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Filed by Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp. pursuant to

Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp.

Commission File No. 001-40920

On March 13, 2023, Daniel Webb, CEO of Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), published the following post on LinkedIn:

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https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7041100820892852224?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7041100820892852224%29


On March 13, 2023, Aark Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“Aeries”) published the following posts on LinkedIn and Twitter:

LinkedIn

 

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aeries-technology-solutions-private-limited_aeries-technology-enters-into-definitive-activity-7041019740340785152-xJDq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Twitter

 

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https://twitter.com/aeriestech/status/1635256590352941056?cxt=HHwWgIDUiY_NzLEtAAAA

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication relates to a proposed business combination transaction between the Company and Aeries. This communication includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, the combined company becoming a publicly listed company, the anticipated impact of the proposed transaction on the combined companies’ business and future financial and operating results, and the anticipated timing of closing of the proposed transaction. Words such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” and similar phrases that denote future expectations or intent regarding the combined company’s financial results, operations, and other matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this communication, including but not limited to: (i) the ability to complete the

 

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proposed transaction within the time frame anticipated or at all; (ii) the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction or those benefits taking longer than anticipated to be realized; (iii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of the Company’s securities; (iv) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by the Company’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain further extensions of the business combination deadline if sought by the Company; (v) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval of the Business Combination Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, the satisfaction of the minimum cash on hand condition following redemptions by the public shareholders of the Company and the receipt of any governmental and regulatory approvals; (vi) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; (vii) the impact of COVID-19 on Aeries’s business and/or the ability of the Parties to complete the proposed transaction; (viii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Aeries’s business relationships, performance, and business generally; (ix) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Aeries and potential difficulties in Aeries employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction; (x) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Aeries or the Company related to the Business Combination Agreement or the proposed transaction; (xi) the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market; (xii) potential volatility in the price of the Company’s securities due to a variety of factors, including economic conditions and the effects of these conditions on Aeries’s clients’ businesses and levels of activity, changes in laws and regulations affecting Aeries’s business and changes in the combined company’s capital structure; (xiii) the ability to implement business plans, identify and realize additional opportunities and achieve forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction; (xiv) the risk that the post-combination company may never achieve or sustain profitability; (xvii) the Company’s potential need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which capital may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; and (xv) the risk that the post-combination company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations.

These risks, as well as other risks related to the proposed transaction, will be included in the registration statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy”) that we intend to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the proposed transaction. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors that we intend to present in the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC are, considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC, including the risk factors identified in Worldwide most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements included in this communication are made only as of the date hereof. Neither the Company nor Aeries undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.

 

 

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Additional Information about the Transaction and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company intends to file the Proxy with the SEC, which will be distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by the Company’s stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction and other matters as described in the Proxy. After the preliminary Proxy has been filed and cleared by the SEC, the Company will mail a definitive Proxy to its stockholders. the Company Stockholders and other interested parties are urged to read the Proxy, any amendments thereto and any other documents filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about the Company and the proposed transaction. This document is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or registration statement or any other document that the Company or Aeries may file with the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Company stockholders and other interested parties may obtain free copies of the preliminary Proxy and definitive Proxy (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp., 770 E Technology Way F13-16, Orem, UT.

 

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