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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously reported, on January 22, 2024, CSLM Acquisition Corp. (“CSLM” or “Acquiror”), entered into a Merger Agreement as it may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Acquiror, CSLM Merger Sub, Inc., CSLM Holdings, Inc., and Fusemachines Inc. (“Fusemachines” or the “Company”) with respect to a proposed business combination between CSLM and Fusemachines.
Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein is the investor presentation that will be used by CSLM and Fusemachines in connection with the proposed business combination and related matters.
Important Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It
The Business Combination will be submitted to shareholders of CSLM for their consideration a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus which is included in the registration statement (a “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). A definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to CSLM’s shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination. CSLM may also file other relevant documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC. CSLM’ shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, once available, the preliminary Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any amendments thereto and, once available, the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus, in connection with CSLM’ solicitation of proxies for its extraordinary meeting of shareholders to be held to approve, among other things, the Business Combination, because these documents will contain important information about CSLM, Fusemachines and the Business Combination. Shareholders may also obtain a copy of the preliminary or definitive proxy statement, once available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the Business Combination and other documents filed with the SEC by CSLM, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: CSLM’s Chief Executive Officer at 2400 E. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 900 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308.
Participants in the Solicitation
CSLM and Fusemachines and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Business Combination under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of CSLM and Fusemachines and a description of their interests in CSLM, Fusemachines and the Business Combination are set forth in CSLM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, and/or will be contained in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus when available, which documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities in any jurisdiction, or the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the Business Combination, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of any securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding any securities. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. When used in this report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and prospectus relating to the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies of such filings are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Investor Presentation | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CSLM Acquisition Corp. | ||||||
| Dated: December 19, 2024 | By: | /s/ Charles Cassel | ||||
| Name: | Charles Cassel | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||