL NO. 2 — THE TRUST AGREEMENT AMENDMENT

#### Overview
The proposed Trust Agreement Amendment would amend our existing Investment Management Trust Agreement (the "*Trust Agreement*"), dated as of February 22, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "*Trustee*"), to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date (the "*Trust Agreement Amendment*") by depositing into the Trust Account, for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $[•] and (b) $[•] for each Class A ordinary share issued as part of the IPO outstanding (the "*Extension Payment*") after giving effect to the Redemption. A copy of the proposed Trust Agreement Amendment is attached to this proxy statement as <u>Annex B</u>. All shareholders are encouraged to read the proposed amendment in its entirety for a more complete description of its terms.

#### Reasons for the Trust Agreement Amendment
The purpose of the Trust Agreement Amendment is to give the Company the right to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date, provided that the Extension Payment is deposited into the Trust Account on or prior to the date of the same applicable deadline.

The Articles of Association and Trust Agreement currently do not provide the Company with the right to extend the Combination Period. As a result, Athena has until February 25, 2023 to complete its initial business combination (the "*Termination Date*"). Even if both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, Athena may nevertheless choose not to amend the Articles of Association and may liquidate.

Athena has determined that there will not be sufficient time before February 25, 2023 (its current termination date) to hold a general meeting to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of, and to consummate, a business combination. After consultation with the Sponsor, Athena's management has reasons to believe that, if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal are approved, the Sponsor will extend to Athena, for each one-month extension period, the Extension Payment as a loan so the Company can deposit the funds into the Trust Account as the Extension Payment, upon advance notice prior to the applicable deadlines, and extend the Combination Period for an additional one (1) month period, up to six (6) times until the Extended Date. Each Extension Payment will be deposited in the Trust Account prior to the beginning of the additional extension period (or portion thereof). The Extension Payment(s) will bear no interest and will be repayable by the Company to the Sponsor upon consummation of an initial business combination. The loans will be forgiven by the Sponsor if the Company is unable to consummate an initial business combination except to the extent of any funds held outside of the Trust Account.

The Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is essential to allowing Athena additional time to consummate a business combination in the event a business combination is for any reason not completed on or before the Termination Date. Approval of each of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension. Athena will not proceed with the Extension or the Redemption if Athena will not have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon its consummation of the Extension, after taking into account the Redemption.

#### If the Trust Agreement Amendment Is Not Approved
If the Trust Agreement Amendment is not approved, and we do not consummate an initial business combination by February 25, 2023, we will be required to either (i) liquidate and dissolve the Trust Account by returning the then remaining funds in such account to the holders of Public Shares and our warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares will expire worthless.

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The initial shareholders have waived their rights to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to the private placement shares and the Founder Shares. There will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to the Company's warrants, which will expire worthless in the event we wind up. The Company will pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets held outside of the Trust Account plus up to $100,000 of the interest on the Trust Account.

#### If the Trust Agreement Amendment Is Approved
If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Agreement Amendment are approved, the amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form of <u>Annex B</u> hereto will be executed and the Trust Account will not be disbursed except to the extent any Redemptions are made in connection with this Special Meeting, in connection with our completion of a business combination or in connection with our liquidation if we do not complete an initial business combination by the applicable termination date. Athena will then continue to attempt to consummate a business combination until the applicable termination date or until the Board determines in its sole discretion that it will not be able to consummate an initial business combination by the applicable termination date and does not wish to seek an additional extension.

#### Required Vote
Subject to the foregoing, the affirmative vote of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the Company's outstanding Ordinary Shares, including the Founder Shares, will be required to approve the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal. Our Board will abandon and not implement the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal unless our shareholders approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal. This means that if one proposal is approved by the shareholders and the other proposal is not, neither proposal will take effect. Notwithstanding shareholder approval of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Agreement Amendment, our Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment and the Trust Agreement Amendment at any time without any further action by our shareholders.

#### Recommendation

#### THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT ATHENA SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR"<br>THE TRUST AGREEMENT AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.

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#### PROPOSAL NO. 3 — THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

#### Overview
The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow the Board to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to Athena shareholders in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

#### Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved
If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by Athena shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal.

#### Vote Required for Approval
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. Failure to vote by proxy or to vote oneself at the Special Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

#### Recommendation of the Board

#### THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT ATHENA SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" <br>THE APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.

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#### BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of Athena's ordinary shares as of December 31, 2022 based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of Athena's ordinary shares, by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• each person known by Athena to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Athena's outstanding ordinary shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• each of Athena' executive officers and directors that beneficially owns shares of Athena's ordinary shares; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• all Athena's executive officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if such person possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within sixty days.

In the table below, percentage ownership is based on 34,213,333 outstanding shares (including 25,660,000 Ordinary Shares and 8,553,333 Founder Shares) issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022.

Voting power represents the combined voting power of Ordinary Shares or Founder Shares owned beneficially by such person. On all matters to be voted upon, the holders of the Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares vote together as a single class. The table below does not include the Ordinary Shares underlying the warrants because these securities are not exercisable within 60 days of this proxy statement.

Unless otherwise indicated, Athena believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.

