[sheet: Closing Conditions]
Item No. | BCA Section Reference | Condition Description | Condition Type | Responsible Party | Status | Target Date | Actual Completion Date | Notes / Comments
1 | Section 8.1(a) | Registration Statement on Form S-4 declared effective by the SEC | Mutual | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | In Progress | 2025-06-16 | Initial S-4 filed 4/28/2025 (SEC File No. 333-294817); SEC first-round comments received 5/19/2025; Amendment No. 1 in preparation, projected filing 6/2/2025; effectiveness projected 6/16/2025
2 | Section 8.1(b) | PGAC Shareholder Approval — Ordinary resolution, simple majority of votes cast at Extraordinary General Meeting | Mutual | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Advantage Proxy Advisors, Inc. | Not Started | 2025-07-18 | EGM projected 7/18/2025; definitive proxy/prospectus to be mailed 6/18/2025; proxy solicitation not yet commenced; proxy solicitor: Advantage Proxy Advisors, Inc.
3 | Section 8.1(c) | No Material Adverse Effect on Skybridge since the date of the BCA (April 14, 2025) | Mutual | Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Ongoing monitoring; bring-down diligence to be completed pre-closing by Ryan Kowalski
4 | Section 8.1(d) | No Legal Impediment — No order, injunction, or law prohibiting consummation of the merger | Mutual | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | No known impediments as of late May 2025
5 | Section 8.1(e) | Nasdaq listing approval for combined company shares (post-closing ticker: SBFT) | Mutual | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Pinnacle Growth Acquisition Corp. | In Progress | 2025-07-18 | Nasdaq listing application submitted 5/5/2025; review ongoing
6 | Section 8.1(f) | Minimum Cash Condition — Combined company must have at least $200,000,000 of Available Cash at closing (trust proceeds net of redemptions + PIPE proceeds + backstop proceeds − transaction expenses) | Mutual | All Parties | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | No-redemption scenario: $312.6M + $150M − $42M = $420.6M (satisfied). Max-redemption w/ backstop: $312.6M − $256.25M + $51.25M + $150M − $42M = $215.6M (satisfied). Estimated transaction expenses: $42M
7 | Section 8.1(g) | Domestication of Pinnacle from Cayman Islands to Delaware completed immediately prior to merger effective time | Mutual | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Certificate of Domestication (DGCL § 388) and Certificate of Incorporation to be filed with Delaware Secretary of State; Cayman Islands Companies Act deregistration
8 | Section 8.1(h) | HSR Act waiting period expired or early termination granted (if applicable) | Mutual | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Completed | 2025-05-15 | 2025-05-12 | HSR filing made 4/21/2025; early termination granted 5/12/2025
9 | Section 8.1(i) | No governmental authority shall have enacted any law making the transaction illegal | Mutual | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Ongoing monitoring; no known adverse legislation pending
10 | Section 8.2(a) | Representations and warranties of Skybridge true and correct (subject to materiality qualifiers) as of closing | Pinnacle's Obligation | Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | To be certified via Officer's Certificate signed by Priya Chandrasekaran (CEO) and Marcus Ellingham (CFO)
11 | Section 8.2(b) | Skybridge covenants performed in all material respects | Pinnacle's Obligation | Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Ongoing compliance; no-shop covenant in effect from signing through closing or termination
12 | Section 8.2(c) | No Material Adverse Effect on Skybridge since BCA date | Pinnacle's Obligation | Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | MAE defined in Article I of BCA; standard carveouts for general economic/industry conditions, changes in law, COVID/pandemic, acts of war or terrorism, failure to meet projections (but not underlying cause)
13 | Section 8.2(d) | Officer's Certificate — Skybridge delivered | Pinnacle's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Form prepared; to be executed by Priya Chandrasekaran and Marcus Ellingham at closing
14 | Section 8.2(e) | Secretary's Certificate — Skybridge delivered (board resolutions, incumbency, organizational documents) | Pinnacle's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Form prepared; to be executed by Teresa Okafor
15 | Section 8.2(f) | FIRPTA Certificate delivered by Skybridge pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.1445-2(c)(3) | Pinnacle's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Form prepared; certifies Skybridge is not a USRPHC under Section 897(c)(2) IRC
16 | Section 8.2(g) | Good Standing Certificates — Skybridge in Delaware and each qualification state | Pinnacle's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-14 | Request list prepared; orders to be placed ~2 weeks pre-closing
17 | Section 8.2(h) | Payoff of Velthorn Commerce Bank, N.A. revolving credit facility — $18,500,000 outstanding balance under Credit Agreement dated March 22, 2023; $25,000,000 commitment | Pinnacle's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Skybridge | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Payoff letter form prepared; payoff from trust proceeds at closing; UCC termination statements and lien releases required
18 | Section 8.2(i) | Delivery of Skybridge audited financial statements (FY2024 and FY2023) and interim unaudited financials | Pinnacle's Obligation | Graystone Thornton LLP / Skybridge | Completed | 2025-04-28 | 2025-04-25 | Included in S-4 filing; audited by Graystone Thornton LLP (Helen Marchetti)
