Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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1. The Business Combination Proposal. To adopt a proposal to (a) adopt and approve the Business Combination Agreement, dated as ofJuly 19, 2021 , as amended onNovember 8, 2021 andDecember 30, 2021 (as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Business Combination Agreement"), by and among CPSR,CPSR Gelesis Merger Sub, Inc. , aDelaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPSR ("Merger Sub"), andGelesis, Inc. , aDelaware corporation ("Gelesis"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and intoGelesis , withGelesis surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPSR and (b) approve the Business Combination (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). In connection with the Business Combination, CPSR will be renamed "Gelesis Holdings, Inc. " ("New Gelesis") andGelesis will retain its name "Gelesis, Inc. " Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), based on an implied equity value of$675 million: (i) each share of CPSR Class A common stock and CPSR Class B common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will become one share of New Gelesis common stock; (ii) each share of Gelesis outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into a right to receive shares of New Gelesis common stock; (iii) each share of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into one share of New Gelesis common stock; (iv) all vested and unvested Gelesis options will be assumed by New Gelesis and thereafter be settled or exercisable for shares of New Gelesis common stock and eachGelesis warrant will be assumed by New Gelesis and thereafter be a warrant to purchase shares of New Gelesis common stock; (v) all vested and unvested Gelesis options will be assumed by New Gelesis and thereafter be settled or exercisable for shares of New Gelesis common stock and eachGelesis warrant will be assumed by New Gelesis and thereafter be a warrant to purchase shares of New Gelesis common stock; and (vi) each holder of shares of Gelesis common stock, Gelesis options andGelesis warrants will receive its pro rata portion of 23,483,250 restricted earn out shares of New Gelesis common stock, which will vest (in part) in equal thirds if the trading price of New Gelesis common stock is greater than or equal to$12.50 ,$15.00 and$17.50 , respectively, for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period on or prior to the date that is five years following the Effective Time and will also vest in connection with any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) with respect to NewGelesis if the applicable thresholds are met in such Change of Control Transaction during the same five-year deadline. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 24,835,281 807,450 1,100 2. The Charter Amendment Proposal. To adopt a proposal to approve, assuming the Business Combination Proposal is approved and adopted, a proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the "Proposed Charter"), which will amend and restate CPSR's current amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the "Current Charter"), and which Proposed Charter will be in effect when duly filed with the Secretary of the State of theState of Delaware in connection with the Closing (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement): Holders of CPSR Class A common stock, voting separately as a single class: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 17,935,281 807,450 1,100 Holders of CPSR Class A common stock and CPSR Class B common stock, voting together as a single class: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 24,835,281 807,450 1,100 3. The Advisory Charter Proposals. To adopt a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the following material differences between the Proposed Charter and the Current Charter, which are being presented in accordance with the requirements of theSecurities and Exchange Commission as seven separate sub-proposals: a. Advisory Charter Proposal A - To change the corporate name of New Gelesis to "Gelesis Holdings, Inc. ": Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 24,463,729 807,450 372,652 b. Advisory Charter Proposal B - To increase CPSR's capitalization so that it will have 900,000,000 authorized shares of common stock and 250,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 23,040,986 2,230,193 372,652 c. Advisory Charter Proposal C - To divide the New Gelesis board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 22,450,379 2,820,800 372,652 d. Advisory Charter Proposal D - To provide that the removal of any director be only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 662/3% of New Gelesis' then outstanding shares entitled to vote at an election of directors: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 22,466,285 2,804,894 372,652 e. Advisory Charter Proposal E - To provide that certain amendments to provisions of the Proposed Charter will require the affirmative vote of holders of at least 662/3% of New Gelesis' then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon, and the affirmative vote of at least 662/3% of New Gelesis' then outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 22,449,377 2,821,802 372,652 f. Advisory Charter Proposal F - To make New Gelesis' corporate existence perpetual as opposed to CPSR's corporate existence, which is required to be dissolved and liquidated twenty-four (24) months following the closing of its initial public offering, and to remove from the Proposed Charter the various provisions applicable only to blank check companies: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 24,463,729 807,450 372,652 g. Advisory Charter Proposal G - To remove the provisions setting theCourt of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder actions: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 23,041,486 2,229,693 372,652 4. The NYSE Stock Issuance Proposal. To adopt a proposal to approve, assuming the Business Combination Proposal is approved and adopted, (a) the issuance of up to 96,876,625 newly issued shares of New Gelesis Common Stock in the Business Combination, which amount will be determined as described in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Special Meeting, and (b) the PIPE Financing (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement): Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 24,834,781 809,050 0 5. The Director Election Proposal. To approve, assuming the Business Combination Proposal is approved and adopted, the appointment of eight directors who, upon consummation of the Business Combination, will become directors of NewGelesis : Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 24,836,381 807,450 0 6. The Equity Incentive Plan Proposal. To adopt a proposal to approve, assuming the Business Combination Proposal is approved and adopted, theGelesis Holdings, Inc. 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, a copy of which is appended to the Business Combination Agreement as Exhibit h, which will become effective the day prior to the Closing: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 24,817,383 826,448 0
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