S-4/A: Registration of securities, business combinations
Published on January 16, 2026
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 2026
Registration No. 333-291473
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Suncrete, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
For co-registrants, see “Table of Co-Registrants” on the following page.
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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3273
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
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39-4989597
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
(212) 616-9600
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
(212) 616-9600
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
c/o Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
(212) 616-9600
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
(212) 616-9600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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Sidney Burke
Stephen P. Alicanti DLA Piper LLP (US) 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Tel: (212) 335-4500 |
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Suncrete, Inc.
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Tel: (212) 616-9600 |
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Matthew L. Fry
Rachel O’Donnell Haynes and Boone, LLP 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300 Dallas, TX 75201 Tel: (214) 651-5000 |
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective and all other conditions to the business combination described in the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus have been satisfied or waived.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, 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, 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.
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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. ☐
If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) ☐
Exchange Act Rule 14d-l(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) ☐
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 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
TABLE OF CO-REGISTRANTS
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Exact Name of Co-Registrant as Specified in its Charter(1)(2)
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State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
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Primary
Standard Industrial Classification Code Number |
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I.R.S.
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Concrete Partners Holding, LLC
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(1)
The Co-Registrant has the following principal executive office:
Concrete Partners Holding, LLC
817 E. 4th Street
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 355-5700
817 E. 4th Street
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 355-5700
(2)
The agent for service for the Co-Registrant is:
Randall Edgar
Chief Executive Officer
Concrete Partners Holding, LLC
817 E. 4th Street
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 355-5700
Chief Executive Officer
Concrete Partners Holding, LLC
817 E. 4th Street
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 355-5700
(a)
each Class B Ordinary Share of SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class B Ordinary Share”), that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class B Common Stock of the post-Domestication SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class B Common Stock”);
(b)
each Class A Ordinary Share of SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class A Ordinary Share”), that is then-issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class A Common Stock of the post-Domestication SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class A Common Stock”);
(c)
each unit of the SPAC prior to the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Cayman Warrant (as defined below) (a “SPAC Cayman Unit”) that is then issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a unit of the SPAC following the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one-half of one SPAC Delaware Warrant (as defined below) (a “SPAC Delaware Unit”); and
(d)
each then issued and outstanding warrant to purchase SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication (a “SPAC Cayman Warrant”) will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one warrant to purchase SPAC Class A Common Stock (a “SPAC Delaware Warrant”), pursuant to and in accordance with that certain warrant agreement, dated July 25, 2023, between SPAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”).
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each share of Common Stock of Merger Sub I, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be redeemed for par value;
(b)
each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of Class A Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share (“PubCo Class A Common Stock”);
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each share of SPAC Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of Class B Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share (“PubCo Class B Common Stock” and, together with the PubCo Class A Common Stock, the “PubCo Common Stock”);
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each then-outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into a warrant to acquire one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock, subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding former SPAC Cayman Warrant immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time (each such resulting warrant, an “Assumed SPAC Warrant”); and
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each SPAC Delaware Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant.
Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Concrete Management MEP, LLC (“Management Aggregator”) will distribute to its members, in redemption and cancellation of such members’ limited liability company interests in Management Aggregator, the Company Incentive Units, as defined in Suncrete’s existing Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, the “Company LLC Agreement”), corresponding to such redeemed interests (the “Management Aggregator Distribution”).
At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
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each Common Unit of Suncrete (each, a “Company Common Unit”) (other than any Company Incentive Units) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement);
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each Preferred Unit of Suncrete (each, a “Company Preferred Unit”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to Company Preferred Unit Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement);
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each Senior Preferred Unit of Suncrete (“Company Senior Preferred Unit”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount equal to the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement) with respect to such Company Senior Preferred Unit, calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company LLC Agreement;
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each Company Incentive Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of restricted shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Company Incentive Unit Share Consideration (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) with respect to such Company Incentive Unit (each, a “Rollover Equity Award”); provided, that each holder of a Rollover Equity Award will enter into a side letter agreement at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time pursuant to which each such holder will agree that their Rollover Equity Award will be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to such Company Incentive Unit immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
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each Company Unit held in treasury of Suncrete as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will thereupon be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made within respect thereto;
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each share of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock (subject to clause (h) below);
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each Unit of Merger Sub II issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable unit of Suncrete;
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upon distribution by Haymaker Sponsor IV, LLC (the “Sponsor”) of the Dothan Founder Shares (as defined below) (together with the Dothan Assumed Warrants (as defined below), such distribution, the “Sponsor Distribution”) to Dothan Independent GP, LP, an affiliate of Suncrete (“Dothan Independent”), each Dothan Founder Share will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock; and
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subject to the receipt by Suncrete prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent.
In addition, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, SPAC will redeem all of the issued and outstanding SPAC Public Warrants at $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant (the “Warrant Redemption”), which redemption will be effected by SPAC by way of an amendment to the Warrant Agreement if the proposal to effectuate such amendment is approved by the requisite holders of the then-outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrants (“SPAC Warrantholders”).
This proxy statement/prospectus covers 76,106,799 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, 26,793,525 shares of Class B Common Stock and up to 11,898,800 Assumed SPAC Warrants. The number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock that this proxy statement/prospectus covers represents the maximum number of shares that may be issued to holders of Suncrete equity interests in connection with the Acquisition Merger (as more fully described in this proxy statement/prospectus), together with the shares issued or issuable to the existing holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, SPAC Cayman Warrants, and SPAC Units in connection with the Domestication and the Initial Merger, shares issuable upon exercise of the Assumed SPAC Warrants and shares issuable upon the conversion of PubCo Class B Common Stock.
The SPAC Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants are currently listed on the NYSE under the symbols “HYAC.U”, “HYAC” and “HYAC.WS”, respectively. The parties anticipate that, following the Business Combination, the PubCo Class A Common Stock and Assumed SPAC Warrants will be listed on the NYSE and the NYSE Texas under the symbols “RMIX” and “RMIX.W”, respectively, and the SPAC Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and SPAC Public Warrants will cease trading on the NYSE and will be deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) upon the consummation of the Initial Merger.
After the completion of the Business Combination, PubCo will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE’s listing standards. PubCo will qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance listing standards of the NYSE and intends to avail itself of such exemptions, in whole or in part, for so long as the SunTx Group (as defined below) continues to hold a majority of the outstanding shares of PubCo’s outstanding common stock. We anticipate that the SunTx Group will beneficially own approximately 81.9% of the voting power of outstanding PubCo Common Stock following the completion of the Business Combination, assuming no redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination are exercised.
Material Financings
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Haymaker, PubCo and certain institutional investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) entered into Subscription Agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which, among other things, PubCo agreed to issue and sell to the PIPE Investors, in a private placement to close immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, an aggregate of approximately $82.5 million in shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) (the “PIPE Offering”).
On September 10, 2025, Dothan Independent and the Sponsor entered into a subscription agreement and amendment to LLC agreement (the “Sponsor Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which Dothan Independent agreed to contribute $500,000 in cash to Sponsor in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of Sponsor (representing an indirect interest in 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares (the “Dothan Founder Shares”) and an indirect interest in the Sponsor’s 398,800 private placement warrants (the “Dothan Assumed Warrants”)) in order to loan and fund certain extension costs to the SPAC. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, pursuant to the Sponsor Distribution, Sponsor will distribute the Dothan Founder Shares and the Dothan Assumed Warrants to Dothan Independent, and following the Business Combination, as a result of its investment in Sponsor, Dothan Independent will receive 2,800,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and 398,800 Assumed SPAC Warrants.
Compensation Received by the Sponsor and its Affiliates
Set forth below is a summary of the terms and amount of the compensation received or to be received by the Sponsor and its affiliates in connection with the Business Combination or any related financing transaction, the amount of securities issued or to be issued by PubCo to the Sponsor and its affiliates and the price paid or to be paid for such securities or any related financing transaction. See the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination” for additional information.
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Compensation
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Terms
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Sponsor
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PubCo Class A Common Stock
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| | The Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000. The Sponsor also paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement). Haymaker has also issued certain promissory notes to the Sponsor in connection with certain working capital expenses and in connection with the extension of the date by which Haymaker must consummate its initial | |
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Compensation
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Terms
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| | | | | | | business combination, which notes are repayable upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As of September 30, 2025, Haymaker owed an aggregate of $1,880,000 to the Sponsor pursuant to such notes. Additionally, Haymaker has agreed to pay $20,000 per month to an affiliate of its vice president for general and administrative services from the commencement of Haymaker’s IPO, payable upon consummation of the Business Combination. Haymaker has also agreed to pay $20,000 per month to an affiliate of its Chief Financial Officer for certain services from the commencement of Haymaker’s IPO, payable upon consummation of the Business Combination. Further, the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. | |
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Dothan Independent
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PubCo Class B Common Stock, Assumed SPAC Warrants
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| | Pursuant to the Sponsor Subscription Agreement, Dothan Independent agreed to contribute $500,000 in cash to Sponsor in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of Sponsor in order to loan and fund certain extension costs to the SPAC. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Sponsor will distribute the Dothan Founder Shares and the Dothan Assumed Warrants to Dothan Independent, and following the Business Combination, as a result of its investment in Sponsor, Dothan Independent will receive 2,800,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock (which has 10 votes per share) and 398,800 Assumed SPAC Warrants. In addition, the Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent. | |
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Dothan Concrete
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PubCo Class B Common Stock
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Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination
In considering the recommendation of the SPAC Board to vote in favor of the Business Combination, shareholders should be aware that, aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor and certain of SPAC’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of other shareholders generally. SPAC’s directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Business Combination, and in recommending to shareholders that they approve the Business Combination. Shareholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the Business Combination. These interests include, among other things:
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the fact that the Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000, which, if unrestricted and freely tradeable, would be valued at approximately $9,418,856, based on the most recent closing prices of the SPAC Public Warrants and the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares on November 7, 2025 of $1.00 per warrant and $11.31 per share, respectively (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers and directors have agreed to not redeem any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement), and that such SPAC Founder Shares could have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination, which if unrestricted and freely tradable would be valued at approximately $65,032,500, based on the most recent closing price of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares of $11.31 per share on November 7, 2025 (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event SPAC is unable to consummate an Initial Business Combination within the completion window set forth in the Existing Organizational Documents, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify SPAC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser amount per Public Share as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of (a) any third party (other than SPAC’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to SPAC or (b) a prospective target business with which SPAC has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, but only if such a third party or target business has not executed a waiver of all rights to seek access to the Trust Account;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will lose their entire investment in SPAC if an Initial Business Combination is not completed within the period ending on July 28, 2026, subject to monthly extensions as described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus and in the Existing Organizational Documents (the “Combination Period”);
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the fact that the Sponsor has invested an aggregate of $8,001,000 (consisting of $25,000 for the SPAC Founder Shares and $7,976,000 for the private placement units), which means that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors stand to make a significant profit on their investment and could potentially recoup their entire investment in Haymaker even if the trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock was as low as approximately $[•] per share (after giving effect to the transfer to Dothan Independent of the Dothan Founder Shares and Dothan Assumed Warrants following the Sponsor Distribution and assuming the loans and out-of-pocket expenses described below are repaid and reimbursed, respectively, by Haymaker). Therefore, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may experience a positive rate of return on their investment, even if our Public Shareholders experience a negative rate of return on their investment;
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the fact that after the Business Combination, assuming there are no redemptions of Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor will beneficially own approximately 1.2% of the PubCo Class A Common Stock. Please see the section titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” for additional information;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may be incentivized to complete the Business Combination, or an alternative initial business combination, with a less favorable company or on terms less favorable to shareholders, rather than to liquidate, which would cause the Sponsor to lose its entire investment. As a result, the Sponsor may have a conflict of interest in determining whether Suncrete is an appropriate business with which to complete a business combination and/or in evaluating the terms of the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors (or their affiliates) have made, and may make in the future, working capital and extension loans to Haymaker. As of September 30, 2025, the Sponsor has loaned an aggregate of approximately $1,880,000 to Haymaker under unsecured promissory notes to fund operating and transaction expenses in connection with the Business Combination and fund payments into the Trust Account, in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents, to extend the date by which Haymaker must consummate an initial business combination, and may make additional loans after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus for such purposes. If the Business Combination is not consummated and another business combination is not otherwise completed, these working capital loans may not be repaid and would be forgiven except to the extent there are funds available to Haymaker outside of the Trust Account;
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the fact that pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, Haymaker has renounced any interest or expectancy of Haymaker in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both Haymaker and any individual serving as a director or officer of Haymaker, about which any such director or officer acquires knowledge. In the course of their other business activities, Haymaker’s officers and directors may have become aware of other investment and business opportunities which might have been appropriate for presentation to Haymaker as well as the other entities with which they were affiliated. Haymaker’s management had pre-existing fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and if there was a conflict of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented, any entity with whom Haymaker’s management had a pre-existing fiduciary obligation would have been presented the opportunity before Haymaker was presented with it (see the subsection titled “Fiduciary Duties of Haymaker’s Directors and Officers” for more information). Haymaker does not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of Haymaker’s officers or directors materially affected Haymaker’s search for a business combination, including the negotiation or recommendation thereof or the provision of advice in connection therewith;
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the fact that the Sponsor transferred an indirect interest in a portion of its SPAC Founder Shares and all of its private placement warrants to Dothan Independent;
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the anticipated service of Andrew Heyer and Christopher Bradley as directors of New Suncrete following the Business Combination, and the compensation that they will receive for such service; and
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the fact that Haymaker’s existing directors and officers will be entitled to indemnification and the continuation of Haymaker’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination.
See the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination” for additional information.
After careful consideration, the board of directors of Haymaker has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and related transactions and the board of directors of Haymaker has approved the other proposals described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, determined that it is advisable to consummate the Business Combination, and further determined that the Business Combination is in the best interests of the SPAC and its securityholders. This proxy statement/prospectus provides shareholders and warrantholders of Haymaker with detailed information about the Business Combination and other matters to be considered at the extraordinary general meeting of Haymaker’s shareholders and the special meeting of Haymaker’s warrantholders. We encourage you to read this entire document, including the annexes and other documents referred to herein, carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 48 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS, OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
This proxy statement/prospectus is dated [•], 2026, and
is first being mailed to Haymaker’s shareholders and warrantholders on or about [•], 2026.
is first being mailed to Haymaker’s shareholders and warrantholders on or about [•], 2026.
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Dear Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 Shareholders and Warrantholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Shareholders’ Meeting”) of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Haymaker,” “SPAC,” “our,” or “us”), which will be held at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US) at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, on [•], 2026, at [•] Eastern Time, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned, and/or the meeting of warrantholders (the “Warrantholders’ Meeting” and together with the Shareholders’ Meeting, the “Meetings”) of Haymaker, which will be held at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US) at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, on [•], 2026, at [•] Eastern Time, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. We are also planning for both meetings to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the Meetings will remain at the location specified above for purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Existing Organizational Documents”).
At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Haymaker will ask its shareholders to consider and vote upon two separate proposals (the “Initial Merger Proposal” and the “Acquisition Merger Proposal,” collectively the “Business Combination Proposals”) to approve the Business Combination and to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Haymaker, Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Haymaker (“New Suncrete” or “PubCo”), Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub II” and together with Merger Sub I, the “Merger Subs”), and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Suncrete”), which provides for a business combination between Haymaker and Suncrete.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the business combination will be effected in three steps. Subject to the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of SPAC, on the date of the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing Date”): (a) SPAC will transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication” and the time at which the Domestication becomes effective, the “Domestication Effective Time”), (b) immediately following the Domestication, Merger Sub I will merge with and into SPAC (the “Initial Merger”), with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (SPAC, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the Initial Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation,” and the time at which the Initial Merger becomes effective, the “Initial Merger Effective Time”); and (c) immediately following the Initial Merger, Merger Sub II will merge with and into Suncrete (the “Acquisition Merger” and, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”, and together with the Domestication and all other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”), with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete.
In connection with the Domestication, SPAC will transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware by (i) deregistering as a Cayman Islands exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and (ii) continuing and domesticating as a Delaware corporation.
At the Domestication Effective Time, by virtue of the Domestication and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each Class B Ordinary Share of SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class B Ordinary Share”), that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class B Common Stock of the post-Domestication SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class B Common Stock”);
(b)
each Class A Ordinary Share of SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class A Ordinary Share”), that is then-issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class A Common Stock of the post-Domestication SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class A Common Stock”);
(c)
each unit of the SPAC prior to the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Cayman Warrant (as defined below) (a “SPAC Cayman Unit”) that is then issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a unit of the SPAC following the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one-half of one SPAC Delaware Warrant (as defined below) (a “SPAC Delaware Unit”); and
(d)
each then issued and outstanding warrant to purchase SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication (a “SPAC Cayman Warrant”) will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one warrant to purchase SPAC Class A Common Stock (a “SPAC Delaware Warrant”), pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each share of Common Stock of Merger Sub I, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be redeemed for par value;
(b)
each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of Class A Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share (“PubCo Class A Common Stock”);
(c)
each share of SPAC Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of Class B Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share (“PubCo Class B Common Stock” and, together with the PubCo Class A Common Stock, the “PubCo Common Stock”);
(d)
each then-outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into a warrant to acquire one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock, subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding former SPAC Cayman Warrant immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time (each such resulting warrant, an “Assumed SPAC Warrant”); and
(e)
each SPAC Delaware Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant.
Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Concrete Management MEP, LLC (“Management Aggregator”) will distribute to its members, in redemption and cancellation of such members’ limited liability company interests in Management Aggregator, the Company Incentive Units, as defined in Suncrete’s existing Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, the “Company LLC Agreement”), corresponding to such redeemed interests (the “Management Aggregator Distribution”).
At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each Common Unit of Suncrete (each, a “Company Common Unit”) (other than any Company Incentive Units) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement);
(b)
each Preferred Unit of Suncrete (each, a “Company Preferred Unit”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into
the right to receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to Company Preferred Unit Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement);
(c)
each Senior Preferred Unit of Suncrete (“Company Senior Preferred Unit”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount equal to the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement) with respect to such Company Senior Preferred Unit, calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company LLC Agreement;
(d)
each Company Incentive Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of restricted shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Company Incentive Unit Share Consideration (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) with respect to such Company Incentive Unit (each, a “Rollover Equity Award”); provided, that each holder of a Rollover Equity Award will enter into a side letter agreement at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time pursuant to which each such holder will agree that their Rollover Equity Award will be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to such Company Incentive Unit immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
(e)
each Company Unit held in treasury of Suncrete as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will thereupon be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made within respect thereto;
(f)
each share of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock (subject to clause (h) below);
(g)
each Unit of Merger Sub II issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable unit of Suncrete;
(h)
upon distribution by Haymaker Sponsor IV, LLC (the “Sponsor”) of the Dothan Founder Shares (as defined below) (together with the Dothan Assumed Warrants) (such distribution the “Sponsor Distribution”) to Dothan Independent GP, LP, an affiliate of Suncrete (“Dothan Independent”), each Dothan Founder Share will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock; and
(i)
subject to the receipt by Suncrete prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent.
In addition, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, SPAC will redeem all of the issued and outstanding SPAC Public Warrants at $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant (the “Warrant Redemption”), which redemption will be effected by SPAC by way of an amendment (the “Warrant Amendment”) to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated July 25, 2023, between SPAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”) if the proposal to effectuate such amendment is approved by holders of a majority of the number of the then outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrants (“SPAC Warrantholders”).
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Haymaker, PubCo and certain institutional investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) entered into Subscription Agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which, among other things, PubCo agreed to issue and sell to the PIPE Investors, in a private placement to close immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, an aggregate of approximately $82.5 million in shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) (the “PIPE Offering”).
In addition to the Business Combination Proposals, Haymaker’s shareholders will also be asked to consider and vote upon (a) a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by ordinary resolution, the change of SPAC’s jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication Proposal”), (b) a proposal to approve by special resolution the adoption of the proposed certificate of incorporation (the “Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation”) and the proposed bylaws (the “Proposed SPAC Bylaws”) of SPAC to be in effect following the Domestication (the “SPAC Organizational Documents Proposal”), and the adoption of the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation”) and the proposed amended and restated bylaws (the “Proposed PubCo Bylaws”) of PubCo to be in effect at the Initial Merger Effective Time (the “PubCo Organizational Documents Proposal” and together with the SPAC Organizational Documents Proposal, the “Organizational Documents Proposal”); (c) eight separate proposals to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by ordinary resolution, material differences between the Existing Organizational Documents and the Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation, the Proposed SPAC Bylaws and the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed PubCo Bylaws (collectively, the “Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals”); (d) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with the applicable listing rules of The New York Stock Exchange, the issuance of up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering (the “NYSE Proposal”); (e) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the Suncrete, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan and material terms thereunder, a copy of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G (the “2026 Plan Proposal”); (f) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the Suncrete, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and material terms thereunder, a copy of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex H (the “ESPP Proposal”); and (g) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or convenient, (h) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satisfied or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements (the “Adjournment Proposal” and, together with the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, and the ESPP Proposal, the “Proposals”).
We may not consummate the Business Combination unless the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal and the ESPP Proposal (collectively, the “Condition Precedent Proposals”) are approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is cross-conditioned on the approval of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals and the Adjournment Proposal are not conditioned on the approval of any other Proposal set forth in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. The approval of each of the Initial Merger Proposal, the Acquisition Merger Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal are being proposed as an ordinary resolution, requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a simple majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Approval of the Organizational Documents Proposals requires a special resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, requiring the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Accordingly, a shareholder’s failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on any of the Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
In connection with the Business Combination, certain related agreements have been, or will be, entered into on or prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including: (a) the Company Equityholder
Support Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025, pursuant to which certain equityholders of Suncrete have agreed to, among other things, (y) vote in favor of the approval and adoption of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and (z) certain lock-up restrictions with respect to their Suncrete securities, as well as any securities of PubCo issued to such holders pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, in each case subject to certain exceptions; (b) the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025 (the “Parent Lock-Up Agreement”), by Dothan Concrete Investors, LLC (“Dothan Concrete” or “Parent”), pursuant to which Dothan Concrete agreed to, among other things, certain lock-up restrictions with respect to its Suncrete securities, as well as any securities of PubCo issued to Dothan Concrete pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, (c) the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025, pursuant to which Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC (the “Sponsor”) and certain of SPAC’s directors and officers (together with the Sponsor, the “Sponsor Related Parties”) have agreed to, among other things, (w) vote in favor of the approval and adoption of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (x) waive the anti-dilution rights set forth in the Existing Organizational Documents, (y) certain lock-up restrictions with respect to their SPAC securities, as well as any securities of PubCo issued to the Sponsor Related Parties pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, in each case subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement, and (z) in the case of the Sponsor, immediately upon the occurrence of the Initial Merger Effective Time, automatically be deemed to have irrevocably transferred to PubCo, surrendered and forfeited for no consideration a number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to up to 333,333 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, (d) the Assignment, Assumption, and Amendment Agreement (the “RRA Assignment”) with respect to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023, by and among SPAC, Sponsor and certain other SPAC equityholders, which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, terminate any underwritten demand and piggyback registration rights thereunder (but retain the right to demand a resale shelf registration on Form S-1 or, if available, Form S-3), (e) the Registration Rights Agreement, which will be entered into concurrently with the Acquisition Merger Effective Time by and among PubCo, Dothan Independent and certain members of Suncrete, (f) the Subscription Agreement, effective as of September 10, 2025 (the “Sponsor Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Dothan Independent became a member of the Sponsor and agreed to contribute $500,000 in the aggregate to the Sponsor in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of the Sponsor, representing an indirect interest in 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares (the “Dothan Founder Shares”) and an indirect interest in all of the private placement warrants (the “Dothan Founder Warrants”), and (g) the Amendment No. 1 to the Management and Consulting Agreement, which, subject to the receipt by Suncrete prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, will be entered into by and among Suncrete, PubCo and Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC, an affiliate of Suncrete (“Dothan Management”), effective as of Acquisition Merger Effective Time, pursuant to which, among other things, PubCo will assume, and agree to perform and discharge, all of the obligations of Suncrete under the Management and Consulting Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2024, by and between Suncrete and Dothan Management.
Pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, a holder of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares issued as part of the Haymaker Units in the initial public offering (the “Public Shares,” and holders of such Public Shares, the “Public Shareholders”), other than the holders of the SPAC Founder Shares, which includes the Sponsor and SPAC’s independent directors (but for the avoidance of doubt, not including the holders of the Dothan Founder Shares following the Sponsor Distribution) (such holders of SPAC Founder Shares, the “Initial Shareholders”), may request that Haymaker redeem all or a portion of such Public Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. Holders of Haymaker Units must elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If Public Shareholders hold their Haymaker Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, such Public Shareholders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and warrants, or if a holder holds Haymaker Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (“Continental”), Haymaker’s transfer agent, directly and instruct it to do so. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself to Haymaker in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders (other than the Initial Shareholders) may elect to exercise their redemption rights with respect to their Public Shares regardless of whether they vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposals. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the Public Shares
will be returned to the respective holder, broker, or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its redemption right with respect to all or a portion of the Public Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental, Haymaker will redeem such Public Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro-rata portion of the trust account established at the consummation of Haymaker’s initial public offering, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. For illustrative purposes, as of the record date, this would have amounted to approximately $[•] per issued and outstanding Public Share. If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will not own Public Shares or shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock following the Business Combination. The redemption will take place prior to the Domestication Effective Time. See the subsection titled “Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Meeting of Warrantholders — Redemption Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to exercise your rights with respect to your Public Shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such Public Shareholder or any other person with whom such Public Shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its Public Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares. Accordingly, if a Public Shareholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the Public Shares, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash.
The Sponsor and certain of Haymaker’s officers and directors have agreed to (a) vote all of their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares in favor of the Business Combination and (b) waive their redemption rights with respect to their SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares and any Public Shares they own in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. Such SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares will be excluded from the pro rata calculation used to determine the per-share redemption price applicable to Public Shares that are redeemed. As of the date of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, the Initial Shareholders own approximately 22.2% of the issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares in the aggregate.
At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, holders of SPAC Cayman Warrants will be asked to consider and vote on (a) a proposal to approve an amendment to the terms of the Warrant Agreement in the form attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex I thereto to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, each SPAC Public Warrant, which entitles the holder thereof to purchase one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share, will be redeemed by SPAC in exchange for a cash payment of $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant (the “Warrant Amendment Proposal”) and (b) a proposal to allow Haymaker’s board of directors to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies (the “Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal”).
The Business Combination Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain other closing conditions as described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. There can be no assurance that the parties to the Business Combination Agreement would waive any such provision of the Business Combination Agreement if the closing conditions are not met.
Haymaker is providing the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to its shareholders and warrantholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Shareholders’ Meeting and at the Warrantholders’ Meeting and any adjournments thereof. Information about the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Warrantholders’ Meeting, the Business Combination and other related business to be considered by Haymaker’s equityholders at the Shareholders’ Meeting and the Warrantholders’ Meeting is included in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting or the Warrantholders’ Meeting, all of Haymaker’s equityholders are urged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety. In particular, you should carefully consider the matters discussed under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 48 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
After careful consideration, the board of directors of Haymaker and the board of managers of Suncrete have each unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and related transactions and the board
of directors of Haymaker has approved the other proposals described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, determined that it is advisable to consummate the Business Combination and further determined that the Business Combination is in the best interests of the SPAC and its securityholders. The board of directors of Haymaker recommends that its shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Business Combination Proposals, “FOR” the issuance of PubCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Mergers and PIPE Offering, and “FOR” the other Proposals described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of SPAC Ordinary Shares or SPAC Public Warrants you own. To ensure your representation at the Shareholders’ Meeting and/or the Warrantholders’ Meeting, please complete, sign, date, and return the applicable enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your securities in “street name,” which means your securities are held of record by a broker, bank, or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank, or nominee to ensure that votes related to the securities you beneficially own are properly counted. Please submit your proxy promptly, whether or not you expect to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting or the Warrantholders’ Meeting.
If you sign, date, and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the Proposals presented at the Shareholders’ Meeting and/or the Warrantholders’ Meeting, as applicable. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to instruct your bank, broker, or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the Shareholders’ Meeting or the Warrantholders’ Meeting virtually or in person, the effect will be, among other things, that your securities will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the applicable meeting and will not be voted. An abstention or broker non-vote will be counted towards the quorum requirement but will not count as a vote cast at the applicable meeting. You can also attend the Meetings virtually and vote online even if you have previously voted by submitting a proxy pursuant to any of the methods noted above. If you are a securityholder of record and you attend the applicable meeting and wish to vote in person or online, you may withdraw your proxy and vote in person or online.
More information about Haymaker, Suncrete, and the proposed transactions is included in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. Haymaker urges you to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the financial statements and annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety.
TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST DEMAND IN WRITING THAT YOUR PUBLIC SHARES ARE REDEEMED FOR A PRO-RATA PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE TRUST ACCOUNT AND TENDER YOUR SHARES TO HAYMAKER’S TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING. IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A BENEFICIAL HOLDER. YOU MAY TENDER YOUR SHARES BY EITHER DELIVERING YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATE TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OR BY DELIVERING YOUR SHARES ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM. IF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION IS NOT COMPLETED, THEN THESE SHARES WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS.
On behalf of our board of directors, I thank you for your support and look forward to the successful completion of the Business Combination.
Sincerely,
Christopher Bradley
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is dated [•], 2026 and is first being mailed to the shareholders and warrantholders of Haymaker on or about that date.
NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS OR ANY OF THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS, OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS OF HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 TO BE HELD ON [•], 2026
OF SHAREHOLDERS OF HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 TO BE HELD ON [•], 2026
To the Shareholders of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting (the “extraordinary general meeting”) of shareholders (the “Shareholders’ Meeting”) of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Haymaker,” “SPAC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US) at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned, and a meeting of warrantholders (the “Warrantholders’ Meeting”) of Haymaker will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US) at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. We are also planning for both meetings to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the meetings will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Existing Organizational Documents”). At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Haymaker shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals:
Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposals — To consider and vote upon two separate proposals to approve by way of an ordinary resolution the Business Combination (as defined below) and approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Haymaker, Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Haymaker (“New Suncrete” or “PubCo”), Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub II” and together with Merger Sub I, the “Merger Subs”), and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Suncrete”), which provides for a business combination between Haymaker and Suncrete, pursuant to which the business combination will be effected in three steps: (a) on the date of the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing Date”), SPAC will transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication” and the time at which the Domestication becomes effective, the “Domestication Effective Time”), (b) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Domestication, Merger Sub I will merge with and into SPAC (the “Initial Merger”), with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (SPAC, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the Initial Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation,” and the time at which the Initial Merger becomes effective, the “Initial Merger Effective Time”); and (c) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger, Merger Sub II will merge with and into Suncrete (the “Acquisition Merger” and, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”, and together with the Domestication and all other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”), with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete. A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.
Shareholder Proposal No. 2 — The Domestication Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by way of an ordinary resolution, the change of SPAC’s jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication Proposal”).
Shareholder Proposal No. 3 — The Organizational Documents Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by way of special resolution (a) the proposed certificate of incorporation (the “Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation”) and the proposed bylaws (the “Proposed SPAC Bylaws”) of SPAC (the “SPAC Organizational Documents”) which, if approved, would take effect at the Domestication Effective Time, and (b) the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation”) and the proposed amended and restated bylaws (the “Proposed PubCo Bylaws”) of PubCo (the “Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents”), which, if approved, would take effect at the Initial Merger Effective Time (such proposal, the “Organizational Documents Proposal”). Copies
of the Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation, Proposed SPAC Bylaws, Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed PubCo Bylaws are attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C, Annex D, Annex E and Annex F, respectively.
Shareholder Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals — To consider and vote upon eight separate proposals to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by ordinary resolution, material differences between the Existing Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, which are being presented separately in accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission guidance to give shareholders the opportunity to present their separate views on important corporate governance provisions (collectively, the “Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals”).
Shareholder Proposal No. 5 — The NYSE Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of The New York Stock Exchange, the issuance of (i) up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of New Suncrete (the “PubCo Class A Common Stock”) in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering (the “NYSE Proposal”).
Shareholder Proposal No. 6 — The 2026 Plan Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the Suncrete, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2026 Plan”) and material terms thereunder (the “2026 Plan Proposal”). A copy of the 2026 Plan is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G.
Shareholder Proposal No. 7 — The ESPP Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the Suncrete, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and material terms thereunder (the “ESPP Proposal”). A copy of the ESPP is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex H.
Shareholder Proposal No. 8 — The Shareholder Adjournment Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or convenient, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satisfied or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements (the “Adjournment Proposal” and, together with the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, and the ESPP Proposal, the “Proposals”).
Each of the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal and the ESPP Proposal (collectively, the “Condition Precedent Proposals”) is cross-conditioned on the approval and adoption of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals and the Adjournment Proposal are not conditioned on the approval of any other Proposal set forth in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
Only holders of record of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Haymaker (the “SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Haymaker (the “SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares”) at the close of business on [•], 2026 are entitled to notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting and to vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Haymaker is providing the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to its shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Shareholders’ Meeting and at any adjournments thereof. Information about the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Business Combination, and other related business to be considered by Haymaker’s shareholders at the Shareholders’ Meeting is included in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting, all of Haymaker’s shareholders are urged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes and other documents referred to
therein, carefully and in their entirety. In particular, you should carefully consider the matters discussed under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 48 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
Pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, a holder of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares issued as part of the units sold in Haymaker’s initial public offering (the “Public Shares,” and holders of such Public Shares, the “Public Shareholders”), other than the Initial Shareholders, may request that Haymaker redeem all or a portion of its Public Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. As a holder of Public Shares, you will be entitled to receive cash for any Public Shares to be redeemed only if you:
(a) hold Public Shares, or if you hold Public Shares through Haymaker units sold in Haymaker’s initial public offering (the “Haymaker Units”), you elect to separate your Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares;
(b) submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, in which you (i) request that Haymaker redeem all or a portion of your Public Shares for cash; (ii) identify yourself as the beneficial holder of the Public Shares and provide your legal name, phone number, and address; and
(c) deliver your Public Shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company.
Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Public Shares in the manner prescribed by the Existing Organizational Documents and as described above prior to [•], Eastern Time, on [•], 2026 (two business days before the Shareholders’ Meeting) in order for their Public Shares to be redeemed.
Holders of Haymaker Units must elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If Public Shareholders hold their Haymaker Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, such Public Shareholders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and warrants, or if a holder holds Haymaker Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, directly and instruct it to do so. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself to Haymaker in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders (other than the Initial Shareholders) may elect to exercise their redemption rights with respect to their Public Shares whether they vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposals. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the Public Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker, or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its redemption right with respect to all or a portion of the Public Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then prior to the Domestication Effective Time, the SPAC will redeem such Public Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro-rata portion of the trust account established at the consummation of Haymaker’s initial public offering, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. For illustrative purposes, as of the record date, this would have amounted to approximately $[•] per issued and outstanding Public Share. If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will not own Public Shares or shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock following the redemption. See the subsection titled “Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Meeting of Warrantholders — Redemption Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to exercise your redemption rights with respect to your Public Shares.
The approval of each of the Initial Merger Proposal, Acquisition Merger Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal are being proposed as an ordinary resolution, requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Approval of each of the Domestication Proposal, Initial Merger Proposal and the Organizational Documents Proposal requires a special resolution under The
Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least two-thirds of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Accordingly, a shareholder’s failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on any of the Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SPAC CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES OR SPAC CAYMAN WARRANTS YOU OWN. To ensure your representation at the Shareholders’ Meeting, please complete and return the enclosed proxy card or submit your proxy by following the instructions contained in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and on your proxy card. Please submit your proxy promptly, whether or not you expect to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name,” you should instruct your broker, bank, or other nominee how to vote in accordance with the voting instruction form you received from your broker, bank, or other nominee.
After careful consideration, the board of directors of Haymaker has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and related transactions and the other Proposals described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, has determined that it is advisable to consummate the Business Combination, and further determined that the Business Combination is in the best interests of the SPAC and its securityholders. The board of directors of Haymaker recommends that you vote “FOR” the Business Combination Proposals, “FOR” the Organizational Documents Proposal, “FOR” the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, “FOR” the NYSE Proposal, “FOR” the 2026 Plan Proposal, “FOR” the ESPP Proposal, and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.
Your attention is directed to the proxy statement/prospectus accompanying this notice (including the annexes thereto) for a more complete description of the proposed Business Combination and related transactions and each of our Proposals. We encourage you to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus carefully. If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call our proxy solicitor, Sodali & Co. (“Sodali”) at:
Sodali & Co.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
[•], 2026
By Order of the Board of Directors
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF PUBLIC WARRANTHOLDERS OF
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 TO BE HELD ON [•], 2026
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 TO BE HELD ON [•], 2026
To the Public Warrantholders of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the public warrantholders (the “Warrantholders’ Meeting”) of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Haymaker,” “SPAC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US) at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. We are planning for the Warrantholders’ Meeting to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Existing Organizational Documents”). At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, Haymaker shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals:
Warrantholder Proposal No. 1 — The Warrant Amendment Proposal — To consider and vote upon an amendment (the “Warrant Amendment”) to the Warrant Agreement that governs all of Haymaker’s outstanding warrants to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus), each holder of a SPAC Public Warrant will receive, for each such SPAC Public Warrant, a cash payment of $[•] (the “Warrant Amendment Proposal”).
Warrantholder Proposal No. 2 — The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal — To allow Haymaker’s board of directors to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies (the “Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal” and together with the Warrant Amendment Proposal, the “Warrant Proposals”).
The Warrant Amendment Proposal must be approved by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding SPAC Warrants. The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal must be approved by the holders of a majority of the SPAC Warrants that are present and entitled to vote at the Warrantholders’ Meeting. The Warrant Amendment Proposal will only become effective if the Business Combination is approved by Haymaker’s stockholders. If the Business Combination is not approved, the Warrant Amendment will not become effective, even if the Public Warrantholders have approved the Warrant Amendment Proposal.
Haymaker is providing the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to its warrantholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Warrantholders’ Meeting and at any adjournments thereof. Information about the Warrantholders’ Meeting, the Business Combination, and other related business to be considered by Haymaker’s warrantholders at the Warrantholders’ Meeting is included in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Warrantholders’ Meeting, all of Haymaker’s equityholders are urged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety. In particular, you should carefully consider the matters discussed under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 48 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SPAC PUBLIC WARRANTS YOU OWN. To ensure your representation at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, please complete and return the enclosed proxy card or submit your proxy by following the instructions contained in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and on your proxy card. Please submit your proxy promptly, whether or not you expect to attend the Warrantholders’ Meeting. If you hold your securities in “street name,” you should instruct your broker, bank, or other nominee how to vote in accordance with the voting instruction form you received from your broker, bank, or other nominee.
After careful consideration, the board of directors of Haymaker has determined that the Warrant Proposals are fair to and in the best interests of Haymaker and its public warrantholders and unanimously recommends that the public warrantholders vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the Warrant Amendment Proposal and “FOR” the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal, if presented.
Your attention is directed to the proxy statement/prospectus accompanying this notice (including the annexes thereto) for a more complete description of the proposed Business Combination and related
transactions and each of the Warrant Proposals. We encourage you to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus carefully. If you have any questions or need assistance voting your securities, please call our proxy solicitor, Sodali at:
Sodali & Co.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
[•], 2026
By Order of the Board of Directors
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This document, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by Suncrete, Inc. (“New Suncrete” or “PubCo”) and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC (“Suncrete”) (File No. 333-291473) (the “Registration Statement”), constitutes a prospectus of PubCo under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the shares of PubCo Common Stock to be issued if the Business Combination described below is consummated and warrants to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock upon consummation of the Business Combination. This document also constitutes a notice of meeting and a proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to the Shareholders’ Meeting of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 (“Haymaker” or “SPAC”) at which Haymaker shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon two separate proposals to approve the Business Combination and to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, among other matters.
This proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about Haymaker that is not included in or delivered with the document.
You may request copies of this proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, by written or oral request to Haymaker’s proxy solicitor at:
Sodali & Co.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
To obtain timely delivery of requested materials, you must request the documents no later than five business days prior to the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting or the Warrantholders’ Meeting, as applicable.
You may also obtain additional information about us from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section titled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
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SELECTED DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this proxy statement/prospectus to:
“2026 Plan” are to the Suncrete, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan, a form of which is attached hereto as Annex G;
“Acquisition Closing” are to the closing of the Acquisition Merger;
“Acquisition Closing Date” are to the date of the closing of the Acquisition Merger;
“Acquisition Merger” are to the merger on the Closing Date of Merger Sub II with and into Suncrete, with Suncrete surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete;
“Acquisition Merger Effective Time” are to the date and time at which the Acquisition Merger becomes effective;
“Aggregate Company Common Unit Share Consideration” are to (a) the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration, minus (b) the Aggregate Company Preferred Unit Share Consideration;
“Aggregate Company Merger Consideration” are to, in the aggregate, 32,532,500 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock or PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable;
“Aggregate Company Preferred Unit Share Consideration” are to a number of shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock or PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to (a) (i) the Unreturned Preferred Contribution, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of any accrued but unpaid dividends on the Company Preferred Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, divided by (b) $10.00;
“Assumed SPAC Warrants” are to the warrants to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock into which the SPAC Warrants will convert at the Initial Merger Effective Time;
“Available Cash” are to an amount equal to: (a) the amount of immediately available funds contained in the Trust Account that are available for release to SPAC after deducting all amounts to be paid pursuant to the exercise of redemption rights, plus (b) any funds to be received pursuant to the PIPE Offering, plus (c) all funds held by SPAC outside of the Trust Account and immediately available to SPAC;
“Business Combination” are to the Domestication, the Initial Merger, the Acquisition Merger and all other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement;
“Business Combination Agreement” are to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025, by and among SPAC, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II, PubCo and Suncrete;
“Business Day” are to any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in the Cayman Islands, New York, New York or Dallas, Texas; provided, that banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or obligated to be closed due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.
“Closing Date” are to the date on which the Domestication, the Initial Closing and the Acquisition Closing occur;
“Code” are to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
“Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio” are to (a) the Aggregate Company Common Unit Share Consideration, divided by (b) the aggregate number of Company Common Units (excluding any Company Incentive Units) outstanding as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, and as further adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(e) of the Business Combination Agreement, if applicable;
“Company Common Units” are to Suncrete’s Common Units as defined in the Company LLC Agreement, including the Company Incentive Units;
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“Company Disclosure Schedule” are to the disclosure schedule delivered by Suncrete in connection with the Business Combination Agreement;
“Company Incentive Units” are to Suncrete’s Incentive Units, as defined in the Company LLC Agreement;
“Company LLC Agreement” are to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Suncrete, dated as of July 29, 2024, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time;
“Company Preferred Units” are to Suncrete’s Preferred Units, as defined in the Company LLC Agreement;
“Company Senior Preferred Units” are to Suncrete’s Senior Preferred Units as defined in the Company LLC Agreement;
“Company Units” are to, collectively, the Company Senior Preferred Units, the Company Preferred Units and the Company Common Units;
“Company Incentive Unit Share Consideration” are to, with respect to a Company Incentive Unit, an amount equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio, reduced, with respect to any such Company Incentive Unit having a positive Floor Amount (as defined in the applicable Company Incentive Unit Award Agreement) as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, to reflect the difference in value between a Company Common Unit and such Company Incentive Unit as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, based on a hypothetical liquidation of the Company as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Company LLC Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Incentive Unit Share Consideration with respect to any Company Incentive Unit having a Floor Amount equal to zero ($0) under the applicable Company Incentive Unit Award Agreement shall be equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio;
“DGCL” are to the Delaware General Corporation Law;
“Domestication” are to the transfer by way of continuation of SPAC out of the Cayman Islands by way of deregistering as an exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and the registration, continuation and domestication of the SPAC in the State of Delaware;
“Dothan Concrete” or “Parent” are to Dothan Concrete Investors, LLC, parent company of Suncrete and an affiliate of SunTx;
“Dothan Independent” are to Dothan Independent GP, LP, an affiliate of Suncrete;
“Dothan Management” are to Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC, an affiliate of Suncrete, Dothan Independent and SunTx;
“Dothan Management Agreement” are to that certain Management and Consulting Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2024, by and between Dothan Management and Suncrete;
“Dothan Management Agreement Amendment” are to that certain amendment to the Dothan Management Agreement, by and among Suncrete, Dothan Management and PubCo;
“Existing Organizational Documents” are to SPAC’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, dated and effective as of July 24, 2025;
“extraordinary general meeting” are to the Shareholders’ Meeting of Haymaker that is the subject of this proxy statement/prospectus and any adjournments thereof;
“GAAP” are to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States;
“Governmental Authority” are to any United States federal, state, county, municipal or other local or non-United States government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, instrumentality or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body;
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“Haymaker Warrants” are to the SPAC Public Warrants, the private placement warrants and the working capital warrants of SPAC;
“HSR Act” are to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended;
“Initial Business Combination” are to SPAC’s initial merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities after the Initial Public Offering;
“Initial Closing” are to the closing of the Initial Merger;
“Initial Merger” are to the merger of Merger Sub I with and into SPAC, with SPAC surviving the merger as a publicly traded entity;
“Initial Merger Effective Time” are to the date and time at which the Initial Merger becomes effective;
“Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” are to SPAC’s initial public offering of SPAC Units, which closed on July 28, 2023;
“Initial Shareholders” are to the holders of the SPAC Founder Shares, which includes the Sponsor and SPAC’s independent directors (but for the avoidance of doubt, not including the holders of the Dothan Founder Shares following the Sponsor Distribution);
“IRS” are to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service;
“Management Aggregator” are to Concrete Management MEP, LLC;
“Mergers” are to the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger;
“Merger Sub I” are to Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of PubCo;
“Merger Sub II” are to Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo;
“Merger Subs” are to Merger Sub I and Merger Sub II;
“New Suncrete” are to PubCo after giving effect to the Initial Merger;
“New Suncrete Board” are to the board of directors of New Suncrete;
“NYSE” are to The New York Stock Exchange;
“Per Unit Merger Consideration” are to (a) with respect to each Company Senior Preferred Unit, the amount in cash described in Section 3.01(b)(iii) of the Business Combination Agreement, (b) with respect to each Company Preferred Unit, the Company Preferred Unit Exchange Ratio, (c) with respect to each Company Common Unit (other than any Company Incentive Unit), the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio, and (d) with respect to each Company Incentive Unit, the Company Incentive Unit Share Consideration with respect to such Company Incentive Unit;
“PIPE Offering” are to the private placement pursuant to which SPAC and PubCo entered into subscription agreements (containing commitments to funding that are subject only to conditions that generally align with the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement) with the PIPE Investors whereby PubCo agreed to issue and sell to the PIPE Investors, in a private placement to close immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, an aggregate of approximately $82.5 million in shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof);
“private placement warrants” are to the warrants issued to the Sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the IPO;
“PubCo” are to Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formed as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of SPAC;
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“PubCo Class A Common Stock” are to the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Suncrete;
“PubCo Class B Common Stock” are to the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Suncrete;
“PubCo Common Stock” are to PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock;
“Public Shareholders” are to the holders of SPAC’s Public Shares;
“Public Shares” are to the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares sold as part of the SPAC Units in the IPO (whether they were purchased in the IPO or thereafter in the open market);
“Public Warrants” or “SPAC Public Warrants” are to the warrants sold as part of the units in the IPO (whether they were purchased in the IPO or thereafter in the open market);
“Public Warrantholders” are to the holders of the Public Warrants;
“Rollover Holders” are to the holders (including the holders of Company Incentive Units following the Management Aggregator Distribution) of PubCo Common Stock that will be issued in exchange for all outstanding equity interests of Suncrete in the Business Combination;
“SPAC” or “Haymaker” are to Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company;
“SPAC Board” or “Haymaker Board” are to the board of directors of Haymaker;
“SPAC Cayman Warrants” are to, prior to the Domestication, the SPAC Public Warrants and the private placement warrants;
“SPAC Class A Common Stock” are to the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC at or after the Domestication Effective Time;
“SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares” are to the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC before the Domestication;
“SPAC Class B Common Stock” are to the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC at or after the Domestication Effective Time;
“SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares” are to the Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC before the Domestication;
“SPAC Delaware Warrants” are to, after the Domestication, the warrants to purchase SPAC Class A Common Stock that the SPAC Public Warrants and private placement warrants will convert into upon the Domestication;
“SPAC Founder Shares” or “Haymaker Founder Shares” are to the outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares (for the avoidance of doubt, not including the Dothan Founder Shares following the Sponsor Distribution);
“SPAC Ordinary Shares” are to the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares;
“SPAC Units” or “Haymaker Units” are to SPAC’s units sold in the IPO, each of which consists of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one public warrant;
“SPAC Warrants” are to, prior to the Domestication, the SPAC Cayman Warrants, and, after the Domestication, the SPAC Delaware Warrants;
“Sponsor” are to Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
“Sponsor Notes” are to the unsecured promissory notes issued by SPAC in favor of Sponsor in a maximum aggregate principal amount of up to $6 million and, subject to certain conditions, any additional
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promissory notes issued by SPAC to Sponsor or any SPAC affiliate to fund working capital, transaction expenses, or other SPAC expenses;
“Suncrete” are to Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
“Suncrete Board” are to the board of managers of Suncrete;
“SunTx” are to SunTx Capital Management Corp., an affiliate of Suncrete, Dothan Independent and Dothan Management;
“Unreturned Preferred Contribution” are to the aggregate Unreturned Preferred Contributions (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement) owed to the holders of Company Preferred Units in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to the Company LLC Agreement;
“Trust Account” are to the trust account that holds the proceeds (including interest not previously released to SPAC for taxes) from the IPO and a concurrent private placement of private placement units to the Sponsor; and
“Warrant Agreement” are to the Warrant Agreement, dated July 25, 2023, between SPAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.
Unless otherwise specified, the voting and economic interests of SPAC shareholders set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus (a) assume that (i) no Public Shareholders elect to have their Public Shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, (ii) there are no other issuances of equity interests of SPAC or Suncrete, other than the PIPE Offering and (iii) none of the Initial Shareholders purchase SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market and (b) do not take into account (i) Assumed SPAC Warrants that will remain outstanding following the Business Combination and may be exercised at a later date (including the Dothan Founder Warrants) or (ii) the issuance of PubCo Class A Common Stock to Sponsor, at the election of Sponsor, in partial satisfaction of a Sponsor Note.
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SUMMARY TERM SHEET
This summary term sheet, together with the sections titled “Questions and Answers About the Business Combination” and “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus,” summarizes certain information included in this proxy statement/prospectus, but does not include all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the attached annexes, for a more complete understanding of the matters to be considered at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
SPAC is a blank check company incorporated on March 7, 2023 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. For more information about SPAC, see the section titled “Information About SPAC.” When you consider the SPAC Board’s recommendation of the Proposals (as defined below), you should keep in mind that SPAC’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of SPAC shareholders generally. SPAC’s directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Business Combination, and in recommending to shareholders that they approve the Business Combination. Shareholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the Business Combination. See the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination” for additional information. The SPAC Board was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in recommending that SPAC shareholders vote “FOR” each of the Proposals.
There are currently 23,425,499 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,750,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. In addition, there are currently 11,898,800 SPAC Warrants outstanding, consisting of 11,500,000 SPAC Public Warrants and 398,800 private placement warrants. Each whole SPAC Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one whole SPAC Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share. The SPAC Warrants will not become exercisable until 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, and will expire five years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Once the SPAC Public Warrants become exercisable, SPAC may redeem the outstanding SPAC Public Warrants, in whole and not in part, for cash in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the Warrant Agreement. The private placement warrants, however, are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. For more information about the terms of the warrants, see the subsection titled “Description of Securities — Warrants — Public Warrants.”
Suncrete is a ready-mix concrete logistics and distribution platform operating across Oklahoma and Arkansas with plans to expand throughout the high-growth U.S. Sunbelt region through acquisitions and organic growth. Suncrete leverages operational scale, technological integration and quality control to serve a diverse base of infrastructure, commercial and residential customers. For more information about Suncrete, see the sections titled “Information About Suncrete” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Suncrete.”
On October 9, 2025, SPAC entered into the Business Combination Agreement with Suncrete and the other parties thereto. A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (a) on the Closing Date, the Domestication (the time at which the Domestication becomes effective, the “Domestication Effective Time”); (b) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Domestication, the Initial Merger, with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (SPAC, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the Initial Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation,” and the time at which the Initial Merger becomes effective, the “Initial Merger Effective Time”); and (c) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger, with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete. For more information about the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, see the section titled “The Business Combination.”
In connection with the Domestication, SPAC will transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware by (i) deregistering as a Cayman Islands
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exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and (ii) continuing and domesticating as a Delaware corporation.
At the Domestication Effective Time, by virtue of the Domestication and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each SPAC Class B Ordinary Share, that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class B Common Stock;
(b)
each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share that is then-issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class A Common Stock;
(c)
each unit of the SPAC prior to the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Cayman Warrant (a “SPAC Cayman Unit”) that is then issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a unit of the SPAC following the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one-half of one SPAC Delaware Warrant (a “SPAC Delaware Unit”); and
(d)
each then issued and outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one SPAC Delaware Warrant, pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each share of Common Stock of Merger Sub I, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be redeemed for par value;
(b)
each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock;
(c)
each share of SPAC Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock;
(d)
each then-outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into an Assumed SPAC Warrant; and
(e)
each SPAC Delaware Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant.
Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Concrete Management MEP, LLC will distribute to its members, in redemption and cancellation of such members’ limited liability company interests in Management Aggregator, the Company Incentive Units, corresponding to such redeemed interests (the “Management Aggregator Distribution”).
At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each Company Common Unit (other than any Company Incentive Units) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio;
(b)
each Company Preferred Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive shares of PubCo
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Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Preferred Unit Exchange Ratio;
(c)
each Company Senior Preferred Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount equal to the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement) with respect to such Company Senior Preferred Unit, calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company LLC Agreement;
(d)
each Company Incentive Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of restricted shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Company Incentive Unit Share Consideration with respect to such Company Incentive Unit (each, a “Rollover Equity Award”); provided, that each holder of a Rollover Equity Award will enter into a side letter agreement at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time pursuant to which each such holder will agree that their Rollover Equity Award will be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to such Company Incentive Unit immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
(e)
each Company Unit held in treasury of Suncrete as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will thereupon be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made within respect thereto;
(f)
each share of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock (subject to clause (h) below);
(g)
each Unit of Merger Sub II issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable unit of Suncrete;
(h)
upon distribution by the Sponsor of the Dothan Founder Shares (as defined below) (together with the Dothan Assumed Warrants) (such distribution the “Sponsor Distribution”) to Dothan Independent, each Dothan Founder Share will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock; and
(i)
subject to the receipt by Suncrete prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent.
In addition, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, SPAC will redeem all of the issued and outstanding SPAC Public Warrants at $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant (the “Warrant Redemption”), which redemption will be effected by SPAC by way of an amendment to the Warrant Agreement if the proposal to effectuate such amendment is approved by holders of a majority of the number of the then outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrants (“SPAC Warrantholders”).
For more information about the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, see the section titled “The Business Combination.”
Unless lawfully waived by the parties to the Business Combination Agreement, the Acquisition Closing is subject to a number of conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, including, among others, receipt of the requisite SPAC shareholder approval of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination, and certain other proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting. For more information about the closing conditions to the Business Combination, see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Conditions to Consummation of the Business Combination Agreement.”
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the consummation of the Business Combination upon agreement of the parties thereto, or for other reasons in specified
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circumstances. For more information about the termination rights under the Business Combination Agreement, see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Termination.”
The proposed Business Combination involves numerous risks. For more information about these risks, please see the section titled “Risk Factors.”
The following table summarizes the pro forma ownership of New Suncrete Common Stock immediately following the Business Combination under five redemption scenarios: no additional redemptions, 25% redemptions, 50% redemptions, 75% redemptions and maximum redemptions. For illustrative purposes, the information in the table also assumes that (i) there are no other issuances of equity interests of SPAC or Suncrete prior to the closing of the Business Combination, (ii) none of SPAC’s Initial Shareholders purchase any additional SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the closing of the Business Combination and (iii) that the Business Combination closes on February 13, 2026. In addition, the information in this table does not take into account Assumed SPAC Warrants that will remain outstanding following the Business Combination and may be exercised at a later date. The actual results will be within the parameters described by the scenarios above. However, there can be no assurance regarding which scenario will be closest to the actual results. Stockholders will experience additional dilution to the extent PubCo issues additional shares of PubCo Common Stock after the closing of the Business Combination. Stockholders will also experience additional dilution to the extent that the Sponsor elects to convert any amounts outstanding under existing promissory notes into securities of PubCo. The table below excludes shares of PubCo Common Stock that will initially be available for issuance under the 2026 Plan and ESPP and 3,517,253 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as Rollover Equity Awards. Please see the sections titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for further information.
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| | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 19.4% | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 20.5% | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 21.9% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 25.1% | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
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| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 31.1% | | | | | | 7.9% | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 22.2% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 16.8% | | | | | | 3.7% | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 10.7% | | | | | | 2.2% | | |
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| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
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| | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 12.2% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.0% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.8% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 14.8% | | | | | | 3.3% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 15.9% | | | | | | 3.3% | | |
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| | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 25.3% | | | | | | 64.4% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 65.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 28.6% | | | | | | 66.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 30.6% | | | | | | 67.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 32.8% | | | | | | 68.3% | | |
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| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 18.5% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.8% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.3% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | 19.6% | | |
| Total | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 286,388,018 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 68,634,358 | | | | | | 282,231,043 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,477,384 | | | | | | 278,074,069 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 60,320,409 | | | | | | 273,917,094 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | | | | | 269,760,119 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
The SPAC Board considered various factors in determining whether to approve the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination. For more information about the SPAC Board’s decision-making process, see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — The Haymaker Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”
In addition to voting on the two separate proposals to approve the Initial Merger by special resolution (the “Initial Merger Proposal”) and to approve the Acquisition Merger and approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination by ordinary resolution (the “Acquisition Merger Proposal” and, together with the Initial Merger Proposal, the “Business Combination Proposals”) at the Shareholders’ Meeting, SPAC’s shareholders will also be asked to vote on the approval of:
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the Domestication;
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the proposed certificate of incorporation (the “Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation”) and the proposed bylaws (the “Proposed SPAC Bylaws” and, together with the Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation, the “Proposed SPAC Organizational Documents”) of SPAC, which if approved, would take effect at the Domestication Effective Time (the “SPAC Organizational Documents Proposal”);
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the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation”) and the proposed amended and restated bylaws (the “Proposed PubCo Bylaws”
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and, together with the Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation, the “Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents”) of PubCo, which if approved, would take effect at the Initial Merger Effective Time (the “PubCo Organizational Documents Proposal” and together with the SPAC Organization Documents Proposal, the “Organization Documents Proposals”);
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on a non-binding advisory basis, certain governance provisions in the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, which are being presented separately in accordance with SEC guidance to give shareholders the opportunity to present their separate views on important corporate governance provisions, as eight separate proposals (collectively, the “Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals”);
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for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of the NYSE, the issuance pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement of up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering (the “NYSE Proposal”);
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the 2026 Plan and material terms thereunder (the “2026 Plan Proposal”);
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the ESPP and material terms thereunder (the “ESPP Proposal”); and
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the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or convenient, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satisfied or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements (the “Adjournment Proposal” and, together with the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal and the ESPP Proposal, the “Proposals”).
For more information, see the sections titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposals,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 2 — The Domestication Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 3 — The Organizational Documents Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 5 — The NYSE Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 6 — The 2026 Plan Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 7 — The ESPP Proposal” and “Shareholder Proposal No. 8 — The Adjournment Proposal.”
At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, holders of SPAC Cayman Warrants will be asked to consider and vote on (a) a proposal to approve an amendment to the terms of the Warrant Agreement in the form attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex I thereto to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, each SPAC Public Warrant, which entitles the holder thereof to purchase one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share, will be redeemed by SPAC in exchange for a cash payment of $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant and (b) a proposal to allow Haymaker’s board of directors to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies.
For more information, see the sections titled “Warrantholder Proposal No. 1 — The Warrant Amendment Proposal,” and “Warrantholder Proposal No. 2 — The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal.”
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION
The following questions and answers briefly address some commonly asked questions about the Proposals to be presented at the Shareholders’ Meeting and the Warrantholders’ Meeting, including the proposed Business Combination. The following questions and answers do not include all the information that is important to Haymaker shareholders and warrantholders. We urge Haymaker shareholders and warrantholders to carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes and other documents referred to herein.
Q:
Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?
A:
Haymaker is sending this proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders to help them decide how to vote their Ordinary Shares with respect to the matters to be considered at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Haymaker shareholders are being asked to consider and vote upon, among other things, separate proposals to: (a) approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which the Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (1) at the Domestication Effective Time, the Domestication, (2) at the Initial Merger Effective Time, the Initial Merger, with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (3) at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the Acquisition Merger, with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete; (b) approve the Domestication, the Initial Merger, the Acquisition Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement; and (c) approve, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of the NYSE, the issuance of (i) up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination.
The Business Combination cannot be completed unless Haymaker shareholders approve the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, and the NYSE Proposal (collectively, the “Condition Precedent Proposals”) at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A. This proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes include important information about the proposed Business Combination and the other matters to be acted upon at the Shareholders’ Meeting. You should read this proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes carefully and in their entirety.
The approval of each of the Initial Merger Proposal, the Acquisition Merger Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal are being proposed as an ordinary resolution, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. The Organizational Documents Proposal requires a special resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least two-thirds of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class.
At the Domestication Effective Time, pursuant to the Domestication: (a) each then issued and outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of SPAC Class B Common Stock; (b) each then issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock; and (c) each then issued, outstanding and unexercised SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one SPAC Delaware Warrant, pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, pursuant to the Initial Merger: (a) each then issued and outstanding share of PubCo Common Stock shall be redeemed for par value; (b) each then-outstanding share of SPAC Class A Common Stock will be automatically canceled and converted, on a one-for-one basis into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock; and (c) each then issued, outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will be assumed and converted automatically into an Assumed SPAC Warrant pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
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SPAC’s Public Warrantholders are being asked to consider and vote upon the Warrant Amendment Proposal to amend the terms of the Warrant Agreement governing SPAC’s outstanding Public Warrants to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, each holder of a SPAC Public Warrant will receive, for each such SPAC Public Warrant, a cash payment of $[•]. The SPAC Public Warrantholders are also being asked to consider and vote upon the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, including, if necessary, including to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if it is determined by SPAC that more time is necessary or appropriate to approve the Warrant Amendment Proposal.
Your vote is important. You are encouraged to submit your proxy as soon as possible after carefully reviewing this proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes.
Q:
What is being voted on at the Shareholders’ Meeting?
A:
Haymaker shareholders will vote on the following proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting:
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The Business Combination Proposals — To consider and vote upon two separate proposals to approve the Initial Merger the Acquisition Merger and to approve the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby by ordinary resolution (“Proposal No. 1”);
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The Domestication Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by special resolution, the transfer by way of continuation of SPAC’s jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Proposal No. 2”)
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The Organizational Documents Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by special resolution (i) the Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed SPAC Bylaws, which, if approved, would take effect at the Domestication Effective Time, and (ii) the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed PubCo Bylaws, which, if approved, would take effect at the Initial Merger Effective Time (“Proposal No. 3”);
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The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals — To consider and vote upon eight separate proposals to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by ordinary resolution, material differences between the Existing Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, which are being presented separately in accordance with SEC guidance to give shareholders the opportunity to present their separate views on important corporate governance provisions (“Proposal No. 4”);
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The NYSE Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of the NYSE, the issuance of up to an aggregate of up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering (“Proposal No. 5”);
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The 2026 Plan Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the 2026 Plan and material terms thereunder (“Proposal No. 6”);
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The ESPP Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the ESPP and material terms thereunder (“Proposal No. 7”); and
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The Adjournment Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or convenient, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satisfied or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements (“Proposal No. 8”).
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Q:
Are the Proposals conditioned on one another?
A:
Haymaker may not consummate the Business Combination unless the Condition Precedent Proposals are approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is cross-conditioned on the approval and adoption of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals and the Adjournment Proposal are not conditioned on the approval of any other Proposal set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Q:
What is being voted on at the Warrantholders’ Meeting?
A:
At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, holders of SPAC Cayman Warrants will be asked to consider and vote on the following proposals:
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The Warrant Amendment Proposal — To approve an amendment to the terms of the Warrant Agreement in the form attached as Annex I hereto to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, each SPAC Public Warrant, which entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock, will be redeemed by SPAC in exchange for a cash payment of $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant.
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The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal — To allow the Haymaker Board to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies.
Q:
What will happen in the Business Combination?
A:
On October 9, 2025, Haymaker entered into the Business Combination Agreement with the other parties thereto. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (1) on the Closing Date, the Domestication, (2) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Domestication, the Initial Merger, with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (3) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger, with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete.
At the Domestication Effective Time, by virtue of the Domestication and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each SPAC Class B Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class B Common Stock;
(b)
each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share that is then-issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class A Common Stock;
(c)
each SPAC Cayman Unit that is then issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a SPAC Delaware Unit; and
(d)
each then issued and outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a SPAC Delaware Warrant, pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each share of Common Stock of Merger Sub I, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be redeemed for par value;
(b)
each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock;
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(c)
each share of SPAC Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock;
(d)
each then-outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into an Assumed SPAC Warrant; and
(e)
each SPAC Delaware Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant.
Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Management Aggregator will complete the Management Aggregator Distribution.
At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each Company Common Unit (other than any Company Incentive Units) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio;
(b)
each Company Preferred Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Preferred Unit Exchange Ratio;
(c)
each Company Senior Preferred Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount equal to the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement) with respect to such Company Senior Preferred Unit, calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company LLC Agreement;
(d)
each Company Incentive Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and converted into a Rollover Equity Award; provided, that each holder of a Rollover Equity Award will enter into a side letter agreement at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time pursuant to which each such holder will agree that their Rollover Equity Award will be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to such Company Incentive Unit immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
(e)
each Company Unit held in treasury of Suncrete as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will thereupon be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made within respect thereto;
(f)
each share of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock (subject to clause (h) below);
(g)
each Unit of Merger Sub II issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable unit of Suncrete;
(h)
upon the Sponsor Distribution to Dothan Independent, each Dothan Founder Share will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock; and
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(i)
subject to the receipt by Suncrete prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent.
In addition, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, SPAC will redeem all of the issued and outstanding SPAC Public Warrants at $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant in the Warrant Redemption, which redemption will be effected by SPAC by way of an amendment to the Warrant Agreement if the proposal to effectuate such amendment is approved by a majority of the number of the then outstanding SPAC Warrantholders.
For more information about the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, see the section titled “The Business Combination.”
Q:
Why is Haymaker proposing the Business Combination?
A:
Haymaker was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination involving Haymaker and one or more businesses or entities. On July 28, 2023, SPAC completed the IPO of 23,000,000 SPAC Units, including 3,000,000 SPAC Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full, with each SPAC Unit consisting of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one warrant, where each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, generating gross proceeds to SPAC of $230,000,000. The underwriters were granted a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the IPO to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional units to cover over-allotments, if any, at $10.00 per unit, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in full. Since the IPO, SPAC’s activity has been limited to the search for a prospective Initial Business Combination. The SPAC Board considered a wide variety of factors in connection with its evaluation of the Business Combination, including its review of the results of the due diligence conducted by SPAC’s management and SPAC’s advisors. As a result, the SPAC Board concluded that a transaction with Suncrete would present the most attractive opportunity to maximize value for SPAC’s shareholders. Please see the subsection titled “The Business Combination- Haymaker Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”
Q:
How will New Suncrete be managed and governed following the Business Combination?
A:
Following the Business Combination, the New Suncrete Board will be divided into three separate classes, designated as follows:
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the Class I directors will be William Holden, Bretton Johnston and Randall Edgar, and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026;
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the Class II directors will be Christopher Bradley and Andrew Heyer, and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027; and
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the Class III directors will be Ned N. Fleming, III, Mark R. Matteson and David Rees-Jones, and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2028.
For additional information, please see the section titled “Management Following the Business Combination.”
Q:
Will SPAC obtain new financing in connection with the Business Combination?
A:
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Haymaker, PubCo, and the PIPE Investors entered into the Subscription Agreements pursuant to which the PIPE Investors committed to subscribe for and purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock at $10.00 per share (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) for an aggregate purchase price of $82.5 million immediately prior to the Closing.
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Q:
What equity stake will Haymaker’s current shareholders and the holders of the Haymaker Founder Shares hold in New Suncrete following the consummation of the Business Combination?
A:
The following table summarizes the pro forma ownership of New Suncrete Common Stock immediately following the Business Combination under five redemption scenarios: no additional redemptions, 25% redemptions, 50% redemptions, 75% redemptions and maximum redemptions. For illustrative purposes, the information in the table also assumes that (i) there are no other issuances of equity interests of SPAC or Suncrete prior to the closing of the Business Combination, (ii) none of SPAC’s Initial Shareholders purchase any additional SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the closing of the Business Combination and (iii) that the Business Combination closes on February 13, 2026. In addition, the information in this table does not take into account Assumed SPAC Warrants that will remain outstanding following the Business Combination and may be exercised at a later date. The actual results will be within the parameters described by the scenarios above. However, there can be no assurance regarding which scenario will be closest to the actual results. Stockholders will experience additional dilution to the extent PubCo issues additional shares of PubCo Common Stock after the closing of the Business Combination. Stockholders will also experience additional dilution to the extent that the Sponsor elects to convert any amounts outstanding under existing promissory notes into securities of PubCo. The table below excludes shares of PubCo Common Stock that will initially be available for issuance under the 2026 Plan and ESPP and 3,517,253 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as Rollover Equity Awards. Please see the sections titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for further information.
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(excluding Dothan Concrete) |
| | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 19.4% | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 20.5% | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 21.9% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 25.1% | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
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Public Shareholders
(excluding Haymaker) |
| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 31.1% | | | | | | 7.9% | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 22.2% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 16.8% | | | | | | 3.7% | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 10.7% | | | | | | 2.2% | | |
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| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
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| | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 12.2% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.0% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.8% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 14.8% | | | | | | 3.3% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 15.9% | | | | | | 3.3% | | |
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| | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 25.3% | | | | | | 64.4% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 65.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 28.6% | | | | | | 66.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 30.6% | | | | | | 67.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 32.8% | | | | | | 68.3% | | |
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| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 18.5% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.8% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.3% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | 19.6% | | |
| Total | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 286,388,018 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 68,634,358 | | | | | | 282,231,043 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,477,384 | | | | | | 278,074,069 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 60,320,409 | | | | | | 273,917,094 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | | | | | 269,760,119 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
Q:
How will the Initial Merger affect my Ordinary Shares and SPAC Warrants?
A:
At the Domestication Effective Time, by virtue of the Domestication and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each SPAC Class B Ordinary Share, that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class B Common Stock;
(b)
each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share, that is then-issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class A Common Stock;
(c)
each SPAC Cayman Unit that is then issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a SPAC Delaware Unit; and
(d)
each then issued and outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one SPAC Delaware Warrant, pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
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(a)
each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock;
(b)
each share of SPAC Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock;
(c)
each then-outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into a warrant to acquire one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock, subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding former SPAC Cayman Warrant immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time (each such resulting warrant, an “Assumed SPAC Warrant”); and
(d)
each SPAC Delaware Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant.
In addition, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, SPAC will redeem all of the issued and outstanding SPAC Public Warrants at $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant in the Warrant Redemption, which redemption will be effected by SPAC by way of an amendment to the Warrant Agreement if the proposal to effectuate such amendment is approved by a majority of the number of the then outstanding SPAC Warrantholders.
Q:
What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Domestication?
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As discussed more fully below under the caption “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects of the Domestication on U.S. Holders” the Domestication should qualify as a tax-deferred “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code (an “F Reorganization”). The rules governing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Domestication are complex and will depend on a holder’s particular circumstances. Section 367(b) of the Code, which applies to the domestication of a foreign corporation in an F Reorganization and imposes U.S. federal income tax on certain U.S. persons in connection with transactions that otherwise would generally be tax-free, may apply with respect to U.S. Holders (as defined below) on the date of the Domestication.
Further, the Domestication could be a taxable event for U.S. Holders under the “passive foreign investment company” (or “PFIC”) provisions of the Code.
All holders of our Public Shares or SPAC Public Warrants are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the potential tax consequences to them of the Domestication and the tax consequences if the Domestication were to fail to qualify as an F Reorganization. For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax considerations of the Domestication, see the discussion below under the caption “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Q: What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Initial Merger?
As discussed more fully below under the caption “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects of the Mergers on U.S. Holders,” the Initial Merger, together with the Acquisition Merger and the PIPE Offering, should qualify as an integrated part of a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code. The rules governing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Initial Merger are complex and will depend on a holder’s particular circumstances.
All holders of our Public Shares or SPAC Public Warrants are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the potential tax consequences to them of the Initial Merger and the tax consequences if the Initial Merger were to fail to qualify as an integrated part of a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code. For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax considerations of the Initial Merger, see the discussion below under the caption “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
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Why is Haymaker proposing the NYSE Proposal?
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Haymaker is proposing the NYSE Proposal in order to comply with NYSE listing rules, which require shareholder approval of certain transactions that result in the issuance of 20% or more of a company’s outstanding voting power or shares of common stock outstanding before the issuance of stock or securities. In connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering, New Suncrete may issue up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock. Because 20% or more of Haymaker’s outstanding voting power and outstanding Ordinary Shares may be issued in connection with the Business Combination, Haymaker is required to obtain its shareholders’ approval of such issuances pursuant to NYSE listing rules. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 6 — The NYSE Proposal” for additional information.
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Did the Haymaker Board obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in determining whether or not to proceed with the Business Combination?
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No. The Haymaker Board did not obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in connection with its determination to approve the Business Combination. Haymaker is not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another valuation or appraisal firm that regularly renders fairness opinions as the target business is not affiliated with the Sponsor, the Initial Shareholders or Haymaker’s directors and officers. Haymaker’s officers and directors have substantial experience in evaluating the operating and financial merits of companies from a wide range of industries and concluded that their experience and backgrounds, together with the experience and sector expertise of Haymaker’s advisors and consultants, enabled them to make the necessary analyses and determinations regarding the Business Combination. In addition, Haymaker’s officers, directors, and advisors have substantial experience with mergers and acquisitions. Accordingly, investors will be relying solely on the judgment of the Haymaker Board in valuing Suncrete and assuming the risk that the Haymaker Board may not have properly valued the business.
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What happens if I sell my SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares before the Shareholders’ Meeting?
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The record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting is earlier than the date that the Business Combination is expected to be completed. If you transfer your SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares after the record date, but before the Shareholders’ Meeting, unless the transferee obtains from you a proxy to vote those shares, you will retain your right to vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting. However, you will not be able to seek redemption of your SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares because you will no longer be able to deliver them for cancellation upon consummation of the Business Combination in accordance with the provisions described in this proxy statement/prospectus and the Existing Organizational Documents. If you transfer your SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the record date, you will have no right to vote those shares at the Shareholders’ Meeting or seek redemption of those shares.
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How has the announcement of the Business Combination affected the trading price of the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and SPAC Public Warrants?
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The closing price of the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and SPAC Public Warrants on October 8, 2025, the last trading day before announcement of the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, was $11.51, $11.35, and $0.59, respectively. On the record date, the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and SPAC Public Warrants closed at $[•], $[•] and $[•] respectively.
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Following the Business Combination, will Haymaker’s securities continue to trade on a stock exchange?
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The parties anticipate that, following the Business Combination, the PubCo Class A Common Stock and Assumed SPAC Warrants are expected to be listed on the NYSE and the NYSE Texas under the new symbols “RMIX” and “RMIX.W,” respectively, and the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and SPAC Warrants will cease trading on the NYSE and will be deregistered under the Exchange Act.
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What vote is required to approve the Proposals presented at the Shareholders’ Meeting?
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The approval of each of the Initial Merger Proposal, the Acquisition Merger Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal is being proposed as an ordinary resolution, requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Approval of the Organizational Documents Proposal requires a special resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least two-thirds of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Accordingly, a shareholder’s failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on any of the Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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What vote is required to approve the Proposals presented at the Warrantholders’ Meeting?
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The Warrant Amendment Proposal requires the vote of the registered holders of a majority of the SPAC Warrants issued and outstanding as of the record date. Accordingly, a warrantholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote virtually at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, an abstention from voting, or a broker non-vote, will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Warrant Amendment Proposal.
The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal will be approved and adopted if the holders of a majority of the SPAC Warrants, represented virtually or by proxy and voted thereon at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, vote “FOR” the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal.
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May the Sponsor, Haymaker’s directors, officers, advisors, or any of their respective affiliates purchase Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination?
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If Haymaker seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and does not conduct redemptions in connection with such Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Sponsor, and Haymaker’s Initial Shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase Public Shares or public warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of the Business Combination. There is no limit on the number of shares such Initial Shareholders, directors, officers or their affiliates may purchase in such transactions, subject to compliance with applicable law. If they engage in such transactions, they will not make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material nonpublic information not disclosed publicly or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Haymaker does not anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply with such rules. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting requirements. None of the funds held in the trust account will be used to purchase shares or public warrants in such transactions prior to completion of the Business Combination. The purpose of any such purchases of shares could be to increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the Business Combination or to satisfy a closing condition in an agreement that requires Haymaker to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of the Business Combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met, provided that any shares purchased would not be permitted to vote in favor of the Business Combination. The purpose of any such purchases of public warrants could be to reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrantholders for approval in connection with our Business Combination. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of the Business Combination that may not otherwise have been possible. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of Haymaker’s Class A Common Shares or
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warrants may be reduced and the number of beneficial holders of Haymaker’s securities may be reduced, which may make it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange. For more information, see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Potential Purchases of Public Shares.”
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How many votes do I have at the Shareholders’ Meeting?
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Haymaker’s shareholders are entitled to one vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share or SPAC Class B Ordinary Share held of record as of [•], 2026, the record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, there were 23,425,499 outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, which are held by Public Shareholders, and 5,750,000 outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, which are held by the Initial Shareholders.
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What constitutes a quorum at the Shareholders’ Meeting?
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Holders of one third of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting, present in person, online, or by proxy, constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the Shareholders’ 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 SPAC Board may determine. As of the record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting, [•] SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, in the aggregate, would be required to achieve a quorum. Abstentions will count as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum with respect to each Proposal.
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What constitutes a quorum at the Warrantholders’ Meeting?
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A quorum of Haymaker’s SPAC Public Warrantholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the Warrantholders’ Meeting if holders of at least a majority of the SPAC Public Warrants will count as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum.
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How will the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers vote?
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The Sponsor and certain of Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of the Business Combination and the other Proposals. Currently, they own approximately 22% of Haymaker’s outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, in the aggregate. Please see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Related Agreements.”
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What interests do the current officers and directors of Haymaker have in the Business Combination?
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When you consider the SPAC Board’s recommendation of the Proposals, you should keep in mind that SPAC’s officers and directors have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of other shareholders generally. SPAC’s directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Business Combination, and in recommending to shareholders that they approve the Business Combination. Shareholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the Business Combination. See the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination” for additional information. The SPAC Board was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in recommending that SPAC shareholders vote “FOR” each of the Proposals. These interests include, among other things:
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the fact that the Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000, which, if unrestricted and freely tradeable, would be valued at approximately $9,418,856, based on the most recent closing prices of the SPAC Public Warrants and the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares on November 7, 2025 of $1.00 per warrant and $11.31 per share, respectively (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers and directors have agreed to not redeem any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement), and that such SPAC Founder Shares could have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination, which if unrestricted and freely tradable would be valued at approximately $65,032,500, based on the most recent closing price of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares of $11.31 per share on November 7, 2025 (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event SPAC is unable to consummate an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify SPAC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser amount per Public Share as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of (a) any third party (other than SPAC’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to SPAC or (b) a prospective target business with which SPAC has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, but only if such a third party or target business has not executed a waiver of all rights to seek access to the Trust Account;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will lose their entire investment in SPAC if an Initial Business Combination is not completed within the Combination Period.
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the fact that the Sponsor has invested an aggregate of $8,001,000 (consisting of $25,000 for the SPAC Founder Shares and $7,976,000 for the private placement units), which means that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors stand to make a significant profit on their investment and could potentially recoup their entire investment in Haymaker even if the trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock was as low as approximately $[•] per share (after giving effect to the transfer to Dothan Independent of the Dothan Founder Shares and Dothan Assumed Warrants following the Sponsor Distribution and assuming the loans and out-of-pocket expenses described below are repaid and reimbursed, respectively, by Haymaker). Therefore, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may experience a positive rate of return on their investment, even if our Public Shareholders experience a negative rate of return on their investment;
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the fact that after the Business Combination, assuming there are no redemptions of Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor will beneficially own approximately 1.2% of the PubCo Class A Common Stock. Please see the section titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” for additional information;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may be incentivized to complete the Business Combination, or an alternative initial business combination, with a less favorable company or on terms less favorable to shareholders, rather than to liquidate, which would cause the Sponsor to lose its entire investment. As a result, the Sponsor may have a conflict of interest in determining whether Suncrete is an appropriate business with which to complete a business combination and/or in evaluating the terms of the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors (or their affiliates) have made, and may make in the future, working capital and extension loans to Haymaker. As of September 30, 2025, the Sponsor has loaned an aggregate of approximately $1,880,000 to Haymaker under unsecured promissory notes to fund operating and transaction expenses in connection with the Business Combination and fund payments into the Trust Account, in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents, to extend the date by which Haymaker must consummate an initial business combination, and may make additional loans after the date of this proxy statement/
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prospectus for such purposes. If the Business Combination is not consummated and another business combination is not otherwise completed, these working capital loans may not be repaid and would be forgiven except to the extent there are funds available to Haymaker outside of the Trust Account;
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the fact that pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, Haymaker has renounced any interest or expectancy of Haymaker in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both Haymaker and any individual serving as a director or officer of Haymaker, about which any such director or officer acquires knowledge. In the course of their other business activities, Haymaker’s officers and directors may have become aware of other investment and business opportunities which might have been appropriate for presentation to Haymaker as well as the other entities with which they were affiliated. Haymaker’s management had pre-existing fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and if there was a conflict of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented, any entity with whom Haymaker’s management had a pre-existing fiduciary obligation would have been presented the opportunity before Haymaker was presented with it (see the subsection titled “Fiduciary Duties of Haymaker’s Directors and Officers” for more information). Haymaker does not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of Haymaker’s officers or directors materially affected Haymaker’s search for a business combination, including the negotiation or recommendation thereof or the provision of advice in connection therewith;
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the fact that the Sponsor transferred an indirect interest in a portion of its SPAC Founder Shares and all of its private placement warrants to Dothan Independent;
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the anticipated service of Andrew Heyer and Christopher Bradley as directors of New Suncrete following the Business Combination, and the compensation that they will receive for such service; and
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the fact that Haymaker’s existing directors and officers will be entitled to indemnification and the continuation of Haymaker’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination.
For more information regarding certain conflicts of interests of SPAC and its affiliates relating to the business combination and the other proposals to be presented at the special meeting, see “The Business Combination — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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What happens if I vote against the Business Combination Proposals?
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Under the Existing Organizational Documents, if the Business Combination Proposals are not approved and Haymaker does not otherwise consummate an alternative Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, Haymaker will be required to (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (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 Haymaker (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then public shares in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (c) liquidate and dissolve as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Haymaker’s remaining shareholders and the Haymaker Board.
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Do I have redemption rights?
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Pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, a Public Shareholder may request that Haymaker redeem all or a portion of its Public Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. As a holder of Public Shares, you will be entitled to receive cash for any Public Shares to be redeemed only if you:
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hold Public Shares or, if you hold Public Shares through Haymaker Units, you elect to separate your Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares;
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submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, in which you (i) request that New Suncrete redeem all or a portion of your Public Shares for cash and (ii) identify yourself as the beneficial holder of the Public Shares and provide your legal name, phone number, and address; and
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deliver your Public Shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Public Shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2026 (two business days before the Shareholders’ Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.