19 | Section 8.2(j) | Written consent of Skybridge stockholders approving merger | Pinnacle's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Completed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | Delivered at BCA signing; Veltrano (~38.2%), Atlas Horizon (~22.7%), and Chandrasekaran executed Company Stockholder Support Agreement
20 | Section 8.2(k) | Delivery of Skybridge capitalization certificate and spreadsheet | Pinnacle's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Marcus Ellingham | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Initial cap table delivered at signing; updated cap table with all options/warrants to be delivered 3 business days pre-closing
21 | Section 8.3(a) | Representations and warranties of Pinnacle and Merger Sub true and correct as of closing | Skybridge's Obligation | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | To be certified via Officer's Certificate from Pinnacle
22 | Section 8.3(b) | Pinnacle and Merger Sub covenants performed in all material respects | Skybridge's Obligation | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Ongoing compliance; trust maintenance, SEC filings, Nasdaq listing maintenance
23 | Section 8.3(c) | No Material Adverse Effect on Pinnacle since BCA date | Skybridge's Obligation | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Monitoring trust balance and SPAC-level events
24 | Section 8.3(d) | Officer's Certificate — Pinnacle delivered | Skybridge's Obligation | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | To be executed by Jonathan Mercer (CEO) and Elaine Stratford (CFO) at closing
25 | Section 8.3(e) | Secretary's Certificate — Pinnacle delivered | Skybridge's Obligation | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Attaches organizational documents, board resolutions, and incumbency
26 | Section 8.3(f) | Trust Account has sufficient funds to satisfy trust redemption obligations and minimum cash condition | Skybridge's Obligation | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Glenridge National Bank, N.A. | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Trust balance ~$312.6M as of 3/31/2025; to be confirmed at closing
27 | Section 8.3(g) | Registration Rights Agreement executed and delivered | Skybridge's Obligation | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Form drafted; to be executed at closing
STATUS SUMMARY
Completed | 3
In Progress | 12
Not Started | 12
Total Conditions | 27
Percentage Complete | 11.1% | 3 of 27 conditions completed
[sheet: Closing Deliverables]
Item No. | Category | Deliverable Description | Responsible Party | Counterparty / Recipient | Status | Execution / Delivery Date | Target Deadline | Document Filename / Reference | Notes / Comments
1 | Transaction Agreement | Business Combination Agreement (Execution Version) — among Pinnacle Growth Acquisition Corp., Pinnacle Merger Sub Inc., and Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | All Parties | All Parties | Executed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | business-combination-agreement-execution.docx | Implied EV $450M; per-share consideration $10.00; 45,000,000 shares to Skybridge holders; governed by Delaware law
2 | Transaction Agreement | Amendment No. 1 to BCA (Form — if needed) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | All Parties | Draft | Pre-closing | bca-amendment-no-1-form.docx | Template prepared; to be executed only if pre-closing amendments required
3 | Transaction Agreement | Sponsor Support Agreement — Ridgeway Capital Holdings LLC and Pinnacle | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Pinnacle / Skybridge | Executed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | sponsor-support-agreement-execution.docx | Voting obligations; forfeiture of 500,000 Class B shares at closing; additional 500,000 forfeited if redemptions >75% of public shares; waiver of anti-dilution
4 | Transaction Agreement | Company Stockholder Support Agreement — Harborview Partners (~38.2% FD), Atlas Horizon Ventures Fund II, LP (~22.7% FD), Priya Chandrasekaran | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Skybridge | Executed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | company-stockholder-support-agreement-execution.docx | Written consent in favor of merger; no-transfer covenants
5 | Transaction Agreement | Lock-Up Agreement — Skybridge insiders (Chandrasekaran, Ellingham, Okafor, Hsiao, Veltrano, Atlas Horizon) and Sponsor (Ridgeway Capital Holdings) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | All Lock-Up Parties | Executed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | lock-up-agreement-execution.docx | 12-month lock-up on founder shares; 180-day lock-up on Skybridge insider shares; customary early-release triggers
6 | Transaction Agreement | Registration Rights Agreement (Form — to be executed at closing) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc. / Sponsor / Former SBF shareholders / PIPE investors | Draft | 2025-07-21 | registration-rights-agreement-form.docx | Shelf registration, demand rights, piggyback rights
7 | Transaction Agreement | PIPE Subscription Agreements — Hargrove Institutional Partners, LP ($60M); Stonewall Global Equity Fund ($40M); Meridian Crossover Fund III, LP ($25M); Canfield Asset Management, LLC ($25M); Total: $150M / 15,000,000 shares at $10.00/share | Pemberton Zanthor & Co. / Calderwood & Harkness LLP | PIPE Investors / Pinnacle | Executed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | pipe-subscription-agreements-form.docx | All subscription agreements executed; PIPE placement agent: Pemberton Zanthor & Co.
