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SilverBox shareholders vote Tuesday on a four-month extension that could prevent the Bitcoin SPAC from liquidating, even as redemptions drain its $217 million trust.
SilverBox wants to move its business-combination deadline from Aug. 19 to Dec. 19 and remove a $5,000,001 net-tangible-assets redemption limit, according to the proxy statement filed with the SEC. Each amendment needs two-thirds of votes cast by shareholders present and entitled to vote, and both must pass for the extension to take effect.
SilverBox reported $217,134,228 in its trust as of June 30 and estimated redemptions at the extension meeting would be worth about $10.85 per public share. It warned the balance left after valid elections could be only a small fraction of the June amount.
The cash remaining after redemptions could determine whether the Bitcoin SPAC deal closes. The latest merger registration statement requires the combined company to receive at least $25 million in net cash after redemptions and transaction expenses, though Parataxis may waive the condition.
Shareholders are not voting on the Parataxis merger itself, which SilverBox says would require a separate meeting. Approval would give the SPAC more time, while investors who timely elect redemption may redeem their shares regardless of how they vote.
The original up-to-$640 million announcement was a maximum rather than committed closing cash. It combined up to roughly $240 million from the transaction and related financing, subject to redemptions, with an option to sell as much as $400 million of stock after closing through a Yorkville equity line. The maximum assumed no trust redemptions and full use of the post-closing facility.
Parataxis separately raised $31 million in preferred equity and used about $30.8 million to buy roughly 263.78 Bitcoin in August 2025, according to the merger filing. That Bitcoin is separate from SilverBox's trust. The preferred-equity agreement gives investors an elective right, after the merger agreement's outside date and upon written notice, to seek their share of the Bitcoin or sale proceeds.
Outside date adds a second uncertainty
The merger contract presents a second uncertainty. A May filing moved its outside date to Aug. 6. The underlying agreement gives either party a conditional right to terminate through written notice after that date. SilverBox's SEC record showed no later amendment, waiver, or termination disclosure through Aug. 9, so the public record did not establish whether the deal remained under contract.
If the two amendments fail and SilverBox does not close any business combination by Aug. 19, it must cease operations except for winding up. It must redeem public shares within 10 business days, then seek to dissolve and liquidate. Its warrants would expire worthless upon winding up.
The vote comes as Bitcoin trades at a $1.3 trillion market cap with dominance near 59 percent, and as public Bitcoin treasury vehicles face rising shareholder scrutiny over dilution. A drained trust would leave the Parataxis deal short of its $25 million closing condition, forcing either a waiver or a restructured transaction that could reshape how crypto-adjacent SPACs fund Bitcoin acquisitions.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
