Banner Acquisition Corp. Announces Anticipated Redemption of Public Shares and Subsequent Dissolution

LEHI, Utah, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Banner Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: BNNRU, BNNR, BNNRW) today announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding shares of Class A common stock sold as part of the units in the Company's initial public offering (whether they were purchased in the initial public offering or thereafter in the open market) (the "public shares"), effective as of the close of business on or around May 16, 2023, because the Company will not consummate an initial business combination within the time period required by its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Charter").

Pursuant to the Charter, if the Company does not consummate an initial business combination by June 10, 2023, the Company will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Company's trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then-outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders' rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining stockholders and the board of directors in accordance with applicable law, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company's obligations under the Delaware General Corporation Law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

The per-share redemption price for the public shares will be approximately $10.27 (the "Redemption Amount"). Funds in the Company's trust account, including any interest thereon, will not be used to pay for any excise tax imposed under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

The Company anticipates that the public shares will cease trading as of the open of business on May 15, 2023. As of the close of business on or around May 16, 2023, the public shares will be deemed cancelled and will represent only the right to receive the Redemption Amount.

The Redemption Amount will be payable to the holders of the public shares upon presentation of their respective stock or unit certificates or other delivery of their shares or units to the Company's transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.  Beneficial owners of public shares held in "street name," however, will not need to take any action in order to receive the Redemption Amount.

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company's warrants, which will expire worthless, and the Company's Class B common stock issued prior to the Company's initial public offering (including any shares of Class A common stock issued upon conversion thereof). After May 16, 2023, the Company shall cease all operations except for those required to wind up the Company's business.

The Company expects that NASDAQ will file a Form 25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") to delist its securities.  The Company thereafter expects to file a Form 15 with the Commission to terminate the registration of its securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

About Banner Acquisition Corp.

Banner Acquisition Corp. 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.

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SOURCE Banner Acquisition Corp.