8 | Transaction Agreement | Non-Redemption / Backstop Agreement — Velthryn Strategic Investments, LP and Pinnacle | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Velthryn / Pinnacle | Executed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | backstop-agreement-execution.docx | Up to 5,000,000 shares at $10.25/share ($51.25M max); incentive shares = 10% of backstop shares purchased; Contact: Richard Tsai
9 | Transaction Agreement | Earnout Agreement (Form — to be executed at closing) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Former Skybridge shareholders / Combined Company | Draft | 2025-07-21 | earnout-agreement-form.docx | Up to 5,000,000 earnout shares: Tranche 1 — 2,500,000 shares if VWAP ≥ $12.50 for 20/30 trading days within 24 months; Tranche 2 — 2,500,000 shares if VWAP ≥ $15.00 for 20/30 trading days within 36 months
10 | Transaction Agreement | Merger Agreement — Pinnacle Merger Sub Inc. (forward triangular merger) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | All Parties | Draft | 2025-07-21 | merger-agreement-form.docx | Merger Sub merges with and into Skybridge; Skybridge survives as wholly owned subsidiary
11 | SEC Filing | Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Initial Filing) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | SEC | Filed | 2025-04-28 | 2025-04-28 | form-s-4-initial-filing-draft.docx | SEC File No. 333-294817; CIK 0001948372
12 | SEC Filing | Response to SEC First-Round Comment Letter | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | SEC Division of Corporation Finance | In Progress | 2025-06-02 | sec-comment-letter-response-draft.docx | Comments received 5/19/2025; allocation of response responsibilities between target and SPAC counsel
13 | SEC Filing | Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | SEC | In Progress | 2025-06-02 | form-s-4-amendment-no-1-draft.docx | Incorporates responses to SEC comments; updated financial data; revised proxy/prospectus
14 | SEC Filing | Form 8-K — Announcement of Business Combination | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | SEC | Filed | 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | form-8k-announcement-bca.docx | Announcing BCA execution; $450M deal value; merger structure; PIPE and backstop
15 | SEC Filing | Form 8-K — Closing / Super 8-K | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | SEC | Draft | 2025-07-21 | form-8k-closing-super-8k-draft.docx | Shell company disclosures; pro forma financials; audited Skybridge financials as exhibits; Nasdaq ticker change to SBFT; domestication and merger completion
16 | SEC Filing | Definitive Proxy Statement / Prospectus (part of S-4) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | PGAC shareholders | In Progress | 2025-06-18 | definitive-proxy-prospectus-draft.docx | To be mailed to shareholders following S-4 effectiveness
17 | SEC Filing | Form 8-A — Registration of Class A Common Stock under Exchange Act (domesticated entity) | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | SEC | Draft | 2025-07-21 | form-8a-registration.docx | Registration of domesticated Delaware entity securities
18 | Tax | Tax Structure Memorandum — Section 368(a) reorganization and domestication tax consequences | Leonard Cross (Calderwood & Harkness LLP) / Cedarhurst Advisory Group LLC | Internal / Client | Final | Pre-S-4 filing | tax-structure-memorandum.docx | Section 368(a)(1)(A), Section 367(b), Section 368(a)(1)(F); treatment of PIPE, earnout, warrants
19 | Tax | Tax Opinion — Section 368(a)(1)(A) and Section 367(b) (to accompany S-4 effectiveness) | Leonard Cross (Calderwood & Harkness LLP) | SEC (exhibit to S-4) | Draft | 2025-06-16 | tax-opinion-draft.docx | To be finalized and delivered at S-4 effectiveness
20 | Tax | FIRPTA / Withholding Analysis Memorandum | Leonard Cross (Calderwood & Harkness LLP) | Internal / Client | Final | Pre-closing | firpta-withholding-analysis-memo.docx | Sections 1445 and 1446 analysis; Skybridge not a USRPHC
21 | Tax | IRS Form W-9 — Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Marcus Ellingham | Pinnacle | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | w9-skybridge.pdf | TIN certification for closing
22 | Certificate | Officer's Certificate — Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Pinnacle | Draft | 2025-07-21 | officers-certificate-skybridge-form.docx | To be signed by Priya Chandrasekaran (CEO) and Marcus Ellingham (CFO); certifies reps & warranties true, no material adverse effect, covenants complied with
23 | Certificate | Secretary's Certificate — Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Pinnacle | Draft | 2025-07-21 | secretarys-certificate-skybridge-form.docx | Attaches certificate of incorporation, bylaws, board resolutions, incumbency of officers; to be executed by Teresa Okafor
24 | Certificate | FIRPTA Certificate — Skybridge Fintech Ltd. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Pinnacle | Draft | 2025-07-21 | firpta-certificate-form.docx | Per Treas. Reg. § 1.1445-2(c)(3); certifies not USRPHC under IRC § 897(c)(2)
25 | Certificate | Good Standing Certificates — Skybridge in Delaware and each qualification state | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Pinnacle | Not Started | 2025-07-14 | good-standing-certificate-request-list.docx | Request list prepared; orders to be placed ~2 weeks pre-closing