Holders of Haymaker Units must elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If Public Shareholders hold their Haymaker Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, such Public Shareholders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants, or if a holder holds Haymaker Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, directly and instruct it to do so. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself to Haymaker in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders (other than the Initial Shareholders) may elect to exercise their redemption rights with respect to their Public Shares regardless of whether they vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposals. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the Public Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker, or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its redemption right with respect to all or a portion of the Public Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then prior to the Domestication Effective Time the SPAC will redeem such Public Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion of the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. For illustrative purposes, as of the record date, this would have amounted to approximately $[•] per issued and outstanding Public Share. If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will not own Public Shares or shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock following the redemption. See the subsection titled “Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Meeting of Warrantholders — Redemption Rights” for the procedures to be followed if you wish to exercise your redemption rights with respect to your Public Shares.
If you are a holder of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and you exercise your redemption rights, such exercise may not result in the loss of any SPAC Public Warrants that you may hold. The amount of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed will have no impact on your ability to exercise your redemption rights. Assuming the maximum redemption scenario where 23,425,499 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares are redeemed, the SPAC Public Warrants retained by such redeeming holders would have an aggregate market value of approximately $23,425,499 based upon the closing price of $1.00 per warrant as of November 7, 2025. Additional shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock may be issuable in the future, upon the exercise of the Assumed SPAC Warrants, after the consummation of the Business Combination. The issuance of such shares could adversely impact the market price of PubCo Class A Common Stock. Furthermore, while the exercise of redemption rights by holders will not decrease the amount of Assumed SPAC Warrants, it will reduce the amount of cash in the trust account, which may heighten such impact. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Business Combination and Haymaker” for further discussion of the risks related to the Assumed SPAC Warrants retained by such redeeming holders.
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Will how I vote affect my ability to exercise redemption rights?
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No. You may exercise your redemption rights whether you vote your SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares for or against or abstain from voting on the Business Combination Proposals or any other Proposal described in this proxy statement/prospectus. As a result, the Business Combination can be approved by shareholders who will redeem their shares and no longer remain shareholders.
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How do I exercise my redemption rights?
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In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must (a) if you hold your SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares through Haymaker Units, elect to separate your Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares and (b) prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2026 (two business days before the Shareholders’ Meeting), tender your shares physically or electronically and submit a request in writing that Haymaker redeem your Public Shares for cash to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, at the following address:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004-1561
Attention: Alwyn Burton
Email: aburton@continentalstock.com
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004-1561
Attention: Alwyn Burton
Email: aburton@continentalstock.com
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Public Shareholder, together with any of his, her, or its affiliates or any other person with whom it is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to his, her, or its shares or, if part of such a group, the group’s shares, in excess of the 15% threshold without the prior written consent of Haymaker. Accordingly, all Public Shares in excess of the 15% threshold beneficially owned by a Public Shareholder or group will not be redeemed for cash. In order to determine whether a shareholder is acting in concert or as a group with any other shareholder, Haymaker will require each Public Shareholder seeking to exercise redemption rights to certify to Haymaker whether such shareholder is acting in concert or as a group with any other shareholder. 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. It is Haymaker’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, Haymaker does not have any control over this process and 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.
Holders of outstanding Haymaker Units must separate the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If you hold Haymaker Units registered in your own name, you must deliver the certificate for such units or deliver such units electronically to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company with written instructions to separate such units into Public Shares and SPAC Public Warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit the mailing of the Public Share certificates or electronic delivery of the Public Shares back to you so that you may then exercise your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares following the separation of such Public Shares from the Haymaker Units.
If a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other nominee holds your Haymaker Units, you must instruct such nominee to separate your Haymaker Units. Your nominee must send written instructions by facsimile to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Such written instructions must include the number of Haymaker Units to be split and the nominee holding such Haymaker Units. Your nominee must also initiate electronically, using DTC’s DWAC (deposit withdrawal at custodian) system, a withdrawal of the relevant Haymaker Units and a deposit of the corresponding number of Public Shares and SPAC Public Warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit your nominee to exercise your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares following the separation of such Public Shares from the Haymaker 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 Public Shares to be separated in a timely manner, you will likely not be able to exercise your redemption rights.
Any demand for redemption, once made, may be withdrawn at any time until the deadline for exercising redemption requests and, thereafter, with Haymaker’s consent, until the vote is taken with respect to the Business Combination. If you delivered your Public Shares for redemption to the transfer agent and decide within the required timeframe not to exercise your redemption rights, you may request that the
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transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting Haymaker’s transfer agent at the email address or address listed under the question “Who can help answer my questions?” below.
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What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising my redemption rights?
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The receipt of cash by a beneficial holder of PubCo Class A Common Stock in redemption of such stock will be taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the case of a U.S. Holder (as defined below) and could be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the case of a non-U.S. Holder (as defined below). Please see the discussion below under the caption “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects to U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights” or “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects to Non-U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights,” as applicable, for additional information. All Holders considering the exercise of their redemption rights should consult with their tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising such redemption rights.
Because the redemption of stock from U.S. Holders that exercise their redemption rights will occur prior to the Domestication and the Initial Merger, such redemption will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being made by a non-U.S. corporation (SPAC). Please see the discussion below under the caption “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects to U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights” or “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects to Non-U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights,” as applicable, for additional information. The tax considerations for U.S. Holders with respect to the Domestication and the Initial Merger are discussed more fully below under the caption “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects of the Domestication on U.S. Holders” and “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Effects of the Mergers on U.S. Holders” respectively.
All Holders of Public Shares considering exercising their redemption rights are urged to consult with their tax advisors with respect to the potential tax consequences to them of the Initial Merger and the exercise of their redemption rights.
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What happens if a substantial number of Public Shareholders vote in favor of the Business Combination and exercise their redemption rights?
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Public Shareholders are not required to vote in respect of the Business Combination Proposals in order to exercise their redemption rights. Accordingly, the Business Combination may be consummated even though the funds available from the Trust Account and the number of Public Shareholders are reduced as a result of redemptions by Public Shareholders.
If a shareholder does not redeem their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, but other Public Shareholders do elect to redeem, the non-redeeming shareholders would own shares with a lower book value per share. If no Public Shareholders exercise redemption rights with respect to their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the Business Combination, the pro forma book value per share as of [•], 2026 would have been $[•]. If Public Shareholders exercise redemption rights with respect to [•] SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, representing 25% of the maximum redemption scenario, the pro forma book value per share as of [•], 2026 would have been $[•]. If Public Shareholders exercise redemption rights with respect to [•] SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, representing 50% of the maximum redemption scenario, the pro forma book value per share as of [•], 2026 would have been $[•]. If Public Shareholders exercise redemption rights with respect to [•] SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, representing 75% of the maximum redemption scenario, the pro forma book value per share as of [•], 2026 would have been $[•]. If Public Shareholders exercise redemption rights with respect to 100% of the outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, representing the maximum redemption scenario, the pro forma book value per share as of [•], 2026 would have been $[•].
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What are the possible sources and the extent of dilution that the Public Shareholders that elect not to redeem their shares will experience in connection with the Business Combination?
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After the completion of the Business Combination, Public Shareholders will own a significantly smaller percentage of New Suncrete than they currently own of Haymaker. Consequently, the Public Shareholders, as a group, will have reduced ownership and voting power in New Suncrete compared to their ownership and voting power in Haymaker. For the potential impact of redemptions on the ownership percentage of Public Shareholders in a range of redemption scenarios, with the maximum redemption scenario representing the maximum number of redemptions after which the Minimum Cash Condition is satisfied, please see “What equity stake will Haymaker’s current shareholders and the holders of the Haymaker Founder Shares hold in New Suncrete following the consummation of the Business Combination?”.
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If I am a warrantholder, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my warrants?
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No. The holders of SPAC Warrants have no redemption rights with respect to such warrants.
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Do I have appraisal rights if I object to the proposed Business Combination?
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No. There are no appraisal rights available to holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, or SPAC Warrants in connection with the Business Combination under the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands or the DGCL.
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What happens to the funds deposited in the Trust Account after consummation of the Business Combination?
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If the Business Combination Proposals are approved and the Business Combination is consummated, Haymaker intends to use a portion of the funds held in the Trust Account to pay (a) any transaction costs associated with the Business Combination Agreement and Business Combination (including payment of the Sponsor Notes), (b) taxes and deferred underwriting discounts and commissions from the IPO, and (c) for any redemptions of Public Shares to public shareholders who have properly exercised their redemption rights. The remaining balance in the Trust Account, together with the proceeds from the PIPE Offering, will be used for general corporate purposes of New Suncrete. See the section titled “The Business Combination” for additional information.
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What happens if the Business Combination is not consummated or is terminated?
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There are certain circumstances under which the Business Combination Agreement may be terminated. See the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Termination” for additional information regarding the parties’ specific termination rights. In accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents, if an Initial Business Combination is not consummated within the Combination Period, Haymaker will (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (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 Haymaker to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Haymaker’s remaining shareholders and the Haymaker Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case of (b) and (c) above to Haymaker’s obligations under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.
It is expected that the amount of any distribution Public Shareholders will be entitled to receive upon its dissolution will be approximately the same as the amount they would have received if they had redeemed their shares in connection with the Business Combination, subject in each case to Haymaker’s obligations under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands to provide for
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claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. Holders of the Haymaker Founder Shares have waived any right to any liquidating distributions with respect to those shares.
In the event of liquidation, there will be no distribution with respect to the outstanding SPAC Warrants. Accordingly, the SPAC Warrants will expire worthless.
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When is the Business Combination expected to be consummated?
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It is currently anticipated that the Business Combination will be consummated promptly following the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on [•], 2026 provided that all the requisite shareholder approvals are obtained and other conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination have been satisfied or waived. For a description of the conditions for the completion of the Business Combination, see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Conditions to Consummation of the Business Combination Agreement.”
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What do I need to do now?
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You are urged to read carefully and consider the information included in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the section titled “Risk Factors” and the annexes attached to this proxy statement/prospectus, and to consider how the Business Combination will affect you as a shareholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this proxy statement/prospectus 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.
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How do I vote?
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If you were a holder of record of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares or SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares on [•], 2026, the record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting, you may vote with respect to the Proposals online at the virtual extraordinary general meeting or by completing, signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank, or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank, or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to virtually attend the Shareholders’ Meeting and vote online, obtain a proxy from your broker, bank, or nominee.
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What will happen if I abstain from voting or fail to vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting?
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At the Shareholders’ Meeting, a properly executed proxy marked “ABSTAIN” with respect to a particular proposal will count as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. For purposes of approval, failure to vote or an abstention will have no effect on the Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established.
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What will happen if I sign and submit my proxy card without indicating how I wish to vote?
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Signed and dated proxies received by Haymaker without an indication of how the shareholder intends to vote on a proposal will be voted “FOR” each Proposal being submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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If I am not going to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting online, should I submit my proxy card instead?
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Yes. Whether you plan to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting or not, please read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully, and vote your shares by completing, signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.
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If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker, bank, or nominee automatically vote my shares for me?
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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. Haymaker believes the Proposals presented to Haymaker’s will be considered non-discretionary and therefore your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. 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.
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May I change my vote after I have submitted my executed proxy card?
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Yes. You may change your vote by sending a later-dated, signed proxy card to Haymaker at the address listed below so that it is received by Haymaker prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting or by attending the Shareholders’ Meeting online and voting there. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to Haymaker, which must be received prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?
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You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement/ prospectus and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction forms. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction form 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 form that you receive in order to cast your vote with respect to all of your shares.
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Who can help answer my questions?
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If you have questions about the Proposals or if you need additional copies of the proxy statement/prospectus or the enclosed proxy card you should contact Haymaker’s proxy solicitor at:
Sodali & Co.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
To obtain timely delivery, Haymaker’s shareholders must request the materials no later than five business days prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting.
You may also obtain additional information about Haymaker from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section titled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
If you intend to seek redemption of your Public Shares, you will need to send a letter demanding redemption and deliver your shares (either physically or electronically) to Haymaker’s transfer agent at least two business days prior to the Shareholders’ 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 delivery of your shares, please contact:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004-1561
Attention: Alwyn Burton
Email: aburton@continentalstock.com
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004-1561
Attention: Alwyn Burton
Email: aburton@continentalstock.com
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Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies?
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The Haymaker Board is soliciting your proxy to vote your SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares on all matters scheduled to come before the Shareholders’ Meeting. Haymaker will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the Shareholders’ Meeting. Haymaker has engaged Sodali to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Shareholders’ Meeting. Haymaker has agreed to pay Sodali a fee of $22,500 plus disbursements. Haymaker will reimburse Sodali for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Sodali and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses.
Haymaker will also reimburse banks, brokers, and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Haymaker’s directors and officers may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet, or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.
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SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
This summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement/prospectus and does not include all of the information that is important to you. To better understand the Business Combination and the Proposals to be considered at the Shareholders’ Meeting, you should read this entire proxy statement/prospectus carefully, including the annexes, the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward- Looking Statements,” “Information about Suncrete,” “Information about Haymaker,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Suncrete” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Haymaker,” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. See also the section titled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
The Parties to the Business Combination
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4
Haymaker is a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated on March 7, 2023 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination involving Haymaker and one or more businesses or entities.
The SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, SPAC Public Warrants, and Haymaker Units, consisting of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Public Warrant, are traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “HYAC,” “HYAC.W,” and “HYAC.U,” respectively. The parties anticipate that, following the Business Combination, the PubCo Class A Common Stock and Assumed SPAC Warrants are expected to be listed on the NYSE and the NYSE Texas under the symbols “RMIX” and “RMIX.W,” respectively, and the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and SPAC Warrants will cease trading on the NYSE and will be deregistered under the Exchange Act, upon the Initial Closing.
The mailing address of Haymaker’s principal executive office is 324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I, Palm Beach, Florida 33480, and its telephone number is (212) 616-9600.
For more information about Haymaker, see the sections titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Haymaker,” “Information About Haymaker,” and the financial statements of Haymaker included herein.
Suncrete
Suncrete is a ready-mix concrete logistics and distribution platform operating across Oklahoma and Arkansas with plans to expand throughout the high-growth U.S. Sunbelt region through acquisitions and organic growth. Suncrete leverages operational scale, technological integration and quality control to serve a diverse base of infrastructure, commercial and residential customers. The mailing address of Suncrete’s principal executive office is 817 E. 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120, and its telephone number is (918) 355-5700.
For more information about Suncrete, see the sections titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Suncrete,” “Information About Suncrete,” and the financial statements of Suncrete included herein.
PubCo
PubCo is a Delaware corporation that was incorporated on September 30, 2025. PubCo has not commenced operations and has no or nominal assets. To date, PubCo has not conducted any material activities other than those incident to its formation, the Business Combination Agreement, and the Business Combination. PubCo is not currently a reporting company under the Exchange Act. Upon the Closing, the PubCo Class A Common Stock and Assumed SPAC Warrants will be registered under the Exchange Act and are expected to be listed on the NYSE and the NYSE Texas under the symbols “RMIX” and “RMIX.W,” respectively.
The mailing address of PubCo’s principal executive office is 324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I, Palm Beach, Florida 33480, and its telephone number is (212) 616-9600.
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Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc.
Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo formed solely for the purpose of effectuating the Initial Merger. Merger Sub I was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 30, 2025. Merger Sub I owns no material assets and does not operate any business. The mailing address of Merger Sub I’s principal executive office is 324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I, Palm Beach, Florida 33480, and the telephone number is (212) 616-9600.
Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC
Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo formed solely for the purpose of effectuating the Acquisition Merger. Merger Sub II was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 30, 2025. Merger Sub II owns no material assets and does not operate any business. The mailing address of Merger Sub II’s principal executive office is 324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I, Palm Beach, Florida 33480, and the telephone number is (212) 616-9600.
Sponsor
Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC, the Sponsor, is a special-purpose limited liability company formed to sponsor special purpose acquisition companies. The Sponsor’s business consists solely of organizing, financing, and supporting Haymaker in connection with the identification, evaluation, and consummation of an initial business combination. The Sponsor is affiliated with Mistral Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on consumer and consumer-related products and services businesses. Through this affiliation, the Sponsor relies on the experience and resources of Haymaker’s management team in sourcing and evaluating potential business combination opportunities.
The Business Combination
On October 9, 2025, Haymaker entered into the Business Combination Agreement with Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II, PubCo and Suncrete. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (a) on the Closing Date, the Domestication, (b) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Domestication, the Initial Merger, with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (c) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger, with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete.
For more information about the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination and other transactions contemplated thereby, see the section titled “The Business Combination.”
Restrictions on Transfer of Securities
In connection with the Business Combination, certain equityholders of Suncrete, the Sponsor, and certain directors and officers of the SPAC have agreed to or are expected to agree to restrictions on the transfer of their securities pursuant to the Company Equityholder Support Agreement, the Parent Lock-Up Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement and related lock-up agreements, as applicable (collectively, the “Lock-Up Agreements”).
Parties Subject to Lock-Up Restrictions
The Lock-Up Agreements apply to (i) certain equityholders of Suncrete, including Dothan Concrete Investors, LLC, (ii) Sponsor, and (iii) certain directors and officers of the SPAC.
Securities Subject to Restrictions
The transfer restrictions apply to Suncrete and Haymaker securities held prior to the closing of the Business Combination and to any shares of PubCo Common Stock issued to such holders in connection with the Business Combination (the “Lock-Up Securities”).
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Lock-Up Period
Subject to the exceptions described below, the Lock-Up Agreements restrict transfers during the period commencing on the closing date of the Business Combination and ending on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the closing date and (ii) the date on which PubCo consummates a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party that results in all PubCo stockholders having the right to exchange their equity holdings for cash, securities or other property (the “Post-Closing Lock-Up Period”).
Phased Release of Locked-Up Securities
Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreements:
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33.33% of the Lock-Up Securities held by a holder as of the closing date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the six-month anniversary of the closing date;
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an additional 33.33% of such Lock-Up Securities will be automatically released on the nine-month anniversary of the closing date; and
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the remaining Lock-Up Securities will be released upon the expiration of the Post-Closing Lock-Up Period, unless released earlier pursuant to a qualifying transaction.
Transfer Restrictions During the Lock-Up Period
During the applicable lock-up period, holders may not, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Lock-Up Securities, enter into any swap or similar arrangement that transfers the economic consequences of ownership of such securities, or publicly announce an intention to engage in any such transaction, subject to customary exceptions set forth in the applicable Lock-Up Agreements.
Termination
The Lock-Up Agreements will terminate upon the earliest to occur of the expiration of the applicable lock-up period, the valid termination of the Business Combination Agreement, or the effectiveness of a written agreement among the relevant parties terminating such Lock-Up Agreement, subject in each case to the survival of specified provisions.
Ownership Structure
The following diagrams depict Suncrete and Haymaker’s ownership structure before and after giving effect to the Business Combination and related transactions, assuming no redemptions by the Public Shareholders. The ownership structure of Suncrete and Haymaker prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and related transactions is based on Suncrete and Haymaker’s ownership as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus.
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Haymaker Structure Prior to the Business Combination
Suncrete Ownership Structure Prior to the Business Combination
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Ownership Structure Following the Business Combination
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Percentage of total shares outstanding and percentage of voting power (i) are based on 52,575,621 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and 23,732,965 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination, (ii) are calculated assuming that the Business Combination closes on February 13, 2026, and (iii) other than as indicated below, do not take into account any of the Assumed SPAC Warrants that may be outstanding following the consummation of the Business Combination. See the section titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” for additional information regarding the assumptions used in the preparation of the above chart.
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Total shares outstanding include 3,517,253 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock to be issued as Rollover Equity Awards pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.
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Shares of PubCo Class A Common that may be acquired by Dothan Independent upon exercise of the Dothan Assumed Warrants are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of Dothan Independent, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or entity shown in the above chart.
Conditions to the Acquisition Closing
The obligations of Suncrete, SPAC, Merger Subs and PubCo to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by each of Suncrete and SPAC (where permissible) at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the following conditions:
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the written consent of a majority in interest of Suncrete’s members receiving PubCo Class A Common Stock as well as Dothan Concrete (collectively, the “Written Consent Parties”) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination and all other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Written Consent”) having been delivered to SPAC;
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the Condition Precedent Proposals having each been approved and adopted by the requisite affirmative vote of SPAC shareholders at the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with this proxy statement/prospectus, the DGCL, the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, SPAC’s Existing Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of the NYSE;
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no governmental authority having enacted, issued, or enforced any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Business Combination and such transactions;
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all required filings under the HSR Act having been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Business Combination under the HSR Act having expired or been terminated;
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the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part having been declared effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement being in effect, and no proceedings for purposes of suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement having been initiated or threatened by the SEC;
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the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and the Assumed SPAC Warrants (and the PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) having been approved for listing on the NYSE, or another national securities exchange mutually agreed to by the parties, as of the Closing Date, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof; and
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the Domestication and Initial Merger having been completed.
The obligations of Suncrete to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Suncrete (where permissible) at or prior to Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the following additional conditions:
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the accuracy of the representations and warranties of SPAC as determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement;
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each of SPAC, PubCo and Merger Subs having performed or complied in all material respects with all other agreements and covenants required by the Business Combination Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
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PubCo having delivered to the Company counterpart signature pages to the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by PubCo and Sponsor;
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PubCo having delivered to Suncrete its counterpart signature page to the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment;
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SPAC having delivered to the Company evidence of the consummation of the transactions contemplated to occur prior to Closing and set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement;
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SPAC having delivered evidence of the cancellation and termination of the Sponsor Notes and the satisfaction and discharge of all outstanding amounts under the Sponsor Notes;
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SPAC having delivered to the Company written resignations, dated as of the Closing Date, of certain directors and officers of SPAC as provided in the Business Combination Agreement;
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SPAC having delivered to Suncrete a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of SPAC, certifying as to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Business Combination Agreement; and
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as of the Acquisition Closing, after consummation of the PIPE Offering, the Available Cash being equal to or in excess of $150,000,000 (the “Minimum Cash Condition”).
The obligations of SPAC to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by SPAC (where permissible) at or prior to Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the following additional conditions:
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the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Suncrete and PubCo as determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement;
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Suncrete and PubCo having performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by the Business Combination Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time
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PubCo shall have delivered to SPAC its duly executed counterpart signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement;
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Suncrete having delivered to SPAC a customary officer’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Business Combination Agreement;
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Suncrete having delivered to SPAC its duly executed counterpart signature page, as well as the duly executed counterpart signature page of Dothan Management to the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment; and
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Suncrete having consummated the Project Thunder Transaction (as defined in the Company Disclosure Schedule).
At any time prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, (a) SPAC may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of Suncrete or PubCo required under the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of Suncrete or PubCo contained in the Business Combination Agreement or in any document delivered by Suncrete or PubCo pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of Suncrete or PubCo or any condition to SPAC’s own obligations contained in the Business Combination Agreement and (b) Suncrete may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of SPAC or Merger Subs required under the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of SPAC or Merger Subs contained in the Business Combination Agreement or in any document delivered by SPAC and/or Merger Subs pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of SPAC or Merger Subs or any condition to Suncrete’s own obligations contained in the Business Combination Agreement, in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law and, in the case of SPAC, the Existing Organizational Documents. Any such extension or waiver must be set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.
Regulatory Matters
Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and the rules promulgated thereunder, certain transactions may not be consummated unless information has been furnished to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and certain waiting period requirements have been satisfied. The Business Combination is subject to these requirements and may not be completed until the expiration or early termination of the statutory 30-day waiting period following the filing by each of Haymaker and Suncrete of the required Notification and Report Forms with the FTC and the DOJ.
Haymaker and Suncrete filed the required Notification and Report Forms under the HSR Act with respect to the Business Combination on December 1, 2025. The parties received early termination on December 17, 2025.
At any time before or after the consummation of the Business Combination, notwithstanding the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act, the FTC or the DOJ, or any other state or foreign governmental authority, could take such action under applicable antitrust laws as such authority deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the consummation of the Business Combination, conditionally approving the Business Combination upon divestiture of assets, subjecting the completion of the Business Combination to regulatory conditions, or seeking other remedies. Private parties may also seek to take legal action under applicable antitrust laws in certain circumstances. Haymaker cannot assure you that the FTC, the DOJ, any state attorney general, or any other government authority, will not attempt to challenge the Business Combination on antitrust grounds, and, if such a challenge is made, Haymaker cannot assure you as to its result.
Haymaker is not aware of any material regulatory approvals or actions required by regulatory authorities for completion of the Business Combination other than the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. It is presently contemplated that if any such additional regulatory approvals or actions are required, such approvals or actions will be sought. There can be no assurance, however, that any such approvals or actions will be obtained.
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Related Agreements
Company Equityholder Support Agreement; Parent Lock-Up Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SPAC, Suncrete, and certain members of Suncrete (such members, the “Key Company Members”), entered into a Support Agreement (the “Company Equityholder Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the equityholders of Suncrete party thereto agreed, among other things, to vote in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination and the transactions contemplated thereby. Certain equityholders of Suncrete have also agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to directly or indirectly, (i) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), permit the creation of any lien, pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its Suncrete securities, (ii) deposit any of its Suncrete securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer (including by operation of law) or other disposition of any of its Suncrete securities or (iv) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling the holder from performing its obligations under the Company Equityholder Support Agreement.
Further, pursuant to the Company Equityholder Support Agreements and the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025, by and among SPAC, PubCo and Parent (the “Parent Lock-Up Agreement”), certain equityholders of Suncrete agreed not to, during the period commencing from the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date after the Closing Date on which PubCo consummates a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party that results in all of PubCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their equity holdings in PubCo for cash, securities or other property (such period, the “Post-Closing Lock-Up Period”): (A) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, establish or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of its Suncrete securities, or any securities of PubCo issued to such holder pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement (such securities, the “Lock-up Securities”), (B) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-up Securities, or (C) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Company Equityholder Support Agreement and the Parent Lock-Up Agreement, (i) 33.33% of the Lock-up Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) 33.33% of the Lock-up Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the nine month anniversary of the Closing Date.
The Company Equityholder Support Agreements and the Parent Lock-Up Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (subject to the survival of certain provisions, including the lock-up provisions described in the paragraph above), (b) the date of the valid termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, or (c) the effective date of a written agreement of Suncrete, PubCo and the equityholder terminating the Company Equityholder Support Agreement and/or the Parent Lock-Up Agreement, as applicable.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the Initial Closing, PubCo, SPAC, and the Sponsor will enter into an Assignment, Assumption, and Amendment Agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SPAC and Suncrete, with respect to the existing Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023, by and between SPAC and Sponsor and certain other equityholders of SPAC (the “RRA Assignment”). In addition, in connection with the Acquisition Closing, PubCo, Dothan Independent and certain members of Suncrete will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SPAC and Suncrete (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
Sponsor Support Letter Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor and certain officers and directors of SPAC (such holders, the “Sponsor Related Parties”) entered into an
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agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) with Suncrete and PubCo, which supersedes the letter agreement dated July 25, 2023, among the SPAC, Sponsor and the Sponsor Related Parties. Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, among other things, Sponsor and the Sponsor Related Parties agreed to vote in favor of the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and waive the anti-dilution rights set forth in SPAC’s organizational documents. The Sponsor and Sponsor Related Parties also agreed, until the earlier of the Initial Closing and the termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, not to (i) directly or indirectly sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), permit the creation of any lien, pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its SPAC securities or otherwise agree to do any of the foregoing, (ii) deposit any of its SPAC securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer (including by operation of law) or other disposition of any of its SPAC securities, or (iv) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling the Sponsor from performing its obligations under the Sponsor Support Agreement. Sponsor also agreed that, immediately upon the occurrence of the Initial Merger Effective Time, it will automatically be deemed to have irrevocably transferred to PubCo, surrendered and forfeited for no consideration up to 333,333 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock.
The Sponsor and Sponsor Related Parties have also agreed to certain transfer restrictions with respect to their PubCo Class A Common Stock as follows: During the Post-Closing Lock-Up Period, each Sponsor Related Party agreed that it shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of PubCo, (i) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), permit the creation of any lien, pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its PubCo Class A Common Stock or otherwise agree to do any of the foregoing, (ii) deposit any of its PubCo Class A Common Stock into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto that is inconsistent with the Sponsor Support Agreement, or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer (including by operation of law) or other disposition of any of its PubCo Class A Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, (i) 33.33% of the locked-up securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) 33.33% of the locked-up securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the nine month anniversary of the Closing Date.
Lock-up Agreements
In connection with the Acquisition Closing, PubCo and certain members of Suncrete that did not enter into the Company Equityholder Support Agreement will enter into Lock-up Agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SPAC and Suncrete (the “Lock-Up Agreements”), pursuant to which such members of Suncrete will agree not to, during the period commencing from the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of Post-Closing Lock-Up Period: (A) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, establish or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of its Lock-up Securities, (B) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-up Securities, or (C) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) 33.33% of the Lock-up Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) 33.33% of the Lock-up Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the nine month anniversary of the Closing Date.
Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination
In considering the recommendation of the Haymaker Board to vote in favor of the Business Combination, shareholders should be aware that, aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor
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and certain of Haymaker’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of other shareholders generally. Haymaker’s directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Business Combination, and in recommending to shareholders that they approve the Business Combination. Shareholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the Business Combination. These interests include, among other things:
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the fact that the Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000, which, if unrestricted and freely tradeable, would be valued at approximately $9,418,856, based on the most recent closing prices of the SPAC Public Warrants and the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares on November 7, 2025 of $1.00 per warrant and $11.31 per share, respectively (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers and directors have agreed to not redeem any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement), and that such SPAC Founder Shares could have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination, which if unrestricted and freely tradable would be valued at approximately $65,032,500, based on the most recent closing price of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares of $11.31 per share on November 7, 2025 (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event SPAC is unable to consummate an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify SPAC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser amount per Public Share as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of (a) any third party (other than SPAC’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to us or (b) a prospective target business with which SPAC has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, but only if such a third party or target business has not executed a waiver of all rights to seek access to the Trust Account;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will lose their entire investment in SPAC if an Initial Business Combination is not completed within the Combination Period;
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the fact that the Sponsor has invested an aggregate of $8,001,000 (consisting of $25,000 for the SPAC Founder Shares, and $7,976,000 for the private placement units), which means that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors stand to make a significant profit on their investment and could potentially recoup their entire investment in Haymaker even if the trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock was as low as approximately $[•] per share (after giving effect to the transfer to Dothan Independent of the Dothan Founder Shares and Dothan Assumed Warrants following the Sponsor Distribution and assuming the loans and out-of-pocket expenses described below are repaid and reimbursed, respectively, by Haymaker). Therefore, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may experience a positive rate of return on their investment, even if our Public Shareholders experience a negative rate of return on their investment;
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the fact that after the Business Combination, assuming there are no redemptions of Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor will beneficially own approximately 1.2% of the PubCo Class A Common Stock. Please see the section titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” for additional information;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may be incentivized to complete the Business Combination, or an alternative initial business combination, with a less favorable company or on terms less favorable to shareholders, rather than to liquidate, which would cause the Sponsor to lose its entire investment. As a result, the Sponsor may have a conflict of interest in determining whether Suncrete is an appropriate business with which to complete a business combination and/or in evaluating the terms of the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors (or their affiliates) have made, and may make in the future, working capital and extension loans to Haymaker. As of September 30, 2025, the Sponsor has loaned an aggregate of approximately $1,880,000 to Haymaker under unsecured promissory notes to fund operating and transaction expenses in connection with the Business Combination and fund payments into the Trust Account, in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents, to extend the date by which Haymaker must consummate an initial business combination, and may make additional loans after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus for such purposes. If the Business Combination is not consummated and another business combination is not otherwise completed, these working capital loans may not be repaid and would be forgiven except to the extent there are funds available to Haymaker outside of the Trust Account;
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the fact that pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, Haymaker has renounced any interest or expectancy of Haymaker in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both Haymaker and any individual serving as a director or officer of Haymaker, about which any such director or officer acquires knowledge. In the course of their other business activities, Haymaker’s officers and directors may have become aware of other investment and business opportunities which might have been appropriate for presentation to Haymaker as well as the other entities with which they were affiliated. Haymaker’s management had pre-existing fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and if there was a conflict of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented, any entity with whom Haymaker’s management had a pre-existing fiduciary obligation would have been presented the opportunity before Haymaker was presented with it (see the subsection titled “Fiduciary Duties of Haymaker’s Directors and Officers” for more information). Haymaker does not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of Haymaker’s officers or directors materially affected Haymaker’s search for a business combination, including the negotiation or recommendation thereof or the provision of advice in connection therewith;
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the fact that the Sponsor transferred an indirect interest in a portion of its SPAC Founder Shares and all of its private placement warrants to Dothan Independent;
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the anticipated service of Andrew Heyer and Christopher Bradley as directors of New Suncrete following the Business Combination, and the compensation that they will receive for such service; and
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the fact that Haymaker’s existing directors and officers will be entitled to indemnification and the continuation of Haymaker’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination.
No unaffiliated representative has been retained to act solely on behalf of the Public Shareholders for purposes of negotiating the terms of the Business Combination on their behalf and/or preparing a report concerning the approval of the Business Combination. The Business Combination was unanimously approved by the Haymaker Board. A majority of the non-employee directors who are not employees of Haymaker did not retain an unaffiliated representative to act solely on behalf of unaffiliated security holders for purposes of negotiating the terms of the Business Combination or prepare a report concerning the approval of the Business Combination.
Interests of Suncrete, Dothan, SunTx and Their Respective Directors and Officers in the Business Combination
Certain members and affiliates of Suncrete, Dothan Concrete, Dothan Independent, Dothan Management, SunTx, and their respective directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of the other members of Suncrete or Dothan Concrete. These interests and their corresponding relationships include, among other things, the following:
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Suncrete is a portfolio company of SunTx. Dothan Concrete is the parent of, and owns a controlling interest in, Suncrete. Dothan Independent is owned and controlled by SunTx and is the sponsor of,
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and a member of, Dothan Concrete. SunTx Capital Partners III, LP (“SunTx Fund III”) is a private equity fund managed and advised by an affiliate of SunTx, and owns an interest in Dothan Concrete. Dothan Management, provides management and consulting services to Suncrete (including advice and assistance concerning the operations, strategic and capital planning, and financing of Suncrete and its subsidiaries) pursuant to the Dothan Management Agreement.
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The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, Suncrete, Dothan Management, and PubCo will enter into the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment, which will provide, in pertinent part, for (i) the assumption of the Dothan Management Agreement by PubCo from Suncrete, (ii) payment by PubCo (or at PubCo’s direction) to Dothan Management of diligence and integration fees in the amount of $10 million as the diligence and integration fee in consideration for the services provided by Dothan Management and its personnel to Suncrete in relation to the Business Combination, and (iii) quarterly consulting payments by Suncrete to Dothan Management. The terms of the Dothan Management Agreement (including payment of the diligence and integration fee) were approved in advance by the members of Suncrete.
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On September 10, 2025, Dothan Independent and the Sponsor entered into a subscription agreement and amendment to LLC agreement, pursuant to which Dothan Independent agreed to contribute $500,000 in cash to Sponsor in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of Sponsor (representing an indirect interest in 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares (the “Dothan Founder Shares”) and an indirect interest in the Sponsor’s 398,800 private placement warrants (the “Dothan Assumed Warrants”)) in order to loan and fund certain extension costs to the SPAC. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Sponsor will distribute the Dothan Founder Shares and the Dothan Assumed Warrants to Dothan Independent, and following the Business Combination, as a result of its investment in Sponsor, Dothan Independent will receive 2,800,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and 398,800 Assumed SPAC Warrants.
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The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, upon the Closing, subject to the receipt of the necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, in addition to the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent (the “Dothan Closing Shares”).
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The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, upon the Closing, Dothan Concrete will receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock in exchange for each Company Common Unit and Company Preferred Unit held by Dothan Concrete. All other members of Suncrete holding Company Common Units and/or Company Preferred Units will receive PubCo Class A Common Stock (which has one vote per share). No other member of Suncrete will receive PubCo Class B Common Stock as a result of the Business Combination. A supermajority of all members of Suncrete receiving PubCo Class A Common Stock (rather than PubCo Class B Common Stock) will be obtained via the Written Consent to approve the issuance of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Concrete.
Compensation Received by the Sponsor and its Affiliates
Set forth below is a summary of the terms and amount of the compensation received or to be received by the Sponsor and its affiliates in connection with the Business Combination or any related financing transaction, the amount of securities issued or to be issued by PubCo to the Sponsor and its affiliates and the price paid or to be paid for such securities or any related financing transaction. See the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination” for additional information.
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Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination
After careful consideration, the Haymaker recommends that Haymaker’s shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Business Combination Proposals.
For a more complete description of Haymaker’s reasons for the approval of the Business Combination and the recommendation of the Haymaker Board, see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Haymaker Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”
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Redemption Rights
Pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, a Public Shareholder may request that Haymaker redeem all or a portion of its Public Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. As a holder of Public Shares, you will be entitled to receive cash for any Public Shares to be redeemed only if you:
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hold Public Shares or, if you hold Public Shares through Haymaker Units, you elect to separate your Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares;
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submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, in which you (i) request that New Suncrete redeem all or a portion of your Public Shares for cash, and (ii) identify yourself as the beneficial holder of the Public Shares and provide your legal name, phone number, and address; and
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deliver your Public Shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through the DTC.
Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Public Shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2026 (two business days before the Shareholders’ Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.
Holders of Haymaker Units must elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If Public Shareholders hold their Haymaker Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, such Public Shareholders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants, or if a holder holds Haymaker Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, directly and instruct it to do so. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself to Haymaker in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders (other than the Initial Shareholders) may elect to exercise their redemption rights with respect to their Public Shares regardless of whether they vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposals. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the Public Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker, or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its redemption right with respect to all or a portion of the Public Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then prior to the Domestication Effective Time the SPAC will redeem such Public Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion of the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. For illustrative purposes, as of the record date, this would have amounted to approximately $[•] per issued and outstanding Public Share. Each redemption of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares by Haymaker’s Public Shareholders will decrease the amount in the Trust Account. In no event will Haymaker redeem Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will not own Public Shares or shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock following the redemption. See the subsection titled “Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Meeting of Warrantholders — Redemption Rights” for the procedures to be followed if you wish to exercise your redemption rights with respect to your Public Shares.
Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing
The following table summarizes the pro forma ownership of New Suncrete Common Stock immediately following the Business Combination under five redemption scenarios: no additional redemptions, 25% redemptions, 50% redemptions, 75% redemptions and maximum redemptions. For illustrative purposes, the information in the table also assumes that (i) there are no other issuances of equity interests of SPAC or Suncrete prior to the closing of the Business Combination, (ii) none of SPAC’s Initial Shareholders purchase any additional SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the closing of the Business Combination and (iii) that the Business Combination closes on February 13, 2026. In addition, the information in this table does not take into account Assumed SPAC Warrants that will remain outstanding following the Business
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Combination and may be exercised at a later date. The actual results will be within the parameters described by the scenarios above. However, there can be no assurance regarding which scenario will be closest to the actual results. Stockholders will experience additional dilution to the extent PubCo issues additional shares of PubCo Common Stock after the closing of the Business Combination. Stockholders will also experience additional dilution to the extent that the Sponsor elects to convert any amounts outstanding under existing promissory notes into securities of PubCo. The table below excludes shares of PubCo Common Stock that will initially be available for issuance under the 2026 Plan and ESPP and 3,517,253 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as Rollover Equity Awards. Please see the sections titled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for further information.
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| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 31.1% | | | | | | 7.9% | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 22.2% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 16.8% | | | | | | 3.7% | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 10.7% | | | | | | 2.2% | | |
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Haymaker
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| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
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PIPE Investors
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| | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 12.2% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.0% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.8% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 14.8% | | | | | | 3.3% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 15.9% | | | | | | 3.3% | | |
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Dothan
Concrete |
| | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 25.3% | | | | | | 64.4% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 65.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 28.6% | | | | | | 66.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 30.6% | | | | | | 67.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 32.8% | | | | | | 68.3% | | |
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Dothan Independent
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| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 18.5% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.8% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.3% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | 19.6% | | |
| Total | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 286,388,018 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 68,634,358 | | | | | | 282,231,043 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,477,384 | | | | | | 278,074,069 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 60,320,409 | | | | | | 273,917,094 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | | | | | 269,760,119 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
Dilution
Haymaker’s net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025 was $(11,955) thousand, or $(0.41) per share, based on 23,425,499 Haymaker Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,750,000 Haymaker Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding as of that date.
The following table illustrates the changes in net tangible book value and dilution to existing shareholders at varying redemption levels (in thousands, except share and per share data).
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No
Redemptions(1) |
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25%
Redemptions(2) |
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50%
Redemptions(3) |
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75%
Redemptions(4) |
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Maximum
Contractual Redemptions(5) |
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Initial public offering price per share of Haymaker
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| | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
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Haymaker’s net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025, as adjusted for redemptions
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| | | $ | 318,441 | | | | | $ | 271,675 | | | | | $ | 224,909 | | | | | $ | 178,143 | | | | | $ | 131,377 | | |
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Haymaker’s shares outstanding, as adjusted for redemptions
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| | | | 38,092,166 | | | | | | 33,935,191 | | | | | | 29,778,217 | | | | | | 25,621,242 | | | | | | 21,464,267 | | |
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Haymaker’s net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2025
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| | | $ | 8.36 | | | | | $ | 8.01 | | | | | $ | 7.55 | | | | | $ | 6.95 | | | | | $ | 6.12 | | |
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Dilution per share to the existing Haymaker shareholders
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| | | $ | 1.64 | | | | | $ | 1.99 | | | | | $ | 2.45 | | | | | $ | 3.05 | | | | | $ | 3.88 | | |
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Change in net tangible book value per share attributable to Haymaker’s shareholders
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| | | $ | 8.77 | | | | | $ | 8.42 | | | | | $ | 7.96 | | | | | $ | 7.36 | | | | | $ | 6.53 | | |
The following table illustrates the as adjusted net tangible book value to Haymaker’s shareholders and decrease in net tangible book value to Haymaker’s shareholders as a result of transaction costs incurred by Haymaker, PIPE Financing, and funds released from the trust at the Closing of the Business Combination (in thousands, except share and per share data).
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No
Redemptions(1) |
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25%
Redemptions(2) |
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50%
Redemptions(3) |
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75%
Redemptions(4) |
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Maximum
Contractual Redemptions(5) |
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As adjusted net tangible book value per
share |
| | | $ | 8.36 | | | | | $ | 8.01 | | | | | $ | 7.55 | | | | | $ | 6.95 | | | | | $ | 6.12 | | |
| Numerator adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Haymaker’s net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025
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| | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | |
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Transaction costs attributable to Haymaker(6)
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| | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | |
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PIPE Financing
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| | | | 82,500 | | | | | | 82,500 | | | | | | 82,500 | | | | | | 82,500 | | | | | | 82,500 | | |
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Funds released from trust
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| | | | 254,644 | | | | | | 207,878 | | | | | | 161,112 | | | | | | 114,346 | | | | | | 67,580 | | |
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As adjusted net tangible book value
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| | | $ | 318,441 | | | | | $ | 271,675 | | | | | $ | 224,909 | | | | | $ | 178,143 | | | | | $ | 131,377 | | |
| Denominator adjustments(7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Haymaker’s Public Shares
outstanding |
| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
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Haymaker Founder Shares
outstanding |
| | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | |
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PIPE Shares outstanding
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| | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | |
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As adjusted total shares
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| | | | 38,092,166 | | | | | | 33,935,191 | | | | | | 29,778,217 | | | | | | 25,621,242 | | | | | | 21,464,267 | | |
(1)
Assumes that no Public Shareholders exercise redemption rights with respect to their Haymaker Class A Ordinary Shares for a pro rata share of the funds in the Trust Account.
(2)
Assumes that 25% of maximum contractual redeemable shares, or 4,156,975 Public Shares, will be redeemed by Public Shareholders for an aggregate payment of approximately $46.8 million based on a redemption price of approximately $11.25 per share.
(3)
Assumes that 50% of maximum contractual redeemable shares, or 8,313,949 Public Shares, will be redeemed by Public Shareholders for an aggregate payment of approximately $93.5 million based on a redemption price of approximately $11.25 per share.
(4)
Assumes that 75% of maximum contractual redeemable shares, or 12,470,924 Public Shares, will be redeemed by Public Shareholders for an aggregate payment of approximately $140.3 million based on a redemption price of approximately $11.25 per share.
(5)
The maximum contractual redemptions scenario assumes that 16,627,899 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $187.1 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price. The Business Combination Agreement contains a condition to the Closing that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any PIPE Financing) the Available Closing SPAC Cash shall not be less than $150,000,000. This scenario includes all adjustments contained in the “No Redemptions” scenario and presents additional adjustments to reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
(6)
Excludes accrued costs included in the Haymaker’s net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025.
(7)
Total shares as indicated in the table above do not include 3,517,253 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as Rollover Equity Awards, 300,000 RSU restricted stock units to be granted to certain members of PubCo’s Board of Directors pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, 11,500,000 public warrants, or 398,800 sponsor warrants.
To the extent that additional shares are issued pursuant to the foregoing, Haymaker’s shareholders will experience further dilution. In addition, Haymaker may enter into other transactions. To the extent it issues such securities, investors and Haymaker’s shareholders may experience further dilution.
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Board of Directors and Officers of New Suncrete Following the Business Combination
The directors and officers of PubCo as of immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will continue as initial directors and officers of New Suncrete following the Initial Merger Effective Time. The parties anticipate that, effective immediately after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the New Suncrete Board will be comprised of Ned N. Fleming, III, Executive Chairman, Mark R. Matteson, Bretton Johnston, William Holden, David Rees-Jones, Randall Edgar, Christopher Bradley and Andrew Heyer.
See “The Business Combination — Board of Directors of New Suncrete Following the Business Combination” and “Management Following the Business Combination — Executive Officers and Directors After the Business Combination.”
Expected Accounting Treatment
The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Haymaker will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination will be treated as the equivalent of Suncrete issuing stock for the net assets of Haymaker, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Haymaker will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. See the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Expected Accounting Treatment.”
Appraisal Rights
There are no appraisal rights available to holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, or SPAC Warrants in connection with the Business Combination under the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands or the DGCL.
Other Haymaker Proposals
In addition to the two separate proposals to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, at the Shareholders’ Meeting, Haymaker’s shareholders will be asked to vote upon: (a) a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by ordinary resolution the Domestication Proposal, (b) a proposal to approve by special resolution the Proposed Organizational Documents; (b) eight separate proposals to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by ordinary resolution material differences between the Existing Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents; (c) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with the applicable listing rules of the NYSE, the issuance of up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering; (d) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the 2026 Plan; (e) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the ESPP; and (f) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or convenient, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satisfied or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements. For more information, see the sections titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposals,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 2 — The Domestication,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 3 — The Organizational Documents Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 5 — The NYSE Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 6 — The 2026 Plan Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 7 — The ESPP Proposal,” and “Shareholder Proposal No. 8 — The Adjournment Proposal” for more information.
At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, holders of SPAC Cayman Warrants will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (a) a proposal to consider and vote upon an amendment to the warrant agreement that governs all of Haymaker’s outstanding warrants to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, each holder of a SPAC Public Warrant will receive, for each such warrant,
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a cash payment of $[•]; and (b) a proposal to allow the Haymaker Board to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies.
Date, Time, and Place of Shareholders’ and Warrantholders’ Meetings
The Shareholders’ Meeting will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US), 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned, to consider and vote upon the Proposals. Haymaker is also planning for the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the Shareholders’ Meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the Existing Organizational Documents.
The Warrantholders’ Meeting will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US), 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. Haymaker is also planning for the Warrantholders’ Meeting to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the Existing Organizational Documents.
Voting Power; Record Date
You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting if you owned SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares or SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares at the close of business on [•], 2026, which is the record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share or SPAC Class B Ordinary Share that you owned 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 23,425,499 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,750,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding.
You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Warrantholders’ Meeting if you owned SPAC Warrants at the close of business on [•], 2026, which is the record date for the Warrantholders’ Meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each SPAC Warrant that you owned as of the close of business on the record date. If your warrants 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 warrants you beneficially own are properly counted. On the record date, there were 11,500,000 SPAC Public Warrants outstanding.
Proxy Solicitation
Proxies may be solicited by mail. Haymaker has engaged Sodali to assist in the solicitation of proxies. If a shareholder grants a proxy, it may still vote its shares online if it revokes its proxy before the Shareholders’ Meeting. A shareholder may also change its vote by submitting a later-dated proxy as described in the subsection titled “Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Meeting of Warrantholders — Revoking Your Proxy.”
Quorum and Required Vote for Proposals for the Shareholders’ Meeting
A quorum of Haymaker’s shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the Shareholders’ Meeting if holders of one third of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote thereat attend in person, online, or by proxy. Abstentions will count as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum.
The approval of each of the Acquisition Merger Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal is being proposed as an ordinary resolution, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to
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vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Approval of the Initial Merger Proposal, the Domestication Proposal and the Organizational Documents Proposal requires a special resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least two-thirds of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. The Business Combination is therefore not structured so that approval of at least a majority of unaffiliated SPAC stockholders is required.
Accordingly, a shareholder’s failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on any of the Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
The Initial Closing and Acquisition Closing are conditioned on the approval of the Condition Precedent Proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is cross-conditioned on each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals and the Adjournment Proposal are not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Quorum and Required Vote for Warrant Proposals
A quorum of Haymaker’s SPAC Warrantholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the Warrantholders’ Meeting if holders of at least a majority of the SPAC Warrants will count as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum.
The Warrant Amendment Proposal requires the vote of the registered holders of a majority of the SPAC Warrants issued and outstanding as of the record date. Accordingly, a warrantholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote virtually at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, an abstention from voting, or a broker non-vote, will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Warrant Amendment Proposal.
The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal will be approved and adopted if the holders of a majority of the SPAC Warrants, represented virtually or by proxy and voted thereon at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, vote “FOR” the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal.
Recommendation to Haymaker Shareholders
The Haymaker Board believes that each of the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal is in the best interests of Haymaker and Haymaker’s shareholders and recommends that its shareholders vote “FOR” each Proposal being submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Shareholders’ Meeting. For more information, see the sections titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposals,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 2 — the Domestication,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 3 — The Organizational Documents Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 5 — The NYSE Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 6 — The 2026 Plan Proposal,” “Shareholder Proposal No. 7 — The ESPP Proposal,” and “Shareholder Proposal No. 8 — The Adjournment Proposal.”
The Haymaker Board believes that the Warrant Amendment Proposal and the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of Haymaker and Haymaker’s equityholders and recommends that Public Warrantholders vote “FOR” each Proposal being submitted to a vote at the Warrantholders’ Meeting. For more information, see the sections titled “Warrantholder Proposal No. 1 — The Warrant Amendment Proposal” and “Warrantholder Proposal No. 2 — the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal.”
When you consider the recommendation of the Haymaker Board in favor of approval of these Proposals, you should keep in mind that, aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor and certain of Haymaker’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. Please see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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Summary Risk Factors
In evaluating the proposals set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus, you should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes, and especially consider the factors discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors.” Such risks include, but are not limited to:
Risks Related to the Business Combination and Haymaker
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The Sponsor has agreed to vote in favor of the Business Combination, regardless of how Haymaker’s Public Shareholders vote.
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Neither the Haymaker board of directors nor any committee thereof obtained a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the Business Combination.
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Since the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and executive officers have interests that are different, or in addition to (and which may conflict with), the interests of Haymaker’s shareholders and warrantholders, a conflict of interest may have existed in determining whether the Business Combination with Suncrete is appropriate as Haymaker’s initial business combination.
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Because Haymaker is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, in the event the Business Combination is not completed, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.
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The historical financial results of Suncrete and unaudited pro forma financial information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus may not be indicative of what Suncrete’s actual financial position or results of operations would have been.
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Haymaker has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination.
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The Business Combination Agreement has a specified minimum cash condition. This threshold may make it more difficult for Haymaker to complete the Business Combination as contemplated.
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If third parties bring claims against Haymaker, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share (which was the offering price per unit in the IPO).
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If the Warrant Amendment Proposal is not approved, the Assumed SPAC Warrants will become exercisable for PubCo Class A Common Stock, which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to Haymaker’s shareholders.
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Public Shareholders who wish to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the trust account must comply with specific requirements for redemption that may make it more difficult for them to exercise their redemption rights prior to the deadline.
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portion of the funds held in the trust account.
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If a Public Shareholder fails to receive notice of Haymaker’s offer to redeem Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may
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not be redeemed.
Risks Related to Ownership of PubCo Common Stock
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An active market for PubCo’s securities may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of PubCo’s securities.
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The price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock may change significantly following the Business Combination and you could lose all or part of your investment as a result.
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The dual class structure of the PubCo Common Stock will have the effect of concentrating voting control with holders of the PubCo Class B Common Stock, which will limit the ability of holders of PubCo Class A common stock to influence corporate matters.
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Future sales, or the perception of future sales, of PubCo Class A Common Stock by PubCo or PubCo’s stockholders in the public market following the Business Combination could cause the market price for the PubCo Class A Common Stock to decline.
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As a public company, PubCo will become subject to additional laws, regulations and stock exchange listing standards, which will impose additional costs on PubCo and may strain its resources and divert its management’s attention.
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The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation designates certain courts as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by PubCo’s stockholders, which could limit the ability of PubCo’s stockholders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with PubCo or its directors, officers or other employees.
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Following the completion of the Business Combination, PubCo will be a “controlled company” under NYSE listing standards. As a result, PubCo’s stockholders will not have, and may never have, certain corporate governance protections that are available to stockholders of companies that are not controlled companies.
Risks Related to Suncrete
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Our failure to successfully identify, complete, manage and integrate acquisitions could reduce our earnings and slow our growth.
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A significant slowdown or decline in economic conditions, particularly in the southern United States, could adversely impact our results of operations.
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Reduced demand for new home construction could adversely affect the residential construction market, which could affect our financial position, operating results and liquidity.
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Our operating results may vary significantly from one reporting period to another and may be adversely affected by the cyclical nature of the markets we serve.
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We may lose business to competitors who underbid us, and we may be otherwise unable to compete favorably in our highly competitive industry.
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If we are unable to accurately estimate the overall risks, revenues or costs on our projects, we may incur contract losses or achieve lower profits than anticipated.
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We depend on third parties for concrete equipment and materials essential to operate our business.
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Delays or interruptions of our transportation logistics could affect operating results.
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Our continued success requires us to hire, train and retain qualified personnel and subcontractors in a competitive industry.
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Federal, state and local employment-related laws and regulations could increase our cost of doing business and subject us to fines and lawsuits.
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Our business depends on federal, state and local government spending for public infrastructure construction, and reductions in government funding could adversely affect our results of operations.
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Governmental regulations, including environmental regulations, may result in increases in our operating costs and capital expenditures and decreases in our earnings.
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Our operations are subject to various hazards, including natural disasters, that may cause personal injury or property damage for which we have a limited amount of insurance, and our business, operating costs and profitability could be adversely affected.
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Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations.
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The Credit Agreement restricts our ability to engage in some business and financial transactions.
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SUMMARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
The following summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information (the “Summary Pro Forma Information”) gives effect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination and related transactions. The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, although Haymaker will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Suncrete in the Business Combination, Haymaker will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination will be reflected as the equivalent of Suncrete issuing shares for the net assets of Haymaker, followed by a recapitalization whereby no goodwill or other intangible assets are recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of Suncrete.
The summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet data as of September 30, 2025, gives effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if they had occurred on September 30, 2025. The summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations data for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, give effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2024, the beginning of the earliest periods presented.
The Summary Pro Forma Information has been derived from, should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in the section titled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” in this proxy statement/prospectus and the accompanying notes thereto. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based upon, and should be read in conjunction with, the historical financial statements and related notes of Haymaker, Suncrete and the Schwarz Entities (as defined herein) for the applicable periods included in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Summary Pro Forma Information has been presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what Suncrete’s financial position or results of operations actually would have been had the Business Combination and related transactions been completed as of the dates indicated. In addition, the Summary Pro Forma Information does not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the Suncrete following the reverse recapitalization.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the assumptions below with respect to the potential redemption for cash of Public Shares:
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Assuming No Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that no Public Shareholders will exercise redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares for a pro rata share of the funds in the Trust Account in connection with the Business Combination.
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Assuming 25% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 4,156,975 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $46.8 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming 50% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 8,313,949 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $93.5 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming 75% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 12,470,924 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $140.3 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming Maximum Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 16,627,899 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $187.1 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price. The Business Combination Agreement contains a condition to the Closing that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any PIPE Financing) the Available Cash shall not be less than $150,000,000. This scenario includes all adjustments contained in the “No Redemptions” scenario and presents additional adjustments to reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
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RISK FACTORS
The following risk factors will apply to the business and operations of Haymaker, Suncrete or New Suncrete. These risk factors are not exhaustive and investors are encouraged to perform their own investigation with respect to the business, financial condition and prospects of Haymaker, Suncrete and New Suncrete and their respective businesses, financial conditions and prospects prior to or following the completion of the Business Combination, as the case may be. You should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to the other information included in this proxy statement/prospectus, including matters addressed in the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Haymaker, Suncrete and New Suncrete may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to them, or that they currently deem immaterial, which may also impair their respective businesses or financial conditions. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the sections titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Suncrete,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Haymaker,” the financial statements of Suncrete and Haymaker and notes to the financial statements included herein, as applicable.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this subsection to the “Company,” “Suncrete,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to the business of Suncrete and its subsidiaries prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and to New Suncrete and its subsidiaries following the Business Combination.
Risks Related to the Business Combination and Haymaker
The Sponsor has agreed to vote in favor of the Business Combination, regardless of how Haymaker’s Public Shareholders vote.
Unlike some other blank check companies in which the Initial Shareholders agree to vote their shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the Public Shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, the Sponsor has agreed to, among other things, vote in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Neither the Haymaker board of directors nor any committee thereof obtained a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the Business Combination.
Neither the Haymaker board of directors nor any committee thereof is required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking or valuation or appraisal firm that the price that Haymaker is paying for Suncrete is fair to Haymaker from a financial point of view. Neither the Haymaker board of directors nor any committee thereof obtained a third party valuation in connection with the Business Combination. In analyzing the Business Combination, the Haymaker board of directors and management conducted due diligence on Suncrete. The Haymaker board of directors reviewed comparisons of selected financial data of Suncrete with its peers in the industry and the financial terms set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, and concluded that the Business Combination was in the best interest of Haymaker and its shareholders. Accordingly, investors will be relying solely on the judgment of the Haymaker board of directors and management in valuing Suncrete, and the Haymaker board of directors and management may not have properly valued such business. The lack of a third party valuation may also lead an increased number of shareholders to vote against the Business Combination or demand redemption of their SPAC Class A Common Shares, which could potentially impact Haymaker’s ability to consummate the Business Combination.
Since the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and executive officers have interests that are different, or in addition to (and which may conflict with), the interests of Haymaker’s shareholders and warrantholders, a conflict of interest may have existed in determining whether the Business Combination with Suncrete is appropriate as Haymaker’s initial business combination.
When you consider the recommendation of the Haymaker Board in favor of approval of the Business Combination Proposal, you should keep in mind that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and executive officers have interests in such proposal that are different from, or in addition to, those of Haymaker shareholders and warrantholders generally. These interests include, among other things, the interests listed below:
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the fact that the Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000, which, if unrestricted and freely tradeable, would be valued at approximately $9,418,856, based on the most recent closing prices of the SPAC Public Warrants and the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares on November 7, 2025 of $1.00 per warrant and $11.31 per share, respectively (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers and directors have agreed to not redeem any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement), and that such SPAC Founder Shares could have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination, which if unrestricted and freely tradable would be valued at approximately $65,032,500, based on the most recent closing price of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares of $11.31 per share on November 7, 2025 (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event SPAC is unable to consummate an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify SPAC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser amount per Public Share as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of (a) any third party (other than SPAC’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to SPAC or (b) a prospective target business with which SPAC has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, but only if such a third party or target business has not executed a waiver of all rights to seek access to the Trust Account;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will lose their entire investment in SPAC if an Initial Business Combination is not completed within the period ending on July 28, 2026, subject to monthly extensions as described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus (the “Combination Period”);
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the fact that the Sponsor has invested an aggregate of $8,001,000 (consisting of $25,000 for the SPAC Founder Shares and $7,976,000 for the private placement units), which means that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors stand to make a significant profit on their investment and could potentially recoup their entire investment in Haymaker even if the trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock was as low as approximately $[•] per share (after giving effect to the transfer to Dothan Independent of the Dothan Founder Shares and Dothan Assumed Warrants following the Sponsor Distribution and assuming the loans and out-of-pocket expenses described below are repaid and reimbursed, respectively, by Haymaker). Therefore, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may experience a positive rate of return on their investment, even if our Public Shareholders experience a negative rate of return on their investment;
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the fact that after the Business Combination, assuming there are no redemptions of Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor will beneficially own approximately 1.2% of the PubCo Class A Common Stock. Please see the section titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” for additional information;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may be incentivized to complete the Business Combination, or an alternative initial business combination, with a less favorable company or on terms less favorable to shareholders, rather than to liquidate, which would cause the Sponsor to
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lose its entire investment. As a result, the Sponsor may have a conflict of interest in determining whether Suncrete is an appropriate business with which to complete a business combination and/or in evaluating the terms of the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors (or their affiliates) have made, and may make in the future, working capital and extension loans to Haymaker. As of September 30, 2025, the Sponsor has loaned an aggregate of approximately $1,880,000 to Haymaker under unsecured promissory notes to fund operating and transaction expenses in connection with the Business Combination and fund payments into the Trust Account, in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents, to extend the date by which Haymaker must consummate an initial business combination, and may make additional loans after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus for such purposes. If the Business Combination is not consummated and another business combination is not otherwise completed, these working capital loans may not be repaid and would be forgiven except to the extent there are funds available to Haymaker outside of the Trust Account;
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the fact that pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, Haymaker has renounced any interest or expectancy of Haymaker in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both Haymaker and any individual serving as a director or officer of Haymaker, about which any such director or officer acquires knowledge. In the course of their other business activities, Haymaker’s officers and directors may have become aware of other investment and business opportunities which might have been appropriate for presentation to Haymaker as well as the other entities with which they were affiliated. Haymaker’s management had pre-existing fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and if there was a conflict of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented, any entity with whom Haymaker’s management had a pre-existing fiduciary obligation would have been presented the opportunity before Haymaker was presented with it (see the subsection titled “Fiduciary Duties of Haymaker’s Directors and Officers” for more information). Haymaker does not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of Haymaker’s officers or directors materially affected Haymaker’s search for a business combination, including the negotiation or recommendation thereof or the provision of advice in connection therewith;
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the fact that the Sponsor transferred an indirect interest in a portion of its SPAC Founder Shares and all of its private placement warrants to Dothan Independent;
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the anticipated service of Andrew Heyer and Christopher Bradley as directors of New Suncrete following the Business Combination, and the compensation that they will receive for such service; and
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the fact that Haymaker’s existing directors and officers will be entitled to indemnification and the continuation of Haymaker’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Business Combination Proposal — Interests of Haymaker’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Business Combination” for a further discussion of these considerations. The personal and financial interests of the Sponsor as well as Haymaker’s directors and executive officers may have influenced their motivation in identifying and selecting Suncrete as a business combination target, completing an initial business combination with Suncrete and influencing the operation of the business following the initial business combination. In considering the recommendations of the Haymaker Board to vote for the proposals, its shareholders should consider these interests.
The exercise of Haymaker’s directors’ and executive officers’ discretion in agreeing to changes or waivers in the terms of the Business Combination may result in a conflict of interest when determining whether such changes to the terms of the Business Combination or waivers of conditions are appropriate and in Haymaker’s shareholders’ best interest.
In the period leading up to the Closing, events may occur that, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, would require Haymaker to agree to amend the Business Combination Agreement, to consent
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to certain actions taken by Suncrete or to waive rights that Haymaker is entitled to under the Business Combination Agreement. Such events could arise because of changes in the course of Suncrete’s businesses or a request by Suncrete to undertake actions that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of the Business Combination Agreement. In any of such circumstances, it would be at Haymaker’s discretion, acting through its board of directors, to grant its consent or waive those rights. The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of the directors described in the preceding risk factors (and described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus) may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is best for Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining whether or not to take the requested action. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, Haymaker does not believe there will be any changes or waivers that Haymaker’s directors and executive officers would be likely to make after shareholder approval of the Business Combination Proposal has been obtained. While certain changes could be made without further shareholder approval, Haymaker will circulate a new or amended proxy statement/prospectus and resolicit Haymaker’s shareholders if changes to the terms of the transaction that would have a material impact on its shareholders are required prior to the vote on the Business Combination Proposal.
If the conditions to the Business Combination Agreement are not met, the Business Combination may not occur.
Specified conditions must be satisfied or waived before the parties to the Business Combination Agreement are obligated to complete the Business Combination, including that (i) the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act has expired or been terminated, (ii) the shareholders of Haymaker have (A) approved and adopted the Business Combination Agreement and the consummation of the Business Combination; (B) approved, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of NYSE, of the issuance of equity interests of Suncrete, Inc. in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering; and (iii) the Minimum Cash Condition, among others. Haymaker may not satisfy all of the closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement. If the closing conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Business Combination will not occur, or will be delayed pending later satisfaction or waiver, and such delay may cause Haymaker to each lose some or all of the intended benefits of the Business Combination.
Because Haymaker is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, in the event the Business Combination is not completed, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.
Because Haymaker is currently incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited prior to the Domestication. Haymaker is currently registered as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon Haymaker’s directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the U.S. courts against Haymaker’s directors or officers.
Until the Domestication is effected, Haymaker’s corporate affairs are governed by the Existing Organizational Documents, the Cayman Island Companies Act (Revised) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of its directors to Haymaker under the laws of the Cayman Islands are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, Appeals from the Cayman Islands Courts to the Privy Council (which is the final Court of Appeal for British overseas territories such as the Cayman Islands) are binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. Decisions of the English courts, and particularly the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal are generally of persuasive authority but are not binding in the courts of the Cayman Islands. Decisions of courts in other Commonwealth jurisdictions are similarly of persuasive but not binding authority. The rights of Haymaker’s shareholders and the fiduciary duties of its directors under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands are different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and certain states, such as Delaware, may have
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more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands exempted companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholders derivative action in a federal court of the United States.
Haymaker has been advised by its Cayman Islands legal counsel that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against Haymaker judgments of courts of the United States obtained against Haymaker or its directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state; and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against Haymaker or its directors and officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state in the US, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement or treaty between the United States and in the Cayman Islands of providing for enforcement of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive, given by a court of competent jurisdiction (the courts of the Cayman Islands will apply the rules of Cayman Islands private international law to determine whether the foreign court is a court of competent jurisdiction), and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). Furthermore, it is uncertain that Cayman Islands courts would enforce: (1) judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or other persons that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; or (2) original actions brought against us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act. Our Cayman Islands legal counsel has informed us that there is uncertainty with regard to The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands relating to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal, punitive in nature. A Cayman Islands court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere. As a result of the above, Haymaker’s Public Shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by Haymaker’s officers, members of the Haymaker board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as Public Shareholders of a U.S. company.
Subsequent to consummation of the Business Combination, Suncrete may be exposed to unknown or contingent liabilities and may be required to subsequently take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on its financial condition, results of operations and its stock price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
Haymaker cannot assure you that the due diligence conducted in relation to Suncrete has identified all material issues or risks associated with Suncrete, their businesses or the industry in which they compete. Furthermore, Haymaker cannot assure you that factors outside of Suncrete’s and Haymaker’s control will not later arise. As a result of these factors, Suncrete may be exposed to liabilities and incur additional costs and expenses and Suncrete may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure its operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in it reporting losses. Even if Haymaker’s due diligence has identified certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with its preliminary risk analysis. If any of these risks materialize, this could have a material adverse effect on Suncrete’s financial condition and results of operations and could contribute to negative market perceptions about Suncrete or its securities.
If Haymaker were to be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, it would be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and its activities would be severely restricted and, as a result, it may be forced to abandon efforts to consummate an initial business combination and liquidate.
There is currently uncertainty concerning the applicability of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) to SPACs, and it is possible that a claim could be made that Haymaker
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has been operating as an unregistered investment company. If Haymaker is deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, its activities would be severely restricted. In addition, Haymaker would be subject to burdensome compliance requirements. Whether a SPAC is an investment company will be a question of facts and circumstances. Haymaker does not believe that its principal activities will subject it to regulation as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. However, there can be no assurance that a claim will not be made that Haymaker has been operating as an unregistered investment company. If it were to be deemed to be an investment company and subject to compliance with and regulation under the Investment Company Act, Haymaker would be subject to additional regulatory burdens and expenses for which it has not allotted funds. As a result, unless Haymaker is able to modify its activities so as not to be deemed an investment company, Haymaker would expect to abandon efforts to complete an initial business combination and instead liquidate. If Haymaker is required to liquidate, its shareholders would not be able to realize the benefits of owning stock in a successor operating business, including the potential appreciation in the value of Haymaker’s securities following such a transaction, and the SPAC Warrants would expire worthless.
The unaudited pro forma financial information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus may not be indicative of New Suncrete’s future operating or financial performance.
The unaudited pro forma financial information of New Suncrete included in this proxy statement/prospectus is presented for illustrative purposes only and has been prepared based on a number of assumptions including, but not limited to, Haymaker being treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes in the Business Combination, the total debt obligations and the cash and cash equivalents of Suncrete on the Closing Date and the number of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock that are redeemed in connection with the Business Combination. Accordingly, such pro forma financial information may not be indicative of New Suncrete’s future operating or financial performance, and New Suncrete’s actual financial condition and results of operations may vary materially from New Suncrete’s pro forma results of operations and balance sheet contained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, including as a result of such assumptions not being accurate. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.”
Haymaker has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination.
Haymaker has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in connection with the Business Combination. All expenses incurred in connection with the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including all legal, accounting, consulting, investment banking and other fees, expenses and costs, will be for the account of the party incurring such fees, expenses and costs. Haymaker’s transaction expenses as a result of the Business Combination are currently estimated at approximately $[•], as of the record date, including payment of $8,650,000 in deferred underwriting commissions to the underwriters of the IPO. If Haymaker’s expenses exceed its estimates, Haymaker’s financial condition could be adversely affected.
The Business Combination Agreement has a specified minimum cash condition. This threshold may make it more difficult for Haymaker to complete the Business Combination as contemplated.
The Business Combination Agreement provides that the obligations of each party to consummate the Business Combination are conditioned on, among other things, the Minimum Cash Condition. If the Minimum Cash Condition is not met, and such condition is not or cannot be waived under the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, then the Business Combination Agreement could terminate and the proposed Business Combination may not be consummated.
If such condition is waived and the Business Combination is consummated with less the minimum cash amount in the trust account contemplated under the Minimum Cash Condition, the cash held by New Suncrete and its subsidiaries in the aggregate, after the Closing may not be sufficient to allow it to operate and pay its bills as they become due. Furthermore, New Suncrete’s affiliates are not obligated to make loans to New Suncrete in the future. The exercise of redemption rights with respect to a large number of Haymaker’s Public Shareholders may make New Suncrete unable to take such actions as may be desirable in order to
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optimize its capital structure after consummation of the Business Combination, and New Suncrete may not be able to raise additional financing from unaffiliated parties necessary to fund its expenses and liabilities after the Closing. Any such event in the future may negatively impact the analysis regarding New Suncrete’s ability to continue as a going concern at such time.
The Sponsor may elect to purchase shares from Public Shareholders prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which may influence the vote on the Business Combination and reduce the public “float” of the Public Shares.
At any time at or prior to the Business Combination, during a period when they are not then aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Haymaker or its securities, the Sponsor, Suncrete or their directors, officers, advisors or respective affiliates may purchase Public Shares from institutional and other investors who vote, or indicate an intention to vote, against any of the Condition Precedent Proposals, or execute agreements to purchase such shares from such investors in the future, or they may enter into transactions with such investors and others to provide them with incentives to acquire Public Shares or vote their Public Shares in favor of the Condition Precedent Proposals. Such a purchase may include a contractual acknowledgement that such shareholder, although still the record holder of Haymaker’s shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights.
In the event that the Sponsor, Suncrete or their directors, officers, advisors or respective affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from Public Shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling shareholder would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood of (1) satisfaction of the requirement that holders of a majority of the ordinary shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Shareholders Meeting, vote in favor of the Business Combination Proposal, the Stock Issuance Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, (2) satisfaction of the requirement that holders of at least two-thirds of the ordinary shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Shareholders Meeting, vote in favor of the Domestication Proposal and the Organizational Documents Proposal, (3) satisfaction of the Minimum Cash Condition, (4) otherwise limiting the number of Public Shares electing to redeem and (5) Suncrete, Inc.’s net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) being at least $5,000,001.
Entering into any such arrangements may have a depressive effect on the ordinary shares (e.g., by giving an investor or holder the ability to effectively purchase shares at a price lower than market, such investor or holder may therefore become more likely to sell the shares he or she owns, either at or prior to the Business Combination). If such transactions are effected, the consequence could be to cause the Business Combination to be consummated in circumstances where such consummation could not otherwise occur. Purchases of shares by the persons described above would allow them to exert more influence over the approval of the proposals to be presented at the Shareholders Meeting and would likely increase the chances that such proposals would be approved. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of Haymaker’s Public Shares and the number of beneficial holders of Haymaker’s securities may be reduced, possibly making it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of Haymaker’s securities on a national securities exchange.
If third parties bring claims against Haymaker, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share (which was the offering price per unit in the IPO).
Haymaker’s placing of funds in the trust account may not protect those funds from third-party claims against us. Although Haymaker will seek to have all vendors, service providers (other than Haymaker’s independent auditors), prospective target businesses or other entities with which Haymaker does business execute agreements with it waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they execute such agreements that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account, including, but not limited to, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain advantage with respect to a
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claim against Haymaker’s assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account, Haymaker’s management will perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will enter into an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver only if management believes that such third party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to Haymaker than any alternative.
Examples of possible instances where Haymaker may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where management is unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Haymaker and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. Upon redemption of the Public Shares, if Haymaker is unable to complete its business combination within the prescribed time frame, or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with a business combination, Haymaker will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against it within the 10 years following redemption. Accordingly, the per share redemption amount received by Public Shareholders could be less than the $10.00 per share initially held in the trust account, due to claims of such creditors.
If, after Haymaker distributes the proceeds in the trust account to its Public Shareholders, Haymaker files a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against Haymaker that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy court may seek to recover such proceeds, and Haymaker and its board of directors may be exposed to claims of punitive damages.
If, after Haymaker distributes the proceeds in the trust account to its Public Shareholders, Haymaker files a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against Haymaker that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover all amounts received by Haymaker’s shareholders. In addition, the Haymaker Board may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to Haymaker’s creditors or having acted in bad faith, thereby exposing it and Haymaker to claims of punitive damages, by paying Public Shareholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. Haymaker cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against it for these reasons.
Haymaker’s shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against Haymaker to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.
If Haymaker is forced to enter into an insolvent liquidation, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed as an unlawful payment if it was proved that immediately following the date on which the distribution was made, Haymaker was unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover all amounts received by Haymaker’s shareholders. Furthermore, Haymaker’s directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to Haymaker or its creditors or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing themselves and Haymaker to claims, by paying Public Shareholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. Haymaker cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against it for these reasons.
Haymaker is currently an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and to the extent Haymaker has taken advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make Haymaker’s securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare Haymaker’s performance with other public companies.
Haymaker is currently an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and Haymaker may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in
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Haymaker’s periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, Haymaker’s shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. Haymaker cannot predict whether investors will find its securities less attractive because it relies on these exemptions. If some investors find Haymaker’s securities less attractive as a result of its reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of Haymaker’s securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for Haymaker’s securities and the trading prices of Haymaker’s securities may be more volatile.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. Haymaker has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of Haymaker’s financial statements with another public company, which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
If the Warrant Amendment Proposal is not approved, the Assumed SPAC Warrants will become exercisable for PubCo Class A Common Stock, which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to Haymaker’s shareholders.
If the Business Combination is completed and the Warrant Amendment Proposal is not approved, outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 11,898,800 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock will become exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement governing those securities (including the Dothan Assumed Warrants, which will remain outstanding even if the Warrant Amendment Proposal passes). These warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination. The exercise price of these warrants will be $11.50 per share of PubCo Class A Common Stock. To the extent such warrants are exercised, additional shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of PubCo Class A Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market or the fact that such warrants may be exercised could adversely affect the market price of PubCo Class A Common Stock. However, there is no guarantee that the public warrants will ever be in the money prior to their expiration, and as such, the warrants may expire worthless.
Even if the Business Combination is consummated, the public warrants may never be in the money, and they may expire worthless and the terms of the warrants may be amended in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment.
The SPAC Warrants were issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and Haymaker. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any registered holder to cure any ambiguity, correct any defective provision or change any other provision deemed not to adversely affect the interests of the registered holders, but requires the approval by registered holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants. Accordingly, Haymaker may amend the terms of the public warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment. Although Haymaker’s ability to amend the terms of the public warrants with the consent of at least a majority of the then outstanding public warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of shares of New Suncrete common stock purchasable upon exercise of a
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warrant. If the Warrant Amendment Proposal is not approved at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, the Public Warrants will remain outstanding after the Business Combination.
Haymaker may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
Haymaker has the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of the SPAC Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date Haymaker sends the notice of redemption to the warrantholders. If and when the warrants become redeemable by Haymaker, it may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force you to: (i) exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so (ii) sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants; or (iii) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your warrants. None of the private placement warrants will be redeemable by Haymaker so long as they are held by Haymaker’s Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Warrant Amendment Proposal is not approved at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, the Public Warrants will remain outstanding after the Business Combination.
Haymaker believes it was a Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”) for its taxable years ending December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders.
If Haymaker is treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, or portion thereof, that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined under “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”) of SPAC (Cayman Islands Equity) (as defined under “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”), such U.S. Holder may be subject to certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. As described below under “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — PFIC Considerations,” Haymaker believes it was a PFIC for the taxable years ending December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, and thus it is expected that Haymaker will be treated as a PFIC with respect to U.S. Holders of SPAC equity prior to the Domestication. Please see the sections titled “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations —PFIC Considerations” for a more detailed discussion. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules to such U.S. Holders.
Risks Related to the Redemption
Public Shareholders who wish to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the trust account must comply with specific requirements for redemption that may make it more difficult for them to exercise their redemption rights prior to the deadline. If shareholders fail to comply with the redemption requirements specified in this proxy statement/prospectus, they will not be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account.
A Public Shareholder will be entitled to receive cash for any Public Shares to be redeemed only if such Public Shareholder: (1)(a) holds Public Shares, or (b) if the Public Shareholder holds Public Shares through units, the Public Shareholder elects to separate its units into the underlying Public Shares and public warrants prior to exercising its redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares; (2) submits a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, that New Suncrete redeem all or a portion of its Public Shares for cash; and (3) delivers its Public Shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through DTC. Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Public Shares in the manner described above prior to [•], Eastern Time, on [•], 2026 (two business days before the Shareholders’ Meeting) in order
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for their shares to be redeemed. In order to obtain a physical share certificate, a shareholder’s broker or clearing broker, DTC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, will need to act to facilitate this request. It is Haymaker’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, because Haymaker does not have any control over this process or over DTC, it may take significantly longer than two weeks to obtain a physical stock certificate. If it takes longer than anticipated to obtain a physical certificate, Public Shareholders who wish to redeem their Public 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.
If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its right to redeem all or a portion of the Public Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, New Suncrete will redeem such Public Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. Please see the section titled “Shareholders Meeting of Haymaker — Redemption Rights” for additional information on how to exercise your redemption rights.
If a Public Shareholder fails to receive notice of Haymaker’s offer to redeem Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
If, despite Haymaker’s compliance with the proxy rules, a Public Shareholder fails to receive Haymaker’s proxy materials, such Public Shareholder may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares. In addition, the proxy materials that Haymaker is furnishing to holders of Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination describes the various procedures that must be complied with in order to validly redeem the Public Shares. In the event that a Public Shareholder fails to comply with these procedures, its Public Shares may not be redeemed. Please see the section titled “Shareholders Meeting of Haymaker — Redemption Rights” for additional information on how to exercise your redemption rights.
If you or a “group” of shareholders of which you are a part are deemed to hold an aggregate of more than 15% of the Public Shares, you (or, if a member of such a group, all of the members of such group in the aggregate) will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of the Public Shares.
A Public Shareholder, together with any of their affiliates or any other person with whom it is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming in the aggregate their shares or, if part of such a group, the group’s shares, in excess of 15% of the Public Shares. In order to determine whether a shareholder is acting in concert or as a group with another shareholder, Haymaker will require each Public Shareholder seeking to exercise redemption rights to certify to Haymaker whether such shareholder is acting in concert or as a group with any other shareholder. Such certifications, together with other public information relating to stock ownership available to Haymaker at that time, such as Section 13D, Section 13G and Section 16 filings under the Exchange Act, will be the sole basis on which Haymaker makes the above-referenced determination. Your inability to redeem any such excess shares will reduce your influence over Haymaker’s ability to consummate the Business Combination and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in Haymaker if you sell such excess shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you will not receive redemption distributions with respect to such excess shares if Haymaker consummates the Business Combination. As a result, you will continue to hold that number of shares aggregating to more than 15% of the Public Shares and, in order to dispose of such excess shares, would be required to sell your stock in open market transactions, potentially at a loss. Haymaker cannot assure you that the value of such excess shares will appreciate over time following the Business Combination or that the market price of the Public Shares will exceed the per-share redemption price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shareholders may challenge Haymaker’s determination as to whether a shareholder is acting in concert or as a group with another shareholder in a court of competent jurisdiction. However, Haymaker’s shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including such excess shares) for or against the Business Combination is not restricted by this limitation on redemption.
There is no guarantee that a shareholder’s decision whether to redeem its shares for a pro rata portion of the trust account will put the shareholder in a better future economic position.
Haymaker can give no assurance as to the price at which a shareholder may be able to sell its Public Shares in the future following the completion of the Business Combination or any alternative business
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combination. Certain events following the consummation of any initial business combination, including the Business Combination, may cause an increase in Haymaker share price, and may result in a lower value realized now than a shareholder of Haymaker might realize in the future had the shareholder not redeemed its shares. Similarly, if a shareholder does not redeem its shares, the shareholder will bear the risk of ownership of the Public Shares after the consummation of any initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that a shareholder can sell its shares in the future for a greater amount than the redemption price set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus. A shareholder should consult the shareholder’s own tax or financial advisor for assistance on how this may affect its individual situation.
Suncrete’s prospective financial information and projections were prepared before the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and were based on assumptions that may not prove to be accurate and may cause Suncrete’s and New Suncrete’s results to differ substantially. The unaudited pro forma financial information, Company financial information and other projections included herein may not be indicative of what New Suncrete’s actual financial position or results of operations will be.
Suncrete’s prospective financial information and projections included in this proxy statement/prospectus were prepared before the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and were based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate and may cause Suncrete’s and New Suncrete’s results to differ substantially. For example, Suncrete’s financial projections are based on the assumption that Suncrete will complete acquisitions, which are illustrative and consist of a hypothetical mix of target companies (the “Hypothetical Target Companies”) with whom Suncrete had management-level discussions; however, as of the time the projections were prepared, Suncrete had not yet begun formally negotiating letters of intent with any of the Hypothetical Target Companies nor had it received or commenced a detailed review of historical or operational information of any of the Hypothetical Target Companies. In addition, those projections assumed that certain of those acquisitions would close during 2025, and as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, such potential acquisitions have not occurred.
Financial projections, estimates and targets are forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies. While all financial projections, estimates and targets are necessarily speculative, Suncrete believes that the preparation of prospective or illustrative financial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection, estimate or target extends from the date of preparation. The assumptions and estimates underlying the projected, expected or target results are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the financial projections, estimates and targets. The financial projections speak only as of the date prepared and have not been, and will not be, updated. The financial projections were not provided with a view to public disclosure, are subject to significant economic, competitive, industry and other uncertainties and may not be achieved in full, at all or within projected timeframes. The inclusion of financial projections, estimates and targets should not be regarded as an indication that Suncrete considers the financial projections, estimates or targets to be reliable predictions of future events. The financial projections are not based on Suncrete’s historical financial results or operational history.
