Energem Corp and Graphjet Technology Sdn. Bhd. Announce Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Date of Energem Corp’s Shareholder Meeting to Approve Proposed Business Combination

Shareholder Meeting of Energem Corp to Approve Business Combination
Scheduled for February 23, 2024

Shareholders of Record as of January 18, 2024, are Eligible to Vote at Special Meeting

Upon Closing, the Combined Company is Expected to Trade on Nasdaq Under the Ticker “GTI”

Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Graphjet Technology Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian private limited company (“Graphjet”) and Energem Corp (“Energem”) (Nasdaq: ENCP, ENCPW), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has declared effective the registration Statement on Form S-4 ("Registration Statement") in connection with Graphjet and Energem’s previously announced proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”). The Registration Statement provides important information about Graphjet, Energem and the Business Combination.

Energem also announced that it will hold an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders at the office of Energem at Level 3, Tower 11, Avenue 5, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, Bangsar South, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and virtually via live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/energemcorp/bc2024 on February 23, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time for its shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 18, 2024 (the “Record Date”), at which Energem’ shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon proposals to approve the Business Combination and related matters.

Energem will also file a definitive proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC relating to the Business Combination and will commence mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders as of the Record Date as soon as practicable. The Business Combination is expected to close shortly after the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Energem and Graphjet, subject to the approval of the shareholders of each of Energem and Graphjet at those meetings.

The Business Combination is expected to close shortly after the Special Meeting, subject to shareholder approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in the business combination agreement and other customary closing conditions. Upon closing of the Business Combination, the post-closing company will be renamed “Graphjet Technology” and its ordinary shares and warrants are expected to trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbols “GTI" and "GTIW,” respectively.