26 | Certificate | Officer's Certificate — Pinnacle Growth Acquisition Corp. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Skybridge | Draft | 2025-07-21 | officers-certificate-pinnacle-form.docx | To be signed by Jonathan Mercer (CEO) and Elaine Stratford (CFO)
27 | Certificate | Secretary's Certificate — Pinnacle Growth Acquisition Corp. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Skybridge | Draft | 2025-07-21 | secretarys-certificate-pinnacle-form.docx | Attaches organizational documents, board resolutions, incumbency
28 | Corporate | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation — Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Delaware Secretary of State | Draft | 2025-07-21 | amended-restated-certificate-of-incorporation-form.docx | Post-closing combined company governance; authorized capital stock; board structure; protective provisions
29 | Corporate | Amended and Restated Bylaws — Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Combined Company | Draft | 2025-07-21 | amended-restated-bylaws-form.docx | Effective at closing
30 | Corporate | Certificate of Domestication and Certificate of Incorporation (Domestication — Pinnacle) | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Delaware Secretary of State | Draft | 2025-07-21 | domestication-certificate-form.docx | DGCL § 388; Pinnacle re-domiciles from Cayman Islands to Delaware immediately prior to merger effective time
31 | Corporate | Certificate of Merger — Delaware Secretary of State | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Delaware Secretary of State | Draft | 2025-07-21 | certificate-of-merger-form.docx | Merger Sub merges with and into Skybridge; effective time of merger
32 | Corporate | 2025 Equity Incentive Plan — Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | PGAC shareholders (EGM approval) | Draft | 2025-07-18 | 2025-equity-incentive-plan-form.docx | To be approved at EGM; share reserve, award types, plan limits for post-closing equity compensation
33 | Corporate | 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan — Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | PGAC shareholders (EGM approval) | Draft | 2025-07-18 | 2025-espp-form.docx | To be approved at EGM
34 | Corporate | Board Resolutions — Skybridge Fintech Ltd. approving merger and related transactions | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Skybridge Board | Draft | 2025-07-21 | skybridge-board-resolutions-form.docx | Board approval of closing deliverables and merger consummation
35 | Corporate | Board Resolutions — Pinnacle Growth Acquisition Corp. approving merger and domestication | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Pinnacle Board | Draft | 2025-07-21 | pinnacle-board-resolutions-form.docx | Board approval of domestication, merger, charter amendments
36 | Financial | Payoff Letter — Velthorn Commerce Bank, N.A. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Skybridge | Velthorn Commerce Bank, N.A. | Draft | 2025-07-21 | payoff-letter-greylock-commerce-form.docx | Payoff of $18,500,000 outstanding revolving facility (Credit Agreement dated 3/22/2023; $25M commitment); wire instructions; UCC termination; lien releases; funded from trust proceeds
37 | Financial | PIPE Funding — Wire of $150,000,000 from PIPE Investors | Pemberton Zanthor & Co. / PIPE Investors | Glenridge National Bank, N.A. (Trust Account) | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | N/A | Hargrove ($60M), Stonewall ($40M), Meridian ($25M), Canfield ($25M); wire to close on closing date
38 | Financial | Trust Account Disbursement — Glenridge National Bank, N.A. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Pinnacle | Combined Company / Redeeming Shareholders / Payoff | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | N/A | Trust balance ~$312.6M as of 3/31/2025; Glenridge National Bank, N.A. is trust custodian/paying agent; net of redemptions
39 | Financial | Backstop Funding — Velthryn Strategic Investments, LP (if triggered) | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Velthryn | Redeeming Shareholders | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | N/A | Up to $51.25M (5M shares × $10.25); incentive shares = 10% of backstop shares purchased
40 | Financial | Closing Funds Flow Memorandum | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | All Parties | Draft | 2025-07-18 | closing-funds-flow-memo-draft.docx | Detailed wire instructions, payment waterfall, and sources/uses reconciliation
41 | Insurance | R&W Insurance Policy — Clarendon Mutual Underwriters, Ltd. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Skybridge | All Parties | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | N/A | Policy No. CLM-2025-SPAC-04471; limit: $45M (10% of deal value); retention: $4.5M (1% of deal value); estimated premium: $1.8M (~4% of limit); bound; final policy at closing
42 | Insurance | D&O Tail Policy — Marlowe Asset Management Specialty Insurance Co. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Skybridge | Skybridge directors and officers | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | N/A | Policy No. VSI-DO-2025-88320; quoted; to be bound at closing