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|  | **Class A Ordinary <br>Shares** | **Class A Ordinary <br>Shares** | **Class B Ordinary <br>Shares** | **Class B Ordinary <br>Shares** | **Combined Voting <br>Power<sup>(2)</sup>** | **Combined Voting <br>Power<sup>(2)</sup>** |
|  **Name and Address of Beneficial Owners** | **Number** | **% of <br>class** | **Number** | **% of <br>class** | **Number** | **% of <br>class** |
|  *<u>Directors and Executive Officers</u><u>:</u>*<sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Betsy Z. Cohen<sup>(5)</sup> | 560000 | 2.2% | 8553333 | 100.0% | 9113333 | 26.6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amanda J. Abrams<sup>(5)</sup> | 560000 | 2.2% | 8553333 | 100.0% | 9113333 | 26.6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Douglas Listman |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mei-Mei Tuan<sup>(3)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Daniela Mielke<sup>(3)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jewelle Bickford<sup>(3)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Leah Popowich<sup>(3)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Candice N. Bednar<sup>(3)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All directors and officers as a group (eight individuals)<sup>(4)</sup> | 560000 | 2.2% | 8553333 | 100.0% | 9113333 | 26.6% |
|  *<u>5% or Greater Beneficial Owners:</u>* |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MMCAP International Inc. SPC<sup>(6)</sup> | 2364233 | 9.2% |  |  | 2364233 | 6.9% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bay Pond Partners, L.P.<sup>(7)</sup> | 1422941 | 5.5% |  |  | 1422941 | 4.2% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wellington Management <br>Group LLP<sup>(8)</sup> | 1863484 | 7.3% |  |  | 1863484 | 5.4% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BlueCrest Capital Management Limited<sup>(9)</sup> | 1357669 | 5.3% |  |  | 1357669 | 4.0% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC<sup>(4)(5)</sup> | 560000 | 2.2% | 2340000 | 27.4% | 2900000 | 8.5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FTAC Athena Advisors, LLC<sup>(4)(5)</sup> |  |  | 6213333 | 72.6% | 6213333 | 18.2% |

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\* Less than 1 percent.

(1) Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following individuals is c/o FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp., 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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(2) Represents the percentage of voting power of our Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares voting together as a single class.

(3) This individual is a member of the Sponsor, but does not have voting or investment power over the shares held by the Sponsor.

(4) Shares are held directly by FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC and FTAC Athena Advisors, LLC, each of which is managed by Betsy Cohen and Amanda Abrams. The Class B ordinary shares held by the Sponsor will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments described in our governing documents.

(5) Shares are held directly by FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and FTAC Athena Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each of which is managed by Betsy Cohen and Amanda Abrams. Mses. Cohen and Abrams disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

(6) Based on a Schedule 13G filed on November 17, 2021 by MMCAP International Inc. SPC. The business address of the reporting person is c/o Mourant Governance Services (Cayman) Limited, 94 Solaris Avenue, Camana Bay, P. O. Box 1348, Grand Cayman, KY1-1108 Cayman Islands.

(7) Based on a Schedule 13G filed on January 10, 2022 by Bay Pond Partners, L.P. The business address of the reporting person is c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210.

(8) Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed on February 4, 2022 by Wellington Management Group LLP, Wellington Group Holdings LLP, Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP and Wellington Management Company LLP (the "Wellington Entities"). Each such entity reported that it has shared power to vote 1,863,484 Class A ordinary shares and shared power to dispose of 1,863,484 Class A ordinary shares. The business address for each reporting person is c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210.

(9) Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed on March 4, 2022 by BlueCrest Capital Management Limited (the "Investment Manager") and Michael Platt. The Investment Manager serves as investment manager to Millais Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "Fund"). Mr. Platt serves as principal, director, and control person of the Investment Manager. Millais USA LLC acts as sub-investment manager of the Fund, and reports to the Investment Manager. As a result, as of February 24, 2022, each of the Investment Manager and Mr. Platt may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,357,669 Class A ordinary shares held for the account of the Fund. The address of the business office of each reporting person is Ground Floor, Harbour Reach, La Rue de Carteret, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 4HR.

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#### FUTURE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
If the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, we anticipate that the 2023 annual general meeting will be held no later than December 31, 2023. For any proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for submission to the shareholders at our 2023 annual general meeting, it must have submitted in writing and comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act and the Articles of Association.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal is not approved, there will be no annual general meeting in 2023.

#### HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION
Unless Athena has received contrary instructions, Athena may send a single copy of this proxy statement to any household at which two or more shareholders reside if Athena believes the shareholders are members of the same family. This process, known as "householding," reduces the volume of duplicate information received at any one household and helps to reduce Athena's expenses. However, if shareholders prefer to receive multiple sets of Athena's disclosure documents at the same address this year or in future years, the shareholders should follow the instructions described below. Similarly, if an address is shared with another shareholder and together both of the shareholders would like to receive only a single set of Athena's disclosure documents, the shareholders should follow these instructions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if the shares are registered in the name of the shareholder, the shareholder should contact Athena at the following address:

FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.<br>2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104<br>(215) 701-9555

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if a broker, bank or nominee holds the shares, the shareholder should contact the broker, bank or nominee directly.

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#### WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Athena files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. Athena's public filings are also available to the public from the SEC's website at *www.sec.gov*. You may request a copy of Athena's filings with the SEC (excluding exhibits) at no cost by contacting Athena at the address and/or telephone number below.

If you would like additional copies of this proxy statement or Athena's other filings with the SEC (excluding exhibits) or if you have questions about the proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting, you should contact Athena at the following address:

FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.<br>2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104<br>(215) 701-9555

You may also obtain additional copies of this proxy statement by requesting them in writing or by telephone from Athena's proxy solicitation agent at the following address, telephone number and e-mail address:

Morrow Sodali LLC<br>333 Ludlow Street, 5<sup>th</sup> Floor, South Tower<br>Stamford, CT 06902<br>Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200<br>Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400<br>Email: [•]

You will not be charged for any of the documents you request. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you should contact your broker, bank or other nominee for additional information.

