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As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2021

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

No. 333-252727

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 1 to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Slam Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

6770

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

98-1211848
(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

500 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10110

(646) 762-8580

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Himanshu Gulati

Chairman

500 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10110

(646) 762-8580

 

Alex Rodriguez

Chief Executive Officer

500 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10110

(646) 762-8580

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

 

Christian O. Nagler

Peter S. Seligson

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Tel: (212) 446-4800

                                       

Joel L. Rubinstein

Daniel E. Nussen

White & Case LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Tel: (212) 819-8200

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box:  

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  


If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer     Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer     Smaller reporting company  
  Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of Securities
to be Registered
  Amount
to be Registered
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Unit(1)
  Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(1)(2)
  Amount of
Registration Fee

Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant(2)

  57,500,000 units   $10.00   $575,000,000   $62,733

Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units(3)

  57,500,000 shares       (4)

Redeemable warrants included as part of the units(3)

  14,375,000 warrants       (4)

Total

          $575,000,000   $62,733(5)

 

 

(1)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.

(2)

Includes 7,500,000 units, consisting of 7,500,000 Class A ordinary shares and 1,875,000 redeemable warrants, which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriters to purchase additional units, if any.

(3)

Pursuant to Rule 416(a), there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from share subdivisions, share dividends, or similar transactions.

(4)

No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g).

(5)

Previously paid.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Slam Corp. is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252727) as an exhibits-only filing. Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Item 16(a) of Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature page to the Registration Statement and the filed exhibits. The remainder of the Registration Statement is unchanged and has therefore been omitted.


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

1.1     Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1*    Memorandum and Articles of Association.
3.2*    Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
4.1*    Specimen Unit Certificate.
4.2*    Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate.
4.3*    Specimen Warrant Certificate.
4.4*    Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant.
5.1*    Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
5.2*    Opinion of Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands Counsel to the Registrant.
10.1*    Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant.
10.2*    Form of Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement among the Registrant, the Sponsor and the Holders signatory thereto.
10.3*    Form of Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and the Sponsor.
10.4*    Form of Indemnity Agreement.
10.5*    Form of Administrative Services Agreement between the Registrant and the Sponsor.
10.6*    Promissory Note, dated as of December 31, 2020, between the Registrant and the Sponsor.
10.7*    Securities Subscription Agreement, dated December 31, 2020, between the Registrant and the Sponsor.
10.8*    Form of Letter Agreement between the Registrant, the Sponsor and each director and executive officer and special advisor of the Registrant.
23.1*    Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC.
23.2*    Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included on Exhibit 5.1).
23.3*    Consent of Maples and Calder (included on Exhibit 5.2).
24*    Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the initial filing of this Registration Statement).
99.1*    Consent of Jagdeep Singh.
99.2*    Consent of Reggie Hudlin.
99.3*    Consent of Desiree Gruber.
99.4*    Consent of Barbara Byrne.

 

*

Previously filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 18th day of February, 2021.

 

SLAM CORP.
By:  

/s/ Himanshu Gulati

  Name: Himanshu Gulati
  Title: Chairman

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name

  

Position

  

Date

     

/s/ Himanshu Gulati

   Chairman and Director    February 18, 2021
Himanshu Gulati    (Principal Executive Officer)   
     

*

   Chief Financial Officer    February 18, 2021
Joseph Taeid    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   
     

*

   Chief Executive Officer and Director    February 18, 2021
Alex Rodriguez      
     

*

   Chief Development Officer and Director    February 18, 2021
Chetan Bansal      

 

*By:

/s/ Himanshu Gulati

Himanshu Gulati
Attorney-in-fact