43 | Other | Nasdaq Listing Application — Combined Company (Ticker: SBFT) | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Pinnacle | Nasdaq | In Progress | 2025-05-05 | Pre-EGM | N/A | Application submitted 5/5/2025; review ongoing; must be approved prior to closing
44 | Other | Transfer Agent Coordination — Continental Registrars, Inc. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Continental Registrars, Inc. | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | N/A | Share issuance instructions; book-entry positions for merger consideration, PIPE shares, and founder share conversion
45 | Other | Deferred Underwriting Fee Payment — Pemberton Zanthor & Co. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Pinnacle | Pemberton Zanthor & Co. | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | N/A | Deferred underwriting fee: $10,500,000 (3.5% × $300M IPO proceeds); payable from trust at closing
STATUS SUMMARY
Executed | 6
Filed | 3
Final | 3
Draft | 20
In Progress | 5
Not Started | 8
Total Deliverables | 45
Percentage Complete (Executed + Filed + Final) | 26.7% | 12 of 45 deliverables completed
[sheet: Action Items]
Item No. | Action Item Description | Assigned To | Supporting Team | Priority | Status | Due Date | Dependency / Predecessor | Notes
1 | Prepare and finalize response to SEC first-round comment letter on Form S-4 (File No. 333-294817) | Naomi Petersen | Ryan Kowalski / Jennifer Kwan (ABT) | Critical | In Progress | 2025-05-30 | SEC comments received 5/19/2025 | Allocate response responsibilities between C&H (target-side) and ABT (SPAC-side); coordinate with Graystone Thornton LLP (Helen Marchetti) and Brindoval Tarvick LLP (Samuel Norris) on accounting comments
2 | Finalize and file Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 | Naomi Petersen | Ryan Kowalski / Sandra Tung / James Prentice | Critical | In Progress | 2025-06-02 | Completion of SEC comment response | Incorporate revised disclosure, updated financial data, revised pro forma; coordinate with Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP (William Ashford)
3 | Obtain SEC effectiveness of Form S-4 | James Prentice | Naomi Petersen | Critical | Not Started | 2025-06-16 | Filing of Amendment No. 1 | May require additional SEC comment rounds; acceleration request to be submitted
4 | Finalize and deliver Tax Opinion for S-4 exhibit | Leonard Cross | Cedarhurst Advisory Group LLC (Martin Cho) | Critical | In Progress | 2025-06-16 | S-4 effectiveness | Section 368(a)(1)(A) and Section 367(b) opinion
5 | Mail definitive proxy statement/prospectus to PGAC shareholders | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Advantage Proxy Advisors, Inc. / Continental Registrars, Inc. | Critical | Not Started | 2025-06-18 | S-4 effectiveness | Record date to be set; coordinate with transfer agent Continental Registrars, Inc.
6 | Coordinate proxy solicitation with Advantage Proxy Advisors, Inc. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | William Ashford | High | Not Started | 2025-06-18 | Mailing of proxy/prospectus | Simple majority of votes cast required (ordinary resolution)
7 | Conduct PGAC Extraordinary General Meeting — shareholder vote | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Pinnacle (Jonathan Mercer / Elaine Stratford) | Advantage Proxy Advisors, Inc. | Critical | Not Started | 2025-07-18 | Proxy mailing + solicitation period | Proposals: BCA approval, domestication, charter amendments, equity incentive plan, ESPP, adjournment
8 | Determine final redemption level and calculate Available Cash | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Glenridge National Bank, N.A. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Critical | Not Started | 2025-07-18 | EGM vote / redemption deadline | Minimum cash condition: $200M; trust ~$312.6M; if high redemptions, backstop with Velthryn (Richard Tsai) triggered
9 | Coordinate Velthryn backstop (if triggered by redemption levels) | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Richard Tsai (Velthryn Strategic Investments, LP) | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Redemption results | Up to 5M shares at $10.25/share; incentive shares = 10% of backstop shares purchased
10 | Confirm Sponsor forfeiture — Ridgeway Capital Holdings LLC | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Jonathan Mercer | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Redemption results | Base forfeiture: 500,000 Class B shares (post-forfeiture: 7,000,000); additional 500,000 if redemptions >75% of public shares (post-forfeiture: 6,500,000)
11 | File Certificate of Domestication and Certificate of Incorporation with Delaware Secretary of State | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Pinnacle | Critical | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | EGM approval | DGCL § 388; Cayman Islands Companies Act deregistration; domestication immediately prior to merger effective time
12 | File Certificate of Merger with Delaware Secretary of State | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | All Parties | Critical | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Domestication completion | Pinnacle Merger Sub Inc. merges with and into Skybridge; Skybridge survives as wholly owned subsidiary of Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc.