If you are an Athena shareholder and would like to request documents, please do so by [•], 2023, five business days prior to the Special Meeting, in order to receive them before the Special Meeting. If you request any documents from Athena, such documents will be mailed to you by first class mail or another equally prompt means.

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#### ANNEX A
**THE COMPANIES ACT (As Revised)<br>OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS<br>COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES**

**SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED<br>MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION**

**OF**

**FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.<br>(adopted by special resolution dated [DATE] and effective on [DATE])**

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**THE COMPANIES ACT (As Revised)<br>OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS<br>COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES**

**SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED<br>MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION**

**OF**

**FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.<br>(adopted by special resolution dated [DATE] and effective on [DATE])**

1 The name of the Company is **FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.**

2 The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide.

3 The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.

4 The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member's shares.

5 The share capital of the Company is US$55,500 divided into 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each.

6 The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

7 Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Second Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company.

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**THE COMPANIES ACT (As Revised)<br>OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS<br>COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES**

**SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED<br>ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION**

**OF**

**FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.<br>(adopted by special resolution dated [DATE] and effective on [DATE])**

**1 Interpretation**

1.1 In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:

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|  **"Affiliate"** | in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person's spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such person's home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity. |
|  **"Applicable Law"** | means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person. |
|  **"Articles"** | means these second amended and restated articles of association of the Company. |
|  **"Audit Committee"** | means the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee. |
|  **"Auditor"** | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). |
|  **"Business Combination"** | means a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (the "**target business**"), which Business Combination: (a) as long as the securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of the definitive agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be solely effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations. |
|  **"business day"** | means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City. |

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|  **"Clearing House"** | means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction. |
|  **"Class A Share"** | means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. |
|  **"Class B Share"** | means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. |
|  **"Company"** | means the above named company. |
|  **"Company's Website"** | means the website of the Company and/or its web-address or domain name (if any). |
|  **"Compensation Committee"** | means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee. |
|  **"Deadline Date"** | means the date which is 24 months from the consummation of the IPO or up to 30 months from the consummation of the IPO (subject in the latter case to valid one month extensions having been made in accordance with the following sentence):<br> If the Directors anticipate that the Company may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 24 months of the consummation of the IPO, the Company may, by resolution of the Directors, if requested by the Sponsor in writing, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to six times, each by an additional one month extension (for a total of up to 30 months from the consummation of the IPO to complete a Business Combination), in accordance with terms as set out in the investment management trust agreement governing the Trust Account dated as of 22 February 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee of the Trust Account. |
|  **"Designated Stock Exchange"** | means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including the Nasdaq Capital Market. |
|  **"Directors"** | means the directors for the time being of the Company. |
|  **"Dividend"** | means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles. |
|  **"Electronic Communication"** | means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company's Website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Directors. |
|  **"Electronic Record"** | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act. |
|  **"Electronic Transactions Act"** | means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands. |
|  **"Equity-linked Securities"** | means any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with a Business Combination, including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt. |

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|  **"Exchange Act"** | means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time. |
|  **"Founders"** | means all Members immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO. |
|  **"Independent Director"** | has the same meaning as in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as the case may be. |
|  **"IPO"** | means the Company's initial public offering of securities. |
|  **"Member"** | has the same meaning as in the Statute. |
|  **"Memorandum"** | means the second amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company. |
|  **"Officer"** | means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company. |
|  **"Ordinary Resolution"** | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
|  **"Over-Allotment Option"** | means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 15 per cent of the firm units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO at a price equal to US$10 per unit, less underwriting discounts and commissions. |
|  **"Preference Share"** | means a preference share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. |
|  **"Public Share"** | means a Class A Share issued as part of the units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO. |
|  **"Redemption Notice"** | means a notice in a form approved by the Company by which a holder of Public Shares is entitled to require the Company to redeem its Public Shares, subject to any conditions contained therein. |
|  **"Register of Members"** | means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members. |
|  **"Registered Office"** | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. |
|  **"Representative"** | means a representative of the Underwriters. |
|  **"Seal"** | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. |
|  **"Securities and Exchange Commission"** | means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. |
|  **"Share"** | means a Class A Share, a Class B Share or a Preference Share and includes a fraction of a share in the Company. |
|  **"Special Resolution"** | subject to Article 29.4, has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. |
|  **"Sponsor"** | means FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors or assigns. |

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|  **"Statute"** | means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands. |
|  **"Treasury Share"** | means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute. |
|  **"Trust Account"** | means the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of the IPO and into which a certain amount of the net proceeds of the IPO, together with a certain amount of the proceeds of a private placement of warrants simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO, will be deposited. |
|  **"Underwriter"** | means an underwriter of the IPO from time to time and any successor underwriter. |

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1.2 In the Articles:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular" or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) the term "and/or" is used herein to mean both "and" as well as "or." The use of "and/or" in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms "and" or "or" in others. The term "or" shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term "and" shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) the term "clear days" in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.

**2 Commencement of Business**

2.1 The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.

2.2 The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.

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**3 Issue of Shares and other Securities**

3.1 Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividends or other distributions, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, and may also (subject to the Statute and the Articles) vary such rights, save that the Directors shall not allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) to the extent that it may affect the ability of the Company to carry out a Class B Ordinary Share Conversion set out in the Articles.

