Healthcare Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: HCCC, HCCCW, and HCCCU)
(“HCCC”) today announced that on February 15, 2022 it convened
and then adjourned, without conducting any other business, its
special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). The
Special Meeting has been adjourned until February 18, 2022 at 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time (the “Adjournment”). The Special Meeting is being
held to approve the business combination (the “Business
Combination”) with Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (“Alpha Tau”) and related
proposals, as described in HCCC's definitive proxy statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 14,
2022. The proxy card included with the previously distributed proxy
materials will not be updated to reflect the adjournment and may
continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the Special
Meeting. The record date for the Special Meeting, including any
adjournment thereof, remains January 13, 2022. HCCC stockholders
who have already voted and do not wish to change their vote do not
need to vote again.
As of the date hereof, a sufficient number of
HCCC stockholders had voted to approve the proposed Business
Combination. However, all of the conditions to effect the closing
of the Business Combination have not yet been satisfied. The
Adjournment is intended to permit more time to satisfy the closing
conditions.
About Alpha Tau Medical Ltd.
Founded in 2016, Alpha Tau is an Israeli medical
device company that focuses on research, development, and potential
commercialization of the Alpha DaRT for the treatment of solid
tumors. The technology was initially developed by Prof. Itzhak
Kelson and Prof. Yona Keisari from Tel Aviv
University.
On July 8, 2021, Alpha Tau announced that it had
entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”)
with HCCC, pursuant to which Alpha Tau would consummate the
Business Combination with HCCC and become a Nasdaq-listed public
company.
About Healthcare Capital Corp.
HCCC is a blank check company formed for the
purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset
acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business
combination with one or more businesses. For information about
HCCC, please visit https://healthcarecapitalcorp.com/.
Additional Information and Where to Find
It
For additional information on the Business
Combination, see HCCC’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which was filed
with the SEC on July 8, 2021.
In connection with the proposed transaction with
HCCC, Alpha Tau has filed a Registration Statement on Form F-4,
which includes a proxy statement/prospectus of HCCC and was
declared effective on January 12, 2022 (the “Registration
Statement”).
Investors and security holders of HCCC are
advised to read, the definitive proxy statement in connection with
HCCC’s solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of
stockholders to be held to approve the proposed Business
Combination because the proxy statement/prospectus contains
important information about the proposed transaction and the
parties to the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy
statement/prospectus was mailed to stockholders of HCCC as of
January 13, 2022, the record date established for voting on the
proposed Business Combination.
Stockholders may also obtain copies of the
Registration Statement, proxy statement/prospectus, and Form 8-K,
without charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
No Offer or Solicitation
This announcement is for informational purposes
only and is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an
offer to sell, subscribe for or buy any securities or the
solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the
proposed Business Combination or otherwise, nor shall there be any
sale, issuance or transfer or securities in any jurisdiction in
contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be
made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of
Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Participants in the Solicitation
HCCC and Alpha Tau and their respective
directors, executive officers, other members of management, and
employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies of HCCC’s stockholders in connection with
the proposed Business Combination between HCCC and Alpha Tau.
Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information
regarding the names and interests in the proposed transaction of
HCCC’s directors and officers HCCC’s and Alpha Tau’s filings with
the SEC, including the Registration Statement.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words including “anticipate,”
“being,” “will,” “plan,” “may,” “continue,” and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition,
any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs,
plans, projections, objectives, performance or other
characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any
underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. All forward-looking
statements are based upon Alpha Tau’s and HCCC’s current
expectations and various assumptions. Alpha Tau believes there is a
reasonable basis for its expectations and beliefs, but they are
inherently uncertain. Alpha Tau may not realize its expectations,
and its beliefs may not prove correct. Actual results could differ
materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking
statements as a result of various important factors, including,
without limitation: (i) Alpha Tau’s ability to receive regulatory
approval for its Alpha DaRT technology or any future products or
product candidates; (ii) Alpha Tau’s limited operating history;
(iii) Alpha Tau’s incurrence of significant losses to date; (iv)
Alpha Tau’s need for additional funding and ability to raise
capital when needed; (v) Alpha Tau’s limited experience in medical
device discovery and development; (vi) Alpha Tau’s dependence on
the success and commercialization of the Alpha DaRT technology;
(vii) the failure of preliminary data from Alpha Tau’s clinical
studies to predict final study results; (viii) failure of Alpha
Tau’s early clinical studies or preclinical studies to predict
future clinical studies; (ix) Alpha Tau’s ability to enroll
patients in its clinical trials; (x) undesirable side effects
caused by Alpha Tau’s Alpha DaRT technology or any future products
or product candidates; (xi) Alpha Tau’s exposure to patent
infringement lawsuits; (xii) Alpha Tau’s ability to comply with the
extensive regulations applicable to it; (xiii) the occurrence of
any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to
the termination of the Merger Agreement, and the proposed Business
Combination contemplated thereby; (xiv) the inability to complete
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement due to the
failure to meet certain conditions to closing in the Merger
Agreement; (xv) the inability to meet the aggregate transaction
proceeds requirements of the Merger Agreement due to the inability
to consummate the PIPE Investment (as defined in the Registration
Statement) or the amount of cash available following any
redemptions by HCCC’s stockholders; (xvi) the ability to meet
Nasdaq’s listing standards following the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (xvii) the risk
that the proposed transactions disrupt current plans and operations
of Alpha Tau as a result of the announcement and consummation of
the transaction described herein; (xviii) the ability to recognize
the anticipated benefits of the proposed Business Combination,
which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the
ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth
profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and
retain its management and key employees; (xix) costs related to the
proposed Business Combination; (xx) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (xxi) impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; and the
other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors”
in Alpha Tau’s Registration Statement, and the proxy
statement/prospectus filed by HCCC with the SEC on January 14, 2022
and other filings that Alpha Tau or HCCC may make with the SEC.
These and other important factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking
statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking
statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this
press release. While HCCC and Alpha Tau may elect to update such
forward-looking statements at some point in the future, except as
required by law, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if
subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing HCCC’s and
Alpha Tau’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this
press release.
Contact:
William Johns Chief Executive Officer and Director Healthcare
Capital Corp. wjohns@healthccc.com
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