Merida Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ: MCMJ) (“Merida”), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Merida Capital Holdings, and Leafly Holdings Inc. (“Leafly”), the world’s leading online cannabis discovery marketplace and resource for cannabis consumers, today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has declared Merida’s registration statement on Form S-4 effective relating to its previously announced business combination with Leafly.
Merida also announced a special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting of stockholders to vote on the proposed business combination (“the Special Meeting”) will be held virtually on Friday January 14, 2022. Stockholders of record as of December 21, 2021 are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting and encouraged to do so before 11:59 p.m. ET on January 13, 2022.
If the proposals at the Special Meeting are approved, the business combination is expected to close shortly thereafter, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Upon completion of the proposed business combination, Merida will adopt the Leafly name and its common stock is expected to be listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LFLY.
The proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement is available on www.sec.gov. Stockholders of record who require assistance voting, need additional copies of the proxy materials, or have questions regarding the Special Meeting may contact Merida’s proxy solicitor, Morrow Sodali LLC (email: MCMJ.info@investor.morrowsodali.com).