In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in the section titled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” may not be representative of New Suncrete’s results if the Business Combination is completed. Suncrete and Haymaker currently operate as separate companies and have had no prior history as a combined entity and have not previously been managed on a combined basis. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in this proxy statement/prospectus is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Business Combination been completed at or as of the dates indicated, nor is it indicative of the future operating results or financial position of New Suncrete. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations does not reflect future nonrecurring charges resulting from the Business Combination. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect future events that may occur after the Business Combination and does not consider potential impacts of future market conditions on revenues or expenses. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in the section titled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” has been derived from Suncrete’s and Haymaker’s historical financial statements and certain adjustments and assumptions have been
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made after giving effect to the Business Combination. There may be differences between preliminary estimates in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and the final acquisition accounting, which could result in material differences from the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presented in this proxy statement/prospectus in respect of the estimated financial position and results of operations of New Suncrete.
In addition, the assumptions used in preparing the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information may not prove to be accurate and other factors may affect New Suncrete’s financial condition or results of operations following the closing of the Business Combination. Any potential decline in New Suncrete’s financial condition or results of operations may cause significant variations in the stock price of New Suncrete.
Risks Related to Ownership of PubCo Common Stock
An active market for PubCo’s securities may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of PubCo’s securities.
The price of PubCo’s securities may vary significantly due to factors specific to PubCo, as well as to general market or economic conditions. Further, an active trading market for PubCo’s securities may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established and sustained.
There can be no assurance that the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock that will be issued and the Assumed SPAC Warrants that will be assumed in connection with the Business Combination will be approved for listing on the NYSE following the closing of the Business Combination, or that PubCo after the closing of the Business Combination will be able to comply with the continued listing rules of the NYSE.
In connection with the Business Combination and as a condition to obligations of each of Haymaker, PubCo, the Merger Subs and Suncrete to complete the Business Combination, the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Business Combination, the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock issuable in connection with Business Combination, and the Assumed SPAC Warrants (and the PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE. Haymaker cannot assure you that PubCo will be able to meet the initial listing requirements of the NYSE, in which case the parties will not be obligated to complete the Business Combination.
In order to continue the listing of its securities on the NYSE, Haymaker prior to the Business Combination, and PubCo following the consummation of the Business Combination, must maintain certain financial, share price and distribution levels. Generally, a listed company must maintain a minimum market capitalization (generally $50,000,000) and a minimum number of holders of its securities (currently 300 public holders). Even if the PubCo Class A Common Stock and the Assumed SPAC Warrants are approved for listing on the NYSE, PubCo may not meet the NYSE continued listing requirements following the Business Combination.
If the NYSE delists PubCo’s securities from trading on its exchange and PubCo is not able to list its securities on another national securities exchange, PubCo’s securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, PubCo could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
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a limited availability of market quotations for its securities;
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reduced liquidity for its securities;
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a determination that the PubCo Class A Common Stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in the PubCo Class A Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for PubCo’s securities;
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a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
The continued eligibility for listing of PubCo’s securities may depend on, among other things, the number of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares that are redeemed.
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The market price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock may decline as a result of the Business Combination.
The market price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock may decline as a result of the Business Combination for a number of reasons, including if:
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investors react negatively to the prospects of PubCo’s business and the prospects of the Business Combination;
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the effect of the Business Combination on PubCo’s business and prospects is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts; or
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PubCo does not achieve the perceived benefits of the Business Combination as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts.
The price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock may change significantly following the Business Combination and you could lose all or part of your investment as a result.
The trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock is likely to be volatile. The stock market recently has experienced extreme volatility. This volatility often has been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. You may not be able to resell your shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock at an attractive price due to a number of factors such as those listed in “— Risks Related to Suncrete” below and the following:
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results of operations that vary from the expectations of securities analysts and investors;
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results of operations that vary from those of PubCo’s competitors;
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changes in expectations as to PubCo’s future financial performance, including financial estimates and investment recommendations by securities analysts and investors;
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declines in the market prices of stocks generally;
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strategic actions by PubCo or its competitors;
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announcements by PubCo or its competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, joint ventures, other strategic relationships or capital commitments;
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any significant change in PubCo’s management;
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changes in general economic or market conditions or trends in PubCo’s industry or markets;
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changes in business or regulatory conditions, including new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to PubCo’s business;
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future sales of PubCo Class A Common Stock or other securities;
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investor perceptions of the investment opportunity associated with the PubCo Class A Common Stock relative to other investment alternatives;
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the public’s response to press releases or other public announcements by PubCo or third parties, including PubCo’s filings with the SEC;
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litigation involving PubCo, PubCo’s industry, or both, or investigations by regulators into the board of directors of PubCo, PubCo’s operations or those of PubCo’s competitors;
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guidance, if any, that PubCo provides to the public, any changes in this guidance or PubCo’s failure to meet this guidance;
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the development and sustainability of an active trading market for the PubCo Class A Common Stock;
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actions by institutional or activist stockholders;
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changes in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations or principles; and
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other events or factors, including those resulting from pandemics, natural disasters, war, acts of terrorism or responses to these events.
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These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock, regardless of PubCo’s actual operating performance. In addition, price volatility may be greater if the public float and trading volume of the PubCo Class A Common Stock is low.
In the past, following periods of market volatility, stockholders have instituted securities class action litigation. If PubCo was involved in securities litigation, it could have a substantial cost and divert resources and the attention of executive management from PubCo’s business, regardless of the outcome of such litigation.
The dual class structure of the PubCo Common Stock will have the effect of concentrating voting control with holders of the PubCo Class B Common Stock, which will limit the ability of holders of PubCo Class A common stock to influence corporate matters.
If the Organizational Documents Proposal and the Domestication Proposal are approved and the Business Combination is consummated, Haymaker will replace the Existing Organizational Documents with the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents. Pursuant to the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, the PubCo Class B Common Stock will have 10 votes per share, and the PubCo Class A Common Stock will have one vote per share. Following the completion of the Business Combination, the outstanding PubCo Class B Common Stock is expected to represent approximately 81.9% of the total voting power of the outstanding PubCo Common Stock. Following the completion of the Business Combination and assuming no redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination are exercised, the shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock will be owned primarily by Dothan Concrete and Dothan Independent, which are vehicles controlled by SunTx (and owned in part by SunTx Fund III and SunTx principals and affiliates) (the “SunTx Group”). Because of the 10-to-one voting ratio between the PubCo Class B Common Stock and the PubCo Class A Common Stock, the holders of PubCo Class B Common Stock will collectively control a majority of the combined voting power of the PubCo Common Stock and therefore control the outcome of all matters submitted to PubCo’s stockholders. This concentrated control will limit or preclude the ability of holders of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock to influence corporate matters for the foreseeable future. Pursuant to the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, transfers of shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock will generally result in those shares converting into shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, with limited exceptions. The conversion of shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock into PubCo Class A Common Stock will have the effect, over time, of increasing the relative voting power of each remaining share of PubCo Class B Common Stock.
Future sales, or the perception of future sales, of PubCo Class A Common Stock by PubCo or PubCo’s stockholders in the public market following the Business Combination could cause the market price for the PubCo Class A Common Stock to decline.
The sale of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could harm the prevailing market price of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for PubCo to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that it deems appropriate.
Upon consummation of the Business Combination and assuming no redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination are exercised, it is currently expected that PubCo will have a total of 52,575,621 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock outstanding and 23,732,965 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock outstanding (i) assuming that there are no redemptions of any shares by Haymaker’s Public Shareholders in connection with the Business Combination, and (ii) without giving effect to any awards that may be issuable under the 2026 Plan or stock issuable under the ESPP. All shares currently held by Haymaker’s Public Shareholders and all of the shares issued in the Business Combination to the members of Suncrete will be freely tradable (subject to lock-up restrictions) without registration under the Securities Act, and without restriction by persons other than PubCo’s “affiliates” (as defined under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (“Rule 144”)), including PubCo’s directors, executive officers and other affiliates.
Although the Sponsor, certain officers and directors of Haymaker and the members of Suncrete will be subject to certain restrictions regarding the transfer of PubCo Common Stock following the Business Combination, these shares may be sold after the expiration of their respective lock-ups. PubCo intends to file one or more registration statements prior to or shortly after the closing of the Business Combination to
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provide for the resale of a portion of the shares issued to the Sponsor, certain officers and directors of Haymaker and certain members of Suncrete. As restrictions on resale end and the registration statements are available for use, the market price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.
In addition, the shares of PubCo Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the 2026 Plan will become eligible for sale in the public market once those shares are issued, subject to any applicable vesting requirements, lock-up agreements and other restrictions imposed by law. PubCo expects to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register shares of PubCo Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of PubCo Common Stock issued pursuant to the 2026 Plan. Any such Form S-8 registration statements will automatically become effective upon filing. Accordingly, shares registered under such registration statements will be available for sale in the open market.
As part of Suncrete’s acquisition business strategy, following the Business Combination, PubCo may acquire businesses and issue equity securities to pay for any such acquisition. PubCo may also raise capital through equity financing in the future. Any such issuances of additional capital stock may cause stockholders to experience significant dilution in their percentage of ownership of PubCo and cause the per share value of the PubCo Class A Common Stock to decline.
The percentage of the outstanding shares and voting power of the PubCo Class A Common Stock that will be owned by Haymaker’s Public Shareholders after the closing of the Business Combination will vary based, among other things, on the number of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination and the issuance by Haymaker or PubCo of additional equity or equity-based securities prior to, at or after the closing of the Business Combination. Certain dilutive effects on non-redeeming Haymaker shareholders across various redemption scenarios are shown in the section titled “Questions and Answers About the Business Combination — What are the possible sources and the extent of dilution that the Public Shareholders that elect not to redeem their shares will experience in connection with the Business Combination?”, though, as described herein, there may be other sources of dilution that impact ownership and voting control of Haymaker’s Public Shareholders after the Business Combination is consummated.
Following the completion of the Business Combination, the SunTx Group will control PubCo, and their interests may conflict with the interests of PubCo or yours in the future.
Following the completion of the Business Combination, the SunTx Group is expected to beneficially own approximately 9.2% of the outstanding shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and 100% of the outstanding PubCo Class B Common Stock, representing approximately 81.9% of the combined voting power of the PubCo Common Stock. Pursuant to the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, each share of PubCo Class B Common Stock will have 10 votes per share, and each share of PubCo Class A Common Stock will have one vote per share. As a result, the SunTx Group will have the ability to elect all of the members of PubCo’s board of directors and thereby control PubCo’s policies and operations, including the appointment of management, future issuances of PubCo Class A Common Stock or other securities, the payment of dividends, if any, on the PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo’s ability to incur or issue debt, future amendments to the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents and PubCo’s entry into extraordinary transactions. This concentration of voting control could deprive you of an opportunity to receive a premium for your shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock as part of a sale of PubCo and ultimately might affect the market price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock.
In addition, Suncrete has engaged, and following the completion of the Business Combination, PubCo expects to engage, in related party transactions involving the SunTx Group and certain companies controlled by its members. As a result, the interests of the SunTx Group may not in all cases be aligned with your interests. In addition, the SunTx Group may have an interest in pursuing acquisitions, divestitures and other transactions that, in its judgment, could enhance its investment, even though such transactions might involve risks to you. For example, the SunTx Group could cause PubCo to make acquisitions that increase its indebtedness or cause it to sell revenue-generating assets. SunTx is in the business of making investments in companies and may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with PubCo. The Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents provide that none of SunTx, any
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of its affiliates or any director who is not employed by PubCo or his or her affiliates will have any duty to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same business activities or similar business activities or lines of business in which PubCo operates. The SunTx Group also may pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to PubCo’s business, and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to PubCo.
So long as the SunTx Group beneficially owns enough shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock, it will continue to be able to effectively control PubCo’s decisions, even if the number of shares of outstanding PubCo Class B Common Stock is limited in proportion to the total number of shares of PubCo Common Stock outstanding. Pursuant to the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock may be transferred to an unrelated third party if SunTx consents to such transfer.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about PubCo’s business, if they change their recommendations regarding the PubCo Class A Common Stock or if PubCo’s operating results do not meet their expectations, the price and trading volume of the PubCo Class A Common Stock could decline.
The trading market for the PubCo Class A Common Stock will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about PubCo or its business. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of PubCo, the trading price for the PubCo Class A Common Stock could be negatively impacted. In the event securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, if one or more of the analysts who cover PubCo downgrade its securities or publish unfavorable research about its businesses, or if PubCo’s operating results do not meet analyst expectations, the trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of PubCo or fail to publish reports on PubCo regularly, demand for the PubCo Class A Common Stock could decrease, which might cause the PubCo Class A Common Stock price and trading volume to decline.
PubCo may issue preferred stock with terms that could adversely affect the voting power or value of the PubCo Class A Common Stock.
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation authorizes PubCo to issue, without the approval of our stockholders, one or more classes or series of preferred stock having such designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights, including preferences over the PubCo Class A Common Stock with respect to dividends and distributions, as PubCo’s board of directors may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could adversely impact the voting power or value of the PubCo Class A Common Stock. For example, PubCo might grant holders of preferred stock the right to elect some number of PubCo’s directors in all events or upon the happening of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences PubCo might assign to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value of the PubCo Class A Common Stock.
As a public company, PubCo will become subject to additional laws, regulations and stock exchange listing standards, which will impose additional costs on PubCo and may strain its resources and divert its management’s attention.
As a company with publicly-traded securities, PubCo will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the listing requirements of the NYSE and other applicable securities laws and regulations. These rules and regulations require that PubCo adopt additional controls and procedures and disclosure, corporate governance and other practices thereby significantly increasing PubCo’s legal, financial and other compliance costs. These new obligations will also make other aspects of PubCo’s business more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on PubCo’s personnel, systems and other resources. For example, to maintain and improve the effectiveness of PubCo’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, PubCo will need to commit significant resources, hire additional staff and provide additional management oversight. Furthermore, as a result of disclosure of information in this proxy statement/prospectus and in PubCo’s Exchange Act and other filings required of a public company, PubCo’s business and financial condition will become more visible, which PubCo believes may give some of its competitors who may not be similarly required to disclose this type of information a competitive advantage. In addition to these added costs and burdens, if PubCo is unable to satisfy its obligations as a public
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company, it could be subject to delisting of PubCo’s securities, fines, sanctions, other regulatory actions and civil litigation, any of which could negatively affect the price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock.
Suncrete has identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting. Failure to establish and maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on PubCo’s business and the price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock.
Suncrete is not currently required to comply with the rules of the SEC implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and is therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. Upon becoming a public company, PubCo will be required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will require management to certify financial and other information in PubCo’s quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of controls over financial reporting. Although PubCo will be required to disclose changes made in its internal controls and procedures on a quarterly basis, it will not be required to make its first annual assessment of its internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the year following its first annual report required to be filed with the SEC. As an emerging growth company, PubCo’s independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(a) until the later of (i) the year following PubCo’s first annual report required to be filed with the SEC or (ii) the date PubCo is no longer an emerging growth company. At such time, PubCo’s independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which its controls are documented, designed or operating.
As a private company, Suncrete does not currently have an internal audit function and has not yet fully implemented the internal control structure required of a public company. To comply with the requirements of being a public company, Suncrete has undertaken various actions and will need to take additional actions, such as implementing and documenting numerous internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting and internal audit staff or consultants.
In connection with the audit of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, Suncrete identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. These material weaknesses relate to the design and operation of certain key controls within the accounting and financial reporting process. In addition, the Suncrete previously restated certain prior-period financial statements to correct a reclassification error between cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses. The restatement had no impact on revenue, net income, or other key financial metrics.
Suncrete has begun implementing a remediation plan to address these material weaknesses and continues to make progress toward strengthening its internal control environment. Suncrete has hired additional accounting, finance, and information-technology personnel and expects to continue expanding these teams as remediation efforts progress. Suncrete also continues to actively engage outside consultants and advisors to assist with the design, implementation, and documentation of controls. In addition, management is enhancing IT access, security, and change-management procedures, formalizing accounting policies, strengthening review and approval processes, and evaluating longer-term system and personnel enhancements to support sustainable compliance.
Testing, implementing, and maintaining these controls may divert PubCo’s management’s attention from other matters important to the operation of its business. Until the identified material weaknesses are fully remediated, PubCo’s internal control over financial reporting will not be effective. If PubCo is unable to remediate these material weaknesses in a timely manner or identifies additional weaknesses in the future, it may be unable to produce reliable financial information, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy of PubCo’s financial reporting, and the market price of PubCo Class A Common Stock could be negatively affected. PubCo could also become subject to investigations by the SEC, the stock exchange on which its securities will be listed, or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources and adversely affect its access to capital markets.
Provisions in the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents and Delaware corporate law will make it more difficult to effect a change in control of PubCo, which could adversely affect the price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock.
Certain provisions in the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents and Delaware corporate law could delay or prevent a change in control of PubCo, even if that change would be beneficial to PubCo’s
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stockholders. The Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents contain provisions that may make acquiring control of PubCo difficult, including:
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a dual class common stock structure, which will provide the SunTx Group and the other holders of PubCo Class B Common Stock with the ability to control the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, so long as they continue to beneficially own a sufficient number of shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock, even if they own significantly less than 50% of the total number of shares of the outstanding PubCo Common Stock;
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a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms;
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provisions regulating the ability of PubCo’s stockholders to nominate directors for election or to bring matters for action at annual meetings of PubCo’s stockholders;
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limitations on the ability of PubCo’s stockholders to call a special meeting;
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limitations on the ability of PubCo’s stockholders to act by written consent to become effective once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding;
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the ability of PubCo’s board of directors to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws, and the requirements that, while shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote of holders of a majority in voting power of all the outstanding shares of capital stock be obtained for stockholders to amend the Proposed PubCo Bylaws, and, once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote of holders representing at least 662∕3% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock be obtained for stockholders to amend the Proposed PubCo Bylaws;
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the requirement that the affirmative vote of holders representing at least 662∕3% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock be obtained to remove directors or amend the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation, to become effective once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding; and
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the authority of PubCo’s board of directors to issue and set the terms of preferred stock without the approval of PubCo’s stockholders.
These provisions also could discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other stockholders of PubCo to elect directors and take other corporate actions. As a result, these provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire PubCo, even if doing so would benefit PubCo’s stockholders, which may limit the price that investors are willing to pay for shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock.
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation designates certain courts as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by PubCo’s stockholders, which could limit the ability of PubCo’s stockholders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with PubCo or its directors, officers or other employees.
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to limited exceptions, state courts within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) will be the sole and exclusive forum for any: (i) derivative action or proceeding brought on PubCo’s behalf; (ii) action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of PubCo’s directors, officers or other employees to PubCo or its stockholders; (iii) action asserting a claim against PubCo arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) action asserting a claim against PubCo that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, and that if any action specified above is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (each is referred to herein as a foreign action), the claiming party will be deemed to have consented to (a) the personal jurisdiction of state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the exclusive forum provision described above and (b) having service of process made upon such claiming party by service upon such claiming party’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such claiming party. In addition, the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that, unless PubCo consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States will be, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the exclusive forum
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for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. These provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with PubCo or its directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against PubCo and its directors, officers and employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more covered proceedings, PubCo may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect PubCo’s business and financial condition.
Following the completion of the Business Combination, PubCo will be a “controlled company” under NYSE listing standards. As a result, PubCo’s stockholders will not have, and may never have, certain corporate governance protections that are available to stockholders of companies that are not controlled companies.
Following the completion of the Business Combination, the SunTx Group will control a majority of the voting power of the outstanding PubCo Common Stock. As a result, PubCo will be a “controlled company” under NYSE listing standards. As a controlled company, PubCo is not required to comply with certain provisions requiring that (i) a majority of PubCo’s directors be independent, (ii) the compensation of PubCo’s executives be determined by independent directors or (iii) nominees for election to PubCo’s board of directors be selected by independent directors. Because PubCo intends to continue to take advantage of some or all of these exemptions, PubCo’s stockholders may not have the protections that these rules are intended to provide. PubCo’s status as a controlled company could cause PubCo’s Class A Common Stock to be less attractive to certain investors or otherwise reduce the trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock.
PubCo does not intend to pay cash dividends on the PubCo Class A Common Stock in the foreseeable future, and therefore only appreciation, if any, of the price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock will provide a return to PubCo’s stockholders.
PubCo does not intend to pay cash dividends on the PubCo Class A Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of cash dividends will be at the discretion of PubCo’s board of directors and will depend upon PubCo’s financial condition, results of operations, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors deemed relevant by PubCo’s board of directors. As a result, only appreciation of the price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock, which may not occur, will provide a return to PubCo’s stockholders.
Risks Related to Suncrete
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this section under the heading “Risks Related to Suncrete” to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Suncrete.
Strategic and Acquisition Risks
There are risks related to our operating strategy.
A key component of our operating strategy is to operate our businesses on a decentralized basis, with local or regional management retaining responsibility for day-to-day operations, profitability and the internal growth of the individual business. If we do not implement and maintain proper overall business controls, this decentralized operating strategy could result in inconsistent operating and financial practices and our overall profitability could be adversely affected.
Our failure to successfully identify, complete, manage and integrate acquisitions could reduce our earnings and slow our growth.
We (including our predecessors) have acquired six companies since 2016. As part of our strategy to pursue growth opportunities in the Sunbelt region of the United States, we will continue to evaluate strategic acquisition opportunities that we believe have the potential to support and strengthen our business. We cannot predict the timing or size of any future acquisitions. Intense competition exists for acquisition opportunities in our industry. Competition for acquisitions may increase the cost of, or cause us to refrain from, completing acquisitions. We may be unable to identify and complete acquisitions on favorable terms, or
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at all. Our ability to complete acquisitions is dependent upon, among other things, the willingness of acquisition candidates we identify to sell, our ability to obtain financing or capital, if needed, on satisfactory terms, and, in some cases, regulatory approvals. The investigation of acquisition candidates and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements will require substantial management time and attention and substantial costs for accountants, attorneys and others. If we fail to complete any acquisition for any reason, including events beyond our control, the costs incurred up to that point for the proposed acquisition likely would not be recoverable.
Acquisitions typically require integration of the acquired company’s estimation, project management, finance, information technology, risk management, purchasing and fleet management functions. We may be unable to successfully integrate an acquired business into our existing business, and an acquired business may not be as profitable as we had expected or at all. Acquisitions involve risks that the acquired business will not perform as expected and that our expectations concerning the value, strengths and weaknesses of the acquired business will prove incorrect.
Potential acquisition targets may be in geographic regions in which we do not currently operate, which could result in unforeseen operating difficulties and difficulties in coordinating geographically dispersed operations, personnel and facilities. In addition, if we enter into new geographic markets, we may be subject to additional and unfamiliar legal and regulatory requirements. Compliance with regulatory requirements may impose substantial additional obligations on us and our management, cause us to expend additional time and resources in compliance activities and increase our exposure to penalties or fines for non-compliance with such additional legal requirements. Our recently completed acquisitions and any future acquisitions could cause us to become involved in labor, commercial, or regulatory disputes or litigation related to any new enterprises and could require us to invest further in operational, financial and management information systems and to attract, retain, motivate and effectively manage local or regional management and additional employees. Upon completion of an acquisition, key members of the acquired company management team may resign, which could require us to attract and retain new management and could make it difficult to maintain customer relationships. Our inability to effectively manage the integration of our completed and future acquisitions could prevent us from realizing expected rates of return on an acquired business and could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
We cannot guarantee that we will achieve synergies and cost savings in connection with recent and future acquisitions. Businesses that we may acquire could have unaudited financial statements that were prepared by management and were not independently reviewed or audited, and such financial statements could be materially different if they were independently reviewed or audited. We cannot guarantee that we will continue to acquire businesses at valuations consistent with our prior acquisitions or that we will complete future acquisitions at all. In addition, our results of operations from these acquisitions could, in the future, result in impairment charges for any of our intangible assets, including goodwill or other long-lived assets, particularly if economic conditions worsen unexpectedly.
Economic and Construction Markets Risks
A significant slowdown or decline in economic conditions, particularly in the southern United States, could adversely impact our results of operations.
We currently sell our ready-mix concrete and sand products to the construction industry in Arkansas and Oklahoma. A significant slowdown or decline in economic conditions or uncertainty regarding the economic outlook in the United States generally, or in either of these states in which we operate particularly, could reduce demand in the construction industry in our markets. Construction spending is also affected by changes in interest rates, demographic shifts, industry cycles, employment levels, inflation and other business, economic and financial factors, any of which could contribute to a downturn in construction activities or spending in these states. In addition, any instability in the financial and credit markets could negatively impact our customers’ ability to pay us on a timely basis, or at all, for work on projects already in progress, could cause our customers to delay or cancel projects in our contract backlog and could create difficulties for customers to obtain adequate financing to fund new projects, including through the issuance of municipal bonds.
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Because our industry is capital-intensive and we have significant fixed and semi-fixed costs, our profitability is sensitive to changes in volume.
The property, plants and equipment needed to produce our products and provide our services are expensive. We must spend a substantial amount of capital to purchase and maintain such assets. Although we believe our current cash balance, along with our projected internal cash flows and available financing sources, will provide sufficient cash to support our currently anticipated operating and capital needs, if we are unable to generate sufficient cash to purchase and maintain the property, plants and equipment necessary to operate our business, or if the timing of payments on our receivables is delayed, we may be required to reduce or delay planned capital expenditures or to incur indebtedness. In addition, due to the level of fixed and semi-fixed costs associated with our business, volume decreases could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Reduced demand for new home construction could adversely affect the residential construction market, which could affect our financial position, operating results and liquidity.
Approximately 37.4% of our revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, was from residential construction contractors. Tightening of mortgage lending, mortgage financing requirements or higher interest rates could adversely affect the ability to obtain credit for some borrowers, or reduce the demand for new home construction, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, the limitation of the home mortgage interest and property tax deductions could reduce the demand for new home construction, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Additionally, a decrease in current migration inflow patterns or increased population outflow could reduce the demand for new home construction in the areas in which we operate. A downturn in new home construction could also adversely affect our customers focused on residential construction, possibly resulting in slower payments, higher default rates in our accounts receivable and an overall increase in working capital.
Our operating results may vary significantly from one reporting period to another and may be adversely affected by the cyclical nature of the markets we serve.
The relative demand for our products is a function of the highly cyclical construction industry. As a result, our revenue may be adversely affected by declines in the construction industry generally and in our local markets. Our results also may be materially affected by:
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the level of commercial and residential construction in our local markets, including reductions in the demand for new residential housing construction below current or historical levels;
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the availability of funds for public or infrastructure construction from local, state and federal sources;
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unexpected events that delay or adversely affect our ability to deliver concrete according to our customers’ requirements;
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changes in interest rates and lending standards;
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changes in the mix of our customers and business, which result in periodic variations in the margins on jobs performed during any particular quarter;
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the timing and cost of acquisitions and difficulties or costs encountered when integrating acquisitions;
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the budgetary spending patterns of customers;
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Accordingly, our operating results in any particular quarter may not be indicative of the results that you can expect for any other quarter or for the entire year. Furthermore, negative trends in the ready-mix concrete or aggregates industries or in our geographic markets could have material adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
A significant downturn in the construction industry may result in an impairment of our goodwill.
We test goodwill for impairment if events or circumstances change in a manner that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. During such impairment testing, we may identify events or changes in circumstances that could indicate the fair value of one or more of our reporting units is below its carrying value. For example, a significant downturn in the construction industry may have an adverse effect on the fair value of our reporting units. A decrease in the estimated fair value of one or more of our reporting units could result in the recognition of a material, non-cash write-down of goodwill.
Operating Risks
Our business is seasonal and subject to adverse weather.
Because our business is primarily conducted outdoors, erratic weather patterns, seasonal changes and other weather-related conditions affect our business. Adverse weather conditions, including tornados, cold weather, snow and heavy or sustained rainfall, reduce construction activity, restrict the demand for our products and impede our ability to efficiently deliver concrete. For example, our operating results during 2025 were significantly impacted by unusually heavy and sustained rainfall across Oklahoma and Arkansas during the year, which limited construction activity and reduced delivery days. Adverse weather conditions could also increase our costs and reduce our production output as a result of power loss, needed plant and equipment repairs, delays in obtaining permits, time required to remove water from flooded operations and similar events. In addition, during periods of extended adverse weather or other operational delays, we may elect to continue to pay certain hourly employees to maintain our workforce, which may adversely impact our results of operations. Severe drought conditions can also restrict available water supplies and restrict production. Consequently, these events could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
Our business depends on the availability of sand and aggregate reserves or deposits and our ability to obtain or mine them economically.
Sand and aggregates are a key component of ready-mix concrete. Because sand and aggregates are inexpensive, they are generally cost prohibitive to transport long distances, except in large quantities by railroad or water. As a result, access to local supplies of sand and aggregates, whether mined locally or shipped there by railroad or water, is critical to the operations of our ready-mix concrete business. We may face challenges finding sand and aggregate deposits that we can mine economically with appropriate permits, either within our markets or in long-haul transportation corridors that can economically serve our markets. Due to urban growth, available quarrying locations have been reduced, and communities have imposed restrictions on mining, making aggregates and sand supplies scarce in certain markets. Therefore, our future success is dependent, in part, on our ability to accurately forecast future areas of high growth in order to locate optimal facility sites and on our ability to secure operating and environmental permits to operate at those sites. If we are unable to access economical sources of sand and aggregates either internally or from third parties, our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows might be materially and adversely affected.
We may lose business to competitors who underbid us, and we may be otherwise unable to compete favorably in our highly competitive industry.
Our competitive position in a given market depends largely on the location and operating costs of our plants and prevailing prices in that market. Price is the primary competitive factor among suppliers for small
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or less complex jobs, principally in residential construction. However, timeliness of delivery and consistency of quality and service, as well as price, are the principal competitive factors among suppliers for large or complex jobs. Concrete manufacturers like us generally obtain customer contracts through local sales and marketing efforts directed at general contractors, developers, governmental agencies and homebuilders. As a result, we depend on local relationships. We generally do not have long-term sales contracts with our customers.
Our competitors range from small, owner-operated private companies to subsidiaries or operating units of large, vertically integrated manufacturers of concrete, cement and aggregates. Our vertically integrated competitors generally have greater manufacturing, financial and marketing resources than we have, providing them with competitive advantages. Competitors having lower operating costs than we do or having the financial resources to enable them to accept lower margins than we do may have competitive advantages over us for jobs that are particularly price-sensitive. Competitors having greater financial resources than we do to invest in new mixer trucks, build plants in new areas, or pay for acquisitions also may have competitive advantages over us.
If we are unable to accurately estimate the overall risks, revenues or costs on our projects, we may incur contract losses or achieve lower profits than anticipated.
Pricing on fixed unit price contracts is based on approved quantities irrespective of our actual costs, and contracts with a fixed total price require that the work be performed for an agreed-upon price irrespective of our actual costs. We generate profits on fixed unit price and fixed total price contracts only when our revenues exceed our actual costs, which requires us to accurately estimate and control our costs and avoid cost overruns. If our cost estimates are too low or if we do not perform the contract within our cost estimates, then cost overruns may cause us to incur a loss or cause the contract not to be as profitable as we expected. The costs incurred and profit realized, if any, on our contracts can vary, sometimes substantially, from our original projections due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
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the failure to include materials or work in a bid, or the failure to estimate properly the quantities or costs needed to complete a fixed total price contract;
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delays caused by weather conditions or otherwise failing to meet scheduled acceptance dates;
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contract or project modifications or conditions creating unanticipated costs that are not covered by change orders;
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unanticipated re-work or replacement costs in the event that a project is not completed on spec;
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changes in the availability, proximity and costs of materials, including sand and aggregates, as well as fuel and lubricants for our equipment;
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the availability and skill level of workers;
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onsite conditions that differ from those assumed in the original bid;
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the failure by our suppliers, subcontractors, engineers or customers to perform their obligations;
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fraud, theft or other improper activities by our suppliers, subcontractors, engineers, customers or personnel;
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mechanical problems with our machinery or equipment;
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citations issued by a government authority, including OSHA or MSHA;
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difficulties in obtaining required government permits or approvals;
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changes in applicable laws and regulations;
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uninsured claims or demands from third parties for alleged damages arising from the design, construction or use and operation of a project of which our work is part; and
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public infrastructure customers seeking to impose contractual risk-shifting provisions that result in increased risks to us.
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These and other factors may cause us to incur losses, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
We depend on our information technology systems and processes, which are subject to cybersecurity and data leakage risks.
We depend on information technology systems and infrastructure that could be damaged or interrupted by a variety of factors. Any significant breach, breakdown, destruction or interruption of these systems has the potential to negatively affect our operations. We could experience a business interruption, theft of information or reputational damage as a result of a cybersecurity attack, such as the infiltration of a data center, or data leakage of confidential information either internally or through our third-party providers. Although we have invested in the protection of our data and information technology to reduce these risks and periodically test the security of our information systems network, our efforts may not prevent breakdowns or breaches in our systems that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. Similarly, our suppliers rely extensively on computer systems to process transactions and manage their businesses and, thus, are also at risk of, and may be impacted by, cybersecurity attacks. Although we have not experienced a material cybersecurity incident or business interruption event to date, an interruption in the business operations of our suppliers and other third parties with which we do business resulting from a cybersecurity attack could indirectly impact our business operations.
We depend on third parties for concrete equipment and materials essential to operate our business.
We rely on third parties to sell or lease property, plant and equipment to us and to provide us with materials necessary for our operations, including cement, aggregates and other substances. We cannot provide assurance that our favorable working relationships with our suppliers will continue in the future. Also, there have historically been periods of supply shortages in the concrete industry, particularly in a strong economy. If we are unable to purchase or lease necessary properties or equipment, our operations could be severely impacted. If we lose our supply contracts and receive insufficient supplies from third parties to meet our customers’ needs or if our suppliers experience price increases or disruptions to their business, such as labor disputes, supply shortages, or distribution problems, our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
We use large amounts of electricity and diesel fuel that are subject to potential reliability issues, supply constraints, and significant price fluctuation, which could affect our financial position, operating results and liquidity.
In our production and distribution processes, we consume significant amounts of electricity and diesel fuel. The availability and pricing of these resources are subject to market forces that are beyond our control. Furthermore, we are vulnerable to any reliability issues experienced by our suppliers, which also are beyond our control. Our suppliers contract separately for the purchase of such resources and our sources of supply could be interrupted should our suppliers not be able to obtain these materials due to higher demand or other factors that interrupt their availability. Variability in the supply and prices of these resources could materially affect our financial position, results of operations and liquidity from period to period.
Delays or interruptions of our transportation logistics could affect operating results.
Our products are distributed to our markets by trucks, which are Company-owned. Transportation logistics play an important role in allowing us to supply products to our customers. Any significant delays, disruptions, or the non-availability of our transportation support system could negatively affect our operations. Transportation operations are subject to factors outside of our control, including capacity constraints, high fuel costs and various hazards, including extreme weather conditions and slowdowns due to labor strikes and other work stoppages. If there are material changes in the availability or cost of transportation services, we may not be able to arrange alternative and timely means to transport our products or fuels at a reasonable cost, which could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.
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Personnel-Related Risks
Our continued success requires us to hire, train and retain qualified personnel and subcontractors in a competitive industry.
The success of our business depends on our ability to attract, train and retain qualified, reliable personnel, including, but not limited to, our executive officers and key management personnel. In addition, we rely on project management personnel, skilled plant managers, technicians, drivers and other employees and qualified subcontractors who possess the necessary and required experience and expertise to perform their respective services at a reasonable and competitive rate. Competition for these and other experienced personnel is intense, and it may be difficult to attract and retain qualified individuals with the requisite expertise and within the time frame demanded by our customers. In certain geographic areas, for example, we may not be able to satisfy the demand for our services because of our inability to successfully hire, train and retain qualified personnel. Also, it could be difficult to replace personnel who hold credentials that may be required to perform certain government projects and/or who have significant government contract experience. As some of our executives and other key personnel approach retirement age, we must provide for smooth transitions, which may require that we devote time and resources to identify and integrate new personnel into vacant leadership roles and other key positions. If we are unable to attract and retain enough skilled personnel or effectively implement appropriate succession plans, our ability to pursue projects and our strategic plan may be adversely affected, the costs of executing both our existing and future projects may increase, and our financial performance may decline. In addition, the cost of providing our services, including the extent to which we utilize our workforce, affects our profitability. For example, the uncertainty of contract award timing can present difficulties in matching our workforce size with our contracts. If an expected contract award is delayed or not received, we could incur costs resulting from excess staff or redundancy of facilities that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our results of operations can be adversely affected by labor shortages, turnover and labor cost increases.
Labor is a primary component of operating our business. Several factors may adversely affect the labor force available to us or increase labor costs from time to time, including high employment levels, federal unemployment subsidies and other government regulations. Although we have not experienced material disruptions due to labor shortages to date, we have observed an overall tightening and increasingly competitive labor market. A sustained labor shortage or increased turnover rates within our employee base could lead to increased costs, such as increased overtime to meet demand and increased wage rates to attract and retain employees, and could negatively affect our ability to complete our projects according to the required schedule or otherwise efficiently operate our business. If we are unable to hire and retain employees capable of performing at a high level, or if mitigation measures we may take to respond to a decrease in labor availability, such as overtime and third-party outsourcing, have unintended negative effects, our business could be adversely affected. In addition, we distribute our products and receive raw materials primarily by truck. Reduced availability of trucking capacity due to shortages of drivers and increased fuel costs has caused an increase in the cost of transportation for us and our suppliers. An overall labor shortage, lack of skilled labor, increased turnover or labor inflation could have a material adverse impact on our operations, results of operations, liquidity or cash flows.
Our failure to comply with immigration laws could result in significant liabilities, harm our reputation with our customers and disrupt our operations.
Although we take steps to verify the employment eligibility status of our employees, some of our employees may, without our knowledge, be unauthorized workers. Unauthorized workers are subject to deportation and may subject us to fines or penalties and, if any of our workers are found to be unauthorized, we could experience adverse publicity that could make it more difficult to hire and retain qualified employees. Termination of a significant number of unauthorized employees may disrupt our operations and cause temporary increases in our labor costs as we train new employees. We could also become subject to fines, penalties and other costs related to claims that we did not fully comply with all recordkeeping obligations of federal and state immigration laws. If we fail to comply with these laws, our operations may be disrupted. In addition, many of our customer contracts specifically require compliance with immigration
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laws, and, in some cases, our customers’ audit compliance with these laws. Further, several of our customers require that we ensure that our subcontractors comply with these laws with respect to the workers that perform services for them. A failure to comply with these laws or to ensure compliance by our subcontractors could damage our reputation and may cause our customers to cancel contracts with us or to not award future business to us. These factors could adversely affect our results of operations and financial position.
Federal, state and local employment-related laws and regulations could increase our cost of doing business and subject us to fines and lawsuits.
Our operations are subject to a variety of federal, state and local employment-related laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters as minimum wages, the Family Medical Leave Act, overtime pay, compensable time, recordkeeping and other working conditions, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the National Labor Relations Act, regulations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, regulations of the Office of Civil Rights, regulations of the Department of Labor, regulations of state attorneys general, federal and state wage and hour laws, and a variety of similar laws enacted by the federal and state governments that govern these and other employment-related matters. Compliance with these evolving federal, state and local laws and regulations could substantially increase our cost of doing business. In recent years, companies have been subject to lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, alleging violations of federal and state law regarding workplace and employment matters, overtime wage policies, discrimination and similar matters, some of which have resulted in the payment of meaningful damages by the defendants. Similar lawsuits may be threatened or instituted against us from time to time, and we may incur damages and expenses resulting from lawsuits of this type, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We are currently subject to employee related legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. While we believe that we have adequate reserves for those losses that we believe are probable and can be reasonably estimated, the ultimate results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty.
Government Spending, Legislative and Regulatory Risks
Our business depends on federal, state and local government spending for public infrastructure construction, and reductions in government funding could adversely affect our results of operations.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, we generated approximately 14.7% of our construction contract revenues from publicly funded projects and the sale of ready-mix concrete to public customers at the federal, state and local levels. As a result, if publicly funded construction decreases due to reduced federal, state or local funding or otherwise, our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity could be materially adversely affected. In November 2021, the IIJA was signed into law, which provided additional funding for highways, bridges and airports over a five-year period. The IIJA authorized approximately $1.2 trillion in federal spending for transportation and infrastructure projects across the United States. Of this, approximately $10 billion has been earmarked through 2026 for infrastructure development in Arkansas and Oklahoma. In addition, the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August 2022 has provided funding for a variety of infrastructure-related programs. Although these laws provide for funding for street, highway and other public works projects at historically high levels, the timing, nature and scale of the projects for which these funds under these programs or otherwise will be used remains uncertain given variations in the appropriation processes at the federal and state levels. As a result, we cannot be assured of the existence, timing or amount of future infrastructure funding. Federal infrastructure funding is also subject to uncertainties associated with congressional spending, including the potential impacts of budget deficits, government shutdowns and federal sequestration.
State and local governments fund their infrastructure spending from specially allocated amounts collected from various state and local taxes, respectively, typically fuel taxes and vehicle fees, as well as from voter-approved bond programs. Shortages in state and local tax revenues can reduce the amount spent or delay expenditures on state and local infrastructure projects, respectively. Many state and local governments have experienced state-level funding pressures caused by lower tax revenues and an inability to finance approved projects. Even if federal, state and local funding remains at historical levels, there is no guarantee
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that we will win bids for projects for which funding is allocated. Any reduction in federal, state or local government infrastructure funding in the areas in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Governmental regulations, including environmental regulations, may result in increases in our operating costs and capital expenditures and decreases in our earnings.
A wide range of federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations apply to our operations, including water usage; land usage; street and highway usage; noise levels; operating hours; and health, safety and environmental matters.
In many instances, we must have various certificates, permits, or licenses to conduct our business. Our failure to maintain required certificates, permits, or licenses or to comply with applicable governmental requirements could result in substantial fines or possible revocation of our authority to conduct some of our operations. Delays in obtaining approvals for the transfer or grant of certificates, permits or licenses, or failure to obtain new certificates, permits or licenses, could impede the implementation of any acquisitions.
Governmental requirements that impact our operations include those relating to air quality, solid and hazardous waste management and cleanup and water quality. These requirements are complex and subject to change. The Trump administration may enact and implement new laws and enhanced regulations that could adversely and materially affect us. Certain laws, such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, can impose strict liability in some cases without regard to negligence or fault, including for the conduct of or conditions caused by others, or for our acts that complied with all applicable requirements when we performed them. Our compliance with amended, new or more stringent requirements, stricter interpretations of existing requirements, or the future discovery of environmental conditions may require us to make unanticipated material expenditures. In addition, we may fail to identify, or obtain indemnification for, environmental liabilities of acquired businesses.
Climate change and related laws and regulations could adversely affect us. The potential impact of climate change on our operations and our customers remains uncertain. The primary risk that climate change poses to our business is the potential for increases in the volume, frequency and intensity of rainfall and tropical storms, which would impair our ability to perform our projects. Climate change could also lead to disruptions in our supply chain, thereby impairing our production capabilities, or the distribution of our products due to major storm events or prolonged adverse conditions, changing temperature levels or flooding from sea level changes. These changes could be severe and could negatively impact demand for our products and services. In addition, governmental initiatives to address climate change could, if adopted, restrict our operations, require us to make capital or other expenditures to comply with these initiatives, increase our costs, impact our ability to compete or negatively impact efforts to obtain permits, licenses and other approvals for existing and new facilities. Our inability to timely respond to the risks posed by climate change and the costs of compliance with climate change laws and regulations could have a material adverse impact on us.
Insurance Risks
Our operations are subject to various hazards, including natural disasters, that may cause personal injury or property damage for which we have a limited amount of insurance, and our business, operating costs and profitability could be adversely affected.
Operating mixer trucks, particularly when loaded, exposes our drivers and others to traffic hazards. Our drivers are subject to the usual hazards associated with providing services on construction sites, while our plant personnel are subject to the hazards associated with moving and storing large quantities of heavy raw materials. Operating hazards can cause personal injury and loss of life, damage to or destruction of property, plant and equipment and environmental damage. Although we conduct training programs designed to reduce these risks, we cannot eliminate these risks. We maintain insurance coverage against certain workers’ compensation, automobile and general liability risks as part of our overall risk management strategy, and a portion of our contracts require us to maintain specific types and amounts of coverage. Under certain components of our insurance program, we share the risk of loss with our insurance underwriters by maintaining high deductibles subject to aggregate annual loss limitations. This insurance may not be
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adequate to cover all losses or liabilities we may incur in our operations, and we may not be able to maintain insurance of the types or at levels we deem necessary or adequate, or at rates we consider reasonable. A partially or completely uninsured claim, if successful and of sufficient magnitude, could have a material adverse effect on us.
We maintain only a limited amount of insurance for natural disasters. A natural disaster or other serious disruption to our facilities due to earthquake, hurricane, fire, flood, severe weather or any other cause could substantially disrupt our operations. In addition, we could incur significantly higher costs during the time it takes us to reopen or replace one or more of our facilities, which may not be reimbursed by insurance.
The insurance policies we maintain are subject to varying levels of deductibles. Losses up to the deductible amounts are accrued based on our estimates of the ultimate liability for claims incurred and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported. If we were to experience insurance claims or costs above our estimates, our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows might be materially and adversely affected.
Increasing insurance claims and expenses could lower our profitability and increase our business risk.
The nature of our business subjects us to product liability, property damage, business interruption, personal injury and workers’ compensation claims. Increased premiums charged by insurance carriers may further increase our expenses as coverage expires or otherwise cause us to raise our self-insured retention amounts. If the number or severity of claims within our self-insured retention increases, we could suffer losses in excess of our reserves. An unusually large liability claim or a string of claims may exceed our insurance coverage or result in direct damages if we were unable or elected not to insure against certain hazards because of high premiums or other reasons. In addition, the availability of, and our ability to collect on, insurance coverage may be subject to factors beyond our control. Further, allegations relating to workers’ compensation violations may result in investigations by insurance regulatory or other governmental authorities, which investigations, if any, could have a direct or indirect material adverse effect on our ability to pursue certain types of business which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
Financial and Liquidity Risks
Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations.
Our debt consists primarily of our borrowings under our Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain lenders party from time to time thereto (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides for a fully drawn senior secured first lien term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $205 million (the “Term Loan”) and a $25 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Loan”). As of September 30, 2025, $121.9 million aggregate principal amount remained on the Term Loan and $10.5 million remained available on the Revolving Loan. A significant portion of our cash flow is required to pay interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness, and we may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or have future borrowings available, to enable us to repay our indebtedness or to fund other liquidity needs. Among other consequences, this level of indebtedness could:
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limit our ability to borrow money or issue equity to fund our working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and debt service requirements;
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cause our interest expense to increase if there is a general increase in interest rates, because a portion of our indebtedness bears interest at floating rates;
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limit our flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in our business and future business opportunities;
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limit our ability to exploit business opportunities.
Volatility in the credit markets, including due to changes in interest rates in the United States, may further increase our interest payments. We have secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”)-based floating rate borrowings under the Credit Agreement which expose us to variability in interest payments due to changes in the reference interest rates. SOFR has a limited history as a reference rate, and changes in SOFR have, on occasion, been more volatile than changes in other benchmark or market rates. As a result, the amount of interest we may pay on our variable rate indebtedness is difficult to predict. Although the Credit Agreement restricts our ability to incur additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and we could incur substantial additional indebtedness in compliance with these restrictions. This could reduce our ability to satisfy our current obligations and further exacerbate the risks to our financial condition described above.
The Credit Agreement restricts our ability to engage in some business and financial transactions.
The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that limit, subject to certain exceptions, our ability to incur additional indebtedness or guarantees, create liens on assets, change our or our subsidiaries’ fiscal year, accounting policies or reporting practices, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, enter into certain restrictive agreements, engage in mergers or consolidations, participate in partnerships and joint ventures, sell assets, incur additional liens, pay dividends or distributions and make other restricted payments, make investments, loans or advances, repay or amend the terms of subordinated indebtedness, prepay or amend the terms of certain other indebtedness in a manner adverse to the lenders or which would shorten the final maturity of such indebtedness, make acquisitions, enter into certain hedge transactions, amend material contracts, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, engage in new lines of business, or issue any new senior preferred equity unless we are in compliance on a pro forma basis with our financial covenants and our pro forma consolidated senior leverage ratio is less than 2.50 to 1.00. The Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and a consolidated senior leverage ratio, and the Credit Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default (including, among others, an event of default upon a change of control). If an event of default occurs, the lenders under the Credit Agreement will be entitled to accelerate amounts due thereunder and take other actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor. If our indebtedness is accelerated, we cannot be certain that we will have sufficient funds available to pay the accelerated indebtedness or that we will have the ability to refinance the accelerated indebtedness on terms favorable to us or at all.
We may need to raise additional capital in the future, and we may not be able to do so on favorable terms or at all, which could impair our ability to operate our business or achieve our growth objectives.
Our ongoing ability to generate cash is important for funding our continuing operations, making acquisitions and servicing our indebtedness. To the extent that existing cash balances and cash flow from operations, together with borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility, are insufficient to make investments or acquisitions or provide needed working capital, we may require additional financing from other sources. Our ability to obtain such additional financing in the future will depend in part on prevailing market conditions, as well as conditions in our business and our operating results. Furthermore, if global economic, political or other market conditions adversely affect the financial institutions that provide credit to us, it is possible that our ability to draw upon our Revolving Credit Facility may be impacted. If adequate funds are not available, or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to make certain investments, take advantage of acquisitions or other opportunities or respond to competitive challenges, each of which could have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.
Unfavorable developments affecting the banking and financial services industry could adversely affect our business, liquidity and financial condition and overall results of operations.
Actual events, concerns or speculation about disruption or instability in the banking and financial services industry, such as liquidity constraints, the failure of individual institutions, or the inability of
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individual institutions or the banking and financial service industry generally to meet their contractual obligations, could significantly impair our access to capital, delay access to deposits or other financial assets, or cause actual loss of funds subject to cash management arrangements. Similarly, these events, concerns or speculation could result in less favorable commercial financing terms, including higher interest rates or costs and tighter financial and operating covenants, or systemic limitations on access to credit and liquidity sources, thereby making it more difficult for us to acquire financing on acceptable terms or at all. Additionally, our customers, critical vendors and business partners also could be adversely affected by these risks as described above, which in turn could result in their committing a breach or default under their contractual agreements with us, their insolvency or bankruptcy, or other adverse effects. Any decline in available funding or access to our cash and liquidity resources, or non-compliance of banking and financial services counterparties with their contractual commitments to us could, among other risks, have material adverse impacts on our ability to meet our operating expenses and other financial needs, could result in breaches of our financial and/or contractual obligations and could have material adverse impacts on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement/prospectus includes forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this proxy statement/prospectus, regarding the proposed Business Combination, Haymaker’s ability to consummate the Business Combination, the benefits of the transaction, the post-combination company’s future financial performance following the Business Combination and the post-combination company’s strategy, expansion plans, future operations, future operating results, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of SPAC’s management are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “project,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Haymaker disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus.
Haymaker cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of SPAC. In addition, Haymaker cautions you that the forward-looking statements regarding SPAC and the post-combination company, which are included in this proxy statement/prospectus, are subject to the following factors:
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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could delay the Business Combination or give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement;
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the outcome of any legal proceedings that have been or may be instituted against SPAC following announcement of the Business Combination;
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the inability to complete the Business Combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of SPAC, or satisfy the other conditions to closing in the Business Combination Agreement;
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the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of PubCo Class A Common Stock and the Assumed SPAC Warrants on the NYSE following the Business Combination;
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the risk that the proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Suncrete or SPAC as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination;
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SPAC’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of New Suncrete to grow and manage growth profitably following the Business Combination;
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costs related to the Business Combination;
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risks related to the operation of Suncrete’s business;
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Suncrete’s failure to successfully identify, complete, manage and integrate acquisitions;
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Suncrete’s ability to hire, train and retain qualified personnel and subcontractors;
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risks related to labor and supply chain shortages;
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Suncrete’s dependence on federal, state and local government spending;
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the possibility of third-party claims against the Trust Account;
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changes in applicable laws or regulations;
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technological changes;
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the possibility that SPAC or New Suncrete may be adversely affected by other economic, business, or competitive factors.
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this proxy statement/prospectus, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the section titled “Risk Factors” and in SPAC’s periodic filings with the SEC. Haymaker’s SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information (the “Pro Forma Information”) gives effect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination and related transactions. The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, although Haymaker will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Suncrete in the Business Combination, Haymaker will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination will be reflected as the equivalent of Suncrete issuing shares for the net assets of Haymaker, followed by a recapitalization whereby no goodwill or other intangible assets are recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of Suncrete.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, gives effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if they had occurred on September 30, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, give effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2024, the beginning of the earliest periods presented.
The Pro Forma Information has been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” in this proxy statement/prospectus and the accompanying notes thereto. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based upon, and should be read in conjunction with, the historical financial statements and related notes of Haymaker, Suncrete and SRM, Inc. dba Schwarz Ready Mix and certain subsidiaries acquired pursuant to the Thunder Acquisition (as defined below) (collectively, the “Schwarz Entities”) for the applicable periods included in this proxy statement/prospectus. The historical information of Suncrete as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 has been adjusted to include the estimated transaction accounting adjustments of the Thunder Acquisition. The historical information of Suncrete for the period from inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024, along with the historical information of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC (“Eagle”) and Ram Transportation, LLC (“Ram”) for the period January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 has been adjusted to include the estimated transaction accounting adjustments of the Thunder Acquisition along with transaction accounting adjustments for the acquisition of Eagle and Ram, including revenues and expenses for the period January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024. The Pro Forma Information has been presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the Post-Combination Company’s financial position or results of operations actually would have been had the Business Combination and related transactions been completed as of the dates indicated. In addition, the Pro Forma Information does not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the Post-Combination Company following the reverse recapitalization.
The pro forma combined statement of operations does not reflect a provision for income taxes or any amounts that would have resulted had the Post-Combination Company filed consolidated income tax returns during the period presented. The pro forma condensed combined balance sheet does not reflect the deferred taxes of the Post-Combination Company as a result of the Business Combination. Since it is likely that the Post-Combination Company will record a valuation allowance against the total U.S. and state deferred tax assets given the net operating losses as the recoverability of the tax assets is uncertain, the tax provision is zero.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the assumptions below with respect to the potential redemption for cash of Public Shares:
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Assuming No Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that no Public Shareholders of Haymaker will exercise redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares for a pro rata share of the funds in the Trust Account.
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Assuming 25% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 4,156,975 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $46.8 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming 50% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 8,313,949 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $93.5 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming 75% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 12,470,924 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $140.3 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price
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Assuming Maximum Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 16,627,899 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $187.1 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price. The Business Combination Agreement contains a condition to the Closing that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any PIPE Financing) the Available Closing SPAC Cash shall not be less than $150,000,000. This scenario includes all adjustments contained in the “No Redemptions” scenario and presents additional adjustments to
reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
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No
Redemptions |
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25%
Redemptions |
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50%
Redemptions |
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75%
Redemptions |
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Maximum
Redemptions |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Data for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
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Net income
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| | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
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| | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 68,634,358 | | | | | | 64,477,384 | | | | | | 60,320,409 | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | |
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Basic and diluted net income per share
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| | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | $ | 0.07 | | |
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No
Redemptions |
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25%
Redemptions |
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50%
Redemptions |
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75%
Redemptions |
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Maximum
Redemptions |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Data for the year ended December 31, 2024
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Net loss
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| | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
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| | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 68,634,358 | | | | | | 64,477,384 | | | | | | 60,320,409 | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | |
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Basic and diluted net income per share
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| | | $ | (0.15) | | | | | $ | (0.16) | | | | | $ | (0.17) | | | | | $ | (0.18) | | | | | $ | (0.19) | | |
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No
Redemptions |
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25%
Redemptions |
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50%
Redemptions |
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75%
Redemptions |
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Maximum
Redemptions |
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Total assets
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| | | $ | 641,388 | | | | | $ | 594,622 | | | | | $ | 547,856 | | | | | $ | 501,090 | | | | | $ | 454,324 | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
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Total liabilities
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| | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
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Total stockholders’ equity
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| | | $ | 395,880 | | | | | $ | 349,114 | | | | | $ | 302,348 | | | | | $ | 255,582 | | | | | $ | 208,816 | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
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COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED PER SHARE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth the comparative share information for Haymaker and Suncrete on a stand-alone basis and the unaudited pro forma combined share information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, after giving effect to the Business Combination, assuming (i) no Public Shareholders of Haymaker exercise redemption rights with respect to their Public Shares upon the consummation of the Business Combination; and (ii) the Public Stockholders exercise their redemption rights with respect 25%, 50%, 75% and maximum redemptions.
This information is only a summary and should be read together with the historical financial statements and related notes of each of Haymaker, Suncrete and the Schwarz Entities, in each case, that are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. The unaudited pro forma combined per share information of Haymaker and Suncrete is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” and related notes included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
The unaudited pro forma combined earnings per share information below does not purport to represent the earnings per share which would have occurred had Haymaker and Suncrete consummated a business combination during the periods presented, nor earnings per share for any future date or period. The unaudited pro forma combined book value per share information below does not purport to represent what the value of Haymaker and Suncrete would have been had Haymaker and Suncrete consummated a business combination during the periods presented.
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Suncrete
(Pro Forma Combined) |
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Haymaker
(As Adjusted) |
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Pro Forma
Combined (No Redemptions) |
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Pro Forma
Combined (25% Redemptions) |
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Pro Forma
Combined (50% Redemptions) |
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Pro Forma
Combined (75% Redemptions) |
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Pro Forma
Combined (Maximum Redemptions) |
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Book (deficit) value per share
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| | | $ | (0.11) | | | | | $ | (0.41) | | | | | $ | 5.44 | | | | | $ | 5.09 | | | | | $ | 4.69 | | | | | $ | 4.24 | | | | | $ | 3.72 | | |
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Weighted average units outstanding – basic and diluted
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 68,634,358 | | | | | | 64,477,384 | | | | | | 60,320,409 | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | |
|
Net loss per unit or share – basic and
diluted |
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | $ | 0.07 | | |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information
Defined terms included below have the same meaning as terms defined and included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Introduction
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of financial information of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 (“Haymaker” or “SPAC”) and Suncrete, adjusted to give effect to the Business Combination and related transactions, including the acquisitions of Schwarz, Eagle and Ram. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures and Acquired and Disposed Businesses” to depict the accounting for the transaction (“Transaction Accounting Adjustments”) and do not present the any synergies expected to occur as a result of the Business Combination.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, assumes that the Business Combination occurred on September 30, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, assume that the Business Combination occurred on January 1, 2024. The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, although Haymaker will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Suncrete in the Business Combination, Haymaker will be treated as the “acquired” company for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination will be reflected as the equivalent of Suncrete issuing shares for the net assets of Haymaker, followed by a recapitalization whereby no goodwill or other intangible assets are recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of Suncrete.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect what the Post-Combination Company’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the Business Combination or the acquisitions of Schwarz, Eagle or Ram occurred on the dates indicated. Further, the pro forma condensed combined financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of the Post-Combination Company. The actual financial position and results of operations for the Post-Combination Company may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors.
The historical information of Haymaker was derived from the unaudited condensed financial statements of Haymaker as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the audited financial statements of Haymaker as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. The historical financial information of Suncrete was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Suncrete as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the audited consolidated financial statements of Suncrete as of and for the period from inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 and the audited combined financial statements of Eagle and Ram for the period January 1, 2024 through January 29, 2024, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement / prospectus. The historical information of Suncrete as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 has been adjusted to include the estimated transaction accounting adjustments of the Thunder Acquisition. The historical information of Suncrete for the year ended December 31, 2024 has been adjusted to include the estimated transaction accounting adjustments of the Thunder Acquisition along with transaction accounting adjustments for the acquisition of Eagle and Ram. This information should be read together with Haymaker’s and Suncrete’s audited financial statements, and related notes, the sections titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Haymaker” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Suncrete” and other financial information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Description of the Business Combination
On October 9, 2025, Haymaker, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), with Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub II”), and Suncrete, Inc. (“PubCo” or “New Suncrete”), entered into
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a Business Combination Agreement (“BCA”) with Suncrete. Under the BCA, subject to shareholder approval, following the Domestication, SPAC will merge with Merger Sub I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo in the Initial Merger. Immediately after, Suncrete will merge into Merger Sub II, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo in the Acquisition Merger. The result will be a combined company whereby SPAC and Suncrete are wholly-owned subsidiaries of New Suncrete.
Prior to and as a condition of the Closing, pursuant to the Domestication, Haymaker will transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands by migrating to and domesticating as a Delaware corporation in accordance with Section 388 of Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), as amended, and the Companies Act.
The Domestication
Haymaker will, subject to obtaining the required shareholder approvals and at least one day prior to the date of the closing of the Business Combination, transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as a Cayman Islands exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Prior to the Domestication, Haymaker will provide its Public Shareholders the opportunity to redeem their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in the SPAC Articles of Incorporation.
By virtue of the Domestication and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, including approval of Haymaker’s shareholders:
1)
In connection with the Domestication, (i) each SPAC Founder Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class B Common Stock, (ii) immediately following the conversion described in (i), each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class A Common Stock, and (iii) each SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a SPAC Delaware Warrant.
The Business Combination
Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the BCA, the Domestication, Initial Merger and Acquisition Merger will occur, which will result in, among other things, the following, in each case, prior to or concurrently with the Effective Time:
1)
The Existing Governing Documents of Haymaker will be amended and restated such that (i) the SPAC Delaware Charter shall be the certificate of incorporation of SPAC until thereafter amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the applicable provisions thereof and the DGCL and (ii) the SPAC Delaware Bylaws shall be the bylaws of SPAC until thereafter amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the applicable provision thereof and of the SPAC Delaware Charter and the DGCL;
2)
At the Initial Merger Effective Time:
a.
PubCo will file the Amended and Restated PubCo Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which shall be adopted as the certificate of incorporation of PubCo until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation;
b.
The Amended and Restated PubCo Bylaws shall be adopted as the bylaws of PubCo until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL, the Amended and Restated PubCo Charter and such bylaws;
c.
The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub I, as in effect immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time shall, in materially the same form, become the certificate of incorporation and bylaws for the SPAC until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms and applicable provisions of the DGCL;
d.
Each issued and outstanding Merger Sub I Common Stock will be redeemed for par value;
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e.
Each issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Common Stock will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock;
f.
Each issued and outstanding SPAC Class B Common Stock will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock;
g.
Each outstanding and unexercised SPAC Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into a warrant to acquire one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock, subject to the same terms and conditions (including exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding former SPAC Warrant immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time;
h.
Each issued and outstanding SPAC Unit will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant;
3)
At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time:
a.
The certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub II, as in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, shall, in materially the same form, become the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Subsidiary Company until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms and the applicable provision of the DLLCA;
b.
Each issued and outstanding Company Common Unit will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and/or PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio;
c.
Each issued and outstanding Company Preferred Unit will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and/or PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Company Preferred Unit Exchange Ratio;
d.
Each issued and outstanding Senior Preferred Unit will be canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount equal to the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution calculated in accordance with the Company LLC Agreement;
e.
Each issued and outstanding Company Incentive Unit will be automatically cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for a right to receive a number of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio with each Rollover Equity Award subject to the same terms and conditions that applied prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
f.
Each Company Unit held in treasury will be cancelled without any conversion and no payment or distribution made;
g.
Each issued and outstanding PubCo Class B Common Stock shall be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock;
h.
Each issued and outstanding Merger Sub II Unit will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Unit of the Surviving Subsidiary Company (Suncrete); and
i.
Subject to receipt of necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, PubCo shall issue, or cause to be issued, 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan.
Other Agreements
PIPE Subscription Agreements
Haymaker has entered into the PIPE Subscription Agreements, each dated as of October 9, 2025, with the PIPE Investors, pursuant to which, among other things, Haymaker has agreed to (i) issue and sell, in
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private placements to close immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing, an aggregate of 8,916,667 PubCo Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and/or (ii) Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrants, each to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a per share exercise price equal to $0.0001, at a purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant equal to the Purchase Price less the Exercise Price.
The following table illustrates varying ownership levels of PubCo immediately following the Business Combination:
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No Redemptions
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Maximum Redemptions
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Equity Capitalization Summary
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| |
Shares
|
| |
%
Ownership |
| |
% Voting
Power |
| |
Shares
|
| |
% Ownership
|
| |
% Voting
Power |
| ||||||||||||||||||
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Rollover Holders
|
| | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 19.4% | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 25.1% | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
|
Dothan Independent GP, LP
|
| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 18.5% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | 19.6% | | |
|
Public Shareholders of SPAC
|
| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 31.1% | | | | | | 7.9% | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 10.7% | | | | | | 2.2% | | |
|
Dothan Concrete
|
| | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 25.3% | | | | | | 64.4% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 32.8% | | | | | | 68.3% | | |
|
PIPE Investors
|
| | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 12.2% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 15.9% | | | | | | 3.3% | | |
|
Haymaker Initial Shareholders
|
| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
| Total(1) | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
(1)
Total shares as indicated in the table above does not include 11,898,800 shares underlying the Assumed SPAC Warrants public warrants and 3,517,253 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as Rollover Equity Awards.
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share and shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock will be entitled to 10 votes per share. As such, the percentage of outstanding shares attributable to each group of equity holders will not correspond to the percentage of voting power held by each group of equity holders. All of the relative percentages above are for illustrative purposes only and are based upon certain assumptions as described in the section entitled “Selected Definitions” and in the determination of the Assuming Maximum Redemptions Scenario in this section. Additionally, the relative percentages above assume the Business Combination was consummated on September 30, 2025. Should one or more of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual ownership percentages may vary materially from those described in this proxy statement/prospectus as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended.
Anticipated Accounting Treatment
The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Haymaker will be treated as the “acquired” company for accounting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the post-combination company will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Suncrete with the Business Combination treated as the equivalent of Suncrete issuing stock for the net assets of Haymaker, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Haymaker will be stated at historical costs, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be presented as those of Suncrete in future reports of PubCo.
Suncrete has been determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:
•
Suncrete members comprising a relative majority of the voting power of PubCo and having the ability to nominate six of the eight members of the PubCo Board;
•
Suncrete’s operations prior to the acquisition comprising the only ongoing operations of PubCo; and
•
Suncrete’s senior management comprising a majority of the senior management of PubCo.
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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the assumptions below with respect to the potential redemption for cash of Haymaker’s Public Shares:
•
Assuming No Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that no Public Shareholders of Haymaker will exercise redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares for a pro rata share of the funds in the Trust Account.
•
Assuming 25% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 4,156,975 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $46.8 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
•
Assuming 50% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 8,313,949 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $93.5 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
•
Assuming 75% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 12,470,924 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $140.3 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
•
Assuming Maximum Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 16,627,899 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $187.1 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price. The Business Combination Agreement contains a condition to the Closing that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any PIPE Financing) the Available Closing SPAC Cash shall not be less than $150,000,000. This scenario includes all adjustments contained in the “No Redemptions” scenario and presents additional adjustments to
reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
The transaction accounting adjustments are based on information currently available, and assumptions and estimates underlying the transaction accounting adjustments are described in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions used to present the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and include immaterial rounding differences.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 is based on the unaudited historical financial statements of Haymaker, Suncrete and the Schwarz Entities:
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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(In $000’s)
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Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note l) |
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Haymaker
As Reclassified (See Note m) |
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No Redemptions
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| |
Maximum Redemptions
|
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| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro
Forma Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
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| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 5,833 | | | | | $ | 7 | | | | | $ | 254,644 | | | | | | (a) | | | | | $ | 260,791 | | | | | $ | (187,064) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | $ | 73,727 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10,530) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (19,700) | | | | | | (c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 82,500 | | | | | | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (26,590) | | | | | | (e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8,625) | | | | | | (j) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10,000) | | | | | | (k) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 42,484 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,484 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,484 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 8,847 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,847 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,847 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 1,497 | | | | | | 60 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,557 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,557 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 58,661 | | | | | | 67 | | | | | | 254,951 | | | | | | | | | | | | 313,679 | | | | | | (187,064) | | | | | | | | | | | | 126,615 | | |
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property, plant & equipment, at cost
|
| | | | 114,369 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,369 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,369 | | |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (11,638) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,638) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,638) | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | 102,731 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,731 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,731 | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 114,037 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,037 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,037 | | |
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | 84,814 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,814 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,814 | | |
|
Trade name
|
| | | | 24,122 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,122 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,122 | | |
|
Cash and securities held in Trust
Account |
| | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | | | | | (254,644) | | | | | | (a) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | 2,005 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,005 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,005 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 386,370 | | | | | $ | 254,711 | | | | | $ | 307 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 641,388 | | | | | $ | (187,064) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 454,324 | | |
|
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 13,106 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 13,106 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 13,106 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 8,621 | | | | | | 1,492 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,113 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,113 | | |
|
WCL Promissory Note – related
party |
| | | | — | | | | | | 755 | | | | | | (755) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Deferred payment liability
|
| | | | 21,845 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,845 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,845 | | |
|
Current portion of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 332 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 332 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 332 | | |
|
Extension promissory note
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,125 | | | | | | (1,125) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | 6,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,500 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 50,404 | | | | | | 3,372 | | | | | | (1,880) | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,896 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,896 | | |
|
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 8,650 | | | | | | (8,650) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | |
89
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note l) |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified (See Note m) |
| |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum Redemptions
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro
Forma Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
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|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | 1,486 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,486 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,486 | | |
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | 192,076 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 192,076 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 192,076 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 244,016 | | | | | | 12,022 | | | | | | (10,530) | | | | | | | | | | | | 245,508 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 245,508 | | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redeemable mezzanine equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | | | | | (254,644) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Senior Preferred Units
|
| | | | 26,590 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (26,590) | | | | | | (e) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Preferred Units
|
| | | | 127,487 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (127,487) | | | | | | (g) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
PubCo Class A Common Stock
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | (g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (h) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
PubCo Class B Common Stock
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Class B Ordinary Shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | (h) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Members’ Equity (Deficit)
|
| | | | (11,723) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (10,000) | | | | | | (k) | | | | | | (21,723) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (21,723) | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 254,642 | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 417,597 | | | | | | (187,062) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 230,535 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (19,700) | | | | | | (c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 82,499 | | | | | | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 127,485 | | | | | | (g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (18,704) | | | | | | (i) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8,625) | | | | | | (j) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (11,956) | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (c) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,704 | | | | | | (i) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
| | | | (11,723) | | | | | | (11,955) | | | | | | 419,558 | | | | | | | | | | | | 395,880 | | | | | | (187,064) | | | | | | | | | | | | 208,816 | | |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 386,370 | | | | | $ | 254,711 | | | | | $ | 307 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 641,388 | | | | | $ | (187,064) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 454,324 | | |
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Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
(a)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the transfer of marketable securities held in the Trust Account to cash.
(b)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the settlement of the deferred underwriting fee, the WCL promissory note and the extension promissory note by cash upon the Closing of the Business Combination.
(c)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the preliminary estimated transaction costs expected to be incurred by Suncrete and Haymaker of approximately $19.7 million and $6.7 million, respectively. These costs are accounted for as a reduction in the combined cash account with a corresponding reduction in additional paid-in capital or accumulated deficit consistent with the treatment described in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5.A. These transaction costs will not recur in the combined company income statement beyond 12 months after the transaction. The amount of transaction fees for Suncrete are included as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital. The amount of transaction costs for Haymaker are reflected as an adjustment to accumulated deficit.
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(d)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the receipt of $82.5 million in proceeds from the PIPE Financing. Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Haymaker has agreed to issue and sell, in private placements to close immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing, an aggregate of 8,916,667 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, to the PIPE investors.
(e)
Adjustment necessary to reflect cash payments to the holders of the Senior Preferred Units. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, holders of the Senior Preferred Units will receive a cash payment equal to the redemption value of those units at the Closing.
(f)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the redemption of shares for cash by the Public Shareholders of Haymaker upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Under the “No Redemptions” scenario, it assumes that no Public Shareholders of Haymaker will exercise redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares for a pro rata share of the funds in the Trust Account. Under the “Maximum Redemptions” scenario, it assumes that the maximum number of Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $187.1 million. The Business Combination Agreement contains a condition to the Closing that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any PIPE Financing) the Available Closing SPAC Cash shall not be less than $150,000,000. This scenario includes all adjustments contained in the “No Redemptions” scenario and presents additional adjustments to reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
(g)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the conversion of Company Preferred Units into shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock.
(h)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the conversion of SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares into shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock.
(i)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the elimination of Haymaker historical accumulated deficit after recording the Haymaker transaction costs as described in (c) above.
(j)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the tender offer to redeem 11.5 million warrants at a price of $0.75 per warrant.
(k)
Adjustment necessary to present the $10.0 million payment to Dothan Management for diligence and integration fees for the services provided by Dothan Management and its personnel to Suncrete in relation to the Business Combination.
(l)
October 17, 2025, Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“Eagle”), entered into an equity and asset purchase and contribution agreement (the “Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement”) with SRM, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“Schwarz Ready Mix”), SRM Leasing, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Schwarz Leasing”), Schwarz Sand, LLC an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Schwarz Sand,” and together with Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Leasing, the “Schwarz Entities”), the equity holders of Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Leasing (collectively, the “Owners”), the equity holders of Schwarz Sand (collectively, the “Schwarz Sand Sellers”), certain other transaction beneficiaries, and Schwarz Ready Mix, in its capacity as a representative of the selling parties.
Pursuant to the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, Eagle acquired substantially all of the assets of Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Leasing and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Schwarz Sand (collectively, the “Thunder Acquisition”). The aggregate purchase price included $97.0 million in cash consideration ($74.3 million paid at closing and $22.7 million deferred until March 31, 2026) and 20,000,000 Company Preferred Units issued to the sellers as rollover equity. The fair value of the Company Preferred Units, and therefore the total purchase price, has not yet been determined and will be measured as of the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 805. Accordingly, any references to total consideration are preliminary and subject to change pending completion of the purchase-price allocation.
The Thunder Acquisition has been assumed to be accounted for as a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations
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(“ASC 805”). The assets acquired and liabilities assumed would be recorded at their respective fair values as of September 30, 2025. Any transaction costs were assumed to be expensed as incurred in accordance with ASC 805. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Suncrete presented herein have been prepared to reflect the transaction accounting adjustments to Schwarz Entities’ historical condensed consolidated financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, assumes the acquisition of Schwarz occurred on September 30, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, assume the acquisition of Schwarz occurred on January 1, 2024.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations or the financial position of Suncrete would have been had the Thunder Acquisition occurred on the dates noted above, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations or financial position. Future results may vary significantly from the results reflected because of various factors. In Suncrete’s opinion, all adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been made.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
•
Schwarz’s unaudited condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and
•
Suncrete’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
The following table provides the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet for Suncrete pursuant to the assumptions mentioned above and included in the “Suncrete Pro Forma Combined” column:
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
OF SUNCRETE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
OF SUNCRETE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
| | ||||||||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
As of September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
As of September 30, 2025 |
| | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,454 | | | | | $ | 1,379 | | | | | $ | 74,300 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | $ | 5,833 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (74,300) | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 24,526 | | | | | | 17,958 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,484 | | | | ||
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 5,470 | | | | | | 3,377 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,847 | | | | ||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | (29) | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 1,468 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | 1,497 | | | | ||
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 35,918 | | | | | | 22,743 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,661 | | | | ||
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Property, plant & equipment, at cost
|
| | | | 85,280 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,089 | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | 114,369 | | | | ||
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (11,638) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,638) | | | | ||
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | 73,642 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,089 | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,731 | | | | ||
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 25,296 | | | | | | (25,296) | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
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| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
| | ||||||||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
As of September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
As of September 30, 2025 |
| | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 79,505 | | | | | | 5,453 | | | | | | (5,453) | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | 114,037 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,532 | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | 56,813 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 28,001 | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | 84,814 | | | | ||
|
Trade name
|
| | | | 16,800 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,322 | | | | | | (7) | | | | | | 24,122 | | | | ||
|
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,305 | | | | | | (1,305) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | 1,985 | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,005 | | | | ||
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 264,663 | | | | | $ | 54,817 | | | | | $ | 66,890 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 386,370 | | | | ||
|
LIABILITIES, REEDEMABLE MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 7,643 | | | | | $ | 13,141 | | | | | $ | (7,678) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | $ | 13,106 | | | | ||
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 4,572 | | | | | | 1,291 | | | | | | 4,000 | | | | | | (9) | | | | | | 8,621 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,242) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Deferred payment liability
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21,845 | | | | | | (11) | | | | | | 21,845 | | | | ||
|
Current portion of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 332 | | | | | | 136 | | | | | | (136) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | 332 | | | | ||
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | 6,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,500 | | | | ||
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 19,047 | | | | | | 14,568 | | | | | | 16,789 | | | | | | | | | | | | 50,404 | | | | ||
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | | | ||
|
Notes payable to shareholders and members
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 2,147 | | | | | | (2,147) | | | | | | (10) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | 1,486 | | | | | | 1,169 | | | | | | (1,169) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | 1,486 | | | | ||
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | 117,776 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 74,300 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 192,076 | | | | ||
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 138,309 | | | | | | 17,934 | | | | | | 87,773 | | | | | | | | | | | | 244,016 | | | | ||
| Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Redeemable mezzanine equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Senior Preferred Units
|
| | | | 26,590 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,590 | | | | ||
|
Preferred Units
|
| | | | 107,487 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | | | (12) | | | | | | 127,487 | | | | ||
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Common Stock
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | (13) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Noncontrolling interest
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 13,437 | | | | | | (13,437) | | | | | | (14) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Retained earnings
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 23,445 | | | | | | (23,445) | | | | | | (13) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Members’ equity (deficit)
|
| | | | (7,723) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,000) | | | | | | (9) | | | | | | (11,723) | | | | ||
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
| | | | (7,723) | | | | | | 36,883 | | | | | | (40,883) | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,723) | | | | ||
|
Total liabilities, redeemable mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 264,663 | | | | | $ | 54,817 | | | | | $ | 66,890 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 386,370 | | | | ||
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(1)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the purchase consideration, which included $74.3 million of cash payable at the closing of the transaction. The cash consideration was funded by the Revolving Credit Facility of Suncrete.
(2)
Adjustment necessary to reclassify prepaid expenses on the balance sheet of the Schwarz Entities to other current assets, in conformity with the presentation of Suncrete.
93
(3)
Adjustment necessary to remove the historical net book value of property and equipment and to reflect the estimated fair value of property, plant and equipment acquired as of September 30, 2025. For purposes of these pro forma financial statements, the fair value of property, plant and equipment was estimated based upon historical acquisition activity. The amount of property, plant and equipment is subject to change, which could be material.
(4)
Adjustment necessary to remove the historical goodwill balance of the Schwarz Entities.
(5)
Adjustment necessary to recognize estimated goodwill acquired in the Thunder Acquisition. Goodwill was estimated based upon historical acquisition activity. The amount of goodwill is subject to change, which could be material.
(6)
Adjustment necessary to recognize the estimated fair value of customer relationships acquired in the Thunder Acquisition. Customer relationship value was estimated based upon historical acquisition activity. The amount of customer relationship value is subject to change, which could be material.
(7)
Adjustment necessary to recognize the estimated fair value of trade name acquired in the Thunder Acquisition. Trade name value was estimated based upon historical acquisition activity. The amount of trade name value estimated is subject to change, which could be material.
(8)
Adjustment necessary to remove the liabilities and associated right-of-use assets not being acquired in the Thunder Acquisition. Pursuant to the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, only the assets of SRM Leasing and Schwarz Ready Mix. are being acquired. As such, these adjustments remove the liabilities and associated right-of-use assets associated with these two entities.
(9)
Adjustment necessary to reflect estimated direct costs for the acquisition expected to be incurred subsequent to September 30, 2025. These estimated direct costs will be incurred during the latter part of 2025 and early 2026 and have been retrospectively reflected in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as though incurred and payable at September 30, 2025.
(10)
Adjustment necessary to remove the historical book balance of note payable to shareholders and members. As part of the acquisition, Suncrete is not assuming any debt balances of any of the Schwarz Entities.
(11)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the purchase consideration, which will include a deferred cash payment of $22.7 million payable six months after the closing of the acquisition. The amount shown represents the present value of this deferred payment.
(12)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the purchase consideration, which will include 20,000,000 Company Preferred Units.
(13)
Adjustment necessary to remove the historical equity balances of the Schwarz Entities.
(14)
Adjustment necessary to remove the historical noncontrolling interest of the Schwarz Entities. As part of the acquisition, Suncrete is purchasing all noncontrolling interests. The fair value of noncontrolling interests is therefore incorporated into its estimated fair value of assets acquired.
(m)
The following reclassifications were made to conform the historical financial statements of Haymaker to the presentation of Suncrete, and such amounts are reflected in the “Haymaker As Reclassified” column:
AS RECLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET OF HAYMAKER
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
| | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker Acquisition
Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| |||||||||
| ASSETS | | | ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Current assets:
|
| | Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| |
Cash
|
| | | $ | 7 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 7 | | |
| | | |
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 60 | | | | | | (60) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
94
| | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker Acquisition
Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| |||||||||
|
Inventory
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 60 | | | | | | 60 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| |
Total current assets
|
| | | | 67 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 67 | | |
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property, plant & equipment, at cost
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | Prepaid insurance – non-current | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Trade name
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Cash held in Trust Account
|
| | Cash held in Trust Account | | | | | 254,644 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | |
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total assets
|
| |
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 254,711 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 254,711 | | |
|
LIABILITIES, REEDEMABLE
MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| |
LIABILITIES, CLASS A
ORDINARY SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Current liabilities:
|
| | Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Accrued expenses
|
| | | $ | 1,492 | | | | | $ | (1,492) | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | |
Accrued offering costs
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,492 | | | | | | 1,492 | | |
|
WCL Promissory Note – related party
|
| |
WCL Promissory Note – related party
|
| | | | 755 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 755 | | |
|
Extension promissory note
|
| | Extension promissory note | | | | | 1,125 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,125 | | |
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| |
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 3,372 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,372 | | |
|
Long-term liabilities
|
| | Long-term liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| |
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| | | | 8,650 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,650 | | |
|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| |
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 12,022 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,022 | | |
|
Commitments and Contingencies
(Note 14) |
| |
Commitments and Contingencies
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redeemable mezzanine equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | 254,644 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | |
|
Senior Preferred Units
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
95
| | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker Acquisition
Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| |||||||||
|
Preferred Units
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
| | Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Preference shares
|
| |
Preference shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares
|
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Class B Ordinary shares
|
| |
Class B Ordinary shares
|
| | | | 1 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | |
|
Common units (deficit)
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| |
Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| |
Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | (11,956) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (11,956) | | |
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
| |
Total shareholders’ deficit
|
| | | | (11,955) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (11,955) | | |
| | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable
mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity |
| |
Total liabilities, Class A
Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption , and shareholders’ equity |
| | |
$
|
254,711
|
| | | |
$
|
—
|
| | | |
$
|
254,711
|
| |
| | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 is based on the unaudited historical financial statements of Haymaker, Suncrete and Schwarz:
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
| | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note b) |
| |
Haymaker As
Reclassified (See Note c) |
| |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 203,978 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 203,978 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 203,978 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold:
|
| | | | 138,970 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 138,970 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 138,970 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | |
|
65,008
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
65,008
|
| | | | | — | | | | |
|
65,008
|
| |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 44,313 | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,983 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 45,983 | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs
|
| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,967 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,967 | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (504) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (504) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (504) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 45,776 | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,446 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 47,446 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| | | | 19,232 | | | | | | (1,670) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,562 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17,562 | | |
| Non-operating expenses (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust
Account |
| | | | — | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | | | 7,896 | | | | | | (a) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other expense
|
| | | | 330 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 330 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 330 | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | 13,515 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,515 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,515 | | |
|
Total non-operating expense (income)
|
| | | | 13,845 | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | | | 7,896 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,845 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,845 | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 5,387 | | | | | $ | 6,226 | | | | | $ | (7,896) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | |
|
Net income per common share, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.07 | | |
96
Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
(a)
Adjustment necessary to eliminate interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account after giving effect to the Business Combination as if it had occurred on January 1, 2024.