3.2 The Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine.

3.3 The Company may issue units of securities in the Company, which may be comprised of whole or fractional Shares, rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company, upon such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine. The securities comprising any such units which are issued pursuant to the IPO can only be traded separately from one another on the 52<sup>nd</sup> day following the date of the prospectus relating to the IPO unless the Representative(s) determines that an earlier date is acceptable, subject to the Company having filed a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Prior to such date, the units can be traded, but the securities comprising such units cannot be traded separately from one another.

3.4 The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.

**4 Register of Members**

4.1 The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.

4.2 The Directors may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Directors may also determine which register of Members shall constitute the principal register and which shall constitute the branch register or registers, and to vary such determination from time to time.

**5 Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date**

5.1 For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days.

5.2 In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.

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5.3 If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

**6 Certificates for Shares**

6.1 A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and, subject to the Articles, no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.

6.2 The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

6.3 If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.

6.4 Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery.

6.5 Share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Statute, if applicable, or as the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law may from time to time determine, whichever is shorter, after the allotment or, except in the case of a Share transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to refuse to register and does not register, after lodgement of a Share transfer with the Company.

**7 Transfer of Shares**

7.1 Subject to the terms of the Articles, any Member may transfer all or any of his Shares by an instrument of transfer provided that such transfer complies with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. If the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with rights, options, warrants or units issued pursuant to the Articles on terms that one cannot be transferred without the other, the Directors shall refuse to register the transfer of any such Share without evidence satisfactory to them of the like transfer of such right, option, warrant or unit.

7.2 The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law or in any other form approved by the Directors and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee) and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Directors may approve from time to time. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.

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**8 Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares**

8.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares, except Public Shares, shall be effected in such manner and upon such other terms as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of such Shares. With respect to redeeming or repurchasing the Shares:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Members who hold Public Shares are entitled to request the redemption of such Shares in the circumstances described in the Business Combination Article hereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Class B Shares held by the Sponsor shall be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration to the extent that the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised in full so that the Founders will own 25 per cent of the Company's issued Shares after the IPO (exclusive of any securities purchased in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Public Shares shall be repurchased by way of tender offer in the circumstances set out in the Business Combination Article hereof.

8.2 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Directors may agree with the relevant Member. For the avoidance of doubt, redemptions, repurchases and surrenders of Shares in the circumstances described in the Article above shall not require further approval of the Members.

8.3 The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.

8.4 The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.

**9 Treasury Shares**

9.1 The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.

9.2 The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).

**10 Variation of Rights of Shares**

10.1 Subject to Article 3.1, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class (other than with respect to a waiver of the provisions of the Class B Ordinary Share Conversion Article hereof, which as stated therein shall only require the consent in writing of the holders of a majority of the issued Shares of that class), or with the approval of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply *mutatis mutandis*, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

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10.2 For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.

10.3 The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith or Shares issued with preferred or other rights.

**11 Commission on Sale of Shares**

The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.

**12 Non Recognition of Trusts**

The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.

**13 Lien on Shares**

13.1 The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company's lien thereon. The Company's lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.

13.2 The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold.

13.3 To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company's power of sale under the Articles.

13.4 The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.

**14 Call on Shares**

14.1 Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days' notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.

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14.2 A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.

14.3 The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.

14.4 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.

14.5 An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

14.6 The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.

14.7 The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.

14.8 No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.

**15 Forfeiture of Shares**

15.1 If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days' notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

15.2 If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.

15.3 A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.

15.4 A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.

15.5 A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or Officer that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.

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15.6 The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

**16 Transmission of Shares**

16.1 If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder), or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder.

16.2 Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.

16.3 A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles), the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

**17 Class B Ordinary Share Conversion**

17.1 The rights attaching to the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall rank *pari passu* in all respects, and the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall vote together as a single class on all matters (subject to the Variation of Rights of Shares Article and the Appointment and Removal of Directors Article hereof) with the exception that the holder of a Class B Share shall have the conversion rights referred to in this Article.

17.2 Class B Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the "**Initial Conversion Ratio**") automatically on the day of the consummation of a Business Combination.

17.3 Notwithstanding the Initial Conversion Ratio, in the case that additional Class A Shares or any other Equity-linked Securities, are issued, or deemed issued, by the Company in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and related to the consummation of a Business Combination, all Class B Shares in issue shall automatically convert into Class A Shares at the time of the consummation of a Business Combination at a ratio for which the Class B Shares shall convert into Class A Shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the Class B Shares in issue agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B Shares will equal, on an as-converted basis, in the aggregate, 25 per cent of the sum of all Class A Shares and Class B Shares in issue upon completion of the IPO plus all Class A Shares and Equity-linked Securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination, excluding any Shares or Equity-linked Securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private placement warrants issued to the Sponsor or its Affiliates upon conversion of working capital loans made to the Company.

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17.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing adjustment to the Initial Conversion Ratio may be waived as to any particular issuance or deemed issuance of additional Class A Shares or Equity-linked Securities by the written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Class B Shares then in issue consenting or agreeing separately as a separate class in the manner provided in the Variation of Rights of Shares Article hereof.

17.5 The foregoing conversion ratio shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share subdivision, exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or combination (by share consolidation, exchange, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class A Shares in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original filing of the Articles without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class B Shares in issue.