13 | File Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation — Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Critical | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Merger effective time | Filed with Delaware Secretary of State
14 | Execute Registration Rights Agreement at closing | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | All signing parties | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Closing | Parties: Combined Company, Sponsor, former SBF shareholders, PIPE investors
15 | Execute Earnout Agreement at closing | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Former Skybridge shareholders / Combined Company | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Closing | Up to 5M shares; two tranches
16 | Coordinate PIPE funding wires — $150M | Pemberton Zanthor & Co. (Rebecca Solano) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Critical | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | S-4 effectiveness; EGM approval | Hargrove ($60M / Alicia Drummond), Stonewall ($40M), Meridian ($25M), Canfield ($25M)
17 | Coordinate trust disbursement with Glenridge National Bank, N.A. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Glenridge National Bank, N.A. | Critical | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | EGM results; redemption calculations | Trust: 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005; disbursement to redeeming shareholders, payoff of Velthorn Commerce, expense payments, deferred underwriting fee
18 | Execute and deliver Payoff Letter to Velthorn Commerce Bank, N.A.; wire $18,500,000 | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Marcus Ellingham | Velthorn Commerce Bank, N.A. (100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110) | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Trust disbursement | Credit Agreement dated 3/22/2023; $25M revolving facility; obtain UCC termination statements and lien releases
19 | Obtain and deliver Good Standing Certificates for Skybridge | Ryan Kowalski | Naomi Petersen | Medium | Not Started | 2025-07-14 | None | Delaware Secretary of State and each qualification state; order ~2 weeks pre-closing
20 | Complete Bring-Down Due Diligence Memorandum | Ryan Kowalski | Naomi Petersen | High | Not Started | 2025-07-18 | Initial diligence complete (3/28/2025) | Update findings since 3/28/2025: new litigation, contract changes, regulatory matters, capitalization changes
21 | Bind D&O Tail Policy — Marlowe Asset Management Specialty Insurance Co. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Teresa Okafor | Marlowe Asset Management Specialty Insurance Co. | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Closing | Policy No. VSI-DO-2025-88320; quoted; to be bound at closing
22 | Confirm R&W Insurance final policy issuance — Clarendon Mutual Underwriters, Ltd. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Clarendon Mutual Underwriters, Ltd. | High | In Progress | 2025-07-21 | Closing | Policy No. CLM-2025-SPAC-04471; bound; final policy at closing; limit $45M; retention $4.5M; premium ~$1.8M
23 | Coordinate share issuance with Continental Registrars, Inc. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Continental Registrars, Inc. (1 Ashbury Asset Advisors Plaza, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004) | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Closing | 45M shares to Skybridge holders; 15M PIPE shares; founder share Class B to Class A conversion; book-entry
24 | Pay deferred underwriting fee to Pemberton Zanthor & Co. — $10,500,000 | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Pinnacle | Glenridge National Bank, N.A. | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Trust disbursement | 3.5% × $300M IPO proceeds; 383 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10179
25 | File Super 8-K (Form 8-K — Closing) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Naomi Petersen / Jennifer Kwan | Critical | Draft | 2025-07-25 | Closing (4 business days) | Shell company disclosures; pro forma financials; audited Skybridge financials; Nasdaq ticker SBFT
26 | Prepare and distribute Closing Memorandum | Naomi Petersen / Ryan Kowalski | James Prentice / Sandra Tung | Medium | Not Started | 2025-07-28 | Closing + all filings | Catalogue executed documents, filed certificates, wire confirmations, Nasdaq listing confirmation, closing binder index
27 | Confirm Nasdaq ticker change from PGAC/PGACU/PGACW to SBFT | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Nasdaq / Pinnacle | High | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Closing | Post-closing trading under SBFT
28 | Prepare and circulate closing funds flow memorandum | Naomi Petersen | Ryan Kowalski / Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Critical | In Progress | 2025-07-18 | Final redemption numbers | Detailed wire instructions for all closing payments; to be approved by both sides
29 | Finalize 2025 Equity Incentive Plan and 2025 ESPP for EGM approval | Naomi Petersen | Ryan Kowalski / Teresa Okafor | High | In Progress | 2025-07-10 | None | Plan terms, share reserves, and limits to be finalized; included in proxy/prospectus