(b)
On October 17, 2025, Suncrete entered into the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement”) with Schwarz Ready Mix, Schwarz Leasing, Schwarz Sand, the Owners, the Schwarz Sand Sellers, certain other transaction beneficiaries, and Schwarz Ready Mix, in its capacity as a representative of the selling parties.
Pursuant to the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, Eagle acquired substantially all of the assets of Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Leasing and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Schwarz Sand for an aggregate purchase price of $117.0 million, consisting of (i) $74.3 million paid in cash at closing, minus the estimated closing indebtedness, the estimated transaction expenses, the adjustment escrow amount and the indemnity escrow amount as further described in the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, (ii) $22.7 million to be paid in cash on March 31, 2026 and (iii) 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Units of the Company issued to the Schwarz Sand Sellers in exchange for the contributed units of Schwarz Sand, with such amount being subject to certain customary post-Closing purchase price adjustments as further described in the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement.
The acquisition of Schwarz has been assumed to be accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed would be recorded at their respective fair values as of September 30, 2025. Any transaction costs were assumed to be expensed as incurred in accordance with ASC 805. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Suncrete presented herein have been prepared to reflect the transaction accounting adjustments to Schwarz’s historical condensed consolidated financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, assumes the acquisition of Schwarz occurred on September 30, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, assume the acquisition of Schwarz occurred on January 1, 2024.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations or the financial position of Suncrete would have been had the acquisition of Schwarz occurred on the dates noted above, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations or financial position. Future results may vary significantly from the results reflected because of various factors. In Suncrete’s opinion, all adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been made.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
•
Schwarz’s unaudited statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and
•
Suncrete’s unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
The following table provides the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 for Suncrete pursuant to the assumptions mentioned above and included in the “Suncrete Pro Forma Combined” column:
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
OF SUNCRETE FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
OF SUNCRETE FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
| ||||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 130,777 | | | | | $ | 73,201 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 203,978 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | 84,883 | | | | | | 63,249 | | | | | | (12,193) | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 138,970 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 931 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,100 | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | | | |
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | 45,894 | | | | | | 9,952 | | | | | | 9,162 | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,008 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 30,001 | | | | | | 2,618 | | | | | | 12,193 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 44,313 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (499) | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs
|
| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,967 | | |
|
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | 276 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (780) | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | (504) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 32,244 | | | | | | 2,618 | | | | | | 10,914 | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,776 | | |
|
Operating income (loss)
|
| | | | 13,650 | | | | | | 7,334 | | | | | | (1,752) | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,232 | | |
| Non-operating expenses (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other expense (income)
|
| | | | 481 | | | | | | (151) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 330 | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (780) | | | | | | 780 | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Interest expense
|
| | | | 7,873 | | | | | | 281 | | | | | | 5,361 | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | 13,515 | | |
|
Total non-operating expense (income)
|
| | | | 8,354 | | | | | | (650) | | | | | | 6,141 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,845 | | |
|
Net income (loss) before income taxes
|
| | | | 5,296 | | | | | | 7,984 | | | | | | (7,893) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,387 | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 550 | | | | | | (550) | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) – consolidated
|
| | | | 5,296 | | | | | | 7,434 | | | | | | (7,343) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,387 | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 2,649 | | | | | | (2,649) | | | | | | (7) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
|
| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | 4,785 | | | | | $ | (4,694) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,387 | | |
(1)
Adjustment necessary to reclassify certain costs within cost of goods sold to selling, general, and administrative, to conform with the presentation of Suncrete.
(2)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the estimated incremental depreciation expense related to the fixed assets acquired for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Depreciation is calculated assuming a straight-line method of depreciation based on the estimated fair value and useful lives of each fixed asset as of September 30, 2025.
(3)
Adjustment necessary to reflect incremental amortization expense related to estimated customer relationships acquired in the Thunder Acquisition. Amortization is calculated assuming a straight-line method of amortization based on the estimated fair value and useful life of customer relationships as of the closing of the Thunder Acquisition. The customer relationships were estimated to have a weighted average useful life of approximately 10 years. Customer relationship value was estimated based upon historical acquisition activity. The amount of customer relationship value is subject to change, which could be material.
(4)
Adjustment necessary to reclassify gain on the sale of assets to conform to the presentation of Suncrete.
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(5)
Adjustment necessary to eliminate historical interest expense incurred by the Schwarz Entities and reflect the estimated interest expense in the period presented with respect to the incremental borrowings to finance the Thunder Acquisition. The interest rate utilized as of September 30, 2025 was 7.7% per annum. A one-eighth point change in interest rates as of September 30, 2025 would change interest expense by $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
(6)
Adjustment necessary to remove income tax expense on the Schwarz Entities as Suncrete is not a tax paying entity.
(7)
Adjustment necessary to remove the historical noncontrolling interest of the Schwarz Entities. As part of the Thunder Acquisition, Suncrete purchased all noncontrolling interests.
(c)
The following reclassifications were made to conform the historical financial statements of Haymaker to the presentation of Suncrete, and such amounts are reflected in the “Haymaker As Reclassified” column:
AS RECLASSIFIED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS OF HAYMAKER
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
| | | | | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker
Acquisition Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| | |||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | ||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | | |
General and administrative
expenses |
| | | | 1,490 | | | | | | (1,490) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
| | | |
General and administrative
expenses – related party |
| | | | 180 | | | | | | (180) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,490 | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 180 | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | ||
|
Operating income
|
| |
Loss from operations
|
| | |
|
(1,670)
|
| | | | | — | | | | |
|
(1,670)
|
| | | ||
|
Non-operating expenses / (income):
|
| | Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| |
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| | | | (7,896) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | ||
|
Other expense
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Total non-operating expense / (income)
|
| |
Total other income
|
| | | | (7,896) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | ||
|
Net income
|
| | Net income | | | | $ | 6,226 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 6,226 | | | | ||
|
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | 22,907,316 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 22,907,316 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |
Historical
|
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|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker
Acquisition Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
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|
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | |
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding of non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, basic and diluted |
| | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share, non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares
|
| | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | |
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The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 is based on the audited historical financial statements of Haymaker, Suncrete, Schwarz, and the combined financials of Eagle and Ram:
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
| | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note c) |
| |
Haymaker As
Reclassified (See Note d) |
| |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum Redemptions
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 277,926 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 277,926 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 277,926 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold:
|
| | | | 191,068 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 191,068 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 191,068 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | |
|
86,858
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
86,858
|
| | | | | — | | | | |
|
86,858
|
| |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 58,052 | | | | | | 940 | | | | | | 10,000 | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | 68,992 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 68,992 | | |
|
Other operating expenses
|
| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,422 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,422 | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (146) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (146) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (146) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 65,328 | | | | | | 940 | | | | | | 10,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 76,268 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 76,268 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| | |
|
21,530
|
| | | |
|
(940)
|
| | | | | (10,000) | | | | | | | | | | |
|
10,590
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
10,590
|
| |
| Other expense (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (12,264) | | | | | | 12,264 | | | | | | (a) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other expense
|
| | | | 450 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 450 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 450 | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | 20,960 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,960 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20,960 | | |
|
Total other expense
|
| | | | 21,410 | | | | | | (12,264) | | | | | | 12,264 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,410 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21,410 | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 120 | | | | | $ | 11,324 | | | | | $ | (22,264) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | |
|
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.15) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.19) | | |
Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
(a)
Adjustment necessary to eliminate interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account after giving effect to the Business Combination as if it had occurred on January 1, 2024.
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(b)
Adjustment necessary to present the $10.0 million payment to Dothan Management for diligence and integration fees for the services provided by Dothan Management and its personnel to Suncrete in relation to the Business Combination.
(c)
On October 17, 2025 Suncrete entered into the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement”) with Schwarz Ready Mix, Schwarz Leasing, Schwarz Sand, the Owners, the Schwarz Sand Sellers, certain other transaction beneficiaries, and Schwarz Ready Mix, in its capacity as a representative of the selling parties.
Pursuant to the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, Eagle acquired substantially all of the assets of Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Leasing and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Schwarz Sand for an aggregate purchase price of $117.0 million, consisting of (i) $74.3 million paid in cash at closing, minus the estimated closing indebtedness, the estimated transaction expenses, the adjustment escrow amount and the indemnity escrow amount as further described in the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, (ii) $22.7 million to be paid in cash on March 31, 2026 and (iii) 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Units of the Company issued to the Schwarz Sand Sellers in exchange for the contributed units of Schwarz Sand, with such amount being subject to certain customary post-Closing purchase price adjustments as further described in the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement.
The Thunder Acquisition has been assumed to be accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed would be recorded at their respective fair values as of September 30, 2025. Any transaction costs were assumed to be expensed as incurred in accordance with ASC 805. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Suncrete presented herein have been prepared to reflect the transaction accounting adjustments to the Schwarz Entities’ historical condensed consolidated financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, assumes the Thunder Acquisition occurred on September 30, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, assume the Thunder Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2024.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations or the financial position of Suncrete would have been had the Thunder Acquisition occurred on the dates noted above, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations or financial position. Future results may vary significantly from the results reflected because of various factors. In Suncrete’s opinion, all adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been made.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
•
Schwarz’s audited statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus;
•
Suncrete’s audited consolidated statement of operations for the period from inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this registration statement and prospectus; and
•
Combined Eagle and Ram audited statement of operations for the period January 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Additionally, on July 29, 2024, Suncrete acquired 100% of the membership interests in Eagle and Ram (the “Concrete Acquisition”). The historical financial statements shown below represent those of the successor, Suncrete, and the predecessor, the combined financials of Eagle and Ram. The Concrete Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments column includes incremental
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depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of acquired intangibles based upon fair value at July 29, 2024, shown under the assumption the Concrete Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2024.
The following table provides the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 for Suncrete pursuant to the assumptions mentioned above and included in the “Suncrete Pro Forma Combined” column:
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
OF SUNCRETE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
OF SUNCRETE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
As Reported for the period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| |
Combined
Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and Ram Transportation, LLC for the period January 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024 |
| |
Schwarz
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| |
Concrete
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 79,650 | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | | | | $ | 94,615 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 277,926 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | 49,419 | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 83,426 | | | | | | 864 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | (16,669) | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | 191,068 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,751 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | 2,412 | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,800 | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | | | |
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | 30,231 | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 11,189 | | | | | | (4,615) | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,457 | | | | | | | | | | | | 86,858 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 16,346 | | | | | | 16,883 | | | | | | 5,012 | | | | | | 449 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 16,669 | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | 58,052 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,307) | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,000 | | | | | | (7) | | | | | | | | |
|
Other operating expenses
|
| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,422 | | |
|
Gain on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (108) | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (78) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | (146) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 23,660 | | | | | | 16,923 | | | | | | 5,012 | | | | | | 449 | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,284 | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,328 | | |
|
Operating income (loss)
|
| | | | 6,571 | | | | | | 21,673 | | | | | | 6,177 | | | | | | (5,064) | | | | | | | | | | | | (7,827) | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,530 | | |
| Other expense (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other expense (income)
|
| | | | 319 | | | | | | 285 | | | | | | (154) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 450 | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (78) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 78 | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Interest expense
|
| | | | 5,173 | | | | | | 924 | | | | | | 961 | | | | | | 7,360 | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | 5,687 | | | | | | (9) | | | | | | 20,960 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 855 | | | | | | (10) | | | | | | | | |
|
Total other expense
|
| | | | 5,492 | | | | | | 1,209 | | | | | | 729 | | | | | | 7,360 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,620 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,410 | | |
|
Net income (loss) before income taxes
|
| | | | 1,079 | | | | | | 20,464 | | | | | | 5,448 | | | | | | (12,424) | | | | | | | | | | | | (14,447) | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 581 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (581) | | | | | | (11) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) – consolidated
|
| | | | 1,079 | | | | | | 20,464 | | | | | | 4,867 | | | | | | (12,424) | | | | | | | | | | | | (13,866) | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,055 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,055) | | | | | | (12) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
|
| | | $ | 1,079 | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | | | | $ | 3,812 | | | | | $ | (12,424) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (12,811) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 120 | | |
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(1)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the estimated incremental depreciation expense related to the fixed assets acquired for the period from January 1, 2024 to July 29, 2024. Depreciation is calculated assuming a straight-line method of depreciation based on the estimated fair value and useful lives of each fixed asset as of the closing of the Concrete Acquisition.
(2)
Adjustment necessary to reflect estimated incremental amortization expense related to the intangible assets acquired for the period from January 1, 2024 to July 29, 2024. Amortization is calculated assuming a straight-line method of amortization based on the estimated fair value and useful lives of each intangible asset as of the closing of the Concrete Acquisition. The intangible assets acquired by Concrete include customer relationships which were determined to have weighted average useful lives of approximately 10 years.
(3)
Adjustment necessary to reflect incremental interest expense associated with borrowings, in the form of term loans and revolver loans, for the period from January 1, 2024 to July 29, 2024. Additionally, the adjustment includes the amortization of the debt discount associated with the term loan and the amortization of deferred assets recognized under revolver loans. Amortization of the debt discount was calculated using the effective interest method and was recognized as interest expense for the period. Amortization of deferred assets was calculated assuming a straight-line method of amortization and was recognized as interest expense for the period.
(4)
Adjustment necessary to reclassify certain costs within cost of goods sold to selling, general, and administrative, to conform with the presentation of Suncrete.
(5)
Adjustment necessary to reflect the estimated incremental depreciation expense related to the fixed assets acquired for the year ended December 31, 2024. Depreciation is calculated assuming a straight-line method of depreciation based on the estimated fair value and useful lives of each fixed asset as of September 30, 2025.
(6)
Adjustment necessary to reflect incremental amortization expense related to estimated customer relationships acquired in the Thunder Acquisition. Amortization is calculated assuming a straight-line method of amortization based on the estimated fair value and useful life of customer relationships as of the closing of the Thunder Acquisition. The customer relationships were estimated to have a weighted average useful life of approximately 10 years. Customer relationship value was estimated based upon historical acquisition activity. The amount of customer relationship value is subject to change, which could be material.
(7)
Adjustment necessary to reflect estimated direct costs expected to be incurred subsequent to September 30, 2025 for the Thunder Acquisition. These estimated direct costs will be incurred during the latter part of 2025 and early 2026 and have been retrospectively reflected in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations as though incurred for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(8)
Adjustment necessary to reclassify gain on the sale of assets to conform to the presentation of Suncrete.
(9)
Adjustment necessary to eliminate historical interest expense incurred by the Schwarz Entities and to reflect the estimated interest expense in the period presented with respect to the incremental borrowings to finance the Thunder Acquisition. The interest rate utilized as of September 30, 2025 was 7.7% per annum. A one-eighth point change in interest rates as of September 30, 2025 would change interest expense by $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(10)
Adjustment necessary to reflect interest expense on the deferred cash payment of $22.7 million. This deferred payment will be made approximately 6 months after the closing of the Thunder Acquisition.
(11)
Adjustment necessary to remove income tax expense on the Schwarz Entities as Suncrete is not a tax paying entity.
(12)
Adjustment necessary to remove the historical noncontrolling interest of the Schwarz Entities. As part of the Thunder Acquisition, Suncrete purchased all noncontrolling interests.
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(d)
The following reclassifications were made to conform the historical financial statements of Haymaker to the presentation of Suncrete, and such amounts are reflected in the “Haymaker As Reclassified” column:
AS RECLASSIFIED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS OF HAYMAKER
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
| | | | | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker
Acquisition Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| |||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
General and administrative
|
| | | | 700 | | | | | | (700) | | | | | | — | | |
| | | |
General and administrative
expenses – related party |
| | | | 240 | | | | | | (240) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 700 | | | | | | 940 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 240 | | | | | | | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | | | | 940 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 940 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| |
Loss from operations
|
| | | | (940) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (940) | | |
|
Non-operating expenses / (income):
|
| | Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in
Trust Account |
| |
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| | | | 12,264 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,264 | | |
|
Other expense
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total non-operating expense / (income)
|
| |
Total other income
|
| | | | 12,264 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,264 | | |
|
Net income
|
| | Net income | | | | $ | 11,324 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 11,324 | | |
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, basic and diluted |
| | | | | | | 23,000,000 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 23,000,000 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding of non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 6,547,600 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per
share, non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares |
| | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | |
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Basis of Presentation
The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Haymaker will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the post-combination company will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Suncrete with the Business Combination treated as the equivalent of Suncrete issuing stock for the net assets of Haymaker, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Haymaker will be stated at historical costs, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be presented as those of Suncrete in future reports of PubCo. The historical information of Suncrete as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 has been adjusted to include the estimated transaction accounting adjustments of the Thunder Acquisition. The historical information of Suncrete for the period from inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 has been adjusted to include the estimated transaction accounting adjustments of the Thunder Acquisition along with transaction accounting adjustments for the acquisition of Eagle and Ram, including revenues and expenses for the period January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024.
Suncrete has been determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:
•
Suncrete stockholders comprising a relative majority of the voting power of PubCo and having the ability to nominate six of the eight members of PubCo’s Board;
•
Suncrete’s operations prior to the acquisition comprising the only ongoing operations of PubCo; and
•
Suncrete’s senior management comprising a majority of the senior management of PubCo.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, assumes that the Business Combination and related transactions occurred on September 30, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it had been completed on January 1, 2024, the beginning of the earliest periods presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
•
Haymaker’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus;
•
Suncrete’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this registration statement and prospectus; and
•
The Schwarz Entities’ unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
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Haymaker’s unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus;
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Suncrete’s unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and
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The Schwarz Entities’ unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
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Haymaker’s audited consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus;
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Suncrete’s audited consolidated statement of operations for the period from inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus;
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The Schwarz Entities’ audited consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and
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Eagle and Ram’s combined audited statement of operations for the period January 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024, and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the assumptions below with respect to the potential redemption into cash of Public Shares:
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Assuming No Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that no Public Shareholders of Haymaker will exercise redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares for a pro rata share of the funds in the Trust Account.
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Assuming 25% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 4,156,975 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $46.8 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming 50% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 8,313,949 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $93.5 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming 75% Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 12,470,924 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $140.3 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price.
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Assuming Maximum Redemptions Scenario: This presentation assumes that 16,627,899 Public Shares are redeemed for aggregate redemption payments of $187.1 million, assuming a $11.25 per share redemption price. The Business Combination Agreement contains a condition to the Closing that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any PIPE Financing) the Available Closing SPAC Cash shall not be less than $150,000,000. This scenario includes all adjustments contained in the “No Redemptions” scenario and presents additional adjustments to
reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
reflect the effect of the maximum contractual redemptions. The “Maximum Redemptions” scenario represents the maximum number of Public Shares that may be redeemed while satisfying the condition mentioned above.
As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination.
The pro forma adjustments reflecting the consummation of the Business Combination are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that Haymaker believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments, and it is possible the difference may be material. Haymaker believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the Business Combination based on information available to management at this time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
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The pro forma combined statement of operations does not reflect a provision for income taxes or any amounts that would have resulted had the Post-Combination Company filed consolidated income tax returns during the period presented. The pro forma condensed combined balance sheet does not reflect the deferred taxes of the Post-Combination Company as a result of the Business Combination. Since it is likely that the Post-Combination Company will record a valuation allowance against the total U.S. and state deferred tax assets given the net operating losses as the recoverability of the tax assets is uncertain, the tax provision is zero.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position of the Post-Combination Company would have been had the Business Combination taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future results of operations or financial position of the Post-Combination Company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of Haymaker and Suncrete.
Accounting Policies
Upon consummation of the Business Combination, management of the Post-Combination Company will perform a comprehensive review of the two entities’ accounting policies. As a result of the review, management of the Post-Combination Company may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial statements of the Post-Combination Company. Based on its initial analysis, management of the Post-Combination Company did not identify any differences that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not assume any differences in accounting policies.
Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Business Combination and has been prepared for informational purposes only.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses” to depict the Transaction Accounting Adjustments. The historical financial statements have been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to include all necessary Transaction Accounting Adjustments pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X, including those that are not expected to have a continuing impact.
The unaudited and audited historical financial statements have been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to give pro forma effect to Transaction Accounting Adjustments that reflect the accounting for the transaction under GAAP. Suncrete and Haymaker have not had any historical relationship prior to the Business Combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.
Haymaker expects that the redemption event and closing of the Business Combination will both occur during 2026. The shares issued for the closing of the Business Combination will exceed the number of shares redeemed in the maximum contractual redemptions scenario. As such, Haymaker will not be subject to the 1% Federal excise tax, and the pro forma financial statements do not reflect any accrual/payment of such tax under the maximum redemptions scenario.
The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are based upon the number of the Post-Combination Company’s shares outstanding, assuming the Business Combination occurred on January 1, 2024.
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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared assuming two alternative levels of redemption for cash of Public Shares as of September 30, 2025:
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MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
Haymaker
The Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants are currently listed on the NYSE under the symbols “HYAC U,” “HYAC” and “HYAC W,” respectively.
The closing price of the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants on October 8, 2025, the last trading day before the announcement of the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, was $11.51, $11.35, and $0.59, respectively. As of [•], 2026, the record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting, the closing price for the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants was $[•], $[•] and $[•], respectively.
Holders of the Haymaker Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Warrants should obtain current market quotations for their securities. The market price of Haymaker’s securities could vary at any time before the Business Combination.
Holders
As of the record date, there were [•] holders of record of Haymaker Units, [•] holders of record of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, [•] holders of record of the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, [•] holders of record of the SPAC Public Warrants and [•] holders of record of the private placement warrants. The number of holders of record does not include a substantially greater number of “street name” holders or beneficial holders whose Haymaker Units, Public Shares and SPAC Public Warrants are held of record by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions.
Dividend Policy
Haymaker has not paid any cash dividends on the Ordinary Shares to date and does not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon New Suncrete’s revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition subsequent to consummation of the Business Combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to the Business Combination will be within the discretion of the New Suncrete Board.
Suncrete
Historical market price information for Suncrete is not provided because there is no public market for Suncrete’s securities. For more information regarding Suncrete’s liquidity and capital resources, see the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Suncrete.”
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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND
SPECIAL MEETING OF WARRANTHOLDERS
SPECIAL MEETING OF WARRANTHOLDERS
Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
General
Haymaker is furnishing this proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the Haymaker Board for use at the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on [•], 2026, and at any adjournment thereof. This proxy statement/prospectus is first being furnished to Haymaker’s shareholders on or about [•], 2026. This proxy statement/prospectus provides you with information you need to know to be able to vote or instruct your vote to be cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
All shareholders of Haymaker as of the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the Shareholders’ Meeting. For the purpose of satisfying requirements of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, the Shareholders’ Meeting will be conducted at a physical location. However, Haymaker is also providing a live webcast of the Shareholders’ Meeting via a virtual shareholder meeting format. Haymaker encourages you to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting virtually via live webcast by visiting http://[•].
Haymaker’s virtual extraordinary general meeting format uses technology designed to increase shareholder access, save Haymaker and its shareholders time and money, and provide its shareholders rights and opportunities to participate in the virtual extraordinary general meeting similar to those they would have at the in-person extraordinary general meeting, at no cost. In addition to online attendance, Haymaker provides shareholders with an opportunity to hear all portions of the official extraordinary general meeting as conducted by the Haymaker Board, submit written questions and comments during the Shareholders’ Meeting, and vote online during the open poll portion of the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Shareholders will have multiple opportunities to submit questions to Haymaker for the Shareholders’ Meeting. Shareholders who wish to submit a question in advance may do so by pre-registering online and then selecting the chat box link. Shareholders also may submit questions live during the Shareholders’ Meeting. Questions pertinent to extraordinary general meeting matters may be recognized and answered during the Shareholders’ Meeting in Haymaker’s discretion, subject to time constraints. Haymaker reserves the right to edit or reject questions that are inappropriate for extraordinary general meeting matters.
To attend online and participate in the Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders of record will need to visit and enter the control number provided on their proxy card, regardless of whether they pre-registered.
Date, Time and Place
The Shareholders’ Meeting will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US), 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned, to consider and vote upon the Proposals. Haymaker is also planning for the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in this proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the Shareholders’ Meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the Existing Organizational Documents.
Purpose of the Shareholders’ Meeting
At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Haymaker is asking the holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares to consider and vote upon the Proposals.
Voting Power; Record Date
You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting if you owned SPAC Ordinary Shares at the close of business on [•], 2026, which is the record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each SPAC Ordinary Share that you owned 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
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properly counted. On the record date, there were 23,425,499 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,750,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding.
Vote of the Sponsor and the Directors and Officers of Haymaker
The Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote all SPAC Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of the Business Combination and the other Proposals.
The Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have waived their redemption rights, including with respect to SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares purchased in the IPO or in the aftermarket, in connection with the Business Combination. The Haymaker Founder Shares held by the Sponsor and Haymaker’s independent directors have no redemption rights upon Haymaker’s liquidation and will be worthless if Haymaker does not effect an Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers are entitled to redemption rights upon Haymaker’s liquidation with respect to any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares they may own.
Quorum and Required Vote for Proposals for the Shareholders’ Meeting
A quorum of Haymaker’s shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the Shareholders’ Meeting if holders of at least one-third of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote thereat attend in person, online, or by proxy. Abstentions will count as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum.
The approval of each of the Initial Merger Proposal, the Acquisition Merger Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal is being proposed as an ordinary resolution, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Approval of the Organizational Documents Proposal requires a special resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of at least two-thirds of the holders of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares who being entitled to vote, vote. Accordingly, a shareholder’s failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on any of the Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
The Initial Closing and Acquisition Closing are conditioned on the approval of the Condition Precedent Proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is cross-conditioned on each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals and the Adjournment Proposal are not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus.
For a more complete description of Haymaker’s reasons for the approval of the Business Combination and the recommendation of the Haymaker Board, see the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Haymaker Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”
Voting Your Shares
Each SPAC Ordinary Share that you own in your name entitles you to one vote on each of the Proposals for the Shareholders’ Meeting. Your one or more proxy cards show the number of SPAC Ordinary Shares that you own. There are several ways to vote your SPAC Ordinary Shares:
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You can vote your shares by completing, signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. 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 Shareholders’ Meeting. If you vote by proxy card, your “proxy,” whose name is listed on the proxy card, will vote your shares as you instruct on the proxy card. If you sign, date, and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted “FOR” each of the Proposals presented at the
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Shareholders’ Meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to instruct your bank, broker, or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the Shareholders’ Meeting virtually or in person, the effect will be, among other things, that your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Shareholders’ Meeting and will not be voted. An abstention or broker non-vote will be counted towards the quorum requirement but will not count as a vote cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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You can attend the Shareholders’ Meeting virtually and vote online even if you have previously voted by submitting a proxy pursuant to any of the methods noted above. However, if your SPAC Ordinary Shares are held in the name of your broker, bank, or other nominee, you must get a proxy from the broker, bank, or other nominee. That is the only way that Haymaker can be sure that the broker, bank, or nominee has not already voted your SPAC Ordinary Shares.
Revoking Your Proxy
If you give a proxy, you may revoke it at any time before the Shareholders’ Meeting or at such meeting by doing any one of the following:
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you may send another proxy card with a later date;
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you may notify Haymaker’s secretary, in writing, before the Shareholders’ Meeting that you have revoked your proxy; or
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you may attend the Shareholders’ Meeting virtually, revoke your proxy, and vote online, as indicated above.
No Additional Matters May Be Presented at the Shareholders’ Meeting
The Shareholders’ Meeting has been called to consider only the approval of the Business Combination Proposals, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal. Under the Existing Organizational Documents, other than procedural matters incident to the conduct of the Shareholders’ Meeting, no other matters may be considered at the Shareholders’ Meeting if they are not included in this proxy statement/prospectus, which serves as the notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Who Can Answer Your Questions About Voting Your Shares
If you have any questions about how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your SPAC Ordinary Shares, you may contact Sodali, Haymaker’s proxy solicitor, at:
Sodali & Co.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
Redemption Rights
Pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, a Public Shareholder may request that Haymaker redeem all or a portion of its Public Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. As a holder of Public Shares, you will be entitled to receive cash for any Public Shares to be redeemed only if you:
(a)
hold Public Shares or, if you hold Public Shares through Haymaker Units, you elect to separate your Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares;
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(b)
submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, in which you (i) request that Haymaker redeem all or a portion of your Public Shares for cash and (ii) identify yourself as the beneficial holder of the Public Shares and provide your legal name, phone number, and address; and
(c)
deliver your Public Shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through DTC.
Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Public Shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2026 (two business days before the Shareholders’ Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.
Holders of Haymaker Units must elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares. If Public Shareholders hold their Haymaker Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, such Public Shareholders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the Haymaker Units into the underlying SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Public Warrants. Your nominee must send written instructions by facsimile to Continental. Such written instructions must include the number of Haymaker 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 the corresponding number of Public Shares and SPAC Public Warrants. This must be completed far enough in advance to permit your nominee to exercise your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares following the separation of such Public Shares from the Haymaker 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 to be separated in a timely manner, you will likely not be able to exercise your redemption rights. If a holder holds Haymaker Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Haymaker’s transfer agent, directly and instruct it to do so.
The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself to Haymaker in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders (other than the Initial Shareholders) may elect to exercise their redemption rights with respect to their Public Shares regardless of whether they vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposals. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the Public Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker, or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its redemption right with respect to all or a portion of the Public Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental, then prior to the Domestication Effective Time, the SPAC will redeem such Public Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion of the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. For illustrative purposes, as of the record date, this would have amounted to approximately $[•] per issued and outstanding Public Share. If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will not own Public Shares or shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock following the redemption.
Prior to exercising redemption rights, shareholders should verify the market price of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares as they may receive higher proceeds from the sale of their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market than from exercising their redemption rights if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price. Haymaker cannot assure you that you will be able to sell the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares when you wish to sell your shares.
If you exercise your redemption rights, the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares will cease to be outstanding immediately prior to the Business Combination and will only represent the right to receive a pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account. You will no longer own those shares and will have no right to participate in, or have any interest in, New Suncrete’s future growth following the Business Combination, if any. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if you properly and timely demand redemption.
If the Business Combination is not approved and Haymaker does not consummate an Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, it will be required to dissolve and liquidate the Trust Account by returning the then-remaining funds in such account to the Public Shareholders and the SPAC Public Warrants will expire worthless.
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Appraisal Rights
There are no appraisal rights available to holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares or SPAC Warrants in connection with the Business Combination under the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands or the DGCL.
Proxy Solicitation Costs
Haymaker is soliciting proxies on behalf of the Haymaker Board. This solicitation is being made by mail but also may be made by telephone or in person. Haymaker and its directors, officers, and employees may also solicit proxies in person. Haymaker will file with the SEC all scripts and other electronic communications as proxy soliciting materials. Haymaker will bear the cost of the solicitation.
Haymaker has engaged Sodali to assist in the proxy solicitation process. Haymaker will pay that firm a fee of $22,500 plus disbursements. Haymaker will reimburse Sodali for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Sodali and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses. Haymaker will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees, and fiduciaries to forward the proxy materials to their principals and to obtain their authority to execute proxies and voting instructions. Haymaker will reimburse them for their reasonable expenses.
Special Meeting of Warrantholders
General
Haymaker is furnishing this proxy statement/prospectus to its warrantholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the Haymaker Board for use at the Warrantholders’ Meeting to be held on [•], 2026, and at any adjournment thereof. This proxy statement/prospectus is first being furnished to Haymaker’s warrantholders on or about [•], 2026. This proxy statement/prospectus provides you with information you need to know to be able to vote or instruct your vote to be cast at the Warrantholders’ Meeting.
All SPAC Public Warrantholders of Haymaker as of the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the Warrantholders’ Meeting. For the purpose of satisfying requirements of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, the Warrantholders’ Meeting will be conducted at a physical location. However, Haymaker is also providing a live webcast of the Warrantholders’ Meeting via a virtual meeting format. Haymaker encourages you to attend the Warrantholders’ Meeting virtually via live webcast by visiting http://[•].
To attend online and participate in the Warrantholders’ Meeting, SPAC Public Warrantholders of record will need to visit and enter the control number provided on their proxy card, regardless of whether they pre-registered.
Date, Time and Place
The Warrantholders’ Meeting will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US), 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned, to consider and vote upon the Warrant Proposals. Haymaker is also planning for the Warrantholders’ Meeting to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in this proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the Warrantholders’ Meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the Existing Organizational Documents.
Purpose of the Warrantholders’ Meeting
At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, Haymaker is asking the holders of SPAC Public Warrants to consider and vote upon the Warrant Proposals.
Voting Power; Record Date
You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Warrantholders’ Meeting if you owned SPAC Public Warrants at the close of business on [•], 2026, which is the record date for the Warrantholders’
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Meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each SPAC Public Warrant that you owned 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 11,500,000 SPAC Public Warrants outstanding.
Quorum and Required Vote for Warrant Proposals
A quorum of Haymaker’s SPAC Public Warrantholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the Warrantholders’ Meeting if holders of at least a majority of the SPAC Public Warrants will count as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum.
Voting Your Shares
Each SPAC Public Warrant that you own in your name entitles you to one vote on each of the Warrant Proposals. Your one or more proxy cards show the number of SPAC Public Warrants that you own. There are several ways to vote your SPAC Public Warrants:
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You can vote your SPAC Public Warrants by completing, signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your SPAC Public Warrants 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 SPAC Public Warrants are represented and voted at the Warrantholders’ Meeting. If you vote by proxy card, your “proxy,” whose name is listed on the proxy card, will vote your SPAC Public Warrants as you instruct on the proxy card. If you sign, date, and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted “FOR” each of the Warrant Proposals. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to instruct your bank, broker, or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the Warrantholders’ Meeting virtually or in person, the effect will be, among other things, that your SPAC Public Warrants will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Warrantholders’ Meeting and will not be voted. An abstention or broker non-vote will be counted towards the quorum requirement but will not count as a vote cast at the Warrantholders’ Meeting.
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You can attend the Warrantholders’ Meeting virtually and vote online even if you have previously voted by submitting a proxy pursuant to any of the methods noted above. However, if your SPAC Public Warrants are held in the name of your broker, bank, or other nominee, you must get a proxy from the broker, bank, or other nominee. That is the only way that Haymaker can be sure that the broker, bank, or nominee has not already voted your SPAC Public Warrants.
Revoking Your Proxy
If you give a proxy, you may revoke it at any time before the Warrantholders’ Meeting or at such meeting by doing any one of the following:
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you may send another proxy card with a later date;
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you may notify Haymaker’s secretary, in writing, before the Warrantholders’ Meeting that you have revoked your proxy; or
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you may attend the Warrantholders’ Meeting virtually, revoke your proxy, and vote online, as indicated above.
No Additional Matters May Be Presented at the Warrantholders’ Meeting
The Warrantholders’ Meeting has been called to consider only the approval of the Warrant Proposals. Accordingly, no other matters may be considered at the Warrantholders’ Meeting.
Who Can Answer Your Questions About Voting Your SPAC Public Warrants
If you have any questions about how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your SPAC Public Warrants, you may contact Sodali, Haymaker’s proxy solicitor, at:
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Sodali & Co.
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Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
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E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
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Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
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E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
Proxy Solicitation Costs
Haymaker is soliciting proxies on behalf of the Haymaker Board. This solicitation is being made by mail but also may be made by telephone or in person. Haymaker and its directors, officers, and employees may also solicit proxies in person. Haymaker will file with the SEC all scripts and other electronic communications as proxy soliciting materials. Haymaker will bear the cost of the solicitation.
Haymaker has engaged Sodali to assist in the proxy solicitation process. Haymaker will pay that firm a fee of $22,500 plus disbursements. Haymaker will reimburse Sodali for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Sodali and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses. Haymaker will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees, and fiduciaries to forward the proxy materials to their principals and to obtain their authority to execute proxies and voting instructions. Haymaker will reimburse them for their reasonable expenses.
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THE BUSINESS COMBINATION
This section of the proxy statement/prospectus describes the material provisions of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, but does not purport to describe all of the terms of the Business Combination Agreement. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A hereto. You are urged to read the Business Combination Agreement in its entirety because it is the primary legal document that governs the Business Combination.
The Business Combination Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties, and covenants were made and will be made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the Business Combination Agreement. The representations, warranties, and covenants in the Business Combination Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules, which we refer to as the “Schedules,” which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to shareholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Accordingly, you should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Business Combination Agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts about the respective parties. We do not believe that the Schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Haymaker’s or New Suncrete’s public disclosures. However, each of Haymaker and New Suncrete acknowledges that its public disclosures must include any material information necessary to provide investors with a materially complete understanding of the Business Combination Agreement. Therefore, to the extent that specific material facts exist that contradict the representations, warranties, and covenants in the Business Combination Agreement, corrective disclosures will be provided. Furthermore, if subsequent information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties, and covenants in the Business Combination Agreement is not fully reflected in Haymaker’s and/or New Suncrete’s public disclosures, Haymaker and/or New Suncrete will update such disclosures to include any material information necessary to provide investors with a materially complete understanding of the disclosures in the Business Combination Agreement.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
General: Structure of the Business Combination
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (1) on the Closing Date, the Domestication, (2) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Domestication, the Initial Merger, with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (3) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger, with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete.
Conversion of Securities
At the Domestication Effective Time, by virtue of the Domestication and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
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each SPAC Class B Ordinary Share, that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class B Common Stock;
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each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share, that is then-issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class A Common Stock;
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each SPAC Cayman Unit that is then issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a SPAC Delaware Unit; and
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each then issued and outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a SPAC Delaware Warrant, pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
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each share of Common Stock of Merger Sub I, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be redeemed for par value;
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each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock;
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each share of SPAC Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock;
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each then-outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into an Assumed SPAC Warrant; and
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each SPAC Delaware Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant.
Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Management Aggregator will distribute to its members, the Management Aggregator Distribution.
At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of the SPAC, any of the Merger Subs, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
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each Company Common Unit (other than any Company Incentive Units) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Common Unit Exchange Ratio;
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each Company Preferred Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the Company Preferred Unit Exchange Ratio;
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each Company Senior Preferred Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount equal to the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement) with respect to such Company Senior Preferred Unit, calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company LLC Agreement;
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each Company Incentive Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and converted into a Rollover Equity Award; provided, that each holder of a Rollover Equity Award will enter into a side letter agreement at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time pursuant to which each such holder will agree that their Rollover Equity Award will be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to such Company Incentive Unit immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
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each Company Unit held in treasury of Suncrete as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will thereupon be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made within respect thereto;
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each share of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock (subject to clause (h) below);
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each Unit of Merger Sub II issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable unit of Suncrete;
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upon the Sponsor Distribution to Dothan Independent, each Dothan Founder Share will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock; and
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subject to the receipt by Suncrete prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the necessary waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent.
In addition, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, SPAC will redeem all of the issued and outstanding SPAC Public Warrants at $[•] per SPAC Public Warrant in the Warrant Redemption, which redemption will be effected by SPAC by way of an amendment to the Warrant Agreement if the proposal to effectuate such amendment is approved by a majority of the number of the then outstanding SPAC Warrantholders.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
The Business Combination Agreement contains representations and warranties of (i) Suncrete and (ii) SPAC, Merger Subs and PubCo that are customary for transactions of this nature. The Business Combination Agreement also contains certain covenants of the parties, including, among others, covenants requiring that (a) the parties will conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course through the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, subject to certain exceptions, (b) the parties will take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by another party to cause the PubCo Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Mergers and the Assumed SPAC Warrants (and the PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) to be approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange at the closing of the Acquisition Merger, (c) SPAC and Suncrete will (x) not solicit or negotiate with third parties regarding alternative transactions and will comply with certain related restrictions and (y) comply with the exclusivity obligations described below, (d) the parties will jointly prepare (and PubCo and Suncrete will file as co-registrants with the SEC the Registration Statement for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act, the shares of PubCo Common Stock and Assumed SPAC Warrants to be issued in connection with the Mergers (which Registration Statement will contain a proxy statement / prospectus for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SPAC’s shareholders to vote in favor of adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement), the Required SPAC Proposals (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and certain other matters at the SPAC Shareholders’ Meeting and Warrantholders’ Meeting), (e) the parties will cooperate in obtaining necessary approvals from governmental agencies, including under the HSR Act, and (f) SPAC and Suncrete will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to enable SPAC to redeem or repurchase all of the issued and outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrants or SPAC Delaware Warrants, as applicable (other than any SPAC Cayman Warrants or SPAC Delaware Warrants held by the Sponsor), prior to or concurrently with the Closing Date, and upon SPAC’s request, Suncrete or PubCo will loan to SPAC amounts required for such redemption or repurchase (other than any SPAC Warrants held by the Sponsor) pursuant to documentation satisfactory to SPAC and Suncrete.
No Survival
The representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, and other agreements of Suncrete, SPAC, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II, and PubCo contained in the Business Combination Agreement or any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement will terminate at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, and there will be no liability after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time in respect thereof, and only the covenants and agreements that by their terms survive the Acquisition
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Merger Effective Time and certain miscellaneous provisions of the Business Combination Agreement will survive the Acquisition Merger Effective Time.
Acquisition Closing
The Acquisition Closing will occur on the same day as, but immediately after, the Initial Closing, and in no event later than three business days following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Acquisition Closing (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Acquisition Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time).
Conduct of Business Pending the Business Combination
Suncrete agreed that, between the date of the Business Combination Agreement and the Acquisition Merger Effective Time or the earlier termination of the Business Combination Agreement, except as (a) expressly contemplated by any other provision of the Business Combination Agreement or any ancillary agreement thereto, (b) set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules or (c) required by applicable law, unless SPAC otherwise consents in writing (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), it will use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business, and cause its subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to conduct their respective businesses, in the ordinary course. Suncrete agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of Suncrete and its subsidiaries, keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of Suncrete and its subsidiaries, and preserve, in all material respects, the current relationships of Suncrete and its subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with which Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries has significant business relations, except as Suncrete deems reasonably prudent in the conduct of its and its subsidiaries business (on a consolidated basis). In addition to the general covenants above, Suncrete agreed that prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, subject to specified exceptions, it will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, without the prior written consent of SPAC (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
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amend or otherwise change its existing organizational documents, or authorize or issue any class of equity securities other than Company Units;
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adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Suncrete (other than the Mergers);
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issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance, directly or indirectly, of, any equity securities of Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries or any material assets of Suncrete or its subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions;
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declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, subject to certain exceptions;
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acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of equity securities or substantially all of the assets or any other business combination) any person or any division thereof, acquire any equity securities in, or enter into a joint venture with, any other entity (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any wholly owned subsidiary), if such acquisition, transaction or agreement would require the preparation of financial statements of the acquired business pursuant to Regulation S-X Rule 3-05;
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reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, subject to certain exceptions;
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incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse the obligations of any person, or intentionally grant any security interest in any of its assets, subject to certain exceptions;;
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make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, any other person (including to any of its officers, directors, agents or consultants), in each case, in excess of $1,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, or make any material adverse change in its existing borrowing or lending arrangements for or on behalf of such persons, subject to certain exceptions;
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make any material capital expenditures (or commit to making any capital expenditures) in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, other than any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) subject to certain exceptions;
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adopt or enter into, amend or terminate any equity compensation plan, except in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable law;
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adopt or enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement, collective agreement, or any other contract or agreement with a labor union, works council, trade union, or similar representative of employees;
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grant any discretionary bonus or special remuneration or noncash benefit or grant any material increase in the compensation, incentives or benefits paid, payable, or to become payable to any current or former service provider, except for increases in salary or hourly wage rates made in the ordinary course of business;
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enter into any new, or materially amend any existing, retention, employment, employee incentive, severance, change in control or termination agreement with any current or former service provider
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accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any current or former service provider or holder of Company Incentive Units;
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hire, terminate (other than for cause), furlough or temporarily lay off any employee or other service provider with an annual compensation opportunity in excess of $150,000 or who is or would be entitled by agreement, policy or practice to any severance payments or benefits or any bonus or accelerated vesting;
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waive, release, amend or fail to enforce the restrictive covenant obligations of any employee or other service provider;
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make any material change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting principles, policies, procedures or practices, subject to certain exceptions;
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amend any material tax return, change any method of tax accounting, make, change or rescind any material election relating to taxes, or settle or compromise any material U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax audit, assessment, tax claim or other controversy relating to taxes;
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knowingly fail to use reasonable best efforts to protect the confidentiality of any material trade secrets constituting company-owned intellectual property;
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permit any material item of company-owned intellectual property to lapse or to be abandoned, invalidated, dedicated to the public, or disclaimed or otherwise become unenforceable or fail to perform or make any applicable filings, recordings or other similar actions or filings, or fail to pay all required fees and taxes required to maintain and protect its interest in material items of company-owned intellectual property;
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waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any action or threatened action, other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that are solely monetary in nature and do not exceed $1,000,000 individually or $2,000,000 in the aggregate, in each case in excess of insurance proceeds;
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voluntarily fail to maintain or cancel without replacing any coverage under any insurance policy in form and amount equivalent in all material respects to the insurance coverage currently maintained with respect to Suncrete and its subsidiaries and their assets and properties or change coverage in a manner materially detrimental to Suncrete and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, any material insurance policy insuring the business of Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries;
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fail to use reasonable best efforts to keep current and in full force and effect without replacement, or to comply in all material respects with the requirements of, any permit that is material to the conduct of the business of Suncrete and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; or
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enter into any binding agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.
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Registration Statement; Proxy Statement
As promptly as practicable after the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, SPAC and PubCo agreed to jointly prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock to be issued or issuable to the equityholders of Suncrete and Parent pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, which Registration Statement includes a proxy statement in preliminary form relating to the Shareholders’ Meeting (including any adjournment thereof) to be held to consider the Proposals. Each party has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply in all material respects with all applicable legal requirements, respond to and resolve SEC comments as promptly as reasonably practicable, cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as practicable and keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Business Combination.
Suncrete Approval and PubCo Stockholder Approval
Suncrete will (a) obtain and deliver to SPAC the Requisite Suncrete Approval (i) in the form of a written consent executed by certain equityholders of Suncrete and Parent, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and delivered or otherwise made available to stockholders, and in any event within five business days after the Registration Statement is declared effective, and (ii) in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of Suncrete’s organizational documents, and (b) take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the Requisite Suncrete Approval and, if applicable, any additional consents or approvals of its equityholders related thereto. If Suncrete fails to deliver the Written Consent to SPAC within five business days of the Registration Statement becoming effective, SPAC will have the right to terminate the Business Combination Agreement subject to the terms thereof.
Haymaker’s Extraordinary General Meeting
SPAC agreed to call and hold the Shareholders’ Meeting as promptly as practicable after the date on which this Registration Statement becomes effective for the purpose of voting solely upon the Proposals, and to use its reasonable best efforts to hold the Shareholders’ Meeting as soon as practicable after the date on which this Registration Statement becomes effective; provided, that SPAC may (or, upon the receipt of a request to do so from Suncrete, will) postpone or adjourn the Shareholders’ Meeting on one or more occasions for up to 30 days in the aggregate (or, if earlier, until June 9, 2026 (the “Outside Date”) upon the good faith determination by the SPAC Board that such adjournment is reasonably necessary to solicit additional proxies to obtain approval of the Proposals or otherwise take actions consistent with SPAC’s obligations). SPAC has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the Proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, including by soliciting from its shareholders proxies as promptly as possible in favor of the Proposals, and to take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the required vote or consent of its shareholders. SPAC agreed, through the SPAC Board, to recommend to its shareholders that they approve the Proposals and to include the recommendation of the SPAC Board in this proxy statement/prospectus (the “SPAC Recommendation”). Neither the SPAC Board nor any committee thereof will (a) withdraw, modify, amend or qualify (or propose to withdraw, modify, amend or qualify publicly) the SPAC Recommendation, or fail to include the SPAC Recommendation in the Registration Statement; or (b) approve, recommend or declare advisable (or publicly propose to do so) any merger, consolidation, or acquisition of shares or assets or any other business combination involving SPAC and any other corporation, partnership or other business organization other than Suncrete and subsidiaries of Suncrete (a “SPAC Alternative Transaction”).
Notwithstanding (a) the making of any inquiry or proposal with respect to a SPAC Alternative Transaction or (b) anything to the contrary contained in the Business Combination Agreement, unless the Business Combination Agreement has been earlier validly terminated, (i) in no event will SPAC or Merger Subs execute or enter into any agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, term sheet, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other written arrangement relating to any SPAC Alternative Transaction or terminate the Business Combination Agreement in connection therewith and (ii) SPAC and
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Merger Subs will otherwise remain subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, including SPAC’s obligation to use reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the Proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Exclusivity
From the date of the Business Combination Agreement and ending on the earlier of (a) the Acquisition Closing and (b) the valid termination of the Business Combination Agreement, none of Suncrete, SPAC, Merger Subs or PubCo will cause their respective subsidiaries and its and their respective representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) enter into, solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate, knowingly encourage or continue any discussions or negotiations with, or knowingly encourage any inquiries or proposals by, or participate in any negotiations with, or provide any information to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any person or other entity or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, concerning (A) in the case of Suncrete, (1) sale of any material assets of Suncrete and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (2) sale of equity securities of Suncrete or one or more of its subsidiaries, or (3) merger, joint venture, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving Suncrete or one or more of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, other than with SPAC and its representatives (a “Suncrete Alternative Transaction” and together with SPAC Alternative Transaction, each an “Alternative Transaction”), and (B) in the case of SPAC and Merger Subs, any SPAC Alternative Transaction, (ii) in the case of Suncrete, amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries in connection with any proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Suncrete Alternative Transaction, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Alternative Transaction, (iv) approve, endorse, recommend, execute or enter into any agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, term sheet, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other written arrangement relating to any Alternative Transaction or any proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to Alternative Transaction, (v) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding any Alternative Transaction or (vi) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing or otherwise authorize or permit any of their respective representatives to take any such action. Each of Suncrete and PubCo, on the one hand, and SPAC and Merger Subs, on the other hand, agreed to, and to direct their respective affiliates and representatives acting on their behalf to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any person conducted prior to the execution of the Business Combination Agreement with respect to any Alternative Transaction. Any violation of the foregoing restrictions by SPAC and Merger Subs or their respective affiliates or representatives will be deemed to be a breach under the Business Combination Agreement.
From the date of the Business Combination Agreement and ending on the earlier of (a) the Acquisition Closing and (b) the valid termination of the Business Combination Agreement, each of Suncrete and SPAC agreed to notify the other party promptly after receipt of any (i) inquiry or proposal with respect to an Alternative Transaction, (ii) inquiry that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative Transaction or (iii) request for non-public information relating to the party or any of its subsidiaries, or for access to the business, properties, assets, personnel, books or records of Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries by any third party, in each case that is related to or that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative Transaction. In such notice, the party giving the notice will identify the third party making any such inquiry, proposal, indication or request with respect to an Alternative Transaction and provide the details of the material terms and conditions of any such inquiry, proposal, indication or request. The party who received the inquiry will keep the other party informed, on a reasonably current and prompt basis, of the status and material terms of any such inquiry, proposal, indication or request with respect to an Alternative Transaction, including the material terms and conditions thereof any material amendments or proposed amendments. If any inquiry or proposal regarding a Suncrete Alternative Transaction does not involve another special purpose acquisition company or shell company, a reverse merger, or other similar business combination or transaction, then Suncrete shall not be required to inform SPAC of the identity of the third-party making such inquiry or proposal or provide details of the material terms of such inquiry or proposal.
If either party receives any inquiry or proposal as described above, then that party has agreed to notify such inquirer in writing that the party receiving the inquiry is subject to an exclusivity agreement with respect to the Alternative Transaction that prohibits them from considering such inquiry or proposal.
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Stock Exchange Listing
Each of SPAC, Suncrete and PubCo will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the PubCo Class A Common Stock and the Assumed SPAC Warrants (and the PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) to be issued in connection with the Business Combination to be approved for listing on the NYSE, or another national securities exchange mutually agreed to by the parties, at the Acquisition Closing. Until the Initial Closing, SPAC will use its reasonable best efforts to keep the SPAC Units, SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Warrants listed for trading on the NYSE.
Payment of Transaction Costs
All expenses incurred in connection with the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination will be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Business Combination is consummated; provided that SPAC and Suncrete will each pay one half of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the following: the preparing and filing of the Registration Statement, the Shareholders’ Meeting, the listing of the PubCo Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the Business Combination on NYSE, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, real property, stamp, registration and other similar taxes, fees and costs (including any associated penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the Business Combination Agreement and the filing fee for the HSR Act. If the Business Combination Agreement is terminated without the consummation of the Mergers, Suncrete will pay 50% of SPAC’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, up to a maximum amount of $2,000,000.
Conditions to Consummation of the Business Combination Agreement
The obligations of Suncrete, SPAC, Merger Subs and PubCo to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by each of Suncrete and SPAC (where permissible) at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the following conditions:
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the Written Consent having been delivered to SPAC;
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the Condition Precedent Proposals having each been approved and adopted by the requisite affirmative vote of SPAC shareholders at the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with this proxy statement/prospectus, the DGCL, the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, SPAC’s Existing Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of the NYSE;
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no governmental authority having enacted, issued, or enforced any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Business Combination and such transactions;
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all required filings under the HSR Act having been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Business Combination under the HSR Act having expired or been terminated;
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the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part having been declared effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement being in effect, and no proceedings for purposes of suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement having been initiated or threatened by the SEC;
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the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and the Assumed SPAC Warrants (and the PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) having been approved for listing on the NYSE, or another national securities exchange mutually agreed to by the parties, as of the Closing Date, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof; and
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the Domestication and Initial Merger having been completed.
The obligations of Suncrete to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Suncrete (where permissible) at or prior to Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the following additional conditions:
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the accuracy of the representations and warranties of SPAC as determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement;
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each of SPAC and Merger Subs having performed or complied in all material respects with all other agreements and covenants required by the Business Combination Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
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PubCo having delivered to the Company counterpart signature pages to the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by PubCo and Sponsor;
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SPAC having delivered to the Company evidence of the consummation of the transactions contemplated to occur prior to Closing and set forth in the A&R Sponsor Letter Agreement;
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SPAC having delivered evidence of the cancellation and termination of the Sponsor Notes and the satisfaction and discharge of all outstanding amounts under the Sponsor Notes;
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SPAC having delivered to the Company written resignations, dated as of the Closing Date, of certain directors and officers of SPAC as provided in the Business Combination Agreement;
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SPAC having delivered to Suncrete a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of SPAC, certifying as to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Business Combination Agreement; and
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the Minimum Cash Condition.
The obligations of SPAC to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by SPAC (where permissible) at or prior to Acquisition Merger Effective Time of the following additional conditions:
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the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Suncrete and PubCo as determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement;
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Suncrete and PubCo having performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by the Business Combination Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time
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PubCo shall have delivered to SPAC its duly executed counterpart signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement;
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Suncrete having delivered to SPAC a customary officer’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Business Combination Agreement;
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Suncrete having delivered to SPAC its duly executed counterpart signature page, as well as the duly executed counterpart signature page of Dothan Management to the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment; and
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Suncrete having consummated the Project Thunder Transaction (as defined in the Company Disclosure Schedule).
At any time prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, (a) SPAC may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of Suncrete or PubCo required under the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of Suncrete or PubCo contained in the Business Combination Agreement or in any document delivered by Suncrete or PubCo pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of Suncrete or PubCo or any condition to SPAC’s own obligations contained in the Business Combination Agreement and (b) Suncrete may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of SPAC or Merger Subs required under the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of SPAC or Merger Subs contained in the Business Combination Agreement or in any document delivered by SPAC and/or Merger Subs pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of SPAC or Merger Subs or any condition to Suncrete’s own obligations contained in the Business Combination Agreement, in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law and, in the case of SPAC, the Existing Organizational Documents. Any such extension or waiver must be set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.
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Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated and the Business Combination may be abandoned at any time prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby by the securityholders of Suncrete or SPAC, as follows:
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by either SPAC or Suncrete if the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will not have occurred prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, that the Business Combination Agreement may not be terminated by or on behalf of any party that either directly or indirectly through its affiliates is in breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained therein and such breach or violation is the principal cause of the failure of a condition to the Business Combination on or prior to the Outside Date;
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by either SPAC or Suncrete if any governmental order has become final and non-appealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Business Combination illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Business Combination;
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by Suncrete if any of the Condition Precedent Proposals fails to receive the requisite vote for approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting (subject to any adjournment or recess of such meeting);
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by SPAC any time prior to Suncrete delivering the Written Consent in the event Suncrete fails to deliver the Written Consent to SPAC within five business days of the Registration Statement becoming effective;
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by SPAC upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Suncrete or PubCo set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Suncrete or PubCo will have become untrue, in either case such that certain conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement would not be satisfied (a “Terminating Suncrete Breach”); provided, that SPAC has not waived such Terminating Suncrete Breach expressly in writing and SPAC and Merger Subs are not then in material breach of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in the Business Combination Agreement; provided, further, that, if such Terminating Suncrete Breach is curable by Suncrete and PubCo, SPAC may not terminate the Business Combination Agreement for so long as Suncrete and PubCo continue to exercise their reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within 30 days after notice of such breach is provided by SPAC to Suncrete;
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by Suncrete upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the SPAC or Merger Subs set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of SPAC or Merger Subs will have become untrue, in either case such that certain conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement would not be satisfied (a “Terminating SPAC Breach”); provided, that Suncrete has not waived such Terminating SPAC Breach expressly in writing and Suncrete is not then in material breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in the Business Combination Agreement; provided, further, that, if such Terminating SPAC Breach is curable by SPAC and Merger Subs, Suncrete may not terminate the Business Combination Agreement for so long as SPAC and Merger Subs continue to exercise their reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within 30 days after notice of such breach is provided by Suncrete to SPAC; or
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Effect of Termination
If the Business Combination Agreement is terminated, the agreement will become void, and there will be no liability under the Business Combination Agreement on the part of any party thereto, except as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement (including reimbursement by Suncrete of up to $2,000,000 of
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SPAC’s fees and expenses) or in the case of termination subsequent to fraud or a willful material breach of the Business Combination Agreement by a party thereto occurring prior to such termination.
Related Agreements
This section describes the material provisions of certain additional agreements entered into or to be entered into pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, which we refer to as the “Related Agreements,” but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof. The Related Agreements have been or will be filed with the SEC at a future date. Shareholders and other interested parties are urged to read such Related Agreements in their entirety.
Company Equityholder Support Agreement; Parent Lock-Up Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SPAC, Suncrete, and the Key Company Members entered into the Company Equityholder Support Agreement, pursuant to which the equityholders of Suncrete party thereto agreed, among other things, to vote in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination and the transactions contemplated thereby. Certain equityholders of Suncrete have also agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to directly or indirectly, (i) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), permit the creation of any lien, pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its Suncrete securities, (ii) deposit any of its Suncrete securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer (including by operation of law) or other disposition of any of its Suncrete securities or (iv) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling the holder from performing its obligations under the Company Equityholder Support Agreement.
Further, pursuant to the Company Equityholder Support Agreements and the Parent Lock-Up Agreement, certain equityholders of Suncrete agreed not to, during the period commencing from the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date after the Closing Date on which PubCo consummates a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party that results in all of PubCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their equity holdings in PubCo for cash, securities or other property: (A) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, establish or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of its Suncrete securities, or any securities of PubCo issued to such holder pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, (B) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-up Securities, or (C) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Company Equityholder Support Agreement and the Parent Lock-Up Agreement, (i) 33.33% of the Lock-up Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) 33.33% of the Lock-up Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the nine month anniversary of the Closing Date.
The Company Equityholder Support Agreements and the Parent Lock-Up Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (subject to the survival of certain provisions, including the lock-up provisions described in the paragraph above), (b) the date of the valid termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, or (c) the effective date of a written agreement of Suncrete, PubCo and the equityholder terminating the Company Equityholder Support Agreement and/or the Parent Lock-Up Agreement, as applicable.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the Initial Closing, PubCo, SPAC, and the Sponsor will enter into an Assignment, Assumption, and Amendment Agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SPAC and Suncrete, with respect to the existing Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023, by and
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between SPAC and Sponsor and certain other equityholders of SPAC. In addition, in connection with the Acquisition Closing, PubCo, Dothan Independent and certain members of Suncrete will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SPAC and Suncrete.
Sponsor Support Letter Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor and certain officers and directors of SPAC entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement with Suncrete and PubCo, which supersedes the letter agreement dated July 25, 2023, among the SPAC, Sponsor and the Sponsor Related Parties. Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, among other things, Sponsor and the Sponsor Related Parties agreed to vote in favor of the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and waive the anti-dilution rights set forth in SPAC’s organizational documents. The Sponsor and Sponsor Related Parties also agreed, until the earlier of the Initial Closing and the termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, not to (i) directly or indirectly sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), permit the creation of any lien, pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its SPAC securities or otherwise agree to do any of the foregoing, (ii) deposit any of its SPAC securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer (including by operation of law) or other disposition of any of its SPAC securities, or (iv) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling the Sponsor from performing its obligations under the Sponsor Support Agreement. Sponsor also agreed that, immediately upon the occurrence of the Initial Merger Effective Time, it will automatically be deemed to have irrevocably transferred to PubCo, surrendered and forfeited for no consideration up to 333,333 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock.
The Sponsor and Sponsor Related Parties have also agreed to certain transfer restrictions with respect to their PubCo Class A Common Stock as follows: During the Post-Closing Lock-Up Period, each Sponsor Related Party agreed that it shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of PubCo, (i) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), permit the creation of any lien, pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its PubCo Class A Common Stock or otherwise agree to do any of the foregoing, (ii) deposit any of its PubCo Class A Common Stock into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto that is inconsistent with the Sponsor Support Agreement, or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer (including by operation of law) or other disposition of any of its PubCo Class A Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, (i) 33.33% of the locked-up securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) 33.33% of the locked-up securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the nine month anniversary of the Closing Date.
Lock-up Agreements
In connection with the Acquisition Closing, PubCo and certain members of Suncrete that did not enter into the Company Equityholder Support Agreement will enter into Lock-up Agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SPAC and Suncrete, pursuant to which such members of Suncrete will agree not to, during the period commencing from the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of Post-Closing Lock-Up Period: (A) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, establish or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of its Lock-up Securities, (B) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-up Securities, or (C) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) 33.33% of the Lock-up Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) 33.33% of the Lock-up
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Securities held by the applicable holder as of the Closing Date will be automatically released from the lock-up restrictions on the nine month anniversary of the Closing Date.
Background of the Business Combination
Haymaker is a blank check company incorporated as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands on March 7, 2023, and formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more target businesses or entities. The proposed Business Combination was the result of an extensive search for a potential transaction utilizing the global network and investing and operating experience of Haymaker’s officers and directors. The terms of the Business Combination were the result of extensive arms-length negotiations between representatives of Haymaker and the Sponsor, on the one hand, and Suncrete and its members, on the other hand. The following chronology summarizes the key meetings and events that led to the signing of the Business Combination Agreement. The following chronology does not purport to catalogue every conversation among representatives of Haymaker, Suncrete, the members of Suncrete, and other parties. All meetings described herein were held telephonically or virtually, unless otherwise noted.
On July 28, 2023, Haymaker completed its initial public offering through the sale of 23,000,000 SPAC Units at $10.00 per unit, including 3,000,000 SPAC Units issued pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Haymaker’s initial public offering (including the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option) generated gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Each SPAC Unit consisted of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one public warrant. Each whole public Warrant is exercisable to purchase one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share. Simultaneously with the IPO, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 797,600 private placement units at a price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating gross proceeds of $7,976,000.
Prior to consummation of the IPO, neither Haymaker, nor anyone on its behalf, contacted any prospective target business or had any substantive discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to a transaction with Haymaker.
Promptly following the IPO, Haymaker’s officers and directors commenced an active search for prospective businesses and assets to acquire using the Sponsor’s network of investment bankers, private equity firms, consulting firms, legal and accounting firms, and numerous other business relationships. Representatives of Haymaker and the Sponsor contacted and were contacted by a number of individuals and entities with respect to acquisition opportunities. As part of this process, Haymaker management considered and conducted an analysis of over 110 potential acquisition targets (including Suncrete) in a wide variety of industry sectors. The revenues of the potential acquisition targets ranged from pre-revenue companies to companies with over $2.0 billion in revenue. Haymaker completed some level of analysis on 58 of those potential targets, and entered into non-disclosure agreements with 37 of those potential acquisition targets.
Haymaker ultimately determined not to proceed with any of its other potential acquisition opportunities for a variety of reasons, including because (i) the potential counterparty pursued an alternative transaction or strategy, (ii) the potential counterparty did not meet the valuation expectations of Haymaker, (iii) based on initial due diligence findings conducted by Haymaker management, the potential counterparty did not meet the expectations of Haymaker in terms of business quality, growth opportunities or otherwise or (iv) Haymaker concluded that the opportunity was not as well-suited for Haymaker (including as compared to the Suncrete business combination opportunity once Haymaker was made aware of such opportunity).
On October 29, 2024, Jefferies, LLC (“Jefferies”), Suncrete’s financial and capital markets advisor, contacted representatives of Haymaker to discuss a potential transaction with Suncrete.
Beginning on October 29, 2024, Haymaker’s directors and officers, led by Mr. Christopher Bradley (then Haymaker’s chief financial officer and later also a Haymaker director and chief executive officer) and assisted by Haymaker’s advisors, commenced due diligence on Suncrete based on the information provided by or on behalf of Suncrete. In addition, Haymaker’s directors and officers commenced discussions with representatives of Suncrete and conducted research on Suncrete, the industry in which Suncrete operates and comparable companies in Suncrete’s industry sector. This due diligence review continued until the execution of the Business Combination Agreement on October 9, 2025. During the same period, Haymaker’s
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directors and officers reviewed trading values of certain publicly-traded companies to analyze the potential transaction. Further information about the Haymaker Board’s financial and valuation analysis is available under the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Summary of Haymaker Financial and Valuation Analysis — Selected Public Company Analysis.”
On October 30, 2024, representatives of Haymaker had a telephonic meeting with representatives of Jefferies to discuss the potential business combination with Suncrete.
On November 5, 2024, the Haymaker Board met to discuss and approve proceeding with Haymaker’s investigation of the potential business combination with Suncrete.
On November 6, 2024, Haymaker and Suncrete entered into a non-disclosure agreement.
On November 14, 2024, Haymaker received Suncrete’s confidential information memorandum, including a detailed business plan, a financial forecast, and other financial and business information via an electronic data room. After receiving such information, Haymaker began to initiate an analysis of Suncrete focused on valuation and structure of a potential business combination.
On November 22, 2024, Mr. Bradley and representatives of SunTx had their first telephonic meeting to discuss a potential business combination. During that meeting, Mr. Bradley reviewed Haymaker’s strategy and the value that Haymaker and Haymaker executives could bring to Suncrete as a public company. SunTx provided a background of their firm, Suncrete, and a discussion of the ready-mix concrete industry took place.
On November 26, 2024, Mr. Bradley and representatives of Jefferies discussed various financial aspects of a potential business combination with Suncrete, including the public market viability of Suncrete and valuation metrics unique to Suncrete. In particular, Mr. Bradley noted that there is no pure public comparable for Suncrete and all the parties agreed that references and triangulation to business line peers and market aggregators would be the best mathematical foundation to value Suncrete.
On December 6, 2024, representatives of Haymaker met with representatives of SunTx in SunTx’s Dallas offices, and in some cases virtually, to discuss the potential business combination and both SunTx’s and Haymaker’s interest in pursuing it. Haymaker executives discussed their respective professional backgrounds, and a conversation about Suncrete’s business model and acquisition strategy took place.
Between November 22, 2024, and December 16, 2024, Haymaker conducted industry research, company specific diligence, and analyzed the public market viability of Suncrete.
On December 14, 2024, the Haymaker Board met telephonically to discuss and approve the submission of a proposal to SunTx regarding a business combination with Suncrete.
On December 16, 2024, Haymaker electronically presented a proposal to Suncrete outlining the financial details and timeframe of a potential transaction. This initial proposal included Haymaker’s initial view of valuation for Suncrete, sources and uses for a potential business combination, and a detailed analysis of public investors who have invested in comparable public companies.
On December 26, December 30, and December 31, 2024, representatives of SunTx and Haymaker discussed the viability and structure of a potential business combination. In addition, Haymaker refined the value of the business combination and sources and uses of capital for the business combination based on updated net debt figures and anticipated transaction expenses.
On January 3, 2025, representatives of SunTx and Haymaker began discussing a letter of intent. Between January 3, 2025 and January 17, 2025, representatives of Haymaker and representatives of SunTx, together with their respective legal counsel, negotiated the terms of the letter of intent. The letter of intent memorialized the verbal discussions held in December about Suncrete’s valuation and sources and uses of capital for the potential business combination (including PIPE Offerings and minimum cash conditions) as well as details in the written proposal submitted in December, including allocation of share consideration among Dothan Independent, Sponsor, shareholders of Haymaker and equityholders of Suncrete, supplemented by important legal terms such as exclusivity, timeframe for completion of a business combination agreement, and how transaction costs pre-closing would be borne by the parties. Haymaker’s
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management kept the Haymaker Board apprised of the substantive changes that occurred during those negotiations. On January 6 and January 9, 2025, representatives of Haymaker held a telephonic conference with representatives of SunTx to discuss Suncrete’s financial model, which included financial projections summarized under the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Summary of Haymaker Financial and Valuation Analysis”.
On January 9, 2025, representatives of Haymaker held a telephonic conference with representatives of SunTx to discuss legal structuring considerations of the potential business combination.
On January 16, 2025, representatives of DLA Piper LLP (US) (“DLA”), legal counsel to Haymaker, and representatives of Haynes and Boone, LLP (“Haynes Boone”), legal counsel to Suncrete, held a telephonic conference to discuss certain material terms of the letter of intent, including the payment of transaction expenses and the proposed allocation of the merger consideration to members of Suncrete.
On January 17, 2025, Mr. Bradley, on behalf of Haymaker, executed and delivered the non-binding letter of intent to Suncrete, which was accepted and agreed upon as of such date. The non-binding letter of intent was based on a pro forma enterprise valuation of Suncrete of approximately $933 million and provided for an exclusivity period until April 17, 2025. Following the execution of the letter of intent, Haymaker focused exclusively on pursuing the acquisition of Suncrete as its initial business combination and began confirmatory due diligence efforts. The letter of intent was countersigned by Suncrete on January 22, 2025.
By January 17, 2025, Haymaker had engaged in significant due diligence and detailed discussions directly with senior executives and/or shareholders of 58 target businesses, including target businesses in the media, consumer services, hospitality, technology, and industrial industries. Of those 58 target businesses, Haymaker executed two letters of intent (including Suncrete).
On January 21, 2025, and January 22, 2025, representatives of Haymaker visited Suncrete management in Dallas, TX, Tulsa, OK and Fayetteville, AR to discuss the potential business combination, perform on-site due diligence of Suncrete’s operations, and further discuss Suncrete’s financial model. This detailed, in-person conversation included subjects such as management’s experience acquiring and integrating acquisitions, various technologies deployed by Suncrete to manage its business, the composition of Suncrete’s financial staff, and the incentive structure for Suncrete employees. Also discussed were the ready-mix concrete industry, areas of trade and competitive positioning, points of differentiation between Suncrete’s business and competitors, and trading prices for Suncrete’s commodity aggregate supply inputs.
On various dates during the winter, spring, and summer of 2025, including January 15, January 16, February 3, February 6, February 13, February 20, February 21, February 27, March 3, March 5, March 6, March 11, March 13, March 18, March 20, March 21, March 24, March 25, March 28, March 31, April 2, April 3, April 10, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 26, July 3, July 10, July 17, July 31, August 7, August 14, August 21, August 28, September 4, September 11, September 18, September 25, and October 2, 2025, representatives of Haymaker, SunTx, DLA, Haynes Boone, Jefferies and Jefferies’ counsel, White & Case LLP, held telephonic conferences to further discuss business, tax, legal, insurance, regulatory and financial due diligence. On each call, representatives from each firm discussed the status of their diligence reviews and the timing for near term meetings and deliverables. In addition, the parties discussed the steps and timing necessary to finalize the definitive transaction documentation, including the Business Combination Agreement, and to prepare the proxy statement.
In March 2025, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (“Baird”) joined the transaction to assist with marketing the PIPE Offering, and was subsequently engaged by Suncrete as a placement agent of the PIPE Offering.
Representatives of Haymaker, Suncrete, SunTx, and Jefferies met on March 5, March 10, March 11, March 13 and March 18, 2025, and, with Baird, on March 21, July 25, July 28, and August 8, 2025 to review the investor presentation and to discuss and prepare for the presentation.
On April 9, 2025, Haymaker and Suncrete agreed to extend the exclusivity period of the non-binding letter of intent to September 30, 2025.
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On February 21, March 3, March 20, and May 20, 2025, Grant Thornton, Haymaker’s tax and accounting advisor, held conference calls with Suncrete management to discuss accounting, financial, and tax matters. Members of Haymaker participated.
On April 30 and May 15, 2025, members of Haymaker, Suncrete, and their respective accounting and legal advisors met to discuss planning the preparation of the Form S-4 registration statement.
On May 1, 2025, representatives of Haymaker, Suncrete, Jefferies and Baird met to discuss the investor presentation and to prepare for the presentation.
On May 13, 2025, and May 20, 2025, representatives of Haymaker held conference calls to discuss preliminary findings from a review of financial, accounting, and tax diligence performed by the third-party accounting advisor.
On May 29, 2025, representatives of Haynes Boone and DLA held a telephonic conference to discuss transaction structure and tax implications of the business combination and certain existing and contemplated affiliate arrangements with respect to Suncrete.
On May 29, 2025, DLA delivered an initial draft of Subscription Agreement (the “Dothan Subscription Agreement”) to Haynes Boone in connection with the proposed transaction between the Sponsor and Dothan Independent (the “Dothan Subscription”).
On June 30, 2025, and July 1, 2025, representatives of Haymaker and Suncrete discussed the parameters of the potential purchase of certain Haymaker securities held by Sponsor.
Between July 11, 2025 and September 10, 2025, DLA and Haynes Boone exchanged multiple drafts of the Dothan Subscription Agreement prior to the execution of the agreed form by the parties thereto on September 10, 2025, pursuant to which, among other things, Dothan Independent became a member of the Sponsor and agreed to contribute $500,000.00 in the aggregate to the Sponsor in order to loan and fund certain extension costs to the SPAC, in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of the Sponsor, representing an indirect interest in 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares and an indirect interest in all of the private placement warrants. The various drafts addressed a number of negotiated matters, including the timing and amount of Dothan Independent’s investment and consequences for failure to timely fund installments, whether Dothan Independent’s investment would have priority over other Sponsor equity holders or would be subject to anti-dilution protection or forfeiture in certain circumstances, and whether and to what extent Dothan Independent would participate in any repayments of Sponsor loans.
On July 11, 2025, Haynes Boone provided an initial draft of the Business Combination Agreement to DLA that contained terms substantially consistent with those set forth in the letter of intent signed by the parties on January 17, 2025.
Between July 17 and July 19, 2025, several conversations were held between representatives of Haymaker and Suncrete regarding certain open business points in the Business Combination Agreement. These points included Haymaker’s approval over acquisitions and debt or equity financings, the definition of minimum cash, indemnification, and the composition of the post-closing Suncrete board of directors.
On July 18, 2025, representatives of William Blair & Company, L.L.C. (“Blair”), Baird, and Haymaker met with representatives of Suncrete and Jefferies to discuss Suncrete’s financial model.
On July 21, 2025, White & Case met telephonically with Haymaker’s auditor, Withum Smith+Brown, PC (“Withum”), to discuss the history of Withum’s auditing relationship with Haymaker.
On July 21, 2025, DLA delivered to Haynes Boone a list of issues to be discussed related to the Business Combination Agreement. The issues list delivered by DLA discussed Haymaker’s positions on a number of material issues, including economic points related to the mechanics of the exchange of Company Incentive Units as well as the payments made to the holders of Company Senior Preferred Units and to Dothan Management in connection with the transaction (and assumption of the Dothan Management Agreement), termination rights of each party under the Business Combination Agreement, the inclusion of certain interim operating covenants, and covenants regarding exclusivity, financing, and other matters.
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On July 23, 2025, White & Case met telephonically with Suncrete’s auditor, Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”), to discuss the history of GT’s auditing relationship with Suncrete.
On July 24, 2025, Grant Thornton discussed the findings from its review of financial, tax, and accounting matters with the Haymaker Board.
On July 24, 2025, Haymaker amended and restated its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which it has to complete a business combination on a monthly basis for up to twelve times from July 28, 2025, to July 28, 2026.
On July 29, 2025, HUB International, Haymaker’s insurance advisor, discussed the findings from its review of insurance matters with the Haymaker Board.
From July 30 through September 25, 2025, representatives of Haymaker, Suncrete, and SunTx conducted numerous management meetings with institutional investors regarding the attributes of the potential business combination and to gauge interest in participating in the PIPE Offering.
On August 1, 2025, Haynes Boone delivered to DLA responses to the issues raised by DLA’s July 21 issues list, including providing further context on the intended treatment of Company Incentive Units and the mechanics around the payments made to the holders of Company Senior Preferred Units and to Dothan Management. The responses also addressed the parties’ termination rights under the Business Combination Agreement and the questions surrounding the inclusion of customary interim operating covenants and other covenants related to exclusivity and financing, among others.
On August 4, 2025, Haynes Boone delivered a response to the issues list circulated on July 21, 2025 by DLA which addressed the Company’s response to a number of material issues, including (i) payments to Dothan Management under the Dothan Management Agreement and the terms of the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment (including an inflation escalator and clarity regarding any duplication of fees), (ii) the expectations regarding the incentive-equity plan and an employee stock purchase plan for PubCo, (iii) refusal of the Company to fund extension costs (given Dothan Independent’s investment in Sponsor), (iv) expected compensation and terms for Mr. Heyer and Mr. Bradley’s board service, (v) indemnity matters regarding Sponsor and (vi) the agreement to consult with Sponsor regarding any financings that require S-X 3-05 financial statements.
On August 4 and 5, 2025, representatives of Haymaker and SunTx discussed certain business points related to the Business Combination Agreement. These subjects included the definition of minimum cash, the retirement of Suncrete’s preferred securities, and the framework for a management equity incentive program.
On August 11, 2025, DLA delivered a markup of the Business Combination Agreement to Haynes Boone. The revised draft generally addressed various business and drafting points, including the treatment of different existing classes of Suncrete equity, representations and warranties, covenants (including the addition of Suncrete non-solicitation and expense reimbursement obligations), treatment of the outstanding Sponsor Notes, the interim operation covenants of Suncrete prior to the closing and closing conditions (including the methodology for calculating the minimum cash requirement). The revised draft also included provisions setting forth the terms of post-closing service on the New Suncrete Board by Mr. Heyer and Mr. Bradley and their related compensation.
On August 13, 2025, Haymaker engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) as placement agent in connection with a potential business combination with Suncrete.
On August 23, 2025, Haynes Boone delivered a revised draft of the Business Combination Agreement to DLA. The revised draft of the Business Combination Agreement addressed, among other things, timing of signing (after securing the PIPE investment) certain economic terms (including the receipt by some Suncrete equity holders of PubCo Class A Common Stock while others would receive PubCo Class B Common Stock), covenants (including increased flexibility for Suncrete during the period between the signing and closing of the Business Combination Agreement), tax matters, terms of any additional Sponsor Notes, refusal to pay extension costs and closing conditions (including a change to the minimum cash condition). The
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revised draft also included provisions shortening the initial term of post-closing service on the New Suncrete Board by Mr. Heyer and Mr. Bradley.
On August 27, 2025, Suncrete engaged Baird as placement agent and financial advisor, in each case, in connection with a potential business combination with Haymaker.
On August 30, 2025, Mr. Bradley delivered a business issues list to representatives of SunTx. Subjects included the potential forfeiture of Sponsor shares, the approval process for additional Sponsor Notes, interim operating covenants, and indemnification.
In early September 2025, Haynes Boone, DLA, and White & Case exchanged drafts of the subscription agreement to be entered into by PIPE Investors in connection with the PIPE Offering (the “PIPE Subscription Agreement”).
On September 8, 2025, Haymaker engaged Blair as a financial advisor and capital markets advisor in connection with a potential business combination with Suncrete.
Between September 12, 2025 and October 7, 2025, Haynes Boone, DLA, and White & Case collectively negotiated with the PIPE Investors and their respective representatives and advisors, and responded to follow-up questions and comments related thereto. The material terms negotiated included the Anchor Commitment Fee Shares, registration rights, and the potential sale of pre-funded warrants in lieu of common stock to certain investors.
On September 14, 2025, DLA delivered a revised draft of the Business Combination Agreement to Haynes Boone, which addressed, among other things, the scope of certain representations and warranties, provisions related to the pre-Closing restrictions on Suncrete’s operation of its business, the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment, and the minimum cash closing condition.
On September 15, 2025, representatives of Haymaker and SunTx discussed the matters raised in Mr. Bradley’s August 30 open business issues list.
During the weeks of September 15, 2025 through October 6, 2025, representatives from DLA, Haynes Boone, Haymaker and Suncrete continued to review and exchange documents, including the joint press release, Business Combination Agreement and its exhibits, ancillary documents (including the Company Equityholder Support Agreement, the Parent Lock-Up Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, and the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment) and organizational documents (including the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws, the ESPP, and the 2026 Plan). For a description of the aforementioned ancillary agreements, see the section above titled “Related Agreements.” Also during that time period, Haymaker and DLA continued to correspond with Haynes Boone and Suncrete management regarding due diligence and exchanged draft disclosure schedules.
On October 6, 2025, Jefferies and Baird confirmed the final PIPE Offering allocations among the PIPE Investors, and a final version of the PIPE Subscription Agreement was circulated to the PIPE Investors. Four investors ultimately participated in the PIPE Offering, with an aggregate subscription amount of $82,500,000.
On October 7, 2025, the Haymaker Board held a telephonic meeting to discuss the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. Following discussion among the participants and having determined that the Business Combination was in the best interest of Haymaker and its shareholders, the Haymaker Board unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination.
On October 8, 2025 and October 9, 2025, Haynes Boone and DLA, along with representatives from Haymaker and Suncrete, finalized the Business Combination Agreement and certain of the ancillary documents.
On October 9, 2025, the parties executed and delivered the Business Combination Agreement and certain other related transaction documents.
On October 9, 2025, a press release was issued announcing the execution of the Business Combination Agreement.
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On October 10, 2025, Haymaker filed a current report on Form 8-K, which included, among other things, a press release and investor presentation to be used in connection with the Business Combination.
On October 21, 2025, Suncrete and Haymaker issued a joint press release, and Haymaker filed a current report on Form 8-K, announcing that Suncrete completed its acquisition of SRM, Inc. (d.b.a. Schwarz Ready Mix) and SRM Leasing, LLC and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Schwarz Sand, LLC (such assets and equity interests, collectively, “Schwarz”), which companies collectively operate a ready-mix concrete business in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the surrounding areas.
Certain Engagements in Connection with the Business Combination
Suncrete engaged Jefferies and Baird as placement agents, and Suncrete engaged Jefferies as its financial and capital markets advisor and engaged Baird as capital markets advisor, in connection with the Business Combination. Haymaker engaged Blair as a financial advisor and capital markets advisor and engaged Roth as a placement agent in connection with the Business Combination. Each of Jefferies, Baird, Blair, and Roth will receive customary fees and expense reimbursement for such services. Blair, Roth, and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) acted as bookrunning managers of Haymaker’s initial public offering and will be entitled to receive deferred underwriting commissions upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Each of Jefferies, Baird, Blair, Roth, and Cantor is a full-service securities firm engaged in a wide range of activities for its own accounts and the accounts of others including securities underwriting, trading and brokerage activities, financing, investment banking and management, prime brokerage, individual wealth management, commodities and derivatives trading, foreign exchange, and financial advisory services. Each of Jefferies, Baird, Blair, Roth, and Cantor (and each of their respective affiliates, directors and officers), in the course of their business, may, for its own account or the accounts of others, hold long or short positions, finance positions, and may trade or otherwise structure and effect transactions, in any of Haymaker’s or Suncrete’s, or their respective affiliates’, or any other company’s, debt or equity securities or loans or any related derivative instrument. In addition, at any given time each of the placement agents and/or any of their affiliates may have been and/or could be engaged by one or more entities that may be competitors with, or otherwise adverse to, Haymaker or Suncrete in matters unrelated to any proposed transaction.