17.6 Each Class B Share shall convert into its pro rata number of Class A Shares pursuant to this Article. The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Shares will be determined as follows: each Class B Share shall convert into such number of Class A Shares as is equal to the product of 1 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of Class A Shares into which all of the Class B Shares in issue shall be converted pursuant to this Article and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Class B Shares in issue at the time of conversion.

17.7 References in this Article to "**converted**", "**conversion**" or "**exchange**" shall mean the compulsory redemption without notice of Class B Shares of any Member and, on behalf of such Members, automatic application of such redemption proceeds in paying for such new Class A Shares into which the Class B Shares have been converted or exchanged at a price per Class B Share necessary to give effect to a conversion or exchange calculated on the basis that the Class A Shares to be issued as part of the conversion or exchange will be issued at par. The Class A Shares to be issued on an exchange or conversion shall be registered in the name of such Member or in such name as the Member may direct.

17.8 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, in no event may any Class B Share convert into Class A Shares at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.

**18 Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital**

18.1 The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.

18.2 All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.

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18.3 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution and Article 29.4, the Company may by Special Resolution:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) change its name;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) alter or add to the Articles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.

**19 Offices and Places of Business**

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.

**20 General Meetings**

20.1 All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

20.2 The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

20.3 The Directors, the chief executive officer or the chairman of the board of Directors may call general meetings, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Members shall not have the ability to call general meetings.

20.4 Members seeking to bring business before the annual general meeting or to nominate candidates for appointment as Directors at the annual general meeting must deliver notice to the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 120 calendar days before the date of the Company's proxy statement released to Members in connection with the previous year's annual general meeting or, if the Company did not hold an annual general meeting the previous year, or if the date of the current year's annual general meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the date of the previous year's annual general meeting, then the deadline shall be set by the board of Directors with such deadline being a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and send its related proxy materials.

**21 Notice of General Meetings**

21.1 At least five clear days' notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety-five per cent in par value of the Shares giving that right.

21.2 The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.

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**22 Proceedings at General Meetings**

22.1 No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of a majority of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum.

22.2 A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.

22.3 A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.

22.4 If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum.

22.5 The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

22.6 If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

22.7 The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

22.8 When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting.

22.9 If, prior to a Business Combination, a notice is issued in respect of a general meeting and the Directors, in their absolute discretion, consider that it is impractical or undesirable for any reason to hold that general meeting at the place, the day and the hour specified in the notice calling such general meeting, the Directors may postpone the general meeting to another place, day and/or hour provided that notice of the place, the day and the hour of the rearranged general meeting is promptly given to all Members. No business shall be transacted at any postponed meeting other than the business specified in the notice of the original meeting.

22.10 When a general meeting is postponed for thirty days or more, notice of the postponed meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of a postponed meeting. All proxy forms submitted for the original general meeting shall remain valid for the postponed meeting. The Directors may postpone a general meeting which has already been postponed.

22.11 A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.

22.12 A poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.

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22.13 A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll.

22.14 In the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

**23 Votes of Members**

23.1 Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, including as set out at Article 29.4, every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.

23.2 In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.

23.3 A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Member's behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.

23.4 No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.

23.5 No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

23.6 Votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.

23.7 A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed.

**24 Proxies**

24.1 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member.

24.2 The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.

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24.3 The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid.

24.4 The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.

24.5 Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.

**25 Corporate Members**

25.1 Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.

25.2 If a Clearing House (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise such persons as it sees fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that the authorisation shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the Clearing House (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of such Shares held by the Clearing House (or its nominee(s)).

**26 Shares that May Not be Voted**

Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.

**27 Directors**

27.1 There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.

27.2 Commencing at the Company's first annual general meeting, and at each annual general meeting thereafter, Directors appointed to succeed those Directors whose terms expire shall be appointed for a term of office to expire at the second succeeding annual general meeting after their appointment. Except as the Statute or other Applicable Law may otherwise require, in the interim between annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings called for the appointment of Directors and/or the removal of one or more Directors and the filling of any vacancy in that connection, additional Directors and any vacancies in the board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of Directors for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum (as defined in the Articles), or by the sole remaining Director. All Directors shall hold office until the expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. A Director appointed to fill a vacancy resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the Director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such vacancy and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified.

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**28 Powers of Directors**

28.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.

28.2 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.

28.3 The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

28.4 The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

**29 Appointment and Removal of Directors**

29.1 Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares remove any Director. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, holders of Class A Shares shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any Director.

29.2 The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors.

29.3 After the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.

29.4 Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, Article 29.1 may only be amended by a Special Resolution passed by at least 90 per cent of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given, or by way of unanimous written resolution.

**30 Vacation of Office of Director**

The office of a Director shall be vacated if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors.

**31 Proceedings of Directors**

31.1 The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be a majority of the Directors then in office.

31.2 Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

31.3 A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or any committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors, the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting.

31.4 A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held.

31.5 A Director may, or other Officer on the direction of a Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days' notice in writing to every Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply *mutatis mutandis.*

31.6 The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

31.7 The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

31.8 All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director, and/or that they or any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be.

31.9 A Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.

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**32 Presumption of Assent**

A Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.

**33 Directors' Interests**

33.1 A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine.

33.2 A Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director.

33.3 A Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.

33.4 No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.

33.5 A general notice that a Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

**34 Minutes**

The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of recording all appointments of Officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the Directors present at each meeting.

