Digital asset SPAC delays crucial merger vote, leaving a deeply undercapitalized Old Glory Bank waiting on a $50M lifeline

Digital Asset Acquisition Corp., the SPAC seeking to combine with the parent of regulated bank Old Glory Bank, postponed the shareholder vote on the deal to 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 14 from July 31.The original meeting date fell two days after the stated July 29 redemption deadline. DAAQ said in a July 31 filing that it would continue soliciting proxies but gave no reason for the delay.The postponement did not automatically reopen redemptions. DAAQ's final prospectus says investors could withdraw a redemption request through the deadline and afterward only with the company's consent before closing. The filing does not say whether DAAQ has approved any post-deadline withdrawals.Capital gap meets the cash testThe parent company at the center of the deal is Old Glory Holding Company. The bank was below two distinct capital thresholds going into the vote window. The final prospectus said its Tier 1 leverage ratio remained below the ordinary 4% adequately capitalized threshold as of June 29, putting Old Glory in technical noncompliance with a merger-agreement covenant. Old Glory considered that noncompliance nonmaterial, according to the filing.A May 2024 consent order from the Fede...