Haymaker Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination
The Haymaker Board, in evaluating the transaction with Suncrete, consulted with its legal counsel and financial and accounting advisors. In reaching its unanimous resolution (i) that the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Business Combination, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and (ii) to recommend that the Haymaker shareholders adopt and approve the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the NYSE Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Advisory Charter Proposals, the Incentive Plan Proposal, the ESPP Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, the Haymaker Board considered and evaluated a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the factors discussed below. In light of the number and wide variety of factors considered in connection with its evaluation of the Business Combination, the Haymaker Board did not consider it practicable to, and did not attempt to, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors that it considered in reaching its determination and supporting its decision. The Haymaker Board viewed its decision as being based on all of the information available and the factors presented to and considered by it. In addition, individual directors may have given different weight to different factors. This explanation of the Haymaker Board’s reasons for the Business Combination and all other information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature and, therefore, should be read in light of the factors discussed under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” of this document.
The Haymaker Board considered a number of factors pertaining to the Business Combination as generally supporting its decision to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including but not limited to, the following material factors:
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Fragmented Market Characteristics Drive Compelling Opportunity for Strategic Consolidation. In Suncrete’s target market there are approximately 3,000 plants owned by over 700 distinct groups. Because of this fragmentation, the Haymaker Board believes Suncrete has a plethora of available acquisitions.
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Experienced Sponsor Applying Proven Playbook in an Adjacent Market. SunTx was the sponsor of, took public, and is an advisor for Construction Partners, Inc., a consolidator of hot mix asphalt companies in the Sunbelt. The Haymaker Board believes SunTx’s industry expertise, M&A track record, and operating knowledge are key components to an investment in Suncrete, which is pursuing a very similar strategy, but in ready-mix concrete.
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Scalable Platform with Strong Operations & Infrastructure, Management and Competitive Advantages. Suncrete’s base business has material operations and a leading market position in its core markets. The Haymaker Board believes Suncrete’s technology stack, business processes, talent management, finance function, and operational protocols are scalable across additional geographies and markets. The Haymaker Board believes Suncrete’s management team, having integrated acquisitions previously, has the capabilities to successfully integrate further acquisitions.
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Critical Commercial Partner with Differentiated Value Proposition to Suppliers and Customers. Suncrete has proven it is a reliable, tech-enabled supplier of concrete to a variety of customers, many of which it has multi-year relationships with. Its ability to deliver product on time and with the right product specifications is foundational to its differentiated operating model. It also has 10+ year relationships with its suppliers, which proves its supply chain stability and ability to add value across the construction value chain.
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Anchored in Large and Growing U.S. Sunbelt Supported by Unprecedented Infrastructure Tailwinds. At 13.9%, the U.S. Sunbelt’s population growth from 2010 to 2023 has been materially higher than average U.S. population growth of 8.8% during the same period. This population boom is accompanied by material infrastructure activity in these states (and is currently estimated to include $140.8 billion of funding under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act). There is currently a critical undersupply of housing in the U.S. South, which is another source of predictable demand in Suncrete’s geographies.
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Experienced and Proven Management Team. Following the Business Combination, Suncrete’s current management team will remain in place. Mr. Edgar is an accomplished executive with an outstanding business track record, and notably improved Suncrete’s revenues and profitability as well as oversaw several acquisitions. Mr. Wentroth, currently the Chief Financial Officer of Suncrete, has demonstrated financial acumen across his 20 years of accounting and finance experience. SunTx’s investment and operating professionals have a proven track record from the stewardship of Construction Partners Inc., including an impressive track record of M&A and operations consulting while Construction Partners has been a public company.
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Financial Condition and Valuation. The Haymaker Board also considered factors such as Suncrete’s historical financial results, outlook, financial plan, debt structure and owned asset base, as well as valuations and trading of selected publicly traded companies and valuations of selected precedent merger and acquisition targets in similar and adjacent sectors.
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Other Alternatives. The Haymaker Board believed, after a thorough review of other business combination opportunities reasonably available to Haymaker, that the proposed Business Combination represented the best potential business combination reasonably available to Haymaker and, based upon the process utilized to evaluate and assess other potential acquisition targets, the Haymaker Board believed that such process had not presented a better alternative.
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Terms of the Business Combination Agreement. The Haymaker Board considered the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Business Combination. In its estimation, the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement were viewed as advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders.
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Independent Director Role. The Haymaker Board is comprised of a majority of independent directors who are not affiliated with the Sponsor and its affiliates. Haymaker’s independent directors evaluated and unanimously approved, as members of the Haymaker Board, the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, including the Business Combination.
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The Haymaker Board also considered a variety of uncertainties and risks and other potentially negative factors concerning the Business Combination, including, but not limited to, the following:
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Benefits Not Achieved. The risk that the potential benefits of the Business Combination may not be fully achieved, or may not be achieved within the expected timeframe.
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Liquidation of Haymaker. The risks and costs to Haymaker if the Business Combination is not completed, including the risk of diverting management focus and resources from other business combination opportunities, which could result in Haymaker being unable to effect a business combination by July 28, 2026 (or such earlier deadline under the Existing Organizational Documents for the consummation of an initial business combination), and force Haymaker to liquidate.
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No Third-Party Valuation or Fairness Opinion. The risk that the Haymaker Board may not have properly valued Suncrete’s business and did not obtain a fairness opinion to assist in its analysis. For more information, see “Questions and Answers About the Business Combination — Did the Haymaker Board obtain a third-party fairness opinion in determining whether or not to proceed with the Business Combination?”
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Shareholder Vote. The risk that Haymaker’s shareholders may fail to provide the respective votes necessary to effect the Business Combination.
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Closing Conditions. The fact that completion of the Business Combination is conditioned on the satisfaction of certain closing conditions that are not within Haymaker’s control.
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Litigation. The possibility of litigation challenging the Business Combination or that an adverse judgment granting permanent injunctive relief could indefinitely enjoin consummation of the Business Combination.
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Fees and Expenses. The fees and expenses associated with completing the Business Combination.
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Regulatory Risks. Suncrete markets and sells products that are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies, and its activities are subject to certain requirements under the Environmental Protection Act and other applicable laws. Suncrete’s failure to meet those requirements could cause New Suncrete to cease certain of its business activities and may involve the payment of financial penalties.
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Other Risks. Various other risks associated with the Business Combination, the business of Haymaker and the business of Suncrete described under the section titled “Risk Factors” of this document.
The Haymaker Board concluded that the potential benefits that it expected Haymaker and its shareholders to achieve as a result of the Business Combination outweighed the potentially negative factors associated with the Business Combination. Accordingly, the Haymaker Board unanimously determined, based on its consideration of the specific factors listed above, that the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Business Combination, and the consideration to be paid by Haymaker in the Business Combination, were advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of, Haymaker and its shareholders.
Summary of Haymaker’s Financial and Valuation Analysis
Certain Unaudited Suncrete Prospective Financial Information
In connection with Haymaker’s due diligence and consideration of the Business Combination, Suncrete’s management prepared and provided Haymaker with certain financial projections for Suncrete for the calendar years 2025 through 2026, which are summarized below (the “Suncrete Projections”).
The Suncrete Projections were not prepared with a view toward compliance with GAAP, published guidelines of the SEC or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for preparation or presentation of prospective financial information. The inclusion of the Suncrete Projections in this proxy statement/prospectus should not be regarded as an indication that any of Suncrete, Haymaker, New Suncrete, their respective affiliates, officers, directors, advisors or other representatives or
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any other recipient of the Suncrete Projections considered, or now considers, it to be necessarily predictive of actual future performance or events, or that it should be construed as financial guidance, and such summary projections set forth below should not be relied on as such.
The Suncrete Projections include non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Conversion. Please see the table below for a description of how Suncrete defines these non-GAAP financial measures. Suncrete believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides information useful in assessing operating and financial performance across periods, and Free Cash Flow Conversion provides a useful measure of available cash generated by operating activities for investing, to reduce leverage or make distributions. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and non-GAAP financial measures used, by Suncrete may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The Suncrete Projections were prepared solely for internal use and are subjective in many respects. While presented with numeric specificity as of the date on which such forecasts were finalized, the Suncrete Projections reflect numerous estimates and assumptions, which are described in greater detail below. Such estimates and assumptions are inherently uncertain and may be beyond the control of Suncrete, including with respect to, among others, Suncrete’s future results, Suncrete’s ability to execute on its acquisition strategy, changes in the construction market, changes in electricity and diesel prices, changes in applicable regulations, general economic and regulatory conditions and other matters described in the sections titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Risk Factors.” The Suncrete Projections reflect both assumptions as to certain business decisions that are subject to change and, in many respects, subjective judgment, and thus are susceptible to multiple interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments. Suncrete and its affiliates, officers, directors, advisors or other representatives cannot give assurance that the Suncrete Projections and the underlying estimates and assumptions will be realized. The Suncrete Projections constitute “forward-looking statements” and actual results may differ materially and adversely from those set forth below. Suncrete’s current independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”), has not audited, reviewed, examined, compiled or applied agreed-upon procedures with respect to the Suncrete Projections and, accordingly, GT does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto nor has it expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assumes no responsibility for, and disclaims any association with, the prospective financial information. The report of GT included in this proxy statement/prospectus relates to Suncrete’s previously issued historical financial statements. Such report does not extend to the Suncrete Projections included herein and should not be read to do so.
The Suncrete Projections do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date they were prepared, including that as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, Suncrete has not consummated transactions with respect to the $175 million of estimated 2025 acquired Revenue. Had the Suncrete Projections been prepared either as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement or as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, not all similar estimates or assumptions would have been used. Except as required by applicable securities laws, Suncrete does not intend to, and disclaims any obligation to, make publicly available any update or other revision to the Suncrete Projections to reflect circumstances existing since its preparation of the Suncrete Projections or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, even if any or all of the underlying assumptions are shown to be inappropriate, including with respect to the accounting treatment of the Business Combination under GAAP, or to reflect changes in general economic or industry conditions. The Suncrete Projections do not take into account all of the possible financial and other effects of the Business Combination on Suncrete, the effect on Suncrete of any business or strategic decision or action that has been or will be taken as a result of the Business Combination Agreement having been executed, or the effect of any business or strategic decisions or actions that would likely have been taken if the Business Combination Agreement had not been executed, but which were instead altered, accelerated, postponed or not taken in anticipation of the Business Combination. Further, the Suncrete Projections do not take into account the effect on Suncrete of any possible failure of the Business Combination to occur. Neither Suncrete nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors, advisors or other representatives have made, make or are authorized in the future to make any representation to any public shareholder or other person regarding Suncrete’s ultimate performance compared to the information contained in the Suncrete Projections or that the Suncrete Projections will be achieved. The inclusion of the
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Suncrete Projections herein should not be deemed an admission or representation by Haymaker or its affiliates, officers, directors, advisors or other representatives or any other person that they considered, or now considers, it to be material information of Suncrete, particularly in light of the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with such forecasts. The summary of the Suncrete Projections included below is not being included in this proxy statement/prospectus in order to influence any public shareholder’s decision or to induce any public shareholder to vote in favor of any of the proposals at the extraordinary general meeting, but is being provided solely because it was made available to the Haymaker Board in connection with the Business Combination.
No projections or assumptions were separately prepared by Haymaker’s management, but Haymaker’s management and advisors reviewed the Suncrete Projections and underlying assumptions provided by Suncrete. In the view of Suncrete’s management, the Suncrete Projections were prepared on a reasonable basis reflecting Suncrete’s management’s available estimates and judgments as of the date of their preparation. Further, Suncrete affirmed to Haymaker that the financial projections reflect the view of Suncrete’s management about its future performance as of August 11, 2025. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, Suncrete’s management has advised Haymaker that the Suncrete Projections no longer reflect the views of Suncrete’s management regarding Suncrete’s future performance due to (i) Suncrete having not consummated transactions with respect to the $175 million of estimated 2025 acquired revenue during 2025 and (ii) Suncrete’s results during 2025 being significantly impacted by unusually heavy and sustained rainfall across Oklahoma and Arkansas during the year, which limited construction activity and reduced delivery days. The Suncrete Projections are not a statement of fact and should not be viewed as being necessarily indicative of future results, and readers of this proxy statement/prospectus are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the financial projections.
In light of the foregoing, and considering that the extraordinary general meeting will be held months after the Suncrete Projections were prepared, as well as the uncertainties inherent in any forecasted information, public shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information.
The following unaudited prospective financial and operating information should not be regarded as an indication that Suncrete considered, or now considers, it to be necessarily predictive of actual future performance or events, or that it should be construed as financial guidance, and such information does not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date it was prepared.
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Acquired Revenue
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Total Revenue
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Organic Revenue Growth
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Organic Gross Profit
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Acquired Gross Profit
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Total Gross Profit
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Organic Net Income
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Acquired Net Income
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Note:
Financial metrics of an acquired company (other than the Schwarz Entities, which is considered organic in 2025 although it was acquired in 2025) are considered organic following the year in which such company is acquired. All acquisitions are assumed to be completed on January 1.
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For purposes of the Suncrete Projections, organic Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, management fees and transaction expenses. Suncrete calculates Adjusted EBITDA differently for other purposes, including the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation of Suncrete” included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
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For purposes of the Suncrete Projections, acquired Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as acquired net income (loss) before interest expense, acquired income tax expense (benefit), acquired depreciation and acquired amortization and transaction expenses. Suncrete calculates Adjusted EBITDA differently for other purposes, including the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Suncrete” included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
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Comprised of $8 million of organic maintenance CapEx, $4 million of acquired maintenance CapEx and $3 million of acquired growth CapEx.
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Comprised of $16 million of organic maintenance CapEx, $2 million of acquired maintenance CapEx, $3 million of organic growth CapEx and $1 million of acquired growth CapEx.
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Free Cash Flow Conversion is calculated as (x) Adjusted EBITDA minus maintenance CapEx, divided by (y) Adjusted EBITDA.
The material assumptions underlying the Suncrete Projections include the following:
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“Acquired” Financial Metrics: The Suncrete Projections include acquired revenue, acquired gross profit, acquired net income, acquired Adjusted EBITDA, acquired maintenance CapEx and acquired growth CapEx (collectively, the “Acquired Financial Metrics”). The Acquired Financial Metrics are predicated on Suncrete’s projected acquisitions, which are illustrative and consist of a hypothetical mix of target companies (the “Hypothetical Target Companies”) with whom Suncrete had management-level discussions; however, as of the time the Suncrete Projections were prepared, Suncrete had not yet begun formally negotiating letters of intent with any of the Hypothetical Target Companies nor had it received or commenced a detailed review of historical or operational information of any of the Hypothetical Target Companies. While Suncrete believes that it will enter into letters of intent with respect to any combination of the Hypothetical Target Companies or other target companies in the future, there can be no guarantee that it will do so. The Acquired Financial Metrics are primarily based upon preliminary information Suncrete has received from some of the Hypothetical Target Companies, including the number of trucks currently operating, the estimated yardage of concrete poured and the geographic areas in which such Hypothetical Target Companies’ services are being performed. There is no guarantee that Suncrete’s pricing assumptions or the preliminary data it has received will prove to be accurate. In addition, the Acquired Financial Metrics are subject to change based on the acquisitions that Suncrete actually completes and the diligence that it performs on these Hypothetical Target Companies.
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Organic Revenue: Projected organic growth in 2025E constitutes year-over-year changes in Suncrete’s initial platform (the “Initial Platform”), which consists of Eagle, Ram and Schwarz (which was acquired in October 2025), while projected organic growth in 2026E encompasses revenue growth for the Initial Platform and in the case of acquired companies outside of the Initial Platform, revenue growth in Suncrete’s second year of ownership. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, Suncrete has not acquired companies projected to be acquired in 2025 for which organic revenue growth was projected for 2026. Projected organic revenue growth of approximately 6% in 2025E and 2026E are primarily driven by the following assumptions: (i) average Initial Platform growth of 3.9% in 2025E and 2026E and (ii) average price growth of 2.3% in 2025E and 2026E.
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Acquired Revenue: Projected acquired revenue assumes that Suncrete executes acquisitions beyond its initial platform in 2025, resulting in approximately $175 million of additional revenue, which transactions have not been consummated as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus.
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Expenses: Projected costs of goods sold assumes that raw material costs increase on a per ton basis consistent with historical trends. In addition, it is assumed the Schwarz Entities will benefit from strategic sand sourcing enhancements in 2025E, which would materially benefit the cost per ton of sand. Operating expenses of the Initial Platform are assumed to be approximately 15% of sales in 2025E and 2026E, which is consistent with historical levels. With respect to projected acquisitions, Suncrete assumes that acquired businesses have a 33% gross margin and an 18% EBITDA margin, which it views as industry norms for attractive targets in structured markets that are not yet optimized to Suncrete’s standards. It is further assumed that in year two of ownership of the Hypothetical Target Companies, each Hypothetical Target Company will experience volume utilization improvements, procurement benefits and operating leverage enhancements.
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CapEx: The Initial Platform’s Maintenance CapEx is assumed to be approximately 3.2% of revenue on average in 2025E and 2026E. The assumption gives effect to yearly truck and plant maintenance and net replacement costs for the fleet of mixer trucks. Growth CapEx for the Initial Platform accounts for the costs of new mixer trucks; however, based on the age and quality of Suncrete’s current fleet of mixer trucks, Suncrete assumes that the costs of new mixer trucks in the near-term will be minimal. Acquired maintenance CapEx and acquired growth CapEx are assumed to be 2.5% and 1.5% of sales, respectively. Total CapEx is assumed to normalize and stay relatively stable at approximately 3 – 4% of revenue.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation — Adjusted EBITDA
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Acquired Net Income
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(+) Acquired Income Taxes
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Total Acquired Adj. EBITDA
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Total Adj. EBITDA
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| | | $ | 105.1 | | | | | $ | 130.1 | | |
SUNCRETE DOES NOT INTEND TO UPDATE OR OTHERWISE REVISE THE ABOVE SUNCRETE PROJECTIONS TO REFLECT CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING AFTER THE DATE WHEN MADE OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF FUTURE EVENTS, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OR ALL OF THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING SUCH FORECASTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE, EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Selected Public Company Analysis
Haymaker’s management utilized a selected public company analysis to assess the value that the public markets would likely ascribe to Suncrete and this analysis was presented to the Haymaker Board. The selected
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public companies the Haymaker Board reviewed were based on two categories: Industry Consolidators and U.S. Heavy Materials Providers. Industry Consolidator companies included Comfort Systems USA, Inc., SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. and Quanta Services, Inc. U.S. Heavy Materials Provider companies included CRH public limited company, Knife River Corporation, Eagle Materials Inc., Martin Marrietta Materials, Inc. and Vulcan Materials Company.
All of these companies were selected by Haymaker’s management as publicly traded companies having businesses that were considered, in certain respects, to be similar to Suncrete’s business. Many of the selected companies are significantly larger enterprises, with a more diversified product base, and have larger financial resources than Suncrete. Although none of the selected companies reviewed in this analysis are directly comparable to Suncrete, the selected companies had one or more similar operating and financial characteristics as Suncrete:
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Industry Consolidators: These selected public companies have acquisition-led growth strategies and market leadership positions that are similar in certain respects to Suncrete. Although the selected companies are in different industry sectors and have different products, end-markets and customers, these companies have become market leaders in niche sectors.
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U.S. Heavy Materials Providers: Although they have upstream-focused operations, more competitive M&A dynamics and a broader geographic focus compared to Suncrete, these selected public companies generally sell products into end markets and to customers that are similar in certain respects to Suncrete, and experience similar secular tailwinds.
The Haymaker Board reviewed the estimated EBITDA margin, Free Cash Flow conversion, revenue growth and EBITDA growth of each of the selected public companies. These estimates were based on publicly available consensus research analysts’ estimates and other publicly available information, all as October 1, 2025.
The estimated EBITDA margin, Free Cash Flow Conversion, revenue growth and EBITDA growth for the selected public companies are summarized in the table below:
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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
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| | | | 14.4% | | | | | | 88.6% | | | | | | 10.0% | | | | | | 10.2% | | |
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Quanta Services, Inc.
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| | | | 10.3% | | | | | | 81.6% | | | | | | 12.8% | | | | | | 14.4% | | |
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SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.
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| | | | 9.3% | | | | | | 90.8% | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 10.8% | | |
| Median | | | | | 10.3% | | | | | | 88.6% | | | | | | 10.0% | | | | | | 10.8% | | |
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Eagle Materials Inc.
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| | | | 35.1% | | | | | | 41.7% | | | | | | 3.3% | | | | | | 4.2% | | |
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Martin Marrietta Materials, Inc.
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| | | | 33.8% | | | | | | 71.4% | | | | | | 8.5% | | | | | | 11.2% | | |
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| | | | 31.0% | | | | | | 71.6% | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 10.6% | | |
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| | | | 20.5% | | | | | | 63.2% | | | | | | 5.2% | | | | | | 7.1% | | |
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| | | | 17.0% | | | | | | 64.5% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 15.2% | | |
| Median | | | | | 31.0% | | | | | | 64.5% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 10.6% | | |
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Free cash flow conversion is calculated as (x) EBITDA minus CapEx, divided by (y) EBITDA.
The Haymaker Board compared the estimated 2026 Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow Conversion, revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA growth for Suncrete with the median of these metrics for the Industry Consolidator and U.S. Heavy Materials Provider companies. This comparison illustrated an estimated 2026 Adjusted EBITDA Margin of approximately 22.3%, Free Cash Flow Conversion of approximately 86.1%, revenue growth of approximately 24.5% and Adjusted EBITDA growth of approximately of 23.9% with respect to Suncrete, and a median estimated 2026 EBTIDA margin of
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approximately 10.3%, a median estimated 2026 Free Cash Flow Conversion of approximately 88.6%, a median estimated 2026 revenue growth of approximately 10.0% and a median estimated 2026 EBITDA growth of approximately 10.8% for the Industry Consolidator companies, and a median estimated 2026 EBTIDA margin of approximately 31.0%, a median estimated 2026 Free Cash Flow conversion of approximately 64.5%, a median estimated 2026 revenue growth of approximately 6.2% and a median estimated 2026 EBITDA growth of approximately 10.6% for the U.S. Heavy Materials Provider companies. The Haymaker Board’s comparison of Suncrete to the selected public companies allowed the Haymaker Board to conclude that Suncrete’s estimated 2026 Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow Conversion, revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA growth were similar to or above the selected companies’ benchmarks. This analysis supported the Haymaker Board’s determination that the terms of the Business Combination were fair to and in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders.
The projected financial information of Suncrete discussed in the preceding paragraph is predicated on Suncrete’s projected acquisitions, which are illustrative and consist of the Hypothetical Target Companies with whom Suncrete had management-level discussions; however, as of the time the Suncrete Projections were prepared, Suncrete had not yet begun formally negotiating letters of intent with any of the Hypothetical Target Companies nor had it received or commenced a detailed review of historical or operational information of any of the Hypothetical Target Companies. For a more detailed description of the material assumptions underlying the projected financial information, see the section titled “The Business Combination — The Haymaker Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination — Summary of Haymaker’s Financial and Valuation Analysis — Certain Unaudited Suncrete Prospective Financial Information. In addition, with respect to Suncrete, Adjusted EBITDA is comprised of organic Adjusted EBITDA and acquired Adjusted EBITDA. Suncrete’s organic Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, management fees and transaction expenses, while acquired Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as acquired net income (loss) before interest expense, acquired income tax expense (benefit), acquired depreciation and acquired amortization and transaction expenses. In addition, Suncrete’s Free Cash Flow Conversion is calculated as (x) Adjusted EBITDA minus maintenance CapEx, divided by (y) Adjusted EBITDA. Further, Suncrete’s estimated 2026 revenue growth of 24.5% consists of 18.1% acquired revenue growth and 6.4% organic revenue growth, while its estimated 2026 Adjusted EBITDA growth consists of 14.6% acquired Adjusted EBITDA growth and 9.3% organic Adjusted EBITDA growth. In addition, the Haymaker Board reviewed an analysis of the trading metrics and projected/forecasted financial performance for selected publicly traded companies that Haymaker management deemed relevant for purposes of this analysis.
Haymaker management calculated, as of October 1, 2025, among other things, various public market trading multiples for the selected publicly traded companies (based on publicly available consensus research analysts’ estimates and other publicly available information), which are summarized in the table below:
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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
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Quanta Services, Inc.
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| | | | 20.9x | | | | | | 25.6x | | |
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SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.
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| | | | 14.5x | | | | | | 16.0x | | |
| Median | | | | | 20.9x | | | | | | 25.2x | | |
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Martin Marrietta Materials, Inc.
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| | | | 16.8x | | | | | | 23.5x | | |
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Vulcan Materials Company
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| | | | 16.8x | | | | | | 23.4x | | |
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CRH public limited company
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| | | | 11.9x | | | | | | 18.8x | | |
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Eagle Materials Inc.
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| | | | 10.5x | | | | | | 25.2x | | |
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Knife River Corporation
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| | | | 9.7x | | | | | | 15.1x | | |
| Median | | | | | 11.9x | | | | | | 23.4x | | |
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Free cash flow is calculated as EBITDA minus CapEx.
The Haymaker Board compared (a) the estimated total enterprise value of Suncrete, based on the value implied by the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, divided by estimated 2026 Adjusted EBITDA and estimated 2026 free cash flow for Suncrete with (b) with the median total enterprise value implied by the selected public companies’ trading values divided by their estimated 2026 EBITDA and estimated 2026 free cash flow. This comparison illustrated an estimated enterprise value divided by estimated 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of 7.5x and an estimated enterprise value divided by estimated 2026 free cash flow of 8.7x with respect to Suncrete, a median enterprise value divided by estimated 2026 EBITDA of 20.9x and a median enterprise value divided by estimated 2026 free cash flow of 25.2x with respect to the Industry Consolidator companies and a median enterprise value divided by estimated 2026 EBITDA of 11.9x and a median enterprise value divided by estimated 2026 free cash flow of 23.4x with respect to the U.S. Heavy Materials Provider companies. The Haymaker Board’s comparison of these ratios allowed the Haymaker Board to conclude that the enterprise value of Suncrete implied by the terms of the Business Combination represented an Adjusted EBITDA multiple and free cash flow multiple that were less than that of the selected public companies. This analysis further supported the Haymaker Board’s determination that the terms of the Business Combination were fair to and in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders.
Satisfaction of 80% Test
It is a requirement under the Existing Organizational Documents and the NYSE listing requirements that the business or assets acquired in an Initial Business Combination have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance of the funds in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to Haymaker’s management for working capital purposes and excluding the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for an Initial Business Combination. In connection with its evaluation and approval of the Business Combination, the Haymaker Board determined that the fair market value of Suncrete exceeded $276 million based on, among other things, revenue multiples.
As of September 30, 2025, the balance of the funds in the Trust Account was approximately $254.6 million, 80% thereof representing approximately $203.7 million. In reaching its conclusion that the Business Combination meets the 80% test, the Haymaker Board used as a fair market value the enterprise value of approximately $972.6 million, which was implied based on the terms of the transactions agreed to by the parties in negotiating the Business Combination. In determining whether the purchase price represents the fair market value of Suncrete, the Haymaker Board considered all of the factors described in the subsection titled “The Business Combination — Haymaker Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination,” and the fact that the purchase price for Suncrete was the result of an arm’s-length negotiation. As a result, the Haymaker concluded that the fair market value of the businesses acquired was significantly in excess of 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account. In light of the financial background and experience of the members of Haymaker’s management team and the Haymaker Board, the Haymaker Board believes that the members of Haymaker’s management team and the Haymaker Board are qualified to determine whether the Business Combination meets the 80% test. The Haymaker Board did not seek or obtain an opinion of an outside fairness or valuation advisor as to whether the 80% test has been met.
Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination
In considering the recommendation of the SPAC Board to vote in favor of the Business Combination, shareholders should be aware that, aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor and certain of SPAC’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of other shareholders generally. SPAC’s directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Business Combination, and in recommending to shareholders that they approve the Business Combination. Shareholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the Business Combination. These interests include, among other things:
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the fact that the Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private
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placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000, which, if unrestricted and freely tradeable, would be valued at approximately $9,418,856, based on the most recent closing prices of the SPAC Public Warrants and the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares on November 7, 2025 of $1.00 per warrant and $11.31 per share, respectively (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers and directors have agreed to not redeem any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement), and that such SPAC Founder Shares could have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination, which if unrestricted and freely tradable would be valued approximately $65,032,500, based on the most recent closing price of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares of $11.31 per share on November 7, 2025 (prior to giving effect to the Sponsor Distribution);
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if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event SPAC is unable to consummate an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify SPAC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser amount per Public Share as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of (a) any third party (other than SPAC’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to SPAC or (b) a prospective target business with which SPAC has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, but only if such a third party or target business has not executed a waiver of all rights to seek access to the Trust Account;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations;
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the fact that the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will lose their entire investment in SPAC if an Initial Business Combination is not completed within the Combination Period;
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the fact that the Sponsor has invested an aggregate of $8,001,000 (consisting of $25,000 for the SPAC Founder Shares and $7,976,000 for the private placement units), which means that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors stand to make a significant profit on their investment and could potentially recoup their entire investment in Haymaker even if the trading price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock was as low as approximately $[•] per share (after giving effect to the transfer to Dothan Independent of the Dothan Founder Shares and Dothan Assumed Warrants following the Sponsor Distribution and assuming the loans and out-of-pocket expenses described below are repaid and reimbursed, respectively, by Haymaker). Therefore, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may experience a positive rate of return on their investment, even if our Public Shareholders experience a negative rate of return on their investment;
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the fact that after the Business Combination, assuming there are no redemptions of Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor will beneficially own approximately 1.2% of the PubCo Class A Common Stock. Please see the section titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” for additional information;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers may be incentivized to complete the Business Combination, or an alternative initial business combination, with a less favorable company or on terms less favorable to shareholders, rather than to liquidate, which would cause the Sponsor to lose its entire investment. As a result, the Sponsor may have a conflict of interest in determining whether Suncrete is an appropriate business with which to complete a business combination and/or in evaluating the terms of the Business Combination;
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the fact that the Sponsor and Haymaker’s officers and directors (or their affiliates) have made, and may make in the future, working capital and extension loans to Haymaker. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the Sponsor has loaned an aggregate of approximately $1,880,000 to
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Haymaker under unsecured promissory notes to fund operating and transaction expenses in connection with the Business Combination and fund payments into the Trust Account, in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents, to extend the date by which Haymaker must consummate an initial business combination, and may make additional loans after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus for such purposes. If the Business Combination is not consummated and another business combination is not otherwise completed, these working capital loans may not be repaid and would be forgiven except to the extent there are funds available to Haymaker outside of the Trust Account;
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the fact that pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents, Haymaker has renounced any interest or expectancy of Haymaker 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 any individual serving as a director or officer of Haymaker, about which any such director or officer acquires knowledge. In the course of their other business activities, Haymaker’s officers and directors may have become aware of other investment and business opportunities which might have been appropriate for presentation to Haymaker as well as the other entities with which they were affiliated. Haymaker’s management had pre-existing fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and if there was a conflict of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented, any entity with whom Haymaker’s management had a pre-existing fiduciary obligation would have been presented the opportunity before Haymaker was presented with it (see the subsection titled “Fiduciary Duties of Haymaker’s Directors and Officers” for more information). Haymaker does not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of Haymaker’s officers or directors materially affected Haymaker’s search for a business combination, including the negotiation or recommendation thereof or the provision of advice in connection therewith;
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the fact that the Sponsor transferred an indirect interest in a portion of its SPAC Founder Shares and all of its private placement warrants to Dothan Independent;
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the anticipated service of Andrew Heyer and Christopher Bradley as directors of New Suncrete following the Business Combination, and the compensation that they will receive for such service; and
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the fact that Haymaker’s existing directors and officers will be entitled to indemnification and the continuation of Haymaker’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination.
Interests of Suncrete, Dothan, SunTx and Their Respective Directors and Officers in the Business Combination
Certain members and affiliates of Suncrete, Dothan Concrete, Dothan Independent, Dothan Management, SunTx, and their respective directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of the other members of Suncrete or Dothan Concrete. These interests and their corresponding relationships include, among other things, the following:
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Suncrete is a portfolio company of SunTx. Dothan Concrete is the parent of, and owns a controlling interest in, Suncrete. Dothan Independent is owned and controlled by SunTx and is the sponsor of, and a member of, Dothan Concrete. SunTx Capital Partners III, LP (“SunTx Fund III”) is a private equity fund managed and advised by an affiliate of SunTx, and owns an interest in Dothan Concrete. Dothan Management, provides management and consulting services to Suncrete (including advice and assistance concerning the operations, strategic and capital planning, and financing of Suncrete and its subsidiaries) pursuant to the Dothan Management Agreement.
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The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, Suncrete, Dothan Management, and PubCo will enter into the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment, which will provide, in pertinent part, for (i) the assumption of the Dothan Management Agreement by PubCo from Suncrete and (ii) payment by PubCo (or at PubCo’s direction) to Dothan Management of diligence and integration fees in the amount of $10 million as the diligence and integration fee in consideration for the services provided by Dothan Management and its personnel to Suncrete in relation to the Business Combination. The terms of the Dothan Management Agreement (including payment of the diligence and integration fee) were approved in advance by the members of Suncrete.
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On September 10, 2025, Dothan Independent and the Sponsor entered into a subscription agreement and amendment to LLC agreement, pursuant to which Dothan Independent agreed to contribute $500,000 in cash to Sponsor in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of Sponsor (representing an indirect interest in 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares (the “Dothan Founder Shares”) and an indirect interest in the Sponsor’s 398,800 private placement warrants (the “Dothan Assumed Warrants”)) in order to loan and fund certain extension costs to the SPAC. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Sponsor will distribute the Dothan Founder Shares and the Dothan Assumed Warrants to Dothan Independent, and following the Business Combination, as a result of its investment in Sponsor, Dothan Independent will receive 2,800,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and 398,800 Assumed SPAC Warrants.
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The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, upon the Closing, in addition to the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent (the “Dothan Closing Shares”).
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The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, upon the Closing, Dothan Concrete will receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock in exchange for each Company Common Unit and Company Preferred Unit held by Dothan Concrete. All other members of Suncrete holding Company Common Units and/or Company Preferred Units will receive PubCo Class A Common Stock (which has one vote per share). No other member of Suncrete will receive PubCo Class B Common Stock as a result of the Business Combination. A supermajority of all members of Suncrete receiving PubCo Class A Common Stock (rather than PubCo Class B Common Stock) will be obtained via the Written Consent to approve the issuance of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Concrete.
Potential Purchases of Public Shares
Permitted Purchases of Our Securities
If Haymaker seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination and does not conduct redemptions in connection with such Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Sponsor, and Haymaker’s initial stockholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase Public Shares or public warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of the Business Combination. There is no limit on the number of shares such initial stockholders, directors, officers or their affiliates may purchase in such transactions, subject to compliance with applicable law. If they engage in such transactions, they will not make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material nonpublic information not disclosed publicly or if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Haymaker does not anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply with such rules. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting requirements. None of the funds held in the trust account will be used to purchase shares or public warrants in such transactions prior to completion of the Business Combination.
The purpose of any such purchases of shares could be to increase the likelihood of obtaining stockholder approval of the Business Combination or to satisfy a closing condition in an agreement that requires Haymaker to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of the Business Combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met, provided that any shares purchased would not be permitted to vote in favor of the Business Combination. The purpose of any such purchases of public warrants could be to reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrantholders for approval in connection with our Business Combination. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of the Business Combination that may not otherwise have been possible. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of Haymaker’s Class A Common Shares or warrants may be reduced and the number of beneficial holders of Haymaker’s securities may be reduced, which may make it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange.
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Haymaker’s sponsor, officers, directors and/or their affiliates anticipate that they may identify the stockholders with whom Haymaker’s sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates may pursue privately negotiated purchases by either the stockholders contacting us directly or by our receipt of redemption requests submitted by stockholders following our mailing of proxy materials in connection with our Business Combination. To the extent that the sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates enter into a private purchase, they would identify and contact only potential selling stockholders who have expressed their election to redeem their shares for a pro rata share of the trust account or vote against our Business Combination, whether or not such stockholder has already submitted a proxy with respect to our Business Combination. Haymaker’s sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates will only purchase Public Shares if such purchases comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and the other federal securities laws.
Any purchases by Haymaker’s sponsor, officers, directors and/or their affiliates who are affiliated purchasers under Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act will only be made to the extent such purchases are able to be made in compliance with Rule 10b-18, which is a safe harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. Rule 10b-18 has certain technical requirements that must be complied with in order for the safe harbor to be available to the purchaser. The Sponsor, officers, directors and/or their affiliates will not make purchases of common stock if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. Haymaker expects that any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchases are subject to such reporting requirements.
Total Company Shares to Be Issued in the Business Combination
The following table summarizes the pro forma ownership of New Suncrete Common Stock immediately following the Business Combination under five redemption scenarios: no additional redemptions, 25% redemptions, 50% redemptions, 75% redemptions and maximum redemptions. For illustrative purposes, the information in the table also assumes that (i) there are no other issuances of equity interests of SPAC or Suncrete prior to the closing of the Business Combination, (ii) none of SPAC’s Initial Shareholders purchase any additional SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the closing of the Business Combination and (iii) that the Business Combination closes on February 13, 2026. In addition, the information in this table does not take into account Assumed SPAC Warrants that will remain outstanding following the Business Combination and may be exercised at a later date. The actual results will be within the parameters described by the scenarios above. However, there can be no assurance regarding which scenario will be closest to the actual results. Stockholders will experience additional dilution to the extent PubCo issues additional shares of PubCo Common Stock after the closing of the Business Combination. Stockholders will also experience additional dilution to the extent that the Sponsor elects to convert any amounts outstanding under existing promissory notes into securities of PubCo. The table below excludes shares of PubCo Common Stock that will initially be available for issuance under the 2026 Plan and ESPP and 3,517,253 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as Rollover Equity Awards. Please see the sections titled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Ownership of New Suncrete After the Closing” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for further information.
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| | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 19.4% | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 20.5% | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 21.9% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 14,099,535 | | | | | | 25.1% | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
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| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 31.1% | | | | | | 7.9% | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 18,470,924 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 14,313,950 | | | | | | 22.2% | | | | | | 5.1% | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 10,156,975 | | | | | | 16.8% | | | | | | 3.7% | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | | | 10.7% | | | | | | 2.2% | | |
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Haymaker
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| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
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PIPE Investors
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| | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 12.2% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.0% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 13.8% | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 14.8% | | | | | | 3.3% | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 8,916,667 | | | | | | 15.9% | | | | | | 3.3% | | |
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Dothan Concrete
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| | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 25.3% | | | | | | 64.4% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 26.9% | | | | | | 65.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 28.6% | | | | | | 66.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 30.6% | | | | | | 67.3% | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 184,329,650 | | | | | | 32.8% | | | | | | 68.3% | | |
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Dothan
Independent |
| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 18.5% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.8% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.3% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | 19.6% | | |
| Total | | | | | 72,791,333 | | | | | | 286,388,018 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 68,634,358 | | | | | | 282,231,043 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,477,384 | | | | | | 278,074,069 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 60,320,409 | | | | | | 273,917,094 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 56,163,434 | | | | | | 269,760,119 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
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Board of Directors of New Suncrete Following the Business Combination
The parties anticipate that, upon consummation of the Business Combination, New Suncrete’s Board will be a classified board comprised of eight members. Each director will hold office until their term expires at the next annual meeting of stockholders for such director’s class or until his death, resignation, removal or the earlier termination of his term of office. Each of Haymaker’s incumbent directors other than Christopher Bradley and Andrew R. Heyer will resign from the Haymaker Board upon the closing of the Business Combination.
The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each of the expected directors and executive officers of New Suncrete upon consummation of the Business Combination. For biographical information concerning the executive officers and directors following the Business Combination, see “Management Following the Business Combination.”
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| Randall Edgar | | | | | 69 | | | |
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| Tommy Wentroth | | | | | 44 | | | | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Non-Employee Directors | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ned N. Fleming, III | | | | | 65 | | | | Executive Chairman | |
| Christopher Bradley | | | | | 48 | | | | Director | |
| Andrew R. Heyer | | | | | 68 | | | | Director | |
| William Holden | | | | | 74 | | | | Director | |
| Bretton Johnston | | | | | 64 | | | | Director | |
| Mark R. Matteson | | | | | 62 | | | | Director | |
| David Rees-Jones | | | | | 33 | | | | Director | |
Redemption Rights
Under the Existing Organizational Documents, holders of Public Shares may elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash at the applicable redemption price per share calculated in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents. As of the record date, this would have amounted to $[•] per share. If a holder exercises its redemption rights, then such holder will exchange its shares of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares received in exchange for its Public Shares for cash and will not own Public Shares or shares of Haymaker. Such a holder will be entitled to receive cash for its SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares only if it properly demands redemption and delivers its shares (either physically or electronically) to Haymaker’s transfer agent in accordance with the procedures described herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a holder of the Public Shares, together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights in excess of the 15% threshold. Accordingly, all Public Shares in excess of the 15% threshold beneficially owned by a Public Shareholder or group will not be redeemed for cash. In order to determine whether a shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with any other shareholder, Haymaker will require each Public Shareholder seeking to exercise redemption rights to certify to Haymaker whether such shareholder is acting in concert or as a group with any other shareholder. Each redemption of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares by Haymaker’s Public Shareholders will decrease the amount in the Trust Account. In no event will Haymaker redeem Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. See the subsection titled “Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Meeting of Warrantholders — Redemption Rights” for the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your shares for cash.
Appraisal Rights
There are no appraisal rights available to holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, or SPAC Warrants in connection with the Business Combination under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands or the DGCL.
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Expected Accounting Treatment
The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Haymaker will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This determination is primarily based on Suncrete members comprising a relative majority of the voting power of New Suncrete and having the ability to nominate the members of the New Suncrete Board, Suncrete’s operations prior to the acquisition comprising the only ongoing operations of New Suncrete and Suncrete’s senior management comprising a majority of the senior management of New Suncrete. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the post-combination company will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Suncrete with the Business Combination treated as the equivalent of Suncrete issuing stock for the net assets of Haymaker, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Haymaker will be stated at historical costs, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be presented as those of Suncrete in future reports of New Suncrete.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following discussion is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations (i) for U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders (each as defined below, and together, “Holders”) of SPAC Ordinary Shares, SPAC Cayman Units, and SPAC Cayman Warrants (for purposes of this section, “SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity”) with respect to the exercise of redemption rights and the Domestication; (ii) for Holders of the ownership and disposition of SPAC Class A Common Stock, SPAC Class B Common Stock, SPAC Delaware Warrants, and SPAC Delaware Units (for purposes of this section, and excluding the SPAC Delaware Warrants, “SPAC (Delaware) Equity”) exchanged as part of the Initial Merger in exchange for PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, and Assumed SPAC Warrants, as applicable; and (iii) for Holders of the ownership and disposition of the Company Common Units (other than Company Incentive Units), Company Preferred Units, Company Senior Preferred Units, and Company Incentive Units (for purposes of this section, “Company Equity”) in exchange for PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution, and the Rollover Equity Award, as applicable. This section applies only to Holders that hold their SPAC Equity, Domesticated SPAC Equity, and Company Equity as “capital assets” for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, property held for investment). SPAC is referred to herein as “SPAC (Cayman Islands)” for the period prior to the Domestication, and as “SPAC (Delaware)” for the period following the Domestication up to the time of the Initial Merger Effective Time.
This discussion is limited to U.S. federal income tax considerations and does not address estate or any gift tax considerations or considerations arising under the tax laws of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction. This discussion does not describe all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances, including the alternative minimum tax, the Medicare tax on certain investment income and the different consequences that may apply if you are subject to special rules under U.S. federal income tax law that apply to certain types of investors, such as:
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financial institutions or financial services entities;
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broker-dealers;
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taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market accounting rules with respect to the SPAC Equity;
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tax-exempt entities;
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governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;
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insurance companies;
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regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts;
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partnerships (including entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes);
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U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;
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persons that acquired their Company Equity in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation;
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persons that hold their SPAC Equity or Company Equity as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, wash sale, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction;
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U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; or
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“controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies” or corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax.
If a partnership (or any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds SPAC Equity or Company Equity, the tax treatment of such partnership and a person treated as a partner of such partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding any SPAC Equity or Company Equity and persons that are treated as partners of such partnerships should consult their tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of the Domestication, the Initial Merger, or the Acquisition Merger, as applicable.
This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), proposed, temporary and final Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof. All of the foregoing is subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax considerations described herein.
The following discussion discusses solely the consequences of the Domestication, the Initial Merger, and the Acquisition Merger and, except as expressly set forth herein, does not discuss any other steps that may be taken in connection with the foregoing.
We have not sought, and do not intend to, seek any rulings from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) as to any U.S. federal income tax considerations described herein. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take positions inconsistent with the considerations discussed below or that any such positions would not be sustained by a court.
THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DOMESTICATION, THE INITIAL MERGER, AND THE ACQUISITION MERGER. EACH HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH HOLDER OF THE DOMESTICATION, THE INITIAL MERGER, THE ACQUISITION MERGER, AND THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF PUBCO COMMON STOCK RECEIVED IN THE INITIAL MERGER AND THE ACQUISITION MERGER, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECTS OF U.S. FEDERAL NON-INCOME, STATE AND LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.
U.S. HOLDERS
As used herein, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of a SPAC Equity or Company Equity who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation (or other entity that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
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a trust if (1) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a United States person.
Effects to U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights
This section is addressed to Redeeming U.S. Holders (as defined below) of SPAC’s shares that elect to have their shares redeemed for cash. For purposes of this discussion, a “Redeeming U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner that so redeems its SPAC shares and is:
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation (or other entity that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
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a trust if (1) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a United States person.
The balance of the discussion under this heading is subject in its entirety to the discussion below under the heading “— PFIC Considerations.” If we are considered a “passive foreign investment company” for these purposes (which we will be, unless a “start up” exception applies), then the tax consequences of the redemption will be as outlined in that discussion, below.
A Redeeming U.S. Holder will generally 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 therefor 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 or rights). 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 SPAC Equity, 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 rights) 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 SPAC 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 SPAC 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 SPAC. 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 SPAC’s current or accumulated earnings and profits. However, for the purposes of the dividends-received deduction and of “qualified dividend” treatment, due to the redemption right, a Redeeming U.S.
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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.
Tax Effects of the Domestication to U.S. Holders
The U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Domestication will depend primarily upon whether the Domestication qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code.
Under Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, a reorganization is a “mere change in identity, form, or place of organization of one corporation, however effected” (an “F Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Domestication, SPAC will transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware.
It is intended that the Domestication qualify as an F Reorganization. However, SPAC has not sought, and does not intend to seek, any ruling from the IRS with respect to the qualification of the Domestication as an F Reorganization, and the closing of the Domestication is not conditioned on the receipt of any ruling from the IRS or any opinion of counsel with respect to the qualification of the Domestication as an F Reorganization. Consequently, no assurance can be given that the IRS will not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of those set forth below. Accordingly, each U.S. Holder of SPAC Equity is urged to consult its tax advisor with respect to the particular tax consequence of the Domestication to such U.S. Holder.
Assuming the Domestication qualifies as an F Reorganization, U.S. Holders of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity generally should not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes on the Domestication, except as provided below under the sections titled “— Effects of Section 367 to U.S. Holders of SPAC Equity” and “— PFIC Considerations,” and the Domestication should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if SPAC (Cayman Islands) (i) transferred all of its assets and liabilities to SPAC (Delaware) in exchange for all of the outstanding SPAC (Delaware) Equity; and (ii) then distributed the SPAC (Delaware) Equity to the holders of SPAC Equity in liquidation of SPAC (Cayman Islands). The taxable year of SPAC (Cayman Islands) will be deemed to end on the date of the Domestication.
Subject to the discussion below under the section titled “— PFIC Considerations,” if the Domestication fails to qualify as an F Reorganization, a U.S. Holder of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity generally would recognize gain or loss with respect to its SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the fair market value of the corresponding SPAC (Delaware) Equity received in the Domestication and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity surrendered.
Following the Domestication, a U.S. Holder generally would be required to include in gross income as U.S. source dividend income the amount of any distribution of cash or other property paid or deemed paid on the SPAC (Delaware) Equity to the extent the distribution is paid out of SPAC (Delaware)’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Dividends received by a U.S. Holder that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes generally will qualify for a dividends received deduction if the requisite holding period is satisfied. With certain exceptions, and provided certain holding period requirements are met, dividends received by a non-corporate U.S. Holder will generally constitute “qualified dividends” that will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at preferential long-term capital gains rates. U.S. Holders are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding this and any
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other tax considerations of owning common and preferred stock of a U.S. corporation, i.e., SPAC (Delaware), rather than a non-U.S. corporation following the Domestication.
Basis and Holding Period Considerations
Assuming the Domestication qualifies as an F Reorganization, subject to the discussion below under the section titled “— PFIC Considerations”:
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the tax basis of SPAC (Delaware) Equity received by a U.S. Holder in the Domestication will equal the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity surrendered in exchange therefor, increased by any amount included in the income of such U.S. Holder as a result of Section 367 of the Code (as discussed below); and
(ii)
the holding period for SPAC (Delaware) Equity received by a U.S. Holder will include such U.S. Holder’s holding period for SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity surrendered in exchange therefor.
If the Domestication fails to qualify as an F Reorganization, the U.S. Holder’s basis in SPAC (Delaware) Equity would be equal to the fair market value of such SPAC (Delaware) Equity on the date of the Domestication, and such U.S. Holder’s holding period for such SPAC (Delaware) Equity would begin on the day following the date of the Domestication. U.S. Holders who hold different blocks of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity (generally, SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices) should consult their tax advisors to determine how the above rules apply to them, and the discussion above does not specifically address all of the consequences to U.S. Holders who hold different blocks of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity.
Effects of Section 367 to U.S. Holders of SPAC Equity
Section 367 of the Code applies to certain transactions involving foreign corporations, including a redomiciliation of a foreign corporation in a transaction that qualifies as an F Reorganization. Subject to the discussion below under the section titled “— PFIC Considerations,” Section 367 of the Code imposes U.S. federal income tax on certain U.S. persons in connection with transactions that would otherwise be tax-deferred. Section 367(b) of the Code will generally apply to U.S. Holders on the date of the Domestication.
U.S. Holders Who Own 10 Percent or More (By Vote or Value) of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity
Subject to the discussion below under the section titled “— PFIC Considerations,” a U.S. Holder who beneficially owns (actually or constructively) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity entitled to vote or 10% or more of the total value of all classes of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity (a “10% U.S. Shareholder”) on the date of the Domestication generally must include in income as a deemed dividend paid by SPAC (Cayman Islands) the “all earnings and profits amount” attributable to the SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity (for purposes of this section, “Existing Shares”) it owns within the meaning of Treasury Regulations under Section 367 of the Code. A U.S. Holder’s ownership of any warrants or options with respect to SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity will be taken into account in determining whether such U.S. Holder is a 10% U.S. Shareholder. Complex attribution rules apply in determining whether a U.S. Holder is a 10% U.S. Shareholder, and all U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to these attribution rules.
A 10% U.S. Shareholder’s “all earnings and profits amount” with respect to its Existing Shares is the net positive earnings and profits of SPAC (Cayman) (as determined under Treasury Regulations under Section 367 of the Code) attributable to such Existing Shares (as determined under Treasury Regulations under Section 367 of the Code). Treasury Regulations under Section 367 of the Code provide that the “all earnings and profits amount” attributable to a shareholder’s stock is determined according to the principles of Section 1248 of the Code. In general, Section 1248 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder provide that the amount of earnings and profits attributable to a block of stock (as defined in Treasury Regulations under Section 1248 of the Code) in a foreign corporation is the ratably allocated portion of the foreign corporation’s earnings and profits generated during the period the shareholder held the block of stock.
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SPAC (Cayman Islands) expects to have a deficit in earnings and profits on the date of the Domestication. If SPAC (Cayman Islands)’s cumulative net earnings and profits through the date of the Domestication is less than or equal to zero, then a 10% U.S. Shareholder should not be required to include in gross income an “all earnings and profits amount” with respect to its Existing Shares. However, it is possible that, notwithstanding SPAC (Cayman Islands)’s expectations, the amount of SPAC (Cayman Islands)’s cumulative net earnings and profits could be positive through the date of the Domestication, in which case a 10% U.S. Shareholder would be required to include its “all earnings and profits amount” in income as a deemed dividend paid by SPAC (Cayman Islands) under Treasury Regulations under Section 367 as a result of the Domestication. Therefore, there can be no assurance that SPAC (Cayman Islands) will indeed have a deficit in earnings and profits on the date of the Domestication.
U.S. Holders Who Own Less Than 10% (By Vote or Value) of SPAC Equity
Subject to the discussion below under the section titled “— PFIC Considerations,” a U.S. Holder whose Existing Shares, on the date of the Domestication, have a fair market value of $50,000 or more and who, on the date of the Domestication, is not a 10% U.S. Shareholder generally will recognize gain (but not loss) with respect to its Existing Shares in the Domestication or, in the alternative, may elect to recognize the “all earnings and profits” amount attributable to such U.S. Holder’s Existing Shares as described below.
Subject to the discussion below under the section titled “— PFIC Considerations,” unless a U.S. Holder makes the “all earnings and profits election” as described below, such U.S. Holder generally must recognize gain (but not loss) with respect to the shares of SPAC (Delaware) Equity received in the Domestication in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of such shares of SPAC (Delaware) Equity over the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Existing Shares deemed surrendered in exchange therefor. U.S. Holders who hold different blocks of Existing Shares (generally, Existing 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.
In lieu of recognizing any gain as described in the preceding paragraph, a U.S. Holder may elect to include in income as a deemed dividend paid by SPAC (Cayman Islands) the “all earnings and profits amount” attributable to its Existing Shares under Section 367(b) of the Code. There are, however, strict conditions for making this election. This election must comply with applicable Treasury Regulations and generally must include, among other things:
(i)
a statement that the Domestication is a Section 367(b) exchange (within the meaning of the applicable Treasury Regulations);
(ii)
a complete description of the Domestication;
(iii)
a description of any stock, securities or other consideration transferred or received in the Domestication;
(iv)
a statement describing the amounts required to be taken into account for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
(v)
a statement that the U.S. Holder is making the election that includes (A) a copy of the information that the U.S. Holder received from SPAC (Cayman Islands) establishing and substantiating the U.S. Holder’s “all earnings and profits amount” with respect to the U.S. Holder’s Existing Shares and (B) a representation that the U.S. Holder has notified SPAC (Cayman Islands) or SPAC (Delaware) that the U.S. Holder is making the election; and
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certain other information required to be furnished with the U.S. Holder’s tax return or otherwise furnished pursuant to the Code or the Treasury Regulations.
In addition, the election must be attached by an electing U.S. Holder to such U.S. Holder’s timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the year of the Domestication, and the U.S. Holder must send notice of making the election to SPAC (Cayman Islands) or SPAC (Delaware) no later than the date such tax return is filed. In connection with this election, SPAC (Cayman Islands) may in its discretion provide each U.S. Holder eligible to make such an election with information regarding SPAC (Cayman Islands)’s earnings and profits upon written request.
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SPAC (Cayman Islands) expects to have a deficit in earnings and profits through the date of the Domestication and if that proves to be the case, U.S. Holders who make this election are not expected to have any income inclusion under Section 367(b) of the Code, provided that the U.S. Holder properly executes the election and complies with the applicable notice requirements. However, as noted above, if it were ultimately determined that SPAC (Cayman Islands) had positive earnings and profits through the date of the Domestication, a U.S. Holder that makes the election described herein could have an “all earnings and profits amount” with respect to its Existing Shares, and thus could be required to include that amount in income as a deemed dividend paid by SPAC (Cayman Islands) under applicable Treasury Regulations as a result of the Domestication.
A U.S. Holder who is not a 10% U.S. Shareholder on the date of the Domestication and whose Existing Shares have a fair market value of less than $50,000 on the date of the Domestication generally should not be required to recognize any gain or loss or include any part of the “all earnings and profits amount” in income under Section 367 of the Code in connection with the Domestication. However, such U.S. Holder may be subject to taxation under the PFIC rules as discussed below under the section titled “— PFIC Considerations.”
EACH U.S. HOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE CONSEQUENCES TO IT OF THE DOMESTICATION INCLUDING THE MAKING AN ELECTION TO INCLUDE IN INCOME THE “ALL EARNINGS AND PROFITS AMOUNT” ATTRIBUTABLE TO ITS EXISTING SHARES UNDER SECTION 367(b) OF THE CODE AND THE APPROPRIATE FILING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AN ELECTION.
ALL U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE EFFECT OF SECTION 367 OF THE CODE TO THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
PFIC Considerations
Regardless of whether the Domestication qualifies as an F Reorganization (and, if the Domestication qualifies as an F Reorganization, in addition to the discussion under the section titled “— Effects of Section 367 to U.S. Holders of SPAC Equity” above), the Domestication could be a taxable event to U.S. Holders under the PFIC provisions of the Code if SPAC (Cayman Islands) is considered a PFIC. SPAC (Cayman Islands) believes it was a PFIC for its most recent taxable years ended on December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, and thus it is expected to be treated as a PFIC for the taxable year of the domestication.
Definition of a PFIC
A foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) corporation will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if either (i) 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 or (ii) at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year (generally 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 received from unrelated persons) and gains from the disposition of passive assets. The determination of whether a foreign corporation is a PFIC is made annually. Pursuant to a “startup exception,” a foreign corporation will not be a PFIC for the first taxable year the foreign corporation has gross income (the “startup year”) if (1) no predecessor of the foreign corporation was a PFIC; (2) the foreign corporation satisfies the IRS that it will not be a PFIC for either of the first two taxable years following the startup year; and (3) the foreign corporation is not in fact a PFIC for either of those years.
PFIC Status of SPAC (Cayman Islands)
Based upon the composition of its income and assets and the manner in which it operates its business, SPAC (Cayman Islands) believes it was a PFIC for its most recent taxable years ended on December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, and thus it is expected to be treated as a PFIC with respect to U.S. Holders of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity for the taxable year of the Domestication.
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Effects of PFIC Rules on Redeeming U.S. Holders
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, rights 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:
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any gain recognized by the Redeeming U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its shares, rights or warrants (which would include the redemption, if such redemption is treated as a sale under the rules discussed under the heading “— Effects to Non-U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights,” above; and
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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 under the heading “— Effects to Non-U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights,” above.
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the amount of gain allocated to the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder recognized the gain, or to the period in the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of the first taxable year in which SPAC (Cayman Islands) was a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;
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the amount of gain allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the Redeeming U.S. Holder and included in such Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period would be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the Redeeming U.S. Holder; and
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an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the Redeeming U.S. Holder in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year (described in the third bullet above) of such Redeeming U.S. Holder.
A Redeeming U.S. Holder may avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above by making a timely QEF Election (as noted above and if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share SPAC’s 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 SPAC’s 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. The QEF Election is as defined and discussed below under the heading “— QEF Election and Mark-to-Market Election.”
Absent a QEF Election (or a QEF Election along with a purging election) or a MTM Election (as described below), the redemption could be a taxable event under the PFIC rules and a Redeeming U.S. Holder’s gain, if any, would be taxed under the PFIC rules in the manner set forth above.
Effects of PFIC Rules on the Domestication
Even if the Domestication qualifies as an F Reorganization, Section 1291(f) of the Code requires that, to the extent provided in Treasury Regulations, a U.S. person who disposes of stock of a PFIC (which, under proposed Treasury Regulations may include a U.S. person exchanging warrants of a PFIC for newly issued warrants in connection with a redomiciliation transaction) recognizes gain notwithstanding any other
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provision of the Code. No final Treasury Regulations are currently in effect under Section 1291(f) of the Code. However, proposed Treasury Regulations under Section 1291(f) of the Code have been promulgated with a retroactive effective date. If finalized in their current form, those proposed Treasury Regulations would require gain recognition to U.S. Holders of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity as a result of the Domestication if:
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SPAC (Cayman Islands) was classified as a PFIC at any time during such U.S. Holder’s holding period in such SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity; and
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the U.S. Holder had not timely made (a) a QEF Election (as defined below) for the first taxable year in which the U.S. Holder owned such Existing Shares or in which SPAC (Cayman Islands) was a PFIC, whichever is later (or a QEF Election along with a purging election), or (b) a MTM Election (as defined below) with respect to such Existing Shares. Currently, applicable Treasury Regulations provide that neither a QEF Election nor a MTM Election can be made with respect to warrants of a PFIC, as further described below.
The tax on any such recognized gain would be imposed based on a complex set of computational rules designed to offset the tax deferral with respect to the undistributed earnings of SPAC (Cayman Islands). Under these rules:
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the U.S. Holder’s gain will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for such U.S. Holder’s SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity;
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the amount of gain allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain, or to the period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of the first taxable year in which SPAC (Cayman Islands) was a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;
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the amount of gain allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in such U.S. Holder’s holding period would be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder; and
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an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year (described in the third bullet above) of such U.S. Holder.
In addition, the proposed Treasury Regulations provide coordinating rules with Section 367(b) of the Code, whereby, if the gain recognition rule of the proposed Treasury Regulations discussed in the preceding paragraph applies to a disposition of PFIC stock that results from a transfer with respect to which Section 367(b) of the Code requires the U.S. Holder to recognize gain or include an amount in income as a deemed dividend deemed paid by SPAC (Cayman Islands), the gain realized on the transfer is taxable under the rules described in the preceding paragraph, and the excess, if any, of the amount to be included in income under Section 367(b) of the Code over the gain realized is taxable as provided under Section 367(b) of the Code. See the discussion above under the section titled “— Effects of Section 367 to U.S. Holders of SPAC Equity.”
It is difficult to predict whether, in what form and with what effective date, final Treasury Regulations under Section 1291(f) of the Code may be adopted or how any such final Treasury Regulations would apply. If the proposed regulations under Section 1291(f) were finalized in the current form, U.S. Holders of Existing Shares that have not made a timely and effective QEF Election (or a QEF Election along with a purging election) or a MTM Election (each as defined below) (a “Non-Electing Shareholder”) may be subject to taxation under the PFIC rules on the Domestication with respect to their SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity in the manner set forth above.
Any gain recognized by a Non-Electing Shareholder of Existing Shares as a result of the Domestication pursuant to PFIC rules would be taxable income to such U.S. Holder, taxed under the PFIC rules in the manner set forth above, with no corresponding receipt of cash.
As noted above, absent a QEF Election (or a QEF Election along with a purging election) or a MTM Election, the Domestication could be a taxable event under the PFIC rules regardless of whether the Domestication qualifies as an F Reorganization if SPAC (Cayman Islands) is considered a PFIC. If the
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Domestication fails to qualify as an F Reorganization, absent a QEF Election (or a QEF Election along with a purging election) or a MTM Election, a U.S. Holder’s gain, if any, would be taxed under the PFIC rules in the manner set forth above.
ALL U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF THE PFIC RULES ON THE DOMESTICATION, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF ANY PROPOSED OR FINAL TREASURY REGULATIONS.
QEF Election and Mark-to-Market Election
The impact of the PFIC rules on a U.S. Holder of Existing Shares will depend on whether the U.S. Holder has made a timely and effective election to treat SPAC (Cayman Islands) as a “qualified electing fund” under Section 1295 of the Code for the taxable year that is the first year in the U.S. Holder’s holding period of Existing Shares during which SPAC (Cayman Islands) qualified as a PFIC (a “QEF Election”) or, if in a later taxable year, the U.S. Holder made a QEF Election along with a purging election. A purging election creates a deemed sale of the U.S. Holder’s Existing Shares at their then fair market value and requires the U.S. Holder to recognize gain pursuant to the purging election subject to the special PFIC tax and interest charge rules described above. As a result of any such purging election, the U.S. Holder would increase the adjusted tax basis in its Existing Shares by the amount of the gain recognized and, solely for purposes of the PFIC rules, would have a new holding period in its Existing Shares. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the application of the rules governing purging elections to their particular circumstances.
A U.S. Holder that made a timely and effective QEF Election (or a QEF Election along with a purging election) or a MTM Election (an “Electing Shareholder”) generally would not be subject to the adverse PFIC rules discussed above with respect to its Existing Shares. As a result, such an Electing Shareholder generally should not recognize gain or loss as a result of the Domestication except to the extent described under “— Effects of Section 367 to U.S. Holders of SPAC Equity” and subject to the discussion above under “— Tax Effects of the Domestication to U.S. Holders.” If an Electing Shareholder has made a QEF Election, it would instead include annually in gross income its pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of SPAC (Cayman Islands), whether or not such amounts are actually distributed.
The impact of the PFIC rules on a U.S. Holder of Existing Shares may also depend on whether the U.S. Holder has made a mark-to-market election under Section 1296 of the Code. U.S. Holders who hold (actually or constructively) stock of a foreign corporation that is classified as a PFIC may annually elect to mark such stock to its market value if such stock is “marketable stock,” generally, stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC, including the NYSE (a “MTM Election”). No assurance can be given that the Existing Shares are considered to be marketable stock for purposes of the MTM Election or whether the other requirements of this election are satisfied. If such an election is available and has been made, such U.S. Holders generally will not be subject to the special taxation rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed herein with respect to their Existing Shares in connection with the Domestication or otherwise. Instead, in general, the U.S. Holder will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its Existing Shares at the end of its taxable year over its adjusted basis in its Existing Shares. The U.S. Holder also will recognize an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis in its Existing Shares over the fair market value of its Existing 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 MTM Election). The U.S. Holder’s basis in its Existing 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 its Existing Shares will be treated as ordinary income. However, if the MTM Election is not made by a U.S. Holder with respect to the first taxable year of its holding period for the PFIC stock, then the Section 1291 rules discussed above will apply to certain dispositions of, distributions on and other amounts taxable with respect to Existing Shares, including in connection with the Domestication.
THE RULES DEALING WITH PFICS ARE VERY COMPLEX AND ARE IMPACTED BY VARIOUS FACTORS IN ADDITION TO THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF THE RULES ADDRESSING OVERLAPS IN THE PFIC RULES AND THE SECTION 367(b) RULES AND THE RULES RELATING TO CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. ALL U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS
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REGARDING THE CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PFIC RULES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER A QEF ELECTION (OR A QEF ELECTION ALONG WITH A PURGING ELECTION), A MTM ELECTION OR ANY OTHER ELECTION IS AVAILABLE AND WHETHER AND HOW ANY OVERLAP RULES APPLY, AND THE CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ANY SUCH ELECTION OR OVERLAP RULE AND THE IMPACT OF ANY PROPOSED OR FINAL PFIC TREASURY REGULATIONS.
Tax Effects of the Mergers to U.S. Holders
Subject to the discussion below regarding the SPAC Warrants and the Assumed SPAC Warrants, The Mergers, together with the PIPE Offering, are intended to be characterized as a transaction qualifying under Section 351 of the Code. U.S. Holders should not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon receipt of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock in exchange for SPAC Class A Common Stock, SPAC Class B Common Stock, Company Common Units (other than any Company Incentive Units), Company Preferred Units or Company Incentive Units, as applicable. The aggregate tax basis in the PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock received in the Mergers will equal each U.S. holder’s aggregate tax basis in the SPAC Class A Common Stock, SPAC Class B Common Stock, Company Common Units (other than any Company Incentive Units), Company Preferred Units or Company Incentive Units, as applicable. A U.S. holder’s holding period for the PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock that are received in the Mergers will include such U.S. holder’s holding period in the SPAC Class A Common Stock, SPAC Class B Common Stock, Company Common Units, or Company Preferred Units surrendered.
Certain U.S. Holders who receive PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock as a result of the Mergers may be required to report certain information to the IRS on such U.S. Holders’ U.S. federal income tax returns for the year in which the Mergers take place and to retain certain records related to the Mergers.
The IRS could challenge a U.S. Holder’s treatment of the Mergers, together with the PIPE Offering, as a transaction qualifying under Section 351 of the Code. If this treatment were successfully challenged, then the Mergers would be treated as a taxable transaction. In that case, a U.S. Holder would recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the fair market value (expressed in U.S. dollars) of the PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock received pursuant to the Mergers and (ii) the adjusted tax basis (expressed in U.S. dollars) of such U.S. Holder in the SPAC Class A Common Stock, SPAC Class B Common Stock, Company Common Units, or Company Preferred Units exchanged therefor. Any such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, which will be long-term capital gain or loss if such common stock exchanged is held for more than one year. Preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate, or trust. Deductions for capital losses are subject to complex limitations under the Code.
The Receipt of SPAC Warrants and Assumed SPAC Warrants
The Mergers, together with the PIPE Investment, are intended to be characterized as a transaction qualifying under Section 351 of the Code, and not as a reorganization pursuant to Section 368 of the Code. As a result of not qualifying as a reorganization pursuant to Section 368 of the Code, an exchange of SPAC Delaware Warrants for Assumed SPAC Warrants will be a taxable exchange.
A U.S. Holder of only SPAC Delaware Warrants would realize and recognize gain or loss in such exchange in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of Assumed SPAC Warrants received by such U.S. Holder in the Mergers and such U.S. Holder’s aggregate adjusted tax basis in the SPAC Delaware Warrants exchanged. If such U.S. Holder surrenders both SPAC (Delaware) Equity and SPAC Delaware Warrants in the Mergers in exchange for both (i) PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock, and (ii) Assumed SPAC Warrants, such U.S. Holder should be required to recognize gain (but not loss) in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of gain realized by such U.S. Holder (generally, the excess of (x) the sum of the fair market value of the PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, and the Assumed SPAC Warrants over (y) such U.S. Holder’s aggregate adjusted tax basis in the SPAC (Delaware) Equity and the SPAC Warrants) and (b) the fair market value of the Assumed SPAC Warrants received by such U.S. Holder in such exchange. As a result of such an exchange, such U.S.
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Holder should have a tax basis in the PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock equal to the tax basis in the SPAC (Delaware) Equity and SPAC Delaware Warrants surrendered, plus any gain recognized in the exchange, less the fair market value of the Assumed SPAC Warrants received. In addition, such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Assumed SPAC Warrants should be the fair market value determined on the date of the Initial Merger. The holding period for the PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock should include the period during which the U.S. Holder held its SPAC (Delaware) Equity, and the holding period for the Assumed SPAC Warrants should start on the day after the Initial Merger.
In the event that the Mergers, together with the PIPE Offering, do not qualify as a non-recognition transaction pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, the Initial Merger will be treated as a taxable sale or exchange of SPAC Delaware Warrants or SPAC Delaware Warrants and SPAC (Delaware Equity), as may be applicable to any particular U.S. Holder, by U.S. Holders in exchange for Assumed SPAC Warrants or Assumed SPAC Warrants and PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock, as may be applicable. In such case, the same rules as described above in the section titled “— U.S. Holders — Tax Effects of the Mergers to U.S. Holders,” describing U.S. federal income tax consequences in the event that the Mergers do not qualify as a non-recognition transaction pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, will apply to U.S. Holders.
U.S. Holders of SPAC Warrants (and ultimately SPAC Delaware Warrants) are strongly urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the treatment of their warrants in connection with the Initial Merger.
Tax Consequences of the Ownership and Disposition of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock to U.S. Holders
Taxation of Distributions on PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock
In the event of any future distributions (or deemed distributions) with respect to PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock (or deemed distributions), such distributions generally will constitute a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from PubCo’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock, as applicable. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock, as applicable, and will be treated as described below under the section titled “U.S. Holders — Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, or Assumed SPAC Warrants.”
Dividends paid to a U.S. Holder that is a taxable corporation generally will qualify for the dividends received deduction if the requisite holding period is satisfied. With certain exceptions (including, but not limited to, dividends treated as investment income for purposes of investment interest deduction limitations), and provided certain holding period requirements are met, dividends paid to a non-corporate U.S. Holder generally will constitute “qualified dividends” that will be subject to tax at the maximum tax rate accorded to long-term capital gains. It is unclear whether the redemption rights with respect to PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock may prevent a U.S. Holder from satisfying the applicable holding period requirements with respect to the dividends received deduction or the preferential tax rate on qualified dividend income, as the case may be.
Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, or Assumed SPAC Warrants
In the event of any future sale or other taxable disposition of PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, or Assumed SPAC Warrants a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received in such disposition and (ii) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, or Assumed SPAC Warrants so disposed of. A U.S.
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Holder’s adjusted tax basis in PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, or Assumed SPAC Warrants generally will equal the U.S. Holder’s acquisition cost less any prior distributions paid (or deemed paid) to such U.S. Holder treated as a return of capital. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock, or Assumed SPAC Warrants so disposed of exceeds one year. Long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders will be eligible to be taxed at reduced rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Exercise or Lapse of Assumed SPAC Warrants Following the Mergers
Except as discussed below with respect to the cashless exercise of an Assumed Warrant, a U.S. Holder generally will not recognize gain or loss upon the acquisition of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock on the exercise of Assumed SPAC Warrants for cash. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock received upon exercise of the Assumed Warrant generally will be an amount equal to the sum of the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the warrant exchanged therefor and the exercise price. The U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock received upon exercise of the Assumed Warrant will begin on the date following the date of exercise (or possibly the date of exercise) of the Assumed Warrant and will not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the Assumed Warrant. If an Assumed Warrant is allowed to lapse unexercised, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize a capital loss equal to such holder’s tax adjusted basis in the Assumed Warrant.
The tax consequences of a cashless exercise of an Assumed Warrant are not clear under current tax law. A cashless exercise may be tax-deferred, either because (i) the exercise is not a gain or loss realization event (a “non-realization event”) or (ii) the exercise is treated as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In case of either non-realization event or recapitalization, a U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock received would equal such holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Assumed SPAC Warrants exercised therefore. If the cashless exercise were treated a non-realization event, a U.S. Holder’s holding period in the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock would be treated as commencing on the date following the date of exercise (or possibly the date of exercise) of the Assumed SPAC Warrants. If the cashless exercise were treated as a recapitalization, the holding period in the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock would include the holding period of the Assumed SPAC Warrants exercised therefore.
It is also possible that a cashless exercise of an Assumed Warrant could be treated in part as a taxable exchange in which gain or loss would be recognized. In such event, a U.S. Holder would recognize gain or loss with respect to the portion of the exercised Assumed SPAC Warrants treated as surrendered to pay the exercise price of the Assumed SPAC Warrants (the “surrendered warrants”). The U.S. Holder would recognize capital gain or loss with respect to the surrendered warrants in an amount generally equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value of the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock that would have been received with respect to the surrendered warrants in a regular exercise of the Assumed SPAC Warrants and (ii) the sum of the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the surrendered warrants and the aggregate cash exercise price of such warrants (if they had been actually exercised for cash). In this case, a U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock received would equal the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Assumed SPAC Warrants exercised plus (or minus) the gain (or loss) recognized with respect to the surrendered warrants. A U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock would commence on the date following the date of exercise (or possibly the date of exercise) of the Assumed SPAC Warrants.
Due to the absence of authority on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise of warrants, there can be no assurance which, if any, of the alternative tax consequences described above would be adopted by the IRS or a court of law. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of a cashless exercise of the Assumed SPAC Warrants.
NON-U.S. HOLDERS
As used herein, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of a SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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a foreign corporation; or
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an estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder.
Effects to Non-U.S. Holders of Exercising Redemption Rights
This section is addressed to Redeeming Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below) of SPAC’s shares that elect to have their shares redeemed for cash. For purposes of this discussion, a “Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner (other than a partnership or entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that so redeems its shares and is not a Redeeming U.S. Holder.
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:
(i)
the income or gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, under certain income tax treaties, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder); or
(ii)
such Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of such disposition and certain other requirements are met.
Effects of the Domestication to Non-U.S. Holders
The Domestication is not expected to result in any U.S. federal income tax consequences to Non-U.S. Holders of SPAC (Cayman Islands) Equity.
Effects of the Mergers to Non-U.S. Holders
The Mergers, together with the PIPE Investment, are intended to be characterized as a transaction qualifying under Section 351 of the Code. The receipt of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock as part of the Mergers will not be a taxable transaction to Non-U.S. Holders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The IRS could challenge a Non-U.S. Holder’s treatment of the Mergers, together with the PIPE Investment, as a transaction qualifying under Section 351 of the Code. If this treatment were successfully challenged, then the Mergers would be treated as a taxable transaction. In that case, a Non-U.S. Holder would generally not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes unless: (i) gain with respect to the SPAC (Delaware) Equity, Company Common Units, or Company Preferred Units transferred in the Mergers is effectively connected with such Non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States; or (ii) in the case of gain realized by an individual Non-U.S. holder, such Non-U.S. holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale and certain other conditions are met.
The following describes U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the ownership and disposition of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock (referred to in this section as “PubCo Common Stock”) by a Non-U.S. Holder after the Mergers.
The Receipt of Warrants in the Domestication or Mergers
U.S. federal income tax consequences to Non-U.S. Holders as a result of the Mergers with respect to SPAC will be the same as to the U.S. Holders as described in the section titled “— U.S. Holders — Effects of the Domestication to Non-U.S. Holders,” except, if any gain or loss is required to be recognized with respect to the receipt Assumed SPAC Warrants, such gain or loss will be subject to the rules described above in the sections titled “— Non-U.S. Holders — Effects of the Mergers to Non-U.S. Holders” “— Non-U.S. Holders — Effects of the Mergers to Non-U.S. Holders” and describing U.S. federal income tax consequences in the event that the Mergers do not qualify as a non-recognition transaction pursuant to Section 351 of the Code. In addition, the rules described below regarding PubCo’s status as a United States real property
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holding corporation are equally applicable to non-U.S. Holders of only Assumed SPAC Warrants or PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock.
Actual and Constructive Distributions on PubCo Common Stock
In general, any distributions (including constructive distributions, but not including certain distributions of shares or rights to acquire PubCo Common Stock) made to a Non-U.S. Holder of PubCo Common Stock, to the extent paid out of PubCo’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), will constitute U.S. source dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, provided such dividends are not effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States, PubCo or other applicable withholding agent will be required to withhold tax from the gross amount of the dividend at a rate of 30%, unless such Non-U.S. Holder is eligible for a reduced rate of withholding tax under an applicable income tax treaty and provides proper certification of its eligibility for such reduced rate (usually on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E). Any distribution not constituting a dividend will be treated first as reducing (but not below zero) the Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its shares of PubCo Common Stock and, to the extent such distribution exceeds the Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis, as gain realized from the sale or other disposition of the PubCo Common Stock, which will be treated as described under “— Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of PubCo Common Stock” below.
Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of PubCo Common Stock
A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax (including withholding of U.S. federal income tax) in respect of gain recognized on a sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of its PubCo Common Stock, unless:
(i)
the gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, under certain income tax treaties, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder); or
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such Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of such disposition and certain other requirements are met; and
(iii)
PubCo is or has been a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of sale or other exchange or the period that the Non-U.S. Holder held PubCo Common Stock and, in the case where the class of PubCo Common Stock is considered to be regularly traded on an established securities market, the Non-U.S. Holder has owned, directly or constructively, more than five percent (5%) of that class of PubCo Common Stock, as applicable, at any time within the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the sale or other disposition or such Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares of PubCo Common Stock.
Unless an applicable treaty provides otherwise, gain described in the first bullet point above will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. resident. Any gains described in the first bullet point above of a corporate Non-U.S. Holder may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a thirty percent (30%) rate (or a lower applicable income tax treaty rate). If the second bullet point applies to a Non-U.S. Holder, such Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to U.S. tax on such Non-U.S. Holder’s net capital gain for such year (including any gain realized in connection with the redemption) at a tax rate of thirty percent (30%).
If the third bullet point above applies to a Non-U.S. Holder, gain recognized by such holder will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates. In addition, U.S. federal withholding at a rate of fifteen percent (15%) of the amount realized upon such sale or other exchange may apply, unless shares of PubCo Common Stock, as applicable, are considered regularly traded on an established securities market. Whether PubCo is a “United States real property holding corporation” is fact specific and depends on the composition of its assets. PubCo does not expect that it would be a “United States real property holding corporation” immediately after the Mergers are completed and/or for the foreseeable future. Due
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to the factual nature of the determination, no assurance can be provided as to whether PubCo would be or would not be treated as a “United States real property holding corporation” in any future year.
Exercise or Lapse of Assumed SPAC Warrants Following the Mergers
The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a Non-U.S. Holder’s exercise of an Assumed Warrant, or the lapse of an Assumed Warrant held by a Non-U.S. Holder, generally will correspond to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the exercise or lapse of a warrant by a U.S. Holder, as described under “— U.S. Holders — Exercise or Lapse of Assumed SPAC Warrants Following the Mergers,” above, although to the extent a cashless exercise results in a taxable exchange, the consequences would be similar to those described under “— Non-U.S. Holders — Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of PubCo Common Stock” above.
NON-U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE POSSIBILITY OF PUBCO’S STATUS AS UNITED STATES REAL PROPERTY HOLDING CORPORATION.
Information Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding
Information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with payments of dividends on and the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of PubCo Common Stock (if any). A Non-U.S. Holder may have to comply with certification procedures to avoid such information reporting and backup withholding requirements. The certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty generally will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid backup withholding as well. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder may be allowed as a credit against such Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such Non-U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance promulgated thereunder (commonly referred to as “FATCA”) impose withholding of thirty percent (30%) on payments of dividends (including constructive dividends) on PubCo Common Stock to “foreign financial institutions” (which is broadly defined for this purpose and in general includes investment vehicles) and certain other non-U.S. entities unless various U.S. information reporting and due diligence requirements (generally relating to ownership by U.S. persons of interests in or accounts with those entities) have been satisfied by, or an exemption applies to, the payee (typically certified as to by the delivery of a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E). Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules. Under certain circumstances, a Non-U.S. Holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such withholding taxes, and a Non-U.S. Holder might be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return to claim such refunds or credits. Withholding under FATCA was scheduled to apply to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of property that produces U.S.-source interest or dividends beginning on January 1, 2019, but on December 13, 2018, the IRS released proposed regulations that, if finalized in their proposed form, would eliminate the obligation to withhold on gross proceeds. Such proposed regulations also delayed withholding on certain other payments received from other foreign financial institutions that are allocable, as provided for under final Treasury Regulations, to payments of U.S.-source dividends, and other fixed or determinable annual or periodic income. Although these proposed Treasury Regulations are not final, taxpayers generally may rely on them until final Treasury Regulations are issued. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the effects of FATCA on their ownership and disposition of PubCo Common Stock.
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE BUSINESS COMBINATION PROPOSALS
Overview
Haymaker is asking its shareholders to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination. Haymaker’s shareholders should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus in its entirety for more detailed information concerning the Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus. Please see the section above titled “The Business Combination” for additional information and a summary of certain terms of the Business Combination Agreement. You are urged to carefully read the Business Combination Agreement in its entirety before voting on these proposals.
Because Haymaker is holding a shareholder vote on the Business Combination Proposals, Haymaker may consummate the Business Combination only if the Domestication Proposal and Initial Merger Proposal are approved by the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least two-thirds of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class and if the Acquisition Merger Proposal is approved by the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class.
Proposal 1A: The Initial Merger
Haymaker shareholders are being asked to approve the Initial Merger to authorize the merging of Merger Sub I with and into Haymaker, with Haymaker surviving the Initial Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.
Proposal 1B: The Acquisition Merger
Haymaker shareholders are being asked to approve the Acquisition Merger pursuant to which Merger Sub II will merge with and into Suncrete, with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete, and approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination.