**35 Delegation of Directors' Powers**

35.1 The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors (including, without limitation, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee). Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

35.2 The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions

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the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

35.3 The Directors may adopt formal written charters for committees and, if so adopted, shall review and assess the adequacy of such formal written charters on an annual basis. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of such committee set forth in the Articles and shall have such powers as the Directors may delegate pursuant to the Articles and as required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. Each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, if established, shall consist of such number of Directors as the Directors shall from time to time determine (or such minimum number as may be required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law). For so long as any class of Shares is listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as is required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law.

35.4 The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time.

35.5 The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.

35.6 The Directors may appoint such Officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an Officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An Officer may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office.

**36 No Minimum Shareholding**

The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.

**37 Remuneration of Directors**

37.1 The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine, provided that no cash remuneration shall be paid to any Director by the Company prior to the consummation of a Business Combination. The Directors shall also, whether prior to or after the consummation of a Business Combination, be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.

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37.2 The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.

**38 Seal**

38.1 The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some Officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.

38.2 The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used.

38.3 A Director or Officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.

**39 Dividends, Distributions and Reserve**

39.1 Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by law.

39.2 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.

39.3 The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

39.4 The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.

39.5 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met.

39.6 The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.

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39.7 Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders.

39.8 No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.

39.9 Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company's name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

**40 Capitalisation**

The Directors may at any time capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company's reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.

**41 Books of Account**

41.1 The Directors shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five years from the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions.

41.2 The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.

41.3 The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.

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**42 Audit**

42.1 The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.

42.2 Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committee, if the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Directors shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a committee of the Directors and shall adopt a formal written Audit Committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis. The composition and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The Audit Committee shall meet at least once every financial quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.

42.3 If the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilise the Audit Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.

42.4 The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists).

42.5 If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by his becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when his services are required, the Directors shall fill the vacancy and determine the remuneration of such Auditor.

42.6 Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and Officers such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.

42.7 Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.

42.8 Any payment made to members of the Audit Committee (if one exists) shall require the review and approval of the Directors, with any Director interested in such payment abstaining from such review and approval.

42.9 The Audit Committee shall monitor compliance with the terms of the IPO and, if any non-compliance is identified, the Audit Committee shall be charged with the responsibility to take all action necessary to rectify such non-compliance or otherwise cause compliance with the terms of the IPO.

42.10 At least one member of the Audit Committee shall be an "audit committee financial expert" as determined by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The "audit committee financial expert" shall have such past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable experience or background which results in the individual's financial sophistication.

**43 Notices**

43.1 Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Notice may also be served by Electronic Communication in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or by placing it on the Company's Website.

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43.2 Where a notice is sent by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) courier; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) post; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) cable, telex or fax; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) e-mail or other Electronic Communication; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) placing it on the Company's Website; service of the notice shall be deemed to have been effected one hour after the notice or document was placed on the Company's Website.

43.3 A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

43.4 Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

**44 Winding Up**

44.1 If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors' claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise.

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44.2 If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the approval of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other approval required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like approval, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like approval, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.

**45 Indemnity and Insurance**

45.1 Every Director and Officer (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former Officer (each an "**Indemnified Person**") shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.

45.2 The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person.

45.3 The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.

**46 Financial Year**

Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31<sup>st</sup> December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1<sup>st</sup> January in each year.

**47 Transfer by Way of Continuation**

If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

**48 Mergers and Consolidations**

The Company shall have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Statute) upon such terms as the Directors may determine and (to the extent required by the Statute) with the approval of a Special Resolution.

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**49 Business Combination**

49.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles, this Article shall apply during the period commencing upon the adoption of the Articles and terminating upon the first to occur of the consummation of a Business Combination and the full distribution of the Trust Account pursuant to this Article. In the event of a conflict between this Article and any other Articles, the provisions of this Article shall prevail.

49.2 Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall either:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) provide Members with the opportunity to have their Shares repurchased by means of a tender offer for a per-Share repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (net of taxes paid or payable, if any), divided by the number of then issued Public Shares, provided that the Company shall not repurchase Public Shares in an amount that would cause the Company's net tangible assets to be less than US$5,000,001 either prior to or upon consummation of such Business Combination after payment of the deferred underwriting commission. Such obligation to repurchase Shares is subject to the completion of the proposed Business Combination to which it relates.

49.3 If the Company initiates any tender offer in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act in connection with a proposed Business Combination, it shall file tender offer documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to completing such Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about such Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act. If, alternatively, the Company holds a general meeting to approve a proposed Business Combination, the Company will conduct any redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and file proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

49.4 At a general meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Article, in the event that such Business Combination is approved by Ordinary Resolution, the Company shall be authorised to consummate such Business Combination, provided that the Company shall not consummate such Business Combination unless the Company has net tangible assets of at least US$5,000,001 either immediately prior to, or upon such consummation of, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to, such Business Combination.

49.5 Any Member holding Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director may, at least two business days' prior to any vote on a Business Combination, elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided for in the related proxy materials (the "**IPO Redemption**"), provided that no such Member acting together with any Affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 15 per cent of the Public Shares in the aggregate without the prior consent of the Company and provided further that any beneficial holder of Public Shares on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised must identify itself to the Company in connection with any redemption election in order to validly redeem such Public Shares. If so demanded, the Company shall pay any such redeeming Member, regardless of whether he is voting for or against such proposed Business Combination, a per-Share redemption price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (such interest shall be net of taxes payable) and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued Public Shares (such redemption price being referred to herein as the "**Redemption Price**"), but only in the event that the applicable proposed Business Combination is approved and consummated. The Company shall not redeem Public Shares that would cause the Company's net tangible assets to be less than US$5,000,001 following such redemptions (the "**Redemption Limitation**").