30 | Coordinate Cayman Islands deregistration with Harborstone Corporate Services Ltd. | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Jennifer Kwan / Harborstone Corporate Services Ltd. | Medium | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | Domestication filing in Delaware | Cayman Companies Act; concurrent with domestication
31 | Prepare and deliver IRS Form W-9 for Skybridge | Ryan Kowalski | Marcus Ellingham | Low | Not Started | 2025-07-21 | None | TIN certification
32 | Finalize and circulate Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws | Naomi Petersen | James Prentice / William Ashford | High | In Progress | 2025-07-10 | None | Combined company governance documents; requires mutual agreement
PRIORITY SUMMARY
Critical | 14
High | 13
Medium | 4
Low | 1
STATUS SUMMARY
Open / Not Started | 20
In Progress | 7
Draft | 1
Complete | 0
Blocked | 0
Total Action Items | 32
[sheet: Pro Forma Cap Table]
Holder | No-Redemption Shares | No-Redemption % | Max-Redemption Shares | Max-Redemption % | Notes
Former Skybridge Shareholders | 45,000,000 | 46.4% | 45,000,000 | 58.4% | 45,000,000 shares = $450M ÷ $10.00/share; includes Veltrano Capital Partners (~38.2% FD pre-transaction), Atlas Horizon Ventures Fund II (~22.7% FD), Founder & management (~31.4% FD), other employees/option holders (~7.7% FD)
PGAC Public Shareholders (Class A) | 30,000,000 | 30.9% | 5,000,000 | 6.5% | No-redemption: all 30M shares remain; Max-redemption: 25M of 30M redeemed (~83.3%)
Velthryn Backstop Shares | 0 | 0.0% | 5,000,000 | 6.5% | Backstop: up to 5M shares purchased from redeemers at $10.25/share ($51.25M max); triggered only in high-redemption scenario
Velthryn Incentive Shares | 0 | 0.0% | 500,000 | 0.6% | 10% of backstop shares actually purchased
PIPE Investors | 15,000,000 | 15.5% | 15,000,000 | 19.5% | Hargrove ($60M), Stonewall ($40M), Meridian ($25M), Canfield ($25M); 15M shares at $10.00/share
Sponsor — Ridgeway Capital Holdings LLC (Founder Shares) | 7,000,000 | 7.2% | 6,500,000 | 8.4% | Pre-forfeiture: 7,500,000 Class B shares; base forfeiture 500,000 at closing; additional 500,000 forfeited if redemptions >75% (max-redemption scenario); Class B convert 1:1 to Class A at closing
TOTAL | 97,000,000 | 100.0% | 77,000,000 | 100.0% | Excludes 8M private placement warrants, 10M public warrants (exercise price $11.50/share each), and up to 5M earnout shares
FULLY DILUTED ANALYSIS (Memo)
Total Basic Shares | 97,000,000 | 77,000,000 | As above
Public Warrants (if exercised) | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | Exercise price $11.50/share
Private Placement Warrants (if exercised) | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | Exercise price $11.50/share; held by Ridgeway Capital Holdings LLC
Earnout Shares (if earned) | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | Tranche 1: 2.5M (VWAP ≥ $12.50); Tranche 2: 2.5M (VWAP ≥ $15.00)
Total Fully Diluted Shares | 120,000,000 | 100,000,000 | Illustrative; assumes all warrants exercised and all earnout shares earned
[sheet: Sources & Uses]
Line Item | No-Redemption Amount ($) | Max-Redemption Amount ($) | Notes
SOURCES
Trust Account (Glenridge National Bank, N.A.) | 312,600,000 | 312,600,000 | Balance as of 3/31/2025; 30M shares × $10.00 IPO price + accrued interest
PIPE Proceeds | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 15M shares × $10.00/share from Hargrove, Stonewall, Meridian, Canfield
Backstop Proceeds (Velthryn Strategic Investments) | 0 | 51,250,000 | Up to 5M shares × $10.25/share; triggered only in max-redemption scenario
Total Sources | 462,600,000 | 513,850,000
USES
Cash to Redeeming PGAC Shareholders | 0 | 256,250,000 | 25M shares × ~$10.25 per-share trust value; max-redemption scenario
Velthorn Commerce Bank Payoff | 18,500,000 | 18,500,000 | Revolving credit facility balance; Credit Agreement dated 3/22/2023
Deferred Underwriting Fee — Pemberton Zanthor & Co. | 10,500,000 | 10,500,000 | 3.5% × $300M IPO proceeds
Estimated Transaction Expenses (legal, advisory, printing, D&O, R&W, filing fees, etc.) | 31,500,000 | 31,500,000 | Estimated at $42M total less deferred underwriting ($10.5M) and Velthorn payoff ($18.5M) shown separately = $13M other expenses; NOTE: For Available Cash calculation, total expenses = $42M
Cash to Combined Company Balance Sheet | 402,100,000 | 197,100,000 | Residual cash
Total Uses | 462,600,000 | 513,850,000
MINIMUM CASH CONDITION TEST
Available Cash (Trust net of redemptions + PIPE + Backstop − Transaction Expenses) | 420,600,000 | 215,600,000 | Must be ≥ $200,000,000
Minimum Cash Threshold | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | Per BCA Section 8.1(f)
Condition Satisfied? | YES | YES | No-redemption: $420.6M; Max-redemption: $215.6M
SENSITIVITY — MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE REDEMPTIONS
Maximum Redemptions to Satisfy $200M Threshold | 27,090,000 shares | Approx. 90.3% of public shares; Available Cash = ~$200.2M at this level