Resolution to be Voted Upon
The full text of the resolutions to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, by way of ordinary resolution, that entry by Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 (“Haymaker”) into the business combination agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025, by and among Haymaker, Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc. (the “Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II LLC (“Merger Sub II”), SunCrete, Inc. (“PubCo”) and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC (“Target”) in the form attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A (the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (a) on the Closing Date, subject to approval of the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of the Class B ordinary shares, of par value US$0.0001, of Haymaker (the “Class B Shareholder Approval”), Haymaker will transfer by way of continuation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”); (b) and immediately following the Domestication, subject to approval by way of ordinary resolution, Merger Sub I will merge with and into Haymaker, with Haymaker surviving the merger (the “Initial Merger”) and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (c) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger, subject to the sanction of an ordinary resolution, Merger Sub II will merge with and into Target, with Target surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (the “Acquisition Merger”), and (d) all other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”
“RESOLVED, that as an ordinary resolution, the Initial Merger be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”
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“RESOLVED, that as an ordinary resolution, the Acquisition Merger be confirmed and approved in all respects.”
Vote Required for Approval
The approval of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination, the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger each require an ordinary resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Business Combination Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established.
The Business Combination Proposals are conditioned on the approval of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. Therefore, if each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals is not approved, the Business Combination Proposals will have no effect, even if approved by holders of the Ordinary Shares and the Business Combination will not occur.
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of the Business Combination Proposals.
Recommendation of the Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION PROPOSAL.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 2 — THE DOMESTICATION PROPOSAL
Overview
If the Business Combination Proposal is approved, then Haymaker is asking its shareholders to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Domestication Proposal. Under the Business Combination Agreement, the approval of the Domestication Proposal is also a condition to the consummation of the Initial Merger and Acquisition Merger. If, however, the Domestication Proposal is approved, but the Business Combination Proposal is not approved, then neither the Domestication nor the Initial Merger or Acquisition Merger will be consummated.
As a condition to Closing the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger, the Haymaker Board has unanimously approved a change of Haymaker’s jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and registering by way of continuation and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. In accordance with Haymaker’s plan of Domestication (included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part), to effect the Domestication, Haymaker will file an application to deregister with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands by way of continuation, together with the necessary accompanying documents, and file a certificate of incorporation and a certificate of corporate domestication with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, under which Haymaker will be domesticated and continue as a Delaware corporation.
As a result of and upon the effective time of the Domestication, (1) then issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class A Common Stock, (2) each then issued and outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of SPAC Class A Common Stock, and (3) each then issued and outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically into a SPAC Delaware Warrant, pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
The Domestication Proposal, if approved, will approve the transfer by way of continuation of Haymaker out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware. Accordingly, while Haymaker is currently governed by the Existing Organizational Documents and the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, upon the Domestication, Haymaker will be governed by the DGCL. We encourage shareholders to carefully consult the information set out below under “Comparison of Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights.” Additionally, we note that if the Domestication Proposal is approved, then Haymaker will also ask its shareholders to approve the Organizational Documents Proposal (discussed below), which, if approved, will replace Haymaker’s current memorandum and articles of association under the Cayman Islands Companies Law with a new certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Haymaker under the DGCL. The Proposed SPAC Organizational Documents differ in certain material respects from the Existing Organizational Documents and we encourage shareholders to carefully consult the information set out below under “Organizational Documents Proposal,” the Existing Organizational Documents of Haymaker and the Proposed SPAC Organizational Documents, attached hereto as Annex B, Annex C and Annex D.
Reasons for the Domestication Proposal
The Haymaker Board believes that there are significant advantages to us that will arise as a result of a change of our domicile to Delaware. Further, the Haymaker Board believes that any direct benefit that the DGCL provides to a corporation also indirectly benefits its stockholders, who are the owners of the corporation.
The Haymaker Board believes that there are several reasons why a reincorporation in Delaware is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders. As explained in more detail below, these reasons can be summarized as follows:
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Prominence, Predictability, and Flexibility of Delaware Law. For many years, Delaware has followed a policy of encouraging incorporation in its state and, in furtherance of that policy, has been a leader in adopting, construing, and implementing comprehensive, flexible corporate laws
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responsive to the legal and business needs of corporations organized under its laws. Many corporations have chosen Delaware initially as a state of incorporation or have subsequently changed corporate domicile to Delaware. Because of Delaware’s prominence as the state of incorporation for many major corporations, both the legislature and courts in Delaware have demonstrated the ability and a willingness to act quickly and effectively to meet changing business needs. The DGCL is frequently revised and updated to accommodate changing legal and business needs and is more comprehensive, widely used and interpreted than other state corporate laws. This favorable corporate and regulatory environment is attractive to businesses such as ours.
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Well-Established Principles of Corporate Governance. There is substantial judicial precedent in the Delaware courts as to the legal principles applicable to measures that may be taken by a corporation and to the conduct of a company’s board of directors, such as under the business judgment rule and other standards. Because the judicial system is based largely on legal precedents, the abundance of Delaware case law provides clarity and predictability to many areas of corporate law. We believe such clarity would be advantageous to New Suncrete and its board of directors and management to make corporate decisions and take corporate actions with greater assurance as to the validity and consequences of those decisions and actions. Further, investors and securities professionals are generally more familiar with Delaware corporations and the laws governing such corporations, increasing their level of comfort with Delaware corporations relative to companies organized in other jurisdictions. The Delaware courts have developed considerable expertise in dealing with corporate issues, and a substantial body of case law has developed construing Delaware law and establishing public policies with respect to corporate legal affairs. Moreover, Delaware’s vast body of law on the fiduciary duties of directors provides appropriate protection for New Suncrete’s stockholders from possible abuses by directors and officers.
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Increased Ability to Attract and Retain Qualified Directors. Reincorporation from the Cayman Islands to Delaware is attractive to directors, officers, and stockholders alike. New Suncrete’s incorporation in Delaware may make New Suncrete more attractive to future candidates for our board of directors, because many such candidates are already familiar with Delaware corporate law from their past business experience. To date, we have not experienced difficulty in retaining directors or officers, but directors of public companies are exposed to significant potential liability. Thus, candidates’ familiarity and comfort with Delaware laws — especially those relating to director indemnification (as discussed below), draw such qualified candidates to Delaware corporations. The Haymaker Board therefore believes that providing the benefits afforded directors by Delaware law will enable New Suncrete to compete more effectively with other public companies in the recruitment of talented and experienced directors and officers. Moreover, Delaware’s vast body of law on the fiduciary duties of directors provides appropriate protection for our stockholders from possible abuses by directors and officers.
The frequency of claims and litigation pursued against directors and officers has greatly expanded the risks facing directors and officers of corporations in carrying out their respective duties. The amount of time and money required to respond to such claims and to defend such litigation can be substantial. While both Cayman Islands and Delaware law permit a corporation to include a provision in its governing documents to reduce or eliminate the monetary liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty in certain circumstances, Haymaker believes that, in general, Delaware law is more developed and provides more guidance than Cayman law on matters regarding a company’s ability to limit director liability. As a result, Haymaker believes that the corporate environment afforded by Delaware will enable the surviving corporation to compete more effectively with other public companies in attracting and retaining new directors.
Resolutions to be Voted Upon
The full text of the resolution to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that in accordance with Article 47 of the current amended and restated articles of association of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 (“Haymaker”), Haymaker be transferred by way of continuation to the State of Delaware pursuant to Part XII of the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and Section 388 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
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Delaware and, immediately upon being deregistered as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands, Haymaker will be continued and domesticated as a corporation under the laws of the state of Delaware.”
Vote Required for Approval
The approval of the Domestication Proposal, on a non-binding advisory basis, requires an ordinary resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a simple majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. The Domestication has been separately approved by a resolution of the holders of the outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Domestication Proposal, assuming a valid quorum is established.
The Domestication Proposal is conditioned on the approval of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. Therefore, if each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals is not approved, the Domestication Proposal will have no effect, even if approved by holders of the Ordinary Shares.
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of this Proposal.
Recommendation of the Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE DOMESTICATION PROPOSAL.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 3 — THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL
Overview
Assuming the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal and the NYSE Proposal are approved, and in connection with the Domestication and the Business Combination, (i) at the Initial Merger Effective Time, Haymaker will replace its Existing Organizational Documents with the Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed SPAC Bylaws pursuant to the DGCL and (ii) at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, PubCo will replace its existing organizational documents with the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed PubCo Bylaws pursuant to the DGCL.
Haymaker’s shareholders being are asked to consider and vote upon, to approve by special resolution and to adopt, the Proposed SPAC Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, with such principal changes to the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents as are described in the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed SPAC Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety, which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C, Annex D, Annex E and Annex F for a more complete description of their terms.
Reasons for the Organizational Documents Proposal
Each of the Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation, Proposed SPAC Bylaws, Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed PubCo Bylaws was negotiated as part of the Business Combination. The Haymaker Board’s specific reasons for each of the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals are set forth in the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals.”
Resolutions to be Voted Upon
The full text of the resolution to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that subject to the approval of the proposal (as a special resolution) to transfer Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 (“Haymaker”) by way of continuation to the State of Delaware and de-register as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and be registered by way of continuation as a corporation in the State of Delaware,, the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of Haymaker, as currently in effect (the “Existing Organizational Documents”) be replaced in their entirety by the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, substantially in the forms attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and Annex D (the “Proposed SPAC Certificate of Incorporation” and the “Proposed SPAC Bylaws” respectively) be approved and adopted in substitution of the Existing Organizational Documents and be effective upon the registration of Haymaker as a corporation in the State of Delaware.”
Vote Required for Approval
If the Business Combination Proposals are not approved, the Organizational Documents Proposal will not be presented at the Shareholders’ Meeting. The approval of the Organizational Documents Proposal requires a special resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of at least two-thirds of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Organizational Documents Proposal, assuming a valid quorum is established.
The Organizational Documents Proposal is conditioned on the approval of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. Therefore, if each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals is not approved, the Organizational Documents Proposal will have no effect, even if approved by holders of the Ordinary Shares.
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Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of this Proposal.
Recommendation of the Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 4 — THE ADVISORY ORGANIZATIONAL
DOCUMENTS PROPOSALS
DOCUMENTS PROPOSALS
Overview
If the Organizational Documents Proposal and the Domestication Proposal are approved and the Business Combination is to be consummated, and in connection with the and in connection with the Domestication and the Initial Merger, Haymaker will replace its Existing Organizational Documents with the Proposed SPAC Organizational Documents pursuant the DGCL. In connection with the Acquisition Merger, PubCo will replace the Proposed SPAC Organizational Documents with the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents.
As required by SEC guidance, to give shareholders the opportunity to present their separate views on important corporate governance provisions, Haymaker is asking its shareholders to consider and vote upon and to approve on a non-binding advisory basis by ordinary resolution eight separate proposals in connection with the adoption of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents. The shareholder vote regarding each of the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals is an advisory vote, and is not binding on Haymaker or the Haymaker Board (separate and apart from the approval of the Organizational Documents Proposal). Accordingly, regardless of the outcome of the non-binding advisory vote on the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, Haymaker intends that the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents will take effect upon the consummation of the Business Combination (assuming approval of the Organizational Documents Proposal).
The following table sets forth a summary of the principal changes proposed to be made between the Existing Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents. This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and Annex D. All shareholders are encouraged to read each of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in its entirety for a more complete description of its terms. Additionally, as the Existing Organizational Documents are governed by The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents will be governed by the DGCL, Haymaker encourages its shareholders to carefully consult the information set out under the section titled “Comparison of Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights.”
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Authorized Share Capital
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(Proposal 4B)
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Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any share, every shareholder present in person and every person representing a shareholder by proxy shall, at a general meeting of Haymaker, have one vote for each share of which he or the person represented by proxy is the holder.
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Director Removal
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Directors may be appointed either to fill a vacancy on the board of directors or as an additional director by the board of directors of Haymaker or by ordinary resolution (being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of shares entitled to vote, voting in person or by proxy at a general meeting of Haymaker or a resolution passed in writing by all of the holders of the shares).
Prior to the initial business combination, Haymaker may by an ordinary resolution of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares (being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote, voting in person or by proxy at a general meeting of Haymaker or a resolution passed in writing by all of the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares) appoint any person to be a director. Any director appointed in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred and until the director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, death or removal.
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Voting Requirement to Amend the Organizational Documents
(Proposal 4D)
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| | | | 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 of the Existing Organizational Documents, 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. | | |
PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class: Article V (Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws), Article VI (Board of Directors), Article VII (Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting; Special Meetings of Stockholders), Article VIII (Limitation of Director And Officer Liability; Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses), Article IX (Competition and Corporate Opportunities), Article X (DGCL and Business Combinations) and Article XI (Forum for Adjudication of Disputes).
Additionally, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws provide that the New Suncrete Board is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind, in whole or in part, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws without the assent or vote of the stockholders.
The Proposed PubCo Bylaws also provide that for so long as shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required in order for the stockholders of PubCo to alter, amend, repeal or rescind, in whole or in part, any provision of the Proposed PubCo Bylaws or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith.
Once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662∕3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, generally shall be
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Exclusive Forum
(Proposal 4E)
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| | Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that Haymaker may have, each shareholder acknowledges that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum and that accordingly Haymaker shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum. The provisions of the Existing Organizational Documents with respect to exclusive jurisdiction shall not apply to any action or suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, or any claim for which federal district courts of the United States of America are, as a matter of the laws of the United States, the sole and exclusive forum for determination of such a claim. | | |
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that, unless PubCo consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of PubCo, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of PubCo or the stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be a state court located within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), provided in each such case that such court has personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants.
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation also provides that unless PubCo consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
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Action by Written Consent or Resolution of Stockholders / Shareholders
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The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that for as long as shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of PubCo may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of PubCo must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of New Suncrete Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable certificate of designation relating to such series of New Suncrete Preferred Stock.
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Perpetual Existence
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Provisions Related to Status as a Blank Check Company
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Proposal 4A: Authorized Shares
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt the proposed PubCo Organizational Documents to authorize the change in authorized share capital. Haymaker currently has authorized 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares and 1,000,000 SPAC Preference Shares. PubCo will have authorized 510,000,000 shares of stock, divided into three classes consisting of (a) 400,000,000 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, (b) 100,000,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and (c) 10,000,000 shares of PubCo preferred stock.
As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, there are 29,175,499 SPAC Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, which includes an aggregate of 5,750,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares held by the Initial Shareholders, including the Sponsor. In addition, as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, there is outstanding an aggregate of 11,898,800 warrants to acquire Ordinary Shares, comprised of 398,800 private placement warrants held by the Sponsor and 11,500,000 SPAC Public Warrants.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and Annex D. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
At the Domestication Effective Time, pursuant to the Domestication: (a) each then issued and outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of SPAC Class B Common Stock; (b) each then issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock; and (c) each then issued and outstanding SPAC Cayman Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one SPAC Delaware Warrant, pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
Proposal 4B: Voting Power
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt the proposed PubCo Organizational Documents providing that holders of PubCo Class A Common Stock will be entitled to cast one vote per share and holders of PubCo Class B Common Stock will be entitled to cast 10 votes per share.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and Annex D. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
Proposal 4C: Director Removal
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt the proposed PubCo Organizational Documents providing that, subject to the rights of any New Suncrete Preferred Stock, directors on the New Suncrete Board may only be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of then-outstanding shares entitled to vote in the election of directors; provided, however, that once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, any such director or all such directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662∕3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
Proposal 4D: Adoption of Supermajority Vote Requirement to Amend the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt the proposed PubCo Organizational Documents requiring that the following provisions may be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded by
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affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding shares Article V (Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws), Article VI (Board of Directors), Article VII (Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting; Special Meetings of Stockholders), Article VIII (Limitation of Director And Officer Liability; Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses), Article IX (Competition and Corporate Opportunities), Article X (DGCL and Business Combinations) and Article XI (Forum for Adjudication of Disputes).
In addition, the SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to adopt the Proposed PubCo Bylaws to (i) provide that the New Suncrete Board is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind, in whole or in part, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws without the assent or vote of the stockholders, and (ii) provide that for so long as shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, a majority of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of PubCo to alter, amend, repeal or rescind, in whole or in part, any provision of the Proposed PubCo Bylaws.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
Proposal 4E: Exclusive Forum Provision
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt a provision of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation to authorize adopting the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) and any appellate court thereof, as the sole and exclusive forum for: (a) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of New Suncrete; (b) any action, suit, or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, or stockholder of New Suncrete to New Suncrete or to New Suncrete’s stockholders; (c) any action, suit, or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Proposed Bylaws or Proposed Certificate of Incorporation (as either may be amended from time to time); (d) any action, suit, or proceeding as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery; and (e) any action, suit, or proceeding asserting a claim against New Suncrete or any current or former director, officer, or stockholder governed by the internal affairs doctrine. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of the immediately preceding sentence is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder will be deemed to have consented to (a) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence and (b) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder. Such exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal district courts are the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
Unless New Suncrete consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
Proposal 4F: Action by Written Consent of Stockholders
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt an amendment to the Existing Organizational Documents providing that, so long as shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, subject to the rights of any New Suncrete Preferred Stock then-outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by New Suncrete’s stockholders may be effected by written consent of the stockholders, if such
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consent is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of PubCo must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be effected by written consent of the stockholders; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of New Suncrete Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable certificate of designation relating to such series of New Suncrete Preferred Stock.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
Proposal 4G: Perpetual Existence
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt an amendment to the Existing Organizational Documents making New Suncrete’s corporate existence perpetual.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
Proposal 4H: Provisions Related to Status as a Blank Check Company
SPAC’s shareholders are being asked to approve and adopt an amendment to the Existing Organizational Documents removing provisions related to SPAC’s status as a blank check company, which will no longer apply upon consummation of the Business Combination, as SPAC will cease to be a blank check company at such time.
This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F. All shareholders are encouraged to read the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents in their entirety for a more complete description of their terms.
Reasons for Amendments
Proposal 4A: Authorized Shares
The principal purpose of the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposal 3A is to provide for an authorized capital structure of New Suncrete that will enable it to continue as an operating company governed by DGCL. The Haymaker Board believes that it is important for New Suncrete to have available for issuance a number of authorized shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, PubCo Class B Common Stock and New Suncrete Preferred Stock sufficient to support its growth and to provide flexibility for future corporate needs.
Proposal 4B: Voting Power
The Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents provide that holders of PubCo Class A Common Stock will be entitled to cast one vote per share, and holders of PubCo Class B Common Stock will be entitled to 10 votes per share, on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders entitled to vote. The principal purpose of this proposal is to provide that all holders of PubCo Common Stock are permitted to vote on all matters properly submitted to shareholders on which shareholders are entitled to vote.
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Proposal 4C: Director Removal
The Existing Organizational Documents provide that before an Initial Business Combination, holders of SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares may remove any director, and that after an Initial Business Combination, shareholders may by way of an ordinary resolution remove any director. Under the DGCL, unless a company’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise, removal of a director only for cause is automatic with a classified board. The Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents provide that directors may only be removed for cause following by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of then-outstanding shares entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. The SPAC Board believes that such a standard will (a) increase board continuity and the likelihood that experienced board members with familiarity of New Suncrete’s business operations would serve on the New Suncrete Board at any given time and (b) make it more difficult for a potential acquiror or other person, group or entity to gain control of the New Suncrete Board.
Proposal 4D: Adoption of Supermajority Vote Requirement to Amend the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents
The Existing Organizational Documents provide that amendments may be made by a special resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, being the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting. The Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents require the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding shares to (a) adopt, amend or repeal the Proposed Bylaws, and to (b) amend, alter, repeal or rescind Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X and Article XI of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation. This is intended to protect the Proposed Bylaws and certain key provisions of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation from arbitrary amendment and to prevent a simple majority of stockholders from taking actions that may be harmful to other stockholders or making changes to provisions that are intended to protect all stockholders.
Proposal 4E: Exclusive Forum Provision
Adopting Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation is intended to assist New Suncrete in avoiding multiple lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions regarding the same matter. The ability to require such claims to be brought in a single forum will help to assure consistent consideration of the issues, the application of a relatively known body of case law and level of expertise and should promote efficiency and cost-savings in the resolutions of such claims. The SPAC Board believes that the Delaware courts are best suited to address disputes involving such matters given that after the Initial Merger, New Suncrete will be incorporated in Delaware. Delaware law generally applies to such matters and the Delaware courts have a reputation for expertise in corporate law matters. Delaware offers a specialized Court of Chancery to address corporate law matters, with streamlined procedures and processes, which help provide relatively quick decisions. This accelerated schedule can minimize the time, cost and uncertainty of litigation for all parties. The Court of Chancery has developed considerable expertise with respect to corporate law issues, as well as a substantial and influential body of case law construing Delaware’s corporate law and long-standing precedent regarding corporate governance. This will provide New Suncrete and its stockholders with more predictability regarding the outcome of intra-corporate disputes. In the event the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the other state courts located in Delaware would be the most appropriate forums because these courts have more expertise on matters of Delaware law compared to other jurisdictions; provided, that these exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any cause of action arising under the Securities Act, any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or to any claim for which the federal district courts are the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
In addition, this amendment would promote judicial fairness and avoid conflicting results, as well as make New Suncrete’s defense of applicable claims less disruptive and more economically feasible, principally by avoiding duplicative discovery.
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Proposal 4F: Action by Written Consent of Stockholders
Under the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, New Suncrete’s stockholders will have the ability to propose items of business (subject to the restrictions set forth therein) at duly convened stockholder meetings. Eliminating the right of stockholders to act by written consent limits the circumstances under which stockholders can act on their own initiative to remove directors, or alter or amend the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents outside of a duly called special or annual meeting of the stockholders of New Suncrete. Further, the SPAC Board believes continuing to limit stockholders’ ability to act by written consent will reduce the time and effort the New Suncrete Board and New Suncrete’s management would need to devote to stockholder proposals, which time and effort could distract New Suncrete’s directors and management from other important company business.
In addition, the elimination of the stockholders’ ability to act by written consent may have certain anti-takeover effects by forcing a potential acquirer to take control of the New Suncrete Board only at a duly called special or annual meeting. However, this proposal is not in response to any effort of which SPAC is aware to obtain control of New Suncrete, and SPAC and its management do not presently intend to propose other anti-takeover measures in future proxy solicitations. Further, the SPAC Board does not believe that the effects of the elimination of stockholder action by written consent will create a significant impediment to a tender offer or other effort to take control of New Suncrete. Inclusion of these provisions in the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents might also increase the likelihood that a potential acquirer would negotiate the terms of any proposed transaction with the New Suncrete Board and thereby help protect stockholders from the use of abusive and coercive takeover tactics.
Proposal 4G: Perpetual Existence
The SPAC Board believes that making New Suncrete’s corporate existence perpetual is desirable since perpetual existence is the usual period of existence for corporations and it believes that it is the most appropriate period for New Suncrete following the Business Combination.
Proposal 4H: Provisions Related to Status as a Blank Check Company
The SPAC Board believes that the exclusion in the PubCo Organizational Documents of certain provisions present in the Existing Organizational Documents related to SPAC’s status as a blank check company is desirable because these provisions will serve no purpose following the Business Combination. For example, certain provisions in the Existing Organizational Documents require that proceeds from the IPO be held in the Trust Account until consummation of an initial business combination or liquidation of SPAC has occurred. These provisions cease to be relevant once the Business Combination is consummated and are therefore not included in the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents.
Resolutions to be Voted Upon
The full text of the resolution to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the material differences between the Existing Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents as described in Proposals 4A-H in the proxy statement/prospectus be and are hereby approved and adopted.”
Vote Required for Approval
The approval of each of the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, each of which is a non-binding advisory vote, will be sought as an ordinary resolution under The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for purposes of establishing quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, assuming a valid quorum is established.
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The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals are not conditioned on the approval of any other Proposal at the Shareholders’ Meeting. As discussed above, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals are advisory votes and therefore are not binding on Haymaker or the Haymaker Board. Accordingly, regardless of the outcome of the non-binding advisory vote on the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, Haymaker intends that the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents will take effect upon the Initial Closing (assuming approval of the Organizational Documents Proposal).
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of this Proposal.
Recommendation of the Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS PROPOSALS.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 5 — THE NYSE PROPOSAL
Overview
Assuming the Business Combination Proposals are approved, Haymaker’s shareholders are also being asked to approve the issuance pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement of up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering.
Why Haymaker Needs Shareholder Approval
Haymaker is seeking shareholder approval, to the extent such issuance would require a shareholder vote, in order to comply with Section 312.03(c) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
Under Section 312.03(c) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, shareholder approval is required prior to the issuance of common stock, or of securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock, in any transaction or series of related transactions if such securities are not issued in a public offering for cash and (a) have, or will have upon issuance, voting power equal to or in excess of 20% of the voting power outstanding before the issuance of such stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock; or (b) the number of shares of common stock or such other securities to be issued is, or will be upon the issuance, equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding before the issuance of the common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock. PubCo will effectively issue shares representing 20% or more of the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares of Haymaker prior to the issuance, or 20% or more of Haymaker’s voting power prior to the issuance, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
Effect of Proposal on Current Shareholders
If the NYSE Proposal is adopted, up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock may be issued in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering (including shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock which are convertible into PubCo Class A Common Stock).
The issuance of the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock described above would result in significant dilution to Haymaker’s shareholders, and result in Haymaker’s shareholders having a smaller percentage interest in the voting power, liquidation value, and aggregate book value of PubCo. See the risk factor titled “Future sales, or the perception of future sales, of PubCo Class A Common Stock by PubCo or PubCo’s stockholders in the public market following the Business Combination could cause the market price for the PubCo Class A Common Stock to decline.” elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Resolution to be Voted Upon
The full text of the resolution to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, for the purposes of complying with Section 312.03(c) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, that the issuance of up to an aggregate of 40,782,500 shares of Class A Common Stock of Suncrete, Inc. in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE Offering be approved.”
Vote Required for Approval
The approval of the NYSE Proposal requires an ordinary resolution requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the NYSE Proposal, assuming a valid quorum is established.
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The NYSE Proposal is conditioned on the approval of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. Therefore, if each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals is not approved, the NYSE Proposal will have no effect, even if approved by holders of the Ordinary Shares.
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of this Proposal.
Recommendation of the Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE NYSE PROPOSAL.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 6 — THE 2026 PLAN PROPOSAL
Overview
Haymaker asking its shareholders to approve the Suncrete, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2026 Plan”), which, if approved by Haymaker’s shareholders and adopted by PubCo, will be available to PubCo on a go-forward basis following the closing of the Business Combination. For purposes of this Proposal No. 6 and except where the context otherwise requires, the term (i) “Company” and similar terms will include PubCo at and following the closing of the Business Combination and any of its present or future parent or subsidiary corporations and (ii) “Board” will mean the Board of Directors of PubCo at and following the closing of the Business Combination. The 2026 Plan is described in more detail below, and a copy of the 2026 Plan is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G.
Background and Purpose of the Proposal
The 2026 Plan will serve as an important part of the Company’s overall compensation program. The 2026 Plan will be the only compensation plan under which the Company may grant equity-based awards to its employees, consultants and outside directors. Accordingly, the Company believes that the 2026 Plan is critical to its ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees, contractors, and outside directors and thus will play a significant role in its continued success. Further, as employees, consultants, and outside directors acquire and/or increase their ownership interests in the Company, their interests are more closely aligned with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.
Description of the Plan
The following is a brief description of certain key provisions of the 2026 Plan, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G. The following description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2026 Plan.
Administration
The 2026 Plan will generally administered by the Board, or a committee of the Board as is designated by the Board to administer the 2026 Plan (the “Administrator”). The Company expects that the 2026 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee pursuant to its terms and all applicable state, federal or other rules or laws. The Administrator has the power to determine to whom and when awards are granted, determine the number of shares for awards, construe and interpret the 2026 Plan, prescribe and interpret the terms and provisions of each award (the terms of which may vary), accelerate the exercise terms of an award, delegate duties under the 2026 Plan and execute all other responsibilities permitted or required thereunder, as set forth in the 2026 Plan.
Eligibility
Employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates, as selected by the Administrator, will be eligible to receive awards under the 2026 Plan. As of September 30, 2025, and assuming the completion of the Business Combination, 609 employees and seven outside directors would have been eligible to participate in the 2026 Plan had it been in operation on such date.
Securities to be Offered
Subject to certain adjustments, the maximum number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2026 Plan is 3,000,000 (the “Class A Share Pool”), and the maximum number of shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2026 Plan is 2,000,000 (the “Class B Share Pool”, and together with the Class A Share Pool referred to herein as, the “Share Pool”), all of which shares of PubCo Common Stock may be issued as any type of award under the 2026 Plan, including, without limitation, incentive stock options. Following completion of the Business Combination and the adoption of the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation, the PubCo Class B Common Stock will be identical to the PubCo Class A Common Stock, other than the number of votes per
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share. Otherwise, there will be no distribution or other preferences between the PubCo Class A Common Stock and the PubCo Class B Common Stock.
If an award under the 2026 Plan is forfeited, settled for cash or expires without the actual delivery of shares, any shares subject to such award will revert to the applicable Share Pool and again be available for issuance pursuant to new awards under the 2026 Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares used to pay the exercise price of an option or to satisfy a participant’s tax obligations for an award, whether tendered to or withheld by the Company, will not be available again for other awards under the 2026 Plan. All shares underlying any stock appreciation right or any other award that is settled in cash and not in shares, will not be counted against the applicable Share Pool.
Types of Awards
Options. The Company may grant options to eligible persons including: (i) incentive stock options (only to the Company’s employees or those of its subsidiaries that are corporations) which comply with Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) nonqualified stock options that are not intended to be incentive stock options. The exercise price of each option granted under the 2026 Plan will be stated in the award agreement and may vary; however, the exercise price for an option will not be less than the fair market value per share of the PubCo Class A Common Stock as of the date of grant (or 110% of the fair market value for incentive stock options granted to holders of more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of the Company’s stock or any of its subsidiary corporations), nor will the option be re-priced without the prior approval of the Company’s stockholders. The fair market value per share of PubCo Class A Common Stock is determined based on reported transactions on the NYSE. Options may be exercised as the Administrator determines, but not later than 10 years from the date of grant (or five years in the case of incentive stock options granted to holders of more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of the Company’s stock or any of its subsidiary corporations). The Administrator will determine the methods and form of payment for the exercise price of an option as set forth in the 2026 Plan (including, in the discretion of the Administrator, payment by promissory note or by withholding of otherwise deliverable shares) and the methods and forms in which PubCo Common Stock will be delivered to a participant. No dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid on any option.
Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right is the right to receive an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of one share of PubCo Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the stock appreciation right, payable in shares or if permitted by the Administrator, in cash or any combination thereof as set forth in the applicable award agreement. A stock appreciate right may be granted alone or in tandem with all or part of an option. The per share grant price of a stock appreciation right will be determined by the Administrator, but in no event will the grant price be less than the fair market value of the PubCo Class A Common Stock on the date of grant, determined as described for options above. The Administrator will have the discretion to determine other terms and conditions of a stock appreciation rights award. No dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid on any outstanding stock appreciation right.
Restricted Stock Awards. A restricted stock award is a grant of shares of PubCo Common Stock subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, performance conditions, restrictions on transferability or any other restrictions imposed by the Administrator in its discretion. Restrictions may lapse at such times and under such circumstances as determined by the Administrator. Except as otherwise provided under the terms of the applicable award agreement, the holder of a restricted stock award will have the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote the shares subject to the restricted stock award or to receive dividends on the shares subject to the restricted stock award during the restriction period. The Administrator will provide, in the applicable award agreement, whether the restricted stock will be forfeited upon certain terminations of employment. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, will be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the restricted stock award with respect to which such class of PubCo Common Stock or other property has been distributed.
Restricted Stock Units. Restricted stock units are hypothetical units that grant the recipient the right to receive shares of PubCo Common Stock, cash or a combination of both stock and cash at the end of a
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specified period. The Administrator may subject restricted stock units to restrictions (which may include a substantial risk of forfeiture) to be specified in the award agreement, which restrictions may lapse at such times as determined by the Administrator. Restricted stock units may be settled by delivery of PubCo Common Stock, cash equal to the fair market value of the specified number of shares covered by the restricted stock units or any combination thereof determined by the Administrator at the date of grant or thereafter. The participant will not be entitled to receive dividends or dividend equivalents unless the award agreement specifically provides for such rights.
Performance Awards. The vesting, exercise or settlement of awards may be subject to achievement of specified objective or subjective performance goals based on one or more business criteria set forth in the 2026 Plan. The Administrator may use one or more of the following criteria in establishing performance goals for such performance awards: revenues; earnings before all or any of interest expense, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization; funds from operations; funds from operations per share; operating income; operating income per share; pre-tax or after-tax income; net cash provided by operating activities; cash available for distribution; cash available for distribution per share; working capital and components thereof; sales (net or gross) measured by product line, territory, customer or customers or other category; return on equity or average stockholders’ equity; return on assets; return on capital; enterprise value or economic value added; share price performance; improvements in our attainment of expense levels; implementation or completion of critical projects; improvement in cash-flow (before or after tax); net earnings; earnings per share; earnings from continuing operations; net worth; credit rating; levels of expense, cost or liability by category, operating unit or any other delineation; any increase or decrease of one or more of the foregoing over a specified period; or the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2026 Plan).
A performance goal may be measured over a performance period on a periodic, annual, cumulative or average basis and may be established on a corporate-wide basis or with respect to a participant, one or more operating units, divisions, subsidiaries, acquired businesses, minority investments, facilities, partnerships or joint ventures. More than one performance goal may be incorporated in a performance objective, in which case achievement with respect to each performance goal may be assessed individually or in combination with each other. Performance goals may differ from performance awards granted to any one participant or to different participants.
The Administrator may provide in any performance award for the inclusion or exclusion of the effect on reported financial results of any of the following events or occurrences: asset write-downs; litigation or claim judgments or settlements; changes in tax laws, accounting principles or other laws or provisions; reorganization or restructuring programs, including share repurchasing programs; acquisitions or divestitures; foreign currency exchange translation gains or losses; any loss from a discontinued operation as described in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360; goodwill impairment charges; revenue or earnings attributable to a minority ownership in another entity; any amounts accrued by us or any subsidiary pursuant to management bonus plans or cash profit sharing plans and related employer payroll taxes for the fiscal year; any discretionary or matching contributions made to a savings and deferred profit-sharing plan or deferred compensation plan for the fiscal year; interest, expenses, taxes, depreciation and depletion, amortization and accretion charges; and gains and losses that are treated as extraordinary items under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225. The level or levels of performance specified with respect to a performance goal may be established in absolute terms, as objectives relative to performance in prior periods, as an objective compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies on a per share basis, against the Company’s performance as a whole or against particular of the Company’s entities, segments, operating units or products, on a pre-tax or after-tax basis, in tandem with any other performance goal, or otherwise as the Administrator may determine.
Other Stock-Based Awards. The Administrator may grant other stock-based awards that are payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on our common stock, including, without limitation, dividend equivalent rights.
Director Awards
Each non-employee director will be eligible to receive discretionary grants of awards under the 2026 Plan. If the Board or the Compensation Committee separately adopts a compensation policy covering some or all non-employee directors that provides for a predetermined formula that specifies the type of award,
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the timing of the applicable date of grant and the number of shares of PubCo Common Stock to be awarded under the terms of the 2026 Plan, that formula will be incorporated by reference into the 2026 Plan and will be administered as if provided under the terms of the 2026 Plan without any requirement that the Administrator separately take action to determine the terms of those non-employee director awards.
No Repricing of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights
The Administrator may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, “reprice” any stock option or stock appreciation right, provided that nothing shall prevent the Administrator from making adjustments to awards upon changes in capitalization, exchanging or cancelling awards upon a merger, consolidation, or recapitalization, or substituting awards for awards granted by other entities, to the extent permitted by the 2026 Plan.
Vesting; Termination of Service
The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine at the time of grant or at any time thereafter that an award will be immediately vested in whole or in part, or that all or any portion may not be vested until a date, or dates, subsequent to its grant date, or until the occurrence of one or more specified events, subject in any case to the terms of the 2026 Plan. If the Administrator imposes conditions upon vesting, then, subsequent to the grant date, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the date on which all or any portion of the award may be vested, including upon a Change in Control. The Administrator may impose on any award, at the time of grant or thereafter, such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator determines, including terms requiring forfeiture of awards in the event of a participant’s termination of service or in the event that a participant engages in certain activities that are harmful to the Company (i.e., for Cause (as defined in the 2026 Plan)). In general, unless otherwise provided in an award agreement, unvested awards are forfeited upon a termination of service, and vested options and stock appreciation rights are exercisable during the periods set forth in the 2026 Plan or otherwise in the applicable award agreement.
Change in Control and Other Corporate Transactions
In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2026 Plan) or certain other significant corporate transactions, outstanding awards will be treated as the Administrator determines in its discretion. The Administrator may arrange for continuation or assumption of awards, or substitution of equivalent awards of the surviving entity or its parent; cancel awards in exchange for cash or securities in an amount equal to the value of vested awards, or to the difference between the value of the underlying shares of PubCo Common Stock, and the exercise price for vested options and stock appreciation rights; or cancel outstanding awards without payment of any consideration, in which case participants will be given a period during which to exercise their awards prior to the transaction.
Clawback; Recoupment
The Company may clawback or recoup all or any portion of any shares or cash paid to a participant in connection with an award, in accordance with the terms of any clawback or recoupment policy, as set forth in the 2026 Plan and approved by the Board from time to time as well as in compliance with the Dodd-Fank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Section 10D(a) of the Exchange Act.
Plan Amendment or Termination
The Board or the Compensation Committee may amend or terminate the 2026 Plan at any time. However, stockholder approval will be required for any amendment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or securities exchange listing standards. In addition, the Board or the Compensation Committee may amend awards granted under the 2026 Plan, but no amendment may impair the rights of a participant under any outstanding award without his or her consent. The 2026 Plan will remain in effect until, and terminate on, the day before the tenth anniversary of its effective date, unless earlier terminated by the Board or the Compensation Committee pursuant to the terms of the 2026 Plan.
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Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a brief summary of certain federal income tax consequences relating to the 2026 Plan. This summary does not purport to address all aspects of federal income taxation and does not describe state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences. This discussion is based upon provisions of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations under the Code and Treasury Regulations, all as in effect as of the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change (possibly on a retroactive basis) or different interpretation. This summary is not intended as tax advice to participants, who should consult their own tax advisors.
Law Affecting Deferred Compensation
In 2004, Section 409A was added to the Code to regulate all types of deferred compensation. If the requirements of Code Section 409A are not satisfied, deferred compensation and earnings thereon will be subject to tax as it vests, plus an interest charge at the underpayment rate plus 1% and a 20% penalty tax. Certain performance awards, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and certain types of restricted stock are subject to Code Section 409A.
Incentive Stock Options
A participant will not recognize income at the time an incentive stock option is granted. When a participant exercises an incentive stock option, a participant also generally will not be required to recognize income (either as ordinary income or capital gain). However, to the extent that the fair market value (determined as of the date of grant) of the common stock with respect to which the participant’s incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time during any year exceeds $100,000, the incentive stock options for the shares over $100,000 will be treated as nonqualified stock options, and not incentive stock options, for federal tax purposes, and the participant will recognize income as if the incentive stock options were nonqualified stock options. In addition to the foregoing, if the fair market value of the shares received upon exercise of an incentive stock option exceeds the exercise price, then the excess may be deemed a tax preference adjustment for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax calculation. The federal alternative minimum tax may produce significant tax repercussions depending upon the participant’s particular tax status. The tax treatment of any shares acquired by exercise of an incentive stock option will depend upon whether the participant disposes of his or her shares prior to the later of (i) two years after the date the incentive stock option was granted and (ii) one year after the shares were transferred to the participant (the “Holding Period”). If a participant disposes of shares acquired by exercise of an incentive stock option after the expiration of the Holding Period, any amount received in excess of the participant’s tax basis for such shares will be treated as short-term or long-term capital gain, depending upon how long the participant has held the shares. If the amount received is less than the participant’s tax basis for such shares, the loss will be treated as short-term or long-term capital loss, depending upon how long the participant has held the shares. If the participant disposes of shares acquired by exercise of an incentive stock option prior to the expiration of the Holding Period, the disposition will be considered a “disqualifying disposition.” If the amount received for the shares is greater than the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date, then the difference between the incentive stock option’s exercise price and the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise will be treated as ordinary income for the tax year in which the “disqualifying disposition” occurs. The participant’s basis in the shares will be increased by an amount equal to the amount treated as ordinary income due to such “disqualifying disposition.” In addition, the amount received in such “disqualifying disposition” over the participant’s increased basis in the shares will be treated as capital gain. However, if the price received for shares acquired by exercise of an incentive stock is less than the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date and the disposition is a transaction in which the participant sustains a loss which otherwise would be recognizable under the Code, then the amount of ordinary income that the participant will recognize is the excess, if any, of the amount realized on the “disqualifying disposition” over the basis of the shares.
Nonqualified Stock Options
A participant generally will not recognize income at the time a nonqualified stock option is granted. When a participant exercises a nonqualified stock option, the difference between the exercise price and any
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higher market value of the shares on the date of exercise will be treated as compensation taxable as ordinary income to the participant. The participant’s tax basis for the shares acquired under a nonqualified stock option will be equal to the exercise price paid for such shares, plus any amounts included in the participant’s income as compensation. When a participant disposes of shares acquired by exercise of a nonqualified stock option, any amount received in excess of the participant’s tax basis for such shares will be treated as short-term or long-term capital gain, depending upon how long the participant has held the shares. If the amount received is less than the participant’s tax basis for such shares, the loss will be treated as short-term or long-term capital loss, depending upon how long the participant has held the shares.
Special Rule if Exercise Price is Paid for in Shares of PubCo Common Stock
If a participant pays the exercise price of a nonqualified stock option with previously-owned shares of PubCo Common Stock and the transaction is not a disqualifying disposition of shares previously acquired under an incentive stock option, the shares received equal to the number of shares surrendered are treated as having been received in a tax-free exchange. The participant’s tax basis and holding period for these shares received will be equal to the participant’s tax basis and holding period for the shares surrendered. The shares received in excess of the number of shares surrendered will be treated as compensation taxable as ordinary income to the participant to the extent of their fair market value. The participant’s tax basis in these shares will be equal to their fair market value on the date of exercise, and the participant’s holding period for such shares will begin on the date of exercise. If the use of previously acquired shares to pay the exercise price of a nonqualified stock option constitutes a disqualifying disposition of shares previously acquired under an incentive stock option, the participant will have ordinary income as a result of the disqualifying disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares surrendered, determined at the time such shares were originally acquired on exercise of the incentive stock option, over the aggregate exercise price paid for such shares. As discussed above, a disqualifying disposition of shares previously acquired under an incentive stock option occurs when the participant disposes of such shares before the end of the Holding Period. The other tax results from paying the exercise price with previously-owned shares are as described above, except that the participant’s tax basis in the shares that are treated as having been received in a tax-free exchange will be increased by the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant as a result of the disqualifying disposition.
Restricted Stock
A participant who receives a grant of restricted stock generally will recognize as ordinary income the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares granted as restricted stock at such time as the shares are no longer subject to forfeiture or restrictions, over the amount paid, if any, by the participant for such shares. However, a participant who receives restricted stock may make an election under Code Section 83(b) within 30 days of the date of transfer of the shares to recognize ordinary income on the date of transfer of the shares equal to the excess of the fair market value of such shares (determined without regard to the restrictions on such shares) over the purchase price, if any, of such shares. If a participant does not make an election under Code Section 83(b), then the participant will recognize as ordinary income any dividends received with respect to such shares. At the time of the sale of such shares, any gain or loss realized by the participant will be treated as either short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on the holding period. For purposes of determining any gain or loss realized, the participant’s tax basis will be the amount previously taxable as ordinary income, plus the purchase price paid by the participant, if any, for such shares.
Stock Appreciation Rights
Generally, a participant who receives a stand-alone stock appreciation right will not recognize taxable income at the time the stand-alone stock appreciation right is granted, provided that the stock appreciation right is exempt from, or complies with, Code Section 409A. If a participant receives the appreciation inherent in the stock appreciation rights in cash, the cash will be taxed as ordinary income to the recipient at the time it is received. If a participant receives the appreciation inherent in the stock appreciation rights in stock, the spread between the then current market value and the grant price, if any, will be taxed as ordinary income to the employee at the time it is received.
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Other Awards
In the case of an award of restricted stock units, performance awards, dividend equivalent rights, or other stock or cash awards, the recipient will generally recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to any cash received and the fair market value of any shares received on the date of payment or delivery, provided that the award is exempt from, or complies with, Code Section 409A.
Federal Tax Withholding
Any ordinary income realized by a participant upon the exercise or grant of an award under the 2026 Plan is subject to withholding of federal, state and local income tax and to withholding of the participant’s share of tax under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. To satisfy federal income tax withholding requirements, the Company will have the right to require that, as a condition to delivery of any shares, the participant remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy the withholding requirements. Subject to the discretion of the Administrator, such payment may be made by (i) cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold a number of shares from the shares otherwise issuable to the participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of shares under the award, the fair market value of which does not exceed either the maximum statutory tax rates in the participant’s applicable jurisdictions or the amount of tax required to be withheld by law, and in which case the award will be surrendered and cancelled with respect to the number of shares retained by the Company (provided that to the extent such direction would result in the Company withholding fractional shares, the number of shares to be withheld will be rounded down to the nearest whole share and the participant must pay the remainder of the withholding obligation in cash or by certified or bank check); (iii) delivering to the Company previously owned and unencumbered shares, other than shares a participant has received in the six months prior to the applicable exercise or acquisition date, or (iv) execution of a recourse promissory note by a participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Company is an “issuer” as defined in Section 2 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, no director, executive officer (or equivalent thereof) or affiliate of the Company will be permitted to pay any portion of the tax withholding with respect to any award with a promissory note or in any other form that could be deemed a prohibited personal loan under Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act. Withholding does not represent an increase in the participant’s total income tax obligation, since it is fully credited toward his or her tax liability for the year. Additionally, withholding does not affect the participant’s tax basis in the shares. Compensation income realized and tax withheld will be reflected on Forms W-2 supplied by the Company to employees by January 31 of the succeeding year. Deferred compensation that is subject to Code Section 409A will be subject to certain federal income tax withholding and reporting requirements.
Tax Consequences to the Company
To the extent that a participant recognizes ordinary income in the circumstances described above, the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction provided that, among other things, the income meets the test of reasonableness, is an ordinary and necessary business expense, is not an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G and is not disallowed by the $1,000,000 limitation on certain executive compensation under Code Section 162(m).
Million Dollar Deduction Limit and Other Tax Matters
The Company may not deduct compensation of more than $1,000,000 that is paid to “covered employees” (as defined in Code Section 162(m)), which include an individual (or, in certain circumstances, his or her beneficiaries) who, at any time during the taxable year, is the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, an individual who is among the three highest compensated officers for the taxable year (other than an individual who was either the Company’s principal executive officer or its principal financial officer at any time during the taxable year), or anyone who was a covered employee for purposes of Code Section 162(m) for any tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2017. This limitation on deductions only applies to compensation paid by a publicly-traded corporation (and not compensation paid by non-corporate entities) and may not apply to certain types of compensation, such as qualified performance-based compensation, that is payable pursuant to a written, binding contract (such as an award agreement) that was in place as of November 2, 2017, so long as the contract is not materially modified after that date. To
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the extent that compensation is payable pursuant to an 2026 Plan award granted on or before November 2, 2017, and if the Company determines that Code Section 162(m) will apply to any such awards, the Company intends that the terms of those awards will not be materially modified and will be constructed so as to constitute qualified performance-based compensation and, as such, will be exempt from the $1,000,000 limitation on deductible compensation.
Change in Control
If an individual’s rights under the 2026 Plan are accelerated as a result of a Change in Control and the individual is a “disqualified individual” under Code Section 280G, then the value of any such accelerated rights received by such individual may be included in determining whether or not such individual has received an “excess parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, which could result in (i) the imposition of a 20% federal excise tax (in addition to federal income tax) payable by the individual on the value of such accelerated rights; and (ii) the loss by the Company of a corresponding compensation deduction.
New Plan Benefits
Other than with respect to restricted stock units reflected in the table below, awards granted under the 2026 Plan will be made at the discretion of the Administrator. Accordingly, other than as set forth below, it is not presently possible to determine the benefits or amounts that (i) will be received in the future by persons eligible to participate in the 2026 Plan or (ii) would have been received by such persons pursuant to the 2026 Plan during the past fiscal year if the 2026 Plan had been in effect at that time.
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Represents restricted stock units to be granted to Christopher Bradley and Andrew Heyer as compensation for service on the Board pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. For additional details, see the section titled “Executive Compensation — Non-Employee Director Compensation Program.”
Resolution
The full text of the resolution to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, that the 2026 Plan, including the authorization of the Share Pool under the 2026 Plan, be approved in all respects.”
Vote Required for Approval
The approval of the 2026 Plan Proposal will be sought as an ordinary resolution requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the 2026 Plan Proposal.
The 2026 Plan Proposal is conditioned on the approval of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. Therefore, if each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals is not approved, the 2026 Plan Proposal will have no effect, even if approved by holders of the Ordinary Shares.
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of this Proposal.
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Recommendation of Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026 PLAN PROPOSAL.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 7 — THE ESPP PROPOSAL
Overview
Haymaker asking its shareholders to approve the Suncrete, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which, if approved by Haymaker’s shareholders and adopted by PubCo, will be available to PubCo on a go-forward basis following the closing of the Business Combination. For purposes of this Proposal No. 7 and except where the context otherwise requires, the term (i) “Company” and similar terms will include PubCo at and following the closing of the Business Combination and any of its present or future parent or subsidiary corporations and (ii) “Board” will mean the Board of Directors of PubCo at and following the closing of the Business Combination. The ESPP is described in more detail below, and a copy of the ESPP is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex H.
Purpose of the ESPP
The purpose of the ESPP is to provide eligible employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock at a discount through accumulated payroll deductions. The Company believes that the ESPP will be a key factor in retaining existing employees, recruiting and retaining new employees, and aligning the interests of the Company’s employees with those of its stockholders. The ESPP will permit the grant of purchase rights to employees that are intended to qualify for favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment under Section 423 of the Code. The ESPP is not subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Summary of the ESPP
The following summarizes certain material terms of the ESPP. This summary is qualified in its entirety to the full text of the ESPP, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex H.
Share Reserve
The aggregate number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the ESPP will be 1,000,000. If any right granted under the ESPP terminates for any reason without having been exercised, the shares subject thereto that are not purchased under such right will again be available for issuance under the ESPP. Any shares issued pursuant to the ESPP may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market.
Administration
The Compensation Committee, or any other committee to whom the Board delegates such power or authority, will serve as the administrator of the ESPP (the “Administrator”). The Administrator may delegate administrative tasks under the ESPP to agents or employees to assist in the administration of the ESPP. Subject to the terms and conditions of the ESPP, the Administrator has the authority to construe and interpret the ESPP and the rights granted under it (including, without limitation, determining when and how options will be granted and the provisions of each offering (which need not be identical)); to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules relating to the ESPP’s administration; to determine eligibility and adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the ESPP; and to take any other actions necessary or desirable for the administration of the ESPP, including, without limitation, adopting sub-plans applicable to particular participating subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code. The Administrator may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency or ambiguity in the ESPP. The decisions of the Administrator will be final, binding, and conclusive on all persons.
Eligible Employees
Employees eligible to participate in the ESPP for a given offering generally include employees who are employed by the Company or one of its participating subsidiaries, including, for the avoidance of doubt, an employee who is also an officer of the Company or one of its participating subsidiaries, on the first trading day of the enrollment period. However, an employee who owns (or is deemed to own through
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attribution), immediately after any grant of purchase rights under the ESPP, 5% or more of the combined voting power or value of all classes of the Company’s or one of its subsidiary’s stock generally will not be allowed to participate in the offering under the ESPP. Further, no employee is eligible to participate in the ESPP to the extent, if immediately after the grant of the option, such option would permit such employee’s rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (described in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value (or such other maximum as may be prescribed from time to time by the Code) of such stock (determined at the offering date of the option) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time, in accordance with the provisions of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code. In addition, the Administrator may provide that an employee will not be eligible to participate in an offering under the ESPP if the employee is a citizen or resident of a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the grant of a right to purchase shares would be prohibited under applicable law or would cause any offering to violate the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only employees of the Company and designated subsidiaries are eligible to participate in a Code Section 423 offering.
As of September 30, 2025, and assuming the completion of the Business Combination, approximately 609 employees would have been eligible to participate in the ESPP had the ESPP been in operation on such date and all affiliates and subsidiaries were designated as eligible to participate in the ESPP.
Participation
Eligible employees may become participants in the ESPP for an offering period by completing an enrollment form prior to the enrollment date of the applicable offering period, which will designate a whole percentage of the employee’s eligible compensation to be withheld by the Company as payroll deductions under the ESPP during the offering period, subject to certain limitations established in the ESPP.
Offerings; Offering Period
Under the ESPP, participants are offered the right to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock at a discount during a series of offering periods. The length of the offering periods under the ESPP will be three months, subject to the right of the Administrator to change the duration, frequency, start and end dates of offering periods, as further described in the ESPP, and provided that an offering period may be up to 27 months under Section 423 of the Code. Accumulated employee payroll deductions for the offering period will be used to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock on each purchase date (the last trading day of each offering period or such other date as determined by the Administrator) during an offering period. At present, the Administrator intends for the first offering period to begin on [ ], 2026 and end on March 31, 2026, and subsequent offering periods will continue thereafter commencing on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each calendar year.
Enrollment and Contributions
The ESPP permits participants to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock through payroll deductions of a whole percentage of their eligible compensation, which may not be less than 1% nor more than a maximum percentage determined by the Administrator (which, in the absence of a contrary designation, will not exceed 15% of eligible compensation). At present, the Company expects that the maximum limit on the amount of eligible compensation that can be used to purchase shares under the ESPP will be 15%. Payroll deductions will commence on the first payroll date following the offering date and end on the last payroll date on or before the purchase date. All payroll deductions made for a participant will be credited to his or her account under the ESPP and deposited with the Company’s general funds. The Company will have no obligation to pay interest on payroll deductions or to hold such amounts in a trust or in any segregated account. The contribution rate selected by a participant will remain in effect for subsequent offering periods unless the participant authorizes a new level of payroll deductions in accordance with the terms of the ESPP, withdraws from the ESPP in accordance with the withdrawal procedures set forth therein, or terminates employment or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate in the ESPP.
Purchase Rights
On the first trading day of each offering period, each participant will be granted an option to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock. Unless, prior to the applicable purchase date, the participant
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withdraws his or her participation, or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate, the participant’s option will be exercised on the applicable purchase date during the offering period to the extent of the payroll deductions accumulated during the offering period. The purchase date will be the last trading day of the offering period. The participant will purchase the maximum number of whole shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock that his or her accumulated payroll deductions will buy at the purchase price, subject to the participation limitations described below, and rounded down to the nearest whole share. Any cash remaining in lieu of purchasing fractional shares will be credited to the participant’s account and carried forward and applied toward the purchase of whole shares on the next purchase date. The maximum number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock that may be purchased during any offering period is 2,000 shares. In addition, a participant may not subscribe for more than $25,000 of the fair market value (or such other maximum as may be prescribed from time to time by the Code) of the shares under the ESPP per calendar year in which such rights to purchase stock are outstanding, in accordance with the provisions of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code.
Purchase Price
The purchase price for each offering period will be the lesser of 85% of the closing trading price of a share of PubCo Class A Common Stock on the offering date or 85% of the closing trading price of a share of PubCo Class A Common Stock on the purchase date.
Payroll Deduction Changes; Withdrawals; Terminations of Employment
During an offering period, a participant may decrease or increase his or her rate of payroll deductions applicable to such offering period only once. To make such a change, the participant must submit a new enrollment form authorizing the new rate of payroll deductions at least 15 days before the purchase date. A participant may decrease or increase his or her rate of payroll deductions for future offering periods by submitting a new enrollment form authorizing the new rate of payroll deductions at least 15 days before the start of the next offering period. A participant may withdraw from an offering by submitting a revised enrollment form indicating his or her election to withdraw at least 15 days before the purchase date. The accumulated payroll deductions held on behalf of a participant in his or her notional account (that have not been used to purchase shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock) will be paid to the participant promptly following receipt of the participant’s enrollment form indicating his or her election to withdraw. If a participant withdraws from an offering period, no payroll deductions will be made during any succeeding offering period, unless the participant re-enrolls in the ESPP. Upon termination of a participant’s employment for any reason, including death, disability or retirement, or a change in the participant’s employment status following which the participant is no longer eligible to participate in the ESPP, which in either case occurs at least 15 days before the purchase date, the participant will be deemed to have withdrawn from the ESPP, and the payroll deductions in the participant’s notional account (that have not been used to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock) will be returned to the participant, or in the case of the participant’s death, to the person(s) entitled to such amounts. If the participant’s termination of employment or change in status occurs within 15 days before a purchase date, the accumulated payroll deductions will be used to purchase shares on the purchase date.
Transfer Restrictions
A participant may not transfer (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution) any right granted under the ESPP and, during a participant’s lifetime, purchase rights granted under the ESPP shall be exercisable only by such participant.
Designated Broker
As soon as reasonably practicable after each purchase date, the Company will arrange for the delivery to each participant of the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock purchased upon exercise of such participant’s option. The Administrator may require that the shares be deposited directly with a “Designated Broker” (as defined in the ESPP). If the Administrator designates or approves a Designated Broker to hold shares purchased under the ESPP for the accounts of participants, then promptly following each purchase date, the number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock purchased by each participant will
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be deposited into an “ESPP Share Account” established in the participant’s name with the Designated Broker. A participant will be free to undertake a disposition of the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock in his or her ESPP Share Account at any time, but in the absence of such a disposition, the shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock must remain in the participant’s ESPP Share Account at the Designated Broker until the holding period set forth in Section 423 of the Code (i.e., the later of one year from the purchase date and two years from the offering date for such shares) has been satisfied. With respect to shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock for which the holding period set forth in Section 423 of the Code has been satisfied, the participant may move those shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock to another brokerage account of the participant’s choosing. By participating in the ESPP, each participant agrees to promptly give the Company notice of any shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock disposed of before the later of one year from the purchase date and two years from the offering date for such shares (i.e., a “Disqualifying Disposition”). This notice will not be required if and so long as the Company has a Designated Broker.
Interest
Unless otherwise specified in an offering, the Company will have no obligation to pay interest on employees’ payroll deductions.
Adjustments; Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Events
In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, common stock, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of common stock or other securities of the Company, or other change in the Company’s structure affecting the common stock occurs, then in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the ESPP, the Administrator will, in such manner as it deems equitable, adjust the number of shares and class of common stock that may be delivered under the ESPP, the purchase price per share and the number of shares of common stock covered by each outstanding option under the ESPP, and the numerical limits on participation in the ESPP. In addition, in the event of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or other corporate event described in Section 424 of the Code, each outstanding option under the ESPP will be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation. If the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute the option, the offering period with respect to which the option relates will be shortened by setting a new purchase date on which the offering period will end, which will occur before the date of the corporate transaction.
Amendment and Termination
The Administrator may amend, suspend or terminate the ESPP at any time, subject to stockholder approval for any increase in the number (or change in the type) of securities that may be purchased under the ESPP or as otherwise required under Section 423 of the Code. The ESPP will continue until terminated by the Administrator or automatically if no shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock remain available for purchase.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a general summary under current law of the principal United States federal income tax consequences related to participation in the ESPP. This summary deals with the general federal income tax principles that apply and is provided only for general information and does not purport to be complete. Some kinds of taxes, such as state, local and foreign income taxes and federal employment taxes, are not discussed. This summary is not intended as tax advice to participants, who should consult their own tax advisors.
The ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. A participant will be taxed on amounts withheld for the purchase of shares of Class A common stock as if such amounts were actually received. For federal income tax purposes, a participant in an offering generally will not recognize taxable income on the grant of an option under the ESPP, nor will the Company be entitled to any deduction at that time. Additionally, the participant should not recognize taxable income at the time of exercise of any purchase right granted under the ESPP. In general, no income relating
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to options granted or shares purchased under the ESPP will be taxable to a participant until the disposition of the acquired shares, and the method of taxation will depend upon the holding period of the acquired shares.
If stock acquired upon exercise of an option granted under the ESPP is held for a minimum of two years from the offering date and one year from the purchase date (or the participant dies holding the shares at any time), the participant (or the participant’s estate) will recognize ordinary income on a subsequent sale or disposition of the shares (or, upon death, while holding the shares), measured as the lesser of (x) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such sale or disposition (or death) over the purchase price or (y) the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the offering date over the purchase price. Any additional gain on a sale or other disposition of the shares will be treated as long-term capital gain.
If the holding period requirements are not met (i.e., a Disqualifying Disposition), the participant will recognize ordinary income at the time of the sale or other disposition equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date the option is exercised over the purchase price, with any remaining gain or loss being treated as capital gain or capital loss. However, if the holding period requirements are not met and the amount realized at the time of disposition is less than the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise, the participant will recognize ordinary income to the extent of the excess of the fair market value of such shares on the date the option was exercised over the purchase price for such shares, and a capital loss to the extent the fair market value of such shares on the exercise date exceeds the amount realized upon disposition.
The Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates generally are not entitled to a federal income tax deduction upon either the exercise of an option granted under an offering or upon disposition of the shares acquired pursuant to such exercise, except to the extent that the participant recognizes ordinary income on disposition of the shares.
New Plan Benefits
Because the number of shares that may be purchased under the ESPP will depend on each employee’s voluntary election to participate and on the fair market value of PubCo Class A Common Stock at various future dates, the actual number of shares that may be purchased by any individual cannot be determined in advance.
Resolution
The full text of the resolution to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, that the ESPP, including the authorization of the initial share reserve under the ESPP, be approved in all respects.”
Vote Required for Approval
The approval of the ESPP Proposal will be sought as an ordinary resolution requiring the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the ESPP Proposal.
The ESPP Proposal is conditioned on the approval of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. Therefore, if each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals is not approved, the ESPP Proposal will have no effect, even if approved by holders of the Ordinary Shares.
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of this Proposal.
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Recommendation of Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ESPP PROPOSAL.
The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 8 — THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
Overview
The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow the Haymaker Board to adjourn the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or convenient, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satisfied or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements. If Haymaker’s shareholders approve the Adjournment Proposal, Haymaker may adjourn the Shareholders’ Meeting and any adjourned session of the Shareholders’ Meeting and use the additional time to solicit additional proxies, including the solicitation of proxies from shareholders who have voted previously. See “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved
If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by Haymaker shareholders, the Haymaker Board may not be able to adjourn the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Business Combination Proposals, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, the NYSE Proposal, the 2026 Plan Proposal, or the ESPP Proposal.
Resolution to be Voted Upon
The full text of the resolution to be passed is as follows:
“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, is approved if necessary or convenient, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satisfied or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements.”
Vote Required for Approval
The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned on the approval of any other Proposal at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution, being the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote and actually casting votes thereon at the Shareholders’ Meeting, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as votes cast at the Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, failure to vote in person, online, or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting or an abstention from voting will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Adjournment Proposal, assuming a valid quorum is established.
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and Haymaker’s directors and officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of this Proposal.
Recommendation of the Haymaker Board
THE HAYMAKER BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT HAYMAKER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.
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The existence of financial and personal interests of one or more of Haymaker’s directors may result in a conflict of interest on the part of such director(s) between what they may believe is in the best interests of Haymaker and its shareholders and what they may believe is best for themselves in determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. In addition, Haymaker’s officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and Haymaker Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”
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WARRANTHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE WARRANT AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
This section of the proxy statement/prospectus describes the material provisions of the Warrant Amendment, but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Warrant Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Annex I hereto. You are urged to read the Warrant Amendment in its entirety before voting on this proposal.
Overview
In connection with the proposed Business Combination, holders of SPAC Public Warrants are being asked to approve an amendment to the terms of the Warrant Agreement in the form attached as Annex I hereto to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time, each SPAC Public Warrant, which entitles the holder to purchase one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share, will be exchanged by such holder with SPAC for $[•] per SPAC Warrant. Approval of the Warrant Amendment requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the SPAC Public Warrants issued and outstanding as of the record date. The Warrant Amendment will be contingent upon consummation of the Business Combination. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, each outstanding SPAC Public Warrant will be automatically converted into an equal number of warrants issued by PubCo and will become exercisable on the same terms as were in effect with respect to such SPAC Public Warrants immediately prior to the Business Combination, as amended by the Warrant Amendment.
The Warrant Amendment will be effected by SPAC’s execution and delivery of the Warrant Amendment, which will be executed by SPAC as soon as the required vote has been obtained and the Business Combination is consummated, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Following the execution of the Warrant Amendment, the Warrant Amendment will be binding on all holders of SPAC Public Warrants and their successors and transferees, whether or not such holders voted to approve the Warrant Amendment.
A complete copy of the Warrant Amendment is attached hereto as Annex I.
Current Terms of the Warrants
Each SPAC Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one half of one SPAC Class A Common Share at a price of $11.50 per full share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing upon the later of 12 months from the closing of the IPO or 30 days after the completion of a business combination. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, a warrantholder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of shares. This means that only an even number of warrants may be exercised at any given time by a warrantholder. The SPAC Public Warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of: (i) five years from the completion of an initial business combination, (ii) the liquidation of SPAC, if SPAC fails to complete a business combination, or (iii) the redemption date as fixed by SPAC pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, if SPAC elects to redeem all SPAC Public Warrants. Following the Business Combination, each PubCo Warrant will entitle the registered holder thereof to purchase one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock.
The private placement warrants are identical to the SPAC Public Warrants except that the private placement warrants (including the SPAC Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) will (i) not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of SPAC’s initial business combination, (ii) be exercisable for cash (even if a registration statement covering SPAC’s Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants is not effective) or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and (iii) not be redeemable by SPAC, in each case so long as they are still held by the initial purchasers or their respective affiliates.
SPAC may call the SPAC Public Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:
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if and only if, the reported last sale price of SPAC’s Class A Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share, for any 20 trading days within a 30-day trading period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrantholders, and
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if and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares underlying such SPAC Public Warrants at the redemption date and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption.
The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the SPAC Public Warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of a SPAC Public Warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s warrant upon surrender of such warrant.
Certain Effects of the Approval of the Warrant Amendment Proposal
If the Warrant Amendment Proposal is approved, all SPAC Public Warrants will be subject to the terms of the Warrant Amendment whether or not a given holder voted in favor of the Warrant Amendment Proposal and the holder of each outstanding SPAC Public Warrant will be entitled to receive the warrant cash payment promptly following the completion of the Business Combination.
Public warrantholders should note that there may be income tax consequences in connection with the Warrant Amendment. For a discussion of the tax consequences of the Warrant Amendment, please see the section titled “The Business Combination — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Reason for the Warrant Amendment Proposal
The Haymaker Board believes that the Warrant Amendment will increase PubCo’s opportunities and attractiveness to future investors following the Business Combination by eliminating the dilutive impact of the SPAC Public Warrants.
Consequences if the Warrant Amendment Proposal is Not Approved
If the Warrant Amendment Proposal is not approved, the Warrant Amendment will not be effectuated.
Vote Required for Approval
The Warrant Amendment Proposal requires the vote of the registered holders of a majority of the SPAC Warrants issued and outstanding as of the record date. Accordingly, a warrantholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote virtually at the Warrantholders’ Meeting, an abstention from voting, or a broker non-vote, will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Warrant Amendment Proposal.
Recommendation of the SPAC Board
THE SPAC BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT WARRANTHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.
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WARRANTHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 2 — THE WARRANTHOLDER ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
Overview
At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, Haymaker will ask its warrantholders to consider and vote upon a proposal to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if Haymaker determines an adjournment to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to approve the Warrant Amendment Proposal at the Warrantholders’ Meeting. In no event will Haymaker solicit proxies to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting or complete the Business Combination beyond the date by which it may properly do so.
Consequences if the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved
If the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal is not approved, the Haymaker Board may not be able to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Warrant Amendment Proposal. It is important for you to note that in the event that the Warrant Amendment Proposal does not receive the requisite vote for approval, then we may not be able to complete the Business Combination.
Vote Required for Approval
Adoption of the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the adoption of any other proposal.
The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal will be approved and adopted if the holders of a majority of the SPAC Warrants, represented virtually or by proxy and voted thereon at the special meeting, vote “FOR” the Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal.
The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal will not be presented if the Warrant Amendment Proposal is approved.
Recommendation of the SPAC Board
THE SPAC BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT WARRANTHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE WARRANTHOLDER ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL, IF PRESENTED.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF SUNCRETE
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF SUNCRETE
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (the “MD&A”) is intended to assist in understanding and assessing the historical results of operations and financial condition of Concrete Partners Holding, LLC (the “Company,” “Suncrete” or the “Successor”) and its predecessor entities. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to “Suncrete,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to the business of the Company prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which will be the business of PubCo and its consolidated subsidiaries immediately after giving effect to the Business Combination.
This MD&A includes forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward- Looking Statements.” Historical results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.
Overview
We are a ready-mix concrete logistics and distribution platform operating across Oklahoma and Arkansas with plans to expand throughout the high-growth U.S. Sunbelt region through acquisitions and organic growth. We leverage operational scale, technological integration and quality control to serve a diverse base of infrastructure, commercial and residential customers.
The Company was formed on May 22, 2024 (the “Inception Date”). From inception through July 29, 2024, the Company had no substantive operating activities, other than incurring acquisition-related expenses in connection with the acquisition of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC (“Eagle”) and Ram Transportation, LLC (“Ram”) (together, the “Predecessor”). On July 29, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed the acquisition of Eagle and Ram (the “Concrete Acquisition”) and began reporting on a new accounting basis as the “Successor.”
Accordingly, the Company’s financial statements reflect two distinct reporting periods: a “Predecessor Period” prior to the Concrete Acquisition and a “Successor Period” subsequent to the Concrete Acquisition. The results of operations of the Successor and Predecessor are not comparable due to the application of acquisition accounting.
This MD&A includes discussion of the following reporting periods:
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Successor Period from January 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025;
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Successor Period from inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024;
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Successor Period from inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024;
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Predecessor Period from January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024; and
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Predecessor Period for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The pro forma financial information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus provides additional meaningful understanding of our ongoing operations.
Recent Developments
Proposed Business Combination with Haymaker
On October 9, 2025, the Company entered into the Business Combination Agreement with Haymaker, New Suncrete, Merger Sub I and Merger Sub II. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (a) on the Closing Date, the Domestication, (b) on the Closing Date and immediately following the
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Domestication, the Initial Merger, with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (c) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger and the Acquisition Merger, with the Company surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete.
The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, although Haymaker will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of the Company in the Business Combination, the Company will be treated as the accounting acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination will be reflected as the equivalent of the Company issuing shares for the net assets of Haymaker, followed by a recapitalization whereby no goodwill or other intangible assets are recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of the Company.
Thunder Acquisition
On October 17, 2025, Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“Eagle”), entered into an equity and asset purchase and contribution agreement (the “Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement”) with SRM, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“Schwarz Ready Mix”), SRM Leasing, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Schwarz Leasing”), Schwarz Sand, LLC an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Schwarz Sand,” and together with Schwarz Leasing and Schwarz Ready Mix, the “Schwarz Entities”), the equity holders of Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Leasing (collectively, the “Owners”), the equity holders of Schwarz Sand (collectively, the “Schwarz Sand Sellers”), certain other transaction beneficiaries, and Schwarz Ready Mix, in its capacity as a representative of the selling parties. Pursuant to the Equity and Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, Eagle acquired substantially all of the assets of Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Leasing and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Schwarz Sand (collectively, the “Thunder Acquisition”) for an aggregate purchase price of $117.0 million. The aggregate purchase price included $97.0 million in cash consideration ($74.3 million paid at closing and $22.7 million deferred until March 31, 2026) and 20,000,000 Company Preferred Units issued to the sellers as rollover equity. The fair value of the Company Preferred Units, and therefore the total purchase price, has not yet been determined and will be measured as of the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 805. Accordingly, any references to total consideration are preliminary and subject to change pending completion of the purchase-price allocation.
The Loan Amendment
On October 17, 2025, in connection with the Thunder Acquisition, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to increase the Initial Term Loan by $75.0 million and the Revolving Loan by $10.0 million. For additional information, see the section titled “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt Agreements.”
Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenues
We generate revenue primarily from the production and delivery of ready-mix concrete. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when control of the product has transferred to the customer, typically upon delivery to the job site. Our concrete is sold under short-term purchase orders or master service agreements. Revenue is driven by the volume of cubic yards delivered, the average sales price per cubic yard and the type of concrete mix required for the job. Our pricing strategy also incorporates value-added services, including specialized admixtures, customized mix formulations and on-site quality control. Our sales are sensitive to fluctuations in construction activity across the public infrastructure, commercial and residential sectors. Seasonality and weather can also affect delivery schedules and job site activity, particularly in the winter months.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold consists of all materials and direct costs associated with the production and delivery of concrete. This includes cement, fly ash, aggregates, admixtures, plant labor, equipment maintenance, truck driver wages, fuel, permits and tags, and other plant-level expenses. Cost of goods sold
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also includes depreciation of production-related property. Costs may fluctuate based on raw material pricing, labor availability, and plant utilization rates.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include corporate and regional administrative costs such as salaries and benefits for administrative personnel, insurance, rent, professional services, and IT and compliance-related expenses. SG&A also includes amortization of customer relationship intangibles and depreciation of property and equipment not directly attributable to production, and other recurring overhead costs.
Gross Profit
Gross profit represents revenues less cost of goods sold. Gross profit is impacted by a combination of delivered volumes, realized pricing, mix of projects, and cost structure. Our gross margin can fluctuate based on weather conditions, seasonality, raw material costs, and our ability to effectively utilize plant and fleet capacity. Periods with higher delivered volumes generally allow for stronger fixed cost absorption, which enhances gross margin, while lower volumes can result in higher per-unit costs and margin compression.
Acquisition-related Costs
Acquisition-related costs primarily consist of costs incurred in connection with acquisitions, integration activities, and other strategic or capital markets initiatives. These costs are expensed as incurred and may fluctuate significantly between periods depending on the level and timing of acquisition and financing activity.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) primarily consists of interest expense and other non-operating items. Interest expense relates mainly to borrowings under the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan (each as defined below) and includes the amortization of debt issuance costs. Interest expense is presented net of immaterial interest income, and no material amounts of interest were capitalized during the periods presented. Other non-operating expenses include miscellaneous non-operating items that are not directly related to the Company’s core operating activities.
Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the operating metrics discussed above, we regularly monitor certain key performance indicators, including net income, as well as certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash or non-operating items that management does not consider indicative of the Company’s core operating performance. Such adjustments include share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, acquisition bonuses and public company readiness costs. Management believes excluding these costs provides investors with a clearer view of underlying operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.
Management uses these measures as key performance indicators to evaluate the Company’s operating performance and assess trends, and believes they are also frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Management believes these non-GAAP measures enhance investors’ understanding of the Company’s operating performance and facilitate meaningful period-to-period comparisons. These measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of our operating performance. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly named measures reported by other companies. Potential differences may include differences in capital structures, tax positions and the age and book depreciation of intangible and tangible assets.
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The following tables present a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA. For additional summary information, please also refer to “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Summary Historical Financial Information of Suncrete.”
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
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Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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Net income
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| | | $ | 1,079 | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | | | | $ | 26,975 | | |
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Net income margin
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| | | | 1.4% | | | | | | | 19.7% | | | | | | 18.7% | | |
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Interest expense, net
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| | | | 5,173 | | | | | | | 924 | | | | | | 878 | | |
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Depreciation & amortization expense
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| | | | 6,740 | | | | | | | 4,827 | | | | | | 6,087 | | |
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Share-based compensation expense
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| | | | 32 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Acquisition-related costs(1)
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| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Acquisition bonuses(2)
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| | | | 1,000 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Public company readiness(3)
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| | | | 353 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA
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| | | $ | 21,799 | | | | | | $ | 26,215 | | | | | $ | 33,940 | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin
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| | | | 27.4% | | | | | | | 25.3% | | | | | | 23.5% | | |
(1)
Represents legal and advisory fees incurred in connection with acquisitions.
(2)
Represents discretionary bonuses paid in connection with the Concrete Acquisition.
(3)
Represents professional service costs incurred in connection with acquisition-related technical accounting and advisory support, as well as incremental costs to support the Company’s preparation for becoming a public company (e.g., resources to facilitate public company readiness).
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
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Predecessor
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Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
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Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
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Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Net income (loss)
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| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | (2,977) | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | |
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Net income margin
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| | | | 5.5% | | | | | | (8.9)% | | | | | | | 19.7% | | |
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Interest expense, net
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| | | | 7,873 | | | | | | 2,192 | | | | | | | 924 | | |
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Depreciation & amortization expense
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| | | | 12,682 | | | | | | 2,667 | | | | | | | 4,827 | | |
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Share-based compensation expense
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| | | | 407 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | |
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Acquisition-related costs(1)
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| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | 7,422 | | | | | | | | | |
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Public company readiness(2)
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| | | | 534 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA
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| | | $ | 28,759 | | | | | $ | 9,304 | | | | | | $ | 26,215 | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin
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| | | | 22.0% | | | | | | 27.9% | | | | | | | 25.3% | | |
(1)
Represents legal and advisory fees incurred in connection with acquisitions.
(2)
Represents professional service costs incurred in connection with acquisition-related technical
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accounting and advisory support, as well as incremental costs to support the Company’s preparation for becoming a public company (e.g., resources to facilitate public company readiness).
Results of Operations
Factors Affecting Comparability of Our Results of Operations to Our Historical Results of Operations
Our historical results of operations for the periods presented are not comparable, either to each other or to our results of operations in future periods. As discussed in the “Overview” section, Concrete Partners Holding, LLC was formed on May 22, 2024, and had no substantive operating activities prior to the Concrete Acquisition on July 29, 2024. As a result of the Concrete Acquisition and the application of acquisition accounting beginning on the date of the Closing of the Concrete Acquisition, our financial statements distinguish between Successor and Predecessor periods. Although these periods reflect different bases of accounting and are not directly comparable, management believes that a discussion of period-over-period changes in revenues and other key operating metrics provides meaningful information about the underlying performance of the business.
Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The following table summarizes the Company’s operating results for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
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Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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Revenues
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| | | $ | 79,650 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | | | | $ | 144,279 | | |
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Cost of goods sold
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| | | | 49,419 | | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 93,093 | | |
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Gross profit
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| | | | 30,231 | | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 51,186 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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| | | | 16,346 | | | | | | | 16,883 | | | | | | 22,665 | | |
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Acquisition-related costs
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| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
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| | | | (108) | | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | 197 | | |
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Total operating expenses
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| | | | 23,660 | | | | | | | 16,923 | | | | | | 22,862 | | |
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Operating income
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| | | | 6,571 | | | | | | | 21,673 | | | | | | 28,324 | | |
| Other expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Other expenses
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| | | | (319) | | | | | | | (285) | | | | | | (471) | | |
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Interest expense, net
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| | | | (5,173) | | | | | | | (924) | | | | | | (878) | | |
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Total other expense
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| | | | (5,492) | | | | | | | (1,209) | | | | | | (1,349) | | |
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Net income
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| | | | 1,079 | | | | | | | 20,464 | | | | | | 26,975 | | |
Revenue
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024) (the “Successor 2024 Period”)
Revenue was $79.7 million for the Successor 2024 Period. Performance in the period reflected contributions from our acquisition of certain assets of SMG Ready Mix (“SMG”) in January 2024, which added eight plants to our network, expanding our delivery capacity and operational footprint. Realized pricing remained stable during the Successor Period, supported by contractual resets, surcharges, and favorable project mix in key delivery zones.
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Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024) (the “Predecessor 2024 Period”)
Revenue was $103.7 million for the Predecessor 2024 Period. Activity in this period reflected steady demand from customers and the initial contribution from the SMG assets acquisition completed in January 2024. Production from the SMG assets increased throughout the period as integration progressed, supporting overall delivery volumes and enhancing the Company’s operational footprint. Realized pricing reflected contractual price resets implemented during the period, though overall pricing levels remained relatively consistent without significant further increases during the period.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023 (the “Predecessor 2023 Period”)
Revenue was $144.3 million for the Predecessor 2023 Period. Results primarily reflect baseline construction activity in the markets in which we operate across infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects. The period also benefited from the first full year of operations following the acquisition of substantially all of the ready-mix production, transportation, and real-estate assets of Shelton Ready-Mix and Shelton Transportation, expanding the Company’s operational footprint through the addition of two plants. Pricing remained steady during the year, with modest increases driven by market-based resets, such as contractual pricing adjustments tied to changes in underlying raw material, labor, and delivery costs, implemented during the period.
Cost of Goods Sold
The following table presents our costs of goods sold and costs of goods sold as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
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Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
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Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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December 31, 2023 |
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percentage of revenue |
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| | | | 49,419 | | | | | | 62.0% | | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 62.8% | | | | | | 93,093 | | | | | | 64.5% | | |
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
Cost of goods sold represented 62.0% of revenue in the Successor 2024 Period. Results for the period reflected the continued integration of the SMG assets acquisition completed in January 2024, which added eight plants to our network, expanding our delivery capacity and operational footprint. The increased scale enabled us to spread fixed plant-level costs across a larger production base, improving cost absorption.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Cost of goods sold represented 62.8% of revenue in the Predecessor 2024 Period. Production from the SMG assets increased throughout the period as integration progressed, supporting overall delivery volumes. The increased scale enabled us to spread fixed plant-level costs across a larger production base, improving cost absorption.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
Cost of goods sold represented 64.5% of revenue in the Predecessor 2023 Period. Results during this period primarily reflect baseline operations across the Company’s historical plant network. The period also benefited from the first full year of operations following the Shelton acquisition, which expanded our operational footprint through the addition of two plants.
While we experienced inflationary pressures on certain raw materials, labor, and fuel, these cost increases were generally passed through to customers through contractual price resets and surcharges and, therefore, did not have a material impact on gross margins for the periods presented.
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Gross Profit
The following table presents our gross profit and gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
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Predecessor
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Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
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Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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percentage of revenue |
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Dollars
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percentage of revenue |
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Gross Profit
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| | | | 30,231 | | | | | | 38.0% | | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 37.2% | | | | | | 51,186 | | | | | | 35.5% | | |
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
Gross profit represented 38.0% of revenue in the Successor 2024 Period. Results for the period benefited from the increased scale associated with the SMG assets acquisition in January 2024, which expanded our plant network and contributed to stronger fixed cost absorption. Stable realized pricing and favorable project mix further supported gross margin performance.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Gross profit represented 37.2% of revenue in the Predecessor 2024 Period. Activity during this period reflected the initial integration of the SMG assets and increased production volumes as the newly acquired plants ramped up. Gross margin performance remained stable, supported by steady pricing and volume growth.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
Gross profit represented 35.5% of revenue for the Predecessor 2023 Period. Results during this period primarily reflect our baseline operations prior to the SMG assets acquisition, along with contributions from the first full year of operation following the Shelton acquisition.
Operating Expenses
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
SG&A expenses were $16.3 million in the Successor 2024 Period. Results for the period reflect increased depreciation and amortization expense associated with the fair value step-up of property and the recognition of customer relationship intangibles in connection with the Concrete Acquisition. SG&A expenses also included higher professional services costs as we continued to scale our operations.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
SG&A expenses were $16.9 million in the Predecessor 2024 Period. Activity during the period primarily reflected personnel-related costs and overhead associated with integrating the SMG assets acquisition, as well as increased administrative support to manage the larger operating platform.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
SG&A expenses were $22.7 million in the Predecessor 2023 Period. Results for the period primarily reflect baseline overhead and personnel costs prior to the SMG assets acquisition, as well as administrative support associated with the existing plant network and the Shelton acquisition.
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Acquisition-related Costs
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
Acquisition-related costs were $7.4 million in the Successor 2024 Period. The activity during this period primarily reflects acquisition costs incurred in connection with the Concrete Acquisition, including legal, financial advisory, accounting, and other professional service fees.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
We did not have acquisition-related costs during the Predecessor 2024 Period.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
We did not have acquisition-related costs during the Predecessor 2023 Period.
(Gain) Loss on Disposal of Assets
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
Gain on disposal of assets was $0.1 million in the Successor 2024 Period. Activity during the period primarily related to the sale of various ancillary assets, including older equipment and vehicles no longer in active use.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Loss on disposal of assets was $40 thousand in the Predecessor 2024 Period. Activity during the period was minimal and reflected routine asset disposals.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
Loss on disposal of assets was $0.2 million in the Predecessor 2023 Period. Activity during the period related to the timing and mix of asset sales, primarily involving older fleet and support equipment.