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49.6 A Member may not withdraw a Redemption Notice once submitted to the Company unless the Directors determine (in their sole discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which they may do in whole or in part).

49.7 In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by the Deadline Date, or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public Members' rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve,

subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law.

49.8 In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100 per cent of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by the Deadline Date, or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) with respect to any other provision relating to Members' rights or pre-Business Combination activity,

each holder of Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval or effectiveness of any such amendment at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. The Company's ability to provide such redemption in this Article is subject to the Redemption Limitation.

49.9 A holder of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account only in the event of an IPO Redemption, a repurchase of Shares by means of a tender offer pursuant to this Article, or a distribution of the Trust Account pursuant to this Article. In no other circumstance shall a holder of Public Shares have any right or interest of any kind in the Trust Account.

49.10 After the issue of Public Shares, and prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall not issue additional Shares or any other securities that would entitle the holders thereof to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) receive funds from the Trust Account; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) vote as a class with Public Shares on a Business Combination.

49.11 A Director may vote in respect of a Business Combination in which such Director has a conflict of interest with respect to the evaluation of such Business Combination. Such Director must disclose such interest or conflict to the other Directors.

49.12 As long as the securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company must complete one or more Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the Company's signing a definitive agreement in connection with a Business Combination. A Business Combination must not be effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.

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49.13 The Company may enter into a Business Combination with a target business that is Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer. In the event the Company seeks to consummate a Business Combination with a target that is Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer, the Company, or a committee of Independent Directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another valuation or appraisal firm that regularly renders fairness opinions on the type of target business the Company is seeking to acquire that is a member of the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an independent accounting firm that such a Business Combination is fair to the Company from a financial point of view.

**50 Business Opportunities**

50.1 To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no individual serving as a Director or an Officer ("**Management**") shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for Management, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other. Except to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, Management shall have no duty to communicate or offer any such corporate opportunity to the Company and shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for breach of any fiduciary duty as a Member, Director and/or Officer solely by reason of the fact that such party pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, himself or herself, directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.

50.2 Except as provided elsewhere in this Article, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both the Company and Management, about which a Director and/or Officer who is also a member of Management acquires knowledge.

50.3 To the extent a court might hold that the conduct of any activity related to a corporate opportunity that is renounced in this Article to be a breach of duty to the Company or its Members, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company may have for such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the provisions of this Article apply equally to activities conducted in the future and that have been conducted in the past.

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#### ANNEX B

#### PROPOSED AMENDMENT<br>TO THE<br>INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment"), dated as of , 2023, to the Trust Agreement (as defined below) is made by and between FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee ("Trustee"). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of February 22, 2021 (the "Trust Agreement");

WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein; and

WHEREAS, at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on , 2023 (the "Special Meeting"), the Company's shareholders approved (i) a proposal to amend and restate the Company's amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the "A&R COI") giving the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination on a month-to-month basis (each a "Monthly Extension") beginning on February 25, 2023 until August 25, 2023 (i.e., for up to a period of time ending thirty (30) months after the consummation of its initial public offering); and (ii) a proposal to amend the Trust Agreement requiring the Company to deposit into the Trust Account, for each Monthly Extension that is exercised, the lesser of (a) $[•] and (b) $[•] for each Class A ordinary share issued in the Company's initial public offering that remains outstanding after taking into account any redemptions in connection with the solicitation of such shareholder approval at the Special Meeting (such amount, the "Monthly Extension Amount").

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The recitals to the Trust Agreement are hereby amended by adding the following as the third WHEREAS clause:

"WHEREAS, if a Business Combination (as defined below) is not consummated within the initial 24 month period following the consummation of the Offering, the Company may extend such period by six extensions with each extension being one month for up to a maximum of 30 months in the aggregate, subject to the Company's sponsor, FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC and FTAC Athena Advisors, LLC (collectively, the "***Sponsor***") or its affiliates or permitted designees depositing the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account no later than the 24 month, the 25 month, the 26 month, the 27 month, the 28 month and the 29 month anniversary of the consummation of the Offering, as applicable (each, an "***Applicable Deadline***") for each one month extension (each, an "***Extension***"), in exchange for which the Sponsor will receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note for each Extension that will be repaid only if the Company completes a Business Combination by the Applicable Deadline; and"

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

"(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company ("***Termination Letter***") in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either <u>Exhibit A</u> or <u>Exhibit B</u>, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Chairman of the board of directors (the "***Board***") or other authorized officer of the Company (and in the case of <u>Exhibit A</u>, signed by the Representative) (each, an "***Authorized Officer***"), and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, less interest previously released

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to, or reserved for use by, the Company in an amount up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses (as applicable) and less any other interest released to, or reserved for use by, the Company to pay taxes as provided in this Agreement only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee by (A) the date that is 24 months after the closing of the Offering (the "***Closing***"), or (B) if an Authorized Officer extends the time to complete a Business Combination by one (1) month, the date that is 25 months after the Closing, provided that the Company deposits the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account on or prior to the date that is 24 months after the Closing, or (C) if an Authorized Officer further extends the time to complete a Business Combination by an additional 1-month period, the date that is 26 months after the Closing, provided that the Company deposits the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account on or prior to the date that is 25 months after the Closing, or (D) if an Authorized Officer further extends the time to complete a Business Combination by an additional 1-month period, the date that is 27 months after the Closing, provided that the Company deposits the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account on or prior to the date that is 26 months after the Closing; or (E) if an Authorized Officer further extends the time to complete a Business Combination by an additional 1-month period, the date that is 28 months after the Closing, provided that the Company deposits the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account on or prior to the date that is 27 months after the Closing; or (F) if an Authorized Officer further extends the time to complete a Business Combination by an additional 1-month period, the date that is 29 months after the Closing, provided that the Company deposits the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account on or prior to the date that is 28 months after the Closing; or (G) if an Authorized Officer further extends the time to complete a Business Combination by an additional 1-month period, the date that is 30 months after the Closing, provided that the Company deposits the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account on or prior to the date that is 29 months after the Closing; but if the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the applicable monthly anniversary of the Closing ("***Last Date***"), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as <u>Exhibit B</u> hereto and distributed to the Public Shareholders as of the Last Date. For example, if during the 6 month period spanning 24 months and 30 months after the Closing, the Company does not deposit the Monthly Extension Amount into the Trust Account by the last day of the 3<sup>rd</sup> month, then the Last Date shall be the last day of the 3<sup>rd</sup> month. The form of any extension contemplated by this Section 1(i) shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as <u>Exhibit E</u>."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Section 1 of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following as Section 1(m):

"Upon receipt of an extension letter ("***Extension Letter***") substantially similar to <u>Exhibit E</u> hereto at least five business days prior to the Applicable Deadline, signed on behalf of the Company by an Authorized Officer, and receipt of the Monthly Extension Amount on or prior to the Applicable Deadline, follow the instructions set forth in the Extension Letter."

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. A new <u>Exhibit E</u> to the Trust Agreement is hereby added as follows:

#### "EXHIBIT E<br> [Letterhead of Company]<br>[Insert date]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company<br>1 State Street, 30<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>New York, New York 10004<br>Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

Re: Trust Account — Extension Letter

Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. ("**Company**") and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of February 22, 2021 (as amended, "**Trust Agreement**"), this is to advise you that the Company is extending the time available to consummate a Business Combination for an additional one (1) month, from to (the "**Extension**").

This Extension Letter shall serve as the notice required with respect to Extension prior to the Applicable Deadline. Capitalized words used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement.

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to deposit the Monthly Extension Amount, which will be wired to you, into the Trust Account investments upon receipt.

Very truly yours,

FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. All other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile signature or electronic signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. This Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section 6(c) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is hereby ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

<u> By: </u>         <br> <u> Name: </u>   <u> Francis Wolf </u>     <br> <u> Title: </u>   <u> Vice President </u>    

FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP.

<u> By: </u>         <br> <u> Name: </u>         <br> <u> Title: </u>        

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. Vote by Internet - QUICK EASY IMMEDIATE - 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week or by Mail FTAC ATHENAACQUISITION CORP. Your Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card. Votes submitted electronically over the Internet must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time,on [], 2023. INTERNET – www.cstproxyvote.com Use the Internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. Vote at the Meeting – If you plan to attend in person the extraordinary general meeting will be held at the offices of [] at []. If you plan to attend the virtual online extraordinary general meeting, you will need your 12 digit control number to vote electronically at the extraordinary general meeting. To attend: https://www.cstproxy.com/[]/2023 MAIL – Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE PROXY CARD IF YOU ARE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY. FOLD HERE DO NOT SEPARATE INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED PROXY CARD THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. Please mark your votes like this Proposal No. 1 — Extension Amendment Proposal — A special resolution to amend and restate Athena's Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the "Articles of Association") to give the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination (the "Combination Period") up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from February 25, 2023 to August 25, 2023 (as extended, the "Extended Date") (i.e., for a period of time ending 30 months after the consummation of its initial public offering (the "IPO")) (the "Extension Amendment Proposal"); FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN Proposal No. 2 — Trust Agreement AmendmentProposal — To amend Athena's investment management trust agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021 (the "Trust Agreement"), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Trustee"), to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 25, 2023 to the Extended Date (the "Trust Agreement Amendment") by depositing into the Trust Account, for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $[] and (b) $[] for each Class A ordinary share issued in the IPO outstanding (the "Extension Payment") after giving effect to the Redemption (the "Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal"); and Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal — An ordinary resolution to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal (the "Adjournment Proposal") FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN CONTROL NUMBER Signature Signature, if held jointly Date_____________, 2023 When Shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by an authorized person.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on [], 2023 This notice of meeting and the accompanying proxy statement are available at https://www.cstproxy.com/[]/2023 FOLD HERE DO NOT SEPARATE INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED PROXY CARD FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby appoints each of [] and [] (each, a "Proxy") as proxy, with the power to appoint a substitute to vote the shares that the undersigned is entitled to vote (the "Shares") at the Extraordinary General Meeting of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. to be held on [], 2023 at [], at the offices of [•] at [•] and virtually via live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/[]/2023 or at any adjournments and/or postponements thereof. Such Shares shall be voted as indicated with respect to the proposals listed on the reverse side hereof and in the Proxy's discretion on such other matters as may properly come before the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the accompanying proxy statement and revokes all prior proxies for said meeting. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO SPECIFIC DIRECTION IS GIVEN AS TO THE PROPOSALS ON THE REVERSE SIDE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY. (Continued and to be marked, dated and signed on reverse side)

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