Corresponding Redemption Proceeds | 277,672,500 | 27.09M shares × $10.25/share
[sheet: Timeline]
Date | Event / Milestone | Status | Responsible Party | Notes
2018-06-15 | Skybridge Fintech Ltd. incorporated in Delaware | Completed | N/A | EIN: 83-2471560; 1200 Market Street, Suite 1400, Wilmington, DE 19801
2023-03-22 | Velthorn Commerce Bank Credit Agreement executed | Completed | Skybridge / Velthorn Commerce Bank, N.A. | $25M revolving facility; $18.5M outstanding as of BCA signing
2023-10-17 | Pinnacle Growth Acquisition Corp. IPO closing | Completed | Pemberton Zanthor & Co. / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Raised $300M in trust; 30M Class A shares at $10.00; Nasdaq: PGAC; EIN: 88-3654921
2025-01-09 | Calderwood & Harkness LLP engagement opened | Completed | James Prentice / Sandra Tung | Engagement letter executed; representation of Skybridge in connection with de-SPAC business combination
2025-01-22 | Mutual NDA executed between Skybridge and Pinnacle | Completed | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP
2025-02-03 | Letter of Intent signed | Completed | All Parties | Non-binding LOI; exclusivity period commenced
2025-02-10 | Due diligence commenced | Completed | Naomi Petersen / Ryan Kowalski | Legal diligence on Skybridge including corporate, IP, regulatory, contracts, litigation, employment, tax, real property, environmental, insurance
2025-03-14 | PIPE marketing commenced | Completed | Pemberton Zanthor & Co. (Rebecca Solano) | Placement agent for PIPE
2025-03-28 | Due diligence substantially completed; PIPE commitments finalized ($150M) | Completed | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Pemberton Zanthor & Co. | Hargrove ($60M), Stonewall ($40M), Meridian ($25M), Canfield ($25M)
2025-04-07 | Final BCA and ancillaries circulated for review | Completed | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Final negotiation round; closing conditions and termination provisions finalized
2025-04-14 | BCA signed; 8-K filed; Sponsor Support, Company Stockholder Support, Lock-Up, PIPE Subscription, and Backstop Agreements executed | Completed | All Parties | BCA execution date; implied EV $450M; Skybridge as target; Pinnacle as acquiror; Merger Sub as merger vehicle
2025-04-21 | HSR Act filing submitted | Completed | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Pre-merger notification filing
2025-04-28 | Form S-4 initially filed with SEC | Completed | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | SEC File No. 333-294817; CIK 0001948372
2025-05-05 | Nasdaq listing application submitted | Completed | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Pinnacle | Combined company ticker: SBFT; review ongoing
2025-05-12 | HSR Act early termination granted | Completed | FTC / DOJ | No second request; clearance obtained
2025-05-19 | SEC first-round comments received on Form S-4 | Completed | SEC Division of Corporation Finance | Response and Amendment No. 1 in preparation
2025-06-02 | Amendment No. 1 to S-4 filed | Projected | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Responsive to SEC comments; updated financials and disclosure
2025-06-16 | S-4 declared effective by SEC | Projected | SEC | Tax opinion to be delivered as exhibit; acceleration request to be filed
2025-06-18 | Definitive proxy statement/prospectus mailed to PGAC shareholders | Projected | Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP / Advantage Proxy Advisors, Inc. | Record date to be set; proxy solicitation commences
2025-07-10 | Nasdaq listing approval received (projected) | Projected | Nasdaq | Must be received prior to EGM/closing
2025-07-14 | Good Standing Certificates ordered and received | Projected | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ryan Kowalski | Delaware and all qualification states
2025-07-18 | PGAC Extraordinary General Meeting — shareholder vote | Projected | Pinnacle / Advantage Proxy Advisors, Inc. | Ordinary resolution; simple majority of votes cast; redemption deadline; proposals include BCA, domestication, charter, equity plan, ESPP, adjournment
2025-07-21 | Domestication and merger closing | Projected | All Parties | Pinnacle domesticates from Cayman to Delaware; Merger Sub merges with and into Skybridge; Skybridge survives as subsidiary of Skybridge Fintech Holdings, Inc.; PIPE funding; trust disbursement; Velthorn payoff; expense payments
2025-07-25 | Super 8-K filed with SEC (within 4 business days of closing) | Projected | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Ashland Burke & Thayer LLP | Shell company disclosures; pro forma financials; audited Skybridge financials; ticker change to SBFT
2025-07-28 | Closing Memorandum distributed; closing binder assembled | Projected | Naomi Petersen / Ryan Kowalski | Final closing documentation package
2025-10-14 | Outside Date (BCA termination) | Pending | N/A | 6 months from signing; extendable by 3 months to 1/14/2026 if sole outstanding condition is regulatory/SEC-related
2026-01-14 | Extended Outside Date (if applicable) | Pending | N/A | 3-month extension from Outside Date