Gains and losses on asset disposals are not indicative of ongoing operations and may fluctuate from period to period depending on the volume and value of disposals.
Other Income (Expense)
Other Expenses
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
Other expenses was $0.3 million in the Successor 2024 Period. Activity during the period was consistent with typical non-operating charges incurred in the ordinary course.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Other expenses was $0.3 million in the Predecessor 2024 Period. Activity during the period was consistent with typical non-operating charges incurred in the ordinary course.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
Other expenses was $0.5 million in the Predecessor 2023 Period. Activity during the period was consistent with typical non-operating charges incurred in the ordinary course.
Interest Expense, Net
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
Interest expense, net, was $5.2 million in the Successor 2024 Period. The increase in expense during the period reflects interest incurred on the Term Loan and Revolving Loan Credit Facility entered into in
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connection with the Concrete Acquisition. At December 31, 2024, the Term Loan had a principal balance of $126.8 million and an applicable interest rate of 7.7%, and the Revolving Loan had a principal balance of $4.2 million and an applicable interest rate of 7.7%.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Interest expense, net, was $0.9 million in the Predecessor 2024 Period. Activity during the period primarily reflected interest incurred under existing debt arrangements prior to the Concrete Acquisition.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
Interest expense, net, was $0.9 million in the Predecessor 2023 Period. Results for the period were consistent with the Company’s historical borrowing levels prior to the establishment of the new Term Loan and Revolving Loan Credit Facility.
Net Income
Net income was $1.1 million during the Successor 2024 Period, $20.5 million during the Predecessor 2024 Period and $27.0 million during the Predecessor 2023 Period. The change in net income between periods was primarily driven by the factors discussed above.
Adjusted EBITDA
Successor Period (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024)
Adjusted EBITDA was $21.8 million, and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 27.4%, for the Successor 2024 Period. Results for the period benefited from increased scale associated with the SMG assets acquisition in January 2024, which added eight plants to our network and expanded delivery capacity and geographic footprint. This scale expansion supported improved fixed cost leverage and margin performance.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Adjusted EBITDA was $26.2 million, and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 25.3%, for the Predecessor 2024 Period. Activity during this period reflected stable demand conditions and the initial integration of the SMG assets, which increased production capacity and supported stronger fixed cost absorption. Integration efforts throughout the period enhanced operational efficiency and contributed to overall margin performance.
Predecessor Year Ended December 31, 2023
Adjusted EBITDA was $33.9 million, and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 23.5%, for the Predecessor 2023 Period. Results reflect baseline operations prior to the SMG assets acquisition, with steady volume performance supported by strong market fundamentals in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The period also benefited from the first full year of operations following the Shelton acquisition, which expanded the Company’s operational footprint through the addition of two plants.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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ended September 30, 2025 |
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Period from
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$
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130,777
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| | | | $ | 33,403 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | |
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Cost of goods sold
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| | | | 84,883 | | | | | | 20,646 | | | | | | | 65,065 | | |
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Gross profit
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| | | | 45,894 | | | | | | 12,757 | | | | | | | 38,596 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Selling, general, and administrative expenses
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| | | | 30,001 | | | | | | 5,951 | | | | | | | 16,883 | | |
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Acquisition-related costs
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| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | 7,422 | | | | | |
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(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
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| | | | 276 | | | | | | (158) | | | | | | | 40 | | |
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Total operating expenses
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| | | | 32,244 | | | | | | 13,215 | | | | | | | 16,923 | | |
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Operating income (loss)
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| | | | 13,650 | | | | | | (458) | | | | | | | 21,673 | | |
| Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Other expenses
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| | | | (481) | | | | | | (327) | | | | | | | (285) | | |
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Interest expense, net
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| | | | (7,873) | | | | | | (2,192) | | | | | | | (924) | | |
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Total other income (expense)
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| | | | (8,354) | | | | | | (2,519) | | | | | | | (1,209) | | |
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Net income (loss)
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| | | | 5,296 | | | | | | (2,977) | | | | | | | 20,464 | | |
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Distributions to senior preferred unitholders
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| | | | (1,750) | | | | | | (410) | | | | | | | — | | |
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Accretion of redeemable preferred units to redemption
value |
| | | | (7,655) | | | | | | (30,078) | | | | | |
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Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
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| | | $ | (4,109) | | | | |
$
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(33,465)
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| | | | | $ | 20,464 | | |
Revenue
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025) (the “Successor Interim 2025 Period”)
Revenue for the Successor Interim 2025 Period was $130.8 million. Results for the Successor Interim 2025 Period were significantly impacted by unusually heavy and sustained rainfall across Oklahoma and Arkansas during the first half of the year, which limited construction activity and reduced delivery days. These weather conditions were materially above historical averages and did not occur in the prior-year period. Pricing remained generally consistent throughout the period.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024) (“Successor Interim 2024 Period”)
Revenue for the Successor Interim 2024 Period was $33.4 million. Performance during this period benefited from favorable weather conditions that supported strong construction activity and delivery volumes, along with continued integration of the SMG assets acquired earlier in 2024. Pricing remained generally consistent throughout the period.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024) (the “Predecessor Interim 2024 Period”)
Revenue was $103.7 million for the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Activity in this period reflected steady demand from customers and the initial contribution from the SMG assets acquisition completed in January 2024. Production from the SMG assets increased throughout the period as integration progressed, supporting overall delivery volumes and enhancing the Company’s operational footprint. Realized pricing
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reflected contractual price resets implemented during the period, though overall pricing levels remained relatively consistent without significant further increases during the period.
Cost of Goods Sold
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Nine months ended
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Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
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Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Cost of Goods Sold
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| | | | 84,883 | | | | | | 64.9% | | | | | | 20,646 | | | | | | 61.8% | | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 62.8% | | |
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
Cost of goods sold was $84.9 million, or 64.9% of revenue, for the Successor Interim 2025 Period. Results reflect lower delivered volumes caused by unusually heavy and sustained rainfall during the first half of 2025, which significantly impacted construction activity and delivery days in key markets. Per-unit costs increased throughout the period due to the unfavorable absorption of fixed plant and delivery costs on lower volumes, as well as higher depreciation expense associated with the fair value step-up of property, plant and equipment recognized in connection with the Concrete Acquisition.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
Cost of goods sold was $20.6 million, or 61.8% of revenue, for the Successor Interim 2024 Period. Results for the period reflected strong production volumes supported by favorable weather conditions and continued integration of the SMG assets acquired earlier in 2024. The increased scale enabled us to spread fixed plant-level costs across a larger production base, improving cost absorption.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Cost of goods sold was $65.1 million, or 62.8% of revenue in the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Production from the SMG assets increased throughout the period as integration progressed, supporting overall delivery volumes. The increased scale enabled us to spread fixed plant-level costs across a larger production base, improving cost absorption.
While we experienced inflationary pressures on certain raw materials, labor, and fuel, these cost increases were generally passed through to customers through contractual price resets and surcharges and, therefore, did not have a material impact on gross margins for the periods presented.
Gross Profit
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Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
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Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
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Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Dollars
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As a
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Gross Profit
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| | | | 45,894 | | | | | | 35.1% | | | | | | 12,757 | | | | | | 38.2% | | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 37.2% | | |
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
Gross profit totaled $45.9 million, or 35.1% of revenue, for the Successor Interim 2025 Period. Results reflect the volume and cost trends discussed in the “Revenue” and “Cost of Goods Sold” sections above, including unfavorable delivered volumes resulting from unusually heavy rainfall and increased per-unit costs from reduced fixed-cost absorption. Gross margins were further impacted by higher depreciation expense associated with the fair value step-up of property, plant and equipment in connection with the Concrete Acquisition.
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Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
Gross profit totaled $12.8 million, or 38.2% of revenue, for the Successor Interim 2024 Period. Results for the period reflected favorable weather conditions that supported strong delivery volumes and operational efficiency. Continued integration of the SMG assets contributed to improved fixed cost absorption and expanded production capacity, while stable pricing and disciplined cost management helped sustain robust gross margin performance.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Gross profit totaled $38.6 million, or 37.2% of revenue, for the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during this period reflected the initial integration of the SMG assets and increased production volumes as the newly acquired plants ramped up. Gross margin performance remained stable, supported by steady pricing and volume growth.
Operating Expenses
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
SG&A expenses totaled $30.0 million for the Successor Interim 2025 Period. Activity during the period primarily reflects amortization of customer relationship intangibles and depreciation associated with the fair value step-up of property, plant and equipment recorded in connection with the Concrete Acquisition. SG&A also includes affiliated consultant compensation, professional services costs, and other expenses incurred to support our transition to a public company environment.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $6.0 million for the Successor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during the period primarily reflects amortization of customer relationship intangibles and depreciation associated with the fair value step-up of property, plant and equipment recorded in connection with the Concrete Acquisition.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
SG&A expenses were $16.9 million in the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during the period primarily reflected personnel-related costs and overhead associated with integrating the SMG assets acquisition, as well as increased administrative support to manage the larger operating platform.
Acquisition-related Costs
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
Acquisition-related costs totaled $2.0 million for the Successor Interim 2025 Period. These expenses primarily consisted of due diligence and professional service costs incurred in connection with the Thunder Acquisition, including legal, accounting, and advisory fees associated with transaction execution and integration planning, as well as professional fees incurred in connection with the Company’s ongoing Business Combination and public-company readiness efforts.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
Acquisition-related costs were $7.4 million in the Successor 2024 Period. The activity during this period primarily reflects acquisition costs incurred in connection with the Concrete Acquisition, including legal, financial advisory, accounting, and other professional service fees.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
We did not have any acquisition-related costs during the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period.
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(Gain) Loss on Disposal of Assets
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
We recorded a loss of $0.3 million on asset disposals during the Successor Interim 2025 Period. Activity during this period primarily related to the disposition of miscellaneous ancillary assets.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
We recorded a gain of $0.2 million on asset disposals during the Successor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during this period primarily related to the disposition of miscellaneous ancillary assets.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Loss on disposal of assets was $40 thousand in the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during the period was minimal and reflected routine asset disposals.
Other Income (Expense)
Other Expenses
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
Other expenses was $0.5 million for the Successor Interim 2025 Period. Activity during the period was consistent with typical non-operating charges incurred in the ordinary course.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
Other expenses was $0.3 million for the Successor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during the period was consistent with typical non-operating charges incurred in the ordinary course.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Other expenses was $0.3 million for the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during the period was consistent with typical non-operating charges incurred in the ordinary course.
Interest Expense, Net
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
Interest expense, net, was $7.9 million for the Successor Interim 2025 Period. This amount primarily reflects interest incurred on the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility entered into in connection with the Concrete Acquisition, which resulted in higher average borrowings during the period. Interest income was immaterial, and no material amounts of interest were capitalized.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
Interest expense, net, was $2.2 million for the Successor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during the period primarily reflected interest incurred on the Term Loan and Revolving Loan Credit Facility established in connection with the Concrete Acquisition, which closed in July 2024. Interest income was immaterial for the period.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Interest expense, net, was $0.9 million for the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during the period primarily reflected interest incurred under existing debt arrangements prior to the Concrete Acquisition.
Net Income
Net income was $5.3 million during the Successor Interim 2025 Period, $(3.0) million during the Successor Interim 2024 Period, and $20.5 million during the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. The change in net income between periods was primarily driven by the factors discussed above.
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Adjusted EBITDA
Successor Period (Nine months ended September 30, 2025)
Adjusted EBITDA was $28.8 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.0%, for the Successor Interim 2025 Period. Results for the period were significantly impacted by unusually heavy and sustained rainfall across Oklahoma and Arkansas during the first half of the year, which reduced delivery volumes and delayed customer projects. With lower volumes, we were unable to benefit from fixed-cost leverage to the same extent as in the prior-year period, resulting in reduced gross margin contribution.
Successor Period (Period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024)
Adjusted EBITDA was $9.3 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 27.9%, for the Successor Interim 2024 Period. Performance during this period reflected strong volumes supported by favorable weather conditions and the inclusion of the summer construction months, which historically represent the most active and profitable period of the year for the construction materials industry. Results also benefited from the continued integration of the SMG assets.
Predecessor Period (January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024)
Adjusted EBITDA was $26.2 million, and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 25.3%, for the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period. Activity during this period reflected stable demand conditions and the initial integration of the SMG assets, which increased production capacity and supported stronger fixed cost absorption. Integration efforts throughout the period enhanced operational efficiency and contributed to overall margin performance.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
Our primary needs for cash are for potential acquisitions and payment of contractual obligations, including debt, working capital obligations and acquisitions. Our primary sources of liquidity have historically been cash flows generated from operating activities and borrowings under our Revolving Loan. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had a net working capital surplus of $19.4 million and $15.1 million, respectively. Our collection of receivables has historically been timely, and losses associated with uncollectible receivables have historically not been significant. Our cash balances totaled $8.4 million and $7.1 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We budget annually for both maintenance and growth capital expenditures. Maintenance capital expenditures are fairly predictable and represent routine reinvestments required to sustain our current operations, including mixer and haul truck replacements, plant repairs and other recurring equipment and fleet needs typical of the ready-mix industry. By contrast, growth capital expenditures are discretionary and can fluctuate depending on the timing and scale of opportunities to expand within our existing footprint, such as new plant construction, capacity additions or targeted fleet expansion. Acquisition capital expenditures, such as the purchase of new plants or other strategic assets, are not part of our recurring capital program and require approval from our board of directors.
The ultimate amount of our future capital expenditures will depend upon a variety of factors, including raw material and equipment pricing, construction activity levels in our markets and the availability of attractive opportunities to support growth.
We believe that our cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our operations and planned maintenance capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months. However, the timing and amount of future growth or acquisition capital expenditures remain subject to market conditions, board approval and other variables outside of our control.
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Cash Flows
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
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Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Operating activities
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| | | $ | 10,798 | | | | | | $ | 17,650 | | | | | $ | 32,226 | | |
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Investing activities
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| | | | (192,669) | | | | | | | (14,743) | | | | | | (7,581) | | |
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Financing activities
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| | | | 185,976 | | | | | | | (5,693) | | | | | | (22,815) | | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,105 | | | | | | $ | (2,786) | | | | | $ | 1,830 | | |
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $10.8 million, $17.7 million and $32.2 million for the Successor 2024 Period, Predecessor 2024 Period and Predecessor 2023 Period, respectively.
Operating cash flows in the Successor 2024 Period reflect five months of activity following the Concrete Acquisition, including interest payments of approximately $4.9 million related to the new term debt incurred to finance Concrete Acquisition and affiliated consultant compensation of approximately $0.4 million.
Operating cash flows in the Predecessor 2024 Period reflect seven months of operating activity prior to the Concrete Acquisition, while the Predecessor 2023 Period reflects a full year of operations under the legacy ownership structure.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $192.7 million, $14.7 million, and $7.6 million for the Successor 2024 Period, Predecessor 2024 Period, and the Predecessor 2023 Period, respectively.
For the Successor 2024 Period, cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of $189.2 million related to the Concrete Acquisition and $3.6 million of property, plant, and equipment additions primarily associated with maintenance capital expenditures. These outflows were partially offset by approximately $0.2 million of proceeds from asset sales.
For the Predecessor 2024 Period, cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of $13.9 million related to the SMG assets acquisition and $1.0 million of property, plant, and equipment additions primarily associated with maintenance capital expenditures. These outflows were partially offset by $0.2 million of proceeds from an asset disposition.
For the Predecessor 2023 Period, cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of $9.2 million of capital expenditures for maintenance and organic growth projects. These outflows were partially offset by approximately $1.6 million in proceeds from the sale of assets.
Cash Flows Provided (Used in) Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $186.0 million during the Successor 2024 Period, and net cash used in financing activities was $5.7 million and $22.8 million for the Predecessor 2024 Period and the Predecessor 2023 Period, respectively.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the Successor 2024 Period was primarily driven by net debt borrowings of $131.0 million and proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common units of
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$57.9 million. These inflows were partially offset by $2.5 million of debt issuance costs and $0.4 million of distributions to members.
Net cash used in financing activities during the Predecessor 2024 Period was primarily due to distributions to members of $14.3 million offset partially by net borrowings of debt of $8.6 million.
Net cash used in financing activities during the Predecessor 2023 Period was primarily due to distributions to members of $18.2 million and repayments of debt of $4.6 million.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
As of September 30, 2025, we had $4.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and a net working capital surplus of $18.1 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $17.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. During the period, the Company drew $4.0 million on the Revolving Loan, resulting in $10.5 million of remaining availability, net of a $0.5 million letter of credit.
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (Successor), the Successor Interim 2024 Period, and the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period.
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Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
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Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
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Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Operating activities
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| | | $ | 17,753 | | | | | $ | 8,072 | | | | | | $ | 17,650 | | |
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Investing activities
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| | | | (14,884) | | | | | | (189,659) | | | | | | | (14,743) | | |
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Financing activities
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| | | | (6,825) | | | | | | 191,226 | | | | | | | (5,693) | | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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| | | $ | (3,956) | | | | | $ | 9,639 | | | | | | $ | (2,786) | | |
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $17.8 million, $8.1 million, and $17.7 million for the Successor Interim 2025 Period, Successor Interim 2024 Period, and Predecessor Interim 2024 Period, respectively.
Operating cash flows for the Successor Interim 2025 Period reflect the impact of historically high rainfall during the second quarter of 2025, which significantly reduced production days, delivered volumes, and gross profit. Operating cash flows were further impacted by interest payments of approximately $7.3 million related to the term debt incurred in connection with the Concrete Acquisition and management fee expenses of approximately $2.1 million.
Operating cash flows for the Successor Interim 2024 Period primarily reflected activity following the Concrete Acquisition, which closed in July 2024. Results during this period benefited from favorable weather conditions, strong volumes, and margin performance typical of the summer construction months, which represent the most active period of the year for the ready-mix concrete industry.
Operating cash flows for the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period reflect a full nine months of activity prior to the Concrete Acquisition, supported by stable volumes, pricing, and working capital performance in a period without significant weather disruptions.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $14.9 million, $189.7 million, and $14.7 million for the Successor Interim 2025 Period, Successor Interim 2024 Period, and Predecessor Interim 2024 Period, respectively.
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For the Successor Interim 2025 Period, cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of $5.5 million related to an acquisition that added a single ready-mix plant in Arkansas, and $9.6 million of property, plant and equipment additions primarily associated with maintenance and organic growth capital expenditures. These outflows were partially offset by approximately $0.2 million of proceeds from asset sales.
For the Successor Interim 2024 Period, cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of $189.2 million related to the Concrete Acquisition and $0.6 million of property, plant, and equipment additions primarily associated with maintenance capital expenditures. These outflows were partially offset by approximately $0.2 million of proceeds from asset sales.
For the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period, cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of $13.9 million related to the SMG assets acquisition, which added eight ready-mix plants in Oklahoma, and approximately $0.8 million of property, plant and equipment additions primarily associated with maintenance capital expenditures.
Cash Flows Provided (Used in) Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $6.8 million, $191.2 million provided, and $5.7 million used for the Successor Interim 2025 Period, Successor Interim 2024 Period, and Predecessor Interim 2024 Period, respectively.
For the Successor Interim 2025 Period, net cash used in financing activities primarily consisted of $9.1 million of debt repayments, $4.0 million of proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Loan, and $1.8 million of distributions to members.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the Successor Interim 2024 Period was primarily driven by net debt borrowings of $136.2 million and proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common units of $57.9 million. These inflows were partially offset by $2.5 million of debt issuance costs and $0.4 million of distributions to members.
Net cash used in financing activities during the Predecessor Interim 2024 Period was primarily due to distributions to members of $14.3 million offset partially by net borrowings of debt of $8.6 million.
Debt Agreements
Term Loan
We entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and certain lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) on July 29, 2024 (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for a five-year $130.0 million term loan agreement (“Initial Term Loan”) and amended the Credit Agreement on October 17, 2025 (“Loan Amendment”) to increase the Initial Term Loan by $75.0 million (as amended, the “Term Loan”). Proceeds from the Initial Term Loan were used to partially fund the Concrete Acquisition. The Term Loan is secured by a first lien on substantially all personal property assets (“Collateral”), and the Lenders have the right in the future to request liens on any real property with an appraised value in excess of $2.0 million (“Material Real Property”). The Term Loan matures on July 29, 2029, at which time all advances are required to be paid in full. Interest accrues at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.75% to 3.50%, resulting in an effective interest rate of approximately 7.7% as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025.
Principal payments are due on the last day of each calendar quarter, as set forth below (in thousands):
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September 30, 2024 through September 30, 2025
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| | | $ | 1,625.0 | | |
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December 31, 2025 through September 30, 2026
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| | | $ | 2,563.5 | | |
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September 30, 2026 through September 30, 2027
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| | | $ | 3,843.8 | | |
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September 30, 2027 and thereafter
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| | | $ | 5,125.0 | | |
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Revolving Loan
The Credit Agreement also provided for a revolving loan (“Revolving Loan”) with a commitment and borrowing base of $15.0 million. The Loan Amendment increased the commitment for the Revolving Loan by $10.0 million. The Revolving Loan is secured by the Collateral, and the Lenders have the right in the future to request liens on Material Real Property. Balances outstanding under the Revolving Loan bear interest at the SOFR plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.75% to 3.50%, which was 7.7% as of December 31, 2024. Principal and any accrued interest is due at maturity on July 29, 2029. At December 31, 2024, the Company had $4.2 million of borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Loan. In addition, a letter of credit in the amount of $0.5 million was outstanding, leaving $10.5 million available under the Revolving Loan.
As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $4.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Loan. In addition, a letter of credit in the amount of $0.4 million was outstanding, leaving $10.6 million available under the Revolving Loan.
Covenants
The Credit Agreement includes customary affirmative and negative covenants that restrict our ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make certain investments, pay dividends and enter into sale-leaseback transactions, subject to customary exceptions. In addition, the agreement contains financial covenants, including a Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio that must not exceed a specified threshold and a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio that must exceed a specified minimum threshold. Both financial covenants are tested on a quarterly basis only if availability under the Revolving Loan falls below a defined minimum level. We were in compliance with all applicable financial and non-financial covenants as of September 30, 2025.
Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, we expect to enter into an amendment to the Credit Agreement to permit the consummation of the Business Combination and add New Suncrete as a guarantor. We also anticipate entering into customary interest rate hedging arrangements from time to time as appropriate with one or more of the Lenders under our Credit Agreement to address risks of interest rate fluctuations. Our obligations under such arrangements will be secured by the Collateral.
Equipment Financings
On December 30, 2025, Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC entered into an equipment financing facility (“Master Equipment Loan Agreement”) with Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC, which provides for equipment financing from time to time with an initial principal advance of $4.8 million, evidenced by promissory notes. The promissory note for such initial advance under the Master Equipment Loan Agreement will accrue at a rate of 6.226%. The promissory notes issued from time to time pursuant to the Master Equipment Loan Agreement shall be secured by the equipment so financed. We also anticipate entering into customary interest rate hedging arrangements from time to time as appropriate with one or more of the Lenders under our Credit Agreement to address risks of interest rate fluctuations. Our obligations under such arrangements will be secured by the Collateral.
Predecessor Loans
On April 8, 2022, we entered into loan agreements that established a revolving credit facility with a commitment and borrowing base of $2.0 million and five term loans totaling $31.8 million (“Eagle Predecessor Loans”). The Eagle Predecessor Loans were secured against a first lien on substantially all assets of Eagle and Ram. The Eagle Predecessor Loans had varying maturity dates ranging from one year to ten years, at which time all advances were required to be paid in full. Interest accrued on the Eagle Predecessor Loans at a fixed rate of 3.7% and monthly payments of principal and interest were required until the maturity date of each loan. The Eagle Predecessor Loans were fully repaid upon consummation of the Concrete Acquisition on July 29, 2024.
On April 13, 2018, Schwarz Ready Mix, Schwarz Leasing and Schwarz Sand entered into a secured $4.5 million purchase money promissory note, bearing interest at a fixed rate of 4.75% per annum and providing for monthly instalments of principal payments, which note was repaid in full on March 5, 2025.
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On May 30, 2018, Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Sand, entered into a secured Revolving Line of Credit evidenced by a promissory note (“Revolver Note”) for $3.0 million, which Revolver Note and Revolving Line of Credit were amended from time to time to provide for a final maturity date of June 30, 2026. Amounts outstanding under the Revolver Note accrued interest at a variable rate of interest per annum equal to the prime rate as published from day to day in the Wall Street Journal, but never less than 4.75% per annum. Amounts outstanding under the Revolver Note were secured by security interests in all assets of Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Sand, including mortgages on certain Texas real property. The Revolver Note provided for repayments of principal through sweep account provisions requiring certain cash collections to be applied to repay the outstanding loan amounts. All outstanding amounts under the Revolver Line of Credit and Revolver Note were fully repaid prior to the consummation of the Thunder Acquisition on October 17, 2025.
On July 24, 2020, Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Sand entered into a secured $2.9 million promissory note, bearing interest at a fixed rate of 3.75% per annum and providing for monthly instalments of principal payments, which note was repaid in full.
On March 22, 2022, Schwarz Ready Mix, Schwarz Leasing and Schwarz Sand entered into a secured $2.5 million purchase money promissory note, bearing interest at a fixed rate of 3.5% per annum and providing for monthly instalments of principal payments, which note was repaid in full on March 18, 2025.
On March 12, 2024, Schwarz Ready Mix, Schwarz Leasing and Schwarz Sand entered into a secured $3.0 million revolving credit promissory note, bearing interest at a fixed rate of 8.0% per annum and providing for monthly instalments of principal payments, which note was repaid in full on March 21, 2025.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates, and changes in these estimates are recorded when known. The accounting estimates and assumptions we consider to be the most significant to the financial statements are discussed below.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations.
For purposes of the goodwill impairment assessment, assets are grouped into “reporting units.” A reporting unit is either an operating segment or a component of an operating segment, depending on how similar the components of the operating segment are to each other in terms of operational and economic characteristics.
As of December 31, 2024, we had one reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes, which aligns with our single operating segment. We perform a qualitative assessment of relevant events and circumstances to evaluate the likelihood of goodwill impairment. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we perform a quantitative analysis to determine the fair value of the reporting unit. If the fair value is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over its implied fair value, limited to the total goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.
We performed a qualitative assessment as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit was greater than the carrying value of the reporting unit. Based on these qualitative assessments, we determined that the fair value of our reporting unit was more likely than not greater than the carrying value of the reporting units. As a result, no impairment of goodwill was recorded during the Successor 2024 Period, Predecessor 2024 Period or Predecessor 2023 Period.
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Redeemable Preferred Units (Mezzanine Equity)
We have Senior Preferred and Preferred Units that are classified as mezzanine equity because certain redemption features are not solely within the Company’s control. These instruments are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently remeasured to their maximum redemption value at each reporting date, with accretion recorded through equity (and reflected as a reduction to net income attributable to common, as applicable). In 2024, aggregate accretion on the Senior Preferred and Preferred Units totaled $33.5 million. Because these instruments are deemed currently redeemable and are remeasured to their maximum redemption value, changes in capital structure or redemption provisions could significantly affect the amount of accretion recorded in future periods.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We evaluate long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability is assessed based on the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset group. If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds its fair value.
As of December 31, 2024, the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment was approximately $67.0 million, customer relationship intangibles totaled $61.6 million, and indefinite-lived trade name assets totaled $16.8 million. We evaluated our long-lived assets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 for indicators of impairment and concluded that no impairment existed. To the extent impairment indicators were present, the estimated undiscounted cash flows for the applicable asset groups exceeded the carrying amounts by a substantial margin.
No impairment charges were recognized during the Successor Periods (May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024 and the nine months ended September 30, 2025) or during the Predecessor periods presented. We will continue to monitor for potential triggering events in future periods, including changes in market conditions, operating performance, or utilization levels.
Business Combination Accounting
We account for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, which requires us to recognize the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, other than leases and contract assets and liabilities acquired in connection with business combinations. The excess of the purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill.
We may adjust the amounts recognized in an acquisition during a measurement period after the acquisition date. Any such adjustments are the result of subsequently obtaining additional information that existed at the acquisition date regarding the assets acquired or the liabilities assumed. Measurement period adjustments are generally recorded as increases or decreases to goodwill, if any, recognized in the transaction. The cumulative impact of measurement period adjustments on depreciation, amortization and other income statement items is recognized in the period the adjustment is determined. The measurement period ends once we have obtained all necessary information that existed as of the acquisition date but does not extend beyond one year from the date of acquisition. Any adjustments to assets acquired or liabilities assumed beyond the measurement period, unless as a result of an error, are recorded through earnings.
Determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. We engage third-party appraisal firms when appropriate to assist in the fair value determination of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Acquisition-related expenses and transaction costs associated with business combinations are expensed as incurred.
As part of the Concrete Acquisition completed in 2024, total purchase consideration was approximately $253.0 million, consisting of $189.2 million in cash and $63.8 million in equity. The allocation of purchase consideration was primarily to property, plant and equipment, customer relationship intangibles, trade name,
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and working capital, with approximately $79.5 million of goodwill recognized. The fair value determination involved the use of Level 3 inputs such as forecasted cash flows and discount rates.
In addition to the Concrete Acquisition, we completed the SMG assets acquisition in January 2024 for total purchase consideration of approximately $13.9 million, which was accounted for as a business combination. The allocation of purchase consideration was primarily to property, plant and equipment and other working capital, with approximately $0.3 million of goodwill recognized. The fair value determination also involved the use of Level 3 inputs such as forecasted cash flows and discount rates.
The estimation of fair values of acquired assets and assumed liabilities is judgmental and requires various assumptions. Additionally, the amounts assigned to depreciable and amortizable assets compared to amounts assigned to goodwill, which is not amortized, can significantly affect our results of operations.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is based upon assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. We use the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes valuation technique inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels:
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Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
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Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).
EFFECTS OF INFLATION AND PRICING
Given the cyclical nature of our industry, demand for and costs of service providers, as well as inflationary pressure in the broader economy, may adversely affect the prices we pay for various goods and services. The global economy is currently experiencing significant inflationary pressures resulting from rising commodities costs, tightening labor markets and supply chain shortages, as well as certain ongoing geopolitical conflicts. We continue to monitor the situation and assess its impact on our business. We expect to continue to build on our technical expertise and operational efficiencies and synergies to mitigate inflationary and cost pressures as they may arise.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which expands income tax disclosure requirements, including enhanced rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and is to be applied prospectively. As a limited liability company, we currently operate as a pass-through entity and do not expect a material impact upon adoption.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional disaggregated disclosure of prescribed expense categories. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and is to be applied prospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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INFORMATION ABOUT SUNCRETE
Concrete Partners Holding, LLC was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware on May 22, 2024, and on July 29, 2024, Suncrete acquired Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC (“Eagle”) and Ram Transportation, LLC (“Ram”). Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to “Suncrete,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to the business of Concrete Partners Holding, LLC and its subsidiaries, including Eagle, prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which will be the business of PubCo and its consolidated subsidiaries immediately after giving effect to the Business Combination. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. These risks may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. These risks are not the only risks we face, and many are outside of our control. This prospectus is qualified in its entirety by all these risk factors. For additional information regarding these risk factors, see the section titled “Risk Factors.”
Our Company
Suncrete is a ready-mix concrete logistics and distribution platform operating across Oklahoma and Arkansas with plans to expand throughout the high-growth U.S. Sunbelt region through acquisitions and organic growth. We leverage operational scale, technological integration and quality control to serve a diverse base of infrastructure, commercial and residential customers. In each of our core metropolitan markets, we target to maintain leading market share positions, supported by a business model centered on dense local market coverage, optimized logistics and disciplined pricing. We believe these attributes drive attractive unit economics, high cash conversion and resilient performance across macroeconomic cycles. Our leadership team, comprised of industry veterans with extensive experience building, acquiring and improving ready-mix concrete businesses, positions us to continue expanding profitably in an industry with compelling structural growth tailwinds.
Ready-mix concrete is a crucial building material that is used in the vast majority of infrastructure, commercial and residential construction projects. We serve substantially all end markets of the construction industry in our select geographic markets. Our customer base is comprised of contractors for commercial and industrial, residential, street and highway and other public works construction. Because ready-mix concrete is highly perishable, expiring approximately 90 minutes from its creation, our trade areas are limited to the approximate 20-mile radius surrounding each of our ready-mix concrete plants. This creates an attractive market dynamic where the relevant competition is typically limited to local market players. Additionally, the Sunbelt market in which we operate and look to expand is highly fragmented, consisting of thousands of plants and hundreds of unique owners, which creates attractive competitive dynamics and opportunities for acquisitive growth in addition to organic growth.
We currently operate across Oklahoma and Arkansas, and we are seeking to expand throughout the Sunbelt region of the United States. The Sunbelt is a high-growth region of the U.S., with attractive economic characteristics driven by significant population migration, robust infrastructure spend and commercial relocations. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Sunbelt delivers approximately 40% higher GDP growth than non-Sunbelt states. According to Federal Reserve Economic Data, the Sunbelt population growth rate is approximately 270% higher than the population growth in other regions of the United States. In addition to GDP and population growth, the Sunbelt has experienced historical tailwinds from infrastructure spend, with $140.8 billion in total federal funding allocations from the Federal-Aid Highway Apportioned Programs and Bridge Replacement and Repairs within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (“IIJA”). The Sunbelt is also experiencing growth from significant corporate headquarter relocations, with seven of the top eight metro destinations for headquarter relocations from 2022 – 2024 being in Sunbelt states.
Core Business. Our best-in-class logistics and ability to optimize deliveries are key contributors to our route density and profitability. This know-how is the foundation of our operating strategy and is supplemented by best-in-class technology, rigorous analytics, and the application of both proven and cutting-edge engineering techniques that enable us to deliver the right product on time and on spec. Our operational excellence is shown through our 30.5% revenue growth CAGR from our inception (and/or our predecessor) in 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma through December 31, 2024. Paired with strong geographic and industry tailwinds, we believe we are well positioned for continued strong organic growth in the attractive Sunbelt region.
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As of September 30, 2025, we operated 30 standard ready-mix concrete plants at 22 locations with 213 mixer trucks and 43 haul trucks. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, our plants and facilities produced ready-mix concrete resulting in revenue and net income of approximately $183.3 million and $21.5 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, our plants and facilities produced ready-mix concrete resulting in revenue and operating income net income of approximately $130.8 million and 13.7 million, respectively. Our ready-mix concrete product revenue by type of construction activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 was approximately 62.4% commercial and infrastructure and 37.6% residential.
Acquisitions. Acquisitive growth is a key component of our core business strategy and complements the expansive organic growth trends that are the foundation of our business. Focused on the growing Sunbelt region, we intend to leverage our relationships in the industry to continue our path of completing accretive acquisitions in the ready-mix concrete industry. Capitalizing on the scale, operational efficiency and management best practices of our core business, we intend to apply our proprietary strategy to integrate acquisitions into our corporate functions and lift the margins of the businesses we acquire. We believe acquisitions provide opportunities to establish leadership in mature markets with fewer players where we can increase local density and deliver higher value to customers and employees within these markets.
We (and/or our predecessors) have acquired six companies since 2016. We are in active discussions with additional potential acquisition candidates, and beyond these active conversations, we have a robust pipeline of identified potential targets throughout the Sunbelt.
On October 17, 2025, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Schwarz Sand and substantially all of the assets of Schwarz Ready Mix and SRM Leasing (collectively with Schwarz Sand, the “Schwarz Entities”), which companies collectively run a ready-mix concrete business in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. Immediately prior to the Thunder Acquisition, the Schwarz Entities operated 20 ready-mix plants at 17 locations with 115 mixer trucks and 34 haul trucks. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Schwarz Entities produced ready-mix concrete generating revenue and net income of approximately $94.6 million and $4.9 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Schwarz Entities produced ready-mix concrete generating revenue and net income (exclusive of non-controlling interests) attributable to Schwarz Ready Mix of approximately $73.2 million and $4.8 million, respectively. The aggregate consideration for the Thunder Acquisition consisted of (i) $74.3 million in cash at closing, subject to certain customary post-closing purchase price adjustments, (ii) our Company Preferred Units valued at $20 million, (iii) $22.7 million in cash payable on March 31, 2026, and (iv) the assumption of certain liabilities.
As of October 17, 2025, following the Thunder Acquisition, our business operated 50 ready-mix concrete plants at 39 locations with 335 mixer trucks and 77 haul trucks. Including the Thunder Acquisition, we sold an estimated 1.7 million cubic yards of ready-mix concrete in 2025.
The Thunder Acquisition was consistent with our strategy to pursue bolt-on acquisitions in the Sunbelt to grow our business as it expanded our geographic reach, increased our asset base for the production of high-quality concrete, and added to our team of seasoned operators. Additionally, we believe this geographic expansion creates new opportunities for incremental bolt-on acquisitions in the surrounding markets.
Our Business
Our ready-mix concrete business engages principally in the precise formulation, efficient production and on-time delivery of ready-mix concrete to our customers’ job sites. Ready-mix concrete is a highly versatile construction material that results from combining coarse and fine aggregates such as crushed stone, sand, and cement with water and various chemical admixtures. We also provide services intended to reduce our customers’ overall construction costs by lowering the installed, or “in-place,” cost of concrete. These services include the formulation of mixtures for specific design uses, on-site and lab-based product quality control and customized delivery programs to meet our customers’ needs. We generally do not provide paving or other finishing services, which construction contractors or subcontractors typically perform. As a result, we are fundamentally a concrete logistics and distribution platform. We are not a construction services
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company, nor do we operate in the highly capital intensive cement business. This focus drives profitability and cash flow conversion because our business model is not capital intensive.
Our standard ready-mix concrete products consist of proportioned mixes that we produce and deliver in an unhardened plastic state for placement and shaping into designed forms at the job site. Selecting the optimum mix for a job involves determining not only the ingredients that will produce the desired permeability, strength, appearance, and other properties of the concrete after it has hardened and cured, but also the ingredients necessary to achieve a workable consistency tailored for the weather and other conditions at the job site. We are able to efficiently and accurately produce and deliver over a thousand customized mix designs, a strength which we believe is a further differentiator to our competitors.
We maintain leading local market positions by focusing on infrastructure and commercial projects which generally result in higher margins than residential projects, while still maintaining enough residential presence to diversify end market exposure and strengthen our response to shifting market demands. We believe our focus on select geographic markets with favorable industry dynamics, disciplined pricing, accretive acquisitions and prudent balance sheet leverage distinguishes us from our competition and results in superior growth and margin performance.
In addition, following the closing of the Business Combination, SunTx will continue to own a significant economic interest in PubCo. Immediately following the Business Combination and assuming no redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination are exercised, the SunTx Group will beneficially own 23,732,965 shares of PubCo’s Class B common stock and 81.9% of the voting power of PubCo’s outstanding common stock. The Executive Chairman of our board of directors, Ned N. Fleming, III, plays a key role in our strategy, and we believe that we will continue to benefit from his ongoing involvement following the completion of the Business Combination. Furthermore, we believe that our dual-class capital structure will contribute to the stability and continuity of our board of directors and senior management, allowing them to focus on creating long-term stockholder value.
Our Competitive Strengths
Leading Market Positions in Strategic, Growing Geographic Footprint. Our leading market position is founded on extensive experience and deep relationships built on trust, reliability and sufficient scale to fulfill large, sophisticated projects. Our 50 ready-mix plants are strategically located across Oklahoma and Arkansas and are near interstate highways with dense road systems to support operational needs for all projects. We believe the Sunbelt will continue to experience above-average population and economic growth and that these factors will lead to additional demand from infrastructure, commercial and residential customers. Moreover, the temperate climate throughout the Sunbelt allows us to work for the majority of the year, thereby enabling us to mitigate the fixed cost of weather-idled facilities and maintain a year-round workforce.
According to ConstructConnect “Insight” and Oxford Economics, as of year-end 2025, the value of construction starts in the Sunbelt is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 4.7% through year-end 2028, in comparison to approximately 3.5% CAGR for non-Sunbelt states. The Sunbelt is expected to account for approximately 50.0% of approximately $992 billion of U.S. construction starts in 2025, growing to approximately 50.9% of approximately $1.1 trillion in 2028. Within our current geographic footprint of Oklahoma and Arkansas, construction starts are expected to grow from approximately $21 billion to approximately $23 billion, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.3% over the same period. Additionally, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total value of U.S. put-in-place construction (“PIP”) in 2024 was over $2.2 trillion, the largest value since the U.S. Census Bureau began tracking PIP in 1993, and over 46% greater than the corresponding value in 2020.
Anchored in Sunbelt Supported by Strong Infrastructure Tailwinds. We benefit from strong tailwinds across infrastructure, commercial and residential construction, further enhanced by regional construction dynamics within the Sunbelt and our current geographic footprint. These geographies benefit from year-round construction, population and economic growth, critical housing shortage and significant investment in infrastructure. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the South census region population grew approximately 13.9% from 2010 to 2023 versus total U.S. population growth of approximately 8.8% in the same period. Supported by population growth and regional migration, the South census region is believed to have a
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cumulative undersupply of approximately 2.5 million homes (as of year-end 2023), driven by sustained periods of below average housing starts that have accumulated, which we believe will drive significant residential construction demand in the near-term.
Within infrastructure and commercial construction, a key catalyst for momentum is the IIJA, signed into law in 2021. The IIJA authorized approximately $1.2 trillion in federal spending for transportation and infrastructure projects across the United States. Of the approximately $1.2 trillion total, approximately $10 billion has been earmarked through 2026 for infrastructure development in Oklahoma and Arkansas, two of our core operating regions. This funding enables state and local investments in roads, bridges and public works that drive demand for ready-mix concrete, both directly and indirectly. Additionally, the Sunbelt is expected to benefit from significant onshoring momentum, driving manufacturing construction and supporting infrastructure, with over $400 billion dollars being invested by companies such as TSMC, Micron, Samsung and Ford to relocate manufacturing operations to the United States.
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the roads in Oklahoma and Arkansas received infrastructure report cards with a grade of “B-” or “C.” We expect the poor condition of the roads in the markets that we serve to provide consistent opportunities for growth. Funding for projects in these markets comes from a variety of sources. In addition to the IIJA and other legislative proposals, Oklahoma and Arkansas maintain transportation infrastructure funds supported primarily by fuel taxes. In addition, the 2024 Conditions and Performance Report submitted to Congress on February 22, 2024, outlines the U.S. Department of Transportation’s plan to reduce the $830 billion backlog of U.S. highway repairs by 50 percent by 2040. We are well-positioned to take advantage of increased infrastructure spending due to our broad footprint of ready-mix production facilities and mixer truck fleet with significant capacity across the Sunbelt.
Scalable Platform with Strong Operations, Infrastructure, and Management. We believe our ready-mix plants, mixer truck fleet and engineering and lab capabilities provide us with scale advantages over our competitors, which are primarily small-and medium-sized family owned businesses. Our company-wide fleet is deployed across a wide geographic footprint throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas to perform projects of varying size and scope, which enables us to maintain high asset utilization and low fixed unit costs. These advantages of scale reinforce our market leadership and support our growth strategy.
We employ a common set of operational processes and utilize leading technology systems to track all of our operations. These practices and systems are important competitive advantages in several areas of our business. Our competitive analysis, performance tracking, sales, quoting and dispatch functions, developed for our business and improved internally, offer a critical advantage not only in the procurement of work, but also in operations, dispatch and market analysis by providing a reliable predictor of our costs and margins. In contrast, we believe many of our competitors have not invested equivalent resources to develop systems with the same level of detail. We gain efficiency through implementing similar processes in training and operational standards across all our project teams. Our management tools allow us to optimize personnel and fleet density across our asset portfolio, improving asset utilization and enhancing margins.
We complement sophisticated business practices across our platform with fully integrated management information systems to drive operational efficiencies. With strategic oversight by our management team, between fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2024, our net income increased from approximately $18.3 million to approximately $21.5 million, and revenue increased from approximately $88.2 million to approximately $183.3 million. These improvements were accomplished through profit optimization plans focused on pricing, cost controls, leveraging geographic density and optimizing throughput. Furthermore, leveraging information technology and financial systems has led to improvement in delivery efficiency and cost controls. Moreover, we have improved margins on acquired businesses as we standardized business practices across functional areas, including, but not limited to, cost estimation, route planning, asset utilization, dispatch, finance, information technology, risk management, purchasing and fleet management.
Our executive officers are seasoned leaders with complementary skill sets and a track record of financial success spanning more than 30 years and multiple business cycles. As the senior executive of the regional division of an international construction company, our Chief Executive Officer previously built a ready-mix business that operated 30 ready-mix plants and 250 mixer trucks in multiple states before its sale in 2006. Our senior management team has successfully completed numerous acquisitions in the ready-mix sector over the course of their careers. Our senior management team has extensive experience with successful
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ready-mix infrastructure companies operating in the Sunbelt and has led this Company together for over a decade. Furthermore, our managers have successfully run ready-mix operations with consistent growth and profitability through two economic downturns. However, our ability to scale depends on a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. See the section titled “Risk Factors” for more information.
Successful Track Record of Accretive Acquisitions with Significant Consolidation Pipeline. We (and/or our predecessors) have acquired six companies since 2016, totaling 41 ready-mix concrete plants, and believe that sourcing, executing and integrating acquisitions is one of our core competencies. The following table summarizes our acquisitions to date.
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| Cherokee Ready | | | July 2016 | | | Bolt-on operation in eastern OK with 2 plants and 12 mixer trucks. | |
| Cooper | | | August 2019 | | | Bolt-on operation in AR with 1 plant. | |
| Shelton Ready Mix | | | April 2022 | | | Large bolt-on operation near Tulsa, OK with 2 plants and 43 mixer trucks. | |
| SMG Assets | | | January 2024 | | | Large bolt-on operation in northeastern OK with 15 plants and 53 mixer trucks. | |
| Lottman Ready Mix | | | May 2025 | | | Bolt-on operation in northwest AR with 1 plant and 7 mixer trucks. | |
| Schwarz Ready Mix | | | October 2025 | | | Large bolt-on operation in OK with 20 plants and 115 mixer trucks. | |
Our tailored acquisition strategy varies depending on the size, location and operations of selected acquisition target opportunities. For local opportunities, we focus on expanding within our existing markets through bolt-on acquisitions. For regional opportunities, we focus on expanding concentrically around our existing geographic footprint. For national opportunities, we focus on selected larger-scale targets in new geographies that have stable construction activity with promising growth dynamics, appealing market structures and defensible positions of scale. This strategy has resulted in a successful acquisition track record and a significant pipeline of opportunities for local, regional and national targets. Through our acquisition and integration processes, we have demonstrated our ability to consistently increase market share, enhance margins and generate attractive returns. While we believe we have a strong acquisition strategy, our failure to successfully identify, complete, manage and integrate acquisitions could reduce our earnings and slow our growth. See the section titled “Risk Factors” for more information.
Critical Commercial Partner with Differentiated Value Proposition. We serve a diversified base of customers across sectors and regions. Our management and sales personnel develop and maintain successful long-term relationships with key customers. Our customer-focused approach includes:
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dedicated and professional training programs for marketing and sales techniques prioritizing our value proposition to customers of on time and on-spec delivery
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sales and dispatch team with strong customer relationship management, longstanding relationships and local market knowledge;
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highly technical, customized engineering expertise to develop innovative concrete mix designs and provide lab testing to ensure quality; and
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a salesforce that actively monitors construction projects in our local markets and develops relationships with general contractors, governmental organizations and other service providers.
We estimate that the average historical length of our top 15 customer relationships is approximately 10 years. We further estimate that approximately 80% of our top 35 customers have relationships that extend five or more years, with approximately 31% surpassing 10 or more years of loyalty. Our customer engagement model results in contractors returning year after year to us as a trusted supplier. Despite our robust and loyal customer base, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, no single customer accounted for more than 7% of our revenue, and our 10 largest customers accounted for approximately 32.2% of our revenue. Our broad, yet targeted customer base enables us to develop an efficient and stable business model.
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We believe that by providing high-quality, reliable services and customized products and solutions, we are able to maintain important long-term relationships.
To maintain strong relationships as a top supplier to commercial and infrastructure projects which generally result in higher margins than residential projects, we provide alternative solutions for designers and contractors by offering value-added concrete products, such as color-conditioned, fiber-reinforced, steel-reinforced and high-performance concrete. We believe this innovation enhances our ability to compete for and win supply contracts for some of the largest and most prestigious commercial and infrastructure projects.
These types of projects have higher margins due to rigorous specifications, increased complexity, high customization requirements and significant volume capacity needs. We believe our focus on infrastructure and commercial projects has resulted in a favorable earnings profile and premium price position that are among the highest in the industry today.
Our Growth Strategies
Continually Focus on Organic Expansion of Our Geographic Footprint and Strategic Acquisitive Growth. Having successfully executed on our proven strategy of organic and acquisitive growth, we believe we are well positioned for continued growth. We believe the economic climate of the Sunbelt is more favorable than other parts of the country with commensurate population growth trends, which typically lead to significant federal, state and local infrastructure spending. We have the financial and organizational resources to add additional workforce and equipment and have a depth of experience in greenfielding new plant sites to expand into adjacent markets. In addition, we maintain strategic partnerships with contractors, affording additional scalability in labor and equipment. Our financial profile and track record also facilitate significant growth in throughput ability — a challenge that may prove difficult for smaller, privately held competitors. We continually evaluate opportunities to expand organically in the Sunbelt.
Our ability to evaluate opportunities and deliver consistent financial performance is supported by a stable balance sheet. Our management team and board of directors have significant industry experience. We focus on pricing discipline, cost control and operational improvement across both existing and acquired businesses in our core regions. These efforts have resulted in revenue growth, margin expansion and increased liquidity over the past five fiscal years. Our liquidity is supported by cash on hand, cash flow from operations and availability under our revolving facility. We believe our conservative capital structure and liquidity position enable us to pursue strategic opportunities and manage through periods of economic volatility.
Over the last 17 years, our consistent organic growth has been augmented by the successful acquisition and integration of six companies since 2016 and their 41 complementary ready-mix plants, establishing us as a leading industry consolidator. Our management team has acquired businesses in a variety of economic cycles, with the number of opportunities generally increasing in cyclical downturns. Our management team’s experience, industry expertise, integrity and strong relationships with industry players allow us to be considered a “buyer-of-choice” with targeted, high-quality prospective targets, most of which are family owned and operated. We believe these advantages, together with the ability to use PubCo’s equity as a component of consideration for future acquisitions, will further enhance our acquisition prospects. We maintain an acquisition pipeline with a growing number of opportunities to expand our geographic footprint.
Maintain Strong Exposure to Public-Sector Customers, Providing Resiliency Across Macroeconomic Cycles. We provide ready-mix concrete to publicly funded infrastructure projects, such as highways, streets, bridges and airport runways. These public projects tend to remain steady over time, largely unaffected by economic cycles, and instead depend on government funding, which we believe bolsters our resilience during recessionary periods. In addition to their pre-existing funding mechanisms, our states of operation have recently implemented new, enhanced or incremental funding sources for public projects, including the following:
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Oklahoma
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| 2025 | | | SB 1125 | | |
ROADS Fund allocation for statewide transportation improvements
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| | $590 million | |
| 2025 | | | SB 1125 | | |
State Transportation Fund increased including industrial access and public transit
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| | $216 million | |
| 2025 | | | SB 1125 | | |
RETRO Fund for rural transportation upgrades
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| | $200 million | |
| 2025 | | | HB 3113 | | |
Authorized up to $500 million in federal transportation loans (not yet issued)
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| | $500 million | |
| 2025 | | | HB 2758 (PACT Fund) | | |
$75 million annually for county infrastructure; two-thirds for roads, one-third for bridges
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| | $75 million | |
| 2024 | | | ODOT’s Eight-Year Construction Work Plan | | |
State and federal investments in highway improvements for federal FY 2025 – 2032
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| | $9 billion | |
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| | $10.6 billion | |
Arkansas
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Funding Amount
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| 2025 | | | Federal Appropriations | | |
Federal earmarks including $59 million for Springdale Northern Bypass and $26 million for
water / sewer projects |
| | $147 million | |
| 2025 | | | HB 1681 (Act 812) | | |
Creates grant program with $25 million annually for 3 years
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| | $75 million | |
| 2025 | | | USDOT Allocation | | |
Statewide infrastructure improvements, including roads, bridges, and tunnels
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| | $800 million | |
| 2025 | | | SB 421 (Act 578) | | |
Proposes $500 million in long-term funding via 2026 ballot initiative
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| | $500 million | |
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| | $1.5 billion | |
While we believe that these public projects tend to remain steady over time, even if federal, state and local funding remains at historical levels, there is no guarantee that we will win bids for projects for which such funding is allocated. Any reduction in federal, state or local government infrastructure funding in the areas in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. See the section titled “Risk Factors” for additional information.
Maintain Quality and Customer Service. We prioritize product quality through rigorous control plans, advanced mix designs and real-time monitoring systems that deliver consistency and performance. We invest in skilled personnel and ongoing training to uphold the highest operational standards. To best serve our customers, we leverage digital dispatch tools and telematics to optimize delivery, maintain transparent communication across our teams and tailor services to meet the unique needs of each project. By offering value-added support such as on-site technical expertise, we strengthen client relationships and position ourselves as a trusted partner in construction.
We have an experienced and skilled workforce. As of September 30, 2025, we had 372 employees and the Schwarz Entities had 237 employees, for a combined workforce of over 600 employees post-acquisition, which we believe is our most valuable asset. Attracting, training and retaining key personnel have been and will remain critical to our success. We will continue to focus on providing our personnel with training, personal and professional growth opportunities, performance-based incentives, stock ownership opportunities and other competitive benefits in order to strengthen and support our workforce.
We foster a high-performance culture built on accountability, continuous improvement and mutual respect. We actively recruit individuals who share our commitment to excellence and safety, offering robust
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onboarding and training programs to set them up for success. Safety is a core value embedded in everything we do from routine safety meetings to jobsite visits. We empower every employee to take personal responsibility to highlight potential hazards. Our team is supported by dedicated safety professionals and guided by leaders who model safe practices and engage directly with drivers and plant operators. This culture of care and performance helps further our goal of attracting top talent, retaining experienced professionals and delivering exceptional results on every project. Additionally, we believe our prioritization of people and culture provides us a competitive advantage with acquisition targets, positioning us as the acquiror of choice in our geographies.
Our Industry
Ready-mix concrete, a mixture principally comprised of cement, aggregates, sand and water, is measured in cubic yards and specifically batched or produced for customers’ projects and then transported and poured on site. It also can be poured at a manufacturing facility to produce prefabricated building solutions, such as wall panels, concrete roofing systems, parking garages and stadium components. According to the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (the “NRMCA”), concrete is the most widely used material in the construction sector today.
Due to the relative speed at which ready-mix concrete sets, supply is generally localized and delivered within close proximity to the production site, with an over 7,000 estimated ready-mix concrete batching plants in the United States, according to the NRMCA. There has been a steady increase (4% compound annual growth rate) in shipments since the industry cycle low of 257 million cubic yards in 2010, with an estimated 377 million cubic yards of ready-mix concrete in 2024, which is still approximately 18% below the industry peak of 458 million cubic yards in 2005.
The large and growing ready-mix concrete industry generated approximately $90.0 billion of revenues in 2023. Infrastructure, commercial and residential customers, funded by federal, state and local Department of Transportation budgets in addition to commercial growth and residential construction, drive industry performance. We estimate that the public sector generated approximately 35 – 45% of total industry revenues in 2024. The IIJA authorized $1.2 trillion in total infrastructure spending, including $550 billion in new funding over the next five years. Of the $1.2 trillion authorized, $304 billion was allocated to the Highway Trust Fund for roads and bridges, with approximately $100 billion specifically earmarked for roadway improvements. Programs most associated with highway paving, which heavily involve concrete, saw a 20% increase in funding for 2022, with an anticipated additional 2% annual growth over the IIJA’s duration. We believe this plan could also drive an increase in spending on the significant backlog of national and local transportation infrastructure needs. The non-discretionary nature of highway and road construction services and materials supports highly stable and consistent industry growth.
In addition, our areas of operation have strong state-specific industry tailwinds, which provide a strong backlog of construction spend in the Sunbelt. The IIJA funds alone have provided and continue to provide significant infrastructure spending in our operating states. Oklahoma is expected to receive $4.7 billion from 2022 to 2026 for federal-aid highway programs and $908 million for bridge replacement and repair. Public transit funding totaled $352 million with $66 million allocated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and at least $100 million for broadband expansion across that same period. Oklahoma also benefits from increased investment in onshoring and nearshoring manufacturing, driven by supply chain realignment and federal incentives.
The Build America Buy America Act is encouraging domestic sourcing, which supports local construction and materials industries. Arkansas is expected to receive $4.7 billion in IIJA funds from 2022 to 2026 for highway and bridge funding, with additional allocations for broadband, water infrastructure and electric vehicle charging. Arkansas has over 700 bridges and approximately 7,000 miles of highway in poor condition, signaling strong demand for concrete-intensive upgrades. Additional tailwinds include a resurgence in U.S.-based manufacturing, especially in rural areas where land and labor costs are lower. Arkansas is also seeing increased interest in data center development, driven by AI-related infrastructure needs and the aging electrical grid.
Texas, which is part of our continued acquisition strategy, is set to receive over $35 billion in total IIJA funding from 2022 to 2026, including $27.9 billion for highways, $5.3 billion for bridges, $3.4 billion for public
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transit and $408 million for electric vehicle charging. With over 800 bridges and 19,000 miles of highway in poor condition, Texas presents a major opportunity for concrete producers. Private sector momentum is especially strong in Texas, where industrial M&A activity is surging, fueled by record levels of investment capital and infrastructure expansion. The state is a hub for onshoring, AI-driven data center growth and energy infrastructure upgrades, with demand for electricity expected to grow by 16% over the next five years — more than triple the 2023 estimate. While we believe that these public projects tend to remain steady over time, even if federal, state and local funding remains at historical levels, there is no guarantee that we will win bids for projects for which such funding is allocated. See the section titled “Risk Factors” for additional information.
Our Customers
The U.S. construction materials industry serves a diverse customer base that includes federal, state and municipal governmental agencies, commercial and residential developers and private parties. The mix of customers varies by region and economic conditions.
Our customers can be segmented into public and private-sector customers, with residential customers contributing less than 38% of our 2024 revenues and less than 16% of the Schwarz Entities’ 2024 revenues. The public side includes federal, state and municipal governmental agencies with contracting services projects related to highways, streets and other public infrastructure. Mandates from governmental agencies largely depend on federal, state and municipal budgets allocated to expansion and improvement of national infrastructure. The private side includes a broad spectrum of customers across industrial, commercial and residential developers and other private parties. Note that the mix of sales by customer class varies year to year depending on project variability.
Our top 10 customers accounted for approximately 32.2% of our revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, of which three were infrastructure-related contractors. The Company is not dependent on any single customer or group of customers for sales of its products and services, where the loss of which would have a material adverse effect on its business. No individual customer accounted for more than 7% of our revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.
Our Competitors
Competition is constrained in our industry because participants are limited by the distance that materials can be efficiently transported. The ready-mix concrete industry is a highly fragmented market, with over 7,000 plants, most of which are run by local or regional operators. Participants in these markets range from small, privately held companies focused on a single plant to large publicly traded corporations that provide a broad suite of materials and services. Companies compete on a variety of factors, including price, service, quality, delivery time and proximity to the job site. However, limitations on the distance that materials can be transported efficiently results in primarily local or regional operations. Accordingly, the number and size of competitors varies by geography and product lines.
In this highly competitive industry, our leadership position in a geographic market depends largely on the location and operating costs of our plants and prevailing prices in that market. Price is the primary competitive factor among suppliers for small or less complex jobs, such as residential construction. However, the ability to meet demanding specifications for strength or sustainability, timeliness of delivery and consistency of quality and service, in addition to price, are the principal competitive factors among suppliers for large or complex jobs. Our competitors range from small, owner-operated private companies to the operating subsidiaries of large, vertically integrated manufacturers of cement and aggregates. We continue to focus on developing new competitive advantages that will differentiate us from our competitors, such as our weather-specific mix designs, engineered-specification concrete tailored to individual customer needs and addition of alternative cementitious materials to our mixes.
Our Employees
We have an experienced and skilled workforce. Attracting, training and retaining key personnel have been and will remain critical to our success. Through the use of our management information systems, on-the-job training and educational seminars, employees are trained to understand the importance of customer
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service. We place additional focus on training relative to dispatching, mix design and monitoring, safety, truck maintenance and concrete performance. A core tenet of our organizational philosophy is to promote from within and offer advancement opportunities at all levels of employment to incentivize professional excellence, which helps us retain talented employees. Moreover, we proactively recruit additional talent in both conventional and creative manners to fill open positions when promoting internally is not an option.
At September 30, 2025, we employed approximately 66 salaried employees and 306 hourly employees, and the Schwarz Entities employed 29 salaried employees and 208 hourly employees, for a combined 95 salaried and 514 hourly employees on a post-acquisition basis. The total number of hourly personnel is subject to end market demand and is seasonal. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the number of our hourly employees ranged from approximately 311 to 343 and averaged approximately 322, and the number of the Schwarz Entities’ hourly employees ranged from 153 to 179 and averaged approximately 166. We are not subject to any collective bargaining agreements with respect to any of our employees. We believe that we have strong relationships with our employees.
Raw Materials
We purchase raw materials, including, but not limited to, cement, fine and coarse aggregates, fuel and admixtures from numerous sources. With few exceptions, we do not enter into long-term agreements to purchase raw materials. We work with our suppliers to manage both availability and pricing of our inputs, which we believe gives us a competitive margin advantage relative to our peers. The price and availability of raw materials may vary from year to year due to market conditions and production capacities. We do not expect a lack of availability of any raw materials over the next 12 months.
Seasonality
The activity of our business fluctuates due to seasonality because our business is primarily conducted outdoors. Therefore, seasonal changes and other weather-related conditions, in particular extended rainy and cold weather in the spring and fall and major weather events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms and heavy snows, can adversely affect our business and operations through a decline in both the use of our products and the demand for our services. In addition, construction materials production and shipment levels follow activity in the construction industry, which typically occurs in the spring, summer and fall. Warmer and drier weather during our third and fourth fiscal quarters typically results in higher activity and revenues during those quarters. Our first and second fiscal quarters typically have lower levels of activity due to weather conditions. Our second fiscal quarter varies greatly with spring rains and wide temperature variations. A cool, wet spring reduces our customer demand for concrete pours, which can delay sales in the second fiscal quarter, while a warm dry spring may enable earlier project startup.
Training and Safety
We place a high emphasis on the safety of the public, our customers and our employees. To that end, we conduct extensive safety training programs, which have allowed us to maintain a high safety level across our workforce. All newly-hired employees undergo an initial safety orientation, and for certain types of projects and processes, we conduct specific hazard training programs. Our drivers and plant operators conduct on-site safety meetings, and safety is a core component of our corporate culture. In addition, certain operational employees are required to complete a safety course approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Moreover, we promote a culture of safety by encouraging employees to immediately correct and report all unsafe conditions.
Information Systems
We utilize standardized information technology systems across all areas of sales, dispatch, fleet management, batching and accounting for the purpose of enhanced procurement of work, project execution and financial controls. We provide information technology oversight and support from our corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The operational information systems we employ throughout our company are industry-specific applications that in some cases have been internally or vendor modified and improved to fit our operations. Our enterprise resource planning software is integrated with our operational information systems wherever possible to deliver relevant, real-time operational data to designated personnel. The
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company-wide standardization of our information systems allows for the efficient integration of newly acquired companies. Accounting and operations personnel of acquired companies are trained not only by our information technology support staff, but by long-tenured employees in our organization with extensive experience using our systems. We believe our information systems provide our people with the tools to execute their individual job function and achieve our strategic initiatives.
Properties
Our headquarters are located in a 10,500 square foot office space in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As of September 30, 2025, we operated 30 ready-mix plants with three office locations, and the Schwarz Entities operated 20 ready-mix plants with one office location, for a combined 50 ready-mix plants and four office locations on a post-acquisition basis. We believe all of our properties are suitable for their intended use and that our facilities are adequate to conduct our operations. However, we routinely evaluate the purchase or lease of additional properties or the consolidation of our properties, as our business needs change. The table below summarizes the locations and the nature of our ownership or leasehold interest in each of our ready-mix plants as of September 30, 2025.
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| | | | 36 | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 50 | | |
Government and Environmental Regulations
Our operations are subject to stringent and complex federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the environmental, health and safety aspects of our operations or otherwise relating to environmental protection. These laws and regulations impose numerous obligations and limitations on our operations, including:
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zoning and other requirements to obtain a permit or other approval before conducting regulated activities;
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restrictions on the types, quantities and concentration of materials that can be released into the environment;
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limitation or prohibition of activities on certain lands lying within wilderness, wetlands and other protected areas;
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obligations to restore or reclaim former mining areas;
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requirements to comply with specific health and safety criteria addressing worker protection; and
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the imposition of substantial liabilities for pollution resulting from our operations.
Such federal laws include, but are not limited to, (i) the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, governing solid and hazardous waste management, (ii) the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act, protecting air and water resources, and (iii) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and Toxic Substances Control Act, governing the management of hazardous materials, (iv) the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, requiring certain disclosures of mining-related health and safety violations, orders, citations, assessments, legal actions, and mining-related fatalities, and (v) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, governing working conditions for workers, in addition to analogous state laws. Numerous governmental authorities, such as the Environmental Protection Agency and corresponding state agencies, have the power to enforce compliance with these laws and regulations and the permits issued under them. Such enforcement actions often involve difficult and costly compliance measures or corrective actions. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of sanctions, including administrative, civil or criminal penalties, compensatory damages, injunctive relief, the imposition of investigatory or remedial obligations, and the
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issuance of orders limiting or prohibiting some or all of our operations. Many of these laws require that we obtain permits or other authorizations for our operations. We may experience delays in obtaining, or be unable to obtain, required permits, which may delay or interrupt our operations and limit our growth and revenue.
Certain environmental laws impose strict liability (i.e., no showing of “fault” is required) as well as joint and several liability for costs required to remediate and restore sites where hazardous substances, hydrocarbons or solid wastes have been disposed, stored or released, as well as associated natural resource damages. We may be required to remediate contaminated properties currently or formerly owned or operated by us or at which we have disposed of materials, regardless of whether such contamination resulted from the conduct of others or from the consequences of our own actions that complied with applicable laws at the time those actions were taken. In connection with certain acquisitions, we could assume, or be required to provide indemnification against, environmental liabilities that could expose us to material losses. Furthermore, the existence of contamination at properties we own, lease or operate could result in increased operational costs or restrictions on our ability to use those properties as intended, including for mining purposes.
In certain instances, citizen groups also have the ability to bring legal proceedings against us if we are not in compliance with environmental laws, or to challenge our ability to receive environmental permits that we need to operate. In addition, claims for damages to persons or property, including natural resources, may result from the environmental, health and safety impacts of our operations. Our insurance may not cover all environmental risks and costs or may not provide sufficient coverage if an environmental claim is made against us. Moreover, public interest in the protection of the environment has increased dramatically in recent years. The trend of more expansive and stringent environmental legislation and regulations applied to the construction industry could continue, resulting in increased costs of doing business and consequently affecting profitability.
We have incurred, and may in the future incur, significant capital and operating expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations. To the extent that laws are enacted or other governmental action is taken that restricts our operations or imposes more stringent and costly operating, waste handling, disposal and cleanup requirements, our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. New laws, regulations and changing interpretations by regulatory authorities may increase our future expenditures to comply with environmental requirements.
We regularly monitor and review our operations, procedures, and policies for compliance with our operating permits and related laws and regulations. We believe that our operations and facilities, whether owned or leased, are in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and that any existing non-compliance is not likely to have a material adverse effect on our operations or financial condition.
While we believe that we have conducted our operations in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws, we have, from time to time, identified contamination associated with these activities at certain of our facilities. We have incurred costs in connection with the investigation and remediation of hazardous substances and petroleum products identified at several facilities, and investigation and remediation activities are ongoing at others. We may also become subject to similar liabilities in connection with prior and future acquisitions. We do not believe that liabilities associated with known or potential contamination at any of our facilities will have a material adverse effect on our operations or financial condition.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. We are not presently a party to, nor are any of our properties the subject of, any material legal proceedings.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF HAYMAKER
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 7, 2023, formed for the purpose of entering into a business combination with one or more businesses. To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities, activities related to our Initial Public Offering, and, since the closing of our Initial Public Offering, searching for a Business Combination target. We are focusing our search for an initial Business Combination with a business in the consumer and consumer-related products and services industries. On October 9, 2025, we entered into the Business Combination Agreement, as more fully disclosed elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
On July 24, 2025, we held the 2025 AGM at which our shareholders approved, among other things, the Extension Amendment which extended the date by which we have to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis for up to twelve times from July 28, 2025 to July 28, 2026. As a result of the Extension Amendment, holders of 372,101 Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.12 per share. Approximately $4,136,911 was removed from the Trust Account to redeem such shares and 23,425,499 Class A Ordinary Shares remain outstanding after the redemption was effected. Upon payment of the redemption, approximately $251,570,445 remained in the Trust Account prior to any additional contribution made by the Sponsor pursuant to the Extension Promissory Note.
We must complete our initial Business Combination by July 28, 2026 (subject to monthly extensions pursuant to the Extension Amendment), the end of our Combination Period. If our initial Business Combination is not consummated by the end of the Combination Period, then we will distribute all amounts in the Trust Account to our Public Shareholders (net of taxes paid or payable and up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses). We may seek to further extend the Combination Period consistent with applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange rules by amending our Amended and Restated Articles. Such an extension would require the approval of our Public Shareholders, who will be provided the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in connection with the vote on such approval. Such redemptions will decrease the amount held in our Trust Account and our capitalization, and may affect our ability to maintain our listing on NYSE. In addition, NYSE’s rules currently require SPACs (such as us) to complete our initial Business Combination in accordance with the NYSE Three Year Requirement. If we do not meet the NYSE Three Year Requirement, our securities will likely be subject to a suspension of trading and delisting from NYSE. Our Sponsor may also, in its discretion, explore transactions under which it would sell its interest in our Company to another sponsor entity, which may result in a change to our Management Team.
Recent Developments
Suncrete Business Combination
On October 9, 2025, the Company, Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of us (“New Suncrete” or “PubCo”), Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub II”) and together with Merger Sub I, the “Merger Subs”), and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Suncrete”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Suncrete Business Combination Agreement”) in connection with a proposed Business Combination (the “Suncrete Business Combination”).
Pursuant to the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Suncrete Business Combination will be effected in three steps: (a) We will change our jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication” and the time at which the Domestication becomes effective, the “Domestication Effective Time”), (b) immediately following the Domestication Effective Time, Merger Sub I will merge with and into us (the “Initial Merger”), with we surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (the time at which the Initial Merger becomes effective, the “Initial Merger Effective Time”); and (c) immediately following the Initial Merger Effective Time, Merger Sub II will merge with and into Suncrete (the “Acquisition
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Merger” and, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”, and collectively with the Domestication and all other transactions contemplated by the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”), with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete.
Conversion of Securities
In connection with the Domestication, we will change our jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware by (i) deregistering as a Cayman Islands exempted company and (ii) continuing and domesticating as a Delaware corporation.
At the Domestication Effective Time, by virtue of the Domestication and without any action on the part of us, any Merger Sub, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each Class B Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class B Common Stock of the post-Domestication Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class B Common Stock”);
(b)
immediately following the conversion described in clause (a) above, each Class A Ordinary Share that is then-issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class A Common Stock of the post-Domestication Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class A Common Stock”);
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each unit of us prior to the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Cayman Warrant (as defined below) (a “SPAC Cayman Unit”) that is then issued and outstanding will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a unit of us following the Domestication, each such unit comprised of one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one-half of one SPAC Delaware Warrant (as defined below) (a “SPAC Delaware Unit”); and
(d)
each then issued and outstanding warrant to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication (a “SPAC Cayman Warrant”) will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one warrant to purchase SPAC Class A Common Stock (a “SPAC Delaware Warrant”).
At the Initial Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of us, any Merger Sub, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each share of Common Stock of Merger Sub I, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be redeemed for par value;
(b)
each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of Class A Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share (“PubCo Class A Common Stock”);
(c)
each share of SPAC Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into one share of Class B Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share (“PubCo Class B Common Stock” and, together with the PubCo Class A Common Stock, the “PubCo Common Stock”);
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each then-outstanding and unexercised SPAC Delaware Warrant will automatically be assumed and converted into a warrant to acquire one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock, subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding former SPAC Cayman Warrant immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time (each such resulting warrant, an “Assumed SPAC Warrant”); and
(e)
each SPAC Delaware Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time will be detached into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Assumed SPAC Warrant.
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At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of us, any Merger Sub, Suncrete, PubCo or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a)
each Common Unit of Suncrete (each, a “Company Common Unit”) (other than any Company Incentive Units, as defined in Suncrete’s existing Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, the “Company LLC Agreement”)) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the applicable exchange ratio, as calculated pursuant to the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement;
(b)
each Preferred Unit of Suncrete (each, a “Company Preferred Unit”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and PubCo Class A Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the applicable exchange ratio, as calculated pursuant to the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement;
(c)
each Senior Preferred Unit of Suncrete (“Company Senior Preferred Unit”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount equal to the Unreturned Senior Preferred Contribution (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement) with respect to such Company Senior Preferred Unit, calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company LLC Agreement;
(d)
each Company Incentive Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of restricted shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Company Incentive Unit Share Consideration (as defined in the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement) with respect to such Company Incentive Unit (each, a “Rollover Equity Award”); provided, that each holder of a Rollover Equity Award will enter into a side letter agreement at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time pursuant to which each such holder will agree that their Rollover Equity Award will be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to such Company Incentive Unit immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time;
(e)
each Company Unit held in treasury of Suncrete as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will thereupon be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made within respect thereto;
(f)
each share of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock (subject to clause (h) below);
(g)
each Unit of Merger Sub II issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable unit of Suncrete;
(h)
upon distribution by the Sponsor of the Dothan Founder Shares (as defined below) to Dothan Independent GP, LP (“Dothan Independent”), each Dothan Founder Share will be converted into and exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class B Common Stock; and
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subject to certain waivers, approvals, consents or authorizations and the satisfaction of certain contractual requirements, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent.
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Termination
The Suncrete Business Combination Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances prior to the closing of the Mergers, including:
(a)
by mutual written consent of Suncrete and us;
(b)
by either party if the Acquisition Merger Effective Time has not occurred prior to June 9, 2026 (the “Outside Date”), subject to extension in certain circumstances;
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by either party if there is a final non-appealable governmental order preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement;
(d)
by Suncrete if any of the Required SPAC Proposals fails to receive the requisite vote for approval at the SPAC Shareholders’ Meeting (subject to any adjournment, postponement or recess of such meeting);
(e)
by Suncrete as a result of a breach by us, PubCo or Merger Subs that gives rise to a failure of a condition precedent and cannot or has not been cured by the earlier of the Outside Date or 30 days after receipt of notice from us (and a breach by Suncrete is not the proximate cause of the failure of such condition precedent);
(f)
by us as a result of a breach by Suncrete that gives rise to a failure of a condition precedent and cannot or has not been cured by the earlier of the Outside Date or 30 days after receipt of notice from Suncrete (and a breach by us, PubCo, or Merger Subs is not the proximate cause of the failure of such condition precedent); or
(g)
by Suncrete prior to obtaining shareholder approval at our Meeting, if our Board of Directors fails to make, amends, changes, withdraws, modifies, withholds or qualifies its recommendation to our shareholders that they approve the Required SPAC Proposals, or fails to include such recommendation in the registration statement in connection with the Suncrete Business Combination.
If the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, none of the parties will have any liability or any further obligation under the Suncrete Business Combination Agreement with certain limited exceptions, including liability arising out of any fraud or willful breach.
For additional information, refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, initially filed with the SEC on October 10, 2025, as amended on October 14, 2025.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenue to date. Our only activities for the period from March 7, 2023 (inception) through September 30, 2025 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for our Initial Public Offering, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenue until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We have generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held in our Trust Account after the Initial Public Offering. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position since the date of our audited financial statements, as filed in our 2024 Annual Report. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance, among other things), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we had a net income of $1,590,985, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in our Trust Account of $2,597,546, offset by general and administrative expenses of $1,006,561.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we had a net income of $6,225,344, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in our Trust Account of $7,895,697, offset by general and administrative expenses of $1,670,353.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net income of $2,877,078, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in our Trust Account of $3,154,569, offset by general and administrative expenses of $277,491.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net income of $8,686,281, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in our Trust Account of $9,397,868, offset by general and administrative expenses of $711,587.
Factors That May Adversely Affect our Results of Operations
Our results of operations and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, public health considerations, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $449,422. We had a net income of $6,225,344, which was affected by interest of $7,895,697 earned on marketable securities held in our Trust Account and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which used $1,220,931 of cash.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $255,160. We had a net income of $8,686,281, which was affected by interest of $9,397,868 earned on marketable securities held in our Trust Account and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which used $456,427 of cash.
On July 28, 2023, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, including 3,000,000 Option Units issued pursuant to the full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, generating gross proceeds for our Company of $230,000,000. Commencing on September 15, 2023, the holders of the Units may elect to separately trade the underlying the Public Shares and Public Warrants.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, pursuant to the Unit Subscription Agreement, we consummated the sale of 797,600 Private Placement Units to the Sponsor, including 30,000 Private Placement Units issued in connection with the full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in the Private Placement, including 30,000 Private Placement Units in connection with the full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, generating gross proceeds for our Company of $7,976,000.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on July 28, 2023, an amount of $232,300,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units in the Private Placement was placed in the Trust Account.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, if any) to complete our initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest to pay our taxes, if any. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. We expect the interest earned on the amount in the Trust Account will be sufficient to pay our taxes. To the extent that our Ordinary Shares or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of September 30, 2025, we had $6,704 in cash held outside of the Trust Account and working capital deficit of $3,305,248. Our obligations due within one year of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus are expected to exceed
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those amounts. Our liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus were issued.
We currently have until July 28, 2026 (subject to monthly extensions pursuant to the Extension Amendment) to consummate a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by the end of the Combination Period, there will be a mandatory liquidation and our subsequent dissolution after the end of the Combination Period. We intend to complete the initial Business Combination before the end of the Combination Period; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.
Contractual Obligations
Registration Rights
The holders of (i) the 5,750,000 Founder Shares, which were issued to the Sponsor on March 15, 2023, including any Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Founder Shares, (ii) the Private Placement Units, including any Private Placement Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants underlying the Private Placement Units, and (iii) any WCL Units that may be issued upon conversion of any Working Capital Loans, including any Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants underlying the WCL Units, will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, requiring us to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to the Class A Ordinary Shares). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our initial Business Combination.
IPO Promissory Note
On March 13, 2023, the Sponsor agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to the IPO Promissory Note. This loan was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of December 31, 2023 or the date on which we consummated the Initial Public Offering. Prior to the Initial Public Offering, we had borrowed $272,550 under the IPO Promissory Note. On July 28, 2023, we repaid the outstanding balance under the IPO Promissory Note in full, and borrowings under the IPO Promissory Note are no longer available.
Underwriters Agreement
Simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering and sale of 20,000,000 Units, the underwriters fully exercised the Over-Allotment Option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 Option Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000. The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4,000,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per Unit and $0.55 per Unit in the Over-Allotment Option, or $8,650,000 in the aggregate, will be payable to the representatives of the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete an initial Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement we entered into on July 25, 2023 with the representatives of the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering.
Administrative Services Agreement
Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, we pay an affiliate of our Vice President $20,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our Management Team. Upon completion of our initial Business Combination or our liquidation, any remaining monthly payments from the Combination Period will be accelerated and due at the closing of our initial Business Combination or our liquidation. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we incurred expenses of $60,000 and $180,000, $60,000 and $180,000 respectively, for services under the Administrative Services Agreement.
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Advisory Services Agreement with an affiliate of our Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the Advisory Services Agreement, we pay an affiliate of our Chief Financial Officer $20,000 per month for services rendered prior to the consummation of our initial Business Combination; such amounts are accrued and will only be payable upon the successful completion of our initial Business Combination. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the contingent fee payable for the services under the Advisory Services Agreement amounted to $180,000 and $240,000, respectively.
Advisory Services Agreement with Roth
On November 29, 2023, we engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) to provide advisory services in connection with our proposed Business Combination. Pursuant to the agreement, Roth is entitled to an advisory fee of $30,000 per month, calculated from the closing of our Initial Public Offering to the public filing with SEC of the business combination agreement for the Business Combination. The advisory fee is contingent upon the successful completion of the Business Combination and is payable only upon its closing. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the contingent fee payable for these services was approximately $782,000 and $512,000, respectively. No amounts have been accrued for this fee as payment is contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination.
WCL Promissory Note
On June 10, 2024, we issued the WCL Promissory Note in the principal amount of up to $1,500,000 to the Sponsor. The WCL Promissory Note was issued in connection with advances the Sponsor may make in the future to us from time to time for working capital expenses as Working Capital Loans. The WCL Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable upon the earlier of (i) completion of our initial Business Combination or (ii) the date our winding up is effective. At the election of the Sponsor, all or a portion of the unpaid principal amount of the WCL Promissory Note may be converted into WCL Units at a price of $10.00 per WCL Unit, which will be identical to the Private Placement Units. These WCL Units and their underlying securities are entitled to the registration rights set forth in the WCL Promissory Note. As of September 30, 2025, we had $755,000 drawn on this WCL Promissory Note.
Extension Promissory Note
In connection with the Extension Amendment, the Sponsor agreed to make monthly payments, each in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $0.025 for each outstanding Class A Ordinary Share, and (ii) $375,000, directly to the Trust Account. In exchange for such contributions, we issued to the Sponsor the Extension Promissory Note, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $4,500,000, on July 28, 2025. The Extension Promissory Note bears no interest and is repayable by us to the Sponsor upon the earlier date of (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, and (ii) the last day we have to complete a Business Combination in accordance with our Amended and Restated Articles. Such date may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined in the Extension Promissory Note). Any outstanding principal under the Promissory Note may be prepaid at any time by us, at our election and without penalty. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $1,125,000 and $0 drawn on the Extension Promissory Note, respectively.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Net Income Per Share
We have two classes of Ordinary Shares, the (i) redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares (ii) non-redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of Ordinary Shares. Net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the
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weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding for the period. The calculation of diluted income per share does not consider the effect of the Warrants since the exercise of the Warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Public Shares contain a redemption feature that allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection (i) with our liquidation, (ii) if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the initial Business Combination and (iii) with certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Articles. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), conditionally redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Although we did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, our Amended and Restated Articles provides that currently, we will only redeem our Public Shares. However, the threshold in the Amended and Restated Articles would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus Public Shares are required to be disclosed outside of permanent equity. We recognize change in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable Ordinary Shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in additional paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional paid-in capital, in accumulated deficit.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU Topic 2020-06, “Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplified accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. As a result of ASU 2020-06, more convertible debt instruments are accounted for as a single liability measured at its amortized cost and more convertible preferred stock are accounted for as a single equity instrument measured at its historical cost, as long as no features require bifurcation and recognition as derivatives. The amendments were effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption was permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. We adopted ASU 2020-06 effective March 7, 2023 (inception). The adoption of ASU 2020-06 did not have an impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, requiring public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted would have a material effect on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Haymaker included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
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INFORMATION ABOUT HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this section of this proxy statement/prospectus to “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4(“SPAC” or “Haymaker”).
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands on March 7, 2023. On July 28, 2023, we consummated our IPO of 23,000,000 Units, including 3,000,000 Option Units issued pursuant to the full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option. Each Unit consists of one Public Share and one-half of one public warrant, with each whole public warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we sold an aggregate of 797,600 private placement units to our Sponsor, including 30,000 private placement units issued in connection with the full exercise of the over-allotment option, at a purchase price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating gross proceeds of $7,976,000. The private placement units are identical to the units sold in the IPO, except as otherwise discussed herein. A total of $232,300,000, comprised of $226,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $8,650,000 of the underwriter’s deferred discount) and $6,300,000 of the proceeds of the private placement, was placed in the Trust Account.
Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC, our Sponsor, is a special-purpose limited liability company formed to sponsor special purpose acquisition companies. The Sponsor’s business consists solely of organizing, financing, and supporting Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 in connection with the identification, evaluation, and consummation of an initial business combination. The Sponsor is affiliated with Mistral Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on consumer and consumer-related products and services businesses. Through this affiliation, the Sponsor relies on the experience and resources of Haymaker’s management team in sourcing and evaluating potential business combination opportunities.
Initial Business Combination
The NYSE rules require that we must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to SPAC’s management for working capital purposes and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount held in the Trust Account).
Redemption Rights for Holders of Public Shares
We are providing our Public Shareholders with the opportunity to elect to redeem their Public Shares for cash equal to a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to us to pay our taxes, divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares, upon the consummation of the Business Combination, subject to the limitations described herein. As of the record date, the amount in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to us to pay our taxes, was $[•]. Our Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to the SPAC Founder Shares and any Public Shares they may hold in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. The SPAC Founder Shares will be excluded from the pro rata calculation used to determine the per share redemption price applicable to Public Shares that are redeemed.
Submission of Initial Business Combination to a Shareholder Vote
The Shareholders’ Meeting to which this proxy statement/prospectus relates is being held to solicit your approval of, among other things, the Business Combination, which would constitute an Initial Business Combination under the terms of the Existing Organizational Documents. Unlike many other blank check companies, Public Shareholders are not required to vote against the Business Combination in order to exercise their redemption rights. If the Business Combination is not completed, then Public Shareholders electing to exercise their redemption rights will not be entitled to receive such payments. Our Sponsor, directors and
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officers have agreed to vote any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of the Business Combination.
Limitation on Redemption Rights
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Existing Organizational Documents provide that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemptions with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares included in the units sold in the IPO.
Employees
SPAC currently has one officer, Christopher Bradley. Officers of SPAC are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our Initial Business Combination. The amount of time that they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for our Initial Business Combination and the stage of the Business Combination process we are in.
Management
Executive Officers and Directors
Our current executive officers and directors are set forth below:
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| Christopher Bradley* | | | | | 47 | | | | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Class III Director and Chairman | |
| Steven J. Heyer* | | | | | 72 | | | | President and Class III Director | |
| Andrew R. Heyer* | | | | | 67 | | | | Vice President | |
| Brian Shimko(1)(2)(3) | | | | | 39 | | | | Class I Director | |
| Roger Meltzer(1)(2)(3) | | | | | 74 | | | | Class II Director | |
| Walter F. McLallen(1)(2)(3) | | | | | 59 | | | | Class II Director | |
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Denotes an executive officer.
(1)
Member of the Audit Committee
(2)
Member of the Compensation Committee
(3)
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Christopher Bradley, our Chief Financial Officer since our inception in March 2023 and Secretary since June 2023, and Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since November 2024, brings over 20 years of investing experience spanning venture capital, private equity, and public companies. Mr. Bradley is a Managing Director at Mistral Equity Partners, a consumer and retail private equity fund, where he has been since 2008. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of The Beacon Consumer Incubator Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in consumer technology companies, a role he has held since he founded the fund in 2016. In addition, Mr. Bradley currently serves on the boards of Roth CH Acquisition Co. (formerly TKB Critical Technologies 1) a blank check company (OTC:USCTF), since June 2023, Insomnia Cookies Holdings, LLC, a retailer of desserts open primarily in the evening and nighttime, since July 2024, on the advisory board of Carnegie Park Capital, a multi-strategy private and public investment fund, since 2023, and on the board of CSLM Digital Acquisition Corp III, Ltd. since August 2025. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Tastemaker Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, from January 2021 to July 2023. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III, a special purpose acquisition company, from March 2021 to May 2022, where he led the deal sourcing, negotiation, structuring, and diligence for its merger with BioTE Holdings, LLC, which has become biote Corp. (NASDAQ:BTMD), after which he served as biote’s
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Strategic Advisor until September 2023. From 2019 until its business combination in December of 2020, Mr. Bradley served as the Chief Financial Officer of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company. As with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III, Mr. Bradley led the deal sourcing, negotiation, and structuring of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II’s merger with ARKO Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:ARKO), the nation’s sixth largest chain of convenience stores. From 2017 until its business combination in March 2019, he served as the CFO of Haymaker Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, and, as with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II and III, led that entity’s merger with OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: OSW), the world’s largest operator of spas on cruise ships and at destination resorts. From 2020 to October 2023 and from 2021 to September 2023, he served on the advisory boards of Coliseum Acquisition Corp. and Growth for Good Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:GFGD), each of which was a blank check company. Prior to joining Mistral Equity Partners, Mr. Bradley served as an investment banker at Bank of America Securities from 2005 to 2006, a Manager in Burger King’s strategy group in 2004, and a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, management consulting practice from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Bradley previously served on the board of directors of Creminelli Fine Meats, LLC, a privately held premium-priced charcuterie wholesaler, from 2016 to 2020; The Lovesac Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOVE), a direct to consumer furniture retailer, from 2010 to 2019; Country Pure Foods, Inc. a wholesaler of packaged juice products, from 2010 to 2014; XWELL, Inc. (NASDAQ:XWEL), formerly Xpress Spa Group, Inc., from 2012 to 2014; and Jamba, Inc., formerly Jamba Juice, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA), from 2009 to 2013. Mr. Bradley earned an A.B. from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Bradley is qualified to serve as our Chairman due to his extensive board service on both public and private company boards and tenure as the Chief Financial Officer of several publicly traded companies.
Mr. Bradley has served as an officer, director, or advisor of other SPACs. The extensions of time to complete a business combination and the related public-share redemptions, if any, associated with those SPACs are summarized below. Roth CH Acquisition Co. extended its deadline to complete a business combination on January 27, 2023 and approximately 60% of public shareholders redeemed their shares in connection with such extension; on June 28, 2023, the company further extended the deadline and approximately 42% of the remaining public stockholders redeemed. Tastemaker Acquisition Corp. extended its deadline to complete a business combination on December 15, 2022 and approximately 71% of public stockholders redeemed their shares in connection with the extension; the company further extended the deadline on July 17, 2023 and approximately 10% of remaining shareholders redeemed. Tastemaker Acquisition Corp extended the deadline for a third time on January 5, 2024, where approximately 6% of remaining shareholders redeemed. Coliseum Acquisition Corp. extended its deadline to complete a business combination on June 20, 2023, where approximately 48% of shareholders redeemed their shares; the company further extended the deadline on November 27, 2023, where approximately 31% of remaining shareholders redeemed. Coliseum Acquisition Corp passed a third extension on September 20, 2024, where 16% of remaining shareholders redeemed. Growth for Good Acquisition Corp extended its deadline to complete a business combination on June 9, 2023.
Steven J. Heyer, our President, who has served as one of our directors since our inception in March 2023, has over 35 years of experience in the consumer and consumer-related products and services industries, leading a range of companies and brands. Mr. Heyer has applied his experience and analytical skills in a variety of leadership positions across diverse industry groups, including broadcast media, consumer products, and hotel and leisure companies. Mr. Heyer formerly served as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Haymaker III (NASDAQ: HYACU) until its Business Combination with BioTE Holdings, LLC, which has become biote Corp. (NASDAQ:BTMD) in May 2022. He now serves on the board of biote. Mr. Heyer served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Haymaker II until it completed its Business Combination in December 2020 with GPM Investments, LLC and ARKO Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:ARKO), which together merged under a new name, ARKO as part of the Business Combination, and has since remained on its board since such time thereafter serving on its board of directors as Director. Mr. Heyer was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Haymaker I from its formation until it completed its Business Combination with OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: OSW) in March 2019. He served as Vice Chairman on the board of directors of OneSpaWorld from its Business Combination until June 2023. Mr. Heyer’s operating experiences include: leading the turnaround of Outback Steakhouse as an advisor (from 2010 to 2012); as Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (from 2004 until 2007); as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Coca-Cola Company (from 2001 to 2004); as a member of the boards of Coca-Cola FEMSA, and Coca-Cola Enterprises (all from 2001 to 2004); as President and
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Chief Operating Officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., and a member of AOL Time Warner’s Operating Committee (from 1994 to 2001); as President and Chief Operating Officer of Young & Rubicam Advertising Worldwide (from 1992 to 1994); and before that spending 15 years at Booz Allen & Hamilton, ultimately becoming Senior Vice President and Managing Partner. For the last five years, Mr. Heyer has served on the boards of Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group, and Atkins Nutritionals Inc. (each as further described below) as well as investing in a private capacity in early stage and venture consumer and consumer media companies. Mr. Heyer has extensive board experience, including: the board of Atkins Nutritionals Inc. until 2017, when it was acquired by Conyers Park Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company; Lazard Ltd and Lazard Group (2005 to present); the board of WPP Group, a publicly traded digital, internet, and traditional advertising company (2000 to 2004); the board of Equifax, the publicly traded consumer credit reporting and insights company (2002 through 2003); the board of Omnicare, Inc., a supplier of pharmaceutical care to the elderly (2008 through 2015); the board of Vitrue, Inc., a provider of social marketing publishing technologies (2007 through 2012); and the board of Internet Security Systems, Inc. a provider of internet security software, appliance, and services (2004 through 2005). Mr. Heyer received his B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from New York University.
Andrew R. Heyer, our Vice President since November 2024, who served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board from our Initial Public Offering in July 2023 until November 2024, is a finance professional with over 40 years of experience investing in the consumer and consumer-related products and services industries, as well as a senior banker in leveraged finance during which time his clients included many large private equity firms. Mr. Heyer served as President and Director of Haymaker III until it completed its Business Combination in May 2022 with BioTE Holdings, LLC, which has become biote Corp. (NASDAQ:BTMD). Since this Business Combination he has remained on the biote board of directors. Mr. Heyer served as President and Director of Haymaker II until it completed its Business Combination in December 2020 with GPM Investments, LLC and ARKO Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:ARKO), and has since remained on its board. Mr. Heyer was President and Director of Haymaker I until it completed its Business Combination with OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: OSW), in March 2019, and has since remained on its board. Currently, Mr. Heyer serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Mistral, a private equity fund manager founded in 2007 that invests in the consumer industry. Prior to founding Mistral in 2007, from 2000 to 2007, Mr. Heyer served as a Founding Managing Partner of Trimaran Capital Partners, a $1.3 billion private equity fund. Mr. Heyer was formerly a vice chairman of CIBC World Markets Corp. and a co-head of the CIBC Argosy Merchant Banking Funds from 1995 to 2001. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets Corp. in 1995, Mr. Heyer was a founder and Managing Director of The Argosy Group L.P. from 1990 to 1995. Before Argosy, from 1984 to 1990, Mr. Heyer was a Managing Director at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated and, previous to that, he worked at Shearson/American Express. From 1993 through 2009, Mr. Heyer also served on the board of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a natural and organic food and products company, rejoining the board from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Heyer also serves on the board of The Lovesac Company, Inc., a branded omni- channel retailer of technology-forward furniture, from 2010 to the present. Mr. Heyer also served on the board of several private companies owned in whole or in part by Mistral, including Worldwise, Inc., a pet accessories business from 2011 to 2021. Mr. Heyer has also served on the board of Insomnia Cookies, a retailer of desserts opens primarily in the evening and nighttime. In the past, Mr. Heyer has served as a director of XpresSpa Group, Inc. from 2016 to 2019 (NASDAQ:XWEL), Las Vegas Sands Corp., a casino company, from 2006 to 2008, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., a casual Mexican restaurant, from 2005 to 2008, and Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of packaged ice products, from 2003 to 2006. From March 2021 until December 2022, he served on the board of AF Acquisition Corp. He also served on the board of Coliseum Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MITA) from January 2021 to June 2023, and the board of Tastemaker Acquisition Corp. from January 2021 to July 2023. Mr. Heyer received his B.Sc. and M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude. Mr. Heyer was named as a defendant in three class action derivative stockholder actions, which were consolidated into one action, in connection with Hain Celestial Group filed in the Eastern District Court of New York in 2017, alleging, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty and violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act based on allegedly materially false or misleading statements and omissions in public statements, press releases and SEC filings. In November 2022, the assigned Magistrate issued a report and recommendation recommending dismissal with prejudice, to which plaintiffs filed objections and defendants countered. The case remains pending.
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Mr. Heyer has served as an officer or director of SPACs. The extensions of time to complete a business combination and the related redemptions, if any, associated with those SPACs are summarized below. Tastemaker Acquisition Corp. extended its deadline to complete a business combination on December 15, 2022 and approximately 71% of public stockholders redeemed their shares in connection with the extension; the company further extended the deadline on July 17, 2023 and approximately 10% of remaining shareholders redeemed. Tastemaker Acquisition Corp extended the deadline for a third time on January 5, 2024, where approximately 6% of remaining shareholders redeemed. AF Acquisition Corp. extended its deadline to complete a business combination on December 19, 2022; on that same date, the company’s board determined to redeem 100% of the public shares and dissolve. Coliseum Acquisition Corp. extended its deadline to complete a business combination on June 20, 2023, where approximately 48% of shareholders redeemed their shares; the company further extended the deadline on November 27, 2023, where approximately 31% of remaining shareholders redeemed. Coliseum Acquisition Corp passed a third extension on September 20, 2024, where 16% of remaining shareholders redeemed.
Brian Shimko, who has served as one of our directors since July 2023, has served as a General Partner at Maywic Select Investments since 2017 as well as principal of Comm Investments, a diversified investment firm he founded, since 2016. Mr. Shimko has over 15 years of experience investing in acquisition candidates, completing due diligence, financial modeling, and deal structuring. Also, his experience spans evaluating, executing and monitoring public, private, and venture capital investments. He has served on the board of Hungry Harvest Inc., a privately held food distribution company, since 2024, Fortis Security Products, LLC., a privately held banking infrastructure company, since 2018, and Lake Ridge Academy, a private school located in North Ridgeville, Ohio, since 2017. Previously, Mr. Shimko served as the director of The Sill, a private company, from 2023 to 2024 and as the Senior Vice President of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III from 2021 to 2022. Prior to Maywic, Mr. Shimko served as a Manager of Merger and Acquisitions at EY from 2016 to 2017 and held various financial analysis positions at General Electric (NYSE: GE) from 2007 to 2016. Mr. Shimko received his B.A. from Fordham University and his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Mr. Shimko is qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive investment, due diligence, financial modeling, and deal structuring experience.
Roger Meltzer, Esq., who has served as one of our directors since July 2023, practiced law at DLA Piper LLP since 2007 and has held various roles: Global Co-Chairman (2015 through 2020), and currently as Chairman Emeritus; Americas Co-Chairman (2013 through 2020); Member, Office of the Chair (2011 through 2020); Member, Global Board (2008 through 2020); Co-Chairman, U.S. Executive Committee (2013 through 2020); Member, U.S. Executive Committee (2007 through 2020); and Global Co-Chairman, Corporate Finance Practice (2007 through 2015). Prior to joining DLA Piper LLP, Mr. Meltzer practiced law at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP from 1977 to 2007 where he was a member of the Executive Committee from 1987 through 2007, Co-Administrative Partner and Hiring Partner from 1987 through 1999, and Partner from 1984 through 2007. Mr. Meltzer currently serves on the Advisory Board of Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession (May 2015 – Present); and the Board of Trustees, New York University Law School (September 2011 – Present); and previously served on the Corporate Advisory Board, John Hopkins, Carey Business School (January 2009 – December 2012). He has previously served on the board of directors of: Lionheart II Corp (March 2021 to May 2022), Lionheart III Corp (March 2021 to August 2022), Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III (February 2021 to July 2022), certain subsidiaries of Nordic Aviation Capital (December 2021 to April 2022), The Legal Aid Society (November 2013 to January 2020), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (December 2000 to February 2020), American Lawyer Media (January 2010 to July 2014) and The Coinmach Service Corporation (December 2009 to June 2013). Mr. Meltzer has also received several awards and honors and has been actively involved in philanthropic activity throughout his career. In March 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a special purpose acquisition company focused on identifying and implementing value creation initiatives within the consumer and consumer-related products and services industries. In February 2021, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Ubicquia LLC, a smart solutions infrastructure company. In May 2022, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of MSP Recovery, Inc. following its business combination with Lionheart Acquisition Corp II. Mr. Meltzer also served on the board of directors of Lionheart IV Corp. In June 2022, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Aearo Holding LLC and affiliated entities. In August 2022, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Empatan Public Limited Company (“SMX”) following its business combination with Lionheart III Corp, Security Matters Limited and Aryeh Merger Sub Inc. In January 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of AID Holdings II (“Enlivant”), a senior
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living facility provider and portfolio company of TPG Capital L.P. In February 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Klein Hersh, an executive recruitment firm that spans the life sciences continuum and healthcare industry. In April 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Cyxtera Technologies, Inc., a company specializing in colocation and interconnection services, with a footprint of more than 60 data centers in over 30 markets. In May 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of John C. Heath, Attorney at Law PC d/b/a/ Lexington Law, an industry leader specializing in credit repair services. In August 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Elixir, a subsidiary of Rite Aid, a leading pharmacy chain offering products for health and wellness. In November 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of SK Neptune Husky Intermediate I S.a.r.l. and related affiliates (“Heubach Group”), a leading producer of organic, inorganic and anti-corrosive pigments. In November 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Careismatic Brands Inc., an innovative supplier of medical apparel and footwear. In November 2023, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of Audacy Inc., a leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company. In July 2024, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of CQC Impact Investors LLC, an organization, along with related entities, developing and implementing carbon reduction and clean energy projects at scale, generating high-quality carbon credits with significant co-benefits for the poorest people across the world. In October 2024, Mr. Meltzer joined the board of directors of ATD New Holdings, Inc., parent company of American Tire Distributors, Inc., the largest tire distributor in the United States. Mr. Meltzer received a Juris Doctor degree in law from New York University School of Law and an A.B. from Harvard College. Mr. Meltzer is qualified to serve as a director due to his experience representing corporate clients on high-profile, complex, and cross-border matters and his leadership qualities. Mr. Meltzer was named as a defendant in three class action derivative stockholder actions, which were consolidated into one action, in connection with The Hain Celestial Group, filed in the Eastern District Court of New York in 2017, alleging, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty and violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act based on allegedly materially false or misleading statements and omissions in public statements, press releases and SEC filings. In November 2022, the assigned Magistrate issued a report and recommendation recommending dismissal with prejudice, to which plaintiffs filed objections and defendants countered. The case remains pending.
Mr. Meltzer has served as a director of several SPACs. The extensions of time to complete a business combination and the related public-share redemptions, if any, associated with those SPACs are summarized below. Lionheart Acquisition Corporation II extended its deadline to complete a business combination on January 27, 2022, where approximately 37% of public shareholders redeemed their shares; the company further extended the deadline on May 27, 2022 and approximately 52% of remaining shareholders redeemed.
Walter D. McLallen, who has served as one of our directors since July 2023, is a finance professional with over 30 years of leveraged finance, private equity, restructuring and operations experience. Mr. McLallen has been the Managing Member of Meritage Capital Advisors, an advisory boutique firm focused on debt and private equity transaction origination, structuring and consulting, since 2004. Mr. McLallen has extensive board and organizational experience and has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards and committees, with a significant historical focus on consumer products-related companies. Mr. McLallen has served on the board of directors of The Lovesac Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOVE), a direct to consumer furniture retailer, from 2019. Mr. McLallen served as a director of publicly traded Centric Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRC), a lifestyle brands collective in the branded and licensed apparel and accessories sectors, from 2016 to 2020, and AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER), an aircraft leasing company, from 2015 to 2017. Since 2019, Mr. McLallen has served as a director of OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: OSW) and, from 2017 to 2019, he served as a director of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II. He also served on the boards of several consumer-focused private companies, including Timeless Wine Company, the producer of consumer luxury wine brands Silver Oak, Twomey and OVID; Worldwise, a consumer branded pet products company; adMarketplace, a search engine advertiser; and Frontier Dermatology, a physician practice platform. Since 2014, Mr. McLallen has also been a Founder and Co-Chairman of Tomahawk Strategic Solutions, a law enforcement and corporate training and risk management company. From 2006 to 2015, he was Vice Chairman of Remington Outdoor Company, an outdoor consumer platform he co-founded with a major investment firm. Mr. McLallen was formerly with CIBC World Markets from 1995 to 2004, during which time he was a Managing Director, head of Debt Capital Markets and head of High Yield Distribution. Mr. McLallen started his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department of Drexel Burnham Lambert and was a founding member of The Argosy Group L.P. Mr. McLallen received a
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B.A. with a double major in Economics and Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. McLallen is qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive investment, due diligence, financial modeling, and deal structuring experience, in addition to his experience serving on the boards of other publicly traded companies.
Committees of the Board of Directors
We have three standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee, each comprised of independent directors. Each committee operates under a charter that was approved by our Board and has the composition and responsibilities described below. The charter of each committee is available on our website.
Audit Committee
We established an audit committee of the Board of directors, which consists of three members. Messrs. Meltzer, McLallen and Shimko serve on the audit committee and Mr. Shimko serves as chair.
Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our Board of directors has determined that Mr. Shimko qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise.
We adopted an audit committee charter, which details the purpose and principal functions of the audit committee, including:
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assisting Board oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent auditor’s qualifications and independence and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditors;
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the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
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pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
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reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;
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setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;
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setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
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obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent auditors describing (1) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;
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meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K;
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reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and
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reviewing with management, the independent auditors, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
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Compensation Committee
We established a compensation committee of the Board of directors, which consists of three members. Messrs. Meltzer, McLallen and Shimko serve on the compensation committee and Mr. McLallen serves as chair of the compensation committee. We adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the purpose and responsibility of the compensation committee, including:
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reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;
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reviewing and making recommendations to our Board of directors with respect to the compensation and any incentive-compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to Board approval of all of our other officers;
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reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;
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implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
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assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
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approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
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producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
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reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
The charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by NYSE and the SEC.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
We established a nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board of directors, which consists of three members. Messrs. Meltzer, McLallen and Shimko serve on the nominating and corporate governance committee and Mr. Meltzer serves as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. We adopted a nominating and corporate governance committee charter, which details the purpose and responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee, including:
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identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, and recommending to the Board of directors candidates for nomination for appointment at the annual general meeting or to fill vacancies on the Board of directors;
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developing and recommending to the Board of directors and overseeing implementation of our corporate governance guidelines;
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coordinating and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the Board of directors, its committees, individual directors and management in the governance of the Company; and
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reviewing on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending improvements as and when necessary.
The charter also provides that the nominating and corporate governance committee may, in their sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of, and terminate, any search firm to be used to identify director candidates, and will be directly responsible for approving the search firm’s fees and other retention terms.
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We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the Board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders.
Code of Ethics
We adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We filed a copy of our form of Code of Ethics as an exhibit to our IPO registration statement. You are able to review these documents by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided without charge upon request from us. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.” We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics on our website.
Communications with the Board of Directors
Any shareholder or other interested party who wishes to communicate directly with the Board or any of its members may do so by writing to: the Directors, c/o Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, c/o 501 Madison Avenue, Floor 5, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Secretary. The mailing envelope should clearly indicate whether the communication is intended for the Board as a group, the non-management directors or a specific director.
Insider Trading Policy
Our insider trading policy, which is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and applicable listing standards, (1) governs the purchase, sale and/or other disposition of the Company’s securities by directors, officers, employees of the Company and the Company itself, and (2) prohibits our directors and certain employees, including all of our executive officers, from engaging in hedging transactions with respect to our securities, including entering into options, warrants, puts, calls or similar instruments or selling our securities short.
Fiduciary Duties of Haymaker’s Directors and Officers
Below is a table summarizing the entities to which our officers and directors currently have fiduciary duties, contractual obligations or other material management relationships. The fiduciary duties owed by such individuals are prescribed by applicable law based on the jurisdiction of such entity’s incorporation, formation or organization.
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| Christopher Bradley | | | Mistral Equity Partners | | | Managing Director | |
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The Beacon Consumer Incubator Fund
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| | | | Roth CH Acquisition Co. | | | Director | |
| | | | Insomnia Cookies Holdings, LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | Carnegie Park Capital | | | Advisory Board Membeer | |
| | | | CSLM Digital Acquisition Corp III, Ltd. | | | Director | |
| Steven J. Heyer | | | ARKO Holdings Ltd. | | | Director | |
| | | | biote Corp. | | | Director | |
| Andrew R. Heyer | | | ARKO Holdings Ltd. | | | Director | |
| | | | biote Corp. | | | Director | |
| | | | OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. | | | Director | |
| | | | The Lovesac Company, Inc. | | | Director | |
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| Brian Shimko | | | Maywic Select Investments | | | General Partner | |
| | | | Hungry Harvest Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | Fortis Security Products, LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | Lake Ridge Academy | | | Director | |
| Roger Meltzer | | | New York University Law School | | | Board of Trustees | |
| | | | Ubicquia LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | MSP Recovery, Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | Aearo Holding LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | Empatan Public Limited Company | | | Director | |
| | | | AID Holdings II | | | Director | |
| | | | Klein Hersh | | | Director | |
| | | | Cyxtera Technologies, Inc | | | Director | |
| | | | John C. Heath, Attorney at Law PC d/b/a/ Lexington Law | | | Director | |
| | | | Elixir | | | Director | |
| | | | SK Neptune Husky Intermediate I S.a.r.l. and related affiliates | | | Director | |
| | | | Careismatic Brands Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | Audacy Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | CQC Impact Investors LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | ATD New Holdings, Inc. | | | Director | |
| Walter F. McLallen | | | Meritage Capital Advisors | | | Managing Member | |
| | | | The Lovesac Company, Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. | | | Director | |
| | | | Tomahawk Strategic Solutions | | | Founder and Co-Chairman | |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Haymaker
None of our officers or directors have received or, prior to our initial business combination, will receive any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Commencing on the date that our securities are first listed on NYSE through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination and our liquidation, we will reimburse (i) an affiliate of Andrew Heyer, our Vice President, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative services provided to us in the amount of $20,000 per month and (ii) an affiliate of our Chief Financial Officer for advisory services provided to us in the amount of $20,000 per month. In addition, our Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable initial business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our Sponsor, officers, directors or our or any of their affiliates.
After the completion of our initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management fees or other compensation from the combined company. Additionally, certain directors may receive additional compensation in the form of equity interests of the Sponsor for their services. All compensation will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed initial business combination. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our officers after the completion of our initial business combination will be determined by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors.
We are not party to any agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.
Suncrete
Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, all references to “Suncrete,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “our company” in this section refer to Suncrete and its subsidiaries prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and to New Suncrete and its subsidiaries following the consummation of the Business Combination.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. As such, we have opted to comply with the scaled executive compensation disclosure rules applicable to emerging growth companies, which provide certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies. This section discusses the material elements of compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our principal executive officer and our two most highly compensated executive officers (other than our principal executive officer). These individuals are referred to as our “named executive officers.” Because we only had one executive officer that served during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 other than our principal executive officer, our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 were:
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Randall Edgar, Chief Executive Officer
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Tommy Wentroth, Chief Financial Officer
This section provides an overview of Suncrete’s executive compensation arrangements with its named executive officers, including a narrative description of the material factors necessary to understand the information disclosed in the summary compensation table below. This section may contain forward-looking statements that are based on Suncrete’s current plans, considerations, expectations and determinations regarding future compensation programs. Actual compensation programs adopted following the completion of the Business Combination may differ materially from the currently planned programs summarized in this discussion.
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Summary Compensation Table
The following table presents summary information regarding the total compensation for services rendered in all capacities that was awarded to, earned by, or paid to our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
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Randall Edgar,
Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2025 | | | | | | 360,780 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 360,780 | | |
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Tommy Wentroth,
Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2025 | | | | | | 216,934 | | | | | | 180,873 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 397,807 | | |
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The amounts presented represent discretionary bonuses paid for contributions to our performance.
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
Base Salaries
Our named executive officers receive a base salary to provide a fixed component of compensation reflecting the executive’s skill set, experience, role, and responsibilities. Mr. Edgar’s annual base salary for 2025 was $360,780 and Mr. Wentroth’s annual base salary for 2025 was $216,934.
Annual Bonuses
We offer our named executive officers the opportunity to earn discretionary cash bonuses based upon individual performance. As described above in the Summary Compensation Table in the column titled “Bonus,” Mr. Wentroth received a discretionary cash bonus equal to $180,873 with respect to his service during 2025.
Employment Agreements
We currently do not have employment agreements or offer letters with any of our named executive officers. All of our named executive officers are employed on an at-will basis, with no fixed term of employment.
Equity Incentive Plan
Following the consummation of the Business Combination and assuming the approval of the Condition Precedent Proposals by the requisite Haymaker shareholders, the 2026 Plan will be available on a go-forward basis. We expect that the 2026 Plan will serve as an important part of our executive compensation program following the consummation of the Business Combination. For a description of the 2026 Plan, see “Shareholder Proposal No. 6 — The 2026 Plan Proposal” included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2025 Year-End
None.
Non-Employee Director Compensation Program
Suncrete has not adopted a formal policy or plan to compensate Suncrete’s directors. Mr. Edgar currently serves as a member of Suncrete’s board of directors and received no additional compensation for his service as a member of Suncrete’s board of directors. See the section titled “Executive Compensation — Summary Compensation Table” for more information about Mr. Edgar’s compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
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The New Suncrete Board expects to adopt a non-employee director compensation program (the “Director Compensation Policy”), which will become effective in connection with the completion of the Business Combination. The Director Compensation Policy will be designed to align compensation with New Suncrete’s business objectives and the creation of stockholder value, while enabling New Suncrete to attract, retain, incentivize and reward non-employee directors who contribute to the long-term success of New Suncrete. The Director Compensation Policy is expected to provide for an annual cash retainer for all non-employee directors, in addition to equity grants determined by the compensation committee and reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attending board and committee meetings. The board of directors of New Suncrete expects to review non-employee director compensation periodically to ensure that non-employee director compensation remains competitive such that New Suncrete is able to recruit and retain qualified non-employee directors. The amount and form of such compensation has not yet been determined.
In addition to any compensation received under the Director Compensation Policy, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, each of Mr. Heyer and Mr. Bradley shall be entitled to receive 200,000 and 100,000 shares of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), respectively, on the Closing Date. Such RSUs will vest one-half on each of the first two anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to continued service as a director on the New Suncrete Board.
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MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING THE BUSINESS COMBINATION
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this section to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Suncrete in the present tense or New Suncrete from and after the consummation of the Business Combination, as the context requires.
The executive officers of New Suncrete following the Business Combination are expected to be the same as Suncrete’s current executive officers.
Upon consummation of the Business Combination, New Suncrete’s Board will be comprised of eight (8) members. The designees will be assigned to classes of the New Suncrete Board. Each director will hold office until his term expires at the next annual meeting of stockholders for such director’s class or until his death, resignation, removal or the earlier termination of his term of office. Each of Haymaker’s incumbent directors other than Christopher Bradley and Andrew R. Heyer will resign from the Haymaker Board upon the closing of the Business Combination.
The following table lists the names, ages and positions of the individuals who are expected to serve as directors and executive officers of New Suncrete upon consummation of the Business Combination:
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| Ned N. Fleming, III | | | 65 | | | Executive Chairman | |
| Christopher Bradley | | | 48 | | | Director | |
| Andrew R. Heyer | | | 68 | | | Director | |
| William Holden | | | 74 | | | Director | |
| Bretton Johnston | | | 64 | | | Director | |
| Mark R. Matteson | | | 62 | | | Director | |
| David Rees-Jones | | | 33 | | | Director | |
Executive Officers
Randall Edgar will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of New Suncrete and a member of the New Suncrete Board. Mr. Edgar has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Suncrete since its original founding as Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC in 2008. He brings over 30 years of experience in the concrete industry plus additional experience in the accounting industry. Prior to founding Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC in 2008, Mr. Edgar joined Mexican cement producer Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (“GCC”) in 2006 as President after GCC acquired his previous company Mid-Continent Concrete, where he had served as Vice President. Prior to entering the concrete industry, he was a Certified Public Accountant at KPMG. Mr. Edgar earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Tulsa.
Tommy Wentroth will serve as the Chief Financial Officer of New Suncrete. Mr. Wentroth has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Suncrete since 2015 where he has overseen all accounting, human resources and safety and information technology departments within the company. Previously, Mr. Wentroth spent over eight years in public accounting where he served as an Audit Manager at Stanfield & O’Dell, PC, Audit Manager at Curzon, Cumbey & Kunkel, PLLC, and Staff Accountant at Sartain Fischbein & Co. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Oklahoma State University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
Non-Executive Directors
Ned N. Fleming, III will be a member of the New Suncrete Board and will serve as Executive Chairman of the New Suncrete Board. He has served as Managing Partner of SunTx Capital Partners since 2001 and
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also serves as Executive Chairman of Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) and chairman of the board of directors of Patrons Holdings, Inc., Blackberry Patch, Inc., Anchor Partners, LLC, Cone Machinery Holdings, LLC and RB Fire United, LLC. Mr. Fleming previously served as a member of the board of directors of Big Outdoor Holdings, LLC, Veritex Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded bank holding company, DF&R Restaurants, Inc., a formerly publicly traded restaurant operator, and Spinnaker Industries, Inc., a publicly traded materials manufacturing company. Prior to co-founding SunTx Capital Partners in 2001, Mr. Fleming served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Spinnaker Industries, Inc. until its sale in 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Fleming worked at a Dallas-based private investment firm, where he led acquisitions in the food and beverage and defense industries. Mr. Fleming received a Master of Business Administration with distinction from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University. Mr. Fleming has significant knowledge of us and our industry, which we believe makes him well-qualified to serve as a director of our Company.
Mark R. Matteson will be a member of the New Suncrete Board. Since 2001, he has been a partner of SunTx Capital Partners. Prior to co-founding SunTx Capital Partners in 2001, Mr. Matteson was Vice President of Corporate Development of Spinnaker Industries, Inc., a publicly traded materials manufacturing company, until its sale in 1999. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) and Anchor Partners, LLC. Mr. Matteson received a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Service and International Politics from The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Matteson has significant knowledge of us and our industry, which we believe makes him well-qualified to serve as a director of our Company.
Bretton Johnston will be a member of the New Suncrete Board. Mr. Johnston is currently the President and founder of Maverick Special Investments, Inc. (“Maverick”), where he has supported businesses across industries, particularly those involving physical assets, infrastructure, and development since October 1999. Prior to founding Maverick, Mr. Johnston was Vice President and General Manager of the Texas Midwest Division for Arvida Company, a residential and commercial development firm formerly owned by The Walt Disney Company from January 1988 to November 1996. He also previously served as Chief Executive Officer of The Cliffs Communities, a collection of luxury residential golf communities, and Chief Executive Officer of London Broadcasting Company, a Texas-based television broadcasting company. Mr. Johnston currently serves as chairman of the board of directors for Epoch Solutions Group LLC, a company focused on geospatial software solutions for utilities and infrastructure operators. He is also a board member of Blackberry Patch, Inc., a specialty foods company and previously served as a board member of Big Outdoor Holdings LLC, a national outdoor advertising firm. Mr. Johnston has also contributed to academic and professional development initiatives through his past service on the Texas A&M Master of Land and Property Development Advisory Board, and he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
William Holden will be a member of the New Suncrete Board and brings over 30 years of construction materials experience in aggregates, ready-mix, masonry products and building materials. Mr. Holden currently serves as the chair of the board of directors at CarbonCure Technologies (“CarbonCure”), where he previously served as chair of CarbonCure’s Industry Advisory Council until July 2025. He also currently serves as a board member of The Concrete Industry Management Program. He previously served as the President of Block USA, one of the leading concrete masonry producers in the country from January 2002 to June 2011, and as Vice President and later President of Couch USA, a major producer of ready-mix, block and building materials serving the southeast U.S from 1989 to 2000. Additionally, Mr. Holden was formerly Chairman of the Board of the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and Alabama Concrete Industries Association, and Chairman of the NCMA’s Long Range Planning Committee. Mr. Holden earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Oglethorpe University.
David Rees-Jones will be a member of the New Suncrete Board. He has served as President of Rees-Jones Holdings, the holding company for Chief Energy and Chief Partners since August 2022. In his current role, Mr. Rees-Jones oversees all aspects of the business including acquisitions, investments, financial management, and business strategy. Prior to his role as President, Mr. Rees-Jones served as Vice President of Chief Energy from June 2019 to August 2022. Prior to his role as Vice President, he held various positions in the oil and gas industry over a decade long career, primarily focusing on mineral and non-operated asset acquisitions. Mr. Rees-Jones serves on the board of the Rees-Jones Foundation and is involved with various
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foundations and non-profits in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Mr. Rees-Jones holds a B.B.A in Finance from Texas Christian University.
Christopher Bradley will be a member of the New Suncrete Board and brings over 20 years of investing experience spanning venture capital, private equity, and public companies. Mr. Bradley is a Managing Director at Mistral Equity Partners, a consumer and retail private equity fund, where he has been since 2008, as well as a Strategic Advisor of Biote, Inc., a consumer healthcare company, where he has served since 2022. He also currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of The Beacon Consumer Incubator Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in consumer technology companies, a role he has held since he founded the fund in 2016. He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of TMKR since January 2021. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III, a special purpose acquisition company, from March 2021 to May 2022, where he led the deal sourcing, negotiation, structuring, and diligence for this entity’s merger with Biote, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTMD), the nation’s largest wholesaler of customized hormone therapies. From 2019 until its business combination in December of 2020, Mr. Bradley served as the Chief Financial Officer of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company. As with Haymaker III, Mr. Bradley led the deal sourcing, negotiation, and structuring of Haymaker II’s merger with ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO), the nation’s sixth largest chain of convenience stores. From 2017 until its business combination in March 2019, he served as the CFO of Haymaker I, a special purpose acquisition company, and, as with Haymaker II and III, led that entity’s merger with OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW), the world’s largest operator of spas on cruise ships and at destination resorts. Prior to Mistral, Mr. Bradley served as an investment banker at Bank of America Securities from 2005 to 2006, a Manager in Burger King’s strategy group in 2004, and a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers management consulting practice from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Bradley currently serves on the board of TKB Critical Technologies 1, a blank check company (NASDAQ:USCT), and on the advisory boards of Carnegie Park Capital, a multi-strategy private and public investment fund, MITA and Growth for Good Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:GFGD), a blank check company that currently intends to merge with Zero Nox, Inc., an off-highway electrification provider, positions he has held since 2023, 2020, and 2021, respectively. Mr. Bradley has served as a member of the board of directors of The Beacon Consumer Incubator Fund since 2016. Mr. Bradley previously served on the board of directors of Creminelli Fine Meats, LLC, a privately held premium-priced charcuterie wholesaler, from 2016 to 2020; The Lovesac Company, Inc., a direct to consumer furniture retailer, from 2010 to 2018; Country Pure Foods, Inc. a wholesaler of packaged juice products, from 2010 to 2014; XWELL, Inc. (NASDAQ:XWEL), formerly Xpress Spa Group, Inc., from 2012 to 2014; and Jamba, Inc., formerly Jamba Juice, Inc., from 2009 to 2013. From June 2021 through June 2023, he served on the advisory board of MITA. Mr. Bradley earned an A.B. from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School.
Andrew R. Heyer will be a member of the New Suncrete Board and is a finance professional with over 40 years of experience investing in the consumer and consumer-related products and services industries, as well as a senior banker in leveraged finance during which time his clients included many large private equity firms. Mr. Heyer served as President and Director of Haymaker III until it completed its business combination in May 2022 with biote. Since this business combination he has remained on the biote board of directors. Mr. Heyer served as President and Director of Haymaker II until it completed its business combination in December 2020 with GPM and ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO), and has since remained on its board. Mr. Heyer was President and Director of Haymaker I until it completed its business combination with OneSpaWorld, in March 2019, and has since remained on its board. Currently, Mr. Heyer serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Mistral, a private equity fund manager founded in 2007 that invests in the consumer industry. Prior to founding Mistral in 2007, from 2000 to 2007, Mr. Heyer served as a Founding Managing Partner of Trimaran Capital Partners, a $1.3 billion private equity fund. Mr. Heyer was formerly a vice chairman of CIBC World Markets Corp. and a co-head of the CIBC Argosy Merchant Banking Funds from 1995 to 2001. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets Corp. in 1995, Mr. Heyer was a founder and Managing Director of The Argosy Group L.P. from 1990 to 1995. Before Argosy, from 1984 to 1990, Mr. Heyer was a Managing Director at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated and, previous to that, he worked at Shearson/American Express. From 1993 through 2009, Mr. Heyer also served on the board of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a natural and organic food and products company, rejoining the board from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Heyer also serves on the board of The Lovesac Company, Inc., a branded omni-channel retailer of technology-forward furniture, from 2010 to the present. Mr. Heyer also served on the board of several private companies owned in whole or in part by Mistral, including Worldwise, Inc., a pet
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accessories business from 2011 to 2021. Mr. Heyer has also served on the board of Insomnia Cookies, a retailer of desserts open primarily in the evening and nighttime. In the past, Mr. Heyer has served as a director of XpresSpa Group, Inc. from 2016 to 2019 (NASDAQ:XWEL), Las Vegas Sands Corp., a casino company, from 2006 to 2008, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., a casual Mexican restaurant, from 2005 to 2008, and Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of packaged ice products, from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Heyer also serves on the board of directors of Coliseum Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MITA) (“MITA”), a blank check company which consummated its initial public offering of $150 million in June 2021 and is currently searching for an initial business combination target, and the board of directors of Tastemaker Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: TMKR) (“TMKR”), a blank check company which completed its $276 million initial public offering in January 2021 and is in the process of searching for an initial business combination target. From March 2021 until December 2022, he served on the board of AFAQ. Mr. Heyer was named as a defendant in three class action derivative stockholder actions, which were consolidated into one action, in connection with Hain Celestial Group filed in the Eastern District Court of New York in 2017, alleging, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty and violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act based on allegedly materially false or misleading statements and omissions in public statements, press releases and SEC filings. In November 2022, the assigned Magistrate issued a report and recommendation recommending dismissal with prejudice, to which plaintiffs filed objections and defendants countered. The case remains pending. We believe Mr. Heyer is qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive finance, investment and operations experience, particularly in the consumer and consumer-related products and services industries.
Family Relationships
Mr. Rees-Jones is Mr. Fleming’s son-in-law. Other than the relationship described in the preceding sentence, there are not expected to be any familial relationships among the New Suncrete directors and executive officers.
Arrangements for Election of Directors
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, following the completion of the Business Combination, the New Suncrete Board will initially include (i) Mr. Edgar, the chief executive officer of Suncrete, (ii) at least two directors designated by Haymaker and (iii) up to four additional directors to be designated by Suncrete. Haymaker has designated Messrs. Bradley and Heyer as its director designees, and Suncrete has designated Messrs. Fleming, Matteson, Johnston, Holden and Rees-Jones as its director designees.
Corporate Governance
Composition of the Board of Directors
The business and affairs of New Suncrete will be managed under the direction of the New Suncrete Board. If the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents are approved, following the completion of the Business Combination, the New Suncrete Board will be comprised of eight directors and will be divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following election. New Suncrete’s directors will be divided among the three classes as follows:
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the Class I directors will be William Holden, Bretton Johnston and Randall Edgar, and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026;
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the Class II directors will be Christopher Bradley and Andrew Heyer, and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027; and
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the Class III directors will be Ned N. Fleming, III, Mark R. Matteson and David Rees-Jones, and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2028.
At the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Business Combination, the initial term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Business
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Combination, the initial term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Business Combination, the initial term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.
The Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents provide that only the New Suncrete Board can fill vacant directorships, including newly-created seats. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors would be distributed pro rata among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class would consist of one-third of the authorized number of directors.
Director Independence; Controlled Company Exemption
Because the SunTx Group will hold a majority of the voting power of the PubCo Common Stock outstanding following the completion of the Business Combination, New Suncrete will be a “controlled company” under NYSE listing rules. As a controlled company, New Suncrete will be exempt from certain NYSE governance requirements that would otherwise apply to the composition and function of the New Suncrete Board, and it intends to avail itself of such exemptions, in whole or in part, for so long as the SunTx Group continues to hold a majority of the outstanding shares of PubCo’s outstanding common stock. For example, New Suncrete will not be required to comply with certain rules that would otherwise require, among other things, (i) the New Suncrete Board to have a majority of independent directors, (ii) the compensation of New Suncrete’s executive officers to be determined by a majority of the independent directors or a committee of independent directors, and (iii) director nominees to be selected or recommended either by a majority of the independent directors or a committee of independent directors.
For at least some period following the closing of the Business Combination, New Suncrete intends to utilize all of the exemptions available to controlled companies. If at any time New Suncrete ceases to be a controlled company, New Suncrete will take all action necessary to comply with the listing rules of NYSE, including appointing a majority of independent directors to New Suncrete’s Board and ensuring New Suncrete’s compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee are each composed entirely of independent directors, subject to any permitted “phase-in” periods.
If New Suncrete ceases to be a “controlled company” and its shares continue to be listed on NYSE, New Suncrete will be required to comply with these standards and, depending on the board’s independence determination with respect to its then-current directors, New Suncrete may be required to add additional directors to its board in order to achieve such compliance within the applicable transition periods. Suncrete expects that the New Suncrete Board will determine that Christopher Bradley, Andrew R. Heyer, William Holden, and Bretton Johnston are “independent directors” as defined in the NYSE listing standards.
The Board’s Risk Oversight Role
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, one of the key functions of the New Suncrete Board will be informed oversight of the post-combination company’s risk management process. The New Suncrete Board may in the future form a standing risk management committee; however, until any such committee is formed, the New Suncrete Board will administer this oversight function directly through the New Suncrete Board as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of the New Suncrete Board that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. For example, New Suncrete’s audit committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks associated with New Suncrete’s financial reporting, accounting, and auditing matters, and New Suncrete’s compensation committee will oversee the management of risks associated with New Suncrete’s compensation policies and programs.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the New Suncrete Board will establish an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. The New Suncrete Board may establish other committees to facilitate the management of the New Suncrete’s business. Each committee of the New Suncrete Board will have a written charter approved by the New Suncrete
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Board. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, copies of each charter will be posted on New Suncrete’s website. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by the New Suncrete Board. The expected composition of each committee following the Business Combination is set forth below.
Audit Committee
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the members of New Suncrete’s audit committee will be [•], [•] and [•], each of whom are independent directors and are “financially literate” as defined under the NYSE listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC. [•] will be the chair of the audit committee. [•] qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations and meets the financial sophistication requirements of NYSE. The purpose of the audit committee will be to prepare the audit committee report required by the SEC to be included in New Suncrete’s annual proxy statement and to assist the New Suncrete Board in overseeing and monitoring (i) the quality and integrity of the financial statements, (ii) compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) New Suncrete’s independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, (iv) the performance of New Suncrete’s internal audit function, if any, and (v) the performance of New Suncrete’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Compensation Committee
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the members of New Suncrete’s compensation committee will be [•], [•] and [•]. [•] will be the chair of the compensation committee. New Suncrete’s compensation committee will assist the New Suncrete Board in discharging certain of New Suncrete’s responsibilities with respect to compensating its executive officers, and the administration and review of its incentive plans for employees and other service providers, including its equity incentive plans, and certain other matters related to New Suncrete’s compensation programs.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the members of New Suncrete’s nominating and corporate governance committee will be [•], [•] and [•]. [•] will be the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. New Suncrete’s nominating and corporate governance committee will assist the New Suncrete Board with its oversight of and identification of individuals qualified to become members of the New Suncrete Board, consistent with criteria approved by the New Suncrete Board, and will select, or recommend that the New Suncrete Board select, director nominees, develop and recommend to the New Suncrete Board a set of corporate governance guidelines and oversee the evaluation of the New Suncrete Board.
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the New Suncrete Board intends to adopt Corporate Governance Guidelines that address items such as the qualifications and responsibilities of its directors and director candidates and its policies and standards relating to board leadership structure and other matters.
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the New Suncrete Board will adopt a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for New Suncrete’s directors, officers, employees and certain affiliates following the Business Combination in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, a copy of which will be available on New Suncrete’s website at www.suncrete.com. New Suncrete will make a printed copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics available to any stockholder who so requests. Following the Business Combination, requests for a printed copy may be directed to Rick Black at suncrete@dennardlascar.com.
New Suncrete intends to satisfy the requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding the disclosure of amendments to or waivers from provisions of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that apply to New Suncrete’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer by posting
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the required information on New Suncrete’s website at www.suncrete.com. The information on this website is not part of this proxy statement/prospectus.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the intended members of New Suncrete’s compensation committee has ever been a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any other entity that has or has had one or more executive officers serving as a member of the New Suncrete Board or compensation committee.
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COMPARISON OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
Haymaker is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”), the Existing Organizational Documents and the common law of the Cayman Islands govern the rights of Haymaker’s shareholders. The Companies Act differs in some material respects from laws generally applicable to U.S. corporations and their stockholders. In addition, the Existing Organizational Documents will differ in certain material respects from the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents. As a result, when you become a stockholder of New Suncrete, your rights will differ in some regards as compared to when you were a shareholder of Haymaker.
Below is a summary chart outlining important similarities and differences in the corporate governance and rights associated with owning shares of Haymaker, as an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, New Suncrete, as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware and Suncrete, as a limited lability company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Existing Organizational Documents, the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C, and the Proposed Bylaws, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D. You should review each of the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, as well as the DGCL and the Companies Act, for more information as to how these laws apply to New Suncrete and Haymaker, respectively.
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Unless otherwise provided in the Company LLC Agreement and except as set forth below, any matter submitted to a vote of the members must be approved by members of Suncrete holding a majority of the Units entitled to vote on such matter. The Company LLC Agreement requires a higher threshold for certain actions, such as amendments to key provisions of the Company LLC Agreement, which also require Dothan Concrete approval.
The consent of the Suncrete board and Dothan Concrete is required for certain major decisions including, without limitation, the following: (i) altering the business purpose of Suncrete and its subsidiaries or engaging in any new or different business; (ii) issuing additional units that would dilute the existing members; (iii) selling all or substantially all of the assets of Suncrete or its subsidiaries or merging, consolidating or otherwise combining the operations with any other person; (iv) making an initial public offering of
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certificate of incorporation may contain provisions requiring for any corporate action the vote of a larger portion of the stock or of any class or series thereof than is required by the DGCL.
There is no specific quantity or percentage that definitively governs whether a given portion of assets to be sold constitutes substantially all of assets. Instead, the inquiry hinges on a fact-intensive evaluation of whether the assets to be sold are quantitatively and qualitatively vital to the business of the corporation.
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Delaware corporation’s books and records during normal business hours for any proper purpose (defined to mean a purpose reasonably related to the stockholder’s interest as a stockholder) upon written demand under oath stating the purpose of the inspection. The DGCL defines “books and records” to mean a specific set of materials that includes, without limitation, the governing documents, certain agreements with stockholders, minutes of certain board and stockholder meetings, certain communications with stockholders generally, certain actions by written consent of the board and stockholders, annual financial statements for the past three years and director independence questionnaires. The stockholder may only inspect books and records if the stockholder’s demand is made in good faith, is for a proper purpose, and describes with reasonable particularity the stockholder’s purpose and the books and records sought.
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books and records received are deemed incorporated by reference in any follow-on complaint in a plenary action relating to the subject matter of the demand.
If a Delaware corporation refuses to permit inspection or does not reply to the demand within five business days after the demand has been made, the stockholder may apply to a Delaware court for an order to compel such inspection.
Delaware courts may not order inspection of any documents beyond those defined as “books and records” unless either of two exceptions applies. First, if the corporation does not have certain materials defined as “books and records,” a Delaware court may order the production of their functional equivalent only if and to the extent the stockholder has met other requirements of the books and records statute and only to the extent necessary and essential to fulfill the stockholder’s proper purpose. Second, a Delaware court may order production of additional materials only if (i) the stockholder has met other requirements of the books and records statute, (ii) the stockholder made a showing of compelling
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In general, directors and officers are subject to the fiduciary duties of care and loyalty (which further include the duties of good faith, oversight, and disclosure).
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and circumstances, by being well-informed and gathering and considering reasonably available relevant information.
The duty of loyalty requires directors to act in good faith and under the belief that their actions will be best for the corporation and its stockholders.
Directors are “fully protected” if they rely in good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the corporation by any of the corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the board of directors, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation.
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enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, to which such director, officer, employee or agent may be a party or threatened to be made a party, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed was in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and in the case of a criminal proceeding, that he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
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DESCRIPTION OF NEW SUNCRETE SECURITIES
If the Business Combination is consummated, New Suncrete will replace its Existing Organizational Documents with the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed PubCo Bylaws in the form attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F, respectively, which, in the judgment of the Haymaker Board, is necessary to adequately address the needs of the post-combination company.
The following summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed PubCo Bylaws, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F, respectively. You are urged to read the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed Bylaws in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of the post-combination company’s securities following the Business Combination.
For more information on the Organizational Documents Proposal and Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, see the sections titled “Shareholder Proposal No. 3 — The Organizational Documents Proposal” and “Shareholder Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals.”
Capital Stock
Authorized Capitalization
General
The total amount of New Suncrete’s authorized capital stock consists of 400,000,000 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 100,000,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “New Suncrete Preferred Stock”).
The following summary describes all material provisions of New Suncrete’s capital stock. Haymaker urges you to read the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed PubCo Bylaws (copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E and Annex F, respectively).
Preferred Stock
The New Suncrete Board has authority to issue shares of the New Suncrete Preferred Stock in one or more series, to fix for each such series such voting powers, designations, preferences, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences for the issue of such series all to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The issuance of New Suncrete’s Preferred Stock could have the effect of decreasing the trading price of PubCo Class A Common Stock, restricting dividends on New Suncrete’s capital stock, diluting the voting power of PubCo Class A Common Stock, impairing the liquidation rights of PubCo Class A Common Stock, or delaying or preventing a change in control of New Suncrete.
Common Stock
PubCo Common Stock is not entitled to preemptive or other similar subscription rights to purchase any of New Suncrete’s securities. PubCo Common Stock is neither convertible nor redeemable. Unless the New Suncrete Board determines otherwise, New Suncrete will issue all of PubCo Class A Common Stock in uncertificated form.
Voting Rights
Each holder of PubCo Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of PubCo Class B Common Stock is entitled to 10 votes per share on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders, as provided by the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation. The Proposed PubCo Bylaws provide that the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. When a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes
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cast is required to take action, unless otherwise specified by law, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws or the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation, and except for the election of directors, which is determined by a plurality vote. There are no cumulative voting rights.
Dividend Rights
Each holder of shares of PubCo Common Stock is entitled to the payment of dividends and other distributions as may be declared by the New Suncrete Board from time to time out of New Suncrete’s assets or funds legally available for dividends or other distributions. These rights are subject to the preferential rights of the holders of New Suncrete Preferred Stock, if any, and any contractual limitations on New Suncrete’s ability to declare and pay dividends.
Other Rights
Each holder of PubCo Common Stock is subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any series of New Suncrete Preferred Stock that New Suncrete may designate and issue in the future.
Liquidation Rights
If New Suncrete is involved in voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of New Suncrete’s affairs, or a similar event, each holder of PubCo Common Stock will participate pro rata in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of New Suncrete Preferred Stock, if any, then outstanding
Anti-takeover Effects of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed Bylaws
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed PubCo Bylaws contain provisions that may delay, defer or discourage another party from acquiring control of New Suncrete. New Suncrete expects that these provisions, which are summarized below, will discourage coercive takeover practices or inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of New Suncrete to first negotiate with the New Suncrete Board, which New Suncrete believes may result in an improvement of the terms of any such acquisition in favor of New Suncrete’s stockholders. However, they also give the New Suncrete Board the power to discourage mergers that some stockholders may favor.
Special Meetings of Stockholders
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that a special meeting of stockholders may be called by the (a) the Chairperson of the New Suncrete Board, (b) the New Suncrete Board, (c) the Chief Executive Officer of New Suncrete or (d) the President of New Suncrete, provided that such special meeting may be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled by the New Suncrete Board or other person calling the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Action by Written Consent
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and may not be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
Removal of Directors
The New Suncrete Board or any individual director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of New Suncrete entitled to vote at an election of directors
Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute
Section 203 of the DGCL provides that if a person acquires 15% or more of the voting stock of a Delaware corporation, such person becomes an “interested stockholder” and may not engage in certain
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“business combinations” with such corporation for a period of three years from the time such person acquired 15% or more of such corporation’s voting stock, unless: (1) the board of directors of such corporation approves the acquisition of stock or the merger transaction before the time that the person becomes an interested stockholder, (2) the interested stockholder owns at least 85% of the outstanding voting stock of such corporation at the time the merger transaction commences (excluding voting stock owned by directors who are also officers and certain employee stock plans), or (3) the merger transaction is approved by the board of directors and at a meeting of stockholders, not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of 2∕3 of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. A Delaware corporation may elect in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws not to be governed by this particular Delaware law. Under the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation, New Suncrete opted out of Section 203 of the DGCL, but will provide other similar restrictions regarding takeovers by interested stockholders.
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages to the corporation or its stockholders for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The effect of these provisions is to eliminate the rights of New Suncrete and its stockholders, through stockholders’ derivative suits on New Suncrete’s behalf, to recover monetary damages from a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior. However, exculpation does not apply to any director if the director has breached such director’s duty of loyalty, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized illegal dividends, redemptions or repurchases or derived an improper benefit from his or her actions as a director.
The limitation of liability provision in the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed PubCo Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit New Suncrete and its stockholders.
Exclusive Jurisdiction of Certain Actions
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in the name of New Suncrete, actions against directors, officers and employees for breach of fiduciary duty, any provision of the DGCL, the Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws and other similar actions may be brought only in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) and, if brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to (a) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the exclusive jurisdiction provisions of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and (b) service of process on such stockholder’s counsel. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation will provide that the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts are the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Although New Suncrete believes this provision benefits New Suncrete by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against New Suncrete directors and officers.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for PubCo Class A Common Stock will be Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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SECURITIES ACT RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OF PUBCO CLASS A COMMON STOCK
Pursuant to Rule 144, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or restricted Assumed SPAC Warrants for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (a) such person is not deemed to have been one of New Suncrete’s affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and (b) New Suncrete is subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale and has filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months (or such shorter period as New Suncrete was required to file reports) preceding the sale. Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or restricted Assumed SPAC Warrants for at least six months but who are affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of:
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1% of the total number of shares of such PubCo Class A Common Stock and Assumed SPAC Warrants then-outstanding, as applicable; and
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the average weekly reported trading volume of such New Suncrete securities during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. Sales by New Suncrete’s affiliates under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about New Suncrete.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
The following table sets forth information known to Haymaker regarding (a) the actual beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares as of the record date (prior to the Business Combination) and (b) the expected beneficial ownership of PubCo Class A Common Stock immediately following consummation of the Business Combination, assuming that no Public Shares of Haymaker are redeemed, and alternatively the maximum redemptions scenario, which assumes that 23,425,499 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares are redeemed as further described in the subsection titled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.”
Pre-Business Combination Beneficial Ownership Table
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus by:
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each person known by SPAC to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares;
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each of Haymaker’s named executive officers and directors; and
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all current executive officers and directors of Haymaker as a group pre-Business Combination.
Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
The beneficial ownership of Haymaker’s Ordinary Shares prior to the Business Combination is based on 29,175,499 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding in the aggregate as of the date hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each Haymaker stockholder listed is c/o 501 Madison Avenue, Floor 5, New York, NY 10022.
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Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC(2)(3)
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 22.2% | | |
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Christopher Bradley(3)
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Steven J. Heyer(2)(3)
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 22.2% | | |
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Andrew R. Heyer(2)(3)
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 22.2% | | |
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Walter F. McLallen(3)
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Roger Meltzer, Esq.(3)
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Brian Shimko(3)
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All executive officers and directors as a group (6 individuals)(2)(3)
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 22.2% | | |
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Wealthspring Parties(4)
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| | | | 2,231,759 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7.6% | | |
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First Trust Parties(5)
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| | | | 2,049,276 | | | | | | 8.6% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6.9% | | |
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HGC Investment Management Inc.(6)
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| | | | 1,995,000 | | | | | | 8.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6.8% | | |
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Fort Baker Parties(7)
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| | | | 1,310,641 | | | | | | 5.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.4% | | |
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, the principal business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 501 Madison Avenue, Floor 5, New York, NY 10022.
(2)
Interests shown consist solely of (i) SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares and (ii) 767,600 private placement shares included in private placement units.
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(3)
Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC is the record holder of the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares reported herein. Steven J. Heyer and Andrew R. Heyer are the managing members of the Sponsor and have voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. All of Haymaker’s officers and directors are members of the Sponsor. Each such person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly.
(4)
According to a Schedule 13G filed February 8, 2024 by (i) Wealthspring Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Wealthspring”) and (ii) Matthew Simpson, who is a United States citizen and a manager of Wealthspring (Mr. Simpson, together with Wealthspring, the “Wealthspring Parties”). The principal business address of each of the Wealthspring Parties is 2 Westchester Park Drive, Suite 108, West Harrison, NY 10604.
(5)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed November 14, 2024 by (i) First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund, a series of Investment Managers Series Trust II, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act (“VARBX”), (ii) First Trust Capital Management L.P., an investment adviser registered with the SEC (“FTCM”), (iii) First Trust Capital Solutions L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and control person of FTCM (“FTCS”), and (iv) FTCS Sub GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and control person of FTCM (“Sub GP” and collectively with VARBX, FTCM and FTCS, the “First Trust Parties”). FTCM provides investment advisory services to, among others, (i) a series of Investment Managers Series Trust II, (ii) First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund and (iii) Highland Capital Management Institutional Fund II, LLC (collectively, the “Client Accounts”). As investment adviser to the Client Accounts, FTCM has the authority to invest the funds of the Client Accounts in securities (including our Public Shares) as well as the authority to purchase, vote and dispose of securities. As of December 31, 2024, VARBX owned 1,915,657 public shares, while FTCM, FTCS and Sub GP collectively owned 2,049,276 public shares. The principal business address of FTCM, FTCS and Sub GP is 225 W. Wacker Drive, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606. The principal business address of VARBX is 235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212.
(6)
According to a Schedule 13G filed February 14, 2024 by HGC Investment Management Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Canada (“HGC”), which serves as the investment manager to The HGC Fund LP, an Ontario limited partnership (the “Fund”), with respect to the public shares held by HGC on behalf of the Fund. The principal business address of HGC is 1073 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 2L2, Canada.
(7)
According to a Schedule 13G filed November 14, 2024 by (i) Fort Baker Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“FBCM”); (ii) Steven Patrick Pigott, a United States citizen and a Limited Partner/Chief Investment Officer of FBCM; and (iii) Fort Baker Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and General Partner for FBCM (collectively, the “Fort Baker Parties”). The principal business address of each of the Fort Baker Parties is 700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 275 Larkspur, CA 94939.
Post-Business Combination Beneficial Ownership Table
The following table sets forth information regarding the expected beneficial ownership of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination by:
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each person who is expected to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock following the consummation of the Business Combination;
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each person who is expected to become an executive officer or a director of PubCo upon consummation of the Business Combination; and
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all of the executive officers and directors of PubCo as a group upon consummation of the Business Combination.
Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
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The expected beneficial ownership of shares of Pubco Common Stock immediately following completion of the Business Combination are presented assuming two scenarios.
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Assuming No Redemptions: The expected beneficial ownership of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock immediately following consummation of the Business Combination, assuming none of the Public Shares are redeemed, is based on an aggregate of 52,575,621 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and 23,732,965 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding, and (a) assumes that (i) the Business Combination closes of February 13, 2026, (ii) none of the Initial Shareholders purchase SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and (iii) there are no other issuances of equity interests of Haymaker prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and (b) does not take into account Assumed SPAC Warrants (other than the Dothan Assumed Warrants) that may remain outstanding following the Business Combination and may be exercised at a later date.
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Assuming Maximum Redemptions: The expected beneficial ownership of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock immediately following consummation of the Business Combination, assuming the maximum redemption scenario where 23,425,499 Public Shares have been redeemed, is based on an aggregate of 35,947,722 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and 23,732,965 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding, and (a) assumes that (i) the Business Combination closes of February 13, 2026, (ii) none of the Initial Shareholders purchase SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and (iii) there are no other issuances of equity interests of Haymaker prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and (b) does not take into account Assumed SPAC Warrants (other than the Dothan Assumed Warrants) that may remain outstanding following the Business Combination and may be exercised at a later date.
Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by them.
Shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock that may be acquired by an individual or group within 60 days of the date hereof, pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table.
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Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC(3)
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| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 9.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
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Dothan Independent GP, LP(4)
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| | | | 398,800 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 22.3% | | | | | | 18.4% | | | | | | 398,800 | | | | | | 1.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 22.3% | | | | | | 19.5% | | |
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Dothan Concrete Investors, LLC(5)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 63.6% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 67.5% | | |
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Eaglesnest Investments, LLC(6)
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| | | | 4,813,583 | | | | | | 9.2% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.7% | | | | | | 4,813,583 | | | | | | 13.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.8% | | |
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Christopher Bradley
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Randall Edgar(7)
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| | | | 4,813,583 | | | | | | 9.2% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.7% | | | | | | 4,813,583 | | | | | | 13.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.8% | | |
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Ned N. Fleming, III(8)
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| | | | 398,800 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 23,732,965 | | | | | | 100% | | | | | | 81.9% | | | | | | 398,800 | | | | | | 1.1% | | | | | | 23,732,965 | | | | | | 100% | | | | | | 86.9% | | |
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Andrew R. Heyer(3)
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| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 9.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
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William Holden(9)
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| | | | 226,920 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | | | | | 226,920 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Bretton Johnston
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Mark R. Matteson(10)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 63.6% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,432,965 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 67.5% | | |
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David Rees-Jones
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Tommy Wentroth(11)
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| | | | 453,839 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | | | | | 453,839 | | | | | | 1.3% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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All PubCo directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons)
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| | | | 9,307,409 | | | | | | 17.7% | | | | | | 23,732,965 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 85.0% | | | | | | 9,307,409 | | | | | | 25.9% | | | | | | 23,732,965 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 90.1% | | |
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Less than 1%.
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 817 E. 4th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120.
(2)
Represents the voting power with respect to all shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock outstanding, voting as a single class. Shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, and shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock are entitled to 10 votes per share.
(3)
Steven J. Heyer and Andrew R. Heyer are managing members of the Sponsor and have voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. Each such person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly. The principal business address of Sponsor is 501 Madison Avenue, Floor 5, New York, NY 10022.
(4)
Consists of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 398,800 Dothan Assumed Warrants and 5,300,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock. Dothan Sponsor, LLC (“Dothan Sponsor”) is the general partner of Dothan Independent GP, LP. (“Dothan Independent”). Ned N. Fleming, III, who is expected to serve as a director of PubCo following the consummation of the Business Combination, is the sole manager of Dothan Sponsor. Each of Dothan Sponsor and Mr. Fleming may be deemed to beneficially own securities of PubCo held by Dothan Independent. Each such person and entity disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. The address for Mr. Fleming, Dothan Sponsor and Dothan Independent is c/o SunTx Capital Management Corp., 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 950, Dallas, Texas 75240.
(5)
Dothan Concrete Manager, LLC (“Dothan Concrete Manager”) is the managing member of Dothan Concrete Investors, LLC (“Dothan Concrete Investors”). The manager of Dothan Concrete Manager is SunTx Capital Management Corp. (“SunTx Capital Management”). Ned N. Fleming, III, who is expected to serve as a director of PubCo following the consummation of the Business Combination, is the sole shareholder and director of SunTx Capital Management. Mark R. Matteson, who is also expected to serve as a director of the PubCo following the consummation of the Business Combination, is an executive officer of SunTx Capital Management. Each of Dothan Concrete Manager, SunTx Capital Management, Mr. Fleming and Mr. Matteson may be deemed to beneficially own securities of
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the Company held by Dothan Concrete Investors. Each such entity and person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. The address of each of Messrs. Fleming and Matteson, SunTx Capital Management and Dothan Concrete Manager is c/o SunTx Capital Management Corp., 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 950, Dallas, Texas 75240.
(6)
Eaglesnest Investments, LLC (“Eaglesnest”) is controlled by Randall Edgar, who is expected to serve as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of PubCo following the consummation of the Business Combination. Mr. Edgar may be deemed to beneficially own securities of PubCo held by Eaglesnest. Mr. Edgar disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The address for Eaglesnest is 405 N Main St. 6E, Tulsa, OK 74103.
(7)
Includes shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock held by Eaglesnest. See footnote 6 above.
(8)
Includes (i) shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock that will be held by Dothan Independent and Dothan Concrete Investors following the consummation of the Business Combination and (ii) shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 398,800 Dothan Assumed Warrants that will be held by Dothan Independent following the consummation of the Business Combination. See footnotes 4 and 5 above.
(9)
Consists of 226,920 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as a Rollover Equity Award.
(10)
Includes shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock held by Dothan Concrete Investors. See footnote 5 above.
(11)
Consists of 453,839 shares of restricted PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable as a Rollover Equity Award.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Haymaker Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
In March 2023, our Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share, to cover certain expenses on our behalf in consideration of 5,750,000 founder shares. The number of founder shares outstanding was determined based on the expectation that the total size of the IPO would be a maximum of 23,000,000 units if the over-allotment option was exercised in full, and therefore that such founder shares would represent approximately 20% of the outstanding ordinary shares after the IPO (not including the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the private placement units). Of the 5,750,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding, up to 750,000 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part. On July 28, 2023, the over-allotment option was exercised in full, so those 750,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 797,600 private placement units at a price of $10.00 per private placement unit in a private placement to our Sponsor, including 30,000 private placement units issued in connection with the full exercise of the over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $7,976,000. Each unit consists of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one ordinary share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in our Registration Statement. If the Company does not consummate an initial business combination, the proceeds from the sale of the private placement units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the private placement warrants underlying the private placement units will expire worthless.
Service Arrangements
Administrative Services Agreement
On July 25, 2023, we entered into an administrative services agreement with an affiliate of Andrew Heyer, our Vice President, pursuant to which we pay such affiliate $20,000 per month for office space,
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secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation and dissolution, any remaining monthly payments from the 24-month term will be accelerated and due at the closing of our initial business combination or our liquidation. For the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the period from March 7, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023, we incurred expenses of $240,000 and $104,516, respectively, for services under the administrative services agreement.
Advisory Services Agreement
On July 25, 2023, we entered into an advisory services agreement with an affiliate of our Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to which we pay such affiliate $20,000 per month for services rendered prior to the consummation of our initial business combination; such amounts are accrued and will only be payable upon the successful completion of our initial business combination. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the contingent fee payable for the services under the advisory services agreement amounted to $344,516 and $104,516, respectively.
Promissory Notes
On March 15, 2023, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the IPO pursuant to a promissory note (the “IPO Promissory Note”). This loan was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of December 31, 2023 or the date on which the Company consummated the IPO. Prior to the IPO, the Company had borrowed $272,550 under the IPO Promissory Note. On July 28, 2023, the Company repaid the outstanding balance under the IPO Promissory Note in full. Borrowings under the IPO Promissory Note are no longer available to the Company subsequent to the IPO.
On June 10, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note (the “WCL Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of up to $1,500,000 to the Sponsor. The WCL Promissory Note was issued in connection with advances the Sponsor may make in the future to the Company from time to time for working capital expenses. The WCL Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable upon the earlier of (i) completion of the Company’s initial business combination or (ii) the date the winding up of the Company is effective. At the election of the Sponsor, all or a portion of the unpaid principal amount of the WCL Promissory Note may be converted into WCL units at a price of $10.00 per WCL unit, which will be identical to the private placement units. These WCL units and their underlying securities are entitled to the registration rights set forth in the WCL Promissory Note. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $400,000 drawn on this WCL Promissory Note.
Working Capital Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial business combination, the Company will repay such working capital loans. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such working capital loans, but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such working capital loans may be convertible into units of the post-business combination company, at a price of $10.00 per unit (which units will be identical to the private placement units) at the option of the lender, upon consummation of the initial business combination. There were no working capital loans outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares, private placement units, WCL units and any private placement units that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans (and any ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants or warrants included in any WCL units or in any private placement units issued upon conversion of the working capital loans) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023, requiring us to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration
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demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period, which occurs (1) in the case of the founder shares, six months after the completion of our initial business combination, and (2) in the case of the private placement units and the respective SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the private placement warrants, 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Suncrete Related Party Transactions
In addition to the various agreements and arrangements discussed in the sections titled “Management of the Company Following the Business Combination” and “Executive Compensation,” the following is a description of each transaction since January 1, 2022 and each currently proposed transaction in which:
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the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of (a) $120,000 or (b) one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022; and
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any of Company’s directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of its capital stock prior to the Business Combination, or any immediate family member of, or person sharing the household with, any of these individuals, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Since January 1, 2022, the Company has entered into the following agreements that satisfy the above criteria:
Lease Agreements
On July 1, 2022, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Bedrock Construction, LLC (the “Lease Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company leases its Northwest Arkansas office. Randall Edgar, who is the current Chief Executive Officer of Suncrete and will serve as New Suncrete’s Chief Executive Officer following completion of the Business Combination, has an equity interest in Bedrock Construction, LLC. The lease is classified as an operating lease and was entered into under terms that the Company’s management believed were consistent with market terms for similar properties.
For the Successor period from May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024, the Company incurred lease expense of approximately $38,100 under the Lease Agreement. For the Predecessor periods from January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024, and the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred lease expense of approximately $53,400 and $92,300, respectively, under the Lease Agreement.
As of September 30, 2025, December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding lease liabilities related to the Lease Agreement of approximately $169,000, $238,400 and $345,000, respectively, included in lease liabilities on the Company’s balance sheets.
On March 1, 2025, the Company entered into another lease agreement with Bedrock Construction, LLC for expanded office space. In connection with the lease commencement, the Company recognized approximately $1.5 million in operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet as of September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had outstanding lease liabilities related to the new Lease Agreement of approximately $1.4 million, included in lease liabilities on the Company’s balance sheets.
Arrangements with Dothan Concrete
On July 29, 2024, Dothan Management and Suncrete entered into the Dothan Management Agreement, pursuant to which Dothan Management provides management services to Suncrete, including management services in connection with the development activities and the operation and conduct of Suncrete’s business.
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The Dothan Management Agreement provides, among other things, for quarterly consulting payments by Suncrete to Dothan Management equal to one-fourth of 3.0% of trailing twelve-month EBITDA for 2024 and one-fourth of 5.0% thereafter, subject to an annual cap of $3.2 million for strategic, financial, and operational advisory services to support the Suncrete’s board and management team on matters such as acquisitions, financing, contract negotiations, and growth initiatives. Suncrete also reimburses, at cost, any third-party diligence and advisory costs that are initially funded by the affiliate on the Company’s behalf. In addition, for each completed add-on acquisition, Suncrete pays a contingent diligence and integration fee equal to 2.0 % of the acquired enterprise value in consideration for the affiliate’s time and effort involved in transaction execution and post-closing integration activities. For these management services, from May 22, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Suncrete recognized an expense of approximately $881,000 in quarterly fees, $5.1 million in diligence and integration fees, and $1.3 million in reimbursement of expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Suncrete recognized an expense of $2.1 million in quarterly fees and approximately $0.5 million in reimbursement of expenses, and did not recognize any expense for diligence and integration fees.
The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, Suncrete, Dothan Management, and PubCo will enter into the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment, which will provide, in pertinent part, for (i) the assumption of the Dothan Management Agreement by PubCo from Suncrete, (ii) payment by PubCo (or at PubCo’s direction) to Dothan Management of diligence and integration fees in the amount of $10 million as the diligence and integration fee in consideration for the services provided by Dothan Management and its personnel to Suncrete in relation to the Business Combination and (iii) in lieu of the EBITDA-Based Fees, quarterly consulting payments equal to one-fourth of $3,500,000, adjusted each year for inflation in accordance with the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment. Pursuant to the Dothan Management Agreement Amendment, the Dothan Management Agreement expires on the date that is ten years from the Closing Date of the Business Combination. The terms of the Dothan Management Agreement (including payment of the diligence and integration fee) were approved in advance by the members of Suncrete.
Indemnification Agreements
Suncrete has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. The indemnification agreements, Suncrete’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, and its bylaws, as amended and currently in effect, as applicable, require Suncrete to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation, which will be effective upon the completion of the Business Combination, will contain provisions limiting the liability of directors, and the Proposed PubCo Bylaws, which will be effective upon the completion of the Business Combination, will provide that the post-combination company will indemnify each of its directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. The Proposed Organizational Documents will also provide the New Suncrete Board with discretion to indemnify officers and employees when determined appropriate by the New Suncrete Board.
New Suncrete intends to enter into new indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements will provide that the post-combination company will indemnify each of its directors and executive officers against any and all expenses incurred by that director or executive officer because of his or her status as one of the post-combination company’s directors or executive officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and the Proposed Organizational Documents. In addition, the indemnification agreements will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the post-combination company will advance all expenses incurred by its directors and executive officers in connection with a legal proceeding involving his or her status as a director or executive officer.
Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions
New Suncrete intends to adopt a written policy on transactions with related persons to be effective upon the completion of the Business Combination. The policy will be in conformity with the requirements for issuers having publicly held common stock that are listed on the NYSE and will provide that officers, directors, holders of more than 5% of any class of New Suncrete’s voting securities, and any member of
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the immediate family of and any entity affiliated with any of the foregoing persons, will not be permitted to enter into a related party transaction with the post-combination company without the prior consent of the audit committee, or other independent members of the New Suncrete Board in the event it is inappropriate for the audit committee to review such transaction due to conflict of interest. Any request for New Suncrete to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, principal stockholder, or any of their immediate family members or affiliates, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, must first be presented to the audit committee for review, consideration and approval. In approving or rejecting the proposed transactions, the audit committee will take into account all of the relevant facts and circumstances available. Under the policy, New Suncrete’s legal department will be primarily responsible for developing and implementing processes and procedures to obtain information regarding related persons with respect to potential related person transactions and then determining, based on the facts and circumstances, whether such potential related person transactions do, in fact, constitute related person transactions requiring compliance with the policy. If New Suncrete’s legal department were to determine that a transaction or relationship is a related person transaction requiring compliance with the policy, New Suncrete’s general counsel will be required to present to the audit committee all relevant facts and circumstances relating to the related person transaction. The audit committee will review the relevant facts and circumstances of each related person transaction, including if the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third party and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction, take into account the conflicts of interest and corporate opportunity provisions of New Suncrete’s code of business conduct and ethics, and either approve or disapprove the related person transaction. If a transaction was not initially recognized as a related person, then upon such recognition the transaction will be presented to the audit committee for ratification at the audit committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting; provided, that if ratification is not forthcoming, management will make all reasonable efforts to cancel or annul the transaction. New Suncrete’s management will update the audit committee as to any material changes to any approved or ratified related person transaction and will provide a status report at least annually of all then current related person transactions. No New Suncrete director will participate in approval of a related person transaction for which he or she is a related person.
LEGAL MATTERS
DLA Piper LLP (US) has passed upon the validity of the securities of New Suncrete offered by this proxy statement/prospectus and certain other legal matters related to this proxy statement/prospectus.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 and Suncrete, Inc. included in this proxy statement/prospectus have been audited by WithumSmith+Brown, PC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. Such financial statements are included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
The audited consolidated financial statements of Concrete Partners Holding, LLC included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The audited combined financial statements of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and Ram Transportation, LLC included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The financial statements of SRM, Inc. dba Schwarz Ready Mix and Subsidiaries appearing in this proxy statement/prospectus have been audited by Arledge & Associates, P.C., an independent accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The transfer agent for Haymaker’s securities is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS
Stockholder Proposals
It is anticipated that the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders will be held no later than [•], 2026. For any proposal to be considered for inclusion in New Suncrete’s proxy statement and form of proxy for submission to the stockholders at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, it must be submitted in writing and comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act and the Proposed Bylaws. Assuming the Shareholders’ Meeting is held on or about [•], 2026, such proposals must be received by New Suncrete at its offices at [•], within a reasonable time before New Suncrete begins to print and send its proxy materials for the Shareholders’ Meeting.
In addition, the Proposed Bylaws, which will be effective upon consummation of the Initial Merger, provide notice procedures for stockholders to propose business (other than director nominations) to be considered by stockholders at a meeting. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of New Suncrete not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held during the preceding year or the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 30 days after such anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received no earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and no later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date such meeting is first made. Thus, for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, notice of a proposal must be delivered to the Secretary no later than [•], 2026 and no earlier than [•], 2026. The Chairperson of the New Suncrete Board may refuse to acknowledge the introduction of any stockholder proposal not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.
Further, the Proposed Bylaws, which will be effective upon the consummation of the Initial Merger, provide notice procedures for stockholders to nominate a person as a director to be considered by stockholders at a meeting. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of New Suncrete in the case of an annual meeting, not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held during the preceding year or the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 30 days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received no earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting was first made. Thus, for the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, notice of a nomination must be delivered to New Suncrete’s Secretary no later than [•], 2026 and no earlier than [•], 2026. The Chairperson of the New Suncrete Board may refuse to acknowledge the introduction of any stockholder nomination not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.
SHAREHOLDER AND WARRANTHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
Shareholders, warrantholders and interested parties may communicate with the Haymaker Board, any committee chairperson, or the non-management directors as a group by writing to the Haymaker Board or committee chairperson in care of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, 324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I, Palm Beach, Florida 33480. Following the Business Combination, such communications should be sent in care of Suncrete, Inc., at E. 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120, Attention: Board of Directors c/o Corporate Secretary. Each communication will be forwarded, depending on the subject matter, to the board of directors, the appropriate committee chairperson, or all non-management directors.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITY
Haymaker is a Cayman Islands exempted company. If Haymaker does not change its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to Delaware by effecting the Domestication, you may have difficulty serving legal process within the United States upon Haymaker. You may also have difficulty enforcing,
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both in and outside the United States, judgments you may obtain in U.S. courts against Haymaker in any action, including actions based upon the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal or state securities laws. Furthermore, Haymaker has been advised by Ogier (Cayman) LLP, its Cayman Islands legal counsel, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against Haymaker judgments of courts of the United States obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States; and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is currently no statutory enforcement or treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands providing for enforcement of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive, given by a court of competent jurisdiction (the courts of the Cayman Islands will apply the rules of Cayman Islands private international law to determine whether the foreign court is a court of competent jurisdiction, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, and or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. Furthermore, it is uncertain that Cayman Islands courts would enforce: (1) judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or other persons that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal or state securities laws; or (2) original actions brought against us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act. Ogier (Cayman) LLP has informed us that there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal, punitive in nature. A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere. However, Haymaker may be served with process in the United States with respect to actions against Haymaker arising out of or in connection with violation of U.S. federal securities laws relating to offers and sales of Haymaker’s securities by serving Haymaker’s U.S. agent irrevocably appointed for that purpose.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PubCo has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 to register the issuance of securities described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. This proxy statement/prospectus is part of that Registration Statement of Form S-4.
Haymaker files reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read Haymaker’s SEC filings, including this proxy statement/prospectus, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
If you would like additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus or if you have questions about the Business Combination or the Proposals to be presented at the Shareholders’ Meeting, you should contact Haymaker’s proxy solicitation agent at the following address and telephone number:
Sodali & Co.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll-Free in North America: (800) 662-5200
Outside of North America Call Collect: (203) 658-94000
E-mail: HYAC@investor.sodali.com.
If you are a Haymaker shareholder and would like to request documents, please do so by [•], 2026, in order to receive them before the Shareholders’ Meeting. If you request any documents from Haymaker, Haymaker will mail them to you by first class mail, or another equally prompt means.
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All information included in this proxy statement/prospectus relating to Haymaker has been supplied by Haymaker, and all such information relating to Suncrete has been supplied by Suncrete. Information provided by either Haymaker or Suncrete does not constitute any representation, estimate, or projection of any other party.
Neither Haymaker nor Suncrete has authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about the Business Combination or their companies that is different from, or in addition to, that included in this proxy statement/prospectus or in any of the materials that have been incorporated in this proxy statement/ prospectus. Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to exchange or sell, or solicitations of offers to exchange or purchase, the securities offered by this proxy statement/prospectus or the solicitation of proxies is unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this proxy statement/prospectus does not extend to you. The information included in this proxy statement/prospectus speaks only as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies.
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