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Open World Ltd.

private/VerifyMe, Inc.private

VerifyMe to merge with Open World Ltd in stock transaction

StockDefinitive Proxyhigh confidence

Merger Arbeconomics, downside, days

Deal value

stock

Per-share offer

Premium

Days to close

Term fee

ConsiderationStock
AnnouncedApr 24, 2026
Days outstanding84d
Expected close
Termination fee
Reverse term fee
Go-shop period
Fiduciary out
Financing condition
Debt commitment
Insider lock-up

No structured deal economics extracted yet. Re-run the scanner or fall back to the source filing below.


Timelineannounced → close
  1. Announced

    Apr 24, 2026

  2. Preliminary Proxy

  3. Definitive Proxy

  4. Record date

  5. Shareholder vote

  6. Expected close


Vote Mechanicsrecord / mailing / vote
Vote required
Vote date
Record date
Mailing date
Record → vote
Threshold
Min approvalparsed
Shares outstanding
Insider lock-up

Regulatory & ConditionsHSR / EU / CFIUS / MAC

No regulatory or closing-conditions data extracted yet. The merger agreement Exhibit 10.1 contains this in the “Conditions to Closing” and “Regulatory Approvals” articles.


Closing Conditionsapprovals · vote · financing · lockups

No closing-condition data extracted.


Interloper Riskcompeting bids, activist filers

No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.


Advisors

Acquirer side· VerifyMe, Inc.

Legal

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

  • · Alexander R. McClean
Alexander R. McClean Harter Secrest & Emery LLP 1600 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, New York 14604 (585) 232-6500

Latham & Watkins LLP

  • · Gregory P. Rodgers
  • · Brittany Ruiz
  • · Scott Westhoff
Gregory P. Rodgers Brittany Ruiz Scott Westhoff Latham & Watkins LLP 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 (212) 906-1200

Target side· Open World Ltd.

None on record


Counterparty Historyprior deals in DB
FirmRoleSideDeals in DB
Latham & Watkins LLPLegalAcquirer3View deals →
Harter Secrest & Emery LLPLegalAcquirer1View deals →

Sources

VerifyMe, Inc. filed an S-4 registration statement on April 15, 2026 for its proposed merger with Open World Ltd., a Cayman Islands company, pursuant to a merger agreement dated February 11, 2026 (amended April 13, 2026). OpenWorld shareholders will receive VerifyMe common stock based on an exchange ratio, with OpenWorld becoming a wholly owned subsidiary and VerifyMe being renamed OpenWorld, Inc. The transaction requires shareholder approval and is expected to close following regulatory clearance.

Item id: 2fc683ea-21da-4a50-8c88-1eaf10ed8b35 · ingested Apr